"Hello?"
In the office, only his voice was present. Suzhou once thought the call had been disconnected.
This person must have a problem, connecting the call without saying a word. Just as Suzhou was about to hang up.
Suddenly, a voice ca from the other end. "Are you Suzhou?" A strange female voice ca through.
At this mont, Suzhou was silent. Who was this woman? How did she know his private phone number?
Could it be that his information was leaked?
It was clear that Suzhou’s silence was anticipated by the other party. "I’m Nan Zhijin, a good friend of your mother before she passed away."
Nan Zhijin? A friend of his mother? What does she want by calling now?
"What’s the matter?" Suzhou’s tone had a hint of coldness, a reflection of his usual approach to handling affairs.
He’s a straightforward person who dislikes beating around the bush, akin to what they call a "straight man." "If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
Apparently, the woman didn’t expect Suzhou to hang up so quickly. Just when she wanted to call back again.
The line was busy; it seed he had blocked her. Yet, despite this, the woman wasn’t giving up any chance to get close to Suzhou.
Perhaps using his mother as leverage was the best reason.
For now, this phone number won’t work. She needs to figure out another way. She can’t miss this opportunity.
At least, this call wasn’t in vain. At the very least, she let Suzhou know of her existence, which was a small achievent.
However, after hanging up, Suzhou felt baffled. His mother had been frad and left more than a decade ago, and now, a friend was calling? Could this person have so ulterior motive?
Just then, his assistant accidentally knocked over the vase by the office door. This vase was no ordinary vase.
It was brought back from Europe by Suzhou, and he placed it by his office door because he liked it. Now, it lay shattered because of the assistant.
Oh no, this is bad. Assistant Xiaoke felt he might not be able to stay at Su Group anymore because he knew this vase was Suzhou’s favorite. Years ago in Europe, he accompanied his boss to an auction where this valuable vase was acquired.
"Who’s at the door, co in."
A deep male voice ca from the office. Assistant Xiaoke knew he was in serious trouble.
Life or death, he could only leave it to fate now.
He opened the door hesitantly and walked in with his head lowered. Suzhou’s sharp eyes noticed the shattered remains of his beloved vase behind him.
Xiaoke said nothing. He was waiting for Suzhou’s punishnt, fearing he might no longer work at Su Group.
"Boss...Boss?"
After a long silence without hearing from Suzhou, Xiaoke asked with his head down. Now, he was out of options. The vase was likely unavailable dostically, and even if it was, his salary might not be enough to buy it.
"Go check this phone number for ."
Xiaoke looked up, unexpected that his Boss didn’t bla him. Xiaoke knew that while this man seed cold, he had a tender side.
If not for the unfairness of the forr chairman, the Boss might not have turned out this way.
Xiaoke took the small piece of paper from Suzhou’s hand. Why did this phone number look so familiar?
Seeing Xiaoke’s significant change in expression, Suzhou thought, could Xiaoke know who this phone number belongs to?
"What’s wrong? Are you not going to handle what I gave you? Do you not want to stay here anymore?" Seeing Xiaoke stand still, his face showed so displeasure.
"Ah, no, it just feels familiar, like I’ve seen it sowhere before?"
Xiaoke was lost in thought.
Suddenly, Xiaoke looked up. "Boss...Boss, this is your mother’s number when she was alive."
Crash~
The freshly brewed coffee fell to the ground like this. At this mont, Suzhou’s heart was in turmoil. This is too strange.
His mother had passed away for so many years; this phone number shouldn’t be hers. Perhaps it was just a coincidence.
Was it a coincidence, or was it deliberate? Surely, checking would reveal everything. "I’ll check it right away."
Seeing Xiaoke rushing out of the office, colleagues were anxious for him. It’s likely that Xiaoke won’t be seen here tomorrow.
However, seeing his flushed face, apart from so panic, there seed to be no abnormality. Could it be that Suzhou let him off this ti?
Quickly, Xiaoke found out that this phone number was indeed the one Suzhou’s mother used back then. The registrant was even in her na.
"Mr. Su, I’ve found it. This phone number was your mother’s."
What?
Is there really such a strange thing in this world? Could his mother still be alive? And that woman who called this afternoon, how peculiar.
Nan Zhijin? That na seems familiar. Just not sure where he heard it from. Actually, when Suzhou’s mother passed away that year, Suzhou was not yet five years old. His mory now is blurred.
"Xiaoke, have you heard of a woman nad Nan Zhijin?"
Xiaoke shook his head, which was reasonable since Xiaoke joined the company recently. How could he know anything about his mother’s friends?
"Alright, you can go out now. Close the door. I want so ti alone. Clean up the broken glass outside."
With that, Xiaoke had to leave. Strangely, he felt a bit sorry for his Boss. After all these years, it’s only now that there’s this phone number?
Is it just hope, or is there another agenda? Surely, no one knows.
Late at night. Everyone else in the company had gone ho; only Suzhou stayed in the office. He couldn’t understand what was going on with that woman during the day.
What’s the purpose of her calling?
Anyway, Suzhou had a premonition that this woman would surely call again.
In Diao Bar.
The noisy music was sowhat annoying, and at the bar counter, Suzhou was drinking a strong whiskey.
Surely, he could only numb himself with alcohol now. No one could understand the pain in his heart, and that unwelcoming house was sowhere he never wanted to return.
"Sis, look at that person. Why does the back look so familiar, like I’ve seen it sowhere?"
Guoguo pointed to Suzhou not far away and asked Tangtang.
"Suzhou?"
"Sis, what did you say? It’s too loud. I didn’t hear you. Can you say it again?" Guoguo asked loudly.
Her voice was still too soft, lacking presence in the bar. But she followed Tangtang towards that person.
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