graduation, my career journey hasn''t been very smooth. My career path wasn''t as smooth as I imagined, but rather full of thorns and obstacles. These years of grinding in the workplace have worn away my edges and brilliance. The Gu Xiang you see now, the one standing before you, is no longer the confident Gu Xiang of the past."

“不瞒你说，离开校门进入职场后，这一路走来，其实我混得并不好。职场路上也没有想象当中的那么顺利，而是步步荆棘，步步是坎。在职场上磨砺了这些年，把身上的棱角磨灭了，也把身上的光华给磨灭了。你现在见到的顾湘，出现在你面前的顾湘，早已经不是从前那个意气风发的顾湘了。”

Gu Xiang didn''t want to hide anything from him. She wanted him to know that investing in her probably wasn''t worthwhile.

顾湘不想瞒着他，她想要让他知道在她身上投资多半是不值得的。

She wasn''t as excellent as he had imagined and might not even be as good as he was. What benefits could be gained by investing in such a person?

她没有他想象当中的优秀，甚至还不如他自己。在这样的人身上投资，又能有什么利益可以收获呢？

He is a businessman, and so does she.

他是一个生意人，而她自己也是。