Sunny after rain

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Olivia and Sharon met me at the airport.

"I'll go home and talk to Martin's parents."

"No problem?" Olivia was a little worried.

"Don't worry, just wait for me." I opened the door and got out of the car.

As I guessed, both old men were there.

"Xiaoyu, Yilin told us that you came back today, we were really surprised." The mother-in-law said happily.

It seems he didn't say anything about me moving out.

I am not surprised.

"Mom, I'm coming back to get some things. I rented a house outside, and I'm still used to living alone." I said.

"Ah? This..." She turned to look at her father-in-law.

"Xiaoyu, it's fine to come back and live at home, what are you spending money for?"

"I'm used to it by myself. I'll come back to have dinner with you when I have time, don't worry about me." After finishing speaking, I went upstairs to my room to pack my clothes, and my mother-in-law stood outside the door and looked at me.

"Little rain..."

"Mom, I've been alone in Taiwan for so long, I'm really not used to it..."

"Isn't Yilin going back often?"

I almost asked her if she had it?

"Yeah...but we're all busy in our own ways."

"Hey, Dad and I think it's not good for the two of you to be separated like this. Since you're back, let's ask him not to go back to Taiwan so often!"

"Mom, Taiwan needs someone to take care of it!"

I put away my things, closed the suitcase, and got up to leave.

"Little rain..."

"Mom, I'll come back to see you and Dad when I have time, don't worry about me." I walked up to her, gave her a gentle hug, and went downstairs with my luggage.

"You are really similar to your father. No one can persuade you to do what you decide to do. Oh, take good care of yourself and your health, you know?" My father-in-law reminded me.

"Understood, thank you Dad." After I finished speaking, I opened the door and left.

Olivia helped me put my stuff in the car.

"We thought you couldn't get out," Sharon said as soon as I got in the car.

"No way, but I heard something interesting..."

"what?"

"Martin's mother said that he often goes back to Taiwan..."

"Why didn't you expose him?"

"Not yet." I said, looking out the window.

"Cynthia..." Sharon turned to look at me from the front seat.

"Olivia, I know your worries, but now I really have to be like this..." I remembered what Tim said.

"We know. Just to let you understand, if you need help, you must say, we are near you, okay?"

"Well, I see, thank you."

They sent me home, handed me the keys, told me where to put the mailed things, and told me to be careful when I was alone.

"I feel like a child." I joked.

"From the current situation, it seems to be." Sharon admitted.

"So, can I have dinner with you tonight?" I asked, suddenly not wanting to be alone.

"Okay! You can tidy up and have a rest first, I will pick you up later, the dishes cooked by Sharon are delicious!" Olivia happily agreed, and Sharon nodded with a smile on the side.

"That's right, remember, you're not alone," Sharon added.

"Thank you." I said sincerely.

They went back after making sure I was okay, and I started to unpack and put things back in place.

I thought that when I arrived in the United States, I would rush to get busy, call the directors, and discuss the next countermeasures; or prepare the data and start negotiating with Song.

but I do not have.

Suddenly, a sense of powerlessness emerged, and I couldn't help wondering, can I really do it?

I always swear that there is no problem, I must succeed, and then get Meng Qing back.

Everything is going well in Taiwan, but what about in America?

Although the directors sent me detailed information, which clearly let me know about Yilin's small actions since more than a year ago, and every company that has business dealings with Baiyan, there are really too many variables here, especially I'm not sure I can handle the Song family.

Mrs. Song, the biggest factor of uncertainty in the whole matter.

During dinner time, my preoccupations naturally did not escape their eyes.

"Cynthia, are you okay?" Sharon spoke first.

"I don't know." I said deflatedly.

"What's wrong?" Olivia held my hand worriedly.

"I suddenly feel so powerless..." I expressed the feeling in my heart in detail.

They felt relieved after hearing it.

I don't understand their reaction.

"Cynthia," it was Sharon who responded to me, "We were worried that you were rushing too fast. In addition to pushing yourself too hard, we were also afraid that you would only focus on moving forward and ignore some small details. When I was in Taiwan, everything here in the United States It is not real to you, all people and things only exist in your mind, your imagination, far away from you; but when you come here, everything suddenly comes alive, and you start to want to be real In the face of these unknowns, it is inevitable to feel at a loss, if you do not have such a transition period, then we are really worried that your efforts will be in vain because of your carelessness.”

Sharon's words calmed me down a lot.

"Rest for a few days, adjust the jet lag, and think about where to start your action. I believe you are back, and Martin doesn't dare to be too presumptuous, right?"

I nodded, she was right.

"Sharon," it occurred to me, "I'm starting to feel the truth about what you said to me last time," I said.

"Trust me, you'll eventually find out that it 'was' real." She patted my hand and turned to put the plate in the sink.

"I'm starting to see why you like her," I said to Olivia.

"Really? She's charming."

"That's for you, it's enough to fascinate you." I said with a smile.

"I'll wait to see your Olivia and see how you fall for it," she said.

After dinner we chatted happily. I asked them how they met, and they also asked me about the relationship between Meng Qing and me.

They didn't send me home until late at night.

I soaked myself in the bathtub filled with hot water, and unconsciously began to imagine the scene of living here with Meng Qing one day.

We will fall asleep together and wake up together; I will cook her favorite dishes every day, and watch her eat them with a smile; we will help each other blow-dry each other’s hair. Make sure it’s dry before giving up; I also need to help her make up every day, I know she finds it troublesome, she used to be too lazy to put on makeup, and often just put on a foundation and foundation before going out, but in fact her eyes are very good at electric discharge, carelessly They will all be hooked away by her... This time, I want her to go out with me openly, I don't want her to follow me as a "special assistant", I want her to stand next to me as a "partner".

If she is willing to stay in the business world, I will work with her to see how far we can go; if she wants to live a life of peace and quiet, I will accompany her and enjoy the luxury that belongs to us. Happiness.

It turns out that "only one person is enough for a lifetime" is this kind of feeling.

But will it be that when I finish everything and find her, there are already other people around her who can accompany her?Then what should I do?What would she think about our relationship?Will I, not just a regret in her life, but a stain she doesn't want to admit?

Thinking of this, I was suddenly terrified, and woke up from my own world in an instant, only to realize that I had fallen asleep unknowingly, and the water in the bathtub was cold.

I got up quickly and warmed my body with hot water. If I caught a cold, it would be really troublesome.

After taking a shower and returning to the room, I turned on the computer and found Eillie’s letter. Sure enough, Taiwan was handed over to her. Qingtian has already started the first wave of personnel and fund allocation. She also mentioned that a weekly magazine wanted to interview them. Ask for my opinion.

I thought about it and decided to advise her to accept it.Firstly, this is tantamount to announcing that their company has officially entered Taiwan; secondly, by presenting some difficult problems to Yushuo to distract Yilin, my pressure in the United States will be relatively relieved.

Actually, I am looking forward to Eillie's performance.

Afterwards, I sent a letter to the four directors, telling them that I will not join the company until next Monday, and that I will inform the senior management of the company at a regular work meeting that I will take over all the affairs of Bai Yan, including the affairs that Yilin is currently handling. case.

In the end, I also informed Yilin about this matter, and asked him to find time to pass all the data that he gave me.

I will carefully compare the information I got from him with the data that Uncle Yan and the others got from the company to see which ones he doesn't want me to know, and which ones I need to be especially careful about.

If Meng Qing was here, what would she see?I really underestimated her intelligence.

It took me a weekend to get myself settled.

Yilin also returned to the United States on Sunday night.

Take it for granted, it is inevitable to be taken home for dinner.

The topic at the dinner table is inevitably to ask me to go home again.

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry if we have to discuss this topic. I want to go back and rest first." I finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Xiaoyu, we really think that husband and wife should be together often. You have been getting along a lot in Taiwan. There is no reason why you have all returned to the United States after so much difficulty, but it has become like this..."

I turned my head and looked at the man sitting next to me, who is currently my husband, and signaled him to clean up the situation of "getting along with each other often in Taiwan".

"Dad, Mom, don't embarrass Xin Yu. When she comes back to the United States, I will definitely spend more time on Yu Shuo, so the time we meet will not change much, maybe even less. Just let her do what she wants."

Hearing what Yilin said, they gave up this topic.

But they still express their dissatisfaction to me intentionally or unintentionally.

But I choose to play dumb all the time.

After helping to clean up after eating, I flashed home early on the grounds that I will be entering the company tomorrow.

Leave things like filial piety to parents to good sons.

If I really become an unfilial daughter-in-law because of this, there is nothing wrong with it. When I want to file for divorce, maybe I can be less scruples because of it.

Tomorrow, it's time to get serious.

The next morning, I showed up at the company on time.

Seeing me appearing together with several directors, the high-level cadres should have known something important was going to happen today, and the conference room was filled with a tense atmosphere.

The meeting proceeded according to the usual procedures. From the reports of various departments, I also got a general understanding of the current cases that need special attention.

However, as I expected, they seem to deliberately downplay their relationship with the Song family.

It was not until the end that Yilin personally announced to everyone that I was transferred back to the United States.

It's just that the position is linked to the CEO, not the general manager.

It's actually not bad at all.

I sensed some people started whispering.

At this time, Uncle Wu stood up and spoke.

The general idea is to ask everyone not to doubt my ability, but also to cooperate with me to make the company better and so on.

When they asked me if I would like to tell you something, I only said one sentence: Please help me as you help the president.

Others, there is no need to say more, it is faster to use.

The first job I gave to the heads of various departments was to ask them to bring all the project reports they had handled in the past year and a half to my office. They all looked at each other in blank dismay, as if I was speaking Chinese they could not understand. , I said it clearly again, and they realized that I was serious about reading those materials.

Before long, my desk was almost flooded with project reports.

Of course, I won't be so stupid as to read every book. From the materials sent by Aunt Wan and the others, I have already locked down certain cases, all of which are related to the Song Corporation or related companies.

After reading a few copies, I can't help but start to suspect that maybe things are not what I thought they were.

I thought it was Yilin who took the initiative to find Song Shi, but it seems that it was Song Shi who was interested in Bai Yan first.

This discovery came as a bit of a shock to me.

If so, why did the Song family seek Bai Yan?

It is undeniable that Bai Yan's development in the past five years is indeed regarded as a dark horse in the industry, but there is still a big gap from the Song family who is ranked top. The Song family is interested in Bai Yan, what does this mean?

Could it be that Song's purpose is to acquire Baiyan?

There is no obvious benefit for them to acquire the current White Rock.

If Bai Yan's follow-up potential is targeted, this kind of investment risk is a bit high... No, Song Mengjun is just picking risky situations.

Then what did he fancy in Bai Yan?

At present, everything Baiyan has, talents, capital, movable property, and real estate, none of them can compare to the Song family. The Song family has the ability to easily replace it. Baiyan should not be very attractive to them.

But for Bai Yan, if we can successfully cooperate with the Song Corporation, it will be of great help to our development, no matter in terms of funds or connections.This is why I feel that Yilin took the initiative to seek cooperation from Song.

Being able to cooperate with large companies is also a kind of affirmation to a certain extent. This is a well-known unspoken rule in the industry.

After being away for ten years, it is impossible for me to understand the internal changes of Baiyan in a short period of time, and I am worried about where to start.

"Qing, what do you think? How much do you know about the man you once called his father?" I said to myself.

But I still think there is some agreement between the Song family and Yilin, because Baiyan's stock has indeed gradually flowed into Song's name.

Should I ask Song Mengjun directly?

Or continue to wait and see?Is my time enough?

My original guess was that Yilin wanted Mr. Song and his shareholding to be greater than that of me and other directors, so that as long as he negotiated with Mr. Song, he could transfer all the shares to Mr. Song before the divorce. In this way, the prenuptial agreement will have no effect on him. After the real divorce, he will redeem the shares in the originally negotiated way, so that he can get rid of me and continue to retain the benefits of being in Baiyan.

I still think this is probably one of the conditions they talked about, but I can't figure it out, why is it Song who took the initiative?

My head suddenly started to hurt, the jet lag was still not fully adjusted, and I stayed up late the night before to read the data again...

Don't panic, if you can't find the answer now, let it go!

I took a few reports that I wanted to go home and study carefully, and left the company.

It took me a week to study all the information carefully, but I still couldn't think of the reason why Mrs. Song came to find Bai Yan.

"If something happened, and you couldn't think of the reason no matter how hard you thought about it, what would you do?"

"Is it something related to people? Then I will directly ask the other party what they want to do."

The conversation with Meng Qing suddenly appeared in my mind.

"Just go and ask..."

I called Eillie in Taiwan.

"In your impression, what kind of person is Song Mengjun?" I asked her.

"He...you can't tell me! My contact with him is at school. As a father, he loves Olivia very much. I don't know how it is at work. I haven't had any contact with him yet. Contact at work. Mr. Fang, are you going to find him?"

"Well, it's almost there. Is Taiwan okay?"

"It's going well. The internal reorganization is expected to be completed within a month, and then it will start to expand outward. But it may take a little time to move to Yushuo... Can you wait?"

"It's okay, there's no rush for this kind of thing, it's more important to do it steadily and step by step. Besides, I'm not sure how long it will take on the US side..."

"Mr. Fang, aren't you worried that Olivia knows someone else?" She suddenly threw the question at me.

"It's a lie to say that you don't worry. I think no one knows better than me how good Meng Qing is. I have a chance to have her, but I'm not sure. I can only try my best to make up for it and try to get her back, but If what I'm worried about really happens, I have no choice but to try my best...the heart is the most uncontrollable thing." I said, and the sense of powerlessness reappeared.

"However, the heart is often the most persistent."

"I hope so. I hope she can really wait for me that long..."

"I'm sure she will. She's so determined."

"At this time, I really hope she doesn't look away..." I smiled helplessly.

"Don't worry, she can't see it. Sonia said that she missed you every day when she was in New York."

"real?"

"Yeah, I didn't miss you, but what you were going to do, that's why I called me!"

"Thank you for telling me this, it made me feel more relaxed."

"You're welcome. Mr. Fang, you have to work hard!"

"Will do."

After hanging up the phone, I decided to give it a go.

I wrote a short letter to inform the four directors that I decided to ask Song Mengjun to meet, and then I directly called Song.

After explaining who I was, the call was transferred to the secretary.

I thought it would be difficult, but I didn't expect it to go surprisingly smoothly.

The secretary gave me the exact time and place, and I was a little surprised that the place where we met was not Song's office.

I suddenly had a feeling that this was arranged by Song Mengjun, no, it should be said that it was what he expected, even, he was waiting for me to find him.

I can't tell if the current situation is good for me, or a dead end.So far, I seem to have no other choice but to show up at the agreed time.

The time is a week later, and the location is Los Angeles, which is more than an hour away from San Francisco by plane.

I told Olivia and Sharon about meeting Song Mengjun.

The night before, they invited me to their house for dinner.

"So, you're about to meet the big devil?" Olivia asked me.

"Yes."

"nervous?"

"Well, I'm rarely this nervous," I honestly admitted.

"Cynthia, when you feel like you can't think of anything, and you can't think of anything, the best way is not to think, let your heart lead you. She will tell you what to do." Sharon said.

"Go home and take a hot shower, then go to bed and have a good sleep. Let's talk about tomorrow's affairs after waking up! Keep your head clear and everything will be fine." Olivia is always optimistic.

"Also, believe what I told you..."

"When you truly desire something, the entire universe conspires to help you achieve it," I said.

She nodded in satisfaction.

I decided to do what they said, and let's talk about everything tomorrow!

"Sunny, where are you? What will happen tomorrow?"

I thought about Meng Qing until I fell asleep.