253: Chapter 253 A Date with Xing Huiqiong

He took some time to go home to check on Sun Yingxue. After all, she had been too exhausted last night, and she was a bit stubborn, so she still hadn't woken up.

After arranging for a nanny to stand by and take care of her, he went out again.

Zhao Xiaoshuai, who had arrived a little early, sat in the reserved seat waiting for Xing Huiqiong to keep their appointment.

As a billionaire, he naturally booked the top-tier private room with a street view by the window, but this also made him notice that today, Xing Huiqiong didn't drive her signature panamera, but instead got out of an ordinary taxi.

"Could she have sold her car? Has Hengtian's situation reached this point?"

Xing Huiqiong, who was led into the private room by the service staff, clearly showed exhaustion in her expression.

It seemed that her frequent excuses of being busy to decline his invitations lately were not just excuses after all.

"You took a taxi here?"

"Brother Zhao has a sharp eye."

Xing Huiqiong smiled bitterly. How could she not know that selling her car was a blatant declaration to the outside world of Hengtian's weakness?

But in fact, the situation had reached such a critical point, and besides, with her current status, the impact wasn't that significant anymore.

"It's really not easy to get a date with you. If I hadn't said I was introducing a project to you, I might not have been able to get you out."

"Brother Zhao is joking. I've really been dizzy with busyness for a while now; it wasn't just an excuse to decline."

Dish after dish of delicious food was served, but Xing Huiqiong didn't have much appetite.

"Seeing you like this makes my heart ache. Why don't we talk about the project I mentioned first? Letting you be happy might give you more of an appetite."

"I'm really sorry, Brother Zhao, I just thought of some troublesome things again. But I am indeed very interested in the project you mentioned. For Hengtian right now, every new piece of business is incredibly important."

"Revealing your bottom line to the other party before negotiations is not something a qualified CEO should do," Zhao Xiaoshuai joked with a smile.

Xing Huiqiong only smiled bitterly, "I'm no longer the CEO... Never mind that. Since Brother Zhao took the initiative to find me, I'm sure you wouldn't cheat me, so what's wrong with me revealing a little truth?"

Hearing Xing Huiqiong candidly admit that she had lost her position as CEO, Zhao Xiaoshuai was also a bit surprised. What kind of move was it to replace an excellent helmsman during a crisis?

Or was it that she resigned to take responsibility for the problems that had arisen?

However, perhaps because she had shed a heavy burden, the current Xing Huiqiong actually seemed a bit less formal and a bit more relaxed.

Subsequently, Zhao Xiaoshuai introduced the project of building a new building for Provincial University to her.

Xing Huiqiong's eyes lit up after hearing this, "A project with an investment of 130 million!"

"If this kind of project were open for bidding, all the local real estate developers would probably fight tooth and nail for it. With Brother Zhao's inside information, our Hengtian will definitely be able to seize the initiative and have enough of an advantage. I really have to thank you for this!"

According to the best-case scenario estimates, this project could make a profit of 10 to 20 million. Although it wouldn't help with Hengtian's major crisis, it was certainly not a small amount of money.

At least in comparison, her beloved car had sold for less than a million.

"If it were just to leak some information to you, how could I have the nerve to use that as an excuse to invite you to dinner?"

"Oh? Then what does Brother Zhao mean?"

"I'm the one investing in this project; it's just me donating a building to my alma mater. I can give the project directly to you; you just need to draw up a bid that matches the full budget to make it official."

"This... I cannot accept a reward without merit. Does Brother Zhao have any requirements for our Hengtian?"

"I just hope you can be happier and eat well. You've lost quite a bit of weight recently."

Through the system's data, Zhao Xiaoshuai could clearly see that Xing Huiqiong had lost nearly ten jin in the recent period, and her once plump cheeks were now much thinner.

Xing Huiqiong avoided Zhao Xiaoshuai's burning gaze, "Brother Zhao, I have always known your intentions, but I really don't have the luxury to discuss romance right now."

"Then I will help you solve these troubles that are affecting you, as long as you are willing to tell me about them."

Although Xing Huiqiong was a little touched, Hengtian's situation was truly too big; it wasn't something that could be solved simply by talking about it.

It wasn't something that could be solved with tens of millions or hundreds of millions; to solve Hengtian's problems, at least billions were needed!

Furthermore, what she was taking over was a mess, and it would require a continuous stream of investment afterward just to have a glimmer of a chance to save Hengtian.

If she really let him help, she might end up harming him in the end.

So she shook her head, "Brother Zhao, I am very grateful for your kindness, but I don't want to implicate you in this matter. However, rest assured, I guarantee that the project we just discussed will be completed with quality and quantity, and it won't be affected."

She had already all but explicitly hinted that Hengtian was in trouble. Although this information wouldn't be able to be kept under wraps for many more days, her expressing it now showed enough trust and goodwill.

Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't force it either. He couldn't just aggressively try to give her money; that would be a bit undignified.

"The project just now made you eat a few more pieces of meat; it seems it had some effect."

Xing Huiqiong smiled shyly, a rare sight, and hurriedly ate a few more pieces of meat to prove that she wasn't "motivated only by money."

"Then I'll buy a few more houses from you to help relieve your pressure."

"Since Brother Zhao already knows we are going to have problems, why not wait a bit longer? When the time comes and we are desperate to cash out, the prices will definitely shrink a lot."

"Compared to making you have a better appetite today, that little bit of money isn't worth mentioning."

Xing Huiqiong once again avoided his burning gaze.

Although she had been able to feel Zhao Xiaoshuai's affection for her in the past, their interactions had always been mutually respectful. Today, he suddenly became somewhat intense, which made her a bit uncomfortable.

At this moment, she remembered Zhao Xiaoshuai's claim about guaranteeing 7 billion for Xiong Xiqu's business. If she could get that money...

She cast these thoughts aside, "I wonder which houses Brother Zhao has taken a fancy to?"

Zhao Xiaoshuai showed her the information he had already prepared, "I see these are all currently on sale by you; I hope they haven't been sold yet."

The more Xing Huiqiong looked, the more surprised she became.

The properties Zhao Xiaoshuai chose totaled 6 units, all of which were detached villas. The cheapest one cost 16 million, and the most expensive one was as much as 22 million.

In the current market, let alone selling these houses in advance, they would have to treat anyone who came to view the houses like a VIP. In the end, it was definitely impossible to sell them at the listed price.

"Brother Zhao, let me confirm: you aren't choosing just one of them, but want to buy them all?"

"That's right, buy them all."

The 6 properties added up to a total of 109.8 million. Plus the 130 million he had just donated to his alma mater, was he really this casual about spending money?

Now was not a good time for real estate investment, and as just mentioned, as long as they waited for a while longer, these houses would definitely be able to be bought at a cheaper price, and saving tens of millions would be easy.

Setting all that aside, why would a normal person buy so many properties all at once?

Xing Huiqiong had to look up and stare directly into Zhao Xiaoshuai's eyes, "Brother Zhao, actually, you don't have to do so much for me."