Jingxia Rose

Chapter 37: The Most Familiar Place

It was already past eleven o'clock when the car arrived at Shi Wan's residence.

The night was dark, and thin clouds obscured the moon's radiance. There was little wind, and the air felt dry.

Ji Xuan took the luggage from Xiao Guxing's hands. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me, it was just a small favor." Xiao Guxing glanced at the residential area behind her, didn't ask anything else, and only joked, "Are you free tomorrow? Let's have lunch together and talk about our big collaboration?"

Ji Xian nodded in agreement, waved goodbye to Xiao Guxing, and then pushed his suitcase into the residential area.

Suddenly, a figure darted out from around the corner, startling Ji Xian.

"Isn't this Senior Xiao?"

Shi Wan peeked over there and saw that Xiao Guxing hadn't left yet, so she waved generously and called out, "Hey, senior, long time no see! The campus heartthrob Xiao is still as charming as ever."

The distance wasn't far, and the streetlights were bright. Xiao Guxing recognized her and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Miss Shi, you're still as beautiful as ever."

The two even complimented each other across the iron gate of the residential complex.

Shi Wan waved her hand with a smile, "Let's get together sometime next time."

Xiao Guxing glanced at Ji Xian and said, "Ji Xian and I will have lunch together tomorrow at noon to discuss business. You can join us if you have time."

Shi Wan didn't ask them what they wanted to talk about, and sighed, "I'd like to, but I have something to do tomorrow."

"Then we can meet again next time."

"Okay, it's settled then."

The two waved goodbye, and while waiting for the elevator, Shi Wan asked Ji Xuan, "Did Xiao Guxing pick you up from the airport?"

Ji Xuan nodded. "I didn't tell him what time I would arrive. When I came out, I saw him waiting outside."

Shi Wan raised an eyebrow. "He didn't specifically check your flight information, did he?"

"Not that much."

Before Shi Wan could make a definitive statement, Ji Xian brought up the matter of Xiao Guxing asking her to go to Chengkong.

“That’s great,” Shi Wan said. “That’s Cheng Kong, which saves you the trouble of looking for a job. And given your relationship with Xiao Guxing, the salary he’ll offer you will definitely be high.”

She wasn't too worried about her salary.

During the second semester of her junior year, she took the ETTBL (National Business English Translation Certificate) exam. Later, during her senior year and graduate studies, she interned at a foreign company and also obtained the CATTI (China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters) certificate.

However, after graduating with a master's degree and completing an internship at a foreign company, she went to Linqi and never took the CATTI exam again. She is still at level 2 in CATTI.

If you want to join Chengkong, you can take advantage of the time to accumulate translation experience and work experience, and pass the Level 1 exam.

Xiao Guxing chose a rather elegant Chinese restaurant. When Ji Xian arrived the next day at noon, he was leisurely sipping tea with a teacup in hand.

"Awaited."

Xiao Guxing put down his teacup, poured her a cup, and pushed it towards her, saying, "I haven't been here long either. Try this tea; it's quite good."

Ji Xian picked up the cup and took a sip. The tea was fragrant and had a smooth, sweet taste.

It is a top-quality tea.

"See what you'd like to eat." Xiao Guxing pushed the menu over again and recommended, "You can try their fish porridge."

Ji Xian didn't refuse, took the menu, and ordered fish porridge and a few other dishes.

The two chatted about her internship, and when the dishes were served, they started eating and talked about Cheng Kong's situation.

There's really not much to say; Cheng Kong knows a bit about it too.

Xiao Guxing then introduced her to the company's operating system and customer focus.

"The Beijing branch was established at the end of February this year, and its development is progressing as I expected. The only shortcoming is... a lack of talent like you." Both the branch and the head office are in need of such talent.

Ji Xuan chuckled, "Senior has such high expectations of me, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

Although she had occasionally served as a translator for Wen Qi before, it was mostly oral translation and less written translation. Even though she often studied and reviewed by reading books and watching videos, it was still different from entering the translation industry.

To be honest, she wasn't very confident either.

"You have so little confidence in yourself?" Xiao Guxing teased. "It shows that you still don't have a clear understanding of your own position. Have you forgotten what you did back in school?"

Kyoto University is a prestigious university. Ji Xuan was admitted to the Department of Foreign Languages ​​at Kyoto University through a special admission program and was later nicknamed "academic genius" at the university.

The word, when broken down, means—a goddess who excels in her studies.

Ji Xian is indeed talented in foreign languages. When she took the IELTS exam in her junior year of college, her professor wanted to recommend her to study abroad. However, Ji Xian declined because she thought about her second uncle's family situation and knew that studying abroad would definitely put a heavy burden on them.

"That happened so many years ago."

"Could it be that your professional skills have declined?" Xiao Guxing looked unconvinced.

Then he asked, "Do you remember that you studied several languages ​​back then? Besides Chinese, English, and French, what was the other one?"

"Russian."

"That's quite a coincidence. Chengkong's headquarters are in Moscow," Xiao Guxing suddenly remembered and said, "If you have time this afternoon, after lunch, let's go to my company for a visit, just as a kind of inspection?"

Ji Xian thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After the meal, the two didn't rush to leave and chatted for a while longer.

When Xiao Guxing talked about the interesting things that happened when he started his company, it was interesting to hear, but it was also not hard to tell that he had put a lot of effort into it and spent many days and nights working on it.

Starting a business is never that easy.

Just like Wen Qi, who has an outstanding family background and abilities, but was it really easy for him to establish Linqi?
not necessarily.

But it is still simpler for him to start a business than for ordinary people, since he has no shortage of financial resources and connections.

When they arrived at the financial and commercial street, it was nearly two o'clock. There weren't many people on the road. It was the height of summer, with the midday sun blazing and even the breeze was hot.

The car stopped at the intersection, waiting for the green light. Ji Xuan looked at the familiar road, his heart sinking. He turned his head slightly and looked at the eye-catching building standing not far away.

The top is embossed with the words "Linqi Capital Venture Investment Group".

The place that used to be most familiar has now become the most distant.

To say that I felt nothing or no sadness would be a lie.

Especially the person inside.

Ji Xian stared for a few moments, and only when the green light came on and the car started moving did she silently look away, not glancing at it again.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Xiao Guxing naturally took in her expression and gaze. He pursed his lips, turned the steering wheel, and drove the car onto another road, leaving the Linqi Capital Building far behind.

The management team of Chengkong branch was all transferred back from Russia by him, and the company is currently recruiting.

When Xiao Guxing took her there, there was a group of people undergoing their second round of interviews.

When the interviewer saw him arrive, he quickly came out, thinking that Xiao Guxing was going to conduct the interviews in person. Before he could speak, Xiao Guxing raised his hand to interrupt him, saying, "You can continue. Don't worry about me. I just brought a friend to take a look."

The interviewer looked at Ji Xuan, nodded, and went inside.

Ji Xian looked at the formally dressed job applicants, who were holding their phones and listening to their spoken English with headphones on. A slight smile appeared on his lips. He couldn't help but think back to when he was applying to foreign companies or Linqi, he was just as nervous as they were.

"Let's go check out other places."

Xiao Guxing led the way, introducing things as they went.

(End of this chapter)