Chapter 2736


    That small fraction of shareholders couldn’t sway Nn’s decisions.


    Especially those who had marched step by step through the trenches with Nn to build the empire


    that was the Harris Group chose to follow him unconditionally.


    They trusted their CEO’s vision and foresight. They believed whatever Nn saw was surely beyond


    their grasp. All they needed to do was march behind him.


    Besides, if it were truly a misstep, then why were all the real estate tycoons vying for that piece ofnd?


    From the moment they bid on the project, their confidence was sky-high. Nn didn’t overthink it. He


    simply saw profitability in the project, and the Harris Group couldn’t just box itself into the high-tech


    sector forever.


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    After spending so much time in the tech world, he felt an itch to diversify, to step out of hisfort


    zone.


    Ambitious and not yet thirty, Nn was still expanding his business horizons.


    Marriage? That was not even on his radar.


    That drifter,e nightfall, wandered the streets with his tattered sack.


    Regina, lugging all her belongings, trailed behind him. She wanted to see where the man would settle


    down for the night.


    The others nced at her wild-eyed determination, clicked their tongues, and shook the heads.


    “Typical rookie energy. Reminds me of my early days, but it’s long gone now.”


    “Don’t get me started. If I weren’t assigned to this gig, I’d be snug in a hotel room, not ou here in the


    boonies. It’s only the crowd that makes this bearable. But this girl, solo? She got guts.”


    Another journalist slurped his instant noodles and chimed in, “Why else but for the story? To endure


    andnd the scoop. I had that drive once, but not anymore. For peanuts a month, why bust my back?”


    “Man, you’re making me consider a career change.”


    The two seasoned reporters shared a knowing chuckle and went back to their grub.


    Regina’s legs grew weary following the drifter, yet he showed no sign of stopping.


    She quickened her pace, stepped in front of him, and saw his vacant eyes, mechanically moving as if


    on autopilot.


    Regina nted herself in his path. “It’s gettingte. Where do you think you’re going? It’s dangerous


    out there with no one around. Why don’t you rest with us for a while?”


    But the man didn’t spare her a nce, continuing to carry his bag, almost bumping into Regina, who


    had to step aside. “Hey, what’s gotten into you?”


    Perhaps seeing a bit of their younger selves in Regina, the older reporters warmly beckoned her over,


    “Come back and have some food, youngdy. It gets cold out here at night. You can’t keep this up.


    You’re too young. You haven’t gotten through to this guy yet, so he won’t open up no matter what you


    ask.”


    Regina watched the man’s retreating figure with concern. “Is he going to be alright, just wandering like


    that?”


    One of the veterans waved it off. “Hey, before we showed up, didn’t someone report he’s been roaming


    for days? Nothing happened then, and with all of us here, nothing will happen now.”


    “Better fill up on something warm while you can. A girl like you, how could your folks bear to let you out


    here?”


    Regina reluctantly joined her colleagues, her gaze lingering on the solitary figure disappearing into the


    urban maze.