Hearing the approaching footsteps, Xia Yuan covered herself with a small blanket and saw a figure in light elegant colors. She hummed, her eyebrows clearly showing delight.
“Hmph, only coming to see me after work.”
As Meng Xiyue entered, she paused, then walked over lightly and leaned down slightly, her slender, fair hand resting on the other’s forehead.
It was slightly warm.
She withdrew her hand, looked down into those less spirited eyes, and asked, “Feeling better?”
Xia Yuan, with her hands on the light pink blanket, blinked and felt a bit uncomfortable with the other’s good temper, twisting her body under the blanket: “The fever has gone down, just feeling a bit dizzy.”
Meng Xiyue naturally sat on the edge of Xia Yuan’s bed, “Don’t catch a cold breeze again.”
Xia Yuan sat up, leaning back comfortably: “It’s just too hot, otherwise I wouldn’t need the cold air.”
Her words carried no hint of error.
Meng Xiyue’s tranquil eyes quietly watched Xia Yuan, her voice quite faint: “Try to go to the bar less often.”
Xia Yuan was not too happy, as she was a regular, but under that gaze, she could only say, “…Alright then.”
Meng Xiyue’s light gaze then shifted away, glancing around the room which was arranged exquisitely.
Not messy.
Meng Xiyue’s gaze returned to Xia Yuan’s pale face: “You should eat something.”
Xia Yuan shook her head, muttering, “Don’t want to eat, no appetite.”
Meng Xiyue was rational, not swayed by the other’s coquetry: “If you don’t eat, you won’t get better.”
The sick Xia Yuan suddenly became stubborn, pulled the blanket over her head, and muffled, “I won’t eat.”
Meng Xiyue paused for two seconds, then forcefully pulled the blanket away, meeting those aggrieved eyes, and softly said, “Yuan’er, be good.”
…
At the beginning of the month, the auction arrived as scheduled.
Meng Xiyue, accompanied by Assistant Li and Secretary Gao, arrived at the auction site.
They happened to meet President Hua Yue of Hua Corporation, who was also accompanied by two assistants. Upon seeing Meng Xiyue, Hua Yue came over to greet her: “How confident are you?”
Hua Yue had heard a bit about Tianyu’s big moves.
Everyone knew that Tianyu was set on acquiring this piece of land.
Meng Xiyue replied, “It depends on the situation.”
Hua Yue rolled her eyes ungracefully: “Alright then.”
At that moment, Li Ting made a commanding appearance, dressed in a sharp black bespoke suit, his features as chiseled as if carved by a knife, exuding sharpness.
Hua Yue teased, “Tsk tsk, untouchable, determined to win, huh?”
Meng Xiyue glanced indifferently; the results were not out yet, so she dared not make any judgments.
Her purpose today was merely to add fuel to the flames.
Li Ting also noticed Meng Xiyue. Although he had faced several setbacks at N.S, he never took N.S seriously.
Even with the impact of the opponent’s new generation of smartphones on Tianyu.
Currently, Tianyu had already invested a lot in technological innovation. If they could also secure this land development, one N.S was not enough to concern him.
As an established company, Tianyu had more than one industry under its belt.
Meng Xiyue was aware of this too, so she had spent a lot of time planning. This strike had to be lethal; the building must collapse thunderously.
The auction began.
Meng Xiyue did not bid initially; when the auction price reached three hundred million, many had already given up bidding.
Only four companies were still in the running, with Hua Yue having bowed out at two hundred million.
She sat next to Meng Xiyue, watching the drama unfold: “When will you make your move?”
Hua Yue was also unsure of N.S’s maximum budget this time.
Meng Xiyue saw Li Ting’s relaxed expression: “Wait a bit longer.”
Soon, the price had reached five hundred million, with only two companies left in the running, Xia Shi and Tian Yu.
And Xia Ke and Li Ting were friends.
This item was now getting interesting, at least Hua Yue was very pleased: “Tsk, aren’t you going to make a move?”
Meng Xiyue raised her paddle: “Five hundred and seventy million.”
Xia Ke hesitated with his paddle raised; his company’s maximum estimated bid was five hundred and eighty million.
Going beyond this price would not be cost-effective for Xia Shi at the moment.
After exchanging glances with the person next to him, he gave up the auction.
Li Ting glanced at Meng Xiyue, gritted his teeth—the highest bid his company allowed was six hundred million. Just as he was about to succeed, Meng Xiyue stepped in.
Indeed, this woman should not be underestimated.
“Five hundred and eighty million.”
Meng Xiyue: “Six hundred million.”
Instantly, it reached Li Ting’s psychological limit.
Li Ting’s eyes darkened significantly; he had to win this land to shut the board up.
“Six hundred and thirty million.”
Meng Xiyue tapped her fingers on the armrest of the chair: “Six hundred and fifty million.”
Li Ting’s face turned extremely grim as he looked at Meng Xiyue, who nodded at him with a calm and breezy expression.
Li Ting: “Six hundred and eighty million.” After saying it, his heart trembled.
Meng Xiyue stopped bidding.
The hammer fell, finalizing the auction.
Tianyu successfully won the bid at 680 million!
Meng Xiyue stood up: “Congratulations.”
Li Ting gritted his teeth, snorted, and turned to leave, anticipating the board’s reprimand.
He had raised the highest bid by eighty million…
If the land in the west of the city didn’t bring in enough profit, his position as CEO would truly be untenable.
*
Recently, “The Third Person” has exploded in popularity on social media, maintaining its heat.
The box office continued to soar.
This also brought a wave of popularity to the actors in “The Third Person.”
Zhong Le, looking at Xia Yuan who had just finished shooting a print advertisement, couldn’t hide his excitement: “Sister Xia, you’re famous now, everyone is asking who you are.”
Xia Yuan glanced over.
“Three minutes, I want all the information on this woman.”
“Ah, the young lady is so beautiful.”
“This woman even looks good in death.”
“Doesn’t she look familiar to everyone…”
“…”
Xia Yuan took a sip of water, “What did the company say?”
When it came to business, Zhong Le said: “Ride the wave of popularity, it’s best to take on a few more dramas.”
“Sister Lin wants you to start a Weibo account.”
Xia Yuan thought for a moment: “Fine, let the company handle the Weibo account, I won’t interfere.”
“Pick the new drama later.”
Zhong Le: “Okay.”
While Xia Yuan went to shoot a print advertisement, Zhong Le and Lin Qi were checking the comments.
They discovered that many people had already dug up the advertisement for the new generation N.S smartphone that Xia Yuan endorsed.
This inadvertently brought another wave of popularity to N.S.
In the end, Xia Yuan chose a palace drama, where the emperor dies early, titled “Eternal Love of the Moonlight.”
Beautiful, with few lines, and the emperor remains unforgettable.
Xia Yuan was very satisfied with the role; she didn’t even need to audition, as the company had secured the role for her.
…
“The Third Person” also swept through N.S.
After all, many N.S employees had seen Xia Yuan, a friend of the boss.
They secretly looked forward to watching the movie after work, to see the elegance of the boss’s friend.
Assistant Li had a girlfriend and had planned to go to the movies tonight. He glanced at Meng Xiyue, who was working in the office.
He hoped that there wouldn’t be overtime tonight; otherwise, his girlfriend would make a fuss.
Meng Xiyue stopped typing and asked, “What’s up?”
Assistant Li knew his boss was career-oriented and scratched his head awkwardly: “President, can I leave on time today?”
Although his boss was career-focused, she was good to her employees. Assistant Li, having worked with Meng Xiyue for so long, knew this well.
Meng Xiyue nodded without asking why: “Yes.”
Assistant Li’s face lit up with joy. Seeing his boss’s indifferent expression, he hesitated to ask: “President, what about Miss Xia?”
In Assistant Li’s mind, Meng Xiyue shouldn’t be concerned with such matters.
Yet, to his surprise, she casually mentioned, “I’ve already seen it.”
Assistant Li, who had been working overtime these days and couldn’t even find time for a date, was puzzled: “???”
*
Xia Yuan was still showing off on social media when he received a call from Meng Xiyue.
“Meng Xiyue, what’s up?”
A gentle voice came through the phone: “Congratulations on the blockbuster sales.”
