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Moreover, in the email, Ailis Jiang also proposed to take him abroad for development, with the main market focus being overseas in the future.
This excited Zhang Xiaolong; the domestic Internet was indeed too shallow, and development was slow. There were many pioneers who had perished because of this, so he had always wanted to work for a big company, like Microsoft or Yahoo, rather than staying in the telecommunications department and coding software as a hobby in his spare time.
Of course, he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he began to research Qi's development situation online, which was easy to find. To seize the opportunity, Schmidt and his team were naturally eager to disclose their successes. A third of the company's expenses went into advertising, and user numbers surpassed ten thousand, thirty thousand, and even one hundred thousand...
As well as the industry's evaluation of this type of product model, Zhang Xiaolong felt somewhat tempted. He wasn't worried that this was a scam; Jiang Yizhou's reputation was at least quite prominent on the Huido site, and his personal information was also public, such as his mailbox and company phone number.
However, he didn't reply immediately; he needed to think it over. He wondered if Jiang Yizhou would accept his proposal.
His attitude towards failure was like that of a parent towards a child—he didn't accept those advertising things and never thought about profiting from them. Once someone acquired it and asked him to lead the subsequent development...
...
"Hey!" Jiang Yizhou was startled by a girl who suddenly jumped out from his blind spot.
He clutched his chest and exclaimed dramatically, "Girl, what are you doing? You come back without telling me?"
Ding Zhengnan poked Jiang Yizhou's cheek with her index finger. "Hmph! If I hadn't come back, you would have forgotten about me, right? I've been abroad for so long, and you've only contacted me a few times!"
Jiang Yizhou had no retort; it seemed that apart from that one time regarding the domain name when he reached out first, all other contacts were initiated by the girl.
"Isn't it because I've been busy developing my career? The investors have put so much money into me; if I mess it up, wouldn't that be unfair to them—and to you!" Jiang Yizhou suddenly felt he had potential in that area.
It was just like a man who returned home exhausted after a date outside with his girlfriend, rejecting his wife and using work as an excuse to brush off her dissatisfaction.
Now Jiang Yizhou was even more convinced that this girl was suitable as a buddy but not as a girlfriend. Since he couldn't change his mistakes, he decided to avoid the path that led him to make them.
He actually had this idea for a long time. From the shares of Training Class at the beginning to the shares of Zhengyi Technology now, he was intentionally repaying the kindness he owed.
Feeling affection for her because of someone else's favor always left Jiang Yizhou with a sense of confusion. He felt that within this affection, there was always a feeling of being inferior, even if she offered her kindness out of love. It did not change the fact that it was a favor from a higher position to a lower one, inherently containing a gap.
He did not deny that he was a scumbag, but if he forced himself to accept a girl, he might end up cheating due to being unable to tolerate her personality. With an unusual sense of confidence, the future Jiang Yizhou did not intend to compromise himself like that.
In other words, his expectations for himself were too high, leading to excessively high expectations for others. He could not bring himself to like someone like Ding Zhengnan, who would be difficult to get along with. Even if accepting her meant immediately losing his virginity, he still did not want to force himself.
So, there was a reason for being a virgin for thirty years in his past life. After all, he was just a programmer with a monthly income close to ten thousand; it was merely due to his personality. Jiang Yizhou did not see this as a problem; he only felt that love was a choice that affected one's entire life, rather than something to be described in terms of short encounters.
"By the way, have your subordinates get me an employee ID. After all, I am a shareholder. It's ridiculous that the security guard here wouldn't let me in!" Although Ding Zhengnan had doubts, she did not delve deeper and instead brought up the issue with the building manager.
Jiang Yizhou chuckled in disbelief, "You couldn't just call me and have me come down to get you?"
Seeing the girl's shy expression, Jiang Yizhou wisely chose not to continue.
"Well then, Uncle and Auntie, I'm leaving. And Ding Zhengnan, goodbye!"
In the end, he was still dragged to the girl's parents' home. Under their unusual gazes, Jiang Yizhou quickly found an excuse to leave. He felt that this matter should be clarified sooner rather than later; if it ended up in chaos and entanglement, he could only resolve this complicated relationship by losing a close friend.
How to resolve it? Naturally, by being shameless and coldly mocking the girl who harbored fantasies about him, then offending her parents and relatives to sever ties. Such simple and crude methods were his favorite way of dealing with things and one of the reasons for his solitary life.
In the warmly decorated and luxurious villa, aside from Ding Dapeng hiding in the study reading the newspaper before dinner and pretending to be fully focused, the other two were somewhat strange.
Lu Yan did not argue with her daughter; after Jiang Yizhou left, the atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.
Lu Yan felt a mix of relief and concern. On one hand, she was glad that the boy did not exude enthusiasm; instead, he had an air of detachment, as if there were clear boundaries like oil and water.
On the other hand, she worried about her daughter walking into a dead-end Hutong. The boy's attitude was so obvious, yet her daughter was so eagerly throwing herself into it, jumping into the fire pit. Could she not see it?
Lu Yan pulled her oblivious daughter over, and they sat down across from each other. “Ding Zhengnan, what are you really thinking?”
Ding Zhengnan shyly avoided her mother's gaze. “What do you mean, thinking? What are you talking about, Mom?”
“About that boy, Jiang Yizhou!” Lu Yan stated firmly. At times like this, she needed to shatter her daughter's illusions. That boy was not some romantic figure who would be moved by what she did for him and accept her because of it.
From the information she gathered, this boy was indeed quite exceptional; his company indicated that he was someone who aimed to accomplish significant things.
However, from the shares he held, it was clear he wanted to establish boundaries. If he accepted things casually, it would imply a mutual understanding of their relationship—what's yours is mine and what's mine is yours. Her daughter would likely not oppose this; instead, she would happily lean into it.
But the reality was that he had drawn clear lines and repaid any favors. She wasn't sure what kind of person Jiang Yizhou truly was, but at least for now, she felt he was decent enough—not continuing to blur the lines with her daughter or using their feelings for ulterior motives.
“I just think he’s really outstanding and impressive!” Ding Zhengnan said under her mother’s scrutinizing gaze, expressing her thoughts. “I’m still a shareholder in his company! I even designed the company’s panda logo, hehe!”
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