Chapter 1523 Gossip

The intersections of life are like each person corresponding to a different song. No matter what, eventually the music ends and people disperse.

Once upon a time, songs we loved to listen to would be quickly forgotten.

Yet there are a few songs that keep playing on repeat.

And then, as we sing and sing, we grow old together.

Tong Xiaoya remembered reading a book that said a person encounters about eighty thousand faces in a lifetime, and the probability of meeting true love is one in two hundred seventy thousand.

She had thought she met her destined hero, but now it seemed the goddess was willing while the king had no heart.

After all, he was her first man. Though it happened by accident, Tong Xiaoya still felt something different inside.

Tan Kaixuan didn't know all that. This kind of thing was beyond his expectations, but he also understood that a girl becoming a woman would be psychologically sensitive.

"Then get some rest. I'll head out first," Tan Kaixuan said to Tong Xiaoya.

Picking up his suit jacket, he was about to leave, but then thought better of it. He took a business card from his wallet and placed it on the bedside table: "If anything comes up, call me."

No matter what, as a man, he had to take responsibility for something like this.

Tong Xiaoya's eyes lit up. Watching Tan Kaixuan's retreating figure, a smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

"He does care about me."

The young girl lay there, her fingers tracing the business card, murmuring to herself.

Tan Kaixuan didn't hear that. If he had, he would have been startled.

He only wanted to avoid any trouble from this incident. He wasn't that sensitive.

But unfortunately, when people don't communicate verbally, all kinds of misunderstandings arise.

Of course, some misunderstandings are sad, while others are beautiful.

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"I heard you had a romantic encounter last night?"

Zhao Fusheng was having lunch at home when Tan Kaixuan happened to drop by. As soon as they met, Zhao Fusheng teased him.

"Holy shit!"

Tan Kaixuan instantly lost his composure, staring at Zhao Fusheng in shock: "You're not kidding me, are you?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Old Ye and Xue Yuanfang said you played the hero saving a beauty last night and then took her to a hotel. Spill it, what happened?"

"Damn it!"

Tan Kaixuan nearly ground his teeth to dust. He knew Xue Yuanfang and Ye Jing would blab, but he didn't expect Zhao Fusheng to find out so quickly.

"Haha, so, did you sleep with her?" Zhao Fusheng winked, a mischievous grin spreading across his face, and asked in a low voice.

Fan Beibei was at school, Fan Baobao was resting upstairs, and Zhao's mother was also upstairs. Only the two of them were downstairs, so he could be more casual.

"Ahem..." Tan Kaixuan coughed dryly, looking at Zhao Fusheng speechlessly: "I never realized you were such a gossip."

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "You haven't spent much time with me."

Tan Kaixuan had no desire to retort. He just wanted to strangle Ye Jing and Xue Yuanfang.

"Don't blame Old Xue and the others," Zhao Fusheng said with a smile. "They were worried something might happen to you, so they told me in advance. Besides, you're not a kid. This kind of thing is perfectly normal, right?"

Indeed, in his view, this wasn't some feudal era. A man and a woman alone together, like dry wood and fire—it was perfectly normal.

Having seen all kinds of fast-food romance in later generations, Zhao Fusheng was immune to such things.

He had heard of people meeting today and getting a marriage license tomorrow.

"Get lost!"

Tan Kaixuan felt particularly annoyed. How did this guy find out?

Zhao Fusheng teased him a bit and then stopped, since they still had business to discuss.

"How's the progress with Mercedes?" Zhao Fusheng asked Tan Kaixuan.

Tan Kaixuan also dropped his joking attitude and replied: "Basically, there's no problem. In fact, Mercedes headquarters hasn't been satisfied with Lixing's performance in recent years, so when we approached them, the Germans were actually quite happy."

To be honest, even Tan Kaixuan hadn't expected things to turn out this way. When he contacted Mercedes, although they agreed readily, he hadn't thought much of it.

But when they met, the enthusiasm the other side showed surprised Tan Kaixuan.

Mercedes was very interested in the cooperation plan he proposed. Their negotiator even indicated that if they demonstrated sufficient strength, Mercedes wouldn't mind turning the exclusive agency in China into a co-agency.

It was like walking into a lavishly decorated mall, planning to buy some luxury goods, and the shopkeeper suddenly says, "Sir, all our items are 90% off."

What a pleasant surprise!

So Tan Kaixuan was really excited. He felt this project had a good chance of success.

Zhao Fusheng wasn't as thrilled as Tan Kaixuan, but he was still happy. After all, no one dislikes making money. He hadn't reached the level of being unmoved by gain or loss.

"Will Lixing react?" Zhao Fusheng hesitated and asked Tan Kaixuan.

Tan Kaixuan shook his head: "Not a big problem. Old Xue personally contacted the people behind Lixing. They're all in the same circle, and they won't really fall out over this."

"Fair competition?"

Zhao Fusheng blinked, a sarcastic expression on his face.

Clearly, he didn't believe that promise at all.

They weren't three-year-olds. Who would believe such words?

Tan Kaixuan shrugged: "We know what's what. Anyway, they promised not to play dirty tricks off the table, or at least there'll be limits. We'll just deal with it."

Both he and Zhao Fusheng knew that entering this industry wouldn't be smooth sailing. They were there to take others' business. If the other side just took it lying down, wouldn't that make them cuckolds?

They would just meet force with force and water with earth.

In business, if you're afraid of competition, it's no fun.

Even someone as lazy as Tan Kaixuan understood this principle, so naturally Zhao Fusheng did too.

The main reason for having Xue Yuanfang greet the big shots behind the other side was to warn them: competition is allowed, but don't cross the line.

"You're really not going to get involved?"

After finishing business, Tan Kaixuan casually asked Zhao Fusheng.

He had thought Zhao Fusheng would participate in company management, but judging by his current attitude, he seemed ready to be a hands-off boss.

How irresponsible was that!