Chapter 17: No More Shame
Xu Min dressed up very beautifully today, wearing a black dress and new high heels on her feet.
Combined with exquisite makeup, it made the male colleagues in the company who passed by her unable to help but glance sideways.
In the past, if there was any pretty girl in the company, those single men would have targeted her for contact information long ago.
But perhaps because they had been instructed, since Xu Min started working more than a month ago, no man had ever asked for her contact information.
Feeling the eyes constantly sweeping over her, Xu Min’s pretty face became even more confident.
Ma Wei was really angry last time; it had been seven or eight days since he ignored her.
Standing at the company front desk, Xu Min couldn’t help but think that boys’ little emotions were sometimes quite cute.
But she didn’t believe that with her outfit today, plus a designer belt she specially bought for him as a birthday gift.
Ma Wei would still ignore her today?
Of course, there are always unexpected things.
If she still couldn’t coax him, then as Liu Xinyue instructed, acting coquettish again would definitely make Ma Wei’s anger dissipate.
Her mind was wandering with random thoughts when it soon became time to get off work.
In the top floor office, Ma Gaosheng in a suit stood up, checked his watch, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Just as he was about to take out his telephone to call Ma Wei, there was a knock on the office door.
“Come in.”
Seeing that the visitor was exactly his son, Ma Gaosheng’s furrowed brows relaxed a bit.
“Did you buy the things I told you to buy?”
“I bought them, Dad, isn’t this too much? I’m not that close to him, but no matter what, you’re still an elder. Us rushing over with gifts, and such expensive ones at that—where do you put your face?”
Ma Wei was full of reluctance; he really felt that him and his father going to Xinghai with gifts was very embarrassing.
“Where to put it? Put it in the shit bucket! You think I want to? Headquarters has issued the final ultimatum. If we don’t secure the authorization for high-voltage wireless charging from De Suo Group first, your dad will immediately roll out of this position.”
After venting his anger at his son, he was so anxious that even his hometown dialect came out in curses, and only then did he feel much better inside.
Looking at his son standing at the door at a loss, he sighed helplessly and said, “Today we’re going in a private capacity. You said you’re not that close to him, right? But you don’t hit a smiling face. No matter how distant, there’s still the classmate relationship. At least they won’t use the excuse of being busy to shut out our business people like before, right?”
“Those gifts I told you to buy, you think they care about those? Those two guys now have 1.1 billion in cash in hand; you really think they care about this stuff?”
After this speech, Ma Wei finally came to his senses.
In his impression, Fan Ren had always been the plainly dressed guy from university who was stingy with money when going out with Xu Min.
But now it’s different; today he holds 100% of Xinghai’s shares and is a real billionaire.
“Got it? Things have changed.”
Not knowing what Ma Wei understood, Ma Gaosheng sighed.
“Let’s go. Today, even if I have to throw away this old face, I have to nail down the cooperation intention. I warn you, put away your arrogance; lower your head when you should—it’s not embarrassing!”
With that, Ma Gaosheng led the way downstairs.
When the father and son arrived at the company first floor, a graceful figure was standing expectantly at the main entrance waiting.
“Uncle Ma, hello. Happy birthday, Ma Wei!”
Ma Gaosheng was stunned, his face not looking good as he tossed out ‘I’ll wait for you outside’ and walked toward the door.
Seeing him walk away, Xu Min breathed a sigh of relief and gently patted her chest.
“You scared me to death.”
With that, she made a cute, playful grimace at Ma Wei.
“How about it? Surprise, right? Here, the belt I bought for you cost me half a month’s salary; it broke my heart.”
Seeing Ma Wei staring at her in a daze, Xu Min felt secretly proud inside.
With that silly look, isn’t he won over?
When a girl chases a boy, it’s just a layer of veil; Comrade Liu Xinyue didn’t lie.
Looking at the exquisite packaging handed over in front of him, as it touched his body, he finally reacted.
“Ah, thanks.”
But in his mind, he couldn’t help recalling his father’s words, and looking at the girl in front of him who had dressed up specially today.
He had to admit, Ma Wei was moved at this moment.
He knew Xu Min’s salary and the approximate value of this belt.
But what really moved him was that Xu Min remembered his birthday.
“Take it; are you being shy?”
Xu Min used some force in her hand, and Ma Wei subconsciously took it, her pair of fair and smooth hands seemingly accidentally brushing his.
Just as he was lost in reverie savoring that silky touch from earlier, the telephone in his pocket rang inopportunely.
“Take a call.” Ma Wei looked down; it was his father urging him. He apologized to Xu Min and walked aside.
“What are you doing? Did you forget what I told you? Hurry up and handle it.”
After hanging up, Ma Gaosheng on the other end was extremely impatient. He had seen that belt box earlier and could guess Xu Min’s intention.
Afraid his son would forget his words, he called to urge him.
After hanging up, Ma Wei sighed, his gaze falling on the belt in his hand again.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
Xu Min came forward, seeing he was off today, and asked softly with some concern.
Ma Wei shook his head slightly, hesitated for a long time, then said, “Minmin, thanks for remembering my birthday. I apologize for my attitude these past couple of days.”
Xu Min smiled and shook her head, indicating she didn’t mind.
“But today I really have something and no time; see, my dad is still waiting outside. Another day, after I’m done with this busy period, I’ll treat you to dinner?”
Ma Wei waved his mobile phone, full of apology.
Xu Min pouted, her tone a bit coquettish: “Like this? I even ordered a birthday cake for you.”
Ma Wei was helpless; if not for these troublesome matters, he might have gotten Xu Min tonight.
But now, at least before getting the patent authorization, he couldn’t think about these.
At least he couldn’t completely offend Fan Ren.
Although Fan Ren said on the surface he had no relationship with Xu Min anymore, but men, isn’t living all about face.
Temporarily cold shoulder Xu Min; future matters for the future.
“You hold onto this for now; I have nowhere to put it today.”
Ma Wei shoved the belt back into Xu Min’s hand with a lame excuse.
Then he expressed his apology to Xu Min again, ignoring her unhappy little expression, steeled his heart, and ran out the door.
Xu Min gripped the belt box in her hand, watching the back disappearing outside the door, her mind suddenly starting to wander wildly.
Xinghai.
The company’s decoration was nearly complete. Fan Ren hadn’t gotten off work yet and was directing a group of masters to assemble computers and other facilities.
These days, he, Zeng Yingying, and Tang Lifai who volunteered to help at the company had no idle time.
Tang Lifai had played a huge role during this time.
As a worker who had moved between multiple companies with nearly 20 years of work experience, he not only offered many suggestions on company decoration details.
But also, on his suggestion, arranged some company matters in advance to the employees recruited through recruitment, letting them work from home ahead of time.
The cost was just starting to calculate salary early.
Fan Ren gladly agreed; if working from home didn’t delay business, it could free up time for the company to dispel methanol.
After signing contracts with each employee, although Xinghai was still in a state of incomplete decoration, the frameworks of various departments were already set up.
He checked the time; unknowingly busy past overtime again, then pulled Tang Lifai and Zeng Yingying to stop.
“Let’s grab a casual dinner together later. I’ll ask Third Brother when he’s done.”
With that, he called Liu Jun and learned the other would be back soon.
“Is this Xinghai Technology? General Manager Fan?”
Fan Ren hung up the telephone, looked up to see an unfamiliar bald fat middle-aged man, and before he could react, saw Ma Wei behind the middle-aged man squeezing a smile toward him.
Fan Ren thought for a moment and figured it out.
Probably got anxious from Third Brother stringing them along, so this father-son duo couldn’t hold back and came personally, putting down their pride.
“Manager Ma?”
Ma Gaosheng nodded repeatedly: “Yes, it’s me.”
Fan Ren had no intention of chasing them away; playtime is playtime, but he wouldn’t go against money.
“Here to talk about patent authorization, right?”
“Yes, yes, yes, um, but that’s not important. General Manager Fan, do you have time for a casual dinner?”
Fan Ren thought about it and didn’t refuse, pointing behind him: “Mind if I bring employees? Heh, we’ve been busy all day; I just promised to treat them to dinner.”
Ma Gaosheng kept nodding nonstop, full of not minding.
The group then headed to the hotel.
