Chapter 101 Returning to the Workplace After Ending the Relationship

Ji Shiheng strolled over, and Jiang Ranxing stood up, nodded slightly, and spoke politely.

"Good morning, Mr. Ji."

"Good morning," Ji Shiheng nodded. "You've taken care of your business, so you can come to work now."

Jiang Ranxing nodded: "Thank you for your understanding and consideration, President Ji."

Jiang Ranxing's original plan was to come to Lingsu this Monday.

However, due to the unexpected incident involving Jiang Huanchen, she was injured and unable to return to work quickly.

So Jiang Ranxing had no choice but to call Ji Shiheng again to express her predicament.

Fortunately, Ji Shiheng didn't dwell on this and allowed Jiang Ranxing to return to work after her health had improved. Jiang Ranxing was very grateful, but also felt guilty.

So she plans to work harder after starting work today, and expedite the work she's been putting off so as not to delay the progress.

Ji Shiheng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

"I'm honored to have such a beautiful designer like you here. There's no need for further words."

Jiang Ranxing smiled slightly and said nothing more.

Ji Shiheng looked at her and said, "Why aren't you going upstairs? Why are you just sitting here?"

Jiang Ranxing said, "I'm waiting for the HR manager to come and help me get started. Mr. Ji, please go first."

“I see,” Ji Shiheng stroked his chin. “You come up with me and have the HR manager go to me.”

Jiang Ranxing was slightly taken aback. Ji Shiheng smiled and raised his chin to signal her: "Come on."

Jiang Ranxing followed, and the two walked together to the president's private elevator.

After the elevator came down quickly, Jiang Ranxing followed Ji Shiheng upstairs.

Jiang Ranxing followed him into the office and sat on the sofa to wait.

Ji Shiheng likes coffee and is used to grinding coffee beans and making his own cup in the morning, so he asked, "Do you prefer black coffee or latte?"

Before Jiang Ranxing could answer, he said to himself, "Women should like things sweet, so I'll make you some milk."

Jiang Ranxing stood up, walked to Ji Shiheng's side, and nodded slightly.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Ji. Otherwise, I'll take care of it."

Ji Shiheng glanced at her: "You know how to grind these coffee beans?"

Jiang Ranxing glanced at it and saw that the small jar in Ji Shiheng's hand contained Blue Mountain coffee beans, which Zhou Yinxiu loved to drink. Even a small bottle of it was quite valuable, and the grinding method was naturally different from that of ordinary coffee.

Jiang Ranxing had ground coffee for his teacher before, so he naturally knew how to grind Blue Mountain coffee beans.

Jiang Ranxing nodded and naturally took the tools from Ji Shiheng's hands.

Ji Shiheng turned slightly to the side, leaning against the island counter and glancing at her sideways.

The bright morning light shone on the contours of her face, outlining elegant curves of shadow.

It is both gentle and elegant.

He was momentarily stunned.

A short while later, Jiang Ranxing finished grinding the coffee beans and asked, "President Ji, would you prefer black coffee or a latte?"

Ji Shiheng snapped out of his daze and replied, "Latte, please."

"good."

Jiang Ranxing took out imported fresh milk from the portable refrigerator next to him and precisely measured the amount.

Ji Shiheng noticed that her movements were very efficient, indicating that she did this often.

"Shen Yuan should like this too."

Jiang Ranxing paused in his work without replying.

Ji Shiheng said to himself, "Judging from how skilled you are, you must often make coffee for Shen Yuan at home."

Ji Shiheng took the coffee that Jiang Ranxing handed him and tasted it. Surprisingly, it tasted quite good. A novice couldn't make it taste like this.

He nodded in approval.

Jiang Ranxing gave a polite smile and then said calmly, "No, I haven't made him any coffee."

Fu Shenyuan doesn't like coffee. Jiang Ranxing once asked him about it, and because Fu Shenyuan doesn't like it, she has never made it at home.

Thinking about it now, she realized that she had once made Fu Shenyuan the center of her life.

She did whatever Fu Shenyuan liked at home, following his preferences.

She wouldn't allow anything Fu Shenyuan didn't like to appear in the house.

Perhaps in this marriage that lasted neither long nor short six years, she had long since lost her own sense of self.

She could only be considered a shadow in Fu Shenyuan's life at best.

She was once so convinced that since she loved Fu Shenyuan, she should do everything for him.

But as she went through these things and recalled her childhood memories, she began to regret the sacrifices she had made.

If she hadn't lived those six best years of her life for someone unworthy, wouldn't her life have been even better?

Whether she loved him or not, she didn't want to get any of that from Fu Shenyuan.

Just gradually forget about him.

Jiang Ranxing snapped out of her reverie, took a sip of slightly bitter black coffee, and the bitterness stimulated her mind, gradually making her more alert.

Ji Shiheng looked at the warm latte in his hand and smiled knowingly.

"I'm not the first man to drink coffee you made, am I? How honored."

Jiang Ranxing looked at him.

Actually, it's true. Jiang Ranxing has only ever made coffee for Zhou Yinxiu. If we're talking about men, Ji Shiheng was definitely the first.

Jiang Ranxing said politely, "President Ji, you're too kind. It's normal for a subordinate to make a cup of coffee for their superior."

Jiang Ranxing didn't think about anything else; she only regarded Ji Shiheng as her boss.

Moreover, this is a leadership position, a workplace, where one must be able to read the room and handle situations appropriately.

It's obviously not a smart thing to do to upset your boss.

Ji Shiheng stared at Jiang Ranxing, feeling that she had changed in some way since he last saw her. Her temperament had become much calmer and gentler, completely unlike the flamboyant and sharp person she was at the banquet.

Jiang Ranxing was naturally unaware of Ji Shiheng's thoughts. After doing all this, she quietly walked to the side and waited for the HR manager to come over.

The office instantly became much quieter.

Five minutes later, the HR manager knocked on Ji Shiheng's office door right on time.

"Come in," Ji Shiheng said.

The HR manager pushed open the door and saw the two people in the office. He first gave a brief report to Ji Shiheng, and then turned to Jiang Ranxing.

"Ms. Jiang, as arranged by General Manager Ji, let me first introduce you to the department you will be joining and its overview."

Jiang Ranxing nodded politely and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The HR manager was very professional. He handed Jiang Ranxing a document and then spoke slowly.

"Ms. Jiang is already familiar with the background of Lingsu from the email files. Lingsu is one of the most influential fashion companies in China and enjoys a high reputation internationally."

"The main body of Lingsu is divided into two parts. Simply put, internally, one part is the capital field overseen by President Ji, which is responsible for investment and operation in the fashion industry. The other part is the design field that Ms. Jiang wants to enter, which is our own design team at Lingsu."

"Our advantage over other companies lies in the fact that while other designers may not have capital support, at Lingsu, backed by the group's own resources, there's no need to worry about the tedious post-design matters. Ms. Jiang can devote herself entirely to the design without having to worry about the aftermath, because..."

The HR manager gave a professional smile: "You have President Ji backing you up."

Ji Shiheng sat to the side, toying with a crystal-like Rubik's Cube in his hand, and looked up at Jiang Ranxing with a sly smile.

Jiang Ranxing then realized that Ji Shiheng, who seemed carefree and irresponsible, was actually the backbone of the company.

As expected of someone who has led the country to international prominence, they must have some real skills.

Jiang Ranxing understood perfectly.

"Okay, thank you for your introduction," Jiang Ranxing said to the HR manager.

The HR manager continued, "OK, next up is the department Ms. Jiang will be joining. Let me briefly introduce the main body of the design department to Ms. Jiang."

"The design department was originally divided into three major departments, which were further subdivided into many smaller departments. The system was mature and sophisticated. Ms. Jiang is not joining one of these three traditional design departments, but rather a new department that General Manager Ji recently proposed to establish—the Design Innovation Team."

"The startup team is still in its early stages, and the staffing is still being finalized. If Ms. Jiang joins the team today, she will be the first designer in the startup team."

The HR manager then introduced some other company matters, which Jiang Ranxing noted down one by one.

"Okay, if there are no problems, Ms. Jiang, please come with me to complete the onboarding process, and then I will take you to the startup team to begin your onboarding."

Jiang Ranxing nodded, stood up with the HR manager, and prepared to walk outside.

Ji Shiheng's voice rang out from behind at just the right moment.

"Jiang Ranxing, come back after you're done, and we'll have lunch together."