It seems there's some kind of inexplicable fate involved.
However, she ignored it and allowed her indifference to suppress those complicated emotions and feelings.
She ultimately chose to listen to Zhou Yi'an's opinion and kept the few that Zhou Yi'an preferred.
After handing the list to HR, Xu Qingzhu sat there packing her things.
Zhou Yi'an suddenly said, "You're quite surprising to me."
"What?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
“I thought you would choose that person,” Zhou Yi’an said. “I never listen to the opinions of people I dislike.”
“That’s you,” Xu Qingzhu said. “For me, I will listen to the opinions of anyone who gives me serious advice, especially since I took the initiative to ask you.”
She paused after she finished speaking, then looked at Zhou Yi'an and said, "I don't dislike you, although I know you have a role in Huayue International's affairs."
Zhou Yi'an's expression changed slightly, then she chuckled and said, "Well, you're quite good at enduring things."
“It’s not that I can tolerate it,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’ve already tricked you, so we’re even.”
Zhou Yi'an then remembered that Liang Shi and Xu Qingzhu had conspired to trick her at the Liang family banquet.
Liang Shi was quite eccentric at the time.
However... it lacked the energy she liked.
Actually, even if you asked Zhou Yi'an, she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
But it just feels different.
"I have strong likes and dislikes." Zhou Yi'an's voice was lazy, with a touch of nonchalant casualness. "If it were me, I would take revenge relentlessly."
“Revenge won’t make my life any better. I have more important things to do than revenge,” Xu Qingzhu said. “If you’re going to introduce yourself, I don’t think it’s necessary. I just need to know about your work abilities. I have a meeting in a bit, so I have to go. What about you?”
"Aren't you going to ask me what I want to order?" Zhou Yi'an glanced at the doorway. "Like Su Meiqi."
“There’s nothing to ask,” Xu Qingzhu said. “I’m the one who decided to keep him, and I’ll take responsibility for the consequences. It’s mainly because I feel…”
She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I feel quite connected to her, after all, her aunt almost became my aunt-in-law. What do you think?"
Zhou Yi'an paused slightly.
They're all smart people; what don't they understand?
Zhou Yi'an smiled, put the pen in her pocket, and shrugged indifferently, "It's quite a coincidence."
After that, they remained silent.
Xu Qingzhu remained the same as usual during the subsequent meeting, and the incident seemed to have no effect on her whatsoever.
On the contrary, Zhou Yi'an was distracted once during the meeting.
Su Meiqi sent her many messages.
[Sister An'an, would you like some milk tea?]
I'll order you some milk tea, but please don't talk bad about me in front of Sister Xu, okay?
[Sister An'an, so pitiful QAQ.jpg]
[...]
Zhou Yi'an was daydreaming during the meeting and replied to her: "Do you know something?"
Su Meiqi: [Stunned.jpg, what do I know?]
Zhou Yi'an: [How did you come to know Xu Qingzhu?]
Su Meiqi: [Last time I helped her catch a robber, and we even went up Yunfeng Mountain together.]
Zhou Yi'an: [So why did you mention Teacher Su today?]
Su Meiqi: [...I just wanted to remind you not to betray your master and ancestors.]
Zhou Yi'an: [...]
Su Meiqi: [I mainly wanted to tell you, don't bully your teacher's niece, sob sob. It's not easy for kids to find reliable jobs. I've already declared I'll have to support myself. My little ones are starving to death because I can't afford to feed them.]
Zhou Yi'an guessed that they were those minor characters in her game.
Seeing her constantly crying on the screen, Zhou Yi'an transferred 20,000 yuan to her.
Su Meiqi: 【!】
Su Meiqi: [Oh my god! Does such a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy really exist in this world?]
Su Meiqi: [When you come over for dinner tonight, I'll have Sheng Yu dance for you!]
Zhou Yi'an: [...]
Su Meiqi, who felt no remorse for selling her little cousin, accepted Zhou Yi'an's transfer and sent five or six kneeling thank-you emojis.
Zhou Yi'an stared at the screen, lost in thought.
Su Meiqi doesn't know?
But that seems normal.
Su Zhe, Su Meiqi's father, has not publicly disclosed Su Yao's whereabouts over the years. Su Yao had been living abroad and would only be brought back to China for a period of time when her condition stabilized.
They were only truly brought back to China in the last two years.
Su Yao's mental state was not completely stable either, and it only improved slightly after she gave birth to Sheng Yu.
Even abroad, she was always called Sheng Yu. After returning to China, just in case, she was given a new name, Su Yu.
This is the name I used when I went to kindergarten.
It seems that Su Yao has disappeared from people's sight for a long time.
But in fact, her works continue to emerge, and her talent in design is truly unparalleled.
Without her designs, Haivi Jewelry could not have grown into an industry leader in just twenty years.
Zhou Yi'an met Su Yao while studying abroad. At that time, she was quite confused after being sent abroad for high school.
I met Su Yao while strolling around the streets. She could only see with one eye, often wore sunglasses, wandered around on the road covered with fallen leaves, and sat on a bench in a daze for an entire afternoon.
Later, Zhou Yi'an sat there and painted her portrait.
After seeing this, Su Yao said, "Let me teach you to draw something else."
She thought the woman was crazy.
Although it was later discovered that the woman was indeed ill.
But during those boring and confusing days, Su Yao taught her a lot of things, which led her to apply for design in college.
Without Su Yao, there would be no Zhou Yi'an as we know her today.
Zhou Yi'an thought she was just an ordinary lunatic; after all, people in the arts are more or less a little abnormal.
But she later discovered that things weren't as simple as she thought.
There are many versions of Su Yao's story when you search online.
Her love affair with the genius architect Sheng Qinglin has been widely publicized.
Until she met Su Zhe, she mentioned the name Sheng Qinglin.
Su Zhe said with disgust, "What bad luck."
He repeatedly told her not to mention that name in front of Su Yao.
But later, after Su Yao regained some clarity, she changed her name to Su Mu.
She said that Su Yao died, and Su Mu survived.
"Qinglin" is composed of half of each character, which is called "Mu".
She will spend the rest of her life with Sheng Qinglin.
Zhou Yi'an had been curious about Su Yao's story, but out of respect, she suppressed that curiosity.
It was when she suddenly had the idea to investigate Xu Qingzhu that she saw a familiar name—Sheng Qinglin.
If you pay a little attention to the rumors circulating in the industry, you'll find that Sheng Linlang, who was famous throughout the sea back then, became pregnant out of wedlock. Some people said she was shameless, while others said the child wasn't hers.
Then Zhou Yi'an got Xu Qingzhu's hair and went to have her DNA tested with Su Yao.
She has always preferred straightforward verification methods.
Then the identities of Xu Qingzhu and Sheng Yu were verified.
Xu Qingzhu is the daughter of Su Yao and Sheng Qinglin.
Sheng Yu is Xu Qingzhu's biological younger sister.
As for Sheng Yu, the child that Su Yao desperately gave birth to in her longing for Sheng Qinglin, she actually exists in another form.
But Su Yao doesn't remember.
She was diagnosed with mental illness and lost her memory after being traumatized. She didn't even recognize her own brother and only remembered Sheng Qinglin.
It took many years to recover to its current state.
Xu Qingzhu must have heard those rumors, and besides, what she said in the interview room just now meant that we were destined to be apart, and she didn't want to know about Su Yao's relationship with her.
They must have guessed something.
I guessed it, but I suppressed my curiosity and didn't verify it.
He is a calm and rational person to the point of being indifferent.
Zhou Yi'an thought Su Meiqi had come to the company because she knew something, but it seems she was overthinking it.
Moreover, Zhou Yi'an had just prepared to mock Xu Qingzhu.
Ignoring one's own mother, and so on.
As a result, she didn't want to hear anything.
Zhou Yi'an didn't say anything.
There are boundaries in how adults interact.
He might have initially intended to hurt her, but after learning she was his teacher's daughter...