The group went quiet again.
Apart from someone checking in with inspirational quotes every day, there was no other activity.
Gao Hui never showed up again. Wang Xiaoliang watched the group for a few days, then stopped bothering with it.
Another group, however, grew lively.
Fang Dongxu had created it and added both Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin. He posted a digital invitation: his Jiangcheng Dongxu Financial Company was opening, and he invited his old classmates to do him the honor of attending, with a thank-you banquet afterward.
Li Xiaoman replied instantly: Congratulations, congratulations! Your business keeps growing. I'll definitely be there.
Xiao Weijin followed right behind: Congratulations! Wouldn't miss it.
Several others followed with much the same thing.
Wang Xiaoliang said nothing in the group, sending Fang Dongxu a private message instead: I've got a lot on my hands lately and can't get away, so I won't be able to attend. Hope you understand.
Fang Dongxu looked at his phone. He had expected it, but he was still a little disappointed.
A while later, Li Xiude's message appeared: Congratulations. An old classmate deserves my support.
Fang Dongxu brightened again. Having Li Xiude there counted as having someone important attend.
Most people replied, with a few saying they had things to do and couldn't come.
The group gradually went quiet.
Fang Dongxu had chosen offices in a mixed-use commercial building, with a bustling shopping mall and food court downstairs and offices upstairs.
There were plenty of companies here, with financial companies clustered together too.
He rented three adjoining units in one go. The large open-plan space was filled with workstations for the sales team. The smaller one beside it housed the bookkeeping department, and the smallest, innermost unit was his own office.
He transferred two people over from Fucheng. One