Seeing her friends' gazes all directed at her, Annie inexplicably felt a pang of anxiety. Her hand gripping the cup instinctively tightened, and the tendons on the back of her hand stood out.
But she quickly regained her composure.
Tut, why should I be nervous? I don't have any relationship with Master Zack!
Thinking of this, Annie took a deep breath, and her suddenly racing heart calmed down.
The group of young ladies didn't notice her odd behavior and urged her with questions:
"Annie, do you know that Master?"
"Annie, have you met him?"
"You said he's just in his early twenties, is he handsome?"
The girls were all very excited, with Queenie and Selina being the most thrilled.
One came from a family that ran a private equity fund and naturally wanted to meet such a legendary yet low-key figure.
The other was a pure book fan and only thought about getting a signature.
As for the others, they were more curious and gossip-loving.
After Queenie and Selina's introduction, they all started to look forward to meeting Master Zack.
Who wouldn't feel curious about such a mysterious and impressive figure, even that awe-inspiring talent made these young ladies yearn for Master Zack.
Annie didn't speak; she had built up enough suspense. Seeing her friends' gazes focused on her, she pretended to point at her empty fruit tea cup.
Her friends immediately understood what she meant and burst into laughter, some laughing uncontrollably, others shivering with mirth, attracting frequent glances from people around them.
Queenie quickly picked up a kettle of fruit tea and filled Annie's cup, flattering her with words: "...Annie, just tell us!"
Her sickeningly sweet demeanor could make anyone's skin crawl.
Compared to the others, Queenie was even more curious and admired Master Zack.
Since her family was in this industry, even her dad didn't know him, and even her dad was eager to meet and have a drink with Master Zack.
If she could introduce Master Zack to her dad through Annie, she could boast about it and make her dad beg her.
As for Annie knowing this mysterious Master Zack, her friends didn't think there was any problem with that.
After all, Annie was also the young lady of Yates International Group, and her social circle was much broader than theirs. She could directly call those business legends who were admired by many as "Uncle."
Just as Queenie was thinking about how to deceive her dad and trade this information for some benefits, Annie didn't answer but asked instead, "...Queenie, why do you want to meet Master Zack?"
"Isn't it because your dad wants to recruit him?"
Queenie shook her head and said, "...Annie, you're overthinking it. According to my dad, Master Zack is much stronger than him."
"If Master Zack is willing to set up a private equity fund, I'm sure there are plenty of wealthy people who would want him to manage their money. Exceeding the size of my dad's fund is just a matter of time."
"...My dad doesn't dare to recruit someone like that; he just wants to meet him."
Upon hearing Queenie's words, the young ladies couldn't help but marvel.
Among the group, besides Annie who was high and mighty, Queenie's family was the wealthiest.
Her dad was a renowned fund tycoon in the country, managing nearly one hundred billion yuan in assets.
He managed a significant private equity fund, and since even such a tycoon said so, one could imagine how impressive Master Zack was.
After a moment's pause, Queenie continued, "...My dad even joked that if Master Zack was willing to start a private equity fund, he would transfer all the money from his fund to Master Zack's and just collect money without doing anything."
Upon hearing Queenie's words, the girls burst into laughter again.
"Queenie, your dad is really funny."
"Yeah, Uncle Leda is really humorous."
"Uncle Leda has a long-term vision."
"..."
This behavior was akin to a fund taking investors' money and not investing it but putting it in a money market fund to earn interest.
Then, everyone looked at Annie again, waiting for her to reveal who the mysterious Master Zack was.
Unexpectedly, Annie remained calm and said with a huff, "...Of course, I know who Master Zack is."
"I also use Weibo, and Master Zack has been so popular lately. I've seen his Weibo, and I analyzed from his posts that he's just in his early twenties."
"Tut, so Annie, you don't really know him."
Many of her friends expressed their disappointment.
Especially Queenie and Selina were the most disappointed.
Everyone knew that Annie used Weibo and that she was somehow a small internet celebrity with hundreds of thousands of followers.
She often posted about travel, bags, cosmetics, and other things on her Weibo, indirectly flexing her wealth and serving as a fashion blogger in a playful manner.
However, since she never posted selfies or revealed her identity as the young lady of Yates International Group, she could only be considered a small blogger.
Of course, Annie herself didn't care about these internet fans or anything like that; she simply used Weibo to share her life.
"Dammit, why should I know that Master Zack? And you guys are disliking me!"
Annie said, sticking out her swan-like, slender neck and expressing her disdain for her friends.
"How dare we dislike Sister Annie!"
"Right, Annie is our leader!"
"Hee hee,whoever dislikes Annie is asking for a beating."
"Are you saying our Annie likes to hit people?"
"I didn't say that!"
The girls giggled and laughed.
Seeing that Annie didn't know Master Zack, everyone finally changed the topic, and Annie pretended to have received a message and picked up her phone.
She found Zack's WeChat; the last time they messaged each other was a long time ago.
At that time, they were having a great chat and hadn't finished talking, but after that, Zack never contacted her once.
If she thought about it carefully, it seemed that she had always been the one to initiate contact with Zack, and he never contacted her first.
How dare you not be proactive with such a beautiful woman like me? Are you even a man?
Annie felt depressed and then thought that Zack didn't know what she looked like, and she didn't know what he looked like.
They were purely online friends.
The last chat record was when Annie advised Master Zack not to invest in the stock market, lest he get reaped like a piece of Chinese chive.
Although she advised him out of goodwill, in terms of the outcome, she was slapped in the face by Zack's success.
Who could have imagined that this person, who was thought to be just a novel writer, was so incredible and earned hundreds of millions with just a little capital in less than a month!
In the past, Annie felt that there was a huge gap between her and Zack.
Even if they became familiar, they might eventually have nothing to talk about.
Moreover, Annie had some understanding of men's psychology.
For a girl like her, who was well-off and good-looking, men would either have two kinds of feelings when seeing her.
One was to be thick-skinned and try to get her, thereby avoiding struggling for hundreds of years.
The other was to feel inferior when seeing her.
Regardless of which type, the fiery-tempered Annie disliked and despised them.
That was why she tried to keep her distance from Zack, so he was just a good online friend and her favorite writer.
As long as they weren't too close, she wouldn't dislike him.
To some extent, it was because she had a good impression of Zack that she had such thoughts.
But who could have imagined that in just less than a month, Annie now felt somewhat anxious and uncertain.
This man was too talented, so talented that even a 'mortal' like Annie felt a hint of insecure inferiority.
Of course, due to her family background, this inferiority was very small, almost invisible.
Seeing her friends suddenly mention Zack, she hesitated to type a few words but quickly deleted them from WeChat.
It seemed inappropriate to contact him directly like that; she needed to find a reason.
But he never contacted her first, which meant she wasn't very important to him in his heart.
Thinking of this, Annie felt blocked and upset.
If Zack were here, he would surely say that he still missed Auntie Annie a lot.
It's just that time is limited for him, and making money is the top priority. Women? They're no fun compared to making money!!
Just as Annie was lost in thought, Selina nudged her arm and asked, "...Annie, when is your little wife coming to the capital?"
"Little wife?"
Annie snapped back to reality, heard Selina's words, and muttered in confusion before suddenly realizing she was talking about Susie Wood.
All her girlfriends hang out around the capital, while Susie is just starting college this year, having gone to high school and middle school in Shanghai.
So, they don't know each other at all.
She chuckled and said, "...My little wife will arrive in the capital tomorrow. I'll bring her over to meet you guys then!"
She secretly tucked her phone away.
...
At Shanghai Airport, Zack was dragging anLV-brand suitcase through the airport.
All along the way, his flashy and handsome appearance drew frequent glances from everyone, as if he wasn't walking through the airport but on a catwalk.
And that was exactly the effect Zack wanted.
Why else would he spend so much money on dressing up?
The suitcase was filled with the clothes Zack had bought for changing. Since the suitcase wasn't very big, there was no need to check it and he could carry it onto the plane directly.
Of course, the main reason was that if he dared to check it, he might bid farewell to his suitcase forever. The baggage handlers at the airport can be quite ruthless!
His suitcase was worth thirty thousand yuan. Even though Zack wasn't short on money now, he wasn't interested in getting a new suitcase every time he flew.
Now that he was wealthy, Zack naturally wouldn't fly economy class anymore but had bought a business class ticket.
Flying from Shanghai to the capital, the price of a business class ticket was three to four times that of an economy class ticket, which only cost a few hundred yuan. Unless it was for business trips with reimbursement, ordinary people wouldn't choose it.
Business class tickets had special security checks and channels. Zack quickly cleared security and went to the VIP lounge.
The lounge had sofas and tea, sufficient for a temporary rest.
When Zack arrived, there were already some people in the VIP lounge. He found an empty spot to sit down and casually glanced around.
When his gaze fell on the girl sitting opposite him, who looked quite young, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。