“Xie Qian?”
The friend was extremely happy. “A Chuan, your friend’s younger brother is really thoughtful, he even helped us make connections!”
If it were not so late, Yan Yuchuan’s friend would want to dial the phone number on the business card right now.
The project really could not be delayed any longer.
The initial investments were all money scraped together by a few friends. The several people developing the project together did not even take salaries. Everyone was full of hope for the project. But starting a business was not that easy. At first, they could invest for passion without seeking returns. As time went on without seeing output, some of the partnered friends had already started to think about leaving.
This could not be blamed on anyone. If blame had to be assigned, it could only be on reality.
Several people, including Yan Yuchuan, came from ordinary family backgrounds. If they could not see a way out for a long time, someone would inevitably have to seek another livelihood out of necessity!
Yan Yuchuan did not speak.
Starting a business was already very difficult. Without capital injection, the team faced disbanding. But the person making the connection happened to be Xie Qian.
What connections could Xie Qian, a high school student, have? The “Gong Zong” of Jiaxin Film and TV must be from the Xie family’s network.
In the end, it was as those playboys had said. Before the breakup, being with Xie Tang was climbing high. After the breakup, he still had to borrow from Xie Tang’s family connections. Even if he succeeded in the future, it would be hard for Yan Yuchuan to see Xie Tang again.
Indeed, Yan Yuchuan had not forgotten Xie Tang.
He always felt that his current self lacked confidence. In a few years, with some career achievements, he might be able to pursue Xie Tang again, if Xie Tang had not married by then, if she had no romantic partner!
But if, because of his own selfishness, he did not accept Xie Qian’s connection and insisted on severing ties with the Xie family’s network, how could he face his friends who were partnering in the startup?
Yan Yuchuan smiled bitterly. “The friend I mentioned is my ex-girlfriend.”
“Ah?”
The friend was dumbfounded. “You mean the ex-girlfriend you said was from mismatched backgrounds, and you had no choice but to break up?!”
The friend had never met Xie Tang, but knew that Yan Yuchuan still could not let go of his ex-girlfriend.
It was for this reason that Yan Yuchuan gave up his stable job to struggle in entrepreneurship with them.
Sigh, watching others start businesses seemed easy. When it came to themselves, they realised how difficult it was. No matter how good the idea, without conditions to realise it, it was all wasted!
“The breakup wasn’t her fault. It was my own mistake. Xie Qian is her cousin.”
Speaking out the hidden relationship, Yan Yuchuan felt a relief in his heart. He did not want his friend to misunderstand Xie Tang’s character. Previously, he had not even mentioned Xie Tang’s name.
The friend looked at the business card in his hand with a tangled expression. “Then forget it. We won’t take advantage of others…”
The friend did not know why Xie Qian was willing to make the connection. Perhaps he could not bear to see his sister’s ex-boyfriend doing too poorly, so he did a good deed as a daily kindness?
The friend finally understood. Xie Qian was not at all an unknown young artist who had not yet become famous. He had a deep background!
When encountering a young person with a deep background, did they have to cling to him?
No, no, no. Investment could be found elsewhere. The friend did not want Yan Yuchuan to sacrifice his dignity!
The friend walked towards the rubbish bin to throw away the business card. Yan Yuchuan snatched it away. “Keep it. Tomorrow, call and ask about the situation… We are overthinking so much. They may not be willing to invest.”
Actually, Xie Tang had probably moved on long ago, right?
Only he was still trapped in place, unable to get out.
Yan Yuchuan put the business card in his pocket. Ignoring his friend’s yelling from behind, Yan Yuchuan just strode forward.
The friend chased for a while and gave up, sighing dejectedly. “Dignity and reality are just hard to balance.”
If the project were Yan Yuchuan’s alone, Yan Yuchuan definitely would not want the connections introduced by his ex-girlfriend’s younger brother. But the project was a partnership with several friends. Yan Yuchuan had to be responsible for the project and could not act wilfully.
The friend jogged all the way to catch up and slapped Yan Yuchuan on the shoulder.
“I’ll make the call tomorrow. I was being sentimental. Now, someone willing to invest in us is truly timely help! A Chuan, we must succeed. Succeed and show your ex-girlfriend, let her know that her past self did not like the wrong person~”
Yan Yuchuan nodded gently.
Would Xie Tang regret having liked him?
Yan Yuchuan did not know.
But Yan Yuchuan was certain he would not regret being with Xie Tang, because Xie Tang was truly a very, very good girl.
…
The Xie Tang who was very, very good in Yan Yuchuan’s eyes was now in the capital.
Graduate school was not like prison. High school students had winter holidays, and graduate students also had holidays.
Xie Tang was writing a paper. The large amount of dull materials made her head ache. At that moment, her phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw it was a multimedia message from Peng Guoqing.
The multimedia message was a selfie photo of Peng Guoqing.
In the photo, Peng Guoqing’s hair was a mess, his eye sockets dark, looking just like an African refugee.
The equally tired Xie Tang could not help but laugh heartily.
“You look too miserable!”
Peng Guoqing replied instantly. “Secretary Bai has returned to the capital. The Peng family army is about to arrive in Rongcheng. How can I not be miserable? Sister Xie Tang, right now, the more miserable I am, the better!”
Peng Lumao had his usual little cleverness.
Xie Tang really wanted to laugh.
“Don’t be afraid. With your current grades, not to mention getting into a 211 university in Modu, getting into an ordinary university is no problem. If your dad is still not satisfied, you can let him look at Tai Wu.”
“You make it sound too easy. How could my dad let me compare with Tai Wu? He would compare me with Xie Qian!”
Peng Guoqing obviously understood parents’ thinking very well.
Parents would never choose a very poor comparison target. If they chose, they would choose the best.
However, hearing Xie Tang mention Tai Wu, Peng Guoqing, far away in Rongcheng, could not help but grit his teeth.
Tai Wu went to Modu to study but was just muddling through. Relying on the convenience of being close, he often ran to Xie Tang’s school.
Xie Tang sometimes would meet him and have a meal with Tai Wu. Most of the time, Xie Tang had her own things to be busy with.
Tai Wu did not get angry when rejected. If he asked Xie Tang out ten times and succeeded twice, Tai Wu could be overjoyed… Peng Guoqing felt sour. He was both worried that he would not work hard enough in the remaining time and fail to get into a Modu 211 university, embarrassing himself, and wished that the college entrance exam countdown on the classroom blackboard could flip pages whoosh whoosh whoosh. Only then could he quickly take the college entrance exam, quickly spread his wings and fly to Modu!
The sour Peng Guoqing took a long while to remember the main matter. “I heard from Tai Wu that his aunt is returning to the country this Spring Festival!”
Xie Tang instantly perked up.
Tai’s aunt was returning to the country?
Relying only on phone and email contact, many things were not easy to discuss in detail. Xie Tang had long wanted to talk face-to-face with Tai’s aunt, wanting to learn more about the past affairs of that vixen abroad.
Xie Tang and Peng Guoqing had already found out the vixen’s former follower Dai Chenglan. Finding more loopholes was just a matter of time.
Although the more explosive material dug up, the faster Zou Weijun would no longer be Xie Tang’s third aunt, Xie Tang would not regret it at all.
Third aunt was such a good person. She should not be bullied by that dog couple.
Also surnamed Xie, Xie Tang did not want to be bound by blood relations. She would only stand on the side of justice!
