Chapter 93: Barrier

Fang Jiayan looked at Han Que's lost expression and regretted that she had spoken too hastily and expressed her guess. This guess was actually what Han Que was worried about.

Han poured herself a glass of wine and drank it slowly. She said calmly, "Yes, he still wants to leave. He has handed over the management of Chening Company to me and wants to stay behind the scenes."

Two days ago, Gu Ningwei told him that he had already reached an agreement with Li Zhekai and was ready to buy out his shares and become the sole shareholder.

"You want to go all in now?" Han was puzzled. "The company team isn't set up yet, there aren't enough managers, and you're not in charge. I'm the only one running the show, a newbie with no experience, and you're willing to take his shares?"

"It's precisely because of this situation that the price is low. Li Zhekai said he's got his Canadian permanent resident card and plans to settle in Canada. He doesn't want to keep his shares here. He said he's not someone who likes to get involved in specific matters. Now that the Wang Jianan incident has happened, he feels guilty towards me, so he wants to transfer all his shares to me at a reasonable price."

"He's going to emigrate?" Han was surprised. "I've never heard him say that before."

"Nowadays, older people like them always want to find a place to live quietly and don't want to worry about business anymore. Besides, he made a lot of money before and received dividends every year. He already took what he deserved. And..." Gu Ningwei paused, "I didn't buy his shares cheap before. They were far higher than the company's net assets."

"No wonder people say you'll do anything to please women." Han smiled teasingly at him.

"Yes, I was bewitched by you. I wanted to create every opportunity to be with you." Gu Ningwei smiled cooperatively and hooked her pointed chin. "I spent so much money, wasn't it just for you..."

"Bah! Stop using me as a pretext. I don't even know what you're thinking." Han spat at him, but felt a little joy in his heart.

Women are so easy to coax. Even if they know that the sweet words are not meant to be, they will still be moved.

"How come you've become love-brained now?" Fang Jiayan shook her head when she heard Han Que say this. "This isn't your style. Before, you were more realistic and calm than anyone else."

Han remained silent for a long time before he said blankly, "I've noticed it too. I feel this isn't good and I want to change. But when I'm with him, I can't help but be moved. Sometimes I think, forget it, forget it, don't bother with it anymore, just live like this, one day at a time. Like I said just now, don't think about tomorrow today..."

She paused, lowered her head and poured a bowl of winter melon soup for the two of them, then drank it silently. When she finished the soup, she raised her head, looked at Fang Jiayan and said, "But I'm really confused."

Fang Jiayan pondered and said, "I don't have the same experience as you. Yuan Hao and I are just an ordinary couple. Our love life is very ordinary."

Han nodded. "Actually, it's good that you're like this. Yuan Hao is steady and patient, and he respects you very much. If I could have met a man like him before, I would also be willing to live an ordinary life like this, without all the gossip and the internet trending. It's a pity that I didn't meet him."

Fang Jiayan stared at her bright face and chuckled, "You won't meet someone like her. You're too beautiful. It's hard for men not to have fantasies about you."

Han frowned: "I'm not Daji. You make me sound like a beauty who brings disaster."

Fang Jiayan sighed: "But, a man like Yuan Hao will not fall in love with you. It's not that you can't attract him, but even if he is attracted to you, he won't fall in love with you."

"Why?" Han was surprised.

"Because he is a man who weighs the pros and cons. He can't handle a woman like you, so he won't take risks." Fang Jiayan said

"He's only suitable for a woman like me, calm and tolerant. Even if someone can see through his thoughts, I won't show it, so he thinks I'm very stable. A woman like you should be left to a man like Gu Ningwei. He's strong enough, so he can control you."

"But I don't want to be controlled by him. If a woman is completely understood and controlled by a man, it will be disadvantageous to her, and the man will lose interest in exploring." Han sighed.

Fang Jiayan paused before saying, "Feelings are uncontrollable, they can't be explained by reason, and they're not based on more work, more pay, or careful calculation. In my opinion, anything that's carefully calculated and petty isn't true love."

During this period, Han was confused by herself and felt that things were beyond her control.

Sometimes when he was with Gu Ningwei, they kissed and made love in all kinds of ways, over and over again, until they were exhausted and could not go on any longer.

However, Han saw a hint of hidden panic in his eyes, a kind of panic that time was running out and there was no time left, as if they would break up in the next second.

Han often remained silent. Gu Ningwei said that she had something on her mind, but she just said that she was too tired.

Gu Ningwei said that he was too busy and had no time to accompany her on vacation, but Han said that she was also very busy. The tasks given by Professor Tang were very heavy, and she almost had to work hard to keep up with his pace.

Tang Zifeng has been in contact with her a lot recently, often sending her the latest documents and information, and also asked Han Que to discuss her thoughts with him after reading them.

Han Que often has to deal with the affairs of Zhening Company during the day, reply to emails sent by departments, and approve OA. There are also some things to do in the president's office on the 24th floor, such as Gu Ningwei's business trip itinerary, meeting arrangements, and the information he needs, especially those related to research and development, which all need to be handled by Han Que personally.

As for production, she has some knowledge of experiments, but lacks understanding and control of production processes. The directors of the production workshops are all old people who have some friendship with Wang Jianan. Although they did not leave the company with Wang Jianan this time, it is hard to say that they are not waiting for the opportunity.

After all, Wang Jianan’s production workshop cannot be built now, and his funds are trapped. He simply cannot come up with so much money at once.

But the workshop directors were not so polite to Han.

It's not that they don't obey orders, but they are too obedient. They ask for permission for every detail, even if it means replacing a screw or a socket in a device. But they do whatever Han says, and if he doesn't tell them, they won't do anything and just stand by and watch.

The inventory of finished products is decreasing, but the consumption of raw materials is very slow because the workshop production plan cannot be implemented at all.

The sales department was full of complaints. Customers had asked for delivery several times, but the goods were still not delivered. When they asked, they said this process needed to be improved and that process flow was unclear.

They said that in the past the R&D department would provide the process flow sheet and production would just follow it. But now, the R&D department cannot provide any process requirements at all and is completely unable to direct production.

As a result, there are more and more sales accusations.

Han Que is just a general assistant, but now in Zhening Company, even the general manager Li Zhekai is about to run away, and she, as the general assistant, doesn't know what to do.

Gu Ningwei put the heavy burden on her, but he didn't mind her handling of the situation very much. However, Han sometimes felt discouraged and thought that Gu Ningwei was going to give up Zhening Company.

But it didn't seem like that. After negotiating the price for a long time, he still bought all of Li Zhekai's shares.

This is very contradictory. Do the rich second generation really think it is more fun to skip money?

Tang Zifeng came to visit the workshop, but Han couldn't help but mention his difficulties to him in the car.

Tang Zifeng listened quietly without saying much. After entering the park and getting off the car, he asked Han Que to notify the workshop to sort out the previous process flow and send him a copy.

The production workshop is located in a chemical park in the suburbs. It is divided into several clean workshops behind a row of single-story steel-structured factory buildings.

Tang Zifeng and Han Que changed into protective clothing and, after dust removal through the air shower system, entered the workshop. They walked along the tour route, stopping to look around. The workshop director ran over to greet them and introduced them to Tang Zifeng with a very respectful attitude, which was completely different from his previous attitude towards Han Que.

Tang Zifeng listened silently without saying much. He carefully observed the workers' operations, occasionally asking a few questions or taking a closer look at the raw materials.

After the visit, Tang Zifeng said to Han Que, "Please notify a few workshop directors to come to the meeting."

Han was stunned and was very surprised by Tang Zifeng's move.

At the meeting, Tang Zifeng answered the workshop's questions about the process flow one by one and gave guidance on problems that occurred during production. His professionalism was far superior to Wang Jianan's, and the instructions he issued were simple and clear, making them easy to understand.

In contrast, Wang Jianan was always secretive and furtive at the beginning. All his processes were unclear and confusing, but he called it "technical confidentiality."

Han thought, perhaps from that time on, he had been creating conditions for his departure.

After the meeting, Han Que breathed a sigh of relief. On the way back, Han Que asked Tang Zifeng, "Professor Tang, if we clearly disclose the R&D process without reservation, is there any risk of our technology being exposed?"

Tang Zifeng was driving. He glanced at her sideways and smiled, saying, "What's the big deal? They can expose it if they want, and use it if they want. This industry is developing rapidly. By the time they succeed in imitating us, we'll have developed new products long ago. What are you afraid of?"

"Is it that easy?" Han was still a little worried. Before, Wang Jianan always said how difficult it was for them to develop products. They had to fail countless times before they could achieve success once. But in Tang Zifeng's words, doing R&D projects was like playing, so easy.

"Those who know how to do it will find it difficult, but those who know how to do it will find it easy. Solving problems in the world all depends on methodology. With the right approach, everything can be solved," said Tang Zifeng. "Besides, the existing standards are no longer suitable for current industry development trends and are constantly changing."

Han nodded: "Professor Tang is right. We can only seize the opportunity we have now."

Tang Zifeng smiled, glanced at Han Que again, and said with a smile: "Of course, emotional issues are not of this kind. The subtleties of human hearts are ever-changing and there are no rules or methods to follow."

Han was stunned and silent for a while, then turned to look out the window, avoiding his direct gaze.