Chapter 28 His hand was pressed against her lips.
The contract was slammed onto the table, like a resounding slap across Ji Yu's face.
"Who said I'd kowtow to you if we reached an agreement?" Shang Wu tapped the contract with her fingertip, her gaze falling on the woman on the sofa with a hint of sarcasm.
Ji Yu's face turned pale; she hadn't expected that her words would be overheard.
Zhou Yanci immediately picked up the contract.
Once the contract is signed and stamped, it is undoubtedly valid.
He looked up at Shang Wu in surprise: "How did you do that?"
"It's a secret," Shang Wu smiled.
Zhou Yanci didn't even have time to be curious about this, and immediately took the contract to show the shareholders.
Shang Wu glanced at Ji Yu.
Ji Yu stood up awkwardly, walked over and grabbed her arm, shaking it gently: "Awu, I only said that because I was worried about you. I'm just being blunt, so you won't be angry with me, right?"
Shang Wu smiled, took a step forward, and her high heels clicked crisply on the ground.
Her hand then landed on Ji Yu's shoulder, patting it lightly: "Of course not, after all, I'm about to be promoted to project manager, I don't have time to argue with you about this."
Zhou's mother sat on the sofa, her face pale.
Ji Yu was speechless for a moment and could only watch helplessly as Shang Wu left.
They exchanged a glance and looked at each other blankly.
Zhou's mother asked with difficulty, "Could it be that Shang Wu really can be the project manager of the company?"
"President Zhou made a promise in front of so many people, it seems we really have to promote her this time." Ji Yu gritted her teeth unwillingly and immediately chased after her.
When the two rushed to the meeting room, the shareholders were looking at the contract that Shang Wu had brought.
They all wore smiles that were either relaxed or happy.
"We still reached a cooperation agreement. Although the price is a little lower than the original transaction price, we are still guaranteed to make a profit."
"Director Shang did a great job! That's a brilliant approach!"
"Manager Wen made such a big mess, but Director Shang resolved it in less than two hours. That's really impressive."
Praise for Shang Wu came one after another.
Shang Wu revealed a bright smile.
"Since everyone is satisfied, then please fulfill your promise, Mr. Zhou, and let me become the project manager?"
She turned around and looked at Zhou Yanci.
Zhou Yanci paused involuntarily.
The others' expressions also changed slightly; they hadn't expected her to still be thinking about this.
Holding multiple positions, including the most important one in the company, and wielding real power, is something that has never happened before.
The project manager position was given to Shang Wu, who also had the final say in the entire jewelry department. Currently, she was in charge of all the advertising and public relations departments as well.
They were always uneasy about entrusting her with so much power.
Seeing this, Shang Wu raised her eyebrows and looked at them, puzzled.
"What, you're not willing?"
Zhou Yanci paused slightly, then smiled: "No, how could that be? I will definitely keep my promise to you."
He changed the subject: "However, with the new jewelry product launch imminent, I'm afraid that if the project team is handed over to you again, I might..."
“I can handle it. I can solve a critical problem in a contract in two hours. Isn’t that enough to demonstrate my work efficiency? Besides, you promised me that yourself.”
Shang Wu interrupted Zhou Yanci, a barely perceptible cold light flashing in her eyes.
Before Zhou Yanci could speak, she forced a smile and pretended to be indifferent: "Of course, Wenxiang was someone I personally brought into the company. It's only right that I clean up his messes. If you're not willing, then forget it and find someone more competent for this position."
Shang Wu looked dejected.
A woman stood before Zhou Yanci and the shareholders, appearing somewhat pitiful and vulnerable.
After her reminder, Zhou Yanci suddenly realized that Wen Xiang's situation was too sudden, and no one could take over his position.
Shang Wu used to help him solve the company's problems and also handled the work of the project department.
It seems that no one is more suitable than her.
Shang Wu glanced at everyone in silence, smiled, and turned to leave dejectedly.
The next second, Zhou Yanci called out to her.
"Wait! From now on, you are the project manager."
Upon hearing this, everyone reacted with varying expressions.
Someone immediately wanted to speak.
Zhou Yanci glanced at them coldly: "Shang Wu has already fulfilled the promise I made. You didn't have any objections at the time, so don't stop me."
One sentence completely silenced everyone's doubts and objections.
They couldn't say anything and could only compromise.
Ignoring the unusually unpleasant expressions on the faces of Zhou's mother and the others, Zhou Yanci told Shang Wu to go back and rest first, and to come to the personnel department tomorrow to pick up the special appointment contract.
Shang Wu smiled slightly, then turned and left.
After everyone left, the shareholders also left, but Zhou's mother and Ji Yu stayed behind.
Ji Yu angrily questioned, "Why did you make her the project manager! You said that once the situation stabilized after the new product launch, you would let her go immediately! You've already gotten back together with Shen Mian, so why didn't you strip Shang Wu of her power and give her a new position? Doesn't this make it even more difficult for you to do without her?!"
Zhou Yanci's brow twitched slightly, her tone completely calm: "I don't need to explain my decisions to you. I will make her leave one day, what's the rush?"
Ji Yu wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Zhou's mother.
Zhou's mother gave Zhou Yanci a meaningful look: "No matter how you arrange things, we won't interfere, but you'd better compromise just for the sake of the company. Don't just say you're kicking Shang Wu out, only to get yourself into it later."
Zhou Yanci frowned, a glimmer of light appearing in his unfathomable gaze.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips: "How could that be? I've only ever used her for the past three years. Falling in love with Shang Wu? Absolutely not!"
The three were still talking in the conference room when Shang Wu arrived at the project site.
None of the project staff are here.
Shang Wu walked alone through the office area and pushed open Wen Xiang's office door to go inside.
She turned on her computer, sat down at the table, entered the account information using the password Wenxiang had given her, and saw the cooperation projects that the project department would be bidding on in the next two months.
Our next collaboration will take place tomorrow.
Wenxiang had already explained to her that this collaboration was something Zhou Yanci valued highly. He personally led the entire project team through countless days and nights of revisions before finally submitting a proposal that satisfied Zhou Yanci.
After review, Zhou Yanci decided to personally participate in the bidding process tomorrow with this proposal to show its importance.
Upon seeing the specific project details, Shang Wu smiled slightly, lightly tapped the keyboard, changed a few words in the project, and then copied it to a USB drive to take with her.
...
Nine o'clock the next morning.
The bidding meeting is about to begin in one hour.
Shang Wu timed it perfectly and went to the location of the bidding meeting.
The bidding teams haven't arrived yet.
She looked around to make sure no one was there, went inside, found the proposals that each team had prepared and submitted in advance, opened a drawer, took out the copy she had made the night before, and replaced Zhou Yanci's original USB drive.
After doing all this, Shang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, opened the conference room door, and went out.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw the client's team hurrying towards her.
When the team saw Shang Wu come out of the meeting room, they immediately frowned: "What are you doing here? Why did you come into the meeting room without permission!"
While they were going downstairs to greet the boss, someone actually managed to sneak in.
The man's eyes suddenly sharpened and became wary as he walked straight toward Shang Wu.
Shang Wu's body tensed slightly, but her expression remained natural: "I went to the wrong place. I didn't go in on purpose."
"Impossible! We just cleared the area. No one is allowed to enter this meeting place except for essential personnel. How could you have gone to the wrong place?"
A person strode over and tried to pull Shang Wu away.
Shang Wu's heart tightened, and she was about to dodge when suddenly someone grabbed her waist from behind.
She turned her head in surprise and saw Lu Rang's familiar profile.
A faint scent of ink draws near.
Shang Wu relaxed almost immediately.
Lu Rang put his arm around her and nodded to the staff: "She's my girlfriend. She really didn't know the way and got lost. Sorry to bother you."
The man was stunned.
The boss behind him changed his expression slightly, then immediately walked over with a smile and extended his hand to Lu Rang.
"So you're Attorney Lu's girlfriend. I didn't know you were dating. Congratulations, you look like a perfect match."
The staff member looked puzzled and wanted to say something more, but was silenced by a warning look from the boss.
The staff member immediately lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Lu Rang put his arm around Shang Wu and turned to the side, gesturing for them to go inside.
Only after everyone had entered the conference room did he pull Shang Wu into the stairwell next door.
As Shang Wu felt him step back, his fingertips unintentionally brushed against her waist.
The staircase was dimly lit, and Lu Rang's gaze was calm and solemn: "You took a risk. Be more careful next time."
Looking at Lu Rang's face so close to hers, Shang Wu blurted out, "Why are you helping me? I thought Attorney Lu never liked to meddle in other people's business."
Lu Rang's eyes flickered slightly: "You are my client."
"You're also responsible for helping clients with things other than cases?" Shang Wu raised an eyebrow.
Lu Rang paused, seemingly speechless at her words, "Are you ever going to stop?"
Shang Wu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Rang suddenly leaned closer.
His warm, dry hands tightly covered Shang Wu's red lips.
At the same time, footsteps could be heard outside.
Zhou Yanci's voice rang out: "Hurry up, we still have time to chat with the other bidding teams over a cup of coffee before they do."
Shang Wu blinked, looked up at Lu Rang, and could even smell the ink on his fingertips.
The smell of being in constant contact with paper documents.
Lu Rang's gaze went past her, fixed on the outside.
Until a group of people passed by the stairwell door.
He relaxed slightly, wanting to withdraw his hand.
Shang Wu stared at him, then suddenly raised her hand and tightly grabbed his wrist.
Lu Rang looked down at her.
Her icy fingertips gripped his wrist bone tightly, turning slightly white.
His gaze faltered slightly: "What are you doing?"
Shang Wu stared at him meaningfully: "Attorney Lu has quite the influence. The other party is the CEO of Liujin Group, yet he still shows such deference."
Her words carried a clear hint of inquiry.
"Are you really just an ordinary lawyer?"
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