Wenbei Su was also confused and said, “Hai City?”
“Don’t you know that Tongyu Technology was registered in Hai City?” I asked Wenbei.
“I know. Tongyu Technology is acquired from Hai City, but it’s said it would move to Yang City. I thought it has moved to Yang City, or I will tell you that it is in Hai City. But I’m not in charge of this. There are so many things in the group and so many subsidiary companies, I really do not know everything.” Wenbei said.
I knew Wenbei has to attend to numerous affairs every day and it’s true that he has no time to ask everything of the group.
“I don’t want to go to Hai City, but I have no way to back down and I have to go to Hai City.” I said and threw up my hands helplessly.
“If you really don’t want to go, then don’t go. I will arrange other work for you. There are so many posts in the group, and you don’t have to go to the tech company.” Wenbei said.
“No. Since I have promised, I will go. Second Brother, you don’t have to worry about me. Hai City is not a lair where I can’t go. If I don’t go to Hai City this time, I can’t stay here too. You know that.” I said.
“It doesn’t matter. I can transfer you to another post. I can manage that.” Wenbei said. He also didn’t want me to go back to Hai City.
“No, Second Brother. If I don’t go to Hai City this time, everyone will think I’m relying on your support and don’t obey the arrangement. Not only will I be under pressure by then, but so will you. Mr. Jiang is right. Nanhe Group has branches all over the country, and if every employee chooses where to work, the company will be in a mess. So it’s settled. I will go to Hai City tomorrow.” I said.
Wenbei sighed and said, “But can you really go there? You’ll meet a lot of people you know.”
“It’s okay, Second Brother. There is something that I have to face directly.” I said with a wry smile.
“Well, you go to Hai City first and I’ll try to get you back.” Wenbei said.
“Second Brother, you are such a smart person. You must know that there are people at the top of the group who don’t want me to stay in Yang City, so I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to come back. Don’t bother about me. It’s not bad to stay in Hai City. I don’t care about anything right now. I just want a chance to get my child back.” I said.
Wenbei sighed and said, “Well, if you have any trouble there, just let me know. I’ll try my best to help you.”
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I had mixed feelings when I stepped out of the airport.
Nothing in life is certain. After going round and round, I was back to Hai City. Past events have faded like a puff of smoke and a multitude of things came to my mind.
My assistant Lan Wang was very excited. “Several of my college classmates are from Hai City and now I can get together with them. Miss Yao, you also come from Hai City. You are happy to be back to your hometown, aren’t you?” She said.
I smiled and said, “Yes, I’m happy.”
“Where are the people send by the company to pick us up?” Lan said.
As she spoke, her phone rang. “Here come our men. They’re over there. Let’s go.” Lan said to me after answering the phone.
A Mercedes came to pick us up. After getting on the bus, Lan and the driver began to talk. I just listened without speaking.
Every road of Hai City is familiar to me, and the buildings that flash outside the window of the car are familiar to me. The sadness of change slowly spread in my heart.
What I didn’t expect was that our destination is a startup hub, where Lanhai Technology locates.
The scale of Tongyu technology is actually very large. I have never heard of such a company when I worked at Lanhai Technology. I don’t know if it moved here later, or if it expanded suddenly.
As soon as the car stopped, someone came out with a team to welcome us. The leader looked a bit familiar and when I came closer I was surprised. The person turns out to be my senior—Feng Shen in the University of Finance and Economics. He founded Lanhai Technology with Yan Chen.
Lan introduced with a smile, “This is the vice president of Tongyu Technology, Mr. Shen. And this is Miss Yao.”
Feng and I were very surprised and our eyes were full of questions. But we didn’t say anything in front of the staff. We just shook hands and said hello.
From the moment I saw Feng, I was more certain that it was a trap that I was arranged to Hai City. Feng and Yan founded Lanhai Technology together and then went their separate ways. There must be antagonisms between them.
Tongyu Technology, where I work now, must be competing with Lanhai Technology. In other words, I might be facing competition from people I used to work with. And the boss of those old colleagues is Leon Hua.
I thought it was bad enough that I had to come to Hai City to work. But it’s more complicated than I thought.
After saying a few words, I asked everyone to go back to work. And I told them that we would have dinner together this weekend.
My office has been arranged and it is very wide and bright. As the government provides rent assistance, every company in the startup hub has wide offices. Through the French window, I could see the advertising brand of Lanhai Technology not far away.
At that time someone knocked at the door. After I said please come in, Feng came in. I knew he would come for me and I wanted to see him too.
“Younger sister, you are my superior again. It seems that I am destined to be your subordinate. Fate is so tricky.” Feng said jokingly.
“Senior, I didn’t expect you to be here. It’s fate that brings us together. Are you all right?” I said with a smile.
“You know my situation. I lost my job when Lanhai Technology was bought by you. I like to gamble, and then I lost all the money I have. Then I learned from the painful experience and came out to look for a job. So here I am, the vice president of Tongyu Technology. I heard the headquarters sent a new CEO, but I didn’t expect it to be you. How small the world is!” Feng said.
“So where did the Tongyu Technology come from? Why haven’t I heard of it before?” I asked him. I thought he could answer the question.
“It was there before, but it was just a small company. It is me who help it to expand. I’m not taking all the credit. It’s a truth. I copied a lot of things from Lanhai Technology. Several core members of the technical team also come from Lanhai Technology.” Feng said.
“Although it is not as big as Lanhai Technology, I believe we can catch up with it soon and even surpass it. Younger sister, don’t think I am boasting. I’m not the horseman you saw at the beginning. I’ve learned a lot from the painful experience. I’m decided to do something big. I am a veteran of this industry, and when I calm down to work seriously, I can accomplish many things.” Feng added.
I absolutely believe what he said.
Feng is a top student of the University of Finance and Economics and one of the founders of Lanhai Technology. He just lost his way later. Now he is a prodigal son. I believe he can do soothing big.
But in this way, aren’t we really competing with Lanhai Technology? Am I really going to be a competitor of Leon?