Just as Gu Yan had expected, Xu Xinchen informed Gu Yan of her decision in just one day.

She officially resigned from her job and joined Xinke as the new sales director.

Two months into her new role as sales director, she was already incredibly busy, but this busyness made her feel exceptionally fulfilled. She moved to a slightly larger apartment.

When your quality of life improves, you become more energetic. In just two months, she regained the mental state she had before breaking up with Chen Ningsheng, and even improved it. She is very satisfied with her current quality of life.

She gets along well with her colleagues and does a good job. Her significant improvement in performance over the past two months has changed the opinions of those who previously disliked her.

Before her father left last time, he said that a telephone had been installed at home and gave her his phone number. She happened to have some free time, so she called and chatted with her father for a few minutes. He said, "Min Shi, Shuangshuang also wants to go to N City to live for a while and broaden her horizons. As her older sister, you should take her to have some fun."

She hesitated for a moment before agreeing. After all, Lu Shuangshuang was her blood-related younger sister, and that couldn't be changed.

On the day Lu Shuangshuang arrived, she got up very early and waited outside the train station. As soon as Lu Shuangshuang got off the train, she waved excitedly at her and ran over affectionately to take her arm. "Sister, look, I brought you osmanthus cake from our hometown."

She took the things, feeling slightly uncomfortable with Lu Shuangshuang's enthusiasm. When she left, she was practically kicked out by Lu Shuangshuang and Zhao Lanzhi, but now Lu Shuangshuang was treating her with a completely different attitude, which Xu Xinchen couldn't quite adjust to.

Lu Shuangshuang kept glancing at her. "Sis? Where did you buy that shirt? It must be very expensive."

Reminded by Lu Shuangshuang, Xu Xinchen looked down at her ordinary shirt, which she had just bought from a regular store. However, she had good taste and tried to choose international brands. In addition, she had a great figure, so she looked quite eye-catching in it.

Xu Xinchen had also been in N City for some time, and her attire was naturally different from what she had worn in Qingyuan Town. As the two walked side by side, Lu Shuangshuang clearly felt her embarrassment.

She tilted her head and leaned naturally on Xu Xinchen's shoulder, saying coquettishly, "Sis, I want to wear this too. Wouldn't it be nice if we wore them as a pair? People would immediately recognize me as your sister, and it wouldn't embarrass you."

Xu Xinchen was taken aback. She looked closely at the clothes she was wearing. They seemed to have been bought last year. They were a bit faded from washing, had shrunk, and showed a bit of her belly, making them look rather mismatched.

Although she had no feelings for her younger sister, she would fulfill her responsibility as an older sister, as her father had instructed her to take good care of her.

So she took her to a clothing store.

As she expected, Lu Shuangshuang was not satisfied with just one shirt. When she got to the clothing store, she completely let loose and bought three large sets of clothes, as well as two pairs of shoes. Lu Minshi sighed when she paid. Although she was financially well-off now, she couldn't resist spending like this.

After buying the clothes, Lu Shuangshuang was clearly in high spirits, her smile never stopping as she complimented herself from head to toe until they arrived at the apartment.

Lu Shuangshuang came in, her eyes sweeping over the huge house. "Sister, do you live in such a big house all by yourself?"

"Hmm." Lu Minshi took off her hair tie, intending to go into the bathroom to take a shower.

Lu Shuang's eyes darted around, and she smiled at her, saying, "Sister, I plan to stay here for a while longer this time, maybe..."

"If you're looking for a job while you're at it, you don't mind, do you?"

Xu Xinchen paused slightly. She thought Lu Shuangshuang was just here for tourism, but she didn't expect her to want to settle down here. But it was not surprising that she had such an idea, so she naturally wouldn't stop her.

"Of course." She smiled and went into the bathroom.

The next day, as soon as she arrived at her office, her assistant, Xiao Jia, came in nervously and said, "President Lu, President Gu wants to see you."

Xu Xinchen raised an eyebrow, unsure of what was going on. Since she joined the company, Gu Yan had almost never summoned her again.

She went up to the fifth floor and gently knocked on the door of his office.

"Enter."

A deep male voice came from inside.

Xu Xinchen pushed open the door and saw Gu Yan sitting in the black chair, head down, looking at the contract in his hand. His brows were furrowed, as if he was restraining something.

Suddenly, his sharp gaze swept over her, lingering on her face for a moment.

Xu Xinchen's heart skipped a beat, knowing that his gaze was hostile. She gently closed the door and walked to face him.

"Mr. Gu, what can I do for you?"

"How's Mr. Qian's case going?"

"An agreement has been reached, and it's basically confirmed."

"Oh?" Gu Yan raised an eyebrow, holding the contract in his hand. "What do you mean by 'basically confirmed'?"

"Lu Minshi, aren't you getting a little too cocky? What did I teach you? Don't let your guard down until the very last moment. The contract hasn't even been signed yet, and you've already taken leave to travel around with your sister. How leisurely!"

Xu Xinchen frowned upon hearing this, and was about to explain.

Gu Yan raised his hand to interrupt her, "President Qian has changed his mind and decided to cooperate with Chang Yu's side. Lu Minshi, you can't be unaware that President Qian is one of our company's rare major clients, can you? If we lose this order, how will you compensate us?"

Xu Xinchen hadn't recovered from this blow. She and President Qian had agreed on the contract, so how could he change his mind so suddenly?

But she quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, it was my carelessness."

Gu Yan's lips curled into a mischievous smile. "Now is not the time to apologize. What's the point of having the police if an apology is useless?"

He straightened up, rested his hands on the desk, and suddenly bent down to lean closer to her. "There are three options. First, you can seduce President Qian and make him change his mind. Second, you can seduce me. If I'm happy, I might let you off the hook and not care about your losses."

“Third,” he looked into her eyes, a hint of interest in them, “you could try seducing President Chang Yu, Chen Ningsheng. Maybe he'll overlook the fact that we have the order.”

He successfully saw a slight ripple in her eyes, but it quickly subsided, as if it had just been his imagination.

Gu Yan's long-held suspicions were confirmed, but he wasn't particularly happy. He sat back down in his chair. "So? Which one do you choose?"

Xu Xinchen smiled and said easily, "Of course I'd choose the first one. How could I possibly seduce a handsome guy like you or President Chen?"

Gu Yan stared at her silently with his dark eyes, paused for a moment, and then let out a low sneer.

He lowered his head somewhat boredly, waved his hand, and said, "Then go ahead. If you can't get this order back, the ten million..."

You will need to cover the losses upfront.

As soon as Xu Xinchen got back, she immediately pulled out Mr. Qian's information. Mr. Qian was a tennis enthusiast and often frequented the tennis courts of a certain club. She bit her lip. She didn't know how to play tennis either. Did she really have to seduce him?

Xu Xinchen went to great lengths to get into that club, only to find President Qian wearing a hat and fighting with a man.

Even though she didn't understand tennis, she could tell that Mr. Qian played very well, returning almost every ball with ease.

She walked over to Mr. Qian, but he didn't even glance at her, continuing to swing his racket and catch the ball with great enthusiasm.

Only after she spoke did President Qian glance at her briefly, but he didn't stop what he was doing. He probably knew why she had come, and sighed softly, "Ms. Lu, you should go back. I've already talked to Chang Yu."

“Until the contract is signed, all agreements are null and void,” Xu Xinchen cleverly retorted, her words carrying a double meaning.

Mr. Qian knew she was mocking his inconsistency, and felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't bother arguing with this young girl.

"I want to know, why did Mr. Qian go back on his word?"

Even though their attitude was very good at the beginning, and the contract was almost a sure thing, he still managed to steal it.

"A businessman?" Mr. Qian chuckled as he casually caught the ball. "Haven't you heard that businessmen are only after profit? What else could it be? Lower prices, of course. Changyu's prices are 10% of yours, which saves me a million. Changyu is a well-known and established brand of medical equipment, and its quality is trustworthy. Why would I buy your more expensive products?"

"Mr. Qian, although Xinke is a newcomer and cannot compete with Changyu, which has been established for several years, our quality is absolutely guaranteed. I've already introduced the features of our equipment to you before; it's newly developed and has an additional filtration function compared to Changyu's ordinary equipment..."

“Ms. Lu,” Mr. Qian interrupted, “the filtering function is dispensable for us; it’s completely useless. This is not…”

That's why we chose you.

He glanced at Xu Xinchen again, "You're still a young girl just starting out in the workplace, completely unfamiliar with the rules of this industry..."

Xu Xinchen didn't know what to say. Judging from his tone, it was obvious that this Mr. Qian had already given up on their company.

But she didn't want to leave, so she stood next to him.

Mr. Qian simply ignored her and focused on playing his own game.

It was obvious that his opponent was at a disadvantage and his skills were not as proficient as his, so he started to hit the ball off-target, and no matter how off-target it was, he could almost always catch it.

The opponent simply served the ball diagonally. Mr. Qian was on the far right, far away, and there was no time to catch it. A little girl was skipping and jumping towards them, completely unaware of the impending danger. If the ball hit the back of the little girl's head, it could cause a concussion.

In the nick of time, Xu Xinchen reacted swiftly, shielding the girl from behind and pulling her into his arms. The tennis ball slammed heavily onto Xu Xinchen's back with a thud, nearly causing her to faint from the pain.

"Miss Lu." She saw Mr. Qian rushing over anxiously before she fainted.

When Xu Xinchen opened her eyes, she saw the white ceiling of the hospital and the pungent smell of disinfectant rushed into her nostrils.