Chapter 48: Unexpected Identity and Reunion with Old Friends

Zhuomei Shopping Center CEO: Xu Tianna, English name Betsy, born on September 10, 1988, native of Suzhou, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, MBA.

Su Ran read the resume carefully, shocked and at a loss. He never thought that the woman who was driven away from the old house by him last night would become the new head of Zhuomei Shopping Center. Although Su Ran does not work at Zhuomei, Zhuomei is a strong rival of Baoli Department Store. The revelation of this identity makes him and Xu Tianna have an indirect connection in work in addition to the intersection of life. After all, they are both in the department store industry, but their status is very different.

Is it true that enemies will not meet?

Chen Jingming noticed Su Ran's abnormality and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with Zhuomei's personnel file?"

"No, no. I just think that Zhuomei's new CEO is too beautiful. She is only 26 years old, and I don't know if she has a boyfriend." Su Ran said nonsense casually.

Chen Jingming looked at him helplessly, speechless for a moment.

"Then you go ahead, manager. I'm going to work." Su Ran left the manager's office in a hurry with Zhuomei's personnel file without waiting for Chen Jingming's response.

Back to his workstation, Su Ran looked through the file again and again. After reading it several times, his eyes still stayed on Xu Tianna's page, and he still felt incredible. He couldn't help but compare himself with her secretly, and then he realized that the gap between people could be so big. Zhuomei has been overpowering Baoli in Suzhou for many years. As the CEO of Zhuomei, Xu Tianna's reputation in the industry is even better than that of Baoli's CEO Yang Huaqing. And Su Ran has worked at Baoli for more than two years, and because of the level gap, he has hardly seen Yang Huaqing. In his heart, Yang Huaqing is like a high authority, and he needs to look up and worship. But not long ago, Xu Tianna, a more influential figure in the industry, was made difficult by himself. He clearly remembered the scene that day when he threw her sheets and quilt out of the window into the rain. At that time, Xu Tianna cried in front of him, and he always treated her badly in the following interactions.

Su Ran didn't dare to think about it any further. At this moment, he secretly felt lucky that he was working at Baoli instead of Zhuomei.

Zhao Li, who was standing next to him, looked at Su Ran's changing expression and asked curiously, "Su Ran, why is your expression so weird?"

"My face hurts." Su Ran said perfunctorily.

"Oh, what information are you holding in your hand? I see you've been flipping through it for a long time." Zhao Li asked.

"The latest personnel file of Zhuomei, take it and get familiar with it." Su Ran said and handed the information to Zhao Li.

Zhao Li opened the file and said in surprise when he saw the first page, "The CEO of Zhuomei has changed!"

"Yeah." Su Ran responded.

Zhao Li continued to look and sighed, "She's only 26 years old and still so beautiful. Isn't she just a vase?"

"You think she's a vase, too." Su Ran said as if she had found a soulmate, but in fact she felt unbalanced. They were both born in the 1980s, but Xu Tianna was like a fairy descending to the earth, while she lived like an ant.

"But she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA. She shouldn't be too much of a vase, right? Everyone knows that the University of Pennsylvania's business school is the best in the world." Zhao Li looked at Xu Tianna's photo and denied his previous opinion.

Su Ran stared at Zhao Li and said, "Zhao Li, do you have any position? What's wrong with an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania? Modern business competition relies on wisdom and experience, not academic qualifications."

"Why are you so excited? I just said it casually. Anyway, whether she is a vase or not has little to do with us little characters." Zhao Li defended.

"Sissy, don't talk to me." Su Ran said unceremoniously.

"Who is a sissy? I'm a real man who loves outdoor sports." Zhao Li blushed and retorted.

"Outdoor ballet." Su Ran teased.

"Su Ran, you are too mean, you do mean things and you say mean things!" Zhao Li said angrily.

"Swear, keep swearing, swear with your fingers pinched." Su Ran responded nonchalantly.

Zhao Li was so angry that he couldn't speak.

In the evening, Su Ran and his colleagues stayed in the company for two hours of overtime. He has been in this high-intensity work state for many consecutive days, and gradually adapted to this busyness and pressure. This is a significant change for him. After all, he had been decadent for a long time before, and now the busyness is like a self-salvation.

When he was about to leave the company after get off work, Su Ran received a call from Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan told him that he and Yan Yan had returned from Sanya and asked him to have dinner together. Su Ran asked cautiously if Lin Yue was there. He was relieved to learn that Lin Yue had gone to Nanjing with Lu Chen, but an indescribable sense of loss surged in his heart. He knew very well what Lin Yue and Lu Chen's return to Nanjing meant.

The heaviness of the night continued to erode Su Ran's heart, and he became more and more depressed and lost.

Arriving at the restaurant where he had agreed to meet with Fang Yuan, Su Ran lit a cigarette at the door, grinned at himself in the window, and only put out the cigarette and walked into the restaurant after confirming that his smile was impeccable.

Yan Yan waved to him enthusiastically from a distance, and Su Ran tried to maintain his smile and walked towards the couple.

After sitting down, Yan Yan immediately handed the convenient bag beside her to Su Ran and said, "I know you like to drink beer, so I bought you a lot of ready-to-eat seafood. Su Ran, sister loves you enough, right?"

Su Ran took the bag and pouted, "You are married, don't pretend to be young in front of me, and still regard yourself as a sister, I can't say it."

Yan Yan gently patted him and scolded him, "You are so mean, what's wrong with me getting married? I am still your sister even if I am married."

Su Ran laughed heartlessly, but her mood was still deeply trapped in the quagmire of loss and couldn't extricate herself.

While Su Ran and Yan Yan were playing, Fang Yuan asked, "I heard from Manager Chen that Zhuomei will hold a large-scale promotional event for our Baoli in the near future."

Su Ran nodded and said, "Well, it's expected, otherwise Chen Jingming wouldn't be in a hurry to call you back. It's a pity that your wedding leave is over." He turned to Yan Yan and asked, "Sister-in-law, you were called back before you had enough fun. Are you angry?"

Yan Yan took Fang Yuan's arm and said, "I definitely support my husband's work. It doesn't matter if I play less for a few days."

"Good wife, good helper!" Su Ran praised sincerely.

Fang Yuan smiled and hugged Yan Yan, and said to Su Ran, "You can also spend some time to train your girlfriend into a good helper."

Su Ran was silent, looking around, hoping that the waiter would serve the dishes quickly.

During the meal, Fang Yuan talked about work with Su Ran again. Su Ran briefly talked about the recent work situation, and Fang Yuan suddenly asked: "By the way, I heard that the CEO of Zhuomei has changed. You should have their latest personnel files, right?"

"Yes, Chen Jingming gave me a copy this morning." Su Ran replied.

"Do you have it with you? Let me see it." Fang Yuan said.

Su Ran suddenly realized that the new CEO of Zhuomei is Xu Tianna. If Fang Yuan saw the personnel file, he would definitely drop his jaw, and he would find it difficult to explain it. This is too bizarre. He never dreamed that the woman he pulled in to pretend to be his girlfriend would be the new head of Zhuomei.

Su Ran hurriedly said: "Why would I carry that thing with me if I have nothing to do."

"You should have seen the personnel file. Tell me briefly about Zhuomei's new CEO and the situation of their planning department." Fang Yuan said seriously.

Su Ran said impatiently: "It's time to get off work, can we not talk about work?"

Fang Yuan said seriously: "I never slack off on work matters, for me there is no difference between work and off work. As members of the company's planning department, it is our job to be the first to understand the dynamics of competitors."

Su Ran was silent. He knew that this matter could not be concealed. Fang Yuan would have to see Zhuomei's personnel file sooner or later. With a determined heart, he took out the information from his bag and threw it in front of Fang Yuan, saying: "This is it."

Fang Yuan picked up the file and asked in surprise: "Didn't you say you didn't bring it with you?"

"Don't ask, you look first." Su Ran said helplessly, feeling uneasy. He didn't know how Fang Yuan would react after seeing Xu Tianna's message, nor did he know what new waves this unexpected discovery would bring to their future work and life, and how the complicated relationship between him and Xu Tianna would further evolve in the context of this commercial competition.