Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 449 - Chapter 449 Chapter 437 Another Love

Chapter 449: Chapter 437 Another Love Chapter 449: Chapter 437 Another Love Su Heyuan had always felt confident in his excellence, believing he could marry any woman he desired. However, having faced setbacks twice, he felt both failure and embarrassment, and did not wish to tell anyone. Yet, seeing Lu Jiaxin’s expression, he worried that she might think him irresponsible with feelings, and it would be a real loss if she distanced herself from him in the future.

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t a particularly curious person. Seeing him struggle, she said, “If you don’t want to talk about it, don’t. Marriage also relies on fate, your true match hasn’t arrived yet.”

Seeing her trying to comfort him, Su Heyuan gave a bitter smile and said, “Ye Xin is bottomless for money, and Bai Jingshu has someone in her heart, I wonder when my true match will come.”

Lu Jiaxin was very surprised, “Miss Bai has someone she loves?”

Su Heyuan nodded and replied, “She has a boyfriend she’s been with for many years, but for some reason, they separated. It’s just that although they are apart, she still has deep feelings for him.”

“How do you know?”

Since he’d mentioned it, Su Heyuan no longer avoided the topic: “Once while shopping, she gazed at a wind chime, lost in thought, her eyes conveying longing and sorrow. That’s when I had someone look into it and found out.”

Being experienced himself, he recognized the look in her eyes and soon had someone investigate, which led him to know about her longtime boyfriend.

Lu Jiaxin asked, “If they’ve been in love for so long, surely their families would know. Why haven’t they married?”

Feeling gloomy, Su Heyuan said, “The guy accidentally hurt his brother-in-law and was sentenced to six years. A family like the Bai’s would never accept a son-in-law with a criminal record.”

After a pause, Lu Jiaxin asked, “Knowing she has someone else in her heart, you still wanted to marry her?”

Su Heyuan replied, “She’s kind and considerate, and she took great care of my father. I thought, everyone has a past. I just never expected that she would clash with my father, and that’s something I can’t do anything about.”

Lu Jiaxin spoke sternly, “But Heming said you even matched her ‘Bazi’ with mine? I can understand doing it with your father’s, but why involve ours?

With a laugh, Su Heyuan said, “You’re my god of wealth. I’ve tried so many times to get you to meet, and something always came up. I thought you two might also conflict, so I asked a master to check.”

Lu Jiaxin was powerless to argue with his explanation.

Lu Jiaxin couldn’t help but feel confused, “You’ve only been in Hong Kong for four years, how have you become so superstitious? Even the locals aren’t like that.”

Su Heyuan believed that Lu Jiaxin’s social circle was too narrow: “You haven’t interacted with those rich people; they’re very superstitious. They hire a master to select a date for starting a project, to improve their luck when the business isn’t doing well, and to check whether a prospective wife will bring prosperity. If she is deemed auspicious, it doesn’t matter if she’s from the slums.”

Lu Jiaxin dismissed this as nonsense: “According to what you said, how could the Nie Family’s Second Young Madam have been accepted? She would have been turned away at the door.”

Su Heyuan clarified that the Nie Family’s Second Young Madam entered the family pregnant: “Nie Jingshu really liked Kang Huijuan, and they had a child. If they were forced to separate, it could harm their spiritual virtue…”

Feeling overwhelmed, Lu Jiaxin quickly interjected, “Let’s eat, I’m hungry.”

After dinner, Lu Jiaxin mentioned that she was tired from all the travel that day and needed to rest. Once she had seen her guest out, she called Nie Zhan.

Nie Zhan was delighted to receive her call, “Jiaxin, when did you get back?”

Hearing fatigue in his voice, Lu Jiaxin responded, “I got home at four in the afternoon. I called your company and they said you were busy, so I didn’t disturb you. Are you done now?”

“I’m done, I’m just eating. I’ll come over after I finish my meal.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jiaxin went out for a walk. After strolling for over half an hour, she took a pair of scissors to the garden. The roses and Chinese roses were already blooming and looked beautiful. She cut a small basketful and returned to the living room.

In her past life, she had specifically learned flower arranging and skillfully placed the ten roses she’d trimmed into a plum blossom porcelain vase. They matched beautifully.

Upon hearing the sound of a car, Lu Jiaxin knew Nie Zhan had arrived. Setting down her scissors, she went out, and as she reached the doorway, she saw him walking towards her with a large bunch of Blue Enchantresses.

Lu Jiaxin took the large bunch of flowers and said with a smile, “Now, my garden is full of blooming colors. You don’t need to buy any more flowers recently.”

Nie Zhan smiled and asked, “Do you like them?”

“I like them.”

“As long as you like them, it’s not wasted.”

Lu Jiaxin inserted the Blue Enchantresses into the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain vase and asked the butler to bring it to her room. Then the two of them went for a stroll in the backyard.

Nie Zhan held her hands, interlocking their fingers, as they walked, he said, “Wait until around September to October, I’ll free up a week to climb Mount Tai and see that beautiful scenery you’ve talked about.”

Although the photos hadn’t been developed yet, Lu Jiaxin had described the scenery atop Mount Tai over the phone, igniting his desire to see it. He had been an athlete who enjoyed extreme sports in the past, but now, his busy work schedule had left him with no time for traveling.

Despite having seen it before, the sunrise at Mount Tai truly was beautiful, a sight one could never tire of. Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Then let’s go during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I’ll take a few days off to accompany you.”

The school would be on holiday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, plus she could ask for a few more days off.

Nie Zhan felt like the sun had risen from the west, “You’d take time off to go mountain climbing with me?”

Seeing his pleasantly surprised expression, Lu Jiaxin said with a laugh, “We haven’t traveled together in a long time. It’s rare for you to make time, so of course, I should accompany you. However, we need to plan well before we go, ensure that the weather will be clear. If it rains, we won’t be able to climb.”

Nie Zhan felt his girlfriend was truly considerate.

Lu Jiaxin brought up the matter of Wan Sheng Bank buying the land king, “I heard you disagreed and even argued with your elder brother about it?”

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhan immediately said, “It was Su Heyuan who told you, wasn’t it?”

“Yes, is your elder brother buying such a large piece of land to develop a property?”

Seeing him nod, Lu Jiaxin curiously asked, “The property market is booming again. It’s a good thing to buy land for property development, why do you disagree?”

Nie Zhan halted his steps and pondered before finally saying, “There are many problems within the bank. It’s unwise to invest such a large sum of money into real estate without resolving the issues with the bank first. If the market experienced a major shock, the bank could be severely affected.”

Lu Jiaxin tilted her head and asked, “Do you think there will be a major shock in the market?”

Nie Zhan replied, “The stock market is a bit overheated right now, which makes me uneasy. If there’s a stock market crash, many people will not be able to repay their debts, leading to an increase in non-performing and bad loans in the bank.”

Having said this, he turned to Lu Jiaxin, “Before every stock market crash, there’s a nationwide investment frenzy. We’re already seeing this trend. You should reduce your stock holdings and it’s best to close your positions in the Nikkei Index.”

He knew Lu Jiaxin’s stocks were blue-chip, which meant even if there was a stock market crash, it wasn’t a worry since they would eventually recover. However, the Nikkei Index involved a large sum of money; liquidating it would be more reassuring.

Lu Jiaxin revealed a bright smile, “There shouldn’t be any problems recently. If things heat up further, I’ll have my fund manager sell some of the shares. My position in the Nikkei Index expires in September, and I will liquidate it once it does, not buying anymore.”

Nie Zhan gently stroked Lu Jiaxin’s soft hair and said wistfully, “If my brother were like you, how nice would that be? I’ve told him twice to deal with those non-performing and bad loans, but he refuses to listen and insists on spending over ten billion to buy that land.”