2021.
This Friday afternoon, Sheng Yiqing did not go to the company.
The restaurant where Qu Fanyi got engaged was about ten minutes away from the company by car, and everyone agreed to go together after get off work. At this moment, several interns in the investment banking department were not busy, and took advantage of the boss's absence to chat in the tea room with coffee.
Everyone talked about the industry news of the past two days: "Have you seen it? The China Securities Regulatory Commission punished a group of companies yesterday."
"What's wrong? It would be strange if the China Securities Regulatory Commission did not impose fines one day."
One of the interns named He Jiajia lowered his voice: "I heard that Mr. Hu of Hongye Securities was arrested. It seems that he was involved in major fraud in the listing process. The company he founded was valued at more than 10 billion yuan. After the incident, the China Securities Regulatory Commission was furious. The project failed and several intermediaries suffered. "
"Hongye Securities?" Someone remembered something and repeated it: " Isn't that..."
"Yes!" He Jiajia nodded and lowered her voice, "It's the one where our sister Qing worked before."
"She was from Hongye before?!" Someone widened his eyes and blurted out: "Hongye can jump to our Hesheng, it's pretty awesome."
Hesheng Securities is one of the ceilings in domestic investment banks, especially the investment banking department, which has always been a hot commodity in the eyes of many financial people. In recent years, let alone social recruitment, even campus recruitment quotas are almost zero. Seven or eight interns have been interning for a whole year, and at best they can only add a stroke to their resumes.
He Jiajia shrugged: "She came two years ago. This kind of thing is a matter of luck. Moreover, I heard that she was in Mr. Hu's team before."
"I've heard of the surname Hu. He has a bad reputation and is a wild man. Several projects he has done in the past two years have some problems. Didn't a ranch project he handled before delist just a few months after it was listed? This time, it's good, she got in directly! Speaking of it, our sister Qing is good. She came out of the mud without being stained, and she jumped directly to our Hesheng."
"Luck and strength coexist." He Jiajia took a sip of coffee.
When Sheng Yiqing arrived at the nugget, He Jiajia and the others were already there.
She didn't expect that Qu Fanyi would choose this familiar restaurant after booking it. Qiu Zining quit the waiter position at the nugget two years ago. After a few articles, the traffic skyrocketed. He caught the last wave of text media and became a well-known emotional blogger.
Last weekend, Fang Yusheng, the dead woman who gained both fame and fortune, complained: "The market is not good recently. We can only get 50,000 yuan for one advertisement. Fortunately, we can publish four or five advertisements a month." Qu Fanyi seemed to be afraid that her colleagues would not come. She specially created a WeChat group yesterday and mentioned that there would be many high-quality single men present. Everyone is welcome to come and socialize. Investment bank women are eager to get married. On the one hand, they are busy, and on the other hand, they are too picky. After hearing what Qu Fanyi said, everyone inevitably became lively. In addition, the venue is in a hutong near Sanlitun, which is fancy enough. It is not out of style to go there on Friday night. The nugget, which has been reserved, is now full of singing and dancing. Jazz tunes are playing. In addition to the male and female guests, there are also a few unfamiliar faces wearing uniform clothes and carrying various equipment in an orderly manner. They should be staff members. The restaurant today was obviously different from usual. White tablecloths were placed on wooden tables. Two tables were put together, with six people at each table. There were even small nameplates on the tables. Even the ceiling lights in the restaurant were adjusted. Further ahead was the place where the band usually performed live, blocked by two thick orange velvet curtains.
Opposite the stage was a small table with a slightly different tablecloth from other tables. She guessed that it was where Qu Fanyi and her fiancé would dine in a while. An ambient light was placed on the right back of the table, reflected by an antique mirror. And opposite Qu Fanyi's seat, there were photographers sitting quietly, waiting silently with their long guns and short cannons.
He Jiajia saw her gaze, came over, and squeezed a lemon in her voice: "Qu Fanyi is something! She married a rich family without saying anything. Do you know how much it costs to book a nugget? I just asked a friend-" He Jiajia gestured with her fingers, "Six figures!"
Sheng Yiqing made a surprised expression.
He Jiajia continued, "But money is a small matter. The main thing is the thought and time spent. Look at the layout of these venues. You have to find the corresponding companies and watch them go to work. It's so troublesome. My childhood friend did one before. It cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was exhausting." He Jiajia looked at the surroundings and sighed, "Sure enough, you still have to find a rich boyfriend." The men around were probably the high-quality men that Qu Fanyi talked about. They were probably really high-quality. They were gentle and refined, revealing the fatigue of being squeezed by capital. They looked at people with a serious look and a bit of restraint. The clothing brands Most of them were cosplay and crocodiles, economical and practical, and obviously not in the eyes of Miss He Jiajia:
"I was fooled by Qu Fanyi!" He Jiajia was very disdainful, "They are all ordinary men."
Before Sheng Yiqing could reply, the little girl thought of something and asked again: "Hey! By the way, where is our brother-in-law?"
Sheng Yiqing smiled, "I can't come because of something. See you next time."
The two were talking about something, the music changed, the waiter brought the appetizers, and Sheng Yiqing subconsciously glanced at the empty table before -
Sure enough, the hero and heroine came.
Qu Fanyi wore a lotus-colored dress, pinching her waist. She had lost weight in a month. The cold light from above was pouring down on her head, but it made her skin shine. He Jiajia's voice beside her ear rose eight degrees and then dropped a few degrees: "Tsk, she looks much more beautiful. As expected, she is in a better state after not working. Work is the most aging social activity. This groom is actually good. No wonder Qu Fanyi brought us here with great fanfare. Anyone would brag about it for three days!"
People were chattering beside her, but Sheng Yiqing didn't respond.
Her eyes were fixed on the man sitting opposite Qu Fanyi. The man looked at his fiancée cautiously, with a sense of fear and trepidation. It was as if he was afraid that his actions would go wrong - Sheng Yiqing was very familiar with such a look, after all, he had looked at another woman in the same way before.
Chi Wei? !
Fuck!
Qu Fanyi actually married Chi Wei? ! !
Of course, before Sheng Yiqing could react, He Jiajia beside her quickly bumped her arm, "Hey hey hey hey, there's a harvest, there's a harvest!! Look at the handsome guy!! Look at the boy at the table behind my fiancé, the one wearing a trendy brand, so handsome! How come I just noticed him... He's looking at us!"
Sheng Yiqing finally had the heart to look in the direction of He Jiajia's finger -
A few meters away, her husband, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, looked up and smiled at her.
"Sister! He is smiling at me!" He Jiajia's ears turned red, "Peach blossom, peach blossom, peach blossom! My peach blossom has arrived!"
Sheng Yiqing stroked her hair and tried to explain: "Is it possible that there is just sand in his eyes?"
"This look is my cup of tea. He has good taste in clothes and a cold temperament. Look at the way he talks to others, cold and his eyes are like looking at a dog! So cold, I like him so much! Sister--" He Jiajia turned her head, "That's him. My new target."
"Huh?" Sheng Yiqing was almost choked, "Is it possible that he is already married?"
"Married?! Impossible!" He Jiajia shook her head and motioned the colleagues at the table to swallow up Chen Zhuan's figure together, "Hey, everyone, do you think this man is married?"
Instantly, a group of female investment bank elites looked over, and after a moment, each of them expressed their conclusions: "He must be unmarried. He is too energetic!"
"Energetic?" Sheng Yiqing didn't quite understand.
"Married people have a sense of laxity." One of them said, "Well... like Sister Qing, of course it's not a derogatory term, it means that Sister Qing's dressing style is very relaxed, whatever is comfortable." Sheng Yiqing widened her eyes: "Am I so sloppy?!" She looked around, it seemed that she was the only one wearing a loose sweatshirt with pullover jeans and sneakers today, without even makeup, and hastily put on a pair of framed glasses. "No, no, no, it's not sloppy. It means you won't be tight and don't cater to the secular aesthetic. But it's not the case for people who are looking for a partner. People who are stared at will more or less need to deal with scrutiny and have to wear some uncomfortable clothes - tight skirts, high-waisted pants, stiletto heels... commonly known as, battle robes!"
"So, this... cough, man..." Sheng Yiqing narrowed her eyes: "Do you think he is in the period of looking for a partner?!"
"Too damn good!" He Jiajia nodded vigorously, "He doesn't have the collapsed feeling of a married man. He is exquisite all over, and he is a circulating product at first glance."
A murderous look flashed in Sheng Yiqing's eyes. The next second, he was interrupted by He Jiajia again. The eldest lady shook Sheng Yiqing's arm and asked with a pious face:
"Sister, please do me a favor, I want his WeChat!"