When Cheng Yunzhi returned, the couple in the private room started drinking.
"I'm sorry, there's a rather tricky case. The higher-ups have been calling to rush me."
Jiang Yaoyao held her wine glass, her peach blossom eyes widening slightly. "Is it the Haixing Technology merger and acquisition case you showed me last time?"
"Yes." Cheng Yunzhi sat down and took a sip of tea. "This case has dragged on for more than half a year. Perhaps it's time to give up."
Jiang Yaoyao nodded.
Who knew Bo Jinlan would ask, "Is Xu Yecheng the contact person for Haixing Technology?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yunzhi's expression instantly changed ."Does Mr. Bo also know Manager Xu?"
She was now the project director of Ruiming Capital, and Bo Yuan Group had worked with Haixing Technology for many years.
After some interaction, Cheng Yunzhi was so excited that she clapped her hands. "With Jinlan pulling the strings, this case will be successful! Yaoyao, why didn't you bring your boyfriend to see me earlier?"
Jiang Yaoyao was speechless.
How was she supposed to answer?
She wanted to bring him along, but the key was that this boyfriend was fake!
Bo Jinlan glanced at her and smiled like a spring breeze. "Yaoyao is shy. I'll come and visit Auntie often in the future."
"Jinlan, this toast is for you."
"Auntie, you're welcome."
"Right, let's add each other on WeChat."
"Okay."
***
Jiang Yaoyao drank the fruit wine silently and complained in her heart. As expected, there was only business with treachery. Cheng Yunzhi was delighted with the scumbag's favor. Not only did she change how she addressed him from "Mr. Bo" to "Jinlan," but she also added him on WeChat.
Suddenly.
"I understand why Yaoyao wanted to study finance back then."
When Cheng Yunzhi said this, Jiang Yaoyao instantly felt a chill down her spine.
At the same time, she felt a fiery gaze fall on her face, and the man's voice was deep and warm, "Why?"
Cheng Yunzhi said, "Of course, it's because of you."
Bo Jinlan majored in finance at Harvard. After returning to China, he joined the first subsidiary of Bo Yuan Group, Bo Yuan Ventures. He got promoted from an ordinary salesman to the CEO in just three years and was later transferred to other subsidiaries.
According to Old Master Cheng, Jiang Yaoyao agreed to date Bo Jinlan after the college entrance examination. With such an excellent boyfriend, choosing her major under his influence naturally made sense.
"Am I right, Yaoyao?" Cheng Yunzhi's eyes were mischievous.
Still, Jiang Yaoyao didn't want to admit the secret she had kept hidden in her heart after it suddenly revealed.
But what was the saying?
"Fake it till you make it."
Hence——
"That's right. He was the one who gave me the idea to choose a major." As Jiang Yaoyao spoke, she raised her head and smiled sweetly at Bo Jinlan.
Unexpectedly, Bo Jinlan raised his eyebrows. "When did you ask for my opinion?"
Jiang Yaoyao was speechless.
Damn it!
Was that scumbag trying to ruin her reputation?
In the next second.
"I remember now." Bo Jinlan smiled. "It was the day you agreed to be my girlfriend."
Jiang Yaoyao was suddenly lost for words.
There was no need to add fuel to the fire, making it sound as if it were true.
When she looked at the man's handsome face, which was so at ease, she gritted her teeth and suddenly started to throw a small tantrum. "You forgot something so important. I'm angry!"
Bo Jinlan continued, "Yes, I was wrong."
"Just saying sorry with words won't help." Jiang Yaoyao raised her chin and pointed her finger, looking like an unruly little princess. "I'll punish you to peel the shrimp for me!"
Didn't he like to impress the elders?
Came on!
Wasn't it acting?
Who couldn't do it?
Bo Jinlan looked at the young lady's haughty and complacent eyes, then raised his handsome eyebrows slightly. "All right."
As he spoke, he rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and wiped his hands with a hot towel. Then, he picked up a salted prawn with his chopsticks and started peeling it.
Jiang Yaoyao was shocked by his actions.
What the hell? Did he surely peel it for her?
As the CEO of the number one financial magnate, Bo Yuan Group, who was in charge of millions of employees, lowered himself to peel prawns for her!
If this got out, she would have been clubbed to death by all those famous ladies in the imperial capital, right?
***
Bo Jinlan's hands were exquisite. His joints were distinct, and his fingers were long and slender. He did everything methodically and elegantly, even though he was playing with prawn shells and greasy soup.
He quickly peeled off a complete and beautiful prawn tail and placed it in the small bowl before Jiang Yaoyao. "Can you forgive me now?"
Jiang Yaoyao was speechless.
Perhaps it was her imagination, but Bon Jinlan spoke slowly and leisurely, with some flirtatious flavor. It sounded like the kind of pampering that only exists between lovers.
As if he saw that she was in a daze and did not speak, Bo Jinlan quickly peeled a second prawn, then a third prawn.
In the end, Cheng Yunzhi couldn't stand it anymore. "All right, Yaoyao. Don't enslave your boyfriend like this."
Jiang Yaoyao coughed awkwardly. "Since Auntie speaks up for you, you don't have to peel it."
Bo Jinlan smiled and nodded. "Then I'll go wash my hands."
Once he left the room, Cheng Yunzhi immediately expressed her stance. "Jinlan is a good man. Yaoyao, get along well with him in the future. Don't throw tantrums all the time. Do you hear me?"
Jiang Yaoyao had mixed feelings.
She had known about Bo Jinlan's good qualities many years ago. Unfortunately, such a good man did not belong to her at all.
She picked up the cup and downed the fruit wine in one gulp.
Cheng Yunzhi had taken her out many times before for social events and constantly reminded the young lady not to drink much when outside. Now she advised out of habit, "Drink less, dear."
"Don't worry, Auntie. I won't get drunk from this fruit wine." Jiang Yaoyao acted coquettishly. "Besides, you're here. What am I afraid of?"
Cheng Yunzhi also thought the same way.
Yaoyao's boyfriend was right here. Why would she, as an elder, need to worry?
As for Bo Jinlan.
After washing his hands, he made a call in the corridor. "Contact Xu Yeping from Haixing Technology immediately. Tell him that Bo Yuan Ventures plans to collaborate with Rui Ming Capital and inquire if they are interested in joining."
"Ah?" Li Jing was stunned. "President Bo, when will we work with Ruiming Capital?"
"Do as I say." Bo Jinlan's tone remained unchanged. "After making the call, return to the hotel first and throw the car key to the restaurant's front desk."
"Okay, President Bo."
After hanging up, Bo Jinlan returned to the private room.
His gaze swept across the dining table. As he sat down, he handed the bottle of fruit wine to Jiang Yaoyao.
Dinner continued.
After about ten minutes, Jiang Yaoyao had already finished half of the bottle of fruit wine, and Cheng Yunzhi's phone rang again.
Her expression changed slightly. "I'm sorry, I have to take this call."
This time, it took a little while for Cheng Yunzhi to return. Her expression instantly turned from dark to bright. "Jinlan, your assistant's efficiency is remarkable. Haixing Technology has finally agreed! However, my boss is too excited and urging me to return to the company immediately to revise the contract."
"Business is more important." Bo Jinlan expressed his understanding.
"All right, that's all for today." Cheng Yunzhi was high-spirited. "Next time, I'll cook personally and invite you for dinner."
Bo Jinlan smiled and agreed.
Cheng Yunzhi took her bag and keys. "Yaoyao, did you drink too much?"
Jiang Yaoyao's cheeks were red. "No, I didn't drink too much!"
Cheng Yunzhi could not help but laugh when she saw how drunk her niece was. She said gently, "Auntie will return to the company to work overtime first and let Jinlan send you back to campus later. Do you hear me?"
Jiang Yaoyao was already a little drunk, but when she heard the word "Jinlan," she suddenly protested, "No! I don't want a scumbag to send me! He, he's a beast!"
Bo Jinlan's joyful smile suddenly froze.
A scumbag?
Beast?
Were those two nicknames referring to him?