In the blink of an eye, Saturday arrived.
"I won't be going to the Consulting Company with you today. I have some other things to take care of."
After finishing his usual morning workout and heading out, Xia Xu walked with Little White Flower for a while before speaking.
"Oh."
Tang Youxin obediently nodded with an "Oh," then headed to the Consulting Company on her own.
Xia Xu hailed a taxi instead and took A Tuo to the Tianhai Building.
Chen Leyao had already rented a conference room in the Tianhai Building and was waiting there. Today was the day they had arranged to sign the contract with Zhonghai Investment.
With his pockets empty, Xia Xu took this very seriously. Although it was still well before the agreed time of nine o'clock, he headed straight for the Tianhai Building after parting with Little White Flower.
"Sister Le Yao, I'm here. Which conference room did you rent? Let me know... No need to come get me. There's no need for all that formality. I can come up myself..."
At the foot of the Tianhai Building, Xia Xu called Chen Leyao to confirm the exact floor, then hung up and entered the elevator.
"Sorry, sorry. Please wait a moment. My wife just twisted her ankle, so she's walking slowly."
A balding middle-aged man dressed like a successful businessman hurried forward a few steps to stop the elevator doors from closing, apologizing to the people inside.
In fact, Xia Xu was the only person in the elevator. The balding man simply hadn't been able to see inside because the doors were almost shut, and had offered a polite apology after putting out his hand to stop them.
Xia Xu wasn't in any particular hurry, so he didn't mind. Instead, he reached out and