Chapter 35 Is she going to confess her feelings to you?! ...
Yu Xin felt he must be crazy. After leaving the airport, he took a car to the hospital in Chucheng without stopping. After asking Hao Qisi for the ward number, he stood at the door for more than ten minutes with his phone screen lit up, showing Shen Mengqing's phone number.
After overhearing Shen Mengqing's conversation with her mother, he couldn't dial the number no matter what he tried.
Why is everyone leaving him?
A sense of loneliness gradually overwhelmed all his senses, and just as he was about to be drowned out, Aunt Chen called.
He walked a few steps away and brushed past a middle-aged couple.
"Hey, Yu Xin, where are you?" Aunt Chen rarely called him by his name directly, but now she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Yu Xin's heart sank: "What's wrong, Aunt Chen?"
“Your dad just woke up briefly and even called his lawyer. I thought he was feeling better, so I let the lawyer in to talk to him for a while. But then the machine started beeping again. The doctor… the doctor said he might only have two days left.”
"I understand. I'm out of town, I'll be right back."
Yu Xin stepped out of the building. The temperature in Chu City was much higher. He was dressed a bit thicker than the others, but he couldn't feel any heat. It was as if an unmelting glacier flowed through his bones, constantly emanating a chill from within.
He sent Shen Mengqing a message:
"Let's talk when you get back to Beicheng."
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Shen Mengqing returned to the ward, her hands hanging limply at her sides, her face unconsciously looking somewhat heavy.
"What's wrong? Did you see anyone?" Hao Meng asked, puzzled.
Shen Mengqing denied it, saying, "No."
She opened her phone and stared blankly at the message Yu Xin sent.
How could he know that I wasn't in the North City? Could it be that he was really outside the door just now?
Shen Mengqing couldn't understand, so she raised her hand and replied with a "yes".
With Shen Mengqing taking over the shift, Auntie San's workload has been reduced considerably. She quickly cooked dinner and arrived at the hospital ahead of schedule.
Hao Meng could be discharged in two days. After finishing her meal, Shen Mengqing completed the discharge procedures for her ahead of schedule.
Shen Mengqing was scheduled to report for her trial position at Santong Hospital tomorrow. After staying at the hospital until eight or nine o'clock, she went home.
The next day, she was woken up by her alarm clock at 7:30 in the morning. After getting up, she picked out a set of work clothes, changed into them, and then cooked a bowl of noodles.
Santong's commute is from 9 am to 6 pm, which is much more friendly than Yusheng's. Of course, for the position of assistant to the director, she needs to be on standby 24 hours a day.
In fact, a week is a very short time. At the beginning, most of the energy was focused on getting familiar with the company structure and the on-site office environment. The HR will show Shen Mengqing these things, and she just needs to remember them.
Yang Chuan is going on a business trip out of town in a couple of days. Since she hasn't officially started working yet, she doesn't have any quota for business trips, so her workload has been reduced quite a bit. In the past few days, she has accompanied Yang Chuan to meetings and made minutes, or visited other companies in Chucheng. After that, she only needs to handle daily business at the company.
In fact, Yang Chuan hadn't gotten used to entrusting her with many tasks yet; most of the work involved paperwork. After two days, Shen Mengqing began to doubt whether Yang Chuan's idea of this trial period was simply a test of her obedience. She was only doing odd jobs, so how could it possibly affect the final outcome?
That day, after I got off work, Hao Meng was discharged from the hospital. My aunts said they wanted to have a meal at home to celebrate Hao Meng's recovery.
The four of them squeezed into the kitchen, each with their own specific task: picking, washing, chopping, and cooking vegetables. There was no extra space at all. Shen Mengqing was too lazy to join in the fun and sat in the living room, waiting patiently for dinner to be served.
The television continued playing on its own. After an episode of a bland romantic drama finished airing and the end credits rolled, Shen Mengqing's phone rang simultaneously with the music playing on the television.
Shen Mengqing answered the phone: "Hello, what's up?"
"Aqing, did you see the obituary?" Jiang Yu's voice was urgent.
"Obituary?"
Shen Mengqing frowned, pressed the speaker button, and walked towards the balcony.
She switched to her phone, opened her chat app, and found that the large work group for Yusheng Company was at the top of the chat list.
Inside, a quiet obituary announced that Chairman Yu had passed away a few hours earlier.
Although she had never met the chairman, at most she had seen him from afar at an employee training conference, and he rarely attended the annual meeting, being so busy that he would only play a pre-recorded video on site, she couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted about the passing of a life.
"Why so suddenly?" Shen Mengqing said.
Jiang Yu sighed and said, "I heard that his condition worsened a few days ago, and I guess he couldn't be saved. I'm classmates with his son, and I'm going to attend the memorial service in a couple of days."
"I am sorry for your loss."
For some reason, the scene of her father's death flashed through Shen Mengqing's mind.
She was still in high school at the time. During the morning break, her homeroom teacher came to the classroom to find her and said that the hospital had called.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Mengqing's heart tightened instinctively. After hearing her mother's panicked sobs on the phone, she felt the world before her eyes fading away, leaving only darkness.
She wished she could drown in this darkness.
Afterwards, she was taken to the hospital by her homeroom teacher, where she and her mother stayed by her father's side for a day. Their prayers ended as the machine returned to a straight line.
They cried for almost three days and three nights. They didn't go to the memorial service; burying their father had exhausted their last bit of strength.
Although she didn't know what the chairman's son looked like now, she could deeply empathize with the feeling of losing a father.
"I hope his family is doing well."
Before hanging up the phone, Shen Mengqing said these last words.
Perhaps affected by the bad news, Shen Mengqing was initially a little listless during dinner. Fortunately, her aunts were there, and the lively atmosphere quickly dispelled her bad mood.
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The last few days of the trial period passed smoothly as usual.
Yang Chuan canceled his business trip to another city and went to Beicheng to attend Chairman Yu's memorial service.
Shen Mengqing also returned to Beicheng during the week to continue working at Yusheng, while waiting for Santong's offer.
This period was relatively quiet. Everyone in the leadership was busy with their own things because of the chairman's passing, and there were even fewer meetings. Shen Mengqing took some time to have a meal with Jiang Yu.
They hadn't had lunch together in the cafeteria for a long time. After they found a seat, Jiang Yu said with emotion, "I feel like I've been through a lifetime."
Shen Mengqing smiled and said, "Maybe you'll be the only one eating here from now on."
Jiang Yu immediately put on a mournful face: "If you say that again, I'm going to cry."
"I'm not going to talk about it anymore." Shen Mengqing picked up a piece of meat and asked Jiang Yu, "Was the chairman's memorial service a very large event?"
Jiang Yu nodded vigorously: "Of course, there are a lot of people."
She lowered her voice and moved closer to Shen Mengqing, saying, "You have no idea, it was like watching a TV drama about a business war between tycoons. The lawyer announced the chairman's will on the spot and signed an agreement with Yu... the chairman's son. At this moment, several shareholders immediately jumped out and said they wanted to verify the authenticity of the will."
"Does the chairman have any other children?" Shen Mengqing asked.
Jiang Yu: "No, so I think they're out of their minds. The chairman only has one son, so who else would he leave all these things to? However, our new chairman did not want to take over Yusheng before, and the shareholders knew that, which is why they are suspicious of his sudden succession. I can't say for sure what's going on here, but the road ahead for this new chairman may not be easy."
“That’s for sure. According to you, the new chairman probably wasn’t very involved in the company’s affairs before, and his relationship with the shareholders was probably just so-so. From their own interests, the shareholders must not like this new chairman who is hard to figure out and whose relationship with them is just so-so,” Shen Mengqing analyzed.
Jiang Yu put down her chopsticks and said sadly, "You should go to Santong. The future of Yusheng is really uncertain."
Shen Mengqing: "Don't be so discouraged. Maybe that young Mr. Yu has taken Yusheng's business to a new level."
Jiang Yu pouted, and Shen Mengqing, seeing her expression, teased, "Then wouldn't you be considered a nepotism hire?"
"Come on, that guy is a cold-faced iceberg. At most, I can say one more word to him than others, but that's it."
Shen Mengqing: "What did you say?"
Jiang Yu: "At the class reunion, I said 'hello' to him. No, I don't think I'll have to say 'hello' to him in the future."
Shen Mengqing: "..."
After having lunch with Jiang Yu, Shen Mengqing returned to her workstation, laid the chair flat, and planned to take a short nap during her lunch break.
Perhaps due to the dryness of autumn, the air conditioning made her mouth and throat parched, and it felt like there was a fire burning inside her, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.
She picked up her phone and saw a red dot in the upper right corner of the text message icon. She clicked on it with a start, and after seeing that it was a phone card bill notification, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, another text message popped up.
It was a notification from Santong that they had sent an offer.
The HR message came through simultaneously, asking her to find time in the afternoon to discuss salary and benefits in detail. Shen Mengqing finally felt relieved, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.
Yu Sheng has a transition period of half a month to a month before leaving the company. She plans to tell Liang Jun her resignation in a few days and leave as soon as possible.
After the afternoon work hours had passed, Shen Mengqing left the office early and found a quiet coffee shop to call HR.
The basic salary offered by Santong is basically the same as that of Yusheng, but the performance bonus for the assistant director is not as good as that of the sales position. Overall, the annual take-home pay will be about 200,000 yuan less than when she was in Beicheng. However, this was within Shen Mengqing's expectations. After all, Santong is far behind in terms of both company size and city location. She was already very satisfied with the treatment offered.
After confirming the start date and other details, HR sent the contract. Shen Mengqing made a request and prepared to sign the contract after telling Liang Jun that she was leaving the company.
With the matter settled, Shen Mengqing breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair, and took large gulps of his coffee filled with ice.
Wait, there's one more thing.
She straightened her posture again, picked up her phone, and sent a text message to Yu Xin.
She said, "I've gone back to Beicheng. Do you have time these next few days? Let's meet up."
After putting down his phone, Shen Mengqing sat leisurely until evening. As the sun set, the entire city was bathed in gold.
Yu Xin did not reply.
A day later, late at night, Shen Mengqing turned off the lights in the room, plunging it into darkness.
Her phone screen suddenly lit up, and Shen Mengqing squinted as she held it up.
Yu Xin replied to her text message, saying, "The night after tomorrow."
Shen Mengqing calculated the date and realized it was the very day she had arranged to meet with Liang Jun to discuss her resignation.
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Yu Xin was on the bus when he sent the text message. He hadn't slept all day and hadn't even looked at his phone.
Zhu Shaoming was sitting next to him playing games. Seeing his absent-minded expression, he immediately understood and asked, "Shen Mengqing's text message?"
"Hmm." Yu Xin had just wanted to rest for a while, but now he was no longer sleepy and sat up again. The fabric of his suit brushed against the leather seat, making a slight sound.
Zhu Shaoming, ever the gossip, put down his phone and asked, "What was she saying to you?"
“You asked me to meet you,” Yu Xin said.
Zhu Shaoming lowered his head and thought for a moment, then slapped his forehead and shouted, "She's not going to confess her feelings to you, is she?!"
His voice was so loud that even the assistant driving in front was startled and glanced at him in the rearview mirror.
"?"
Yu Xin was too lazy to pay him any attention.
Seeing that he didn't believe him, Zhu Shaoming analyzed point by point: "Look, you've taken office as the new chairman. Do you think you can still hide your identity? The employees in the company are all very curious, and none of them can keep their mouths shut. Gossip spreads faster than anything else. As long as someone has a photo of you, it will be in front of Shen Mengqing in a few days."
"When she saw the photo, she exclaimed, 'Oh my god, Yu Xin is the company's new president!' She instantly fell in love and decided to take the initiative to meet you."
Zhu Shaoming clapped his hands in approval of his analysis.
Yu Xin hadn't slept for a long time, and this wasn't a work-related matter. He was fairly confident about it. At this moment, his mind was filled with Zhu Shaoming's words, and it had lost its normal function.
"Is that so?" he uttered the two words in a deep voice.
Zhu Shaoming's eyes lit up, and he nodded frantically: "Absolutely!"
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Author's Note: Good news: The young couple is finally going to meet!
Bad news: It might not be good news.
This strategist is better off gone; I'd rather die of curiosity. [Noob]
I don't know why my comments haven't shown any thanks for the nutrient solutions and "throws" lately. Thank you, my darlings!! [kiss][kiss][kiss]
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