When Gu Xi saw the female secretary in front of her, she almost thought that she was looking at Song Kexin for a moment.
In fact, in terms of appearance alone, this person was not exactly identical to Song Kexin.
Gu Xi felt that their facial features were only about forty to fifty percent similar, but their figures were about seventy to eighty percent similar.
The most similar thing was actually the aura and temperament in their movements.
— I can't tell exactly which part of them is similar, but they just feel very similar.
Gu Xi secretly commented in her heart.
Suddenly, a memory flashed through Gu Xi's mind. She looked at the secretary in front of her and was stunned. She remembered!
There was a similar description in the original novel as well.
It was about the scene when the male protagonist, Lin Yize, first met Song Kexin: "The woman in front of him awakened the most painful memory buried deep in his heart. This face gradually overlapped with the face in his memory. I can't tell which part of it is similar, but it's just similar."
— Could it be that this person is also a character in the novel?
Gu Xi looked at the person in front of her in a daze and couldn't help but guess in her heart.
However, in the next second, Gu Xi shook her head and suppressed this overly fantastical thought in her mind.
"It shouldn't be …" Gu Xi muttered softly. Then, as if to convince herself, she nodded and said to herself, "Yes, it just feels like it. It can't be so coincidental."
Even so, Gu Xi found it hard not to care about this woman who looked very similar to Song Kexin.
—
Fortunately, everyone present was focused on the completion of this project, so they didn't notice Gu Xi's abnormality at this time.
Gu Shao flipped through the materials handed over by the other party before giving a pertinent evaluation. "The conditions offered are not bad, and the requirements are also within a reasonable range. Mr. Qiao, you have worked hard for the client."
Xu Fei looked at the contents of the materials and nodded. The "maritime transportation monitoring system" project was not a project with high returns. It would be good if they didn't make a loss in the early stages.
For Qiao Luo to be able to push NTN's interests to this extent, it could be said that he had put in a lot of effort.
Hearing Gu Shao's words, Qiao Luo immediately smiled and said frankly, "I accepted this commission with the purpose of establishing a long-term friendly relationship with you, President Gu. Of course, I can't let you suffer a loss."
"In addition," Qiao Luo paused, straightened his back slightly, and said, "President Gu, please rest assured. Other than the two companies now and the one 'on the way', I have contacted more than a dozen companies. They are all official channels. Currently, the contact is very smooth. I am confident in the success rate, and I will try my best to negotiate according to the current conditions. What do you think?"
Gu Shao glanced at the materials in front of him, then looked at Qiao Luo and said, "This is the bottom line."
When Qiao Luo heard this, even though he felt a little pressured, he was secretly relieved. NTN's technology was indeed second to none, and it had a very good reputation in the overseas market. Moreover, NTN was partly due to the Chinese government's involvement. Establishing a partnership with NTN was Qiao Luo's biggest goal. As for Gu Shao's conditions, he could grit his teeth and work hard.
"No problem," Qiao Luo replied, then stood up and said to Gu Shao, "Thank you for your trust, President Gu."
Gu Shao also stood up and shook hands with Qiao Luo. "Nice to meet you."
—
At this moment, a secretary came in and said, "President, the demonstration downstairs is ready."
Gu Shao nodded and said to Qiao Luo, "Mr. Qiao, please come with me to take a look."
Qiao Luo smiled and nodded. "My pleasure."
The few of them walked out of the reception room.
After taking two steps, Gu Shao realized that there was no one beside him. Only then did he realize that Gu Xi was sitting there with her head buried in deep thought.
[Who was the one who wanted to follow me just now?]
Gu Shao complained in his heart and called out to Gu Xi helplessly.
"Huh?" Hearing Gu Shao's voice, Gu Xi responded.
"Let's go."
"Huh?"
"Didn't you want to watch the demonstration?" Gu Shao said.
Gu Xi finally remembered the purpose of her visit. She nodded blankly and ran to Gu Shao's side. They followed him to the research room on the eighth floor that was responsible for the research and development of this project.
Gu Shao and Qiao Luo walked in front and talked about the overseas promotion and layout of this project. Gu Xi did not understand, so she just quietly followed behind Gu Shao.
Qiao Luo's secretary was walking next to Gu Xi.
Gu Xi couldn't help but glance at Lisa a few more times.
As if sensing Gu Xi's gaze, the secretary turned her head and smiled at Gu Xi in a friendly manner.
The corners of Gu Xi's mouth twitched as well. She smiled at the other party, but her mind was working quickly.
Based on the conversation between Qiao Luo and Gu Shao just now, the other party seemed to have called her secretary 'Lisa'?
Gu Xi recalled the plot of the novel. There was no one named Lisa in the novel, and there was only one person who looked like Song Kexin …
Gu Xi thought for a moment and finally raised her head to look at Lisa. Then she called her, "Auntie Li."
Hearing Gu Xi call her, Lisa was stunned at first. Then she reacted and burst out laughing.
Lisa thought that Gu Xi had misunderstood that her surname was' Li ', so she explained to Gu Xi, "My surname is not Li. Lisa is English. My surname is Meng. My Chinese name is Meng Zixin."
"Oh, I see." After hearing the other party's words, Gu Xi smiled at the other party, revealing an awkward and embarrassed expression.
As a matter of fact, Gu Xi's heart was in a state of shock.
Meng Zixin!
It was really her! In the novel, Lin Yize's first love!
In the novel, the female lead, Song Kexin, was not Lin Yize's first love. Before meeting Song Kexin, Lin Yize had a first love, and this first love was Meng Zixin.
Lin Yize and Meng Zixin were childhood sweethearts. After entering puberty, they naturally had an unforgettable love. However, later on, the Meng family's business ran into problems and the family emigrated abroad. Meng Zixin chose her family and gave up on her feelings for Lin Yize.
Meng Zixin's' betrayal 'became a pain in Lin Yize's heart that he could not get rid of. It also caused her to become Lin Yize's first love and hate. Later on, Lin Yize found many women. Every one of them had a shadow of Meng Zixin, but they were all far inferior to Meng Zixin.
Until Lin Yize met Song Kexin, the destined female lead.
The subsequent plot was similar to the plot of every melodramatic novel. Lin Yize made Song Kexin his substitute lover. He transferred his hatred for his first love's betrayal onto the substitute, humiliating and torturing Song Kexin. In the end, after experiencing all kinds of torment, Lin Yize fell in love with Song Kexin, who was the substitute. The two finally buried the hatchet and got together.
As for the male lead's first love, Meng Zixin also made a brief appearance in the later part of the novel.
Meng Zixin's appearance caused a conflict between the male lead and the female lead. The two even quarreled and gave each other a cold war.
Fortunately, in the novel's plot, Meng Zixin only came to China to deal with some work. She only stayed in City B for a few days before leaving. It did not cause much impact. The misunderstanding between Song Kexin and Lin Yize was also resolved after an indescribable incident. At this point, the knot in the heart of the 'first love' was completely untied.
…
Gu Xi did not care about the matter between the male lead and the female lead at all. However, when this plot happened in the novel, it happened when Gu Yaobai submitted some so-called 'evidence' and the Gu family was investigated and in trouble.
Originally, there should have been at least two years before that plot happened. However, Meng Zixin's appearance made Gu Xi vaguely worried. If Lin Yize saw Meng Zixin now, would that plot happen in advance? Would it cause a butterfly effect and affect other plots?
In fact, Gu Xi was not sure how much the plot of the novel would affect reality. After all, many things had changed since she found Gu Shao.
However, she still had to find an opportunity to remind Gu Shao that with Grandpa and the others around, he had to be careful of Gu Yaobai's tricks behind his back.
Gu Xi secretly took this matter to heart.
As for Meng Zixin, Gu Xi was more curious about her than afraid of her.
After all, in the novel, Meng Zixin was only a supporting role who appeared in reality for only two chapters. Her role was only to arouse a necessary conflict between the male lead and the female lead.
Moreover, she felt that this person was quite normal.
Gu Xi secretly glanced at Meng Zixin next to her and muttered in her heart.
—
Gu Xi was thinking about the plot of the novel. She did not notice that although Gu Shao was talking to Qiao Luo and the technical manager of the research and development team, his attention was on her.
Gu Shao originally thought that Gu Xi would be interested in the technical demonstration of the 'maritime transportation control system', so he brought her here. After entering, Gu Shao found that this girl had her head lowered the whole time, looking absent-minded.
Only Gu Xi secretly looked at Meng Zixin a few times, which Gu Shao saw.
Previously, when Gu Shao asked Wang Wu and the others to investigate Lin Yize, they also found a woman named 'Meng Zixin', who was Lisa in front of him.
To some extent, Lisa and Song Kexin were indeed very similar.
Therefore, it was understandable that Gu Xi would pay more attention and be curious about Lisa, which Gu Shao could understand.
However, wasn't this girl paying too much attention to Lisa?
Gu Shao frowned slightly.
Based on his understanding of his daughter, even if she saw someone who was very similar to someone she knew, she should not have such a big emotional reaction.
Now, it seemed that Lisa's appearance had a huge impact on Gu Xi.
Did this mean that Gu Xi was thinking about Song Kexin through Lisa?
—
The father and daughter each had their own thoughts.
Until the end of the demonstration.
Although Qiao Luo had accepted this deal to get on NTN's good side, after watching the entire system demonstration, he was amazed. The operating mode of the entire control and control system was far more impressive than he had imagined from the text introduction. If they could successfully set up the ideal equipment, they might really be able to build an invisible net in the southeast international waters.
Qiao Luo could not help but clap his hands. "This control system is amazing!"
If they could watch the demonstration just now, the government of those countries might even be willing to pay double the price.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gu. I'll speed up the progress and connect with other aspects!"
"I'll also try my best to stay in China. If you need anything, just make the arrangements. I'll cooperate with you at any time," Qiao Luo promised Gu Shao.
Now that Qiao Luo had listed NTN as his biggest client, of course, he had to prioritize everything. Furthermore, this demonstration allowed Qiao Luo to see huge long-term benefits from this project that he had not seen before.
"Also, Lisa will stay in City B during this period. You can contact her when I'm not around."
Gu Shao glanced at Meng Zixin, who nodded at Gu Shao, Xu Fei, and the others. "Call me if you need anything."
Gu Shao did not comment.
—
After discussing the project with Qiao Luo, the other party warmly invited Gu Shao to have dinner together. However, Gu Shao rejected the invitation with a simple "I have an appointment".
It was not a special appointment. He just promised Old Master Gu that he would bring Gu Xi back to the main residence for dinner.
The two of them went to the main residence of the Gu family.
As soon as Gu Xi stepped into the courtyard, she was successfully frightened by the festive atmosphere inside, which was decorated with lanterns and streamers.
In particular, there was a small sapling of a Chinese parasol tree in the center of the courtyard. It was covered with red ropes. Although there were not many red ropes, perhaps there were too many of them. It always gave people the illusion that the small branches were about to be bent.
"Why are there so many red ropes hanging on that tree? Is there a special meaning? "Gu Xi could not help but ask. If it were not for the fact that there were so many red ropes hanging on that tree today, Gu Xi would not have noticed this.
Butler Zhou looked in the direction Gu Xi pointed and could not help but smile. He explained, "Those were hung by the old master."
After that, Butler Zhou told Gu Xi about the origin of that tree.
"That tree was planted by Old Mister himself when you were found." He originally wanted to plant a peach tree and an apricot tree, but Old Master Gu felt that the meaning was too shallow and not good enough. Later, he planted a Chinese parasol tree.
This tree was personally taken care of by the old man. Under the old man's meticulous care, it grew quite quickly. Compared to its previous appearance as a small sapling, it was already a lot thicker.
As for the special meaning of the red ropes on it, it did not count.
"It's just that the old master usually hangs red ropes with good meanings and good omens on it whenever he finds something." When he heard that his granddaughter had gotten first place in the exam today, the old master was so happy that he 'bought' a large number of red ropes and hung them all up.
The butler explained.
In the past, Old Master Gu did not believe in these things. However, as he got older, he liked to look for things with good meanings.
After listening to the explanation, the corners of Gu Xi's mouth twitched slightly. "…" She could not bear the heavy burden of high hopes in life.
Nai was touched again.
"Then, Grandpa Zhou, please remind Grandpa not to hang so many red ropes. Don't break this tree." After all, it was a tree that was' related 'to her future. If it went on like this, she might not be able to bear it.
…
Not only was the Gu family's atmosphere lively today, but even the dishes on the dinner table were comparable to the festive season.
The youngest uncle of the Gu family complained in a low voice, "That's too exaggerated." Old Master Gu rolled his eyes at him.
"What's there to be exaggerated about?" Old Master Gu snorted. "Of course we have to celebrate if you did well in the exam. This is our Gu family's tradition. We are clear about rewards and punishments. "
Hearing this, Gu Xuan was speechless. "…" Back then, the three of them were quite outstanding and had gotten first place many times. Why had he never seen the old master celebrate?
However, when they made a mistake, the old master's punishment was quite 'sensational'.
Old Master Gu was a classic example of a distant relative.
— —
At night, the father and daughter stayed in the main residence.
When they returned to her room, Gu Xi realized that there seemed to be more dolls and clothes in the room.
When she heard knocking outside, Gu Xi thought that it was Gu Chenyi and the others. However, when she opened the door, she realized that it was Gu Shao.
"Dad?"
"You did well in the exam this time," Gu Shao said.
After coming out of school, going to the center to discuss the project, and then coming to the main residence, Gu Shao did not find a chance to comment on Gu Xi's exam results.
When she heard Gu Shao's words, Gu Xi couldn't help but smile.
She didn't know why, but when she heard Gu Shao praise her, she was very happy. She was happier than when she had received the 39 teaching support books, than when she had heard her form teacher praise her at the parent-teacher conference, or when her grandfather, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, and youngest uncle praised her.
When he saw the expression on Gu Xi's face, the smile in Gu Shao's eyes deepened. He asked again, "What kind of reward do you want?"
When he asked this, Gu Shao suddenly thought of this girl's money-grubbing nature and had a bad feeling in his heart.
She couldn't possibly want money, right?
Gu Shao thought to himself.
The next second, he heard Gu Xi ask, "Can I get anything?"
"Yes." Gu Shao nodded and said, "As long as it doesn't affect my studies."
"Then can I give you a discount?" Gu Xi looked up at Gu Shao, her eyes sparkling.
Tonight, Old Master Gu had given her, Gu Yanxiao, and Gu Chenyi a big red packet each.
Judging from the thickness of the red packets, it was probably arranged according to their grades.
Gu Xi thought about going to the bank tomorrow to deposit the red packets.
If Gu Shao also gave her a big red packet, then she would deposit it in the bank together!
Gu Shao: "…"
"No, change it," Gu Shao said.
When she heard this, Gu Xi was stunned. She only wanted money and nothing else.
Gu Xi lowered her head and thought for a while. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Gu Shao excitedly. "I thought of something."
"What is it?"
"Come and watch the finals of my 'Youth Creation Competition'!" After the new scores were judged, Gu Xi's team successfully advanced to the final round of the competition.
The final round was a public exhibition. Every team would have an exhibition area where they could introduce their team's topic and display their creativity directly.
In other words, on that day, besides the experts and invited judges, parents, friends and relatives, and ordinary visitors could also enter.
Gu Xi: "But if you're not free, then forget it."
Gu Shao: "Yes."
After a pause, Gu Shao said again, "I'll go."
Whether or not I'm free that day, I'll go.
— — Gu Shao added in his heart.
Hearing Gu Shao's reply, Gu Xi's smile widened and her heart skipped a beat.
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