Chapter 112 Three Days Is Too Short

Xie Qingcen had already anticipated Ruan Liuzheng's answer. He smiled without any surprise, then opened his lips, his eyes slowly deepening.

"Now that we've talked about everything, shouldn't you also tell me why you drank last night?"

He lazily leaned back onto the sofa, his tall and upright figure instantly sank into the soft sofa, his dark eyes fixed on Ruan Liuzheng.

There was a hint of seriousness in Qingjun's eyes.

Ruan Liuzheng knew that her stomach was not in good condition, so normally she would never touch stimulating things like alcohol.

She doesn't joke about her body.

But last night, she acted on impulse.

She ignored her own health and drank such a high concentration of alcohol. If Xie Qingcen hadn't been using medicinal food to nourish her stomach these days, she would probably have suffered last night.

Xie Qingcen gently raised his eyes, the dark ink-black eyes seemed a little deep, and the corners of his thin lips gradually pursed up.

His expression was solemn.

The aura around him changed imperceptibly, and there was a slight sense of oppression.

Ruan Liuzheng's palms tightened and she felt an uncontrollable nervousness in her heart. She rarely felt the sense of urgency when being greeted by an elder.

Even though she knew Xie Qingcen was doing this for her own good and cared about her, but...

Ruan Liuzheng's scalp tingled. She took a deep breath and suppressed the strangeness in her heart. Her voice trembled slightly, which she didn't even notice.

"I just wanted to drink. And my stomach isn't as fragile as you think. It's okay to indulge once or twice."

She smiled faintly, pretending to be relaxed.

Xie Qingcen's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Ruan Liuzheng indifferently, with the corners of his thin lips still tightly stretched.

His eyes were dim and his emotions were unclear.

But Ruan Liuzheng was keenly aware of his anger beneath his calmness. She unconsciously lightened her breath, closed her eyelids slightly, bit her lip and said, "Yesterday was the first time I heard my mother's name from someone other than myself after she passed away..."

She paused for a moment and took a deep breath, "I'm very happy that besides me, there are still people in this world who can remember my mother."

Ruan Liuzheng raised her eyes, a hint of tears appeared in them, but her gaze was still firm, and she stubbornly refused to let the tears flow out.

Like the white magnolia in the rain, fragile yet tenacious.

Xie Qingcen's heart sank.

His throat tightened unconsciously, and his dark eyes stared at Ruan Liuzheng, with a hint of pain in his eyes.

He closed his eyes, forced himself to suppress the discomfort in his heart, then opened his eyes, raised his hand and hugged Ruan Liuzheng into his arms, his brows and eyes softened.

"There are many ways to miss someone, and you don't have to rely on alcohol. Besides, your body won't allow you to do that."

Xie Qingcen lowered his eyes, tightened his arms around Ruan Liuzheng, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his dark eyes.

The voice was clear and melodious, "But it won't happen again!"

…

In the afternoon, Ruan Liuzheng arrived at Sofan on time. She came to the office, first turned on the computer, then plugged in the USB drive, and sent the list she had compiled yesterday to Rosent.

The list includes all the talented painters she noted down when she attended the art exhibition yesterday, as well as those students studying fine arts who have not yet entered the society.

Wen Jiming's call for submissions was open to adults from all walks of life, regardless of occupation, so Ruan Liuzheng discovered many innovative works.

It’s a pity that she could only participate for one day, otherwise she might have gained more.

Ruan Liuzheng leaned back slightly in his chair, casually twirling a pen with his fingertips.

When she thought of yesterday's exhibition, she still felt regretful, but Mr. Wen's exhibition was worth it even if it only lasted for one day.

She also can't be too greedy.

Ruan Liuzheng let out a breath, silently convinced herself, then picked up the desk phone and called her assistant Annie.

She was unable to attend the meeting this morning. Although she didn't know what excuse Xie Qingcen used to ask for leave, she still needed to know something about the content of the meeting.

After all, this concerns Suofan's development, so Ruan Liuzheng dare not be careless at all.

A few minutes later, Annie knocked on Ruan Liuzheng's office door with several documents. She was wearing a standard business suit, a white commuter shirt and a black suit skirt.

The fabric is smooth with a subtle drape, making it look elegant and capable.

Just like her whole person, she is neat and tidy yet exudes a unique feminine sexiness.

Although she is a little nearsighted, she did not choose to wear old-fashioned black glasses, but instead chose light-colored contact lenses.

It fits her age's love of beauty and is very fashionable.

Ruan Liuzheng sat quietly behind his desk, looking at Annie who was slowly approaching him, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his cold eyes.

Not only Anne's work attitude, but also her keen sense of the industry is impeccable.

After she stood still in front of Ruan Liuzheng, Ruan Liuzheng slowly withdrew her gaze. She straightened her posture, her brows and eyes were cold.

"Annie, please compile a copy of this morning's meeting materials and send it to me later."

Annie nodded. She smiled and handed the documents in her hand to Ruan Liuzheng. Her voice was clear and respectful. "I have sorted it out. Director Ruan, please take a look!"

After working together for so long, Annie knew a little about Ruan Liuzheng's temper, so when she received Ruan Liuzheng's call, she guessed Ruan Liuzheng's purpose.

Without Ruan Liuzheng's instructions, she directly brought the meeting materials from the morning.

Annie politely handed the document to Ruan Liuzheng, and then she stood there quietly, dutifully repeating to Ruan Liuzheng the contents that could not be expressed in the document.

Ruan Liuzheng listened while opening the file and skimming through the contents.

Suddenly, her brows knitted together slightly, and her eyes fixed on a certain item on the document. She raised her eyes and asked, "The bidding of Hanfei Group?"

"I remember that Hanfei Group should have nothing to do with our Suofan business. What's the matter with this resolution?"

Ruan Liuzheng spread the document out on the desk, lightly tapping on the contents with her scallion-white fingertips, her beautiful brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Annie paused in her reporting. She lowered her eyes and followed Ruan Liuzheng's line of sight, pausing slightly.

Then, as if she remembered something, she said, "Hanfei's business is indeed not related to our company, but Hanfei has just recently announced a statement to all art design companies in the industry to solicit promotional posters for their new projects."

Ruan Liuzheng paused for a moment, raised her eyes and looked at Annie, frowning, "But what does this have to do with Suofan? Now is the Internet age, and they are still a cutting-edge company. Their project promotion should not involve art, right?"

Annie pursed her lips, took out her cell phone, flipped through an announcement message with a clear purpose, and showed it to Ruan Liuzheng.

She explained, "If we really go by Hanfei's standards last year, their project promotion really has nothing to do with Sofan, but this time, they made it clear that they want to abandon the old ideas of the past and innovate comprehensively."

“So they’re trying to radically innovate by hand painting?”

After reading the message on her phone, Ruan Liuzheng immediately grasped the key point of Annie's words and raised her eyes and said, "Mr. Luo participated in the bidding to promote our Suofan's reputation through Hanfei's influence and thus enhance Suofan's position in the industry?"

Annie nodded. "Yes, and President Luo announced at the meeting that this matter is entirely your responsibility. In three days, our design department must come up with a plan that will impress everyone."

Her voice became lower and lower as she spoke, and at the end she was even afraid to look at Ruan Liuzheng's face.

Because Hanfei Group's bidding is notoriously strict, and this time the bidding is open to all art design and art-related companies, which is equivalent to thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.

It is too difficult to come up with a perfect and flawless plan in three days.

Mr. Luo, you are obviously trying to make things difficult for Ruan Liuzheng.

Rosent upstairs seemed to have heard Anne's thoughts. The moment she looked up, Ruan Liuzheng's computer made a sound of receiving a message.

Ruan Liuzheng's attention was instantly diverted. She looked indifferently at the computer on the desk, with a calm look between her beautiful eyebrows.

There was no sign of any change in emotion.

She opened the message box expressionlessly and opened the file sent by Rosent.

The moment he saw the above content, Ruan Liuzheng could no longer control the expression on his face.

She silently clenched the mouse and a sneer escaped from her throat.

Her cold eyes stared fixedly at the computer in front of her, the radiant blue light projected onto her pure and otherworldly face, revealing a slight cold light.

After a long silence, Ruan Liuzheng withdrew her gaze from her expression. She stood up, picked up the documents on the table expressionlessly, then raised her eyes and briefly told Annie a few words.

He left the office with hurried steps.

…

Ruan Liuzheng walked all the way to Rosent's office without any obstruction and knocked on the door with an expressionless face.

There was a hint of anger on the jade-like face.

Without waiting for Rosent's consent, she pushed open the office door and walked straight to Rosent's desk with a tense expression.

The cold eyes are slightly sharp.

She opened her lips, her voice slightly cold, "Three days is too short."

Without any preparation, Ruan Liuzheng directly stated her purpose, with a hint of coldness in her beautiful eyes.

Rosent smiled slightly, raised his hand to push up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a hint of white light flashed across his light blue eyes.

He spoke in a gentle tone, "I believe in you, and I will grant you three days of vacation so that you can fully develop your talents."

"But we can't postpone it, because Hanfei Group will hold a private banquet in three days, and we must finalize the plan on that day."

Ruan Liuzheng frowned, "You want to contact the person in charge of Hanfei in advance?"