Chapter 1045: Exchange (2)

Xi Xinyi did not quite respond to what Gu Lingsha said and just silently met her gaze.

Gu Lingsha then smiled. "As a woman, I do pity you a little. As your superior, I regard you highly. In fact, Miss Xi, you were also once a dazzling star in the entertainment industry. If it weren't for...no matter what, you should be enjoying both fame and fortune, and a blissfully happy family..."

When Xi Xinyi heard these, her fingers that held onto the document suddenly tightened. She looked a little gloomy, yet it was only a split second. Moments after that, she returned to appearing calm.

Gu Lingsha took all of this in, seeming satisfied with Xi Xinyi's reaction, so she smiled and said, "As a woman, I just feel sorry and find it unfair for you, Manager Xi. Your sister, Xi Xiaye, is a very capable character, and also a..."

"I don't want to talk about the past anymore, Manager Gu. If there's nothing else, then I'd like to leave first." Xi Xinyi lowered her gaze and held the document in hand tighter as her tone became a little cold.

Gu Lingsha paused slightly, then nodded and smiled. "I'm sorry, Manager Xi. I didn't mean to bring that up. I was just feeling unfair on your behalf. I've seen all your hard work in recent times. Despite so many blows, you've become the way you are now. I feel like I see parts of me in you. I think I can more or less empathize with your situation."

"I can only blame myself for not being as skilled as others." Xi Xinyi's lips parted slightly and you could hear a hint of cynicism in her voice.

"Manager Xi, you don't have to give up. You're great too. As long as you work hard, you won't fall short of anyone else, including Xi Xiaye." Gu Lingsha pointed out what she meant while Xi Xinyi was stunned to hear that and fell silent for a while. Then, she looked up at Gu Lingsha. "Thank you Manager Gu. I'll do my best."

Gu Lingsha smiled and nodded.

Xi Xinyi did not stay any longer. She turned to leave Gu Lingsha's office after bidding goodbye.

Bam!

When the door closed, Gu Lingsha's eyes that watched Xi Xinyi leave dimmed as she took in a deep breath and slowly leaned back against her chair.

After a while, Secretary Qin walked in once again. "Manager Gu, Manager Wang's assistant said that Manager Wang is busy right now. I've already made an appointment, but we probably need to wait until tomorrow."

When she finished, Gu Lingsha's exquisitely beautiful face turned stormy. She thought about it, then suddenly stood up and took her handbag from the side and walked out at a hurried pace. "Does Hua Heng think that I'm a fool? Let's make a trip to Huaheng!"

Secretary Qin watched as Gu Lingsha stormed out in an angry fit, and she just quietly followed behind.

An hour later, at the Hua Heng office, Gu Lingsha walked out with a morose expression while Secretary Qin followed behind her quietly, appearing worried.

"Fuhua has a project in City B too? Why do they keep fighting with us for these materials? They knew that we'd finish discussing the price first, yet they dare to be this reckless!" Gu Lingsha fumed.

"Manager Gu, maybe you don't know this, but while Fuhua and Hua Heng may both be in the real estate industry, the old CEO Shen and CEO Hua have always been good friends. Most of Fuhua's materials are supplied by Hua Heng, so it's not odd that Hua Heng would give them the materials first," said Secretary Qin as she rushed after her.

Gu Lingsha ranted, "Hua Heng's clearly messing with us. They should have at least let us know earlier if they had other plans for such a huge matter. Right now, our project's begun work and we will need these materials soon. Where am I supposed to find such a huge amount of materials in such a short time? The supervision of the earlier stages of the government project will be strict. I don't want to cause any reputational damage to the project because of this."

"What should we do now?" Secretary Qin asked worriedly.

Gu Lingsha stopped walking as she thought about it, then frowned deeply. "What else can we do? We'll have to go take a look at Fuhua and tell them to let us have the materials first. Due to this project, there seems to be some bad blood between Qi Kai and Fuhua. Let's use this chance to smooth things out with them."

"Manager Gu, you are so sensible!"

...

Inside the CEO of Fuhua Real Estate's office, Xi Xiaye was discussing the development of the collaboration between the Movie and Television City base and Glory World when an assistant suddenly knocked on the door.

"Manager Xi, Manager Gu from Qi Kai is here. She says she needs to meet you right now."

"Qi Kai? Manager Gu? Which Manager Gu?"

Before Xi Xiaye could answer, Lan Zilang looked up from the blueprint in puzzlement. "Our company doesn't have any business dealings with Qi Kai, do we? Why are their people here? Where are they?"

"Assistant Manager Lan, they're still downstairs. It's Gu Lingsha. The reception called up to ask if you'd like to meet her."

Lan Zilang turned to Xi Xiaye but noticed that her expression was calm while her gaze remained on the blueprint before her. She did not seem to have any intention of responding and just wanted her assistant reject the unwelcome guests. However, at this moment, Xi Xiaye suddenly spoke up, "Let her come up."

"Yes, Manager Xi!" the assistant answered, then retreated.

Lan Zilang gave Xi Xiaye an amused look as he said, "Isn't Gu Lingsha the one who's been appearing a lot in the media recently? Why is she here?"

He obviously knew that Gu Lingsha and Mu Yuchen had some sort of connection. From Xi Xiaye's expression, she clearly looked quite unhappy, so he just laughed knowingly, "Alright, we'll just stop the discussion here then. Tonight, you shall go and deliberate with Chairman Mu, and if all's well, we will send people over from Fuhua. The design of this city isn't all that complex. As long as they can consider it properly, then we can go with the theme. Right now, there are many Movies and Television bases, but they're all just some small-minded ones, so I'm quite looking forward to this one!" Lan Zilang said as he tapped the blueprint in his hand with a smile.

"I think it won't let you down, Uncle Lan." Xi Xiaye smiled happily too as she kept the blueprint. "I'll go over and deliberate it with him tonight. If there's nothing else, both companies can send a representative for a site check. If all goes well, then we'll go with this plan and continue to develop the Movies and Television base."

"Alright, I'll go out first." Lan Zilang retreated good-naturedly.