Chapter 50 Counterattack: "What does President Wen mean by that?"...

Wen Hong didn't tell Qiao Yunzheng where he was going on his business trip, only telling her not to worry.

She thought that the legal profession does indeed involve many confidential matters that are inconvenient to disclose to outsiders, so she didn't ask any further questions.

Wen Hong left Shencheng before Qiao Yunzheng. On the first day of his departure, he spent the whole day with her, his eyes glued to her. He held her waist and coaxed her gently, "It's only for three to five days, A-Zheng, don't miss me too much."

Qiao Yunzheng clicked her tongue. After so many days, she was a little unaccustomed to his shamelessness. She pinched his cheek, her expression a mix of gritted teeth and anger: "Let me see what my Mr. Wen's skin is made of?"

Wen Hong lowered her head and obediently let her massage her, a smile playing on her lips: "Okay, I admit it, it's because I can't bear to."

He moved closer to her, and unexpectedly pinched her waist. As she dodged and bumped into his arms, he lowered his head and kissed her lips, squeezing her giggle into a low moan with a trembling end.

Wen Hong reluctantly let go of her only when she pounded on his chest because she was short of oxygen.

He cupped her face in his hands.

Her face was small and delicate, her cheeks flushed from the kiss. Her lips were slightly parted, and her breathing was a little rapid.

Wen Hong closed his eyes, suppressing the overwhelming urge in his heart, and simply pulled the person into his arms: "Remember, you must call me if anything happens." He seemed to still be bothered by what had happened before, and added, "No matter what happens, you can't hide it from me."

Hearing his words, Qiao Yunzheng felt a warm, soft feeling fill her heart. She tilted her head up in his arms, her eyes sparkling with mischief: "Do I have to report everything?"

“Yes,” Wen Hong nodded, “no matter what.”

Qiao Yunzheng's throat bobbed, and she paused, some words remaining unspoken.

He seemed to read her mind, keenly sensing her hesitation during her pauses.

He tightened his grip on her, his voice tinged with seriousness: "Even if the other party is the Wen family, or even me, I will stand behind you without hesitation. You need not doubt this."

His words suddenly brought tears to her eyes. Qiao Yunzheng sniffed and snuggled against him, asking, "What do you mean by 'the other person is you'?"

Wen Hong rubbed his chin against the top of her head, seemingly unconcerned: "I can kill myself for you."

Qiao Yunzheng was suddenly jolted, and looked up abruptly: "What do you mean?"

Wen Hong smiled and said, "It's just an analogy."

As Qiao Yunzheng drifted off to sleep, Wen Hong kissed her forehead, his voice tender: "Get a good night's sleep, don't see me off tomorrow morning."

She was still half asleep, her voice languid, and snuggled closer to him: "Why?"

He patted her back gently and sighed deeply: "If you come, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

Despite saying that, the next morning, as soon as Wen Hong left the house, Qiao Yunzheng quietly followed her downstairs.

She hailed a taxi and followed him at a distance, not getting too close, until his figure disappeared at the boarding gate and his flight disappeared into the clouds. Only then did she sadly look away.

How could she bear to part with him?

On the way back, Qiao Yunzheng's assistant called: "President Wen, everything is ready, just waiting to close the net."

Qiao Yunzheng nodded, and after a short rest, she also flew back to Kunming.

As soon as I entered the office, my assistant came in carrying a stack of documents. As soon as he closed the door, he couldn't hide his excitement.

Qiao Yunzheng glanced at her once, and already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on: "She's taken the bait?"

“Yes, Mr. Qiao,” the assistant said, barely able to contain his excitement. “As you wish, we will disguise Lab 3 as a top-secret R&D project for ‘Promis-II type catalyst’ and leak information within the company that this research can increase the conversion rate by 30%, which will greatly increase our chances of winning the bid in a few days.”

Qiao Yunzheng smiled and asked, "Did he believe it?"

The assistant clapped his hands: "We believe you! At first, when you said it was him, we didn't believe you. Just last week, the R&D department pretended to accidentally send the password for the encrypted server to the vice president via internal email, and then they panicked and went to him, saying that they had accidentally sent it to a group due to a work oversight. At that time, the vice president even gave his colleague a good scolding, saying that his work attitude was not proper."

"When did he make his move?" Qiao Yunzheng asked.

The assistant's eyes narrowed with a smile: "Mr. Qiao is really smart. We waited for a whole week without any news. Until two days ago, that encrypted server was accessed!"

Qiao Yunzheng sneered, not surprised by what her assistant said: "Let's not alert them, let's wait and see."

Within half a day, Qiao Yunzheng "bumped into" Qiao Zhenhuai in the company's break room.

Qiao Zhenhuai stopped in front of Qiao Yunzheng with an arrogant air, adopting the demeanor of an elder: "Qiao Yunzheng, are you ready for the bidding meeting next week?"

Qiao Yunzheng frowned, perfectly convincing herself that she was bluffing and feeling guilty: "Yes."

"Heh," Qiao Zhenhuai sneered, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, you just lost an important project a while ago. If you lose the bid again in this competition, I don't need to say anything, you probably won't be able to keep your position."

Qiao Zhenhuai's expression changed slightly upon hearing this: "Like what?"

"It's like he knew our quote in advance. The timing was too perfect. Uncle Huai, do you think there couldn't be a mole in our company?"

"Nonsense!" Qiao Zhenhuai shouted angrily. "If you're not as skilled as others, what are you talking about? Instead of wasting your time thinking about these things, you should focus your energy on the bidding meeting next week!"

Qiao Yunzheng observed him coldly, taking in his reaction. Finally, she said softly, "Yes, I should prepare well for the bidding meeting the week after next."

Qiao Zhenhuai assumed he had accurately guessed Qiao Yunzheng's fate, snorted coldly, and looked completely confident.

He had only taken a few steps when he bumped into the cleaning lady in the corridor.

"Are you blind?!"

Qiao Zhenhuai's roar almost instantly echoed throughout the entire office building.

In order to win people's hearts, Qiao Zhenhuai has always been an approachable, honest and simple "good guy" in the company. Before he broke ties with Qiao Yunzheng, he had always been a kind and respectful elder in front of her. This is the first time he has been so angry and stern and disregarded his image.

The aunt was so frightened that she stood there in a daze, bowing repeatedly in apology.

Qiao Zhenhuai seemed to have seen a ghost. He actually squatted down and vigorously wiped his shoes with his sleeve. Finally, he walked away quickly, keeping a great distance from the sweeper.

Qiao Yunzheng found it strange, so she went over.

Because of Qiao Zhenhuai's overreaction just now, the aunt's eyes were a little red, and she was squatting on the ground wiping the transparent liquid on the ground with a blue rag.

There was a strong, pungent smell of disinfectant in the air, and the bottle of disinfectant was lying on its side.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Yunzheng squatted down, picked up the empty bottle that had fallen to the side, and put it in the tool basket of the disinfection cart.

When the aunt saw Qiao Yunzheng, a look of unease flashed across her face. She quickly wiped her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, President Qiao. It was my mistake. I was in a hurry to make way and accidentally knocked over the bottle of disinfectant, which spilled on Vice President Qiao's shoes."

Qiao Yunzheng recalled Qiao Zhenhuai's sudden reaction as he jumped aside earlier and hesitated, "Is that all?"

The aunt nodded: "Yes, Vice President Qiao really dislikes this smell. He specifically instructed that we don't need to go into his office to disinfect it."

Qiao Yunzheng gazed in the direction where Qiao Zhenhuai had disappeared and whispered, "Is that so..."

Soon, the day of the project bidding meeting arrived.

Qiao Yunzheng and several key members of the company attended the bidding meeting.

She was assigned a seat very close to the Wen family, separated from Wen Jinliang only by a passageway.

After their eyes met, Wen Jinliang smiled at her with a confident and disdainful expression, leaned closer and whispered, "Miss Qiao, thank you for accommodating us to the project last time."

Qiao Yunzheng gave a slight smile and said in a very formal and polite manner, "You're too modest."

Wen Jinliang showed no modesty and added, "I'm afraid I'll have to apologize again today."

She didn't reply, only smiled and looked straight ahead.

At 10:00 AM, the bidding process officially began.

First came the technical presentations from each bidding company. When it came to Wens' turn, the big screen switched to Wens' bid documents, with Wen Jinliang looking quite pleased with himself.

The words "Pumis-‖ type catalyst" are prominently displayed in the center.

Even though she had expected this outcome, Qiao Yunzheng's brow still twitched involuntarily.

The slides switched rapidly, and the detailed parameters, temperature control, and expected results were exactly the same as the "top secret document" that Qiao Yunzheng had prepared in advance.

When Wen finished his explanation, the audience erupted in applause.

Wen Jinliang was confident. He appreciated Qiao Yunzheng's less-than-pleasant expression and smiled, "What does Miss Qiao think?"

Even knowing it was fake, Qiao Yunzheng was still disgusted by his shameless and despicable behavior. She turned her head away, saying meaningfully, "President Wen is quite shrewd."

Simply presenting plagiarized work in the open is already considered a brand name; there's no need to hide it anymore.

Wen Jinliang didn't care at all and laughed, "The most important thing is the result. As for the means or the process, who cares?"

Looking at the smug grin on that face full of fat, Qiao Yunzheng suddenly thought of the old lady with a full head of white hair in the courtyard of Luyao Town, and her heart flared up.

Wen Jinliang took her ugly expression as the anger of someone at their wit's end, and leaned closer, saying sarcastically, "Does President Qiao still need to show off? I think it would be better to back down and give up the bid to save face."

Qiao Yunzheng snorted coldly. Just saying another word to this person made her feel nauseous.

She stopped looking at him and nodded to her colleagues in the R&D department.

When the Qiao family's documents were displayed on the big screen, Wen Jinliang's smug expression froze on his face: "How could this be..."

The demonstration ended, and the optimized cost and advanced technology instantly won frequent nods of approval from the judges present.

During the review process, the judges unanimously agreed on Wens's bid: it was flashy but impractical and too costly.

Compared to the Qiao's plan, it was instantly utterly crushed.

As the bidding meeting ended, Qiao Yunzheng was stopped by Wen Jinliang before she could even leave the conference hall.

His smug expression vanished, replaced by a glare that screamed, "Qiao Yunzheng, you dare to play me!"

Qiao Yunzheng shrugged, looking innocent and puzzled: "What do you mean by that, President Wen?"

Author's Note: Thank you so much to "Sunshine" for the nutrient solution! Mwah!

The transition chapters in the plot made me scratch my head, sob~