Chapter 94 Jealousy

Seeing Han Que's silence and evasive look, Tang Zifeng smiled and looked out the window.

Outside the car window, the scenery passing by is the green fields in the suburbs, with lush trees and flourishing grass. Occasionally there are farmland paddy fields, which are clear and waveless, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and occasionally a red farm vehicle rumbles past on the criss-crossing ridges of the fields, its bright red color standing out against the green.

The countryside in midsummer is as bright as a cartoon by Hayao Miyazaki, making people feel cheerful.

The most important thing is that the problem in the workshop has been solved, and the subsequent production will not be affected. After the workshop director was appeased, Han Que felt relieved. With a smile on her curved lips, she couldn't help chatting with Tang Zifeng.

The two talked about their life experiences for a while. Tang Zifeng also told a few interesting stories about Gu Ningwei's school days, which made Han Que laugh out loud. After laughing, she couldn't help but say, "Professor Tang, you are so young and promising. I believe your personal life is also very happy."

"Oh?" Tang Zifeng raised an eyebrow, lowered his eyes to look at her, and smiled slowly. "People like me spend every day working, teaching, doing academic research, attending various forums, and even writing books and publishing papers when I have free time. I'm constantly busy, and my life is boring and dull. How can I have a personal life, let alone happiness?"

"Really?" Han raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. She saw that Tang Zifeng was full of energy, elegant, and humorous. He was also the kind of man who could please women. "You don't look like an old scholar."

"Of course not, old scholar, but well..." Tang Zifeng pursed his lips and smiled, his sharp and direct eyes scanning Han Que's face, "Compared to Ning Wei, I am far inferior. I am not as colorful as him."

"He..." Han pursed her lips, thinking of Gu Ningwei's recent busy and tired appearance. How could he have the demeanor of a rich second-generation dandy? However, she was not in a position to say much to Tang Zifeng. She just shook her head, sighed slightly, and said helplessly, "Boss Gu has been very busy lately too."

"Well, he is busy. The recent market situation has made him overwhelmed." Tang Zifeng nodded slightly. He was more familiar with the predicament of Chengguang Group than Han Que.

The collapse of a big boss in the industry has sounded the alarm for the entire real estate industry. Banking institutions are even more frightened and are busy urging companies to repay their loans. There is no room for slackness or leniency.

When the city gate is on fire, the innocent people will be affected. The entire industry is worried about what measures will be introduced next to exacerbate the volatility.

"Yeah, he's basically busy with the group now and doesn't care much about Zhening's affairs. I was just a salesperson before and had no experience in R&D and production. Now I'm forced to do something big and everything seems difficult." Han complained slightly.

For some reason, Han had a natural trust in Tang Zifeng. Whenever she encountered problems at work or professionally, she would ask him for advice.

Fortunately, Tang Zifeng was also very patient with her. As long as Han Que spoke, he would respond in time and propose solutions.

Not only does Tang Zifeng provide her with solutions, he also has a high emotional intelligence and often comforts and encourages her.

"So, the responsibility you have at Zhening Company is very heavy. You'll need to take care of many things. Ning Wei isn't someone who trusts others easily. The fact that he's entrusted Zhening to you shows he has great confidence in your character and abilities."

"But I..." Han lowered his head, "I also want to do a good job, but I am completely unable to do so."

"Don't worry, you can do it." Tang Zifeng looked at her with a smile and continued to comfort her, "Take your time. There is no problem that cannot be solved. You have a professional foundation. Don't be afraid. It's just a lack of experience. But experience is something that is accumulated bit by bit. If you don't do it, you won't have it. Once you let go and do it, you will gradually gain it."

Han nodded and let out a long breath.

"Have confidence in yourself." Tang Zifeng said with a smile, his eyes behind the lenses still looking at her carefully.

The car took Han Que back to the office building of Zhening Company. Han Que invited Tang Zifeng to go up and sit for a while. She thought that Gu Ningwei would probably be back as well, so it would be a good opportunity for them to meet and chat, deepen their relationship, and facilitate her future work.

Unexpectedly, Tang Zifeng waved his hand and refused. "I have something else to do at school, so I won't go up to meet Gu Ningwei. I'll avoid him scolding me again when he sees me. I'm afraid of him now and don't want to offend him."

Han Que: ...

She was speechless and stunned. She always thought that Gu Ningwei and Tang Zifeng had a close relationship, but she never thought that friendship between men could also have subtle moments.

Tang Zifeng was in a hurry, so Han had to ask the driver to take him back to school.

Going upstairs and entering the office, he saw Gu Ningwei holding a glass and making coffee by the coffee machine. Han put down his bag, hurried over, took the cup from his hand, and asked him while making coffee for him, "Where is Director Pan? Why isn't he in the office?"

"She's busy. I didn't disturb her." Gu Ningwei took the coffee cup, put it to his lips, took a sip, and let out a long sigh.

"You just came back?" Han saw that his face was slightly red, there were beads of sweat on his forehead, and his hair was half wet. He frowned and asked, "Where have you been? Why are you sweating all over?"

"I went to the project site and the sun was so strong that I almost got heatstroke." Gu Ningwei continued to lower his head and took a few sips of coffee, shaking the ice cubes in the glass.

"Oh." Han nodded and stopped asking questions. She usually didn't ask about Chengguang Group's affairs. Those had nothing to do with her work and were not within her scope of concern.

"What about you? Where have you been?" After taking a few sips of iced coffee, Gu Ningwei looked much more relaxed. He leaned against the table and asked casually.

"Let's go to the production line in the workshop for a meeting." Han Que said, and picked up the glass on the table to make coffee for himself.

"You went alone?" Gu Ningwei asked again, "How did they react? Did they give you any trouble?"

"No." Han shook his head. "Professor Tang went with me. With him here, the meeting will go smoothly."

"Oh." Gu Ningwei frowned slightly, but remained calm. "Did he go with you? You've been in touch quite frequently lately, interacting quite a lot?"

His tone was teasing, but Han didn't take it seriously. She sighed sincerely, "Yes, Professor Tang is not only great in academics, but also in guiding production practices. He's worthy of being a professor, and he's also very approachable. After he arrived, he held a meeting with several workshop directors and sorted out their production processes. They were so speechless that they just followed his instructions."

"With his knowledge, he can handle these things effortlessly." Gu Ningwei muttered, lowering his eyes and taking another sip of coffee. The cold liquid slid down his throat. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How many of you went there?"

"It's just the two of us." Han said.

"Oh? Tang Zifeng didn't bring an assistant?" Gu Ningwei glanced at Han Que with a questioning look, as if smiling. He scoffed, "With our process, he still needs to come in person. Wouldn't it be easier if he sent an assistant?"

"I thought so at first. I thought Professor Tang would send his assistant to the meeting, but I didn't expect him to come in person. Oh... He is really well-educated and has no airs at all." Han was still sighing, with admiration shining in his bright eyes.

After a pause, she said to Gu Ningwei, "I originally wanted to invite him upstairs to sit down, thinking that you should be back soon. You two could meet and have a good chat. He could also offer suggestions and opinions on our future production and research and development work. Unfortunately, he said he had to go back to school..."

Han said this with a look of regret in his eyes.

Gu Ningwei's face darkened slightly, and he said calmly, "I don't have much to discuss with him. He despises me for not understanding his professional field, and I don't want to listen to his long-winded nonsense."

"But his opinion is really important." Han said sincerely, "Our new R&D projects haven't been finalized yet. We're only producing the old products from when Wang Jianan was here. Professor Tang reminded me that once Wang Jianan starts production, they'll improve the products even further. This will slow down our product iteration and affect our market competitiveness. Therefore, establishing new R&D projects is very important and urgent..."

"Why don't you just do it yourself? Why do you have to rely on him for everything? Don't you have the courage to do independent research and development?" Gu Ningwei was displeased. He turned and went into his office, closing the door behind him.

Han was bewildered and stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

"What's wrong with him? He's taking it out on me for no apparent reason." She complained to herself, "He's just a hands-off boss, not caring about anything, and he's always complaining about this and that. And you want me to do independent research and development? If I could do it myself, I would have gone to the sales department and been a salesperson. It's really..."

She was originally very excited, but she didn't expect Gu Ningwei to pour a bucket of cold water on her. Her mood immediately turned bad. She muttered to herself, returned to her workstation and turned on the computer.

She logged into WeChat on her computer and saw that Tang Zifeng had already organized the technical points and production process procedures discussed in today's meeting and sent them to her.

Han was grateful in her heart and replied with several emoticons expressing her gratitude. She also read the document sent to her by Tang Zifeng very carefully. During the process, she marked some questions and took screenshots to ask Tang Zifeng.

Tang Zifeng quickly replied to her and patiently explained the key points and practices of technology and craftsmanship. Han looked at it carefully and suddenly understood.

The two were chatting on WeChat, and before they knew it, it was dusk. The setting sun outside the window cast thousands of golden rays of light, and the sky was gradually dyed red by the sunset. The clouds seemed to be plated with gold edges, and were colorful.

Han Que was sorting out the production process information while still chatting with Tang Zifeng. After a long time, she rubbed her shoulders, stood up, and looked back to see Gu Ningwei in the shadow of the sunset.

The setting sun gave his handsome features a faint golden hue, and his eyelashes gleamed with gold powder. Half of him was hidden in the dim light, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

Han was startled, patted his chest, and said with some displeasure: "How long have you been here? You are actually peeking at my computer."

"I didn't peek at your computer. I just came out to get a glass of water." Gu Ningwei shook the teacup in his hand, with an expression on his face that was neither smiling nor laughing.

"Why didn't you call me when you wanted to drink water?" Han walked over and was about to take the cup from Gu Ningwei's hand, but he didn't expect him to move sideways and walk straight to the water dispenser to get water himself.

"It's not like I have broken arms and legs and need someone to serve me." Gu Ningwei snorted.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?" Han was puzzled. He endured it and walked to his side and asked in a gentle tone.

"It's okay, I'm not angry." Gu Ningwei said lightly, lowering his head without looking at her, his eyes fixed on the water dispenser.

"Then who are you showing this expression to..." Han frowned, "who are you showing it to?"

"I feel uncomfortable being idle and dare not disturb you at work." After saying this, Gu Ningwei walked past her and went straight to his office.

Han just stood there and rolled his eyes speechlessly at his back.

Thinking about it, I returned to my seat and continued reading the information.

Less than two minutes after she sat down, Gu Ningwei opened the office door and said to her with a stern face, "Han Que, you can leave work now. Don't chat on WeChat in the office unless you have nothing to do."

Han Que: "..."

She couldn't stand it any longer, so she finally slammed the mouse and raged at Gu Ningwei, "What on earth do you want? Who have you been showing this face to since I came back? I've been working so hard for you, running around for your affairs, and you don't have a single good word to say. It's so hot, and you think I'm just bored and running to the workshop."