At that time, it was a local three-star hotel that moved in. In that era of China, even at the forefront of reform like Dongguan, apart from a slightly better town, the surrounding areas were still full of farmland.

There were quite a few small private factories, but hardly any real large enterprises. Having a three-star hotel in a town was already quite impressive.

Moreover, the security environment wasn't good. It could be described as quite chaotic, with security patrols often on the streets. Without an ID card and temporary residence permit, it was easy to be mistaken for a vagrant, caught, and sent back to one's hometown.

Guo Aihua was only seventeen at the time, and she went to play alone at the night market near the hotel, where her beauty got her into trouble.

It was then that she met a young, passionate, and very righteous young man. This young man worked as an apprentice in a nearby factory, and his name was Yi Anguo.

Guo Aihua did not look down on Yi Anguo, even though he was just an apprentice, even though he was very poor, wearing very cheap clothes, even old clothes, so poor that he needed her to treat him to supper.

But Guo Aihua developed a fondness for Yi Anguo. During that time, they had a great time together, as if there was nothing they couldn't talk about.

Guo Aihua was very interested in domestic life and loved to ask about this and that. Yi Anguo never tired of telling her about interesting stories of life in the country, especially his amusing experiences studying and living in rural areas.

Yi Anguo initially didn't know that Guo Aihua was the daughter of a wealthy family.

Even when he first took Guo Aihua back to the hotel, he only guessed that her family was quite wealthy, being able to stay at a three-star hotel.

He never imagined that her father was a wealthy Chinese Singaporean.

Despite the hotel's entrance having a sign warmly welcoming Singaporean business people to invest and inspect, Yi Anguo never thought that Guo Aihua was actually Singaporean.

Because Guo Aihua always told him that she was from Minnan.

Once, when Guo Aihua saw Yi Anguo curious about the environment inside the three-star hotel, she secretly took him into the hotel and then into her room.

Guo Aihua used the phone in the room to order some drinks and food, and the two secretly drank in the room.

That night was also the last time they saw each other.

Afterward, Guo Aihua went back to Singapore with her father. She didn't have time to see Yi Anguo again before leaving.

Not long after returning to Singapore, Guo Aihua discovered she was pregnant.

At first, Guo Aihua's parents were very angry. They certainly hoped their daughter would have an abortion, but Guo Aihua refused, insisting on keeping the child.

Later, Guo Aihua's parents had no choice but to compromise and wanted to return to China to find Yi Anguo and bring him back to Singapore to live.

After all, the Guo family only had one daughter. Since their daughter liked this man and didn't want to abort the child, they couldn't let the child be born without a father.

If they could bring this man to Singapore as their son-in-law, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

However, although Guo Aihua heard the factory name where Yi Anguo worked, Yi Anguo had already left that factory, and no one knew where he had gone.

Amidst the vast ocean of people, where could they find him?

In the end, the two of them completely lost contact.

Over the years, Guo Aihua experienced a lot. First, her father went abroad for an inspection, and upon returning, he encountered an air crash. A few years later, her mother passed away from illness.

After her father's death, Guo Aihua took over as the chairman of Fuhua Group, leading its growth and expansion.

She gave birth to a son named Guo Sian, providing him with the best education from a young age. Now he's a college student.

Guo Aihua had countless times gone back to China to search for Yi Anguo, but she found no clues and eventually gave up.

But today, when she heard about a hotel called An Country Hotel, it once again stirred up those deeply hidden memories.

Was the owner of An Country Hotel possibly Yi Anguo? This was the first question that came to mind when she heard the name An Country Hotel.

"Chairman! According to our investigation, An Country Hotel is backed by Anguo Group." Assistant He immediately responded.

"Anguo Group is a large group company that suddenly emerged domestically in recent years, spanning multiple industries such as the internet, commercial real estate, physical supermarkets, finance, and high-tech manufacturing."

"According to our investigation, Anguo Group's founder, who is also the chairman, is named Yi Anguo. There is no detailed data on personal assets because Anguo Group is not a listed company. However, under Anguo Group, there is a listed bank called Anguo Bank, with a current market value of nearly thirty billion US Dollars."

"And also a domestic online shopping platform, Anjing Online Supermarket, is owned by Anguo Group. Although not listed, its current valuation has reached $20 billion."

"..."

Upon hearing from the assistant that the Anguo Group behind An Country Hotel was founded by someone named Yi Anguo, Guo Aihua was completely stunned.

Is this a coincidence, or is this Yi Anguo the one she has been searching for all these years, the biological father of her son Guo Sian?

Guo Aihua dearly hoped that this Yi Anguo was the Yi Anguo she had been looking for all these years.

But she was also terrified it was just a coincidence, and this person just happened to share the same name as the Yi Anguo she was looking for, with no relation between them.

But this was definitely a very rare clue, and she had to find out, otherwise, she would never give up.

"Book me a ticket to Shenzhen in China, and also! Find a way to contact Anguo Group's chairman, Yi Anguo, and say I want to meet him in person," said Guo Aihua decisively.

"Chairman! Young Mr. Huang from the Huang Group scheduled a meeting with you in three days to discuss further cooperation between the two companies. If you still fly to China now and cancel the meeting with Young Mr. Huang, it might cause dissatisfaction on their side, affecting future cooperation between our companies," Assistant He reminded.

"What influence is there to worry about? Young Mr. Huang is not even the chairman of the Huang Group," said Guo Ai Hua coldly.

"Cooperation benefits both companies. If the cooperation does not continue, it would significantly impact not just our Fuhua Group but also their Huang Group."

"If he dares to threaten us by terminating the cooperation, then he is welcome to try," she remarked.

Young Mr. Huang, named Huang Xingye, was thirty-eight years old this year and had been pursuing Guo Aihua for years.

It wasn't just because of Guo Aihua's beauty, great charm, and excellent demeanor but also because of her outstanding capabilities in business.

With money, what kind of beauty is unobtainable? As the young master of the Huang Group, Huang Xingye was undoubtedly not short on money.

But a woman who is not only extraordinarily beautiful but also highly capable in business is hard to come by and exceedingly rare.

Moreover, the Guo family's Fuhua Group also had significant strength in the business world, and Guo Aihua's personal assets exceeded 20 billion US Dollars.

Who wouldn't want such a woman? Marrying her would indeed be a case of both gaining wealth and beauty.

However, Guo Aihua was not foolish. She certainly knew about Huang Xingye's intentions towards her. However, given that cooperation with the Huang Group was indeed beneficial for Fuhua Group, she just had to entertain it, avoiding a fallout or confrontation.

But this did not mean she feared the Huang Group, nor did it mean she had to continuously, unconditionally accommodate or even flatter Huang Xingye.

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