In the end, He Wenjie agreed to Zeng Yu's invitation to go with her to Milan. What finally changed his mind was what Zeng Yu said at the very end; He Wenjie didn't care about money, but brand recognition was truly important to him. Collaborating with Oriental Xingchen this time would be immensely beneficial both for raising his international profile and for expanding his network.
Originally, Zeng Yu had only booked business class tickets for the two of them, but upon finding out, He Wenjie paid out of pocket to upgrade both of them to first class. "Senior, long-haul cross-border flights take forever. You're the young mistress of a corporate group now—don't you even know how to pamper yourself?"
"My parents divorced when I was very young, and I've always lived with my father. I only started having more contact with my mother after entering university. I'm really curious now: just how much money have you actually made?"
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