CH 9.1

When Jiang Shenghe returned to the meeting room, he glanced at the documents on top of his laptop before sitting down—the documents had been moved. The “T” key was not blocked before, but now the letter cannot be seen.

He couldn’t help chuckling inside. It seemed that she remembered her masterpiece after all.

Putting the phone aside, Jiang Shenghe put on his gold-rimmed glasses again and continued to read the documents as if nothing had happened.

The three of them were also pretending, all of them restraining themselves from looking at him.

Everything in the conference room seemed to be normal.

Jiang Shenghe flipped through a few pages of information, “How is your discussion?”

Secretary Ju looked at Luo Qi, “Go ahead first.”

Luo Qi was very familiar with this project and knew all the twists and turns. She could probably point out which items the boss was dissatisfied with, but she couldn’t guess how the boss planned to adjust.

“My thoughts are not very mature.”

Jiang Shenghe cast his eyes over Lu Qi, “Tell me.”

When he looked at her, he unconsciously thought of the picture she had drawn on the report. She drew the lenses of his sunglasses pitch black, and now he’s wearing eyeglasses. Does she want to put a film over the lenses?

Luo Qi and the boss looked at each other politely for two seconds, and then her gaze dropped to just below his eyes.

Jiang Shenghe looked away at the appropriate time, looked at the report in his hand, and listened carefully to what she had to say.

Luo Qi began her analysis. “Because this project is in Suzhou, almost all aspects of the relationship were coordinated by the other party. Although our Yuanwei also contributed, but to be honest, some of the favors paid by Boss He in private are worth more than our Yuanwei’s, so they want to fight for a better share of the profits. It’s human nature to want to get a higher share. Since Chairman He wants to win two more points, we might as well be more generous and give him four points.”

Jiang Shenghe raised his eyes suddenly, “And then?”

Luo Qi didn’t have the extra energy to speculate on what the boss was thinking now, and instead focused on expressing her own thoughts. “Yuanwei Medical, which is controlled by our group, has not yet penetrated the market in the south. Boss He naturally has considerable connections in this part of the country. If Yuanwei gives Boss He the profit he feels he deserves on this project, and possibly more, then when the time comes our Yuanwei Medical can open up the market in Suzhou City, and even the entire East China region, with the help of Boss He.” 

In this project, they give up a small interest to Boss He, and Yuanwei Medical earns it back and earns more besides.

Boss He would not face a loss—he would simply exchange his network of resources for a future project for monetary benefits now.

It’s a win-win for both parties.

Jiang Shenghe stared at Luo Qi, her thoughts coincided with his. She has been with his aunt for a long time, and her exposure was no longer limited to certain projects—she now considers the overall situation of Yuanwei Group.

“Yes, we’ll do it according to what you said.”

Luo Qi inexplicably thought of her plan six years ago. If there was ever a chance, she would like to ask how and where her plan was not suitable.

But it’s been such a long time, and Jiang Shenghe definitely doesn’t remember it anymore.

That plan could be said to be related to Yuanwei Medical and its future. Even if the plan was rejected, she still hoped that Yuanwei Medical would become the top in the industry.

… …

After a while, the terms that needed to be changed were almost all discussed, and Jiang Shenghe asked them to rest for a while.

“There’s coffee in the pantry,” he said.

Luo Qi and Secretary Ju each poured a cup, and the colleague also poured a cup of black tea.

Right now, Jiang Shenghe was not in the meeting room, and they were completely relaxed.

After staring at the computer all afternoon, Secretary Ju now stood in front of the window and looked out. She could see Luo Qi’s house from here, but the range of vision was not as good as that from the living room windows.

Seeing someone taking ancient style photos by the stone bridge, she turned to chat with Luo Qi, “Xiao Luo, have you taken wedding photos yet?”

Luo Qi stirred her coffee, “Not yet.

“It would be interesting to wear that kind of dress.” Secretary Ju pointed out the window. “The neighborhood near your home is really the best place for pictorials.”

Luo Qi also had this plan. She has thought about how many sets to shoot, the style of each set, and where to shoot. It’s too hot right now, and she planned to wait until September when they get the marriage license to shoot photos.

Secretary Ju sipped her coffee leisurely and leaned against the edge of the table, “By the way, didn’t you go to try on wedding dresses this morning? Did you take a picture?”

“I took some photos.” 

“Show me! You must have looked gorgeous.” Secretary Ju put down her coffee cup, dragged the chair to Luo Qi’s side, and sat next to her.

They were looking at photos of Luo Qi in a wedding dress when Jiang Shenghe walked in.

Their other colleague coughed twice to alert them, but they didn’t notice.

“This one looks good, you look beautiful, like an immortal.”

Luo Qi said, “I like this one too.”

When they looked up, Jiang Shenghe was already sitting opposite.

Jiang Shenghe said casually, “Online shopping?”

Secretary Ju said truthfully, “No, I was admiring Luo Qi’s wedding dress.”

Jiang Shenghe nodded, and for a few seconds, he suddenly didn’t know what to do. 

He took off his glasses, wiped the lens casually.

Before the break time was over, Secretary Ju and Luo Qi had another two-minute discussion in low voices on the style of the wedding dress and which studio to choose for the upcoming wedding photos.

Jiang Shenghe kept on wiping his glasses. 

Finally, he clicked on his phone’s photo album and looked at the hand-drawn figure. Outside of work, this was the only connection between him and her.