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"Song Xing!"

Shi Qingxiang looked at Song Zhengping approaching with a surprised expression, pretending to be genuine.

Song Zhengping also looked at Shi Qingxiang and smiled, "Director Shi."

"What a coincidence?"

As Shi Qingxiang spoke, he casually tucked his briefcase back under his arm and warmly greeted Song Xing, "Song Xing, are you here on business today?"

Song Zhengping shook his head. "What business could I possibly have? My child goes to school here, and I just came to check on her today. But what's Director Shi doing here? Do you have business to do?"

Shi Qingxiang nodded, "Yes, there is business, but it's not with Yang University of Science and Technology. It's with another company in Beilu District, which is nearby. We've already finalized the deal. I was just passing by and had nothing to do, so I suddenly felt like reminiscing about my university days and came in for a look. I didn't expect to run into Song Xing like that. Haha, what a coincidence, what a coincidence!"

Shi Qingxiang didn't give Song Zhengping a chance to continue asking questions. He directly changed the subject, looked at Jiang Zhuojie standing next to Song Zhengping, and said, "This must be your son, right? He is indeed a handsome young man, and he even looks somewhat like Song Xing. He looks very intelligent."

Song Zhengping chuckled, "Director Shi, you've misunderstood. My daughter studies here, and this is Jiang Zhuojie, who is like a nephew to me. I've watched him grow up since he was a child."

After saying that, he introduced him to Jiang Zhuojie: "Ah Jie, this uncle is Director Shi Qingxiang from the Construction Bank."

Jiang Zhuojie quickly greeted, "Hello, Director Shi."

"Hello, classmate."

After introducing the two, Song Zhengping continued, "My daughter is busy right now, so A-Jie is accompanying me to walk around the school."

Shi Qingxiang wasn't embarrassed at all at having mistaken someone for someone else; he just laughed it off and said, "Then it really was my mistake... By the way, what were you guys talking about just now?"

"They were talking about school. Ah-Jie said that Yang-Ke University recently held a campus top ten singers competition, and he has already made it to the finals. Many people think he will win the championship."

"That student Jiang is really amazing."

"Speaking of which, you also know A-Jie's father, Director Shi."

"Oh, who?"

"Old Chiang from Xinghua."

"So it was him! Haha, I still have a pretty good relationship with Old Jiang. Ah Jie can just call me Uncle, no need to be so formal with Director Shi."...

The two exchanged pleasantries, but it was all just small talk; each of them had their own agenda.

Shi Qingxiang thought, "Song Zhengping has been in the school for a while now, and he's been wandering around here with Lao Jiang's son without looking for Shen Kang. Could it be that Song Zhengping really just came to see his daughter today?"

No, no, that's not right.

Another possibility is that Song Zhengping's relationship with Shen Kang is somewhat delicate, making it inconvenient to approach him directly. He needs to find a pretext and an opportunity, which is why he hasn't gone to see Shen Kang since he came in, waiting for an opportunity.

Both are possible.

Song Zhengping thought that Shi Qingxiang's appearance at Yangke University today was exactly as he said: he came to do business nearby and happened to have some feelings while passing by, so he came in to relive university life.

That reason is too strange.

Compared to this reason, Song Zhengping was more inclined to believe that Shi Qingxiang had come to see Shen Kang today.

It seems Shi Qingxiang really values ​​Shen Kang, having come in person. What else about Shen Kang is there that he doesn't know? ...

While Shi Qingxiang and Song Zhengping were preoccupied with their own thoughts, Jiang Zhuojie stood aside, also having his own thoughts. He felt that compared to that boy, he still had a significant advantage in terms of family background.

Sure enough, just by strolling around the school, I ran into someone I called "uncle," who seemed to have a good relationship with my family. And this "uncle" also seemed to have a good relationship with Uncle Song.

This web of relationships forms a significant advantage for oneself.

Qin Zhen noticed the three people exchanging pleasantries, but since she didn't recognize any of them, she didn't pay much attention to it.

She strolled casually to the coffee shop and looked inside through the large glass window facing the street.

There are now two tables of customers in the coffee shop, but Shen Kang is nowhere to be seen.

"Did Zhu Jingdong lie to me?"

The thought instantly popped into Qin Zhen's mind.

However, she immediately thought of something else: Ouyang Yu had once told her that the owner of the coffee shop next door was Shen Kang's good friend, and that the coffee shop also had a private room that was not open to the public and could only be used by the coffee shop owner and Shen Kang.

Shen Kang is probably in that private room right now.

How can you even bump into someone like that? Just go up and pull the door open? That's too abrupt; is that even a chance encounter? ...

Qin Zhen was momentarily at a loss and began to ponder.

The crowd blocking the entrance to the coffee shop caught the attention of Guo Pinyan, who was at the counter doing the accounting, and she looked up.

His gaze first swept over Qin Zhen, who was leading the way, and he recognized her as the girl that Ouyang Yu, the technical supervisor of the milk tea shop next door, was pursuing.

Then his gaze moved across the crowd and landed on the people behind Qin Zhen.

Guo Pinyan doesn't know Shi Qingxiang, but she does know Song Zhengping. The last time Shen Kang and Song Zhengping had a small meeting, it was in this private room of his coffee shop.

"Why is this Bank Manager Song here at Yangko University of Science and Technology again today? And he just happened to be blocking the entrance to my coffee shop?"

Guo Pinyan was taken aback. After a moment's thought, she stood up and walked out from behind the counter.

After leaving the store, Guo Pinyan greeted Song Zhengping with a smile, "President Song, what a coincidence."

This also interrupted the small talk between Shi Qingxiang and Song Zhengping.

Song Zhengping still remembers Guo Pinyan.

When he saw Guo Pinyan come over to greet him, he was quite pleased: with Guo Pinyan there, he could have a more reasonable conversation with Shen Kang.

Just as he thought of this, Song Zhengping's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

No, he's not alone here now; Shi Qingxiang is right next to him! And on Shen Kang's list, Shi Qingxiang's China Construction Bank is now in competition with Yangcheng Bank.

"Hello, Manager Guo."

While Song Zhengping was racking his brains, he greeted Guo Pinyan.

Shi Qingxiang silently observed the situation, then interjected at the opportune moment: "Song Xing, who is this?"

Since Shi Qingxiang had already spoken, Song Zhengping could only introduce the two of them.

Guo Pinyan, and Qin Zhen who was still standing to the side, also knew the identities of the two.

After getting to know the department head, Guo Pinyan also greeted Jiang Zhuojie, "Hello, Jiang."

Jiang Zhuojie responded as well.

Now it was Song Zhengping's turn to be surprised. "You two know each other?"

"Yes, we're in the same class," Guo Pinyan said.

Jiang Zhuojie nodded as well.

He was indeed in the same class as Guo Pinyan, but they weren't very close, or rather, not close at all.

Guo Pinyan was a prominent figure in their class, standing at the top of the food chain. She was very popular, admired by the boys, and had a crush on many girls.

In contrast, Jiang Zhuojie is relatively low-key; he can't be called an unknown, but he doesn't have much fame either.

Jiang Zhuojie's initiative to participate in the Campus Top Ten Singers Competition suggests a desire for change.

"What a coincidence!"

Song Zhengping looked very happy, chuckling to himself.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with them, Guo Pinyan asked, "Song Xing, are you here to see Shen Kang today? Perfect timing, he's inside right now."

Song Zhengping quickly explained, "I came to the school to see my daughter today and just happened to be passing by. But since Shen Kang is here, it would be good to say hello."

He actually wanted to meet Shen Kang alone, without Shi Qingxiang.

But Guo Pinyan had already said it, and Shi Qingxiang was standing right next to him, so he had no choice but to go along with it.

Seeing Song Zhengping say this, Guo Pinyan said, "But Lao Shen is talking to someone right now, I'll go tell him."

Then I went to the private room to find Shen Kang.

……

When Guo Pinyan entered, Shen Kang had just finished speaking, and Deng Shicheng was pondering.

Shen Kang, Deng Shicheng, and Qian Ming'en were each doing their own thing: some were thinking, some were observing, and some were drinking coffee.

At that moment, Guo Pinyan knocked on the door and came in. "Old Shen, Song Zhengping is here. He's outside."

Shen Kang was taken aback. He put down the coffee he had been pretending to drink and turned to look at Guo Pinyan. "He's here?"

Guo Pinyan nodded. "Yes, they said they came to visit their daughter at school, and they just happened to be shopping in front of my shop. Oh, and there was also a director from the Construction Bank, named Shi Qingxiang, with him."

"And Shi Qingxiang?"

Shen Kang couldn't immediately figure out how the two of them had arranged to meet.

At this moment, Deng Shicheng also paused his thoughts and looked over.

Shen Kang met his gaze and smiled, "Director Deng, I have two friends here. I'll go out and greet them first." After a moment's thought, he added, "Why don't you introduce yourself to them, Director Deng? It's always good to have more friends, right?"

Deng Shicheng had just heard Guo Pinyan mention something about "the director of the Construction Bank," and his ears immediately perked up.

Hearing Shen Kang's invitation, he didn't refuse and stood up, saying, "Alright, thank you very much, Shen Kang."

"Hey, no need to thank me. You're welcome."

As Shen Kang spoke, he also stood up, naturally not forgetting Qian Ming'en, "Dean Qian, let's join them. These are all heavyweights. You are my project mentor, so please give me your support."

Qian Mingen then got up as well.

The three of them went outside together.

As soon as Shen Kang stepped out of the private room, he saw the group of people standing at the door.

Upon reaching the door, Shen Kang greeted Shi Qingxiang first: "Director Shi, it's been a long time. You look even more energetic than the last time I saw you."

Shi Qingxiang smiled and sensed something from Shen Kang's gesture of greeting him first: "President Shen, long time no see. You're even more handsome than last time."

After greeting Shi Qingxiang, Shen Kang looked at Song Zhengping and smiled, "President Song, it's been a long time. You look even more energetic, full of vitality."

Song Zhengping thought to himself, "You never change your lines, do you?" But he still put on a smile and said, "President Shen is getting more and more handsome."

If Shen Kang doesn't change the words, then he won't change the words either; he'll just copy Shi Qingxiang's directly.

After exchanging greetings, Shen Kang then introduced Shi Qingxiang, Song Zhengping, Deng Shicheng, and Qian Ming'en to each of them.

These people finally realized each other's identities and began to harbor their own thoughts.

Shi Qingxiang thought to himself, "Is this CEO Shen trying to stop keeping a low profile in 2009? Why is he starting to contact TV stations and prepare to appear on the news to boost his exposure? I thought that CEO Shen wanted to develop in a low-key manner. After all, aren't people with such an astonishingly mysterious family background usually very low-key?"

Song Zhengping thought to himself, "Good, good, this Shen Kang is indeed not simple. People from the TV station have come to his door to promote him. He has quite a wide network of connections."

Deng Shicheng was secretly alarmed.

He knew Shen Kang was no ordinary college student, but he never expected that Shen Kang would be able to get a director of a major bank and a branch manager of a local bank to visit him at the same time!

Based on what he currently knows about Shen Kang's actions, it shouldn't be that bad, right? ...

Qian Ming'en thought to himself, "Shen Kang is getting more and more audacious. Two branch managers from different banking systems have personally come to visit him. Good, good, good! The more trouble this kid causes, the more glory Yangke University will have. Of course, all within the bounds of compliance."

Jiang Zhuojie, standing to the side, stared blankly at the scene.

He had met Shen Kang before and knew that this was the boy.

He had previously thought that he had his own advantages and could compete with this guy.

But now, the two elders he should call "uncle" are chatting and laughing with this young man, calling him "President Shen" repeatedly...

Qin Zhen stood to the side, remaining silent from beginning to end, her heart pounding faster and faster.

She had never seen anything like this before.

A director at China Construction Bank, a branch manager at Yangcheng Bank, a director at Yangcheng TV Station, and a vice dean at Yangcheng University of Science and Technology.

Among these people, Shen Kang, the youngest college student, was actually the center of attention, chatting and laughing with everyone, who called him "President Shen" one after another.

She feels a little dizzy right now.

It's too dazzling.