Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 709: In a Dilemma_1

Chapter 709: Chapter 709: In a Dilemma_1

The deal to buy into the Russian Gas Industry wasn’t quite settled yet when Angelina led a group to Moscow.

This was a week-long parliamentary exchange program. The Crimea Council sent a delegation to the Duma for learning and exchanges, headed by Angelina herself.

On the Duma’s side, Wang Ye naturally volunteered to undertake the reception duties.

The status of the Crimea Council, one might say, was significantly below that of the Duma!

In activities like these, according to the usual customs, anyone in charge of foreign affairs would suffice for the reception; there’s absolutely no need for the Vice Speaker, someone at such a high level, to take up this task personally.

But what is the relationship between Wang Ye and Angelina? Add to it that Crimea is his "base camp", his personal reception seems reasonable.

It just so happened that Rossiyana was staying in Petersburg, handling the investment in Xiao Ying Group and the joint investment into Russian Gas Industry Group with Constantin.

This also avoided the awkwardness for Wang Ye.

However, this is an issue he will need to resolve sooner or later. Now, the women who were really considered by Wang Ye amount to two.

This has left him in a quandary, even considering evading the issue.

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The first is, of course, Angelina. She was the woman who started from scratch with him, also his first woman in this life...

Neither a man nor a woman would forget their first time.

If it weren’t for Rossiyana’s appearance, Wang Ye would certainly marry Angelina. That was his original plan, until recently when he experienced some uncertainty due to his relationship progress with Rossiyana....

If he were to consider it purely on the emotional front, Wang Ye wouldn’t be tormented as he was. Except for Angelina, there are no alternatives, no need for selection.

But given his current position, the factors to consider when making choices have become more complex.

To say that Angelina doesn’t significantly contribute to Wang Ye’s career development would also be wrong.

After all, Angelina is no longer the young teacher she was two years ago, teaching pre-collegiate students fresh out of graduation. As the Vice Speaker of Crimea as well as President of Crimea Investment Company, she has provided great help to Wang Ye’s endeavors in both politics and business.

But there is a significant problem, Angelina’s help, and influence is limited to the Crimea Peninsula.

In terms of Wang Ye’s developments in Moscow, there doesn’t seem to be much help in the short run.

In the long run, she might prove to be of help. But by the time he reaches that step, he would likely face the decision whether to give up all he has in Moscow...

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The second is Rossiyana.

The time they spent together wasn’t very long, from the time of their overseas visits to Rossiyana becoming Wang Ye’s assistant.

Their relationship in that period could not be said to be good.

But after becoming an assistant, maybe feelings grew over time, leading to their intimacy during the fishing trip. Faced with Rossiyana’s direct advances, Wang Ye couldn’t resist...

From that moment on, things became complicated.

Moreover, Rossiyana has an extremely strong background!

She comes from a wealthy family, her roots are deep and intricately established in Russia and even across Europe!

Plus she is the adopted daughter of that big shot.

For any man, marrying a woman like this could mean skyrocketing to the top, it’s a huge leap forward!

Only Wang Ye still has the luxury of second thoughts...

If it were anyone else, there would likely be no need to even deliberate. This kind of opportunity shouldn’t be missed. Even a second of hesitation would be a gross disrespect to Rossiyana and the Constantin family!

Furthermore, marrying Rossiyana has obvious benefits. On the business front, it is needless to say. Wang Ye teaming up with the Constantin family would almost monopolize the oil and communication industries!

The political benefits are even clearer. The Kremlin won’t harbor any more suspicions because Wang Ye and Puding would have truly become "family". At later meetings, Wang Ye could address him as the "father-in-law".

As for Wang Ye’s true identity, in the eyes of these big shots, it’s simply not a problem.

After all, it’s this tradition in Russia. Even the one in the Kremlin is not a "pure" Russian.

If he ends up marrying Rossiyana, Wang Ye’s future can be summed up as "promising".

Moreover, he is young enough to wait for the "succession"....

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Deciding between the two, Wang Ye found this a hard decision.

If he just considered his own interests, there’s no doubt that Rossiyana would be the best choice.

But in doing so, Wang Ye would be giving up his initial persistence, completely turning into a "cold-blooded animal" who would sell out anything for his interests.

He didn’t want to become a person like that.

If Angelina could be given up, couldn’t Khodorkovsky also be given up?

These two have provided the greatest help to Wang Ye in this life and he is most grateful to them. If both were given up, could Wang Ye live with that?

Could he sleep at night?

If he abandoned Rossiyana and chose Angelina, then Wang Ye would be choosing the most difficult path for himself.

Never mind whether Rossiyana would harbor animosity due to the rejection, Wang Ye likely wouldn’t live to see that happening.

In a couple of years, when Khodorkovsky is involved in the election, Wang Ye will face the most dangerous situation in this life!

When it comes down to a do-or-die situation, those from the Kremlin won’t show him mercy, since he is not yet a "kinsman".

So, Wang Ye was still deliberating.

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However, Angelina was not aware of these predicaments troubling Wang Ye.

On the flight to Moscow, Angelina looked at the clouds outside the window and a smile found its place on her face.

In a short while, she would see Misha...

The last time they had met was two or three months ago.

This airplane is a charter plane, not a private jet; it’s a small passenger plane rented by the Crimea Council.

It would be inappropriate to make a bunch of council members squeeze into a commercial flight for a visit or exchange. The peers in Moscow’s Duma would look down on them.

Besides, the Crimea Peninsula now is not what it used to be!

It’s affluent!

If it were a year ago, even for the so-called PresidenT to go abroad, he wouldn’t be afforded the privilege of a private jet.

After all, the Crimea Peninsula is not an ’official’ country, it’s just a so-called "Republic", or to put it in plain terms, an autonomous region, similar to Xiangjiang.

But Crimea is not as rich and developed as Xiangjiang, rather, it was dirt poor.

The reason it is affluent now is due to Wang Ye’s billion-dollar investment over the decade.

This sum of money may not seem of great significance if it was invested in major powers like China or Russia.

If invested in a small place like Crimea, just the land transfer fee made the government incredibly wealthy...