Rekindle 2003

Chapter 1099 It’s not over yet, right?
Guo Ruixi was left speechless by this sentence. Her face flushed with embarrassment and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

She remembered that she had indeed thought that.

At that time, she always wanted to break the tradition and become an independent modern woman.

However, reality is always unexpected.

Unconsciously, she began to do things for Liu Jianhong that she had once vowed not to do.

And, damn it, of course Qin Manyan and Tang Qianying don’t need to wash the youngest child’s socks, there are plenty of people to wash them!

Seeing Guo Ruixi's deflated look, the sisters laughed even more happily.

They started to tease Guo Ruixi, saying that she had finally become a "housewife".

Although Guo Ruixi felt a little embarrassed by their laughter, she was not angry in her heart.

Haha, these little bitches are just jealous!
The girls' laughter and playfulness echoed in the restaurant.

The boys were not much better. Their laughter and discussions formed a unique landscape in the restaurant.

They get together and talk about everything from the latest football matches to the latest digital products.

Friendship between boys is always so simple and direct.

When it comes to the relationship between father and son, there is no need for too much small talk, you can get straight to the point.

"Did you watch the Premier League last night? The match between Arsenal and Wolves was so exciting!" Zuo Wangdao excitedly slapped the table, attracting everyone's attention.

"Yes, an uninjured Bergkamp and Henry are invincible!" echoed Huang Yingbin, who is a die-hard football fan and knows football matches inside out.

Wu Yihang sneered, "Haha! Invincible? Where do you put my Real Madrid Galacticos?"

"Come to this place where people are stupid and have a lot of money." Jiang Xudong, the third Huluwawa, said leisurely next to him.

Barcelona fans naturally can't stand Real Madrid's arrogance.

"As for football, I still prefer the passion of the NBA. Did you watch the Christmas game between the Rockets and the Lakers two days ago?
Yao and Shaq's duel is no less deadly than O'Neal's.

"I still like Kobe's dunk in the third quarter. It's a perfect example of violent aesthetics!"

"It was beautiful, but we still lost. 87:99, the Rockets won."

"That was when the OK combination was like strangers. If the chemistry between the two was still there, the Rockets would definitely be swept."

Gou Dan was fiddling with his new phone and said disdainfully,
"You guys only know how to watch the game. Look at this latest Sansang, this is what we call technological advancement."

Liu Jianhong, the eldest child of Huluwa, smiled and patted Gou Dan's shoulder.

"Technological progress is good, but the team spirit and competitive passion of football and basketball cannot be replaced by any technological products."

Everyone spoke their own words, but everyone could chime in. The topics were scattered, but the atmosphere was harmonious.

Wu Jun sat in the crowd, looked around, and said with emotion: "Look at this scene, it's just like a class reunion."

Peng Changxu had just sat down. When he heard this, he smiled and continued, "That's right. There are 1100 people attending the meeting at the main venue today. There are 128 students from our Shishi Middle School and Fudan University."

When Zhou Kun heard this number, he couldn't help but gasp: "This ratio is too high! How can we... be so worthy!"

His words caused the surrounding chatter to gradually quiet down, and soon there was silence.

They all knew that a lot of students came today.

But when the numbers became concrete, they were still shocked.

Zhuo Lang, the fifth child of Huluwa, raised his eyebrows, "What's the big deal, you are the future of Yanhuang Group.

Don’t look down on yourself and think that you are still a student and don’t deserve to sit here. The youngest one treats you like a treasure.”

Mark, the fourth child of Huluwa, smiled and comforted everyone: "Because we are all the youngest members, this is the treatment we should enjoy."

The third child, Jiang Xudong, said nonchalantly, "Hey! Don't overthink it, guys. You know the youngest's situation. He can only count on us."

The snoring kids were talking to each other, and everyone listened and thought about it.

I am being pretentious.

This kind of thing is something that both parties agree on. Qing Yun is willing to give them a chance, naturally because he hopes that they can help him in the future. It's a fair thing.

Zhou Kun smiled bitterly, "My fault, my fault. I'm too vulgar."

At the girls' table over there, Zhou Li looked around the restaurant and suddenly asked in surprise, "Hey! Why don't I see the boss ladies?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in her words, and everyone knew that she was referring to Qin Manyan, Tang Qianying, and Chen Yue.

The word "we" was very spiritual, and the girls at the table couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Guan Xiaohe chuckled, and then said mysteriously: "It's in the villa in the middle. I heard they are holding a family meeting."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girls laughed even more happily.

Holding a family meeting in the villa early in the morning?

What family meeting?
Play Tetris!
Li Yali, who had been silent the whole time, felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. Her face was gloomy. She poked the plate with her fork and said impatiently, "Don't discuss things that shouldn't be discussed."

The girls at the table who were originally making noises shut up in embarrassment.

Her words instantly froze the originally relaxed atmosphere.

The girls looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

As soon as Li Yali said this, she regretted it in her heart and quickly added: "There are so many people talking, it's not good if others hear it."

She herself realized her gaffe and she didn't mean to spoil everyone's fun.

Just thinking of certain scenes makes me feel very uncomfortable, as if a bottle of five flavors has been overturned, with all kinds of emotions intertwined.

She knew that her slip of the tongue was not just because she was unhappy with those irresponsible jokes, but the deeper reason was that she had always kept that emotion in her heart.

She sighed quietly in her heart. Those jokes about family meetings were like a thorn to her, piercing her softest spot.

She has been silently following Qing Yun, from every basketball game in middle school to every wonderful speech he made in class.

She remembered his smile, his voice, and even the look in his eyes every time he looked at her.

She has always had a crush on Qingyun.

But it was too late. In high school, Qing Yun only had eyes for Qin Manyan.

She watched them grow from their youth in high school to where they are now, and she felt both blessings and unspeakable sadness in her heart.

She told herself that she should be happy for them because they were so well matched and so happy.

However, whenever it was late at night and she was alone, she could never hide the loss in her heart.

Especially what Qingyun said to her on that first snowy night some time ago:

"If Zhaojun wants to go out of the frontier, I will escort her all the way. If Zhaojun doesn't want to, I will build a city for her. I will take care of everything, and no one can force her!"

This one sentence broke down her defenses once again.

At this time, he had several close female friends around him.

In fact, she also positioned herself in the role of a confidante.

But listening to Guan Xiaohe talking about a family meeting made her feel very uncomfortable.

She knew that her reaction was a bit extreme and she didn't control her emotions.

What she wanted to protect was not only Qing Yun's image, but also the fragile emotions in her heart.

She silently told herself that this was a secret love, a personal chaos, and a secret that did not need to be known by anyone.

Li Zhaojun took a deep breath and tried hard to put a smile on her face, although there was a hint of bitterness hidden behind that smile.

She sighed quietly in her heart. Now that things had come to this, what was there to say? It was just a secret love in the first place.

Guo Ruixi glanced at her, then smiled and lowered her voice, "Yali is right, we were a little loud just now."

Guan Xiaohe, who was originally feeling a little embarrassed, stuck out her tongue and smiled apologetically at Li Yali.

Well, she did speak a little louder just now.

After all, students like them are actually a minority in this restaurant.

But judging from the atmosphere of the scene, because of the noise, it seems to have become the protagonist of the restaurant.

Everyone noticed this and looked around, and indeed, there were quite a few people looking at them.

Li Yali went down the stairs. She took a deep breath and began to ease the atmosphere. She lowered her voice and said softly, "The youngest is only 18 years old after all. It's not easy for him. We are all his classmates. We are sitting here because of this status. We have to be careful."

The girls nodded to show their understanding.

They knew that Li Yali was always honest and rigorous, and they also understood that her concerns were not unfounded.

After all, in this occasion, any inappropriate remarks may be magnified and interpreted.

"Let's change the subject. For example, what are your expectations for this annual meeting?"

Li Yali tried to change the subject. Although her voice was soft, it carried an unquestionable determination.

She knew that she needed to take control of the situation and her own emotions.

"A lottery, of course!"

Seeing this, the girls also cooperated and changed the topic. They began to discuss the program arrangements for the annual meeting, possible lucky draws, and the future development direction of the Yanhuang Group.

When Li Yali saw that no one was paying attention to her, she loosened her toes.

Although she was participating in the discussion, her mind had already flown away to the boy whom she could never reach.

Guo Ruixi, who was secretly observing her expression, raised his eyebrows and then sighed in his heart.

This youngest...

It’s not over, right?
……

Sitting in the luxurious conference hall of the Jinniu Hotel, Li Yali looked around.

After all, it was the venue for official meetings. The solemn atmosphere from inside to outside made her feel a little nervous as she was stepping into such an occasion for the first time.

The decoration of the venue is elegant and grand. The huge crystal chandelier casts bright light, illuminating every serious face.

Emmm...

Li Zhaojun smiled a little sinisterly in her heart and immediately she was no longer nervous.

Because she found that although the classmates were chatting and laughing and behaved relaxed in the restaurant, once they entered this formal social scene, most of them showed uncomfortable looks on their faces.

What made her laugh was that they all sat upright, as if they were back in their student days, facing strict teachers and important exams.

Well, this student days was still the elementary school days.

The students’ sitting posture was more like that of elementary school students, with their hands placed neatly on the table, their backs straight, and a hint of nervousness and expectation in their eyes. The only thing missing was a red scarf tied around their necks.

These college students who are about to enter the society, although full of confidence on campus, still appear a little immature and restrained in such formal business occasions.

Only a few people seemed quite normal, such as the Huluwas and Qingyun's three roommates at Fudan. They seemed to be used to such occasions, sitting naturally and looking calm.

But Li Yali keenly observed that even so, some of Qing Yun's three roommates still found it difficult to completely conceal their inner nervousness.

There was one fat boy in particular. His expression was very relaxed, but his legs kept shaking under the table. This small movement obviously revealed his inner uneasiness.

I heard his name was Kong Ziqian in the restaurant before.

Liu Jianhong even took this little fat boy to meet some Mr. Zhu.

Li Yali herself also felt a little nervous, but she tried to stay calm.

She knew that this was an important step for them from campus to society, and everyone was trying to adapt to this new role.

She took a deep breath and adjusted her sitting posture to make herself look more calm.

She didn't want to lose her composure at this important moment.

Especially in front of the young man standing beside the podium at this moment.

Li Zhaojun tried hard not to let her eyes linger on him.

She found that Qin Manyan and others in the front row were also moving their eyes around the venue, sometimes smiling and sometimes nodding in greeting.

We have been best friends for many years, so we know each other well.

She was not familiar with the other three, but she was very familiar with the three daughters of Qin Manyan.

Obviously, whether it is the empress, Lady Qianying, or the now famous Mr. Chen, the smile in their eyes at this moment is not so kind and pure.

It was more like the lionesses in the territorial lion group, who were quietly looking at the young lioness who appeared in the venue.

Identify risks one by one.

In fact, Li Yali knew very well that if she was not their best friend, she would probably be the first one to be targeted.

Because, among the other three girls, the one with the coldest face, the legendary girl from the Su family, would occasionally linger around her with her lively little deer eyes.

Li Yali knew very well that it was not Su Caiwei who discovered something, but...

There's nothing I can do. It seems that there's no one sitting in the audience who's better looking than me.

Li Zhaojun, who was born with natural beauty, also felt very distressed.

She could only move her eyes around the venue and avoid looking at the girl from the Su family.

If you can't afford to provoke them, can you afford to hide from them?
She had successfully hidden Qin Manyan, the extremely powerful and beautiful lady, for three years, let alone a girl from the Su family whose identity was questionable.

At this moment, Teacher Xiao Su's beautiful eyes were like a fire control radar, directly locking onto Li Yali in the front row on the right side of the rostrum.

Looking at Li Yali's face, which was as full of classical beauty as hers, Su Daji felt a little doubtful.

She knew very well that all the people sitting here were students, and this girl was not from Fudan University. She must be Qingyun's middle school classmate, and she was sitting in the front row, so they must be very good friends.

To be honest, the girl in front of me with a pair of lychee eyes is definitely as beautiful and graceful as Tang Qianying, and is even better than Chen Yue.

So the question is, considering the character of such a little brat, how could he not accept such a girl?

Was it that the little brat was blind and his aesthetic taste suddenly dropped, or was it that Qin Manyan was too capable at the beginning, or was it that the girl didn't like the little brat at the beginning?

Teacher Xiao Su thinks that none of this is important and is all in the past tense.

It is important to ensure present and future tense!
Li Yali, who was avoiding Su Caiwei's gaze, still noticed some details.

Every corner of the venue was decorated very elegantly, from the delicate floral arrangements to the exquisite chairs, every detail revealed the importance that Yanhuang Group attached to this annual meeting.

Moreover, the seating arrangement was very interesting. The group of students they were in seemed to be a square formation.

They are separate columns, not concentrated in the last few rows.

This arrangement filled Li Yali with doubts.

Putting aside the few snoring kids, that's a favor.

Logically speaking, these students are not official employees of the Yanhuang Group, and attending such a meeting is already a great honor for them.

But isn't it a bit too much to arrange them in a separate row as the youngest one does, allowing some of them to even be among the first few rows?
How can they stand shoulder to shoulder with the company's senior executives and important middle-level managers?
Li Yali could even clearly feel that many people in the venue looked at them, the student soldiers, with strange eyes.

It's not that there is no goodwill at all, but more of a sense of surprise.

As time passed, the conference hall of Jinniu Hotel gradually became quiet.

Li Yali noticed that as the annual meeting approached, the students' tension seemed to reach its peak.

They were no longer the relaxed selves they had been in the restaurant, but were instead infected by the atmosphere of this formal occasion and became stiff and formal.

The strange thing was that for some reason, she wasn't nervous at all.

Before Li Yali could think about anything, the 9 o'clock bell rang on time and the annual meeting officially began.

But unlike what she expected, the annual meeting did not open with a grand narrative by the company's leaders summarizing last year's achievements and planning next year's goals, but went straight into the business analysis meeting.

Li Yali's parents are both leaders of state-owned enterprises, and she is no stranger to the procedures of corporate meetings.

Generally speaking, business analysis meetings are core meetings within a company, involving sensitive information such as the company's financial status, market analysis, and competitor analysis, which should be kept confidential.

She had never thought that the Yanhuang Group would open such a meeting to the public, especially to students like them who have not yet entered society.

At this moment, the big screen in the center of the venue suddenly lit up.

It was displaying real-time images from branch venues across the country. Employees at each branch venue were concentrating on watching the developments at the main venue. This scene shocked her.

This made her even more surprised.

This annual business analysis meeting was actually broadcast live to the whole country via a video conferencing system!
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(End of this chapter)