Chapter 1621 - 1619: Past and Present Lives 57
Chapter 1621: Chapter 1619: Past and Present Lives 57
Chapter 1619
The reception work lasted from morning to evening.
He personally accompanied Lady Xu to tour many places, from brand sections to factories, covering all the production lines thoroughly.
The reception process was also a learning experience.
Throughout, he was meticulously careful and strictly cautious.
If it weren’t for his astounding memory, it would have been almost impossible to remember so much in such a short period.
It seems...
After returning home, Zhao Junyao lay in the bedroom and sighed.
"It seems both worlds have their challenges!"
"Managing a small group is not much easier than managing the Great Chu Dynasty!"
...
After washing up, just as he was about to sleep, his phone suddenly rang.
Having been here for some time, he had long adapted to this convenient and quick little device.
It’s truly amazing.
In the past, to convey messages, one had to use fast horses, and even then, it would take an urgent delivery of 800 miles.
Now with this, no matter how far, you can converse just by dialing.
It’s simply miraculous.
If he could bring this thing back, why would he worry about unstable border areas?
He could simply send trusted people there and maintain control through casual phone calls!
As long as the right people are used, what information can’t be obtained?!
The phone connected, and Xia Ruqing’s voice came from the other end.
"Are you... asleep?"
Her voice sounded lonely and desolate.
Just a few words made his heart ache.
"Not asleep, what about you?"
"Is the injury on your leg better?"
If he had the time, he really wanted to be with her always, but unfortunately, he didn’t!
These days have been so busy, he could only squeeze in some time to visit, but couldn’t stay with her continuously.
"It doesn’t hurt anymore!"
Xia Ruqing replied nervously, so nervous that her palms were sweaty.
"Um..."
"I just wanted to ask, have I met you somewhere before?"
Zhao Junyao was stunned, what does this mean?
Met before? How could that be, he comes from the Great Chu Dynasty, and she’s always lived here.
How could they possibly have met? This is simply nonsense.
"Probably not!"
"You know my hometown, and you certainly haven’t been there!"
If you’ve never been there, how could we have met?
Xia Ruqing felt a bit disappointed, but facts are facts, she had to accept them.
After exchanging a few more greetings, she hung up the phone.
Thinking: Maybe I was just overthinking, just a dream, why guess?
Zhao Junyao hung up the phone, got drowsy and fell asleep.
Catching no face when awake, but catching a face when asleep.
Because he also dreamed of the same scene, it was too strange.
In the dream, Zhao Junyao couldn’t believe his eyes.
A small courtyard? Or a small country courtyard, where is this?
He grew up in the palace, only leaving for hunting and learning about people’s conditions.
He had never been in such a place, especially with a woman.
Right, Xia Ruqing, how could she appear here?
Could it be she is like him, also suddenly arriving in this world from the Great Chu Dynasty, just she forgot?
With a brain-aching headache, wave after wave of familiar scenes emerged.
They laughed and joked in the palace, traveled together outside the palace, and there were even children surrounding them.
Wait?! Children?
Who are these children?! They looked so familiar, and his heart was stirred.
Intuition told him, these should be his and Xia Ruqing’s children.
Zhao Junyao woke up frightened, still holding fragmented memories in his mind.
Covering his empty head, Zhao Junyao was in pain.
A part of his brain was so empty, as if it was once filled and deliberately wiped clean, leaving only scattered traces.
In those traces, there was Xia Ruqing, which means... Xia Ruqing... she appeared in the Great Chu Dynasty? And they had several children?!
Zhao Junyao was startled by his own thoughts.
If it’s true, then the phone call just now... Xia Ruqing might not have lied.
She might have recalled something as well!
Drawing a deep breath, Zhao Junyao dialed the phone again.
However, the phone on the other end was no longer being answered.
"Maybe she’s asleep!"
He murmured, yet he couldn’t sleep anymore.
Feeling the blank part in his brain, he pondered over and over, but in the end, couldn’t reach a conclusion, not knowing when he fell asleep again.
...
Wanxin has been very upset lately.
Zhao Junyao just cancelled the engagement without any notice.
The news came out before the family received the message.
She was so angry and furious, she immediately went crazy.
"This is too disrespectful, what does he mean!"
"Saying it is enough, but he actually went ahead with it!"
The two families hadn’t met, hadn’t discussed anything, and the engagement was just cancelled like that!
She had even picked out the wedding dress, where does this leave her face?
How can she mix in the social circle now, her girlfriends must have been laughing at her from the start, it’s simply!!
She wanted to find Zhao Junyao to ask for clarity, but ended up... not being able to find him.
Having no choice, she could only go to Zhao Junqi.
"This is all your doing!"
"You must have exposed something, otherwise why wouldn’t Ah Yao ignore me!"
"He must have found something out, what should I do? What should I do?"
Now transferred to the headquarters, Zhao Junqi is not who he used to be.
He looked at Wanxin disdainfully and sneered.
"What did I do?"
"I didn’t do anything, without evidence, don’t speak carelessly, I know nothing!"
Wanxin was indignant.
"You won’t admit it, fine, I don’t want to argue much, I just want you to help me!"
The flaws she exposed were also numerous, it wouldn’t be good to argue temporarily.
"Help you with what?" Zhao Junqi was impatient.
"Zhao Junyao now has a new love, what can I help you with?"
"A man’s heart is like water flowing east, if it can’t be kept, it can’t be kept!"
"You better fish for another rich bachelor, this one no longer belongs to you!"
The engagement is cancelled, the engagement ring is also thrown away, the daylilies have cooled, what chance is left?
Wanxin was not willing to accept.
"Who else in City Z is better than the Zhao Family, unless you want me to marry out of town, I don’t want to go!"
"Can’t you help me!"
Zhao Junqi was impatient.
"I already helped you once!"
"Things are not as serious as imagined, nor reaching our expectations, maybe her fate isn’t sealed, you better accept it!"
Wanxin was furious.
"Her fate isn’t sealed, so she should take what’s mine?"
"Fine, if you won’t help, we’ll see about that, I can handle it myself!"
She said, then stomped away in high heels.
Zhao Junqi’s gaze was mocking and disdainful.
After she left, he returned to his work.
The Xu Corporation had already come to inspect, if there were no accidents, they would definitely cooperate with Zhao Group.
This is a big deal.
Zhao Junyao is working hard, and he couldn’t slack off.
If he managed to secure it, maybe next year’s shareholder meeting, he would have a chance.
As for the grievances between Wanxin and Xia Ruqing.
Sorry, he never heard of it, never saw it, wasn’t involved.
...
Sometimes, things in the world are just this coincidental.
The new villa bought by the Xu Family was located in the same villa district as the Zhao Family Villa.
City Z’s top villa district is just that one place, not that big, so saying it’s a coincidence isn’t quite accurate.