C43 (1/2)
Hearing that voice, Tao Zi thought that it was a completely different person. She thought that the person in front of her was Yang Jiao's mother, Hee Qing.
But when Yang Jiao walked into the room, she could not help but take two steps towards the lady.
The woman nodded, and said with a voice as cold as ice. She and Yang Jiao didn't seem like the scene of a mother and daughter meeting in a TV show, as she hugged her precious daughter and cried out loud. She reached out her hands to push away the approaching Yang Jiao: ”Don't come over, stand further away.”
Tao Zi and Liang Yi looked at each other. They didn't understand why this Hee Qing was so cold to her daughter. It seemed stranger than strangers.
Seeing Yang Jiao retreating in front of him, Tao Zi subconsciously carried her in her arms. She felt that she was standing in the middle of a cold winter, and was trembling.
This woman in front of him looked very young, as though time had not left too many scars on her body. If not for the fact that Liang Yi had introduced her to him previously, Tao Zi would really not dare believe that this woman was already forty years old.
Hee Qing's smooth oval face did not have a single wrinkle. Her fair skin was rosy and her skin was as good as seventeen or eighteen years old.
Her pair of long eyelashes covered eyes were very lively. It was like a cold ray of light in the dark night, causing people to be afraid of avoiding it, but they had no choice but to look at her.
”If not for her, I'm afraid that the Director Liang would not have condescended to meet me, right?” The woman asked with a smile that was not a smile.
The ”her” she was referring to was obviously Yang Jiao, who was in Tao Zi's embrace.
”I no longer have any business dealings with your company. Other than her, I don't need to waste time with Director Hee.”
Liang Yi took Yang Jiao's hand again, pushed him to Hee Qing and said: ”Now, I'll pass her to you, you've completed the mission. ”I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first.”
Hee Qing took a glance at Yang Jiao. It was as if she was looking at something that had nothing to do with her, and it seemed especially cold and heartless. ”Director Liang, please wait.”
”Is there anything else in Director Hee?” Liang Yi and Tao Zi had already turned around, and couldn't help but stop in their tracks.
”I want to talk to you about the financing. Aren't you tempted by the generous terms we've given you?” Hee Qing stood up, pushed Yang Jiao to the side and walked over to ask.
Liang Yi smiled blandly, ”Director Hee should know that luxury goods are no longer the main source of consumption for the citizens. For example, the furs you produce have long become a sunset industry. Our board of directors has not been optimistic about your business prospects, so we have decided to suspend our investment in your company. ”
The corner of Hee Qing's mouth drew back, revealing a row of pearly white teeth, ”Director Liang, can you not speak in such a righteous manner? I know why you changed your mind. It's because of the woman beside you, isn't it? ”
Tao Zi felt chills run down her spine due to her gaze. She avoided her gaze and glanced sideways at Liang Yi, wanting to know how he would respond.
”You're right, I changed my mind because of her. She was the one who taught me, and I need to have a heart. Even if I can't do it, I should do my best to sympathize with the weak and protect the weak. ” Liang Yi said powerfully.
Tao Zi's heart gradually felt more warm, she gazed at Liang Yi beside him, her eyes also becoming curved, and her mouth smiling sweetly.
”It can't be, Director Liang? Is a mere third-rate singer enough to make you lose yourself? ”
Hee Qing suddenly giggled, the sound was no different from the voice she heard on her phone: ”It seems like your success was really too fortuitous, as a businessman, being only interested in profit is our nature, other than that, everything else is just decoration. If you were to reverse the course of events, I'm afraid success will only be temporary. Sooner or later, you will lose everything! ”
”We are people of flesh and blood, not machines to make money. I don't want myself to lose my nature for money.”
Liang Yi said: ”I admit that I did not realize this before, but it is different now. With her by my side, I am back to normal and am no longer a mercenary businessman.
”Also, I don't agree with you that success is success if you have money, it's too one-sided. Because what we have in our hands, sooner or later, will be lost. So even if I were to lose everything you say, it would still be my fate, and I would still be willing. ”
”...”
After exiting the clubhouse, Tao Zi said in admiration, ”What you said is too good. I really need to get to know you again — this businessman who does not seek only for profit.”
Liang Yi stared fixedly at Tao Zi, and smiled without saying a word for a long time. Under the night sky, the street lamps shone brightly at each other, allowing both she and he to feel the radiance emitted by the other.
”Hungry? I'll buy you dinner? ” Liang Yi asked as he held her hand, finally regaining his senses.
Tao Zi shook her head and said: ”Forget it, I'm full. Back in the car, I fought over tidbits with Yang Jiao. I want to go back earlier. My sisters are waiting for me. ”
Seeing that Tao Zi was so anxious, Liang Yi did not urge him to stay, and said: ”Alright, I'll give it to you.”
After getting into the car, the two of them both had their own thoughts and stayed silent all the way. Only until Tao Zi's ”headquarters” did Liang Yi ask: ”I'll look for you tomorrow, is it okay?”