Chapter 33 Section thirty-two

Si Liang was a little embarrassed, she smiled dryly and said, "That's it." I didn't say anything more. The wedding banquet was going on lively, but there seemed to be silence around me. Everyone was talking, but I felt so far away, so quiet that I could almost hear my own heartbeat. Ye Rong asked Zhuang Xu with a hint of intimacy: "Why are you here, don't you want to toast with the boss?" Sijing and the others looked at Zhuang Xu in unison, but Zhuang Xu seemed not to have heard him, and took a sip of wine quietly without saying a word. The wine table was quiet for a while, and finally Sijing said: "I think their relatives can drink quite well, so maybe they don't need Zhuang Xu. By the way, Zhuang Xu, Zhuo Hui said that he was in the Rongzi Building a few days ago. I saw you."

Zhuo Hui replied: "Yeah, I forgot to ask you yesterday, did you go to Rongzi Building last week? I went to do business, and I saw a person who looked like you. I wanted to call him, but I couldn't see him in the blink of an eye." It's you, right? Why did you go there?" "I work there now." A cold voice sounded, so close, it seemed to be ringing in my chest. Zhuo Hui was taken aback: "When did you change your job?" "You..." Ye Rong blurted out at the same time as him, and then tightly pursed his lips. "A month ago." "You are very tight-lipped, and you won't say anything if you change companies, but line A is already very strong, where did you go when you changed jobs?"

"It's still line A, but the department has been changed." "What department?" Another classmate asked. "Investment Banking Department." The students were stunned for a while, and they were a little shocked when they saw his expression. Foreign-funded universal banks like Bank A are divided into commercial banks and investment banks. Commercial banks operate traditional deposit and loan businesses. Before Zhuang Xu came to our company, he should be doing loans in commercial banks.Investment banking is a completely different type of business, such as IPO or mergers and acquisitions.

This kind of top bank in the world, it is very difficult for commercial banks to get in, let alone their investment banks. It is impossible for someone who is not an excellent person to get in. He actually jumped to the investment bank of Bank A in half a year... However, if you're in the investment banking department, you'll have to socialize with clients a lot, right? Is Zhuang Xu's personality suitable? As soon as this idea popped up in my mind, I firmly pressed it down.What does it matter to me, I think these are too ridiculous.Moreover, although Zhuang Xu is proud and lofty, he has always been very popular. In the past, teachers and classmates all liked him at school, and even Jiang Rui admired him very much.In front of other people, he is not as honest as he is with me.

His aloof and indifferent side probably gave me all for free... Zhuo Hui was still speechless: "I know you are professional and hard-working, and you will get ahead sooner or later, but the speed of this leap is too fast. For the investment banking department, the monthly salary is at least doubled? I heard that the year-end bonus is six figures. Press With your speed, it is not uncommon for your annual salary to be one million within a few years." "What is this?" Zhuang Xu's tone was slightly mocking. I couldn't help but look away. It happened to meet his eyes.

I froze for a moment, and suddenly remembered the way he looked at me after I learned that he was going to line A before graduation... As if wondering how I would react. It's just that it's even more secluded now, as if separated by a layer of frost. Among the people at the table, only Xiaofeng didn't care much about this topic. She was asking Lin Yusen about our "love history". "It turns out that you and Xigua are in an office romance! If you were Xigua's boss, you would be about as professional as us, right? MBA?" "No." Lin Yusen's answer was a beat slower, and his tone sank, "I study medicine."

"What? It's a big difference, so why don't you be a doctor?" Why is she so gossip!I hastily turned my head and interrupted her. "Why do you ask so many questions?" Xiaofeng said "shortly", "It's okay to ask, do you want to be so possessive? Watermelon, I haven't found you so jealous before. I just wonder why you don't want to be a doctor after studying medicine." She also said! I glared at her. "What's so strange about this, I've never seen an all-rounder." Lin Yusen laughed suddenly, "She has never seen you boasting so much." Then he said to me reassuringly: "It's okay."

It doesn't matter, he is usually such a calm person, but even I could hear the disappointment in his tone just now. I changed the subject: "The fish soup tastes pretty good, have you drank it yet?" He looked at me, the corner of his mouth slightly curved, "Not yet." He seemed to have no intention of doing anything, so I spontaneously turned the turntable on the table and served him a bowl of fish soup, then another bowl for Xiaofeng, and then another bowl for myself. I put down the spoon, paused, turned around as naturally as possible, lowered my head and began to drink the soup, and inevitably saw Zhuang Xu in my peripheral vision.

He just picked up his glass and drank it down. The topic at the dinner table continued, mainly a few male students were chatting. "It's also suitable for you to go to an investment bank. Anyway, you are working 80 hours a week. Unlike me, you are all gangsters." "You also know that you're an asshole." Si Jing hadn't spoken for a while, and she was complaining about Zhuo Hui, she looked at Zhuang Xu with complicated eyes, "I didn't expect you to develop so fast and soon be able to buy a house in Shanghai Bar." Xiaofeng said vaguely while drinking the soup: "Didn't your family Zhuo Hui buy a house as soon as he came to Shanghai, and you will get married when you get the house?"

Zhuo Hui giggled, Si Liang didn't make a sound, and turned to talk to Ye Rong who suddenly fell silent. Another male classmate intervened: "By the way, Zhuang Xu, I bought two stocks recently, can you help me look at them when you have time? Don't be so disrespectful like you were in college. I've heard that, senior year Then you bought a stock, and the next day it was a daily limit.” Zhuo Hui echoed: "Yes, it's a pity he took it out immediately." Zhuang Xu lowered his head and poured wine for himself: "I can't make these investments in my current job, my account has been closed long ago."

"That's what I said, but give me some advice..." He was interrupted in the middle of his words, and amidst the noise, the bride and groom came over to toast with wine glasses. As soon as the groom came up, he begged for forgiveness: "Thank you for your kindness. We are all brothers. I won't come one by one. Let's respect together." Seeing that his face was flushed from drinking, everyone had no objection, stood up together, and picked up the wine glass after a few words of congratulations. Glasses full of liquor collided in the air. For some reason, Zhuang Xu's wine glass seemed to be unsteady, and it fell towards me when I touched it. I couldn't dodge it, and all the red wine in it spilled on the sleeve of my white sweater, and spread quickly. . Siliang let out an "ah", and everyone stopped. "Sorry." Zhuang Xu looked sideways at me, saying sorry words, but his expression couldn't even be called perfunctory, his gaze was full of coldness when he looked at me. "...It's okay." I took the tissue from Lin Yusen and wiped it scribbled a few times. The boss asked: "Watermelon, are you okay?" "It's okay." I picked up the cup and respected them again: "A hundred years together." "I'm sorry, I didn't hold the wine glass firmly just now, so I punished myself with three glasses." Zhuang Xu also turned back, apologized to the bride and groom, then took the red wine bottle, poured a full glass of wine, and drank it down. Then he lowered his head and refilled it again, another cup. And then the third cup. After he drank three cups, everyone seemed to wake up and drank the wine in the glasses one after another. Lin Yusen smiled and finished his drink slowly. "...Thank you, everyone, eat slowly." The groom greeted and led the bride to the next table. I took another paper towel and wiped my hands, it was still a little sticky, "I'm going to the bathroom." I said to Lin Yusen. He didn't answer. For a while, the surroundings were strangely quiet.I didn't feel it while sitting, but standing between two equally tall men, I suddenly felt a strange sense of oppression. I raised my head, only then did Lin Yusen turn his gaze back to me, and slowly said, "Go." Water splashed through the fingers. The sound of the wedding banquet outside seemed to come from nowhere. I looked up at myself in the mirror. I wondered if it was because I played too late yesterday. I suddenly felt a little tired... In fact, it’s almost time to go back. Although it’s a bit early, the excuse of going back to Suzhou Road seems to be justified. Well, I will say goodbye to the boss when I go back. I made up my mind, turned off the tap, and walked out of the bathroom. I had to go through a long corridor to go back to the banquet hall. I lowered my head and walked back slowly, feeling empty in my heart, until a pair of black leather shoes suddenly appeared in my sight, blocking my way. I look up. The handsome best man at the wedding banquet was standing in front of me. Why is he here?Go to the bathroom too? Should I say hello?Or leave without saying a word? I didn't expect him to speak first. "what is your phone number?" My footsteps stopped hesitantly, and after a few seconds, I said, "It's still the same." "I am the same." He looked at me with cold eyes. "Remember to send me the bank account number." Sure enough...he wants to pay for my clothes? Why I am not surprised at all. "……No." "That's right." He nodded, with a slight mockery in his tone, "I haven't congratulated you yet, you're rightly matched." You and Ye Rong are really well-connected, right? "You too, congratulations." There was a silence. I stepped up and was about to walk away, but he suddenly sneered. "Nie Xiguang, why did you look at me like that just now?" He looked up at me, his eyes were full of sarcasm, "Half-hearted? Or do you still forget about my old love?" I was so embarrassed all of a sudden. What is he trying to prove?Does it prove that I still don't give up on him, or do I still like him? yes…… I'm! I raised my head and forced myself to look directly into his eyes without flinching, "Ye Rong apologized to me yesterday, I was surprised, I thought she would pretend that it never happened and never admit her mistake. But since she apologized , I remembered that I still owe her an answer." I looked at him without blinking, "At that time she asked me, 'Don't you like Zhuang Xu?', I think I can answer her now." "I don't like it anymore." I said slowly. "Please tell her, please rest assured that I don't care about other people's happiness."