After Breaking Up With the Scheming Bad Woman 51

Chapter 51: President Huai.

When the wind from Nancheng blew on her face again, Huai Xing didn’t feel any excitement, because she was drowsy with sleep.

Last night, she had been at a private event for black gold members in Haicheng with ease. Today, she had crossed a thousand miles to Nancheng to attend a clothing expo.

She had been working non-stop recently, and her body was a little overwhelmed. She could only take a nap on the way. Now, as soon as she got off the plane, she felt like she was about to fall apart.

After getting into the car, she sat in the back seat and wanted to close her eyes to rest again.

The assistant in the passenger seat spoke seriously at this moment, “President Huai, Manager Chang from ‘Ling Sha’ company would like to invite you to have lunch with him. He said he wants to discuss the diverse topics of this clothing expo with you.”

“Reject it. The industry seminar is this afternoon,” Huai Xing said, her long lashes lightly covering her eyes, and she yawned.

“And President Qi from ‘Jin Shang’ company wants to…”

“Reject them all, Ding Rong,” Huai Xing said, still lifting her eyelids. Because of the yawn, her almond eyes were filled with a layer of moisture. She looked at the serious-looking assistant in the passenger seat and smiled. “I’ll talk to them at the meeting. As for privately, unless they can bring up a topic that interests me. But what they’ve said so far is so boring.”

Ding Rong nodded. “Okay.”

After this interruption, Huai Xing was in no mood to sleep.

She turned her head to the side and looked at the street view outside the window. It was late April, and Haicheng was still in late spring, but it was already summer here. The blue sky and white clouds were as fake as a scene from an anime. The sun was still warm, and you could see the leisurely locals lying on chairs on the side of the street, squinting their eyes to enjoy the comfort.

The trees on both sides of the road were scattered, and some unknown variety of flowers were in full bloom.

After a while, she rolled down the car window and let the salty sea breeze blow in and touch her face.

She closed her eyes and felt it subtly. But the next second, her exclusive phone ringtone sounded in the car. She sighed in resignation and answered without even looking at the caller ID.

“I’m at the hotel. Where are you, Huai Xing?”

Huai Xing answered lazily, “Still in the car.” She asked, “Lu Xianyue, can we get rid of this exclusive phone ringtone? I was just about to fall asleep, and you woke me up.”

“Sorry, Auntie said we’re comrades-in-arms. You should be happy that this young lady has set an exclusive ringtone for you. Besides, even if it’s not an exclusive ringtone, wouldn’t a normal ringtone wake you up? Isn’t it all the same? You just have a problem with me now! Because I was one centimeter taller than you at the last physical examination!”

It was giving her a headache. Huai Xing, without thinking, said “see you in a while” and hung up the phone, trying to block out the talkative Lu Xianyue. As expected, her WeChat was bombarded by Lu Xianyue, with a whole page of height data comparisons.

Huai Xing was silent, rubbed her brow, and casually replied with an emoji before switching to the message bar and replying to her subordinates’ messages.

She didn’t have much time on this business trip and hadn’t brought much luggage. When the car stopped in front of the hotel, she and Ding Rong went to the hotel to check in and then told Lu Xianyue their room number.

Before long, there was a knock on the door, and Huai Xing went to open it again.

Lu Xianyue came in and said, “You’ll represent the company at the seminar this afternoon.”

“That was the plan,” Huai Xing said. There were still two hours before the seminar. She turned back to the sofa and pulled over a cushion. She wanted to strike while the iron was hot and take another nap. “I didn’t put my hopes on you.”

Lu Xianyue raised an eyebrow. “You know me well.” She sat down at the side and frowned when she saw her like this. “Have you eaten? And you’re sleeping.”

“Airplane food.”

“I’m going to complain to Sister Shiwei,” Lu Xianyue said, picking up her phone.

The company where Wen Shiwei worked had expanded its business to Haicheng two years ago, so she had also come to Haicheng to live. Once, when Lu Xianyue had come to find Huai Xing, it was Wen Shiwei who had opened the door.

Huai Xing glanced at her. “Are you really just trying to complain about me?”

“What else?”

Huai Xing waved her hand. “Don’t worry about me. I’m really sleepy, Lu Xianyue. Ding Rong will come and call me when it’s time. You have no plans for the afternoon, so you can go shopping on your own. Be careful with the sunscreen. The UV rays in Nancheng are very strong.”

“Have you been to Nancheng before?” Lu Xianyue remembered to ask.

“Once.”

“With whom?”

Huai Xing was yawning. “When are you leaving?”

The chattering companion finally left, and the room was completely quiet, with only the sea breeze blowing outside the window.

Huai Xing hugged the cushion and turned over, falling into a deep sleep in a few minutes.

…

At two in the afternoon, Huai Xing appeared at the Nancheng Convention and Exhibition Center on time, dressed in formal attire.

In the past five years, not only the tourism industry, but also other industries in this seaside city had developed a lot. This clothing exchange expo was held here. Tomorrow was the opening ceremony, and most of the people in charge would gather at the convention and exhibition center today for an industry seminar.

The nap she had taken at noon was like watering a flower. Huai Xing’s energy had returned a little, and she chatted slowly with many of her peers.

Half a year ago, she and Lu Xianyue had completed Lu Xuerong’s successor training plan a few months late. Just two months ago, Lu Xuerong had announced her abdication, letting Huai Xing and Lu Xianyue manage “Silk Season” together.

It had only been four months since Huai Xing had taken over, but when Lu Xuerong had been training them before, she would take them to various places.

Therefore, in such a situation, Huai Xing could have a just-right smile on her face and chat and laugh with everyone.

After chatting for a while, the hundreds of people took their seats one by one.

On the stage, the host tested the microphone and began the chapter of this seminar. “The theme of this clothing expo is ‘Diverse Coexistence, Future Wardrobe.’ Now we need to pay attention to and emphasize the integration of culture and cross-border design. National costumes and intangible cultural heritage can also collide and combine with modern fashion. Clothing itself has a unique charm as a cultural carrier. And with the development of technology, cutting-edge fields such as AR dressing and virtual clothing are also very popular among young people…”

The host spoke with a slight accent and read from his script word for word. The audience below had serious expressions.

Huai Xing was sitting on the side, her expression serious, and she was even taking notes with a pen and paper. The clothing expo was held once a year. Last time, Lu Xianyue had participated, and she had been sent to negotiate with a client.

This time, she had come on her own to see what everyone thought of “Silk Season” at the exhibition tomorrow.

This seminar was a bit long. After the host finished speaking, other people came on stage to share their relevant experiences and opinions. Naturally, there would be times when opinions differed, and everyone could discuss and then vote on the spot.

Huai Xing listened quietly and had no intention of going on stage, because “Silk Season’s” main business was selling fabrics, and they had only started to develop the design and production sector in the past two years.

She had come here more to learn, and she even found it interesting to listen to everyone argue.

But there were also many people who were slacking off at this seminar. She twirled her pen, and when she turned her head, she saw Manager Chang from ‘Ling Sha’ company, who had wanted to have lunch with her at noon, playing on his phone under the table, opening one chat box after another. And President Qi from ‘Jin Shang’ company was propping his head on his hand, but his eyelids were fighting.

“…” Huai Xing pressed her forehead.

When she looked up again, the big screen on the stage was showing the names of the companies participating in this clothing expo, which were distinguished according to the layout of the exhibition.

The fabric suppliers were in one area, the finished clothing was displayed in another, and there was also a T-stage for a runway show…

A page of the PPT stayed on the screen for a long time. Huai Xing saw the name “Silk Season,” next to “Ling Sha.” After the PPT on the screen had flipped through a few pages, inevitably, she saw the name “Lan Ling.” “Lan Ling” was still a leading high-end brand in domestic womenswear. In this era of increasingly developed e-commerce, due to the correct decisions made before, it had not been washed away, but had become more and more powerful, no longer just a “leader,” but with a trend of becoming the first.

Huai Xing propped her chin on her hand, her expression blank, and watched the PPT flip through another page.

Before long, the three-hour seminar was over.

The people present left one after another, and the venue was a bit noisy for a while. Just as Huai Xing stood up, Manager Chang came up to her and said, “President Huai.”

The two companies were both silk companies in Haicheng, and Huai Xing and Manager Chang had met before.

Huai Xing nodded politely. “Manager Chang.”

“President Huai rejected my invitation at noon. May I have the honor of your company tonight?” Manager Chang said with a smile, not giving up. “I’ve been to Nancheng often before. There’s a very delicious restaurant here that requires a reservation. I’m very familiar with the owner.”

“Sorry, Manager Chang. I have a company online meeting tonight,” Huai Xing said with a helpless look, walking out.

Manager Chang followed her. “What about after? You don’t need it either?”

Huai Xing saw him almost bump into her arm, her brows furrowed, and her tone became a little cold. “Manager Chang, you have time for these meaningless social engagements. I don’t.”

“…How is it meaningless? Aren’t we also promoting communication?” Manager Chang’s expression was a little embarrassed, and he quickly reacted.

Huai Xing ignored him.

On the other side, in the back seats of the venue, Su Cheng was not in a hurry to leave. She had just finished chatting with Chu Wantang. When she looked up, she saw a profile that she felt was a little strange yet familiar at the door.

Her heart suddenly raced. She quickly stood up, said “sorry” to the others, and rushed out.

But when she came out of the crowd, panting and facing the various peers, she even suspected that she had seen wrong again.

In the past five years, she and Wan Yi had also been looking out for people for Chu Wantang, but the result was always the same.

Huai Xing had cut all ties with Chu Wantang. It was not so easy to see her again, and she had also been mistaken many times.

Thinking of her friend, Su Cheng’s footsteps became a little heavy. She gripped her phone and, as she walked out, she began to recall the scene she had just seen.

Was it really not Huai Xing? But the one she had seen this time was a little too similar…

With this doubt in mind, she took a taxi all the way back.

She was not staying at a hotel, but at the house Chu Wantang had bought in Nancheng. It was a two-bedroom apartment, not far from the sea. You could see the boundless blue as soon as you woke up.

When she came back, the curtains were blowing in the sea breeze.

Her daughter was lying on Chu Wantang’s body, sleeping soundly, and Chu Wantang was holding the little girl, looking at the blue sky outside the window, it was unclear what she was thinking.

Seeing her return, Chu Wantang turned her head slightly, made a “shh” gesture, her expression gentle as she said softly, “She just fell asleep.”

Su Cheng had compromised with her family and had had a little girl through IVF for the five million.

The process from pregnancy to childbirth was very difficult, but now that the child was over three years old and looked more and more cute, she had forgotten all the hardship.

“Do you want to put her on the bed?” Su Cheng also lowered her voice, afraid that her daughter would press on her friend.

Chu Wantang shook her head, indicating that it was not necessary.

But in less than a minute, the little girl, Su Qiao, woke up. She was spoiled and had a bit of a temper when she woke up, and she started to cry.

Su Cheng quickly picked up her daughter and patted her on the back to comfort her.

Chu Wantang went to make milk powder and handed it over.

“Wantang,” Su Cheng pressed her lips together. “You didn’t go to the seminar this afternoon. I feel a little…”

Chu Wantang’s lips twitched. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s just…”

“Mom, look at the sea,” her daughter said, holding her milk bottle and pointing at the sea, wanting to be held over there.

Su Cheng took a deep breath, held the person and put her down in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and then said to Chu Wantang, who had returned to the sofa, “I think the person I met today looks a lot like her.”

In the past five years, Su Cheng and Wan Yi had said this to Chu Wantang many times.

Chu Wantang took a water glass and analyzed, “She wouldn’t want to be in the same industry as us.”

Huai Xing had not left any chance for them to see each other again.

Su Cheng opened her mouth, and on second thought, it made sense.

The atmosphere fell silent. After a long while, Su Cheng opened the group chat and saw that the host had posted a group photo from today’s seminar in the big group.

She opened the photo, zoomed in carefully, but she couldn’t see the person anywhere.

She handed the phone over. “You look for her.”

“What am I looking for?” Chu Wantang took it, her gaze nonchalantly falling on the group photo.

With just one glance, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stood up.

Only the air was left with ripples.

Su Cheng looked at her back, the words “it’s too late” on the tip of her tongue, and then she swallowed them back.