Chapter 32: It's not that it won't reprint without her!
Lin Zhixin was led into the president's office.
Among all the people in the entire group who can meet with President Xie without an appointment, besides Mrs. Xie, only Miss Lin can do so.
"Brother Jinghuai!" she called out sweetly.
"Zhixin, weren't you supposed to be officially starting your new job in the R&D department today? Why are you here?" Xie Jinghuai was in a bad mood, but he became more patient with Lin Zhixin, and his voice softened a bit.
"It's still lunch break."
Lin Zhixin smiled sweetly and walked up to the man, making no mention of Jiang Shiyuan's arrival. "Brother Jinghuai, I made you some snacks. Would you like to try them and see if they're good?"
Xie Jinghuai has been dealing with Nora's affairs all day except for meetings, and hasn't eaten yet.
I am indeed quite hungry.
Lin Zhixin opened the pastry box and placed each item in front of him, just like a gentle and virtuous wife.
"Brother Jinghuai, try this." Lin Zhixin rested her left hand on the edge of the table, picked up a pastry with her right hand, and leaned over to bring it to the man's thin lips.
Today she wore a pure white, fitted, knee-length pencil skirt with a deep V-neck, and her cleavage was faintly visible as she looked up and down.
Openly luring and secretly enticing.
"Thank you, I can do it myself." Unexpectedly, the man didn't understand and started eating on his own.
Lin Zhixin's body stiffened, and she pursed her red lips.
Xie Jinghuai chewed on his snacks, and even though he was very hungry, he ate with elegance and refinement.
The snacks tasted good, but they were still far from being as good as Jiang Shiyuan's.
He suddenly realized that it had been a long time since he had eaten a meal cooked by Jiang Shiyuan.
During their five-year marriage, she racked her brains to please him, even cooking different dishes for him if he wouldn't eat a bite.
He used to never care and often complained about it.
But after not having eaten it for so many days, he somehow started to crave it.
...
Downstairs, seeing that Jiang Shiyuan showed no sign of leaving, the receptionist prepared to call someone.
"I'm looking for Xie Jinghuai on official business."
Jiang Shiyuan calmly opened her mouth and said, "Please inform them that I am here because it is related to Nora's contract termination."
This is a serious matter; can you afford to delay it?
The receptionist was skeptical, but eventually contacted Han Xu anyway.
A short while later, Han Xu hurried into the hall.
Where are they?
"Secretary Han, she's over there."
The receptionist pointed towards the sofa, full of complaints, "This woman came here last year and went crazy. She brought some snacks and wanted to see President Xie, but we kicked her out."
Han Xu was secretly surprised and turned to look over.
The moment he saw Jiang Shiyuan sitting quietly on the sofa, leisurely sipping his coffee, his mind went blank, and the blood in his veins seemed to freeze.
“This year she came over again saying she wanted to see President Xie, and she wouldn’t leave no matter how I tried to get rid of her. Then she used Nora as an excuse again… I don’t know if she was just making things up or what, so I can only ask you to come and take a look.”
Han Xu took a deep breath, walked briskly to Jiang Shiyuan, and respectfully greeted her:
"Mrs."
"Don't call me that, I don't deserve it."
Jiang Shiyuan put down her coffee cup, her almond-shaped eyes slightly curved, looking elegant and poised. "If it weren't for having business with your President Xie, I would never have set foot in your esteemed place."
I don't have Miss Lin's connections, who can come and go as she pleases. I had no choice but to resort to this tactic; please don't take offense, Secretary Han.
Han Xu's expression was about to crack; he felt like killing the receptionist.
"Please don't say that. Next time you come, just contact me directly... no, just contact Mr. Xie directly."
"There won't be a next time." Jiang Shiyuan smiled faintly and slowly stood up.
Han Xu's face stiffened with a smile. "President Xie's office is on the top floor. Please go up first, I'll be there shortly."
Jiang Shiyuan didn't say anything more and left directly.
With a gloomy face, Han Xu walked back to the front desk.
"Secretary Han, you just let her go up like that?!" the receptionist asked in surprise.
Han Xu waved his hand and yanked off the name tag hanging around her neck, speaking sharply:
"Go to HR right now and settle your salary. You're fired."
The receptionist was so startled she stumbled, her tongue tumbling out, "What...what happened to me? Why..."
"Because you're stupid, blind, and wicked! The Xie Group doesn't support useless people, and it certainly won't tolerate those with malicious intentions!"
...
After having some snacks, Xie Jinghuai felt a bit tired and sat casually on the sofa with his long legs slightly apart.
Lin Zhixin sat down close to him and said softly, "Brother Jinghuai, are you still troubled by Nora's contract termination?"
"Hmm." Xie Jinghuai half-closed his eyelids, his fingertips pressing against his aching temples.
Lin Zhixin almost leaned against the man, blinking her large, watery eyes like a delicate, understanding flower:
"In my opinion, even without Nora's design, there wouldn't be a big problem. Because for a car, the appearance is the least important thing. Whether the performance is advanced enough is what consumers care about most."
Xie Jinghuai's gaze sharpened, and he also felt that there was some truth to what he said.
“For the new season’s design, as long as we make slight modifications to Nora’s design drawings, continue her design style, and significantly improve performance, consumers will still buy the new car,” Lin Zhixin reassured him while pouring him tea.
"I have hired a new designer. The new season of JS9 will be a complete overhaul in design, getting rid of Nora's influence."
Xie Jinghuai clenched his fist, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. "However, you're right about one thing: we can't be conservative with performance this time; we need to make a significant improvement."
This new car must not lose out to Nora's previous design in terms of sales. I want her to see that even without her, Xie's cars can still firmly hold the top spot in national new energy vehicle sales.
"The Xie family doesn't stop operating without her!"
"Brother Jinghuai, it's so good that you think this way."
Lin Zhixin looked at him tenderly, "I will do my best to help you. With me here, I will definitely help you recover the losses that Xie's family has suffered."
"Zhixin, thank you."
Xie Jinghuai had just been betrayed by Nora, and now he was surrounded by Lin Zhixin's tenderness. He looked at her naturally differently than before, saying, "You always stay by my side when I need help the most."
Six years ago, it was the same.
"Brother Jinghuai, don't say that... I didn't actually do anything."
Lin Zhixin lowered her eyes shyly, her face flushed as she handed him the teacup. "I'll always be here for you, as long as you need me."
Xie Jinghuai was somewhat moved.
In an instant, he thought of Jiang Shiyuan again.
He never expected that dull and clumsy woman to have any great abilities or be of any help to him. As long as she was obedient and dutifully served her husband and raised their children, he would keep her in the position of Mrs. Xie, and slowly, he would give her whatever she wanted.
But why can't Jiang Shiyuan do something so simple?
This is utterly disappointing!
"Oh dear!" Lin Zhixin suddenly exclaimed.
Xie Jinghuai was momentarily distracted and lost his grip on the cup, spilling the entire cup of hot tea all over his trousers, embarrassingly soaking the area.
He frowned slightly, and before he could speak, Lin Zhixin quickly pulled out a few tissues, not caring that she was wearing a skirt, and wanted to wipe him.
"No need, I can do it myself..."
Before the man could finish speaking, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Jiang Shiyuan, her face ashen, barged in without warning.
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