Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 283 - 278 Family Day

The "preliminary investigation results" of Wall Street’s new generation showed that the founder of Y·Y, although not accepting any institution’s investment, was exceedingly amiable and an entrepreneur who was very easy to communicate with.

As long as one could get in touch with the person itself, they were always willing to spend a few minutes talking with visitors.

Young and handsome.

The most crucial point was that he was still single.

The first to come over and attempt to communicate with Yan Ling was a girl who had both body and looks.

She was the very definition of a top Wall Street investment bank’s front desk face.

Rumors around the area were quite accurate. Although Yan Ling didn’t talk much with the beauty, he still exchanged business cards with her with a full smile and utmost gentlemanly conduct.

Soon, another "face" from a different investment firm came to the table where Yan Yan was sitting, aiming to establish an initial connection with Yan Ling.

Yan Yan hadn’t taken off the oversized sunglasses that covered most of her face, so no one could clearly see her expression.

When the second beauty came over to greet her, Yan Yan lazily let out a phrase, "You wanna go on with your work, or have lunch with me?" (Do you actually want to keep working or join me for lunch?)

Yan Yan spoke this sentence very slowly, word by word, and the tone was quite unfriendly.

After saying this, she "indignantly left her seat," vacating the spot next to Yan Ling to allow him to comfortably receive "the various beauties."

She then sat down next to Qi Yi, completely ignoring Yan Ling’s presence and started a lively chat with Qi Yi.

Yan Ling refused the business card handed to him by the following beauty with a face full of embarrassment and apology.

Yan Ling put away his signature gentlemanly smile.

Yan Ling told the second "face" who came to exchange cards that today was his Family Day, and matters concerning financing could be discussed some other time.

The situation at the venue made Wall Street elites, who were particularly adept at finding the essence of problems from subtle details, somewhat puzzled.

What did he mean by Family Day?

Who was this girl wearing the sunglasses?

This person entered the restaurant holding hands with the founder of Y·Y and spoke without reservation—could she be the founder’s girlfriend?

But didn’t Yan Ling, in an interview a few days ago, tell the host that he was single at the moment?

Had someone already taken initiative so swiftly?

Were this girl and the "unknown" Investment Manager family?

Siblings? Brother and sister?

If that was the case, had Yan Ling rejected all financial institutions just to pursue this girl and to win over her family’s favor?

Through her sunglasses, Yan Yan saw people who were planning to come over to her table to greet her looking over with puzzled faces, which inexplicably lifted her mood.

Yan Yan’s face didn’t show much of a smile, but inwardly she was very pleased with herself—this was the outcome she wanted to see.

Now that Qi Yi was ready to start his own private fund, he couldn’t remain an insignificant "little rascal."

Qi Yi was rather low-key and didn’t like to steal the limelight.

Moreover, Qi Yi was originally a Quant and could be said to have been personally introduced to the private equity field by Ian. Working for Ian, it was natural not to frequently boast that he analyzed the data for this company or that he was optimistic about the prospects of another.

Qi Yi didn’t mind much. He wasn’t in a hurry to establish his private fund, and working as Ian’s subordinate allowed him to learn a lot.

But what Qi Yi didn’t care about, Yan Yan did. The words "unknown" in that earlier report were simply too glaring.

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After the second beauty’s attempt to exchange business cards failed, she did not give up straight away.

Without strong purposefulness and the determination not to give up until achieving one’s goal, it was impossible to get ahead on Wall Street.

The girl didn’t come to "have a meal" alone. Since a "beauty" couldn’t get the desired courtesy at Yan Ling’s table, she switched to sending a man of a different gender over to try.

The beauty had her male colleague come over to Yan Yan’s table to continue what she herself hadn’t been able to accomplish.

Yan Ling, coming from a consulting background, was gentlemanly and meticulous in etiquette, never refusing such a common request as exchanging business cards.

That was also why the last time Yan Ling had come here for a meal, he was harassed to death, with people coming up to chat every few minutes.

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The girl had a hot temper—one could feel her "murderous air" even through her sunglasses.

Yan Ling glanced at the girl and once again used the excuse of Family Day to refuse the business card exchange with the man who came over.

Although Qi Yi was "unknown" on Wall Street, he wasn’t without acquaintances; after all, this was Qi Yi’s fourth year on Wall Street.

Although Ian’s private equity didn’t have any "mythical" level investments, the characteristic of Ian’s management was always about steady and measured growth.

Regardless of how the market fluctuated, the net value of Ian’s private equity fund was steadily increasing.

Ian’s private equity hadn’t led any Pre IPO projects, but the two projects Qi Yi followed in were also premium projects.

They weren’t the kind of stars whose stock price would multiply several times over upon listing, but they were "small but exquisite" listed companies with outstanding performances and steadily improving stock prices.

The girl with the black shades, filled with a "murderous aura," made the very gentlemanly and easily communicative Yan Ling instantly switch to a "keep away" mode.

Wall Street folks, facing the potential next big hit brand Y·Y, were definitely not going to give up that easily.

There were those who’d play a "desperate last attempt," people who’d had a brief work encounter with Qi Yi but may not have even spoken to him, who now began to "take an indirect approach."

They began to greet Qi Yi, mentioning that they had seen him on a project they previously worked on.

Of course, Qi Yi knew what Family Day meant.

Not even Cousin "Big Guy" dared to exchange business cards with others in front of the menacing Yan Yan.

As the "lower status" Xiao Qizi, he naturally wouldn’t dare move a portion of his attention away from Yan Yan even if he had ten times the courage.

Qi Yi just uttered a bland response, without even the courtesy of a greeting, expressing that today he was a bit occupied, and some other time they could "catch up on feelings."

But then again, when the black-shaded, menacing girl saw someone coming over to approach Qi Yi with a business card in hand,

While Qi Yi was declining, the black-shaded Yan Yan helped to take the others’ business cards and also passed out Qi Yi’s card in return.

Yan Yan insisted on coming to this restaurant today precisely to stir the waters.

The more speculations there were, the more likely Qi Yi would be to shake off the "unknown" moniker.