Helping Zhong Ling to take the position was certainly not a spur-of-the-moment decision made by Lu An Ning, but a decision she made after careful consideration.

She had considered it long ago that she couldn't just focus on her career forever. She and Tang Jingyuan were bound to have children; it was just a matter of time. By then, given how much the Tang family valued children, they would definitely not let her work so hard for the company, and her brothers wouldn't allow her to work so hard either.

By then, she would hand over the company's affairs to someone she could trust. The two vice presidents were not familiar with her, so she naturally preferred to help her own people get promoted.

Zhong Ling has always been by her side. She has good character and her work ability is reassuring. Handing the company over to her is the most suitable choice.

In the past few days, her family's reaction to her pregnancy made Lu Anning even more certain that she could not continue to go back to work at the company at this juncture. Even after the first three months, Jing Yuan alone would have various reasons to ask her to recuperate at home.

Lu Anning thought about it and finally figured it out.

Now that she had a child, she should put the child's affairs first. The company wouldn't be unable to function without her. This was a good opportunity for Zhong Ling to gain experience. It all depended on whether she had the courage to take it.

The news of Lu An Ning's pregnancy quickly spread in the circle. Mr. Tang San now smiled whenever he met anyone, as if he wanted to let everyone in the world know that he was going to be a father. Even Gu Zhiwei's back became straighter. He always wanted to show off to people that he was going to be a grandfather soon. He never thought that Lu An Ning didn't even pay attention to him.

At the same time, the medicinal materials in the Gu family warehouse were replenished, and the ones sent back were all high-quality items. At the board of directors, those people could no longer find any fault and were looking forward to getting dividends from Lu An Ning.

When the Gong family father and son learned the news, both of their faces turned completely black.

In the brightly lit manor, Gong Shaohua sat at the center of the long table like an emperor, holding a wine glass in one hand, with a cold gleam in his eyes.

"All the medicinal material suppliers in Kyoto are our people. How did she find the right one in such a short time?"

Gong Ming was also a little puzzled about this.

"It's said that the medicinal herbs returned are of better quality than those produced in the Gu family's own fields. I'm also puzzled. They must be from other places. I just don't know how she found the channels in such a short time. The board of directors can't find fault with them anymore."

Gong Shaohua's face darkened noticeably. He squinted his eyes and cast a cold gaze at Gong Ming.

"What about the experimental base? Any good news?"

Gong Ming frowned and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Not yet. The previous problem has not been resolved. I'm afraid it will take some time."

"Time? I've given them more than enough time. What's the point of spending so much money to support them? They're a bunch of rubbish!"

Gong Shaohua slammed the wine glass down on the table, his eyes filled with unconcealable anger.

Gong Ming carefully soothed him, "Father, please be patient. Developing new drugs is not something that can be done in a short period of time."

"If it's An Li, she can do it. I heard that her lab is making rapid progress. If this continues, once they get ahead of us, we won't be able to capture the domestic market. We have to think of a way! Our new drug must be ahead of them, no matter what means."

"But, you know, the people Aunt An uses are always with her all year round, so it's hard to take action."

"Of course, the students she brought back can't do that, but I heard there are other people in the R&D team this time. You should find out as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Father! And what about Aunt An..."

"Just take care of this first, and don't worry about anything else. No matter what, I can't lose to that old bastard Gu Zhiwei."

Gong Shaohua didn't give Gong Ming any more chances to speak, he put down his wine glass, got up and went upstairs. Gong Ming sat on the chair, and waited until the footsteps completely disappeared, then he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.

She got pregnant before he could even get close to her, which was really not fun.

But after a while, the roar of a red Ferrari was heard from the manor, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.

As night fell, Gong Ming indulged himself in sensual pleasures, playing even more wildly than usual. Strangely, no matter how much he played, he always felt unfulfilled, as if something was missing, and he hurriedly ended the party. In a trance, the shadow of a person would occasionally appear in his mind, but even he couldn't clearly see who it was.

The next day, he accidentally appeared under the Haitian Pharmaceutical building. He walked in for some unknown reason and was stopped by the lady at the front desk again.

He blurted out: "I came to see your President Lu for something very important."

The two receptionists at the front desk looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Mr. Gong, don't you know that Mr. Lu is on vacation? Sorry! You can't come in without an appointment."

"Vacation? She doesn't care about Haitian anymore?"

Gong Ming seemed to be lost in thought. Was that woman who only cared about work going to give up her job just as she got pregnant?

"Don't you know? President Lu is pregnant and recuperating at home. She won't be back for a while. The new Vice President Zhong and the two existing Vice Presidents are now in charge of the company's daily operations. If Mr. Gong has anything to do, he can make an appointment to meet with Vice President Zhong now."

Gong Ming thought of the female assistant who had been with Lu Anning before, and suddenly realized it, but also felt it was a little unbelievable. In the end, he said nothing and turned away.

Zhong Ling was promoted to vice president. Not only Gong Ming was surprised, but many people in the company were also surprised. Most of them were envious, envious of Zhong Ling for being so lucky that she could transform from an employee to a half-boss.

That was 5% of the original shares, who would easily give it to an outsider? Putting aside those with malicious intentions, there were also many who were genuinely happy for Zhong Ling.

However, everyone is still very clear that the real boss of Haitian is still Lu Anning, and now it is just handed over to the three vice presidents to make decisions.

Zhong Ling said she was new to the job, but she was very familiar with the business and got started quickly. She worked with the other two vice presidents without encountering many problems. After a few days, she felt like a duck in water, and Lu Anning could rest more at ease at home to recuperate.

However, now that she had a lot of free time, she began to feel a little bored.

It was a rare opportunity for Ding Wan to accompany her, so when she had nothing better to do, the two of them discussed going shopping. Lu Anning was the pregnant woman, but Ding Wan had fallen in love with the maternity and baby section first, saying it was a practice run.

"Gu Yue said that they discussed it and were planning to persuade your father-in-law to help prepare a big gift for the baby in your belly."

When Lu Anning heard Gu Zhiwei's name, the smile on his face froze.

"My brothers are very thoughtful, but as for him..."

"You're so stupid! If we ask the father-in-law to pay, we won't refuse it. Why bother with money? At least we have to make him pay a little!"

Lu Anning smiled and was about to ask what surprise gifts they were preparing when he accidentally caught a glimpse of two familiar figures entering a high-end club one after another. His expression immediately changed.