After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future

"You take a cab back, I won't be seeing you off."

After lunch, Lu Liang asked Zhuo Yifan to take a cab back to Tianxing District, as he had matters to attend to.

Everything in Su City was almost settled; only waiting for the 18th to host the new car launch and the 20th for the financing meeting.

Before leaving Su City, Lu Liang planned to drop by Jiulong Warehouse Garden District to say goodbye to Li Manli, as he had been staying at her place these days.

"Oh, why are you back so early today?"

Seeing Lu Liang's figure on the surveillance camera, Li Manli ended her livestream early and bounced out happily to greet him at the door.

"Official matters are handled, and since I was nearby, I thought I'd come by to see you." Lu Liang smiled, reaching out to embrace Li Manli, as a subtle fragrance greeted him.

Li Manli was already 22 years old, wealthy, and slowly learning to maintain fitness. Her poise and demeanor were quite different from three years ago when they first met.

Money truly nourishes people; now she isn't one bit inferior compared to those elite ladies in Xiangjiang.

"Alright." Li Manli felt a pang of disappointment.

Because she caught the underlying message, that once official matters were done, it meant Lu Liang was to leave.

She once naively thought that with Tianxing Automobile settled in Su City, Lu Liang would stay longer in Su City, so she decided to settle there as well.

But it seemed heaven was teasing her—ever since she settled in Su City, although Lu Liang didn't stay long in Modu either, he ended up going to Xiangjiang.

Lu Liang sensed Li Manli's emotional fluctuation, then suddenly embraced her, holding her hand, whispering softly: "All the hard work now is for our future."

"But, you already have so much money." Li Manli hesitated for a long time, but couldn't help voicing her thoughts.

"Rich, but foundations aren't stable."

Lu Liang started to speak but stopped, suddenly looked up forty-five degrees at the ceiling, as if the bitterness he felt was too complex to share.

Li Manli showed concern on her face, unsure how to comfort Lu Liang; then suddenly she saw the two kittens at home, beamed like a blooming flower, hugging Lu Liang for a playful penguin walk.

She laughed and said, "Liang, you just go on with your work, don't worry about me. Look, there's those two cuties Coal and Ball of Yarn keeping me company."

Li Manli had read many books, which recorded stories saying successful people must go through a darkness and solitude that ordinary people find hard to reach.

Lu Liang, being even more successful, would experience even more, and if one loves him, one shouldn't press him with demands or trouble.

"I can understand Coal, since her head is kind of grey, but why is she called Ball of Yarn?" Lu Liang smiled too, looking at the two kittens rubbing his pants.

"She's a Maine Coon; her fur is particularly long, and if left unattended for two days, it becomes a chaotic mess like a ball of yarn."

Li Manli laughed, picked up the kitten on the ground, pointed to Lu Liang, and said: "Ball of Yarn, this is Daddy."

"Feels nice." Lu Liang smiled while stroking the cat's head, stayed with Li Manli for half an hour, then headed out.

Young girls are easy to cheer up; though he knew sloppy talk was a bad habit, he was getting quite used to it.

The vehicle boarded the intercity highway, and an hour later, Lu Liang arrived at New International Building in Modu.

After three years, Tianxing Investment was about to relocate, and now the company had only dozens of stationed personnel; majority had gone to Xiangjiang to assist with settling in.

Finance professionals were quite conscious; they knew their high benefits and salaries came simply from joining Tianxing.

So when learning that the bulk of the company's personnel was moving to Xiangjiang, leaving only 20% stationed, hardly anyone disagreed.

After all, switching companies they couldn't guarantee to continue having such high benefits and treatment.

The finance sector mostly requires its practitioners to bring their own resources, but Tianxing Investment was an exception, as Lu Liang didn't need it.

Less work, closer to home,

was the best explanation for Tianxing before.

Though now far from home, it wasn't unacceptable.

Tang Caide was still in Xiangjiang, and the company was currently managed by Li Yizhou; Lu Liang discussed personnel transfers and subsequent arrangements with him.

Suddenly there was a knock on the office door, Chen Jinchun peeked her head in cautiously, asking, "Mr. Lu, what about my future..."

Seeing Li Yizhou there too, she stopped mid-sentence, blushing, saying, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Li, sorry for interrupting, I... I'll come back later."

"Sorry Mr. Lu, Mr. Li, it's my fault for not managing Assistant Chen well." Xu Jiawei stood behind Chen Jinchun, showing a helpless expression but with hidden affection in his eyes.

After all, who could say 'no' to Employee No. 003, Tianxing's mascot, the adorable round-faced girl who can eat a whole dragon fruit?

"Stop! Come back." Lu Liang called out.

"Oh~" Chen Jinchun, head down like a quail, made small steps to the desk, like a student waiting for teacher's criticism.

"Just handle it this way, you can go out now."

Upon Lu Liang's words, Li Yizhou nodded, passing by Chen Jinchun with a lingering smile on his lips.

After the sound of the door closing, Lu Liang remained silent for a while; the office was filled only with the sound of the kettle heating.

Chen Jinchun cautiously raised her eyes, looked at Lu Liang, and showed a weak, helpless, and pitiful expression: "Mr. Lu, I just want to ask, where should I go?"

Ever since Tianxing Finance announced its relocation to Xiangjiang, personnel transfer orders from all departments of Modu Tianxing have begun to be issued one after another.

From marketing to finance, from research to legal, from operations to administration, staff adjustments were made here and there in all departments.

Except for her, it seemed as if she was out of the five elements, not within the six paths, watching her old friends leave one by one.

When she asked Li Yizhou, he said he hadn't decided yet. When she asked Tang Caide, Tang Caide said to directly find Lu Liang.

So she came.

"Do you have any plans for the future?"

Lu Liang smiled, intending to ask Chen Jinchun in the same way as he had asked Zhuo Yifan.

"What plans?" Xiao Chen looked bewildered. Having worked for over three years, her gaze was still as clear as a college student.

Lu Liang's smile froze on his face, and for a moment, he choked on his tea due to a sudden rush of irritation, and couldn't help but cough repeatedly.

"Mr. Lu, don't drink water too fast."

Xiao Chen looked worried, quickly took out a few tissues, and handed them to Lu Liang.

With a not-so-kind look in his eyes, Lu Liang took another sip of tea, composed himself for a while, thought for a long time, and then used words that Xiao Chen could understand: "Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future? Like you're so popular online, maybe start your own studio or something?"

Xiao Chen furrowed her brows, racking her brains, searching her guts, and in Lu Liang's expectant gaze, she earnestly shook her head: "Nope!"

Lu Liang took a deep breath and patted his chest forcefully, trying to calm himself down.

He gradually revealed a kind smile: "Xiao Chen, from now on, from this moment, let's not talk about business. I'm not your boss, and you're not my employee. Just tell me, how do I treat you?"

"Very well, extremely well."

Xiao Chen replied without hesitation. Not only had Tang Caide told her she was lucky, but she often felt very lucky herself.

Right after graduation, her first job offered her Lu Liang as her boss. In just three years, she had a car and a house in Modu, and a high-paying and enjoyable job.

"Isn't it like a brother to a sister?" Lu Liang guided gently.

Xiao Chen, delighted, nodded: "Yeah, very much like!"

"So, would you call me brother?" Lu Liang asked, and Xiao Chen was stunned: "Can I?"

"Of course." Lu Liang replied with a smile.

"Bro..."

Xiao Chen said cautiously, just as the words left her mouth.

Lu Liang suddenly raised his hand, and a playfully hard knock dropped on Xiao Chen's forehead.

Xiao Chen was stunned,

Feeling the pain only after a delay, she let out a small wail.

Lu Liang squinted his eyes with satisfaction, and a content smile appeared on his face: "Finally, that felt good."

The boss can't hit an employee, but a brother can hit a sister.

Lu Liang laughed and said: "I made it so obvious, are you a pig? How could you not get it? Whatever you want to do, just do it. I'll support you."

"But... but I just don't have anything I want to do." Xiao Chen held her forehead, feeling wronged and almost in tears.

When she joined Tianxing, she just wanted to be a receptionist, but Lu Liang insisted she be an assistant, so she became an assistant.

Later, when he felt she wasn't suitable, he had her do miscellaneous tasks, mostly sitting at her desk daydreaming, before progressing to manage her own media.

She never had her own ideas and was too lazy to. She did whatever Lu Liang told her to do, so why must she have her own ideas?

"Some people are just not meant to be in management, you can't force them." Xiao Chen's shoulders shook, and tears started falling one by one.

Lu Liang was momentarily speechless, fumbling, and hurriedly handed her tissues: "Okay, okay, stop crying, stop crying. Why don't you and your team friends join the Tianxing Automobile Promotion Department?"

"Oh~" Xiao Chen responded, quietly wiping away her tears.

"Take a moment and go out later so others don't misunderstand." Lu Liang said.

"Oh~" Xiao Chen replied again, expressionless, as if she was about to cut ties with Lu Liang.

"Have a candy, don't be mad. I'm still your brother, and I'll watch over you." Lu Liang chuckled.

Xiao Chen raised her eyes, and her dim eyes suddenly brightened: "Really?"

"Even pearls aren't as real as this." Lu Liang smiled, his eyes filled with affection, not a hint of desire.

"Then let's pinky promise." Xiao Chen extended her little hand earnestly.

"Promise is a promise."