Good times come to an end, and a week has passed.
Amid the villagers' anticipation, the family of three embarked on their return journey.
Gu Jia was anxious to return to Shanghai. During this period, she had sorted out a lot of information and had some ideas. She rolled up her sleeves and couldn't wait to get to work.
But Wang Yan wasn't in a hurry, and Xu Ziyan was even less so. Knowing they had another week to play, they were so happy they couldn't find Beidu. The family vote was two to one, and Gu Jia had no room to object.
Finally, we still stopped and walked and went to Ningbo and Zhoushan again, went out to sea for some fun, and saw Dongji Island, Putuo Mountain and so on.
After a big detour, I finally returned to Shanghai.
After returning home, the three of us rested for the day. We were all tired from playing outside, and when we got home, we just wanted to lie there and do nothing.
Even Xu Ziyan, who had been jumping all the way, lost his spirits.
This is normal. I spent more than 20 days on the road. I saw too much in a hurry and it was a bit hard to adapt when I got home.
Through this experience, Wang Yan also gained experience.
I was just wandering around like this to see something new, but by the end, I was getting a little tired.
You still have to live in the local area, experience it, and understand it in depth, so that you can have more than superficial experience and gains.
I slept comfortably in the big bed at home.
Xu Ziyan went to kindergarten happily to brag to others.
Gu Jia went to a dessert shop to hang out with the older ladies in the wives' circle. This time, she learned her lesson and wouldn't be so foolish as to think that she, Gu Jia, was someone important.
There was no need to look for Mrs. Li, and she still greeted them warmly.
The news that Gu Jia was with Wang Yan had been circulating among the wives recently. This was understandable, as several of their husbands had worked with Wang Yan and could have known about him by chatting with his staff. There were no secrets in this industry, and anyone who was willing to pry would know Wang Yan's level.
In the original drama, Gu Jia was so far behind them in rank, yet she was able to upgrade herself to a core position. Now that she's with Wang Yan, what else can she do?
Even Mrs. Li came over to apologize to her, saying that it was all her subordinates' fault and she had no idea.
This wasn't Mrs. Li giving in. To be honest, the Li family was the one that had the upper hand over Wang Yan. It was just a recognition of Gu Jia's advancement and a way to maintain their dignity.
Gu Jia also clearly felt the change in their attitude towards her, but she didn't know what was going on. It was only after asking Mrs. Yu, whom she knew well, that she found out the reason.
After figuring it out, she couldn't help but say to herself, "So I'm Mrs. Wang now."
This feeling was very strange. Before, she didn't have a strong background and looked down on them from the bottom of her heart, thinking that these old women were just so-so.
But now she was "Mrs. Wang," truly one of them. After all this time, she finally understood how good it felt. She no longer resented it, nor did she look down on it. It was just like that. After all, why stand when you can lie down?
What's more, as a vested interest, she might lose her original intention one day and do the same thing to disgust the next Gu Jia as she did to her.
After the gathering, she made an appointment with her good sister.
They have been in contact during this period, just sharing some delicious food and beautiful scenery to show off, and there is not much else to say. They are both very busy and have no time for nonsense.
It was that coffee shop again, and the three sisters reunited.
Seeing Gu Jia, Zhong Xiaoqin excitedly went forward and hugged her and acted coquettishly: "Gu Jia, I missed you so much, why did you come back just now?"
He explained the reason with a smile and expressed his longing for them.
After ordering some drinks, everyone sat down and started chatting and gossiping.
"I saw the photos you sent. The tea factory is so beautiful." Wang Manni said after taking a sip of coffee.
Zhong Xiaoqin nodded in agreement, she also thought that place was really nice.
"It's okay. I'll take you two there to play when I have the chance." Then Gu Jia told them about the situation there, and was satisfied with the envy and jealousy of the two.
The three sisters chatted for a long time about their itinerary.
It was mainly the two of them who asked, and Gu Jia answered casually.
This is normal, as they travel abroad from time to time, and most of the places they have visited in China are well-known and famous.
Wang Yan and his companions had visited many places that were not very famous but still had great scenery. Sometimes, even an unknown section of road or a mountain could be considered a rare and beautiful sight.
You never know when, where, what or who will suddenly amaze you, and this is also the greatest charm of traveling.
After finishing the conversation, Gu Jia asked the two of them, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about me anymore. How have you been lately?"
Then he looked at Zhong Xiaoqin and asked, "How are you and that Zhong Xiaoyang?"
When this was mentioned, Zhong Xiaoqin became conflicted: "Oh, it's still the same. I don't know what to do. When I'm with Zhong Xiaoyang, I think of Chen Yu, and when I'm with Chen Yu, I can't help but think of Zhong Xiaoyang. What do you think I should do?"
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Jia and Wang Manni with a look of help.
Gu Jia consoled him: "In that case, why not just enjoy being single for a while? Maybe you'll figure it out after a while."
Wang Manni also said, "That's right, Xiaoqin. When you have nothing to do, why not take good care of yourself? You are naturally beautiful, and taking care of yourself will only make you more beautiful. Who knows, there may be other handsome guys who will confess their love to you."
After saying that, he and Gu Jia burst into laughter, making Zhong Xiaoqin blush.
"Oh, you are laughing at me again and making fun of me." She also pushed Wang Manni next to her with her hand, showing her feminine attitude.
After laughing for a while, Gu Jia said, "Hey, Xiaoqin, speaking of Chen Yu, what's he doing? I haven't heard from Teacher Chen for a long time."
Wang Manni didn't say anything, she was not familiar with the place.
Speaking of Chen Yu, Zhong Xiaoqin's expression became somewhat interesting.
Seeing her like this, Gu Jia became excited: "What's wrong, Xiaoqin. What's that expression on your face?" Wang Manni next to her also had a gossipy expression on her face.
Looking at the two pairs of gossipy eyes, Zhong Xiaoqin said helplessly, "His luck has changed. He resigned from the TV station a while ago because..."
Zhong Xiaoqin recounted what had happened before.
After hearing this, Gu Jia and the other two were surprised.
Gu Jia knew Chen Yu well and knew that he was just lucky, so she was so surprised.
Wang Manni was surprised at Chen Yu's treatment. Although she looked down upon the 500,000 yuan after tax, she also knew that it was rare to earn that much.
Wang Manni asked curiously, "He's fine now, so what did that expression of yours just now mean?"
"Oh, you don't know. Ever since he changed his job, he has become busier and busier. Recently, he hasn't been home for three days at most." Zhong Xiaoqin explained.
Chen Yu started working the next day after his last job. He had to keep up with the company's acquisitions, and all kinds of legal and financial matters had to be investigated thoroughly, otherwise he would end up like Gu Jia.
Besides, he would be the boss of the company in the future, and he would be responsible for all matters. In order to live up to Mr. Wang's trust in him, Chen Yu was conscientious and responsible.
It was fine at the beginning when the company was acquired, but after the acquisition was completed and work officially started, Chen Yu felt the pressure.
This pressure, stemming entirely from Chen Yu's inability and low level of competence, felt like a mountain constantly weighing on him. He had no choice but to work day and night, learning as he went along.
He was busy with internal restructuring, staffing changes, news stories, and so on. He had no time to think about love and romance. He was lucky to have time to sleep.
Zhong Xiaoqin, needless to say, wished Chen Yu the best he could be. But what bothered her was that as Chen Yu became increasingly busy, she could clearly sense that his feelings for her were fading during their limited time together.
When they first divorced, she knew Chen Yu still wanted to be with her. Then, when Zhong Xiaoyang started pursuing her, the feeling of being praised by two men made her a little addicted.
Now Chen Yu is too busy to strangle her, and she starts to worry about everything.
Gu Jia thought, you've already divorced them, it's up to them to come back or not, what does it have to do with you? But she couldn't say it, so she asked, "Do you regret it?"
Hearing Gu Jia's words, Zhong Xiaoqin was troubled again: "It's not that I regret it, it's just... Oh, I don't know how to say it."
Seeing her like this, Gu Jia and Wang Manni expressed their understanding, saying that they just couldn't bear to part with Zhong Xiaoyang.
Wang Manni offered some symbolic advice: "That's what Gu Jia said. Why don't you just enjoy your single life and think it over carefully?"
Gu Jia didn't want to talk about it anymore, it was boring, so she asked Wang Manni, "How about you, how are you doing recently? Didn't you send me a message a few days ago saying that you wanted to be transferred to Hong Kong Island?"
Wang Manni got angry when she mentioned this: "Don't mention it. Liang Zhengxian changed the subject as soon as I mentioned going to Hong Kong Island."
"Two days ago I said I wanted to go back with him, but he didn't agree. He even left that afternoon without telling me. I don't know what happened."
Then he told me about what happened with Liang Zhengxian and asked, "Do you think he has something going on in Hong Kong Island? He just wants to have fun with me. Otherwise, why doesn't he take me back to meet his family?"
This is Wang Yan's fault. Zhao Jingyu is busy transferring assets and has no time to come and disgust her.
Gu Jia knew it from the beginning and didn't want to strangle her. Zhong Xiaoqin almost did it, and was still analyzing it for them.
Wang Yan went to work early in the morning.
After such a long time, there are a lot of things that need to be dealt with by him.
Wang Yan had always been aware of Chen Yu's situation. Although he was busy, he still enjoyed the feeling of daily progress. Let him play on his own for a while; Wang Yan hadn't had time to take care of him recently.
The action against the Liang family started a few days ago, which is why Liang Zhengxian returned in a hurry.
The Liang family owns a listed company. Wang Yan directly reported all kinds of negative information to the Hong Kong government and took away several senior executives of the company for investigation.
The market value of a general listed company is far higher than its actual value, and any disturbance will have a huge impact.
The stock market plummeted, and Wang Yan's men took the opportunity to manipulate the market, constantly raising and lowering the price to consume their funds.
Crucially, their family is also involved in real estate, with numerous projects in China. That's asset-heavy and cash-intensive. They were caught off guard and were left reeling.
There was no shortage of loans, of course. Banks were calling one after another, eager to inquire about their current situation and gently reminding them to repay their debts.
However, after so many years of cooperation, there is still some face left. The key is that although the Liang family was a little embarrassed in the first wave and suffered considerable losses, they finally held on. Therefore, there was no pressure to repay the loan. Otherwise, even if it was nine points, let alone three points, it would be embarrassing and various seizures would have been launched long ago.
Various scandals about the Liang family are circulating in the market. Regardless of whether they are true or not, they are quite weird.
No matter when, people can never get enough of this kind of gossip about wealthy families, and the excitement is simply out of control.
The Liang family has achieved what they have today. They are all elites and no one in the family is a fool.
It was obvious that someone was trying to frame them, but they couldn't find out who was behind it no matter how much they investigated.
Zhao Jingyu saw all of this.
She was no fool. It would take more than a day or two to clean up such a large enterprise. If Liang Zhengxian came back and found out that she had transferred so many assets, he would tear her apart.
They were already in a state of panic, and Liang Zhengxian was still in mainland China picking up girls, leaving no one to care about her. The best strategy was to flee, and the day before Liang Zhengxian was due to return, Zhao Jingyu bought a plane ticket and ran away. She decided to wait a year or two before returning, otherwise she wouldn't be at ease.
Liang Zhengxian rushed back in a hurry. He didn't explain clearly on the phone, but after listening carefully, he understood what was going on.
When his brothers and sisters saw him come back, they looked at each other and found their target.
The eldest brother asked first: "How dare you come back? Was this caused by you?"
Liang Zhengxian opened his mouth to defend himself.
The second brother chased after him: "If not you, then who could it be? You're the one picking up girls all over the world, who knows who you've messed with?"
The rest of his sisters and brothers also scolded him.
Even Mr. Liang became suspicious of him and looked at him with dangerous eyes.
Liang Zhengxian felt wronged. Am I as clueless as you guys? Don't I do some research before picking up girls?
He lost confidence after being told this: "Did I really offend someone?"
Then I started to think about who I had offended, and went through it from front to back, and from back to front.
He counted all the women he had played with and the men he had stepped on over the years.
Thinking about it, it was just that Wang Yan had a little conflict recently. But in his opinion, it was really nothing, so there was no need to kill him.
If you have any doubts, you must investigate. How can you feel at ease if you don’t find out the truth?
After much discussion, there was no solution. It seemed the only option was to force them to go back and prepare funds to withstand the next blow. Old Master Liang waved his hand and told them to get out.
Liang Zhengxian left the Liang family's old house in a panic and returned to his and Zhao Jingyu's home.
On the way, he was still thinking about venting his unhappiness, but when he returned home, there was no sign of Zhao Jingyu.
I didn't think much about it, thinking she was out doing something.
He immediately took out his cell phone and called Zhao Jingyu.
Liang Zhengxian had a bad feeling when he heard the voice saying, "Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off."
He hurriedly called his subordinates to find out what Zhao Jingyu had been doing recently and where the funds had gone.
"BOSS, it's like this, Miss Zhao..." the subordinate finished speaking.
Liang Zhengxian was distracted for a moment, and his cell phone fell to the floor with a bang.
The subordinate shouted twice, "BOSS? BOSS? Are you there?" Then he said something and hung up the phone.
He didn't know what had happened to Liang Zhengxian, but the recent affairs of the Liang family had spread all over Hong Kong Island, and he knew it clearly. As far as he knew, most of the rumors about Liang Zhengxian circulating in the market were true.
Based on years of experience, the chances of a comeback are slim; the boss is about to be finished. Furthermore, he's a complete capitalist and isn't friendly to them. He's busy looking for a replacement and has no time for the boss. Whatever happens, it's none of his business.
Liang Zhengxian sat on the floor, dejected. "Answer it! Answer it!" He used his shattered phone to contact Zhao Jingyu through various available methods. The result was inevitable: without exception, all calls fell into oblivion.
After being unable to get in touch with the person for a long time, Liang Zhengxian yelled "Ah" and angrily threw his phone against the opposite wall, smashing it to pieces.
Most of his wealth was taken away, and he was left with almost nothing. Coupled with the current situation of the Liang family, he was basically ruined.
This is also because Zhao Jingyu is not sure about Liang Zhengxian and dare not be too harsh, otherwise he will definitely have to sleep on the streets.
"Cousin name, stinky cousin name. Zhao Jingyu, don't let me catch you. Ah..." Liang Zhengxian barked helplessly.
Wang Yan knew all these things. After all, the old bastard was hiding behind the scenes and enjoying the sense of accomplishment of being the mastermind controlling everything.
It's just like criminal psychology, where criminals kill people and then go back to check the situation.
Things have just begun. Just as Zhao Jingyu thought, it will take some time to bring down such a large enterprise.
He will only pay attention to it for the next two days, and he doesn't need to worry about the rest. Just leave these things to his subordinates, and they can complete them well.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and that's true. The Liang family's businesses are primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China, and they're naturally prepared for a rainy day. Rich people tend to allocate assets in various ways. It's normal for the Liang family to transfer some assets and businesses overseas, but Wang Yan hasn't found many.
He also didn't care if they went abroad to continue their comfortable lives.
Buying property abroad relies on one's domestic foundation and influence. Having connections with foreign elites is a way to give them face.
And by then, without any roots in China, like rootless duckweed, would their family be able to live happily abroad? Impossible.
Do you really think that everything will be fine if you go abroad?
My former partners didn’t even look at them. They have no face, just insoles. Who are you trying to get involved with?
They have no influence, no connections, and with all kinds of ethnic issues, the locals don't care, and all kinds of things can drive them crazy.
