Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 287 [Secret and Great]

In the top-floor restaurant with an extremely high ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, which provided excellent lighting and shadow effects, Zhou Wangqing leaned against an inconspicuous corner on one side of the stage, watching Wang Ying and others who were busy tuning their instruments on the stage.

The piano was placed alone in the triangular area in front of the stage. Jiang Mo sat there and tuned it before the performance.

The lights in the stage area were dim at this time, and except for some guests who were nearby, no one had noticed this cool and ethereal woman.

Regardless of whether the restaurant's subsequent operation will be successful, it must be said that the restaurant's hardware facilities are indeed impeccable, especially the sound system.

The retro-style CD player was playing light music without lyrics, but the tune was very familiar. After listening for a while, Zhou Wang recognized it as a popular English song that most people were familiar with - "Shape of you".

The brisk tone fits the atmosphere very well, and combined with the bustling crowds of guests in the hall, it creates the right tone for an opening.

Zhou Wang's eyes swept across the entire place, and indeed he spotted a few familiar figures——

Li Chen, who I met at the BSK shareholders' meeting, Lin Dantong and Wang Xiaoxiao from Wuyou Media, and Qi Lingtong, vice president of the e-commerce operations department of Syllable Dance. The woman accompanying him should be a director of Syllable Dance.

There are also some celebrities that Zhou Wang has never met in real life, but has seen on TV, such as Ma Fanshu, the beautiful host of the sports channel of Huaxia TV. Zhou Wang was deeply impressed by her when he watched the World Cup...

Although the hosts all have good looks, there are still very few who have such great looks.

"Hey, Momo, is that you?"

Zhou Wang, who was looking around aimlessly, heard a tentative voice from the side. He couldn't help but retract his gaze and look in the direction of Jiang Mo.

At this time, Jiang Mo had just finished tuning the piano. When she walked down from the stage, she met two girls who were dressed up and holding champagne. The girl on the left who was wearing a small camisole and had long hair and dressed unrestrainedly, after glancing at Jiang Mo, she couldn't help but stop and showed a surprised expression on her face.

Does Jiang Mo have other friends in Beidu?
Out of curiosity, Zhou Wang moved closer silently.

"Sisi?"

Jiang Mo, who had his head slightly lowered, heard the girl's voice. After a moment of surprise, he recognized the other person.

After confirming that the incredibly beautiful woman in front of her was indeed Jiang Mo, the girl dressed in a wild style handed the champagne in her hand to her companion next to her, and she walked over and enthusiastically took Jiang Mo's hand.

"Hey, Momo, it's really you, why are you in Beidu?"

When Sisi saw Jiang Mo's current appearance, a hint of surprise and disbelief flashed in her eyes. Although Jiang Mo was also very beautiful in her impression, how could she have such an ethereal temperament?
Soon, the girl named Sisi concealed the strangeness in her eyes and asked impatiently.

"I came to Beidu to study, and now I am at the Huaxia Conservatory of Music..."

Jiang Mo explained softly.

"Oh, no wonder. I remember you played the piano very well. Then why did you come to the opening dinner? Was someone inviting you or was it..."

"No, I came here to perform with my classmates."

Facing Sisi's temptation, Jiang Mo answered truthfully.

"Oh, I see. I heard from Mr. Liao that some live performances were arranged. I didn't expect you to be among them."

Hearing Jiang Mo say this, Sisi inexplicably felt relieved. She relaxed a lot and introduced another girl next to her with a smile.

"That's perfect, Momo. Let me introduce you. This is Lele, my best friend. Her boyfriend is Mr. Liao... Ah, you don't even know Mr. Liao. Mr. Liao is one of the owners of this restaurant. Let me tell you, this building also belongs to Mr. Liao!"

Seeing Jiang Mo's confused expression, Sisi had to introduce him again, but Jiang Mo's expression seemed to remain unchanged, as if he couldn't understand how awesome Mr. Liao was.

"Hello."

Jiang Mo just nodded calmly at the girl named Lele.

Sisi suddenly felt bored and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Your family must have gone bankrupt a long time ago, so how come you still live like a fairy who is not tainted by the dust of the world? Since you came to the restaurant to perform, Lele is half of your financial sponsor, can't you even smile?
"Sisi, who is she?"

At this time, the girl next to Sisi, who was wearing luxury clothes and had a serious expression, asked slowly.

Lele had been frowning since she saw Jiang Mo. She felt uncomfortable standing in front of a girl with such temperament. In addition, Jiang Mo's cold attitude when greeting her made her feel disgusted.

"Le Le, this is Jiang Mo, my neighbor from childhood. Well, something happened to her family, so we..."

When Lele introduced Jiang Mo to Sisi, Zhou Wang, who was standing by, thought for a moment and finally connected some fragments of his memory.

These two girls named Lele and Sisi...he has actually seen them both.

Among them, the one named "Sisi" has been seen more than once.

It should have been first found in Jiang Mo’s mobile phone. In the first chapter of “Angels and Demons”, Jiang Mo, who was desperate, tried to find help. At that time, she searched through her mobile phone and only contacted a friend named “Sisi”.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is the girl in front of me.

Later, Zhou Wang saw her once more, on the day he went to the auto show to pick up his Ferrari 812C.

Thinking about it now, Zhou Wang probably understood why he had such high privileges in a brand like Ferrari.

Sisi was with Young Master Zhang and the others that day, but Zhou Wang's attention was on Su Yajing at the time, and his memory of her had faded a little since then.

The third meeting was in Hangzhou. Sisi and Lele were both there, in the Ambré Cie restaurant. When completing the second hidden round, Zhou Wang, who was using [Ali's Conch], could hear everyone's voices.

At that time, Sisi complained about her best friend named Lele...

It was when he thought of this that Zhou Wang remembered where he had met Mr. Liao, whom he met in Baicheng.

It was also in that restaurant. The middle-aged man who was dining at the same table with the two girls was Liao Jianli, the real estate businessman active in Beidu.

From this, Zhou Wang could be sure that the familiar figure he had just seen at the restaurant entrance should be Liao Jianli.

It's quite a coincidence...

In that case, he must be the president of Qiangsheng Real Estate. At that time, he also forgot to take a look at the other party's business card, otherwise Zhou Wang would not have been so slow.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the restaurant. Zhou Wang turned his head and saw a group of people walking in. The one walking in front and accompanying another man was Liao Jianli.

Behind him are Qu Jie, Wang Feiyu and their parents.

Seeing Liao Jianli appear, Lele, who was already a little impatient, called Sisi, "Okay, Sisi, stop reminiscing about the past. Brother Liao is here. Let's go over there quickly."

"Hey, okay... Momo, let's go first. I'll invite you out for a get-together later."

Sisi also saw the group of people coming in from the restaurant entrance. She didn't bother to talk to Jiang Mo and hurriedly followed them.

Lele finally gave Jiang Mo a meaningful sidelong glance before pulling Sisi over there quickly... Judging from the reactions of the many guests in the restaurant at that moment, if they went too late they might not be able to squeeze in.

After the two girls left, Jiang Mo noticed Zhou Wang standing not far away. She walked over and looked at Zhou Wang with some curiosity. He looked in a rare daze.

"Husband, what are you looking at?"

Zhou Wang was completely unable to recover for a moment. He just stared at the man who walked in accompanied by Liao Jianli himself. A silent roar appeared in his field of vision -

The characters from "Memory Gear" overlap with reality at this moment, as if the whole world was blurred for a moment and then became clear.

Wang Ruxi!
How could the man who worked at the embassy and proposed a plan to him in person appear here?

Just at this moment, Zhou Wang heard the system prompt.

Ding!
[It is detected that the host has met the "character" in memory for the first time, triggering an adventure and opening a hidden round - Secret and Great: Prologue]

[Automatically bound to the encounter target: Wang Ruxi]

[Secret and Great: Prologue - Please follow the key words prompted by the system and have a separate conversation with the target character Wang Ruxi. Different levels of rewards will be given depending on the completion of the conversation and the host's performance.]

【Have you ever thought that you could have lived another life? 】

[I am the chosen one, and the only one]

……

Another hidden round!
Zhou Wang didn't expect that this hidden round would come so suddenly, and it seemed that it was no longer asking him to explore human nature and the opposite sex, but... asking him to explore himself.

After taking a look at the information provided by the system, Zhou Wang was a little surprised.

It turned out that Wang Ruxi was no longer the embassy staff member in his memory, but had become the chairman of the Yunshang Trust Huaxia Foundation!

The other party's identity change should have occurred within these two years, and it is obvious that it has a lot to do with myself.

But the problem is, Zhou Wang, who has not yet completed collecting the [Memory Gears], has no idea what has happened in the past two years. But there is no doubt that from Wang Ruxi's perspective, he must be extremely familiar with himself.

Maybe, it was the other party who helped "me" return to China.

The system has indicated that in order to complete this hidden round, he must have a crucial 1v1 conversation with Wang Ruxi.

And... I can't reveal any obvious flaws. Damn, this seems quite difficult.

The hidden round of [Angels and Demons] is more comfortable. I just need to concentrate on it.

But no matter what, Zhou Wang couldn't miss this opportunity. He didn't know when the next system reward [Memory Gear] would be, and through Wang Ruxi, he would undoubtedly learn more about the experience of "another self".

However, Zhou Wang still needs to think carefully about how to conduct this conversation.

A moment later, as the guests in the hall surged towards the door, Zhou Wang came to his senses and noticed that his senior sister was standing beside him, looking at him with concern.

He squeezed Jiang Mo's smooth hand and shook his head to indicate that he was fine. But then he thought of something and Zhou Wang casually reminded him:
"Senior, I don't have a good impression of Sisi and her bestie. You should stop associating with them from now on."

"I understand."

Jiang Mo nodded slightly.

Zhou Wang actually knew that what he said was a bit redundant. Since Jiang Mo could sense that Ding Yi had other thoughts hidden, then she should have a clear judgment on whether Sisi really regarded her as a friend.

So Zhou Wang just gave this reminder and didn't say anything else.

……

In fact, most of the guests present had never heard of Wang Ruxi, nor had they heard of the reputation of "Yunshang Trust".

When they met and greeted Wang Ruxi, their initial politeness came from the fact that Liao Jianli was personally accompanying them.

Until the deputy director of Huaxia TV and the director with jumping syllables, when they saw Wang Ruxi, they stood up with surprise and joy and walked quickly over.

"Boss Wang, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever!"

Director Zhou from Huaxia TV held Wang Ruxi's hand tightly. While expressing his feelings, his tone was unusually polite, even with a hint of flattery.

"Hey, Lao Zhou, have you been transferred to Huaxia TV?"

Wang Ruxi seemed a little surprised to see the other party.

"I am so ashamed. In a few years I will be retiring. I am taken care of by my old boss. I came here to fulfill my artistic dream when I was young. Hahahaha... I can't compare with you, Mr. Wang. After leaving the system, I feel free to do whatever I want!"

As soon as Director Zhou opened his mouth, many people around him showed strange expressions.

In that case, Mr. Wang was also an official figure in the past. Did he give up politics to go into business?

But no matter what, if Director Zhou’s attitude is not enough to explain the problem, then the words from the director Jin Lu with jumping syllables are enough to make everyone imagine.

"Mr. Wang, you are so unkind. When we last met in Hong Kong Island, I thought we were already friends."

"Director Jin, what do you mean by this?"

Wang Ruxi was stunned, obviously didn't understand.

Jin Lu thought Wang Ruxi was still acting, and couldn't help but said angrily: "Boss Wang, the shares are already in your hands anyway, are you still afraid of leaking anything?"

"Equity?"

"Didn't Yunshang Trust just acquire part of our Yinjiedong's equity today? Mr. Wang, this is meaningless..."

what?
At this point in time, is there anyone who can acquire the shares of "Syllable Jump"?

While everyone nearby was listening with their ears perked up in shock, Wang Ruxi frowned, "Is there such a thing? I don't know..."

Wang Ruxi was about to speak subconsciously, but suddenly thought of something. If it was done by that woman, then it would make sense.

So Wang Ruxi quickly changed his tone without changing his expression, "Sorry, you know that we at Yunshang Trust handle too many investments every day, and I forgot about it for a moment."

"Then Mr. Wang, if this happens next time, please inform me in advance. Otherwise, I will be ignorant of the questions from other board members, and it will be embarrassing for me as a director..."

When Jin Lu spoke with a smile, the other guests present came to their senses and realized that this unknown Wang Ruxi was probably a remarkable person.

No wonder, whether it was Liao Jianli or Director Zhou, they all behaved like this...

For a moment, those who thought they had some status began to greet Wang Ruxi with a smile, hoping to get his business card.

Unfortunately, Wang Ruxi's temperament is too serious. Even in such a social occasion, he rarely smiles. But even so, it still cannot stop everyone's enthusiasm.

It was not until Wang Ruxi glanced at Liao Jianli that Liao Jianli realized that Wang Ruxi was a little annoyed, and then he hurried forward to save the situation.

"Okay, everyone. Mr. Wang just got off the plane. Give him some time to rest. The night is long. You will have plenty of opportunities to drink and chat with him later."

Liao Jianli was also full of energy at this time. Perhaps only Director Zhou and him knew what kind of person Wang Ruxi was.

No, maybe even Director Zhou doesn’t know as much as he does.

Although the opponent has left the mechanism, his energy is even greater than before.

It is no exaggeration to say that under normal circumstances, someone of Master Zhou’s level might not even have the opportunity to sit down and chat with the other party.

Director Zhou had told him before that he would just show up and sit for a while and leave without eating, but look at this moment, after Wang Ruxi showed up, Director Zhou immediately stopped talking about this topic, and the same went for Director Jin...

Liao Jianli just gave a brief hint, and suddenly several heavyweights who might not have attended were already on their way.

In fact, he himself did not expect that Wang Ruxi would actually show up today. He just hoped that based on their previous dealings, the two of them would develop a little friendship, so he shamelessly invited the other party.

So when he heard that the other party had really arrived, Liao Jianli was very surprised.

Only with the presence of people like Wang Ruxi did Liao Jianli feel that he was truly honored.

However, when Liao Jianli was enthusiastically inviting Wang Ruxi to take a seat, Wang Ruxi suddenly shook his head and said, "I won't sit down, Mr. Liao, I wish you a prosperous business. It's almost time for me to leave."

"what?"

When he heard that the other party was leaving, Liao Jianli immediately became anxious, "Mr. Wang, but you just got here..."

Cao Meijuan and Wang Yaolong on the side were also a little anxious. After knowing that Wang Ruxi was not an ordinary person, they had not had the chance to really make friends with him. Why was Mr. Wang leaving?
"I have a flight to catch in the evening, so I really can't stay too long."

Wang Ruxi shook his head, "Boss Liao, I came here this time not only to congratulate you, but also to ask you something..."

"Mr. Wang, please go ahead."

Liao Jianli realized that the other party had ulterior motives, and although he still wanted to persuade him, he could only suppress his thoughts and responded helplessly.

"I heard that you went back to Yunnan Province some time ago. Can you tell me about it? You..."

Wang Ruxi was just beginning to speak when he glanced at her unintentionally and suddenly stopped talking.

Liao Jianli, who was listening attentively, heard that Wang Ruxi had stopped talking. He looked up in surprise, only to see that Wang Ruxi was staring in a certain direction with a surprised expression.

He turned his head and saw that as time approached, the light above the stage had already sprinkled down, illuminating the originally dark area.

There, the band members who were coming to perform were making preparations for the performance. Next to them, a handsome young man in casual clothes was leaning against the stage, chatting and laughing with another beautiful girl.

And Wang Ruxi seemed to be looking in that direction.

Wang Ruxi was indeed very surprised at this time.

How come that person...is here?

He went to see Liao Jianli originally because he wanted to find out about Zhou Wang from him, because he heard from another channel that the two had met once in Yunnan Province.

Who made this master give a death order, not allowing himself and that woman to contact him at all?

I don't know...how he is recovering.

　I still owe three more chapters, that should be... if my memory serves me correctly.

Because the plot has reached a new stage recently, the writing is relatively slow, please forgive me.

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Thanks to the boss “Huanpei Xixinghong” for the reward of 10000 coins.

Thanks to "Maxim's Noodle Ball" for the 200-coin reward.

Thanks to "Xichuan" for the 550-coin reward.

Thanks to "Void Spirit King" and "Book Friends 4893, 2936, 6605" for the reward of 100 coins.

Thanks to "Book Friend 9564" for the reward of 226 coins.

　
(End of this chapter)