The reason she remembered this man so clearly was simple.
The last time Jin Xia had met Hu Junyi had been at her engagement ceremony with Lu Mingchuan.
He was very capable and worked at ESS, one of the world's leading trust funds!
Besides witnessing the happy union of Jin Xia and Lu Mingchuan, his more important reason for attending her engagement banquet had been to help her sign a prenuptial agreement.
She had never expected Hu Junyi to know Song Ming too!
Compared with his self ten years later, Hu Junyi at this point seemed even more wooden and stiff.
He wore a gray plaid shirt with a pair of terribly old-fashioned jeans. As he entered, he even pushed up the dark, black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Song Ming pushed the door open and came in, looking excited. "President Jin, this is the person I told you about on the phone, my good buddy, Hu Junyi!"
"P-President Jin..."
The instant Hu Junyi looked at Jin Xia, he froze, then a trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes.
Indeed, anyone would have found it hard not to be shocked to see Jin Xia in the Twin Towers.
She had only just started university, yet she had founded a company in an office building with annual rent in the millions while still in her teens.
Jin Xia returned to her desk and sat down, tapping the desktop with one hand. "Have a seat. Let me see your résumé."
She only said that to go through the motions.
In truth, Jin Xia could not have known Hu Junyi better!
In her previous life, he had scrutinized every clause in meticulous detail. Even with the Lu family's enormous fortune, he had ensured that if she divorced after marrying Lu Mingchuan, she would not walk away with a single cent!
And that was not all!
Even if she stayed married, she would receive only three hundred thousand a month for living expenses!
To outsiders, Jin Xia had led a glamorous life, marrying into a wealthy family. In reality, she had spent so long as a caged bird, meekly enduring everything just to secure a ticket into that wealthy family, and every step she took had been fraught with peril!
"President Jin?"
A sudden male voice interrupted Jin Xia's thoughts.
Hu Junyi nudged his résumé forward and asked doubtfully, "Are you... satisfied with it?"
Only then did Jin Xia come back to herself. She had not taken in a word of his résumé, but she still said casually, "Your educational qualifications are decent, but I have a question. Aren't you from Jinling? Why did you come here?"
Her question left both Hu Junyi and Song Ming stunned.
After the two exchanged a glance, Song Ming lowered his voice and explained, "Here's the thing. I bought him a ticket specifically so he could come here for the interview. Hu Junyi's family isn't well-off. We're online friends who met playing games."
Playing games? Online friends?
Hu Junyi scratched his head. "I... I..."
"Here's what we'll do. You'll have a three-month probationary period. If there are no problems during that time, you'll become a permanent employee. After that, your base salary will be twenty thousand, with the rest based on your performance reviews. During probation, your base salary will be eight thousand."
As Jin Xia laid out his compensation, she was still thinking it over.
When she had known Hu Junyi, he had already been a trust fund manager. Offering him this amount now was not too little, was it?
"Really?"
Hu Junyi stood up excitedly and reached to take Jin Xia's hand and shake it. "I really never imagined I'd find such a high-paying job! Song Ming, thank you so much! And President Jin, rest assured, I'll help you plan carefully for every bit of your wealth, and I'll check every account in the company thoroughly!"
Jin Xia tilted her head and glanced at Hu Junyi, suddenly finding it all rather absurd.
In her previous life, she had spent a huge sum on a Patek Philippe worth a million and pulled strings to get in touch with Hu Junyi, just to meet him and ask him to plead her case. At the very least...
The Lu family should not be so ruthless and unfeeling. Otherwise, how was her marriage any different from working a job?
After she married, she had not even owned the designer handbags Lu Mingchuan gave her! She only had the right to use them!
Yet Hu Junyi had refused to budge and had even told Lu Mingchuan's mother about the watch she had given him. Jin Xia had kept her composure on the spot, explaining that it had been an additional purchase required when she bought a luxury watch worth ten million, and she had given it to Hu Junyi because she thought it suited him.
Now...
The penniless Hu Junyi had somehow stumbled into becoming her employee.
Jin Xia calmly picked up her bag and stood. "Tonight, follow the plan you wrote and use this fifty million to buy Bitcoin in batches. Don't let anything go wrong."
"U-understood."
Song Ming followed Jin Xia out, his manner so conscientious that he looked like a little lackey.
Hu Junyi walked on Jin Xia's right as well. The two of them were like her left and right guardians!
Where Jin Xia could not see, Song Ming's hand trembled as he clutched the investment plan.
This was fifty million!
Even if Song Ming's family had not gone bankrupt, they could never have produced fifty million.
Jin Xia had casually invested fifty million, so what was her family's actual financial situation... It was impossible to estimate!
When they reached the elevators, Song Ming thoughtfully pressed the button for her. "Would you like me to call a car to take you?"
Jin Xia shook her head, inadvertently glancing at a message on her phone screen.
An He: "Xia, here's the thing. There's something I'd like to ask you about. Ever since your demolition compensation came through, I've frequently been receiving invitations from various major banks. A manager at Jianjun Bank said he'd like to meet you and discuss investments."
Jin Xia knew that An He was very principled and had a strong sense of boundaries. She generally would not interfere in her affairs lightly.
For her to suddenly say she wanted to arrange a meeting with a bank manager...
Jin Xia hesitated for a moment, then quickly typed a line on her phone. "I'm coming downstairs now."
As Jin Xia was about to step out of the elevator, Hu Junyi and Song Ming both gestured for her to go first.
It happened to be the end of the workday, and the employees leaving the elevators all looked at Jin Xia in surprise.
From their perspective, Jin Xia was merely a teenage girl whose face still held its youthful innocence, yet these two young men in suits and polished shoes treated her with the utmost respect?
"Which company's heiress is this?"
"Not ours, anyway! Our boss's son isn't this young."
"What's she here for? Is the heiress inspecting the company? Those two handsome guys look pretty scared of her. I wonder which company they're from."
Men and women gathered in clusters, all talking at once.
Since her rebirth, Jin Xia had possessed the "superpower" of ignoring such voices.
Someone followed Jin Xia to the outdoor parking lot and, from a distance, saw An He standing by a car in a business suit, opening the door for Jin Xia with great respect.
Jin Xia then calmly got into the car.
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