The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 101: Jumping 15 Levels

The next day, early in the morning.

The morning light easily pierced through the sheer fabric, bathing the entire presidential suite in a golden glow.

Inside the spacious and luxurious bedroom, clothes were scattered on the floor, and a seductive scent filled the air.

"Buzz-"

"Buzz-"

The annoying phone vibrations kept ringing, finally making Gu Heng, who had been too lazy to pay attention to them, impatient.

With my eyes closed, I groped my way in the direction of the sound and finally found the phone that had been disturbing my sleep under my pillow.

In a daze, Gu Heng answered the phone.

The moment the call connected, a somewhat impatient voice came from the other end of the line.

"Loshvin!"

"How many times have I called you? Why did it take you so long to answer?!"

"Does Chairman Gu usually have to make this many calls before you answer?"

"I entrusted such an important client as Chairman Gu to you, and this is the kind of work attitude you have every day? Do you even know how much money Chairman Gu transferred to our bank this morning?!"

"One billion!"

"A whole billion!"

If Qian Zhengxing's voice was impatient at the beginning, then his voice at the end was extremely excited and agitated, with the volume also rising steadily.

This made Gu Heng's ears ring, and even brought out the old man's meme-like expression of looking at his phone on the subway.

Roshwin?
Qian Zhengxing?
One billion?
After Gu Heng's somewhat confused consciousness caught the above keywords, his consciousness gradually regained some clarity.

I rubbed my eyes and held the phone up to my face to take a look.

It turned out to be Luo Xiwen's phone.

Turning my head, I saw that Luo Xiwen was still sleeping soundly beside me.

'last night……'

'She was really exhausted.'

Gu Heng recalled the fierce battle last night, which was absolutely insane.

At 18, he underwent more than two months of continuous core strengthening training, followed by more than two months of abstinence, and also drank alcohol.

With all these buffs stacked up, even if you put a bed board in front of Gu Heng, he could still poke a hole in it.

Although it was Luo Xiwen's first time, at 27, she was already in her late twenties, and her desires and needs were naturally different from those of young girls.

When the two met, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire.

Finally, Gu Heng was inspired to write poetry and suddenly gained a profound understanding of the line from "Bring in the Wine": "Life is short, so seize the day and enjoy it to the fullest; don't let your golden spear be wasted on the moon."

They partied all night until sunrise before finally falling asleep.

Judging from the current time, the two of them have only slept for a little over three hours.

"Loshvin?"

"Are you listening to me?"

"Come to the office right now, bring the gift, and come with us to visit Chairman Gu. Then, we'll properly thank Chairman Gu for his trust and support of our bank!"

When Qian Zhengxing saw that Luo Xiwen had answered the phone but remained silent, he became even angrier, and his tone became sterner.

"cough……"

"Brother Qian, it's me."

"Xiwen accompanied me to a business dinner last night and went to bed very late. He's still not awake."

"As for visits and gifts, we're already so familiar with each other, I think we shouldn't bother with that."

Gu Heng coughed lightly; seeing that he had no choice but to speak, he knew he had to.

At the same time, while he was speaking, he casually picked up the phone that was lying on Luo Xiwen's side and opened the China Merchants Bank APP to take a look.

He looked at the account balance, which was in the tens of figures, and knew that this was the cash asset reward that his father, the "system father," had given him.

Compared to the instant transfer last time, this time there was a delay of one night.

Gu Heng could understand this.

After all, the difference between the two amounts is quite significant.

At that moment, as soon as Gu Heng's voice came through the phone, Qian Zhengxing on the other end of the line seemed to be silenced by a spell.

"Mr. Gu, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest."

"You and Xiwen should rest first, get some rest. I won't disturb you any longer."

Qian Zhengxing finished speaking at an extremely fast pace and then immediately hung up the phone.

Gu Heng listened to the busy tone on the phone without thinking much of it.

Put both phones into airplane mode, then use them to close the electric curtains.

“Gu Heng…”

"what happened?"

Losiwen was in a daze, his eyes still closed, and he seemed to be muttering in his sleep.

"fine."

"Go on to sleep."

Gu Heng turned over, his hands feeling warm and soft.

Luo Xiwen made some sounds, snuggled closer to Gu Heng, and after adjusting to a comfortable sleeping position, he fell asleep almost instantly again.

……

Just as Gu Heng and Luo Xiwen were embracing and falling asleep again, Qian Zhengxing, in his office, was staring at his phone, looking at each other with a puzzled expression.

After a long while, he opened his phone's contacts.

They found a phone number for someone named "Liu Sheng" and dialed it.

However, the call was hung up immediately after it was dialed.

Upon seeing this, Qian Zhengxing was slightly taken aback.

'Is there a meeting?'

Qian Zhengxing was suspicious. He opened his computer and checked the China Merchants Bank's senior management system, muttering to himself, "There's no meeting shown in the schedule?"

At the same time, Qian Zhengxing tried calling the other party again, but was immediately rejected.

"Hey?"

"What's up with this old guy?"

Just as Qian Zhengxing was somewhat confused, a phone call came back to him. He recognized the caller; it was Liu Sheng's secretary.

Qian Zhengxing answered the phone and asked directly, "Xiao Wu, is there anything important going on at your Liuhang branch? Why didn't you answer my calls?"

A male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Qian Xing, Liu Xing is perfectly fine right now, he's having tea in his office."

"Tea?"

Qian Zhengxing's brows furrowed immediately: "Then why isn't he answering my calls?!"

"Forehead……"

“Our Liu Xing said he was born with conjunctivitis and can’t stand seeing others smug. He asked me to call you and tell you…”

The man stammered for a long time before finally managing to say, "I told you... I told you to go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else..."

"Depend on!"

"That old bastard!"

"No wonder he became the branch manager of Zhonghai Bank!"

"He's fucking cunning!"

"Even if I called today to ask him something important, he'd still have to put up with it if I just wanted to show off. He usually shows off to me eight times a month, but now I can't even show off once?"

Upon learning the reason, Qian Zhengxing flew into a rage: "Make him answer the phone right now, or I'll fly to Zhonghai and beat him up!"

"Tsk tsk..."

"Old Qian, why are you arguing with Xiao Wu?"

"Rude, irritable, and lacking in depth."

Just as Qian Zhengxing finished venting his anger, the young male voice on the other end of the phone was replaced by a middle-aged male voice, whose tone was slightly teasing and contained a hint of laughter.

"roll roll roll!"

"If you call me again, I'll treat you the same way!"

"I also have conjunctivitis, and I can't stand seeing others showing off!"

Qian Zhengxing said somewhat angrily.

"What a coincidence!"

"My family has a traditional remedy for conjunctivitis!"

Liu Sheng's smile deepened as he spoke.

After a few lighthearted banter, he stopped the small talk and turned to Qian Zhengxing, asking, "You said you had something important to ask me? What is it?"

Liu Sheng and Qian Zhengxing were both branch managers, and also branch managers in the China Overseas region, so their sources of information were naturally extremely extensive and rapid.

Half an hour earlier, he had learned that the Jilin branch, managed by Qian Zhengxing, had suddenly received a current account transfer of up to 10 billion yuan.

Such a large transfer is something that might not happen even once a year, let alone in an economically underdeveloped province like Jilin, or even in a top-tier city like Shenzhen or Guangzhou.

Putting everything else aside, Qian Zhengxing's achievement of bringing in 10 billion yuan in savings for Jilin Province alone is enough to place him among the top performers in many provinces this year, laying a solid foundation for his next rotation. As brothers for decades, despite Liu Sheng's words, he was actually happier than anyone else.

"I'm asking you, what about a clerk with a rank of 10?"

"If you want to be promoted exceptionally, what is the highest level you can be promoted to in one go?"

To help Liu Sheng better understand what he meant, Qian Zhengxing even switched to Northeastern dialect: "It means raise it as high as you can, raise it as high as you can, raise it to the point of exhaustion."

"Theoretically, it can be raised to level 25 at most."

"That is, higher than the branch manager, but lower than the deputy branch manager."

After considering it for a moment, Liu Sheng added after answering, "However, this is only theoretically feasible; it's practically impossible. The head office would never approve it."

"Skipping 15 levels is something that needs to be reported to the board of directors for discussion."

Upon hearing Liu Sheng's words, Qian Zhengxing remained silent for a moment, then said quietly, "What if this person alone could secure 10 billion in deposits for our bank? Do you still think it's impossible?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng was immediately taken aback.

"no?"

Liu Sheng's tone was extremely shocked: "Don't tell me that the money that arrived in your branch today is not the result of your entire branch's previous operations, but the achievement of one person?"

"I'm not sure if it is or not."

"But even if it isn't, it has to be now."

Qian Zhengxing's words were a bit convoluted, but Liu Sheng still understood what he meant.

"Who is this person?"

Liu Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked casually.

"She is……"

Qian Zhengxing was about to answer instinctively, but he quickly realized what was happening, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes: "Liu Sheng, you old bastard, are you trying to trick me into talking?!"

Qian Zhengxing then realized that given the current relationship between Gu Heng and Luo Xiwen, if Liu Sheng were to find out about Luo Xiwen and offer him huge benefits in advance to poach him to Zhonghai, would Gu Heng still be able to keep his account in Jilin Province?
Then that old bastard Liu Sheng would have to dig them all up and take them to Zhonghai!

"curious!"

"Just out of curiosity!"

"Don't get so agitated!"

Liu Sheng coughed lightly twice. He had just been doing it out of habit. In the past, when he was the branch manager in the highly competitive Jiangsu Province, it was perfectly normal to be surrounded by wolves poaching people from each other.

"Curious my ass! I know you perfectly well!"

After Qian Zhengxing finished speaking, he said somewhat irritably, "Just analyze for me whether the head office will approve my proposal to promote her 15 levels directly to the position of branch department manager!"

"His position of real power is hard to say."

"If it's just a nominal position, don't worry, it'll be approved by the higher-ups."

Liu Sheng said confidently, "Don't the higher-ups know which is more important? If we really upset them, they'll switch to Pudong Development Bank or Industrial Bank in no time."

"A deposit-gathering performance of 10 billion yuan, let alone the branch department manager, even the branch vice president could grit their teeth and give it up. Just consider it as offering a mascot."

Upon hearing this, Qian Zhengxing felt that what he said made sense.

"Okay, I'll have someone submit the application to head office right now!"

Qian Zhengxing made the decision without further hesitation.

"Cough cough..."

"Old Qian, we're brothers."

"If that big shot ever comes to Zhonghai, could you introduce me to him?"

Liu Sheng said with a smile, "I promise I'll treat you well and make him feel the meticulous and thoughtful hospitality of China Merchants Bank!"

"Let's talk about it again, we'll see how it goes."

Qian Zhengxing didn't rule out any possibility. As one of the four super-first-tier cities, Zhonghai might have a super-rich person like Gu Heng visiting it at any time.

If Gu Heng needs anything in Zhonghai at that time, he might really have to trouble this old guy for help.

"Row."

Liu Sheng was already satisfied with Qian Zhengxing's reply.

Despite his seemingly glamorous position as the branch manager of China Overseas Bank, he may not be as successful as he appears.

In reality, there are too many financial scammers in China Overseas Land & Investment, and sometimes it's really hard to guard against them. You never know who might stab you in the back.

In comparison, those big shots with huge cash flows are still the most desirable.

After the two hung up the phone, Qian Zhengxing immediately instructed his subordinates to start processing the application, and at the same time contacted senior leaders at the head office to report the matter to them in advance.

……

It was late afternoon, around three o'clock.

On the bed, Luo Xiwen slowly opened her eyes, feeling a wave of exhaustion in both mind and body.

I have lower back pain, numbness in both legs, and especially noticeable swelling in my hips.

As her consciousness gradually returned to her brain, recalling the madness of the previous night, two blushes spread across her dignified and beautiful face.

Turning around, she found that Gu Heng had already woken up and was leaning against the headboard scrolling through Douyin.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Gu Heng was actually watching videos of women with suggestive content.

"Does it look good?"

Luo Xiwen pursed his lips and suddenly asked Gu Heng in a low voice.

"nice……"

Gu Heng responded subconsciously, but he quickly realized something and immediately coughed lightly, saying with a serious face, "I don't know why these borderline videos keep appearing on my phone lately. Douyin's recommendation algorithm is becoming more and more unreliable!"

"Oh……"

"So that's it."

Luo Xiwen shifted his body upwards, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin: "I've heard that in this situation, you should long-press the video and then click 'not interested.' After doing this a few times, it should correct the recommendation mechanism of your Douyin account."

"So it can still be like this."

Gu Heng nodded in a perfunctory manner, then quietly locked his phone.

joke!

This is a top-tier item that I've painstakingly cultivated using countless days' worth of liquid!
Seeing Gu Heng's expression, Luo Xiwen couldn't help but chuckle slightly.

After last night, their relationship has undergone a complete transformation.

Although she was much older than Gu Heng, Gu Heng's mature and steady demeanor made it perfectly natural for her to act coquettishly towards him.

"While you were sleeping, Bank Manager Qian called you."

Gu Heng changed the subject at the right moment, saying, "You were sleeping soundly at the time, so I answered the call for you."

"what?"

"Did you answer the phone with Bank Manager Qian?"

Luo Xiwen was slightly taken aback, then looked somewhat embarrassed: "Then... then does that mean that Director Qian already knows about our relationship?"

"There are some things he just needs to know."

Gu Heng gently stroked Luo Xiwen's hair: "Letting him know about our relationship will only benefit you, not harm you."

"Should I call Manager Qian back?"

"I'm asking you tentatively," said Loshvin.

"No need, he'll be here soon."

Gu Heng shook his head: "It's perfect that we haven't eaten all day. Let's have a bite at the Chinese restaurant attached to the Junlan Hotel later."

"what?"

"Then I'll hurry up and get ready."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiwen immediately became nervous and started to get up from the ground.

"What are you packing?"

"No need for makeup, a shower is enough."

"We'll be back after we finish eating."

Gu Heng said this to Luo Xiwen.

"return?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiwen's eyes suddenly lit up slightly: "Aren't you going home tonight?"

"Do you want me to leave?"

Holding justice in his hands, Gu Heng deliberately whispered in Luo Xiwen's ear.

"Of course not."

Luo Xiwen couldn't help but tremble slightly as he answered truthfully.

"Then I won't leave."

"I won't leave today, I won't leave tomorrow, and I won't leave the day after tomorrow."

Gu Heng turned his head slightly and gently kissed Luo Xiwen near his temple and ear: "You're not allowed to leave either."

How could one night be enough after more than two months of abstinence?

That would inevitably require working day and night to achieve a truly satisfying result.

"Good~"

(End of this chapter)