151 Venting on Glasses (2/2)

Ye Shuang went to take a bath and sleep after answering the message. She appeared in her male form the next day. Ye Shuang decided to take the plane to the nearby city state to rent a villa and relax. She might only have 1% share in An Corps, but the An family practically had a monopoly of the entire electronics business in San Lin City. Even with just 1%, after taking away the part that would be reinvested, Ye Shuang would still be left with plenty of bonus, several hundred thousand annually was pretty much guaranteed. Therefore, she did not need to worry about money now. Of course, she was still a distance away from being one of those truly rich.

If not for An Zixuan, Mr. Fang would not have taken out 2% of the family shares to hire Anthony, the expert. They were afraid that the culprit behind Xu Jian would continue to suck out the resources from the company. Even though this was not enough to shake the An family's majority share, allowing this parasite to stay in the shareholders' committee was going to be a problem in the future.

After her three-day holiday, Ye Shuang returned to San Lin City and continued to ask Xu Jian out for meals. After the ball, Xu Jian's female partner had been paying close attention to the man's personal schedule, and she finally saw the two on a date with her own eyes.

Since Xu Jian thought everything was going well, he did not realize that his partner was becoming absent-minded. Finally, Anthony caught the opening he wanted, and once the opening had been made, the continuous attacks that had been planned were activated.

Facing the furious attack, the female partner, who was in such a state, could not do anything against it. Even the culprit did not think that An Corps would launch such a drastic counter-attack. The culprit wanted to fight back, but they were no match for Anthony, who once turned Walls Street upside down. In less than a week, the internal structure of An Corps experienced a huge change, and Xu Jian was swept out of the company without even being given a say.

This was what they called the changing of Feng Shui. The deeper the water, the stronger the current. One could be winning one moment but facing bankruptcy the next; nothing was certain in the world of business. It was naïve to think that one would remain on top forever.

When Ye Shuang got the call from Xu Jian, she just finished getting the latest update from Anthony. She was surprised that the first person Xu Jian thought about after his life crumbled was herself.

But then, what was the point‽ It was impossible for him to know she had a hand in planning his downfall, so what was the purpose of this call? To ask her to keep him as a trophy husband‽

In any case, since they were old friends, Ye Shuang changed her clothes and accepted the invitation to have this last dinner with Xu Jian. Based on the current situation, it was impossible for Xu Jian to survive in San Lin City. However, no matter the ending, she had to follow this mission until the curtain fell.

When she arrived at the location, Ye Shuang could not help but sigh. Before this, when Xu Jian asked her out, they would dine at upscale restaurant, enjoying the best steak, caviar, and wine, but now he invited her to a roadside stall. Before the stall was a rectangular pot that was separated into many holes. It was a steamboat where you could choose your own ingredients.

When Xu Jian saw Ye Shuang, he was embarrassed, but Ye Shuang took her seat naturally. She was as calm as when she arrived at those upscale restaurants.

”I remember this place has been opened for many years already, right?” Ye Shuang opened the disposable chopsticks expertly and smile. ”There was a stall that sold bean curd down the street. I wonder if it's still there. I've eaten many bean curds since then, but his is still the best.”

Perhaps since Ye Shuang did not ask and naturally went into conversation about their university memory, Xu Jian, who was initially embarrassed, also turned quiet. He closed his eyes and flashed a sincere smile. ”Everything tasted good when we were in university because we didn't have much then.”

”Indeed, we didn't have much money at the time.” Ye Shuang also smiled. ”I remember I only had a small allowance. After deducting the money for everyday expenses, I only had enough left to buy snacks, so every bite tasted like heaven.”

As she talked about the past, Ye Shuang helped Xu Jian cook some sausages before adding, ”After we started working and saw many things, we became picky. The things that we want slowly grew, and the things that we can get increased as well. Once the appetite grows big, it's hard to get that satisfaction again. With greed, you'll only feel nothing is ever enough.”

Xu Jian was about to raise his chopsticks when he heard Ye Shuang say that. He looked up at Ye Shuang, but she was not looking at him. She was asking the stall owner for some beers.

Perhaps I was overthinking it…

Feeling awkward, Xu Jian lowered his head and continued shoving food into his mouth like he was trying to hide something. Suddenly, an opened beer bottle was placed beside his hand while the stall owner was stumped, looking at the bottle opener that he just found.

”Since we're old friends and you've treated me to so many meals already, this one is on me!” Ye Shuang smiled when Xu Jian raised his head to look at her. Then she sighed. ”But to be honest, sometimes it's best to not see old friends because you realize they have turned for the worse. Xu Jian, when I said you've changed a lot on the highway, I wasn't just saying that out of politeness.”

Xu Jian accepted the bottle silently and took a huge swig. He took the gold-rimmed glasses off his face and slammed them on the floor like he was venting his emotions. He then ruffled his hair and smiled. ”Yes, the change is so big that I barely recognize myself anymore.”