As soon as Jiang Cuo entered, Cui Shu immediately noticed the marks on Jiang Cuo's neck and the small area of his collarbone.
Jiang Cuo looked up at the five girls, his slender fingers unconsciously clenching into fists, his back teeth clenched, and a hint of coldness rose in his clear, cold phoenix eyes.
Cute, innocent, sexy, gentle, alluring—they're all definitely above average, but…
As Cui Shu spoke, his eyes were fixed on Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian, as if he was afraid that Su Qianqian would refuse, so he had already prepared a way out before starting to stir up trouble.
"President Jiang knows that President Su doesn't like playing golf, so he must know President Su very well. After all, the two have known each other for so long, so he must know President Su's preferences. Otherwise, President Jiang, why don't you pick a few girls for President Su to keep him company?"
Jiang Cuo found these words extremely grating, and even the green lawn in front of him seemed strange. He felt as if the surrounding air had turned green, and the smell that rushed into his nostrils was sour.
Jiang Cuo pursed her lips, frowned, and glanced at Su Qianqian. She saw Su Qianqian smiling and looking at her with amusement.
Su Qianqian said, "Since President Cui is so kind, then I'll trouble President Jiang. President Jiang and I have been classmates for many years. I don't know if President Jiang understands me, but these five girls each have their own merits. They are all different, and I would be happy with any of them by my side."
Jiang Cuo felt all the blood rushing to her head, as if a new little person was conjuring up on her skull and stomping on it. Otherwise, why would her head hurt so much?
"Since President Su trusts me so much, I will definitely not let President Su down."
Jiang Cuo seemed to squeeze out these words through gritted teeth, then walked coldly to the five girls, his phoenix eyes scrutinizing each one like icicles.
"Too dark-skinned, too short, too thin hair, too heavy makeup..."
When she saw that the last one was Jiang Cuo, she was a little stunned because this girl had a cool and aloof temperament and looked three parts like her, and they even had a beauty mark at the corner of their eyes.
A few seconds later, Jiang Cuo calmed down. Upon closer inspection, the girl's resemblance to her was merely a facade created with makeup. Compared to her, she was simply an insignificant imitation. Having her accompany Su Qianqian would only remind Su Qianqian of her good qualities.
Jiang Cuo turned around, his eyes fixed intently on Su Qianqian.
"This one is quite pretty, not bad. Mr. Su, you don't think it's too little for one girl to keep you company, do you?"
Su Qianqian raised her eyebrows, crossed her arms, and walked over to the five girls with a rather dignified air. "Tsk, it seems that President Jiang doesn't know me very well. This first girl may not be as fair-skinned as the others, but she has a great figure and very beautiful muscle lines. She must have abs."
So what if the second girl is a little shorter and cuter?
As for the third girl, she has a pure and innocent look. Her straight, long, black hair does make her hair appear thinner than her loose, wavy hair, but it's just a visual effect and doesn't make her look bald.
As for the fourth girl, she wasn't heavily made up; she just had striking features, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. Why is Mr. Jiang being so nitpicky and hurting the feelings of several girls?
Jiang Cuo gritted her teeth, "Of course, it can't compare to President Su's benevolence. One person can't satisfy President Su's needs."
Jiang Cuo's words had an obvious underlying meaning.
Su Qianqian understood what Jiang Cuo was saying and also saw the marks on Jiang Cuo's neck.
With a knowing smile, he said, "Thank you for praising my good health, Mr. Jiang. But you should take good care of yourself, so you don't get too worn out."
Oh, by the way, let's send this fifth one back. I'm not into the aloof, unapproachable type.
Jiang Cuo: "?"
They wanted all four, but deliberately sent back the one that looked most like her?
A hint of red appeared at the corners of Jiang Cuo's phoenix eyes again.
Wang Sisi was sweating profusely, suddenly sensing that her boss was being disliked.
Cui Shu watched this scene unfold, smiling without saying a word, pondering the implications.
Judging from the current situation, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo do seem to be at odds. If the rumors are true, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo were once together, but later broke up and she is an ex.
She definitely can't miss out on a spot in an idol group debut.
Su Qianqian: "The sun is too strong now, so I'd like to trouble President Cui to find me a place to cool off. Please also give these four people a thorough review to see if they are qualified to join your company."
Su Qianqian had spoken, and Cui Shu dared not be negligent.
The golf course was very large, with vast expanses of green grass, and the rest area was quite a distance from their current entrance.
Cui Shu wanted to find out more about how much money Su Qianqian would spend on this resource so as not to be at a disadvantage, so he had to personally send her over, chat with her for a bit, and try to get some information out of her.
"Then I'll personally escort you over, Mr. Su. Hua Kongque, you stay here and entertain Mr. Jiang properly. I'll be back in a bit."
The flower jay nodded blankly, its gaze fixed on the deer antler. When it saw the deer antler follow Su Qianqian away, it seemed as if its soul had flown away with it.
Only when the deer antler's figure became too small to see did he come to his senses.
Turning her head to the side and standing still, she glanced at Wang Sisi, who had a deep and aloof expression on her face, and said with a hint of disdain, "You're back in the country now, and you still haven't made Su Qianqian happy?"
The flower sparrow lazily grabbed its manager and pulled him closer, shrinking itself completely under the parasol.
Jiang Cuo frowned, "Hug?"
Hua Kongque shrugged, and her manager pulled out sunscreen spray from his pocket and sprayed it on his face.
After finishing his rant, he turned to Jiang Cuo and said, "What else? Judging from your behavior just now, you're probably still not convinced. Two years ago, you suddenly went abroad without a word, and now you're suddenly back. Nobody can accept that."
Jiang Cuo swallowed, a bitter look appearing on his face. "It's because she doesn't want to talk to me."
Hua Kongque's delicate face showed astonishment. Her eyes widened as she blinked, staring at Jiang Cuo in disbelief. "Why did you say that in such a wronged tone? Forget ignoring you, it's good enough that we haven't become enemies, right? Su Qianqian has already been very magnanimous."
Jiang Cuo frowned even more deeply. "What do you mean?"
Hua Kongque sighed, quite helplessly, and rubbed her forehead. "It seems that Su Qianqian really spoiled you too much. You still think that you are Su Qianqian's everything, her everything. You left so suddenly two years ago. Su Qianqian called you but you didn't answer, and you didn't reply to her messages. The whole school knows that you dumped Su Qianqian."
Although Su Qianqian used to follow you around like a puppy, laughing and joking, everyone really liked the two of you and thought you were a loving couple. But your actions were too ruthless; you completely humiliated Su Qianqian and stomped on her pride.
Jiang Cuo clenched his fist.
She deliberately left the phone without letting Su Qianqian know, because she knew that if Su Qianqian knew, she definitely wouldn't let her leave.
But she had reasons that compelled her to go abroad.
Jiang Cuo's cold phoenix eyes welled up with obvious red at the corners, as if she was using the last bit of courage in her heart to refute, "She said she would love me for a lifetime, she said she would forgive me no matter what I do."
"Don't take other people's kindness for granted. Su Qianqian has been giving unilaterally, and she gets tired too. Su Qianqian is the only person I've ever met who is so persistent in love. She is someone to admire and look up to."
However, this doesn't mean she's invincible. Su Qianqian likes you and cares about you, which is why she lowers her standards and tolerates you again and again. But that doesn't mean she has no dignity. Although everyone admires the courage to disregard everything for love, you can't treat people like fools or constantly make demands.
Hua Kongque recalled the changes in Su Qianqian after Jiang Cuo went abroad.
Before, Su Qianqian's eyes were bright and full of hope for the future. But since Jiang Cuo left, she has become calm and collected, like a completely different person, with a different temperament.
At that time, she was secretly regretting that if she had told Su Qianqian immediately after hearing the news that Jiang Cuo was leaving in the principal's office, she might have been able to stop Jiang Cuo, and Su Qianqian wouldn't have been so heartbroken.
Hua Kongque seemed to have suddenly transformed into an emotional master, even moving herself with her words, "Su Qianqian is so good to you, but that doesn't mean her love is inexhaustible."
You left without hesitation two years ago, which shows you didn't value her love at all. So why are you back now, two years later, feeling nostalgic and regretful? You think that love remained unchanged for two years, untainted, and has returned to you? What kind of pipe dream is this? They say love is stronger than gold, but even gold, if left to wander outside for two years like this, will probably be almost gone.
Hua Kongque's manager was so shocked to see that her artist had left the newly rich CEO Jiang, who had just returned from abroad, speechless. Her hands, which were holding an umbrella, began to tremble.
Jiang Cuo felt as if he had been struck on the head. Since returning to China and meeting Su Qianqian, he suddenly understood the attitude he had received.
Su Qianqian suddenly barged into her life during high school, attracting her attention, and then she became completely obedient to her and treated her well without any limits.
Even though she initially showed reluctance and annoyance, she still enjoyed it immensely.
And so, five years passed.
Including the two years she spent abroad, Su Qianqian has followed her like this for a full five years.
How can you just turn around and leave like that?
Jiang Cuo felt her heart throbbing with pain, but it wasn't for herself.
Was it because of what the Flower-shaped Sparrow said?
Hua Kongque kept talking about love, but she didn't know what love was or how to love someone.
Everyone said that Su Qianqian liked her and loved her so much that she couldn't extricate herself, and even in the end, she believed it too.
Su Qianqian's so-called love is like a sweet whirlpool, like sticky honey. Once she gets involved, she can't escape now and can only let herself slowly sink in.
But now that honey has vanished, leaving no trace on her.
Hua Kongque seemed to understand the confusion on Jiang Cuo's face. She sighed, stepped forward, and patted Jiang Cuo's shoulder. "Forget it, it's not your fault. Su Qianqian only taught you how to accept love, but not how to love others. Love is something that overflows when there's too much of it. Maybe it's just not right for you, so don't force it."
Jiang Cuo spoke calmly, enunciating each word clearly, "It won't be inappropriate."
A short while later, Cui Shu returned.
"President Su said that sitting in the rest area was too far away from President Jiang and me, and we couldn't see the golf game, so I specially had someone bring over a parasol and a lounge chair to get closer to us."
Jiang Cuo looked in the direction Cui Shu pointed and saw Su Qianqian lying leisurely on a recliner not far away, surrounded by four beautiful women: one was giving her a massage, one was massaging her shoulders, one was massaging her legs, and another was gently fanning her with a fan. She really knew how to enjoy herself.
Hua Kongque felt that there was no point in saying anything more, and Jiang Cuo might not understand. She pinched her nose and silently took two steps away from Jiang Cuo. "You smell so much jealousy. It's not terrible to not understand love. What's terrible is to love without knowing it and still act all high and mighty. In the end, you'll be the one who suffers."
Wang Sisi's face had been showing shock for a while, for example, upon hearing that their CEO and the CEO of Weiwei Entertainment had once had an affair, and that their CEO's face now seemed to be turning slightly green.
Su Qianqian was enjoying herself, but when she saw Jiang Cuo throw the golf ball with the same skill as Cui Shu, a hint of shock and doubt appeared in her eyes.
Jiang Cuo should have been like her; she wouldn't have.
It seems that these two years abroad have indeed been quite eventful.
Su Qianqian then saw Jiang Cuo suddenly turn his head and glance at her while hitting his second golf ball. His eyes were filled with gloom and determination, as if he had locked onto some prey.
Su Qianqian: Cut.
...
A week later.
All members of Jiang Cuo's team have returned, and the office building is ready.
Jiang Cuo has been pondering Hua Kongque's words for the past few days.
Wang Sisi knocked on the CEO's office door. "President Jiang, there's a charity gala tonight at 7 PM. People with even a little bit of fame in the entertainment industry will be there. Do you want to go in person?"
Jiang Cuo placed her hand on the table, tapping her index and middle fingers alternately, making a clicking sound on the surface, indicating that she was thinking.
Wang Sisi: "President Jiang, according to the latest intelligence, I heard that Jiu Cuo and the crew of Weicuo Entertainment have taken leave tonight to attend the charity gala. They probably want to make an appearance and generate some buzz. Moreover, according to inside information, Weicuo Entertainment donated the most money. Logically speaking, the person who donated the most money should receive a certificate, and the president of Weicuo Entertainment should also be present."
Although Jiang Cuo has a significant source of talent for idol auditions after returning to China, her company does not plan to recruit its own trainees this year. Instead, they plan to sell all these resources to raise funds and then reap the rewards once the show becomes popular.
Attending the charity gala is a must.
Prices can only be driven up if there's competition among buyers.
"Go pick out a few haute couture gowns for me, from brands I'm interested in collaborating with."
"Yes, Mr. Jiang."
When it was time to change into formal wear in the evening, Jiang Cuo looked at all the men in suits and evening gowns.
Wang Sisi: "When I got the clothes from the brand, I heard that Mr. Su from Weicuo Entertainment was wearing a dark red suit, which was similar in color to this fishtail skirt, making them look like a couple's outfit."
"I'm going to wear this tonight."