Chapter 11 Because of the excessive time spent at work...

Because she was too happy during work hours, which displeased her boss, Li Li was soon sent by the company to work at a pharmaceutical company in N City.

Huisheng Bio specializes in antibody drugs and has made significant achievements in the fields of oncology and autoimmune diseases in recent years. It is one of the companies that Yanqi has recently been considering for investment.

Li Li had lived in the south for a long time, and on the very night she landed in that sparsely populated, low-lying northwestern city, she had a nosebleed.

Xie Zongfang personally escorted her to the other company's representative during her business trip.

Xie Zongfang was acquainted with Mr. Ming of Huisheng. When he spoke of Li Li, he was full of earnest advice and care for the younger generation, as if he were sending his daughter to college.

Ming Zong naturally understood that this relationship was extraordinary, and patted Xie Zongfang's chest, saying, "You can rest assured and leave it to me."

Three months later, Tan Su went to Huisheng for an on-site inspection as arranged. When he saw a small face wrapped in a down jacket and reddened by the wind among the crowd picking him up at the airport, he was stunned for a moment.

His first thought was: What is she doing here?

In just three months, Li Li has grown a lot. At least now, she addresses outsiders with great respect, calling them "President Tan".

Although Li Li received a lot of preferential treatment at Huisheng, she also gained some experience as an ordinary office worker.

Because the industrial park where the company is located is in a remote suburb, she could only be arranged to stay in a nearby hotel. Every day, she would get up early to go to work and clock in with the company's ordinary employees, and eat in the company's free canteen.

Hui Sheng Canteen is incomparable to Yan Qi Canteen; each meal consists of three dishes and a soup, served at fixed times and in fixed quantities.

There's a really amazing auntie in the cafeteria who has the ability to make all the ingredients we buy taste the same.

Li Li boldly guessed that she probably cooked all the dishes together and then sorted them out when plating them.

She tried it a few times and found it really hard to describe. Gradually, she figured out the pattern: whenever it was her turn to work, she would go to the nearby stall and buy some small fruits and yogurt.

During this time, Li Zhoudu came to N City to visit the set. I stayed with her for one night in a small, unstarred hotel near the park, and the hotel was considered clean.

At noon, I swiped Li Li's meal card again and ate a staff meal, just in time for the auntie who served a stew.

He finished his meal with a deep frown, and when he got home he offered to send a housekeeper over to cook and clean for her, but Li Li righteously refused.

Who brings a nanny to work?! That's ridiculous!

This business trip was the first time Li Li had been entrusted with an important task (not really), and she took it very seriously.

Xie Zongfang called it a research trip, but didn't assign any specific tasks. Li Li found a template online and diligently kept records every day, taking photos, analyzing the data, and then sending written reports to him.

Xie Zongfang is a really funny person. Every day, he would take the time to seriously reply to the emails that Li Li sent him.

"Read and approved. Excellent! Hardworking and dedicated! [Thumbs up]"

"Read and approved. Going deep into the front lines, you're reliable and capable! [smile]"

"Read and approved. Be meticulous, patient, and persistent! [Keep it up!]"

Li Li: Uncle Xie, are you sure you didn't get those two different words from Baidu every day? Please don't be so old-fashioned...

Although she felt very embarrassed by such praise, Li Li was easily swayed by gentle persuasion but not by force. Xie Zongfang's approach unexpectedly suited her taste, so she became more and more enthusiastic as she worked, spending her days happily like a willing little mule.

When Tan Su came again this time, she was no longer shy and confidently accompanied him on the tour and gave him a presentation.

Mr. Ming also wanted Li Li to shine, smiling as he asked her to demonstrate her learning achievements, as if this would make things more objective and fair.

Chen Ya followed behind, watching her talk as if she were at home, about how often she does aseptic sampling, how frequently she monitors and controls microorganisms, and what the liquid chromatography analyzer in the room is, and so on.

Tan Su wanted to test her: "Do you know what these terms mean?"

Li Li spent every day with the researchers and learned a little bit from listening to them talk. Although she couldn't explain things very accurately, she could still summarize them in plain language.

After she finished speaking, President Ming clapped enthusiastically, saying, "Miss Li is intelligent and eager to learn, and Yanqi is full of talented people. If President Tan is willing to part with her, I will really spend a lot of money to keep her."

Tan Su rarely nodded in agreement, praising, "Not bad."

Li Li, easily swayed by praise, became very emotional and said that Li Pusheng's illness at the time was known as the "king of cancers," and he passed away only six months after being diagnosed. His family was deeply immersed in grief and unable to extricate themselves.

She has great respect for researchers who develop drugs and hopes that the advent of effective drugs can alleviate the suffering of patients and spare ordinary families the pain of separation from their loved ones.

Tan Su's expression was unreadable; he asked, "So, you've found your purpose in life and are going back to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"

Li Li's face froze: "..."

You've killed the conversation, bro!

In one afternoon, Li Li toured all the company's main departments. With a wicked intention, she secretly recommended the company cafeteria's stew to Tan Su.

In her words, "He who has not climbed the Great Wall is no true man," and "Anyone who comes here and doesn't eat here at least once has wasted their trip."

As a result, the CEO of Huisheng Company laughed heartily: "It's a rare treat for President Tan to be here, how can we eat such low-class food? We've already arranged a meal in the city."

Li Li: !!!

Mr. Ming had his driver take them to the city center for a big meal, which took an hour.

No matter how prestigious the company's job content, the dinner parties are all the same: nothing more than lavish meals and drinks.

Mr. Ming came over to pour wine for Tan Su, and looking at Li Li sitting to the side obediently picking up food, he smiled and said, "Miss Li has worked very hard for the past few months, have a drink."

Just as Li Li handed over the wine glass, Tan Su reached out and pressed it down.

He said casually, "Children don't need to."

Mr. Ming was taken aback, not expecting Tan Su to help Li Li fend off the drink, and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, the child doesn't need to."

After a few drinks at the table, Mr. Ming got a little tipsy and started talking non-stop about the research progress of several of Huisheng's main drugs and several successful cases of PD-L1 inhibitors entering clinical trials.

Li Li listened to his exaggerated claims, as if anyone who missed the opportunity was a fool, and she really wished she could take a few dollars out of her pocket and invest herself.

Tan Su was well-versed in these tactics and could ignore them completely. He privately asked Li Li, "Have you had this before?"

“No,” Li Li said softly, “Mr. Ming has always taken good care of me.”

"Hmm," he picked up a piece of fish and asked, "After staying so long, what have you figured out?"

Li Li felt that his question was malicious and seemed to be mocking her, so she immediately defended herself, saying, "I have written a lot of things and sent them all to Uncle Xie."

"Let me see it in a bit."

"A little while?"

"Yes, I'll finish watching it tonight."

After the meal, everyone had drunk quite a bit. Mr. Ming, slurring his words, offered to help them get a hotel room in the city to rest, but Tan Su refused.

He said the meeting starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow, so there's no need to waste time traveling.

So Tan Su also checked into the small hotel where Li Li was staying.

Back in her room, Li Li searched through her work records, compiling and editing them before finally realizing she didn't have Tan Su's contact information.

So she took her notebook and went to find it.

Chen Ya went to buy hangover medicine, leaving the door open, while Tan Su lay on the sofa with his eyes closed, resting.

He heard someone push the door open, but he didn't open his eyes.

Li Li tiptoed, placed her computer on the table, and looked at Tan Su, who was motionless. She wondered how much he could drink and how drunk he was.

She hesitated for a moment, then kicked Tan Su's shin.

Tan Su: ...

Li Li observed him carefully, and seeing that he didn't react, she suddenly had a sudden evil thought and kicked him again.

Feeling smug, Tan Su opened his eyes, sat up straight, and looked at her coldly.

Seeing that things were not going well, Li Li bent down and pretended to pat the dust off his trousers, saying insincerely, "Oh dear, Brother Tan Su, why are your trousers dirty?"

She shamelessly cracked jokes, and Tan Su, too lazy to pursue the matter, told her to leave her computer behind.

The next day, Li Li got up early because she had a meeting that day. However, the meeting started on time at eight o'clock. She could not hear what they were talking about behind closed doors.

Li Li was quite indignant, thinking that the results of her three months of diligent research had been taken away by Tan Su, and she didn't even get a ticket to the conference. He was a perfect example of using someone and then discarding them!

Shady businessman!

The meeting lasted from morning until afternoon. When the food ordered by President Ming arrived, it was taken inside by the staff.

Tan Su came to conduct research, and he only stayed for two days and one night.

My flight back to S City is tonight.

As they were being driven out of the company, the city lights were already on and it had started to snow.

Because of the low temperature, the snowflakes that landed on the car window did not melt, but instead stuck directly to the glass and quickly began to accumulate.

Mr. Ming shook hands with him firmly and said he was very grateful for Mr. Tan's guidance and opinions today. He said they would definitely make improvements and welcomed Mr. Tan to come and inspect again next time.

Tan Su got into the car, his gaze falling behind him, while Li Li's eyes fell on the Huisheng employees who were gathered in a circle.

She had fair skin, short hair, a red nose, and big, pleading eyes that looked at him from the outside, like an abandoned doll—truly pitiful.

He looked at Li Li for a few seconds and said, "Come here."

Li Li's eyes lit up, and she squeezed to the window.

Tan Su asked, "Is there something you want to say?"

Seizing the opportunity, Li Li hurriedly said, "Brother Tan Su, my parents are coming back from outside this year, and I want to go home for the New Year as soon as possible."

Tan Su nodded: "Pack your things in the next couple of days and buy a ticket to go back as soon as possible."

Li Li happily agreed.

As the car drove forward, the crowd in the rearview mirror dispersed in a rush, and Li Li, feeling cold, quickly lifted her feet and ran into the building.

The snowflakes were still falling heavily from the sky. Chen Ya exhaled a puff of white mist, feeling that the weather here was still too cold.

She said, "Ms. Li has changed a lot recently."

This question went unanswered; no one in the car replied.

Tan Su's brain had been working all day, and he was exhausted. He watched the windshield wipers clear away the snowflakes, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples. "She and Tan Yi are really of one mind."

A note from the author:

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