CHAPTER 385: CHAPTER 384: A DECISION

"You don’t seem like a twenty-year-old girl. Look at you, thinking too much. If it were me, with such an outstanding man who loves me so wholeheartedly, I’d love first and worry about everything else, who cares about all those relatives?

One cannot be young in vain.

But look at you, like an old woman in her fifties, overthinking everything. If everyone thought like you, no one would get married or start a relationship because everyone has a few difficult relatives and no one can guarantee smooth sailing. If everyone worried about the consequences and didn’t move forward, then no one would need a family.

You need to see the good side, the sunny side. Who says love necessarily leads to marriage? If the two of you like each other and have a strong attraction, that’s reason enough to dive in. If you keep worrying about this and that, is there even such a thing as love left in this world?"

Guo Donghua criticized Gu Xiaoqing, thinking she was too rational. When facing love, a reckless and passionate affair is what girls at their age should do, not the endless consideration, which is for people in their twilight years.

Gu Xiaoqing chuckled, "I really don’t feel like I’m twenty. You’re right, but I’m just afraid."

Seeing Guo Donghua’s excitement, Gu Xiaoqing felt moved. This is what friends are, always acting in your best interest.

Guo Donghua wasn’t wrong; she did overthink things, but now it seemed there was not even a chance for regret.

Today, by leaving, she was clearly conveying her feelings to Fang Shaohan. If he is a man with strong self-esteem, he shouldn’t come to bother her again; that would be too embarrassing.

Adding Jiang Limin to the mix, Gu Xiaoqing believed she wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

Maybe it wouldn’t take long for them to become deeply attracted to each other.

She probably ruined her one chance at love with her own hands.

Guo Donghua handed a wet towel to Gu Xiaoqing, "Afraid? You afraid? With your tough-girl personality, what are you afraid of? Nobody says love has to last forever. Who says love has to be for a lifetime? In today’s society, people look for momentary enjoyment.

Just look at those entertainment venues, where people laugh at poverty but not promiscuity. You have your own successful career to be proud of. If you love someone, have a romance, and if the time is right, naturally get married and create a beautiful story. If there are many challenges and obstacles, you still won’t have wasted your youth. Even when you’re old in a wheelchair, you’ll have beautiful memories to look back on.

Isn’t that great?"

Guo Donghua’s thought process was different from Gu Xiaoqing’s.

"If I were you, I’d pack up right now, go back, tell Fang Shaohan, and kick Jiang Limin out, saying Fang Shaohan is yours."

Gu Xiaoqing laughed almost to the point of losing her breath, pointing at Guo Donghua, "Okay, okay, I give up. I’m not you; I don’t have that kind of courage. Besides, sister, could you spare my little body? I’m still running a fever. The reckless things for love can wait until I’m better, right?"

Guo Donghua blushed, realizing she was too anxious.

"Anyway, I’ve said my piece, whether you listen or not is up to you. Just get better; whatever you decide, I’m on your side."

Guo Donghua truly cared for Gu Xiaoqing.

Gu Xiaoqing nodded. She couldn’t deny the gratitude; having a caring friend by your side, sharing your happiness and sorrow, is also a kind of happiness.

Two days later, Gu Xiaoqing recovered and first went to school to cancel her leave of absence.

Having taken such a long break, if not for her good grades and the professors speaking well of her, she might have had to delay graduation by a year.

Life continued without significant changes due to this incident. Gu Xiaoqing had no intention to return, not because she wasn’t moved by Guo Donghua’s words, but because she wasn’t that type of person.

Reckless things in the name of love aren’t Gu Xiaoqing’s style.

Gu Xiaoqing is a reserved, modest girl. Even if her heart is a burning flame, she won’t easily open up to someone without any catalyzing factor.

Besides, the current situation is still uncertain.

Gu Xiaoqing thought, maybe she was just being pretentious, as Guo Donghua said.

As for the company’s affairs, Gu Xiaoqing had already taken over. She gave Guo Donghua a big holiday, and he immediately bought a ticket to travel in Europe.

During the time Gu Xiaoqing was absent, the company flourished.

Across the country, there were already two hundred branches of franchised tea shops. The demand for raw materials from these shops alone reached 30 million tons.

Almost all these tea shops succeeded as models of perfect business startups.

It’s a lucrative investment business that makes many envious.

Every day, the company has a lot of interested individuals wanting to invest and franchise. The company’s business nearly doubled, and some new employees were recruited. Now the company has a scale of forty people.

Gu Xiaoqing was happy to see such business volume.

Back in 1993, many businesses were at their best developmental phase.

If Gu Xiaoqing really had ambition, now was the best time to develop various businesses.

After studying the market for a while, Gu Xiaoqing finally turned her attention to the investment company’s market.

She majored in finance, and with insight into future financial developments, not pursuing this would mean missing an opportunity.

Feng Qingyang had also seen the potential in this area when he approached her, recognizing China would become a new financial battlefield for foreign companies.

Moreover, the upcoming Asian financial crisis and other events would be opportunities.

The rise and fall of the stock market also presented the best timing.

Gu Xiaoqing has decided to set up a financial investment company.

Running tea shops as a franchise is just small-scale business, but financial investment will be a future strong area for growth.

With this decision, Gu Xiaoqing most wanted to study abroad.

The United States is the cradle of financial investment and the incubator for financial talents.

Gu Xiaoqing wanted to go while still young. Perhaps after some time apart, Fang Shaohan and Gu Xiaoqing would each find their own happiness.