In the face of Xia Liang's straightforward rejection, Ying Mo Hua did not get angry, he just said with a low smile, "Mr. Xia is too self-effacing. However, I also blame me for being impatient, forget it this time, and wait... We have a chance to meet." The tone was very determined, as if everything was won.

Zhou Shuo listened attentively to Xia Liang's call. After the other party hung up the phone, he asked, "Brother Liang, this Ying Mohua... do you know him?"

"About ten years ago, I had a relationship." Xia Liang tried to recall, "I was still in college at that time, and took advantage of the summer vacation to go to my father's branch in the United States for an internship. Once I Dad was invited by friends to take me to their cocktail party, where I met Morton, who is now Ying Mohua."

"You... have a good time talking?" Zhou Shuo asked tentatively.

"Forget it. At that time, I didn't know his background and identity, because we were about the same age, we chatted a few words, and found that in some respects, the perception was relatively the same, plus he was the only one in the reception who brought a little bit of China. People of ancestry speak fluent Chinese, so they naturally feel closer.”

The more Zhou Shuo listened, the more unpleasant it became. No matter how hard he studies now, it is difficult for him to catch up with Xia Liang's level of consciousness, but Ying Mohua did it easily ten years ago, or in other words , he is a higher-level existence than Xia Liang, I am afraid that Zhou Shuo will be difficult to match in this life, let alone surpass it.

Although he was very uncomfortable, Zhou Shuo forced himself to continue asking, "Then...why didn't we keep in touch?"

"We originally exchanged contact information," Xia Liang's sentence made Zhou Shuo's heart instantly cool, but then a sentence dragged him back from hell, "But the night I got home, I deleted it. his contact information."

"why?"

"I said, I didn't know his background and identity at the time, he only told me his name, not even his surname, it must be reserved for me, I'm not stupid, except for exchanging my name , and did not reveal too much information. But because I was a little curious about him, when I got home that night, I checked his true identity online. "

Zhou Shuo was a little surprised: "Is he so famous at that time, can you find it online?"

"I originally just wanted to try my luck." Xia Liang said, "Because when I was talking with him, I found that the brooch on his suit was ruby-colored—as soon as I followed my father into the venue, I discovered that Some of the invited guests were presented with a ruby ​​brooch respectfully by the receptionist when they handed over their invitations. Their invitations were of a different color than ours, and they were treated very differently.

"So when I saw his brooch at the time, I vaguely guessed that his status might be a bit unusual, but I didn't expect that he would be the third in line to the Nelson family, and the support he received in the family. It's not to be underestimated. I realized that I might have provoked someone I shouldn't have provoked, and I immediately went to discuss it with my dad, who had the same thoughts as me, he was confirming that I had not disclosed my name and phone number. In addition, after not revealing too much information, I suggested that I change my mobile phone number and stop contacting him."

Zhou Shuo was a little confused: "But why, his background is so big, if you can climb up their family."

Xia Liang laughed: "I don't know if you've heard of it, but there is a saying that it's a good match in the cooperative business circle."

Zhou Shuo shook his head.

"It's like our family and the Song family," Xia Liang explained patiently, "Both of us are grandfathers who started from scratch and have accumulated family business for only three generations. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is considered a good foundation, but in those In the eyes of chaebols that can be traced back to more than a dozen or even dozens of generations, our new family businesses are weaker than ants."

Zhou Shuo suddenly said: "So we and the Song family are the right match in the so-called business circle."

"That's right," Xia Liang nodded. "Business circle cooperation should not only focus on foundation, but also on fate. Xia and Song worked together several times when they were grandfathers, and their friendship has always been good, so Even though Song Yan and Xiaolin's romance is controversial, there is still room for improvement.

"But just imagine, if one of the parties is a wealthy family like Nelson, then the status of the two cannot be equal, and there can be no cooperation and mutual benefit. Under this background, if two young lovers ignore If the elders object to insisting on being together, then it will only end in tragedy. Aside from marriage and love, the same is true for business cooperation. When my father asked me to cut off contact with Morton as soon as possible, he was afraid that the supporters behind Morton would be indiscriminate. Suspicion, thinking that this was an encounter with impure motives, and then being defensive or even hostile to us."

Zhou Shuo wondered, "There should be a lot of people in a big family like Nelson who want to depend on them, right?"

"It's quite a lot, but it depends on whether it's useful to them." Xia Liang smiled helplessly, "I said before, a family with a shallow background like ours, in their opinion, is not worth mentioning at all. There is no need to bother to solicit. If the other party doesn't like it, and we have to send it to the door wishful thinking, then there can only be two outcomes - one is to be regarded as a pawn, use it when you want to use it, and if you don't want to use it, just use it. Put it away; or, it will be regarded as cannon fodder and thrown away when it is used up. Although our Xia family has a shallow background, there are still some Chinese people who have the backbone, and there is no need to automatically send it to the door to suffer from this useless gas. "

Zhou Shuo asked again: "But what you said just now is to weigh the benefits and losses from the family's point of view, so what about you personally, since you and Morton talked so much, you cut off contact like this. Do you feel reluctant... ?"

Xia Liang glanced at Zhou Shuo with a funny look: "What's there to bear, there are many people like Xu and Wei Snake in a place like a cocktail party, even if they meet one or two people who can talk to each other, who knows what the other party is thinking. Yes, you can just take your heart out?

"What's more, after that reception, my vacation was over, and I just changed the phone that I bought temporarily in the United States, and there were only a few numbers stored in the card, which didn't affect me much. If Ying Mo Hua hadn't appeared this time, I would have almost forgotten what happened ten years ago."

Zhou Shuo listened to his whole body at ease, but he said, "You have completely forgotten him, but he still seems to be obsessed with you."

When Xia Liang mentioned it to him, he seemed to be a little concerned, and murmured: "I really didn't expect that he would go back to China to take over the matriarchal industry first. It seems...the struggle within their family over inheritance rights has gradually surfaced. water surface. What is the purpose of him finding me at this time and showing him so good to me? "

Zhou Shuo thought about it and volunteered, "Brother Liang, do you want me..."

Xia Liang waved his hand: "It's better to be cautious, and don't act rashly until you understand the other party's intention. In the next period, we will do nothing and wait and see."