Chapter 65

After hearing what Hu Hong said, Zhu Hongmiao rushed over, and Xia Zhongqin followed her.

An hour later they returned.

After returning, the two lay on Wang Haiyun's bed and chatted for a while before resting.

Wang Haiyun’s house in Modern Garden has not been rented out since the ten-year rental contract signed with the tenant expired at the end of last year.

Wang Haiyun wanted Xia Zhongqin to move into this house on the third floor with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The Modern Garden is less than two kilometers away from Xia Zhongqin's company, which is very close.

Xia Zhongqin also had her own plans. The lease contract for her house in Loumen Xiatang was for one year, with a deposit of three months' rent and one month's rent as deposit. The contract stated that if she terminated the lease early, the deposit would not be returned to her.

The deposit was not much, just a few hundred yuan, but these few hundred yuan were also earned by her hard work, so Xia Zhongqin said that she would move in when the contract lease expired in June.

Because of project matters, Xia Zhongqin postponed her rent for another two months. It was originally due at the end of July, but she asked the landlord to extend it for another week and paid the money.

When Xia Zhongqin asked a moving company to move Wang Haiyun's belongings from the Sunset Red Nursing Home, she also asked the moving company to go to Loumen Xiatang and move all the things in her rental house.

The house in Modern Garden had been vacant for more than half a year and was already covered with dust. Xia Zhongqin asked Lian Yijian for two days off and she cleaned up the house in Modern Garden.

At ten o'clock on Saturday morning, she received a call from Lian Yijian, inviting her to go to Sucheng Water Park on Sunday morning, and he would drive over to pick her up.

After answering the phone, Xia Zhongqin sent the address of her new home to Lian Yijian’s WeChat.

Lian Yijian just replied "OK" and didn't ask any further questions.

At 8:30 am on Sunday, when Xia Zhongqin arrived at the north gate of Modern Garden, Lian Yijian was already waiting there.

Seeing Xia Zhongqin coming from afar, Lian Yijian had already stood up from the driver's seat. He got out of the car, walked around the front of the car, and opened the passenger door.

After Xia Zhongqin sat down in the passenger seat, Lian Yijian gently closed the car door and returned to the driving seat.

Lian Yijian, who was sitting in the driver's seat, did not start the car immediately. He silently looked at Xia Zhongqin, whom he had not seen for a week.

Xia Zhongqin wore a light blue pure cotton long casual dress from Inman. She had light makeup on her face, but it still couldn't hide the obvious fatigue on her face.

Xia Zhongqin didn't look very well, and even Yi Jian naturally noticed it.

After staring at her silently for another minute, Lian Yijian spoke up, "Zhong Qin, we haven't seen each other for almost a week, ever since you rushed back from Wuhan overnight. You didn't want to talk about it before, and I think you had your reasons, but now you look particularly bad. I'm worried. What happened? Can you tell me so I can help you share some of your worries?"

Lian Yijian's words were sincere and genuine. The sadness, grief and collapse of these days suddenly burst out at this moment. Xia Zhongqin couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

This was the second time Lian Yijian saw Xia Zhongqin cry. He quickly hugged Xia Zhongqin tightly in his arms and comforted her softly, "Zhongqin, don't be shy in front of me. If you want to cry, just cry freely. Don't suppress yourself."

In Lian Yijian's arms, Xia Zhongqin felt particularly safe, and she released all the bad emotions that had been suppressed over the past few days at this moment.

While Xia Zhongqin was venting her emotions, Lian Yijian gently patted her back, silently comforting her. He did not answer the calls coming in on his cell phone. This was the first time in his career.

In the past, on weekends, no matter how early or late it was, whenever his cell phone rang, he would always respond the first time.

Five minutes later, Xia Zhongqin's emotions slowly calmed down, and she told Lian Yijian what happened at home.

As Xia Zhongqin continued to speak, Lian Yijian's grip on her shoulders grew stronger and stronger. In the end, Lian Yijian felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

"Zhong Qin, I'm sorry. You didn't tell me what I should have asked. You carried this huge problem all by yourself. No matter what happens in the future, remember that you still have me. I'm your big tree that can protect you from the wind and rain."

After releasing her sadness in front of Lian Yijian and explaining what happened at home, Xia Zhongqin's trust and affection for Lian Yijian increased. This time, she didn't refuse and replied softly, "Thank you, Brother Yijian. Okay."

The hearts of the two people were brought closer.

Lian Yijian fastened Xia Zhongqin's seat belt, then he picked up his phone and looked at the missed call. It was from Guan Dongbo, the project manager of the Sucheng District Delivery Department.

Lian Yijian called back.

The call was quickly connected.

The two chatted for only a minute before the call ended.

"Brother Yi Jian, do you want to go and take a look at the scene?"

Lian Yijian placed his phone on the center console of the car and started it. He steered with his left hand and held Xia Zhongqin's hand with his right. He replied softly, "There was a connection problem with the database on the Dongbo project. He contacted Jinliang and it's been resolved."

"Teacher Shangguan is indeed very capable. What's the saying, 'A strong general has no weak soldiers.'"

Xia Zhongqin's voice was obviously much better than before.

Lian Yijian had an obvious smile on his face when he heard Xia Zhongqin's praise for him.

Modern Garden is in the industrial park of Suzhou, and the water park is located in the High-tech Zone. It took about 40 minutes to drive from Modern Garden to the water park.

Lian Yijian took two sun hats and a bag of snacks from the trunk.

Both of them were wearing sandals today.

After checking their tickets at the east gate entrance of Sioux City Water Park, the two entered the park.

At the official entrance to the park, the two were stopped by staff, who told them that snacks were not allowed in the park.

It was the first time for both of them to visit Sioux City Water Park and they had no experience at all.

Fortunately, this time Lian Yijian bought snacks in medium-sized bags, not large-sized bags. Finally, under the guidance of the staff, the two of them deposited the snacks in the storage cabinet, and Lian Yijian only took two bottles of soda water.

The two held hands all the way and officially entered the water world.

The two first went to the spa pool and found a shady place.

I sat down on the edge of the spa pool. The moment my feet and legs touched the water, a cool feeling instantly spread from the soles of my feet to the top of my head, and most of the surrounding heat had gone away.

Just as he sat down by the pool, Lian Yijian's phone rang again.

Lian Yijian took out his cell phone from his shirt pocket. It was Wang Dayu calling.

On weekends, Wang Dayu rarely calls him.

A hint of doubt flashed across Lian Yijian's face, but he finally pressed the answer button.

The two chatted on the phone for ten minutes before the other party hung up first.

There was a lot of noise in a public place, and Lian Yijian's phone was not on speakerphone. Xia Zhongqin, who was sitting next to Lian Yijian, did not hear the content of the call between the two or what Wang Dayu said. However, from Lian Yijian's reply, she heard the seven words "Sucheng District Delivery Manager".

Lian Yijian has always been the delivery manager of Sucheng District. He had never heard that Sucheng District was recruiting a delivery manager before. Judging from Lian Yijian's reaction, he had just been notified suddenly.

After answering the phone, Lian Yijian sent a notice to the internal group of the Suzhou Metro Project, asking Zhou Qing to preside over the morning meeting of the project tomorrow, Monday. He had something to do in the morning and would return to the project in the afternoon.

Everyone in the group quickly replied with "Received".

When Xia Zhongqin heard the new WeChat message alert on her phone, she took the phone out of her skirt pocket. After seeing the message in the internal group of the Suzhou Metro Project, she also replied "received".

"Zhong Qin, a new delivery manager will be coming to Sucheng District tomorrow morning. I will go back and then go to the Sucheng subway project in the afternoon." Lian Yijian's voice was very calm, and no emotion could be heard.

After hearing what Lian Yijian said, Xia Zhongqin felt speechless. Even if Sucheng District wanted to recruit a new delivery supervisor, shouldn't they first notify Lian Yijian and let him, the delivery director of the Southern Jiangsu District, conduct the interview? Now they just parachuted someone in, which obviously showed that they did not take him, the delivery director of the Southern Jiangsu District, seriously.

Xia Zhongqin felt deeply distressed. She couldn't help but hold Lian Yi's hand. "Brother Yi Jian, Mr. Wang has gone too far. If Sucheng District wants to recruit a delivery supervisor, he should at least inform you, the delivery director. Why is he just parachuting someone in now?"

"Old Wang's intention is simple. He's worried that my influence is too great for him to control, so he wants to find someone to check and balance me." Lian Yijian explained with a wry smile, "Zhong Qin, you don't have to worry about me. I've seen a lot of workplace intrigue like this. You have to trust that your brother Yijian will handle it."

Lian Yijian's words still did not completely dispel Xia Zhongqin's doubts. Didn't Wang Dayu trust Lian Yijian very much before? The entire Suzhou and Southern Jiangsu delivery team's affairs, from talent selection to salary and bonuses, were all decided by Lian Yijian. How could he no longer trust him?

Xia Zhongqin suddenly thought of the Wuhan PMO training. She quickly asked, "Brother Yi Jian, the Wuhan PMO training meeting should have been very successful. Could it be that this matter touched upon Wang Dayu's interests?"

Lian Yijian used his other hand, which was not held by her, to gently tap Xia Zhongqin's forehead. He said with love in his eyes, "Nothing can be hidden from my Zhongqin, who is full of spirituality."

Afterwards, Lian Yijian told Xia Zhongqin about the three-day training of Wuhan PMO and what happened after the training. When he heard that Lian Yijian was promoted by the headquarters to deputy general manager of Southern Jiangsu District, he instantly understood the reason for Wang Dayu's sudden change. It turned out that he was worried that Lian Yijian, who was promoted to deputy general manager, would threaten his position as general manager.

Xia Zhongqin had been busy dealing with Wang Haiyun's funeral, and she hadn't opened the company's office collaboration app on her mobile phone for almost a week. Naturally, she didn't know about the headquarters' announcement about Lian Yijian's appointment.