Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 711 - 712 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 44_1

Chapter 711: Chapter 712 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 44_1

Zhang Li had no idea that after she left, Wei Xudong would actually look for her.

If she had known, she would have been all kinds of relieved. Given the temper of this young master, she was genuinely worried that giving him the slightest chance might lead to him messing up her properties.

Zhang Li, having flown to America, once again embarked on the dual path of studying and earning money.

Mathematics as a major is difficult if you say it’s difficult, and easy if you say it’s easy—it mainly depends on talent. Although Zhang Li’s talent was not exceptionally outstanding, it was still well above average, and she was able to handle all her coursework.

The office building she had built before going abroad was also completed in the third year of her stay abroad, thanks to Zhang Li’s efforts.

On the day the building was finished, Zhang Li did not fly back either; it was just a money-making tool, waiting to make money for her.

With the completion of this building, everyone remembered Zhang Li once more and also recalled how she paid for it, wondering if she had taken out loans.

To their surprise, a check revealed no loan records with domestic banks, and they only learned from Wei’s President, with whom she had a fairly good relationship, that she had mentioned during the bidding process that she would not take out loans.

In the past, no one took this seriously. Even the largest of companies wouldn’t be able to build such a massive structure without loans.

Just as everyone’s curiosity about Zhang Li resurfaced, wanting to know about her movements after studying abroad, they received news again.

Zhang Li had actually joined a large investment bank in America. Although she was considered a newcomer, her performance prior had been quite impressive.

The Wei Family had two children entering investment banking one after the other, so of course, everyone was going to compare.

It’s true, without comparison, no one would realize who was more impressive. Wei Xudong had already been working in investment banking for three years, handling cases that weren’t very significant, his performance in the investment bank wasn’t top-notch, merely mid-range.

Zhang Li was different. Whenever she had a vacation, she would intern at the investment bank. Even as an intern, she managed to participate in several major projects.

Including the listings of several major domestic companies in New York, she participated in these projects as well.

After graduation, she formally started working in investment banking and became part of a team known for extraordinary performance and the greatest work pressure.

Upon seeing Zhang Li’s résumé, quite a few people rekindled the idea of forming a marital alliance with her.

Even if she was no longer Miss Wei or was a problem child, no one could ignore her business connections, which were truly solid.

The only regret for them was that, after deploying numerous connections, they found reaching out to Zhang Li was truly not an easy task.

Ever since she started university, she never attended so-called class reunions, nor had she ever shown up in class groups.

They looked into her immigration records and knew that every spring break she would visit home, pay respects to her parents, and casually check on the construction site, not staying in the country for more than 36 hours.

Indeed, from the time she entered the country to when she left, including the time to adjust to jet lag, she stayed less than 36 hours.

They had thought that because she would have contact with Wei’s President, they would have a chance, but it turned out their interactions were limited to sending emails with season’s greetings during holidays—a purely business behavior.

They did gain some information, however. They found out that someone had a good relationship with Zhang Li—Yang Xue, who had gone to Harbor City University with her and then lived together with her while studying in America.

But even if they knew of such a person, what could they do? Yang Xue’s mother had just retired a few days ago and promptly packed up, following a man to the other side of the ocean.

Father Yang had not reached retirement age, but took early retirement to accompany his wife overseas to take care of their daughter.

In this way, they truly had no means to make contact with Zhang Li and could only give up the idea unwillingly once again.

Those who inquired about Zhang Li’s business, including Wei Yan who had fully entered retirement, were not unaware of it.

At the same time, he was also heartbroken. Since he had left the business circle and time had passed, only occasionally would an old friend call him, but the occurrences were really not many.

As for some gatherings, no one would think of him, the former President of Wei’s who had been outwitted by his own son.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take back control; ever since Wei’s successful transformation, the position of the new president had been very stable. How could Wei Yan, the old man who had been out of the business circle for so long, compete with others?

Wei Yan, however reluctant, had no choice but to abandon the idea of going back to fight for power and profit. If his son was incompetent, even if he did fight his way back, what then?

Just as he was feeling disappointed, he discovered that Zhang Li, who had declared she wanted to sever ties, had actually become so formidable, which immediately caught his attention.

Wei Yan’s idea was simple; everyone knew how capable Zhang Li was, so if he were to put her forward, wouldn’t he be able to contend with the others?

Wei Yan’s resolve reignited, and he planned to find Zhang Li. So what if he didn’t have her contact information? Knowing where she worked was enough.

And so, Zhang Li was once again confronted by Wei Yan at the entrance of her company, "Spill it, what do you want? You have five minutes."

Since he was going to waste five minutes anyway, he might as well buy a cup of coffee from the nearby café.

Zhang Li thought, given how busy she was, offering five minutes of her time to Wei Yan was already quite generous.

But when Wei Yan heard this, he immediately felt insulted.

"The matter I want to discuss with you is significant, five minutes is not enough," Wei Yan kept insisting that five minutes were insufficient.

"Three minutes left," Zhang Li didn’t care about Wei Yan’s incessant babbling and counted down seriously.

Wei Yan, realizing she was serious, couldn’t babble any longer and quickly explained his intentions, "I hope you could come back to work at Wei’s."

"It’s our Wei Family’s enterprise, I have shares, and you have the capability. Together, we can certainly win back the glory of the Wei Family."

Wei Yan greatly regretted not being able to elaborate on the situation of Wei’s, but no matter, he didn’t believe that Zhang Li wouldn’t be tempted by this offer.

"I’m not going back," said Zhang Li decisively. "I have nothing to do with the Wei Family’s money, Mr. Wei."

Zhang Li was ready to leave Wei Yan behind and walk away, "Wei Xudong is incompetent, and you want me to sweat and toil for the Wei Family again?"

"How much of Wei’s shares will you give me if I come back, all that you have in your hands?"

Wei Yan knew Zhang Li was ruthless, but he didn’t expect her to be this ruthless.

"That’s impossible."

"Then I come back to Wei’s, work hard, and just get a president’s salary, and you leave the shares to Wei Xudong? Do you think I’m a fool?"

"Given the choice to work, why wouldn’t I stay at a company with a higher salary? Just how much is Wei’s President’s salary?"

"Oh Wei Yan, when asking someone to leave retirement, there’s a price to be paid."

"I’m not taking your offer," said Zhang Li as she walked away. "By the way, since you have such a wide network, you might as well get an idea of my income."

Wei Yan, after a bout of sarcasm from Zhang Li, of course, went to get an idea of her income; he was astounded upon finding out. He had no idea, and upon inquiry, he was shocked to learn that her apparent income was over a million US Dollars.

Although Wei’s current salary for the president was also that much, it was already top-tier, whereas Zhang Li’s income could still increase.