Chapter 253 Has Courage

As you exit the Grade A office building where Dacheng Law Offices is located, the automatic glass doors smoothly slide open to both sides.

The cold wind of early winter evening blew in her face, but Su Qing did not shrink her neck; instead, she straightened her back.

Several young white-collar workers and male employees carrying briefcases passing by unconsciously slowed down and glanced at her a few more times.

It must be said that Su Qing has an impeccable appearance.

Back when she was studying at Jiangcheng University, she was the undisputed campus beauty. Even if she was just wearing the most ordinary white shirt and walking down the tree-lined path, the rich kids who wanted to date her could stretch from the school gate to the library.

Now, several years later, her ruthless business acumen has not made her look old; on the contrary, it has honed her cold and arrogant aura to its peak.

With her fair skin, delicate and three-dimensional features, and a tall stature of 1.7 meters, paired with this well-tailored white suit, she stood out from the crowd of tired office workers on the CBD street, yet she was dazzling and eye-catching.

Su Qing was already used to this kind of gaze.

She slightly raised her chin, reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair, which had been ruffled by the wind, behind her ear, and prepared to walk toward the Mercedes-Benz van parked by the roadside.

Just then, a silver-gray Porsche Panamera smoothly drove up from the street corner and stopped right in front of her.

The car window rolled down, and the man in the driver's seat honked the horn.

Su Qing stopped and looked up.

The car door opened, and a young man in a dark gray suit with subtle patterns stepped out.

The man was tall and slender, wearing a reflective Patek Philippe watch on his wrist. He had regular features and exuded composure and confidence.

It's Wang Kai.

This is the same person who sent Su Qing the video of Ye Weiguo, the richest man in Jiangcheng, bowing at a roadside stall not long ago, when Su Qing went to Switzerland for a roadshow.

Wang Kai is a well-known figure in Jiangcheng's venture capital circle. Besides his family's business in building materials, he also runs a private equity fund business and has been pursuing Su Qing for almost two years.

"Su Qing." Wang Kai closed the car door, a polite smile on his face, and strode over.

Su Qing was somewhat surprised and stopped in her tracks: "What are you doing here?"

"Let's try our luck." Wang Kai walked up to her, his gaze lingering on her face for two seconds, his admiration undisguised.

"I heard from a friend in the investment banking circle that you had just flown back from Switzerland. Since I had nothing to do, I bought a bouquet of flowers and went to the headquarters of the Su Group to welcome you back. But your assistant said that you had just finished processing some documents and had come to Dacheng Law Offices instead."

Wang Kai pointed to the office building behind him.

"I figured you just got back to China, and with jet lag and work to do, you probably haven't had time to eat. So I just drove over and waited for you."

Su Qing looked at him, and her tense nerves relaxed a little after a long day.

Wang Kai knows how to maintain appropriate boundaries and knows when to advance and retreat. In this industry, he is considered a very competent suitor. He is not annoying and always provides emotional value at just the right time.

"You're quite well-informed," Su Qing said with a faint smile, not directly refusing.

"The Su Group has secured a $100 million investment proposal and is going to ring the bell on Nasdaq next week. With such a big commotion, who in Jiangcheng's business district doesn't know?"

Wang Kai offered a timely compliment, then made an inviting gesture.

"You went straight to the law firm as soon as you got back to China. Looks like you've sorted out all the old troubles. Please do me the honor of joining me. I've booked a table at 'Cloud,' consider it an early congratulations to President Su on his successful IPO."

"Cloud" is the most upscale fusion restaurant in Jiangcheng, with a strict membership reservation system. Normally, people without status or influence cannot even get in.

Su Qing glanced down at her watch.

The 500 million bridge loan has been received, and the crisis of listing in the United States has been resolved.

Attorney Zhang's flawless analysis of the court proceedings just now gave her absolute confidence in next week's custody case.

She had been exhausted lately, relying on coffee to keep going. Now that everything was settled and the tension had eased, she felt a sense of emptiness in her stomach.

"Okay." Su Qing nodded. "But I'll take my own car."

"No problem. I'll send you the restaurant's private room number to your phone." Wang Kai didn't insist and gentlemanly opened the back door of the Mercedes for her.

Half an hour later, the two cars stopped one after the other in the underground parking garage of the Cloud Restaurant.

The two took a private elevator directly to the VIP room on the top floor.

The private room was quiet and private, and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows offered a panoramic view of the city's dazzling nightscape.

The waiter quietly brought out the menu, poured the decanted red wine, and then tactfully withdrew.

Wang Kai raised his wine glass and virtually touched it in mid-air.

"This toast is to you. You fought brilliantly in Switzerland. In today's capital environment, to be able to squeeze a hundred million US dollars out of those established European venture capitalists, Su Qing, you are truly amazing."

Su Qing picked up her wine glass and took a sip. The rich, astringent taste of the red wine spread across her tongue. She put down the glass, her tone calm:

"They were just lucky. The mess that Su Group made in the south of the city almost ruined their IPO roadshow."

"I've heard about that commercial real estate project in the south of the city. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is being very strict about it."

Wang Kai cut a small piece of foie gras with a silver fork. "But judging from your current state, the funding gap should have been filled by now, right?"

"Yes, I found an institution and got 500 million in bridge financing." Su Qing didn't hide it; in this circle, such things couldn't be kept secret.

"If we just ring the bell next week and the stock price goes up, we can close out this money at any time."

"That's impressive." Wang Kai nodded approvingly.

He put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and casually steered the conversation elsewhere.

"By the way, you went straight to Dacheng Law Offices as soon as you landed today. Was it to deal with your ex-husband's matter?"

Su Qing continued cutting her steak without pausing, "Yes. The court hearing is next week; we'll get custody of Tuantuan back."

Wang Kai smiled and picked up his wine glass: "Did you see the video I sent you from Switzerland? Was that really him, the guy who set up a stall on Jin Street and made Old Master Ye bow?"

"Yes, it's him." Su Qing put the cut steak into her mouth, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it, her expression carrying a cold indifference that seemed to see through everything.

"To be honest, I was really shocked when I first saw that video." Wang Kai shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of certainty.

"At first, I thought he had some kind of hidden background. Later, I asked around and found out that his restaurant is very popular among online celebrities in Jiangcheng. The dishes are very expensive, and there are people queuing up every day. That makes sense."

Su Qing looked up at Wang Kai and asked, "You also think he's just hiring people to stand in line?"

"Hehe, what else?" Wang Kai spread his hands and smiled.