Chapter 25: The Target of Criticism

Chapter 25

After who knows how long, Lu Yanming finally ended the kiss.

Li Zhen panted and looked up at him, her ear tips red, "Aren't you angry anymore?"

"No, I'm not angry." Lu Yanming smiled and held her in his arms. He didn't want her to see how he looked right now.

How could he still be angry? UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

His heart was full of intricate sourness and regret that he didn't even have time for yet.

His self-control, his calmness, crumbled instantly when he saw her holding the pink envelope to look for Yu Sheng.

He was so afraid, afraid that she would go back to Yu Sheng's side again.

But just a few days ago, he was still in M Country, without even the qualifications to meet her and talk to her. He had only had her for a few days, yet he said those things to her because of jealousy.

As soon as she went out, he regretted it.

"Mr. Lu, this is the company..." Li Zhen struggled out of his embrace.

The two of them were only using each other. This was not a romantic relationship.

Lu Yanming straightened up. His face was gentle and elegant. "You've been too merciful to me today. Next time, you can..."

"Next time I can hit you?" Li Zhen interrupted.

"Yes."

Lu Yanming's apologetic attitude was so good that Li Zhen felt bad.

"Okay, Mr. Lu. Let's call it even for the past few days."

"It can't be called even."

"Huh?" Li Zhen frowned.

"Consider me owing you." Lu Yanming's eyes lowered slightly as he gazed at her steadily and attentively.

Li Zhen realized something was not right. She was used to his arrogance and difficulty in arguing back. She was a little unused to his serious look.

"You said it." Li Zhen avoided his gaze as her eyes darted around. "I'm going back to the advertising department."

She circled around his tall figure. The advertising department and marketing department were only a few floors apart, so she went downstairs directly.

The stairs were usually empty.

Only the clear tapping sound of Li Zhen's high heels could be heard.

After walking down two floors, Li Zhen leaned against the wall and clutched her chest. The blush on her face had not yet faded.

When she and Yu Sheng were still husband and wife, they tried their best to take a different route in the company. But Lu Yanming actually secretly kissed her in the company.

She had originally thought it would take at least a few days to argue with Lu Yanming.

But with just a kiss, how could it seem like there was no conflict between them?

Li Zhen's mind was in turmoil and she could not figure it out. She decided not to think about it and went back to the office.

Sitting at her workstation, she suddenly remembered that she had not done the most important thing yet.

She took out Jiang Kening's love letter, opened it without reading the content, and quickly took a photo to send to Yu Sheng.

She sent a line: [This is Jiang Kening's love letter to you. You won't get to enjoy the paper version. Just take a look at the electronic version.]

Yu Sheng: [?]

Li Zhen: [???]

Yu Sheng: [You're helping someone else deliver a love letter to me?]

Li Zhen: [You think I want to? Your pursuer insisted on asking me to deliver it. What could I do?]

"Little Zhen Zhen, there's a meeting in the conference room. Stop playing with your phone." Zhang Xiya reminded from the cubicle next to her.

"Okay." Li Zhen got up and threw all the messy things to the back of her mind.

The conference room of the advertising department was not very big, with one large rectangular table that could probably seat more than thirty people.

As soon as she walked in, her eyes met Jiang Kening's.

She nodded at Jiang Kening to indicate that she had taken care of it.

But in response, Jiang Kening just gave her a cold smile.

Everyone lowered their heads, either pretending to look at their phones or fidgeting with their hands.

Li Zhen had not scolded them. They would have to be crazy to willingly come knocking and scold Li Zhen.

Mainly, no one felt they could out-argue Li Zhen.

Zhang Yucui: ......

Zhang Yucui's face turned red with anger. "Li Zhen, don't be arrogant. You're just a small hand model. On what basis can you defy us full-body models? What capital do you have that makes you so haughty..."

Zhang Yucui's voice got smaller and smaller as she spoke.

Because the more she spoke, the less confidence she had.

Li Zhen straightened her chest in front of her, straightening her slender waist. Dressed simply in a white blouse and a bodycon skirt, her tall and slender figure was eye-catchingly beautiful, comparable to runway models on the T stage.

Seeing Li Zhen straighten her chest, Zhang Xiya could not help laughing and whispering in Li Zhen's ear, "That capital is big. We all know, stop sticking it out."

Zhang Yucui's face turned pale.

Li Zhen glanced at her and walked towards her workstation.

The people on both sides of the aisle immediately made way automatically.

Passing by Zhang Yucui, Li Zhen's eyebrows arched up slightly, and her eyes curved into a beautiful crescent as she said, "You can speculate about me, and there are plenty who talk behind my back. But next time, don't let me hear it!"

Li Zhen's words were not only meant for Zhang Yucui's ears.

After Jiang Kening's outburst today, she had become the target of everyone's criticisms. She didn't care what others thought of her, as long as they didn't say it to her face.

She had boundaries, so that others wouldn't cross the line.

Those outside in the hallway hadn't heard a thing going on inside the conference room.

Just now, Jiang Kening had been the last to leave. Rather than following the others out the door, she had closed it behind them and turned to face Ren Zongshun. "Manager..."

Ren Zongshun hadn't expected her to be so stubborn this time. "I know what you're thinking, but plans that have already been decided can't be changed."

"Manager, I didn't want to talk to you about that."

"Then what did you want to say?" Ren Zongshun looked puzzled.

"I want to give part of my photo shoot assignments to Li Zhen."

"What?" Ren Zongshun doubted his own ears. "You're a full-body model, she only does hands, she can't handle your shooting assignments..."

Plus, the assignments were directly linked to pay, so how could Jiang Kening bear to give them up?

"The company has always valued her highly, giving her more opportunities would be good training for her." Before he could say more, Jiang Kening smiled and placed a membership card on the conference table. "Oh right, this is a membership card for a restaurant you go to often. I don't really go there myself, so why don't you use it."

Around four in the afternoon, the marketing director's office was still in a meeting after a full day had passed.

Many versions of the marketing plan for the new product line had been drafted, and it wasn't until the afternoon that they finally settled on one. Now all that remained was to finalize the execution details.

In the three years since joining Macro Sea, Yu Sheng had gone from supervisor to manager and now director, while also grooming many capable subordinates along the way.

One of them was Zhao Yan, the current marketing manager who was giving a report.

He was also the one who had given up his seat to Li Zhen at lunch.

After Zhao Yan finished presenting, Lu Yanming asked some questions which Zhao Yan answered one by one.

Wang Pengqi was already nodding off, but forcefully kept his eyes wide open to pretend he was listening attentively.

Sitting to the side, Yu Sheng had to admit that although he didn't like the new deputy director, their thinking aligned surprisingly well when it came to work.

"Director Lu, I need to step out for a document." Zhao Yan lowered his head to ask Lu Yanming for permission.

Lu Yanming nodded.

It was a full five minutes later before Zhao Yan returned.

Zhao Yan handed the file to Lu Yanming, stealing unnatural glances at Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng noticed and lifted his eyelids to look at him. "What's the matter?"

"Director Yu," Zhao Yan lowered his voice, but it was still clear in the quiet office, "Li Zhen from the advertising department..."

Lu Yanming who was looking through the file stopped his motions.

Yu Sheng's gaze darkened.

Zhao Yan: "Something's happened to her."