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UBS Securities Shanghai Branch.

At night, the lights of the city are not completely extinguished, and everyone awake is on the road to intoxication. Neither alcohol nor endless work can ever resist.

The investment banking department is still far from getting off work. Many people are sitting in front of the computer and struggling slowly. No matter how confused or uncomfortable their heads are, they can't beat the vp's sentence - "Tomorrow is yours"

In the depths of the corridor on the east side of the office is a not-so-big conference room. No one is using it at this time. Only a few people are sitting here, waiting for the telephone and video conference from London.

By the window, a tall woman was sitting there. She was wearing a black formal suit, her hair was pulled back, her cold eyes kept looking at the documents at hand, "..." Jing Han's expression was very serious. Rubbing his forehead with his hands, he didn't know what to think about, and he didn't hear anyone talking about him behind him.

"Well, I say,"

One of the women pushed the man wearing glasses next to her, and asked in a low voice, "You said why Suet hasn't been promoted yet, she has already started working as a vp, shouldn't she be promoted in the first two months?"

The man in the suit looked at Jing Han, and replied in a low voice, "Don't you understand? We say it's foreign capital, which is more formal, but the work must come before the title. You have to do it first. I don’t know how long it will take to delay the job.”

"I don't want to give her a promotion," the woman said with a frown. "Don't you think our md really hates Jing Han?"

"Shh, can't you keep your voice down?" The man hurriedly told her not to speak.

"Okay, let me ask another question. Is she an employee dispatched by the head office to China?" The woman seemed to be curious about this question.

"Hmm... maybe?"

The man replied with some hesitation, "I only know that she will definitely not be treated better than David now. After all, David has a British green card, but I heard that Jing Han was only on a work visa when he was in London." He paused, and then He added, "However, even if Suet's salary is close, it must be higher than ours. After all, it is from the head office."

The woman nodded.

"Hey, what I don't understand is, why didn't she wait until she got her green card before returning to China?" She couldn't help but lower her voice quietly, "You said, she didn't have a boyfriend when she came back, so it seems that there is something wrong with her." So, why don’t you have a good London afternoon tea and go to China to suffer.”

"Who knows," the man shook his head, "I really don't know what she's thinking."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at his watch as if thinking of something. It was almost 11 o'clock, and his face drooped, "How long do you think we have to wait? There is no meeting in London yet. No human rights?"

"Yes, there are no human rights," the woman replied in a low voice, feeling a little desperate.

"You two,"

Suddenly, Jing Han looked back at the two of them, raised his voice and said, "..." The movement startled the two of them, "Yes... yes." They thought the other party had heard what they just said.

But Jing Han didn't blame the two for talking in a low voice, but just said lightly, "You two go home first, and I will stay for the meeting." She sorted out the documents at hand, "I don't think there will be any tonight. What's the big deal, if there is any, I will email you, please wait for a while."

"……it is good"

The two people were eager to go home quickly, so they just stood up and left after a few polite words.

……

Finally, at 11:[-], the computer conference system was finally connected.

"?" An elegant English voice came from over there, and a familiar female voice came from the receiver. Jing Han was already pressing her temples with her fingers because she was sleepy, but she was slightly taken aback when she heard the voice.

"...anna" A name flashed in her mind.

Sure enough, Jing Han saw that the picture on the screen was frozen in a small conference room. She was very familiar with the outline of that conference room, and had discussed there many times until very late. There was some inexplicable emotion in her eyes. Hang down slightly.

And the camera is facing a woman with an Asian face, with exquisite makeup and decent and elegant manners. Although under careful observation, there is still a little tension in those beautiful eyes, but for her current level Said that such performance is enough.

"..."

Su Yuan was also surprised the moment she saw Jing Han. She was holding a pen with her fingertips, but when she saw that cold face, she stopped there without saying a word.

After a while, she moved her lips, "Suet, why is it you?"

"..."

The surprised expression on Jing Han's face only lasted for about a second, and then flashed away.

Su Yuan is the analyst she brought with her when she was at UBS. She is from Hong Kong and graduated from King's College London. Su Yuan is one of the smarter analysts Jing Han has ever met. All the instructions I gave are fully understood, sometimes even more thoughtful than I thought.

Jing Han has always had a high opinion of Su Yuan, but... she seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly looked a little unnatural, "Anna, let's talk about business," she calmed down and said, "Ma's project, you guys What parts does the headquarters want to hand over to us?"

"..."

Apparently Jing Han didn't bother to reminisce about the old days with her. Su Yuan was slightly taken aback, paused for half a second, and finally switched to the state of work, "Well, I need the analysis of the company in Shanghai, as well as the analysis of the entire industry, and Some assessment data."

Although they all knew each other, they were still talking in English. Su Yuan grew up in London, and only knew Cantonese and English, and his Mandarin was very poor. Jing Han was obviously used to it, and listened with a frown.

"I see. What aspects does the industry analysis specifically involve?" She was typing on her notebook, looking at the screen.

"..."

The two of them returned to work, and they kept concentrating on the meeting for half an hour. At the end, Su Yuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed to continue. In fact, the meeting was originally supposed to be held by the vp of their group, but The Englishman said: No need, just tell them about this trivial matter in China.

But Su Yuan didn't expect that the other party turned out to be Jing Han. After all, she was originally an analyst that Jing Han had brought in. Suddenly, she was asked to explain the work to the other party, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Of course, more discomfort does not come from this so-called "superior-subordinate" relationship.

And they both knew it.

"Okay, that's it, I'll leave it to you next Friday." Jing Han didn't notice her distraction, closed her eyes and whispered something, and then began to organize the things at hand, "Sorry, it's too late now, If there is nothing else, I will cut it off first." She said in a calm tone, as if she didn't want to catch up with Su Yuan at all.

But Su Yuan stopped her, "Suet..."

Seeing that cold gaze looking over, Su Yuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. The soft eyes seemed to be planning something. After several times, she slowly said, "You know I'm with you, don't you?"

That name made Jing Han stop immediately.

She stopped there, and after a while, she said in a low voice, "I know, I boarded K once in a while, and I saw you went on vacation together." Jing Han closed her eyes, Ruan Mu and Su Yuan were in the Swiss ski resort The picture of the kiss was imprinted in my mind like a curse.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out like this." Su Yuan slowed down her tone, and she seemed a little uncomfortable.

Jing Han raised her eyes and glanced at her, her eyes lighted lightly, "No need to apologize, Ruan Mu is just making a choice, this is all free will, it doesn't matter," she seemed to have no intention of continuing, but it was only because the other party was Su Yuan said a few more words, "You don't have to feel guilty, the problem I have with her has nothing to do with you, it's more my problem."

"..." Su Yuan frowned.

At this moment, they were talking, when suddenly the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and a soft female voice came from the door. The woman seemed to be calling someone in Italian at first, but the phone hung up quickly , I saw that figure appearing at the door.

The woman had a mixed-race face, brown curly hair was pinned back, and her graceful body was wrapped in a short skirt. At first glance, she didn't seem to notice that Su Yuan was still on the computer, and she switched to a standard British accent with a smile. , "'long"

"i'already." Su Yuan looked back and smiled at her, but that smile seemed a little unnatural because he cared about Jing Han.

Of course Jing Han saw Ruan Mu, but when her eyes came into contact with the enchanting woman, she lowered her eyes almost instantly.

She couldn't remember exactly how long she hadn't seen this woman, maybe two years, maybe three years, she didn't know, but what she didn't even understand was that it had been so long, why did she There is still a reaction the moment you see that person.

Jing Han actually knew all along that after she left, Ruan Mu and Su Yuan would be together soon, but she never expected that there would be a day when she would see the two of them appear together in front of her.

"Anna, are you done with the meeting?"

Ruan Mu walked over while talking, she didn't notice the screen until now, but the next second, when she put her hand on Su Yuan's shoulder, she finally saw Jing Han on the other side of the screen, "..."

Almost instantly, Ruan Mu's seductive smile became a little stiff, "..." Her raised lips slowly retracted, and the smile she had just put away, "It turns out that you two are in a meeting."

"..."

Jing Han looked straight at Ruan Mu, and his eyes inadvertently slid across the sides of Ruan Mu and Su Yuan who were close to each other, "Well," she was a bit annoyed, but put on a calm tone, "There is a For the merger and acquisition project, Su Yuan is handing over the work to me."

"..."

Ruan Mu put her hand on Su Yuan's shoulder and stared straight at Jing Han. She didn't seem to want to follow Jing Han's conversation, but kept silent with her lips pursed. The atmosphere between the two seemed to freeze. long.

Finally, Su Yuan couldn't bear it anymore, she just wanted to speak.

"Anna, you go out first," Ruan Mu said.

……

They sat at both ends of the screen, and neither of them spoke for a while.

I don't even know what I am waiting for, maybe I am waiting for the other party to speak first, or maybe I am waiting for myself to figure out how to start this conversation.

Perhaps more because neither of them knew how to determine the appropriate mood for the conversation.

I don't know whether to be polite, to complain, or to be angry.

Ruan Mu looked straight at her, her eyes gliding over that cold face, she breathed slowly, her thin lips were tightly pressed together, until her eyes swept over the man's body several times, and finally landed on the slender fingers on the ring.

"..."

As if exhausting all the strength in his body, Ruan Mu said in a low voice, "Who gave it to you?"

Jing Han was silent for a while, and then opened her mouth after a while, "Fiance," of course she knew what Ruan Mu was asking, and answered with lowered eyes, "Engagement ring."

"yes,"

Ruan Mu's eyes were full of incomprehensible emotions, and she spoke slowly, "You're going to get married," she didn't know what she was thinking, the corners of her lips curled up, and she looked straight into Jing Han's eyes, "Need me to see you off?" Is it a wedding present?"

That gaze was so familiar that Jing Han's nose immediately felt a little sour, "No need," she controlled her emotions, avoiding her gaze, "These things have nothing to do with you, Ruan Mu."

It doesn't matter anymore.

Ruan Mu felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart. There were some unclear emotions in her eyes, but she was smiling, "Okay, then let me ask something related to me, Jing Han, are you happy now?"

She looked straight at each other, smiled and repeated, "I just want to know are you happy?"

Jing Han didn't speak for a while, "..." She raised her eyes a few times to look into those eyes, and wanted to say that she was happy, but she couldn't even deceive herself with those words. She is such a person who refuses to lie. How can she speak such words.

The smile on Ruan Mu's face gradually faded, and her voice was a little low, "You are unhappy."

It seemed that a long time had passed, until Jing Han's eyes were a little wet, and she didn't know why, but just being looked at by that gaze, she felt that she was too embarrassed.

"..."

"It's really hard for me to describe how I feel right now,"

There was no trace of a smile on Ruan Mu's bewitching face, she just kept looking at Jing Han, her voice was cold, "Maybe you can't understand, how many times have I thought about the things between us..."

"Three years have passed, and sadness and sadness are just like this. Up to this moment, I just feel helpless,"

"Suet, I have a lot of regrets up to now, and you are the one who makes me feel the most regretful," she said slowly, the helplessness in her words could be heard clearly, "Why are we both like this?"

"I thought that when I saw you again, I might have a lot of things to say to you, and I even thought about stabbing you with Su Yuan's incident, but when it really came to this point... I just feel that nothing is necessary."

As Ruan Mu talked, she felt that she was very naive and ridiculous. She looked into Jing Han's eyes, and there was an indistinct tremor in her eyes, "I just want you to be happy, other than that, I really have nothing to say."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to stand up.

At that moment, Jing Han probably also expected that this would be the last conversation between the two of them. Many fragments of the past flashed through her mind, fragmented and elusive. She also tried to find the reasons for all these results from them, but then A few seconds were enough to make her feel powerless.

But for some reason, in the next second, Jing Han raised her voice to stop the other party for the first time, "Ruan Mu..." She tried her best to suppress the redness in her eyes, and saw that Ruan Mu stopped when she heard the words, but she didn't look back at her .

"..."

It took a long time for Jing Han to speak, her voice was a little unsteady, "Even if we are really together, you will not be happier than dating Su Yuan... You know me, and I know you too."

I don't know if her words are convincing Ruan Mu, herself, or neither, but what is certain is that at a certain second, she once doubted these words.

Really unhappy?

she does not know.

But Ruan Mu turned her head slowly, but immediately laughed, "If you've been drawing conclusions without trying... yes, of course," she stood there looking at Jing Han, and finally said, "If You expect me to understand you, I would rather I have never understood you in my life."