imaginary lover

Through walked quietly through rows of tombstones with May, and stopped at a corner of the cemetery. May gently swept away the fine dust on the tombstone in front of her, and motioned Through to place the wreath on it.

Mother Wang died here at the age of 61.

"At the beginning of the year when I was abandoned, only Mama Wang cared about my daily life among the servants." Through recalled the past, telling May, "She treated me like her own, and took good care of me, not because I was the young master of Abandoned, Instead, I felt that I was a child who lacked love and care, and felt sorry for my life experience."

He stretched out his hand to tidy up the green leaves blown messily on the wreath: "Mother Wang was so kind to me, I almost recognized her as my biological mother. But before I had time to do anything for her, she did it because of my mother." And…" Through thought of the fire, his voice cracked.

May stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Since you said that Mama Wang's last wish is for you to live well, you should not let her down, that is the best reward for her."

Not far away, there was a rustling sound from the trees, and the fresh flower clusters on the wreath swayed in the wind. May accompanied Through to stand under the mottled and flickering sunlight among the shadows of the trees. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and the picture was clean and peaceful.

After paying homage to Wang's mother, Through was sent back to Zhisheng's mansion by May. Li Yunwei was already waiting at the door, and when the car arrived, he stepped forward to greet him.

"I'm so sorry that Young Master Sheng came forward in person, my Brother T is really doing me a favor." May joked eccentrically.

"Brother T, this is your younger brother and sister." Li Yunwei corrected him pretending to be serious.

"Hey, I said... can you stop doing this..." Through smiled wryly, feeling a headache.The old-fashioned look of the two when they were discussing important matters was privately gone, and now this childish and self-willed face does not listen to persuasion. Although Through maintains the advantage of being older, it seems to be of no use.

"I'm going back to abandon the shadow." May said goodbye, "I will prepare for the merger meeting in a while."

"Well, Zhisheng is also going to have a meeting." Li Yunwei said, "Then let's meet after the meeting."

"Sure, see you later." The front of the car turned around, and May's car accelerated and drove away.

Zhisheng's board meeting started on time at [-]:[-] p.m., and the items that needed to be discussed were gradually reached an agreement under the leadership of Li Qiongyu, and some matters about the merger also responded well to the mutual communication between the directors.

Li Yunwei sat on the sidelines and listened. The atmosphere of the meeting was enthusiastic. Everyone present was actively looking forward to the merger of the two organizations.Li Yunwei and Li Qiongyu looked at each other and smiled. The merger that the previous generation had been looking forward to for a long time seemed to be just around the corner.

"Let's stop here today, thank you everyone." Li Qiongyu dismissed the participants and gathered the materials that were spread out on the table. Li Yunwei got up to help organize, and said to Li Qiongyu with a smile: "Father, merge It’s going surprisingly well.”

"That's it," Li Qiongyu couldn't restrain his excitement, "After so many years, I finally have something to look forward to. Oh, I finally lived up to the expectations of Meifang and Xiaoyi. I don't know how the discussion with Qiying is going. .”

"My branch may not agree with this plan." A director put down the paper in his hand and said to May.His gray hair was combed very neatly, and his tortoiseshell glasses looked calm and learned.

"Which part does Director Tian have objections to? Can you tell me about it?" May asked.

Director Tian pushed down his glasses and buried his head in the paper again: "You plan to withdraw 40% of the shares of the Vietnam branch to use for new projects of financing and cooperation with Zhisheng's local branch. Such a move will not only affect the Vietnam branch Developments have a devastating impact and will fuel momentum that will make trading partners tend to be one-sided and hopefully less powerful."

"I admit that the proportion of the shares withdrawn is slightly larger," May opened the materials to examine, "but after all, we are working towards the merger, and the series of advantages we handed over are actually for the future. Win to lay the foundation."

Director Tian didn't say anything, just shook his head in disapproval.

Someone raised a hand in the corner, May looked over and couldn't help raising the corner of his mouth.

"Director Yang, if you have anything to say, you can speak directly without raising your hand." After serving as an executive for so long, Director Yang is still a gentle student, and his demeanor has never changed. Among the old directors, it's hard not to be conspicuous. May thought to herself.

"Young master, I just browsed the relevant changes to our Indonesian office, and I have some humble opinions, so I wonder if I can communicate with you." Director Yang said.

"Director Yang, please speak." May signaled.

"Abandoned shadows and Zhisheng trade have always retained a large area of ​​overlap. I think that other communication channels can be appropriately expanded in Indonesia. After all, my branch is still relatively well-known in the direction of emerging industries, and we can use this to expand Propagating to attract partners, so that after Zhisheng merges with us, we will bring in their advantages in terms of speed of communication and flexibility, and I think it may develop into the top technology leader in Indonesia."

May nodded in agreement: "This proposal is very good," she quickly recorded on the corresponding position of the material paper, "After the meeting, I will focus on screening the Indonesian trade chain, Director Yang, we will meet again in a few days, continue Make detailed exchanges. In addition, I will transfer a quarter of the shares withdrawn from Vietnam to you for the development of emerging projects.”

Hearing this, Director Tian was a little displeased: "Young master... this..."

May cast her gaze over impatiently, Director Tian swallowed her saliva and stopped talking.

"I took a look and found that the financial trade in Malay is developing very fast, Director Jiang." May looked back and said with some appreciation.

"Young master is an honor." Director Jiang leaned forward and said, "It is because of the leadership of the young master that the general direction has always been correct, and we are able to get to where we are step by step."

May narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "From the perspective of the trends of the major branches, only the Malay Trade and Finance Center has caught up with Zhisheng's local market share, which has indeed added a lot of face to Qiying. Director Jiang, you The credit is indispensable, and I hope you can take more care of the merger in the future."

Director Jiang agreed, looking delighted at being praised.

"Young master, my branch cannot accept the change of the treaty from Singapore." Director Cai frowned and pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, the beard on his lips was slightly upturned due to the force.

"Totally unacceptable?" May raised her eyebrows.

"You want our ministry stationed in Singapore's financial center to withdraw from two important sponsorships, recover the capital and invest it in Shengsheng's project, but the sponsorship contract has already been signed and finalized, and it may not be appropriate to withdraw the funds."

"Are you trying to talk about liquidated damages? It doesn't matter, pay them." May shrugged, "Those sponsorship expenses are not necessary at all, and they should be withdrawn as soon as possible and transferred to important things, so as not to distract energy."

"Young master, I don't quite understand," Director Cai asked, "Before you kept saying that you would never merge with each other, why did you change your attitude so suddenly?"

This question attracted the attention of all the participants. There was a moment of silence in the venue, and everyone held their breaths, waiting for a reply from the master.

"Of course such a choice will help the development of Abandoned Shadows." May replied, "Even if I have resisted in every possible way before, the merger will be a matter of time in the final analysis. And now it has been proved that all the grudges are nothing more than If there is a misunderstanding, there is nothing to hinder."

"You guys," May looked around the room, examining everyone's faces, "didn't you insist on merging before? Why now, I see, there seems to be discordant voices again?"

"Speak out if you have different opinions, and put them on the table for discussion. Isn't it better to resolve it?" May said, but no one said anything. "How many of you are opposed to the merger? Let me see how many of you oppose the merger."

No one responded.

"How many are in favor of the merger? Hands up!"

Director Yang immediately raised his hand to signal, and after a while, Director Jiang also raised his hand tremblingly, and a small half of the directors also responded, but they seemed a little hesitant and anxious, and kept looking around at the people around them.

"What do you mean by not raising your hand twice?" May was a little anxious, and her tone became a little worse.

"It's inappropriate to act too hastily on the merger," Director Tian stated solemnly and clearly, "Less master, I still think this matter should be carefully considered."

"I agree with Director Tian's point of view. This merger seems tempting, but in fact, there is no benefit in abandoning shadows. We are just adding support to Zhisheng." Director Cai responded.

Other directors who did not raise their hands also expressed their opinions one after another, and the venue was once caught up in the theories of the two factions, arguing endlessly.

Seeing that the night is getting darker and darker, the discussion has become a mess, and it is difficult to tell the result.

May rubbed her sore temples, and leaned back in the swivel chair with a helpless expression.

"Young master, it's getting late." Uncle Rong leaned forward and informed.

May sighed, had to stand up, cleared her throat to draw attention, and said, "Come here, everyone, it's getting late, let's temporarily adjourn the meeting today, and continue to discuss next time."