The Wealthy Tycoon's Game of Life

Chapter 1251: Chapter 478: The Vertical City of Capital and Desire

Today’s weather isn’t great, although it’s not raining, the sky is covered with clouds, making it hard to see the sun.

Walking along Bund Square by the Huangpu River, Jiang Qingkui tightened her windbreaker and suddenly had the urge to smoke.

She rarely has sentimental feelings, after all, from a young age, she has always been busy rushing through life.

During her student days, she was busy studying, taking exams, participating in competitions. As a top student, she felt like she had endless certificates and books to read.

After returning from studying abroad in the Beautiful Country, she was busy establishing her career and paying for her dreams. Whether it was before or after meeting Zhou Wang, she seemed to always have clear goals...

But living like this, what is the purpose?

At this moment, Jiang Qingkui stopped to think and actually felt a bit lost.

It seems that the ”center of attention” since childhood, those gazes from others, keep pushing her forward.

The applause and flowers forged her pride, yet also became a kind of shackle, preventing her from becoming just a regular person, content with being a ”loser”.

As a highly educated rational person, she often makes long-term decisions, but now it’s a paradox that she’s struggling with.

Ring ring!

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted the flight of Jiang Qingkui’s thoughts.

She pressed the answer button on her headset, and Xu Wenqian’s sweet, melodious voice came from the other end.

”Hello, Sister Qingkui, where are you?”

”I’m walking at the Bund...”

”I heard from your assistant Xiao Yue that you booked a hotel room. Why not go to Tangchen Yipin instead? The boss reserved a room for you.”

”I don’t want to go, staying at the hotel is more comfortable.”

Hearing Xu Wenqian mention Zhou Wang, Jiang Qingkui felt a bit annoyed. It was then she realized that the reason she felt unsettled earlier might be because of Zhou Wang...

”Uh... okay then.”

Xu Wenqian noticed something in Jiang Qingkui’s suddenly cold tone, but didn’t press further, just cautiously said:

”Sister Qingkui, perhaps later you’ll need to help with the preparation for the dinner. I have other things here and can’t get away for now.”

”Other things?”

Jiang Qingkui asked somewhat puzzled, ”Isn’t everything centered around the dinner today? Why would you...”

Mid-sentence, Jiang Qingkui seemed to realize something. She squinted her eyes, ”Qianqian, are you settling those two women from Beidou for Mr. Zhou?”

For a moment, Xu Wenqian didn’t respond, which undoubtedly confirmed Jiang Qingkui’s suspicion. She immediately retorted angrily:

”How could you agree to do such a thing for him, Qianqian? Aren’t you uncomfortable seeing those two women?”

”Well, it’s okay.”

Xu Wenqian said softly, ”But I feel the boss is quite pitiful too. If he asked me to step in, it means he must be in a tough spot. I’m his assistant, I have to help him...”

Jiang Qingkui was at a loss for words and wanted to reprimand more, but she couldn’t say anything. She knew Xu Wenqian was the type to accept things as they are and just sighed lightly.

”Fine, I’ll go over first... By the way, which hotel is it?”

As Jiang Qingkui asked, she suddenly found it odd, because Xu Wenqian usually wouldn’t keep such important matters from her. Feeling indignant earlier, Jiang Qingkui then realized she didn’t even know the venue for the dinner.

”Sister Qingkui, it’s not a hotel. I’ll send the address to your phone, but you don’t need to rush over. The boss said to arrive after six o’clock.”

”After six o’clock?”

Jiang Qingkui frowned. The dinner starts at seven, why would Zhou Wang ask her to come at six, and if the dinner isn’t held at a hotel, where could it be?

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Qingkui just asked directly, ”Why isn’t it at a hotel? Is it a place you found?”

”Sister Qingkui, I honestly don’t understand either. The address was sent by the boss. It seems to be an office building near Lujiazui...”

”Office building?”

Jiang Qingkui was even more bewildered.

At this time, Xu Wenqian continued, ”Sister Qingkui, I don’t know what the boss is thinking either. I set the date, found the third-party company for assistance, but the dinner location was arranged solely by the boss, coordinated by Sister Ran, I barely participated...”

”Is that so?”

Jiang Qingkui frowned slightly.

She had interacted with Zhou Wang’s newly hired assistant Lin Ran in Beidou, but their personalities didn’t align, so they rarely communicated.

Another strange thing is that if Zhou Wang can, he won’t lift a finger, letting Jiang Qingkui and Xu Wenqian handle things. This time he actively participated, which is quite unusual...

No matter Zhou Wang’s reason, since the location has been set, Jiang Qingkui won’t dwell on it.

After hanging up the phone, she glanced at the address Xu Wenqian sent on WeChat, somewhat surprised.

[Magic City IFC Phase Two Office Building 56F]

How to describe ”Magic City IFC”?

For ordinary people, it’s one of Magic City’s landmark buildings, together with Magic City Global Financial Center, Jinmao Tower, and Magic City Center Building, forming the Lujiazui skyline, housing companies like JPMorgan Chase, UBS, Blackstone, and other multinational financial institutions, with an accompanying IFC mall and Ritz Carlton Hotel, truly a corner of ”Eastern Wall Street”.