Chapter 56 Do you care about me?
"Mr. Shi, Lin He's Xiaolong is here." Jiang Lingli led Long Weihe into Shi Zhenglin's office. He glanced at her, pursed his lips, and nodded to Jiang Lingli, "You go ahead and get busy." Jiang Lingli, thinking her presence was there to support her, turned and walked away, giving her a look of support, a hint that she needn't be afraid. He took the contract and walked from his desk to the negotiation area by the office window. He pulled out a chair for her and stood waiting for her, saying kindly, "Sit here." She walked over slowly, silent. He sat down across from her and handed her the contract. "Signed." She glanced at him, didn't take it, then met his gaze with confusion. "Why are you resigning?" His heart skipped a beat. He knew many people would ask why he resigned, most behind his back, speculating, gossiping, spreading rumors, and even insulting him. Those who asked him to his face naturally had different relationships: those who cared about him, understood him, felt sorry for him, and some were hypocritical. He could only give a real reason to few. The words came out of her mouth, like an electric current that struck a large part of his heart. The truth in her eyes could not escape his eyes. He put the contract on the table, twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, and gave him the softest thing in his eyes, "Are you concerned about me?" She herself couldn't figure it out, and turned her face slightly to avoid his eyes, "I'm curious, it feels very sudden." After a moment of silence, he stood up and stood by the window to look outside, "You should have seen the problem with Shi Shi. She has been in poor condition and needs some time to take care of her." She guessed it. She looked at his back and sighed. A man who seemed to be as strong as a wall of steel turned out to have a child as his weak spot. "Is there no other way? You should have thought about the impact of interrupting your career." She asked again. He turned and sat back down, giving her a relaxed smile before teasing, "Why, after a professional headhunter evaluated my resume, I couldn't find a job?" "It's a professional habit. I'm worried about Xingtan." "I'm worried about Xingtan," he said, raising his eyebrows slightly, then handed the contract to her. "It seems you have feelings for Xingtan. So, please help me resolve this concern for Xingtan. Do your best." She took it. "Have you agreed on the resignation period?" "No, I'll wait until you've negotiated with Pingmei." "Is Boss Yang restricting you?" "To be precise, I want to. He's unlikely to let me go easily, but if I want to, he can't stop me. Leave him with a good situation before I go." She lowered her head, rubbing the tip of her thumb against the cover of the contract. "Pingmei isn't someone we little headhunters can negotiate with. We've already inquired with some people..."
"Boss Shi, Lin He's Xiaolong is here."
Jiang Lingli brought Long Weihe into Shi Zhenglin's office.
He glanced at her, pursed his lips and nodded to Jiang Lingli, "You go ahead and do your work."
Jiang Lingli thought that someone was there to support her, so she turned around and gave her a supportive look, suggesting that she didn't need to be afraid.
He took the contract and walked from the desk to the negotiation area by the office window. He pulled out a chair for her and stood waiting for her. He said in a gentle voice, "Sit here."
She walked over slowly without saying a word.
He sat down opposite her and handed her the contract. "Signed."
She glanced at him, but didn't answer. She met his eyes, puzzled, and asked, "Why did you resign?"
His heart skipped a beat.
He knew that many people would ask why he resigned, and most of them would ask behind his back, and then speculate, discuss, spread all kinds of rumors, and even abuse him.
Those who ask him in person naturally have different relationships with him. There are those who care about him, understand him, feel sorry for him, and there are also those who are hypocritical.
There are not many people who can answer the real reason.
These words coming out of her mouth were like an electric current that struck the place in his heart where a big piece was missing.
The truth in her eyes could not escape his.
He placed the contract on the table, twitching the corners of his mouth into a slight smile, his eyes returning the tenderness he felt for him, "Are you concerned about me?"
She herself couldn't figure it out, and turned her head slightly to avoid his eyes. "I'm curious. It feels so sudden."
After a moment of silence, he stood up and stood by the window, looking out. "You should have seen Shi Shi's problem. She has been in poor condition and needs some time to be taken care of."
She guessed it.
She looked at his back and sighed. A man who seemed to be as strong as an iron wall actually had a child as his weak spot.
"Is there no other way? You should have considered the impact of interrupting your career," she asked again.
He turned around and sat back down, giving her a relaxed smile before teasing, "What? A professional headhunter can't find a job after evaluating my resume?"
"It's a professional habit. I'm worried about Xingtan."
"I'm worried about Xingtan," he said, raising his eyebrows slightly, then picked up the contract and handed it to her. "It seems you have deep feelings for Xingtan. So please help Xingtan resolve this concern and do your best."
She took it and asked, "Have you agreed on the severance period?"
"No, wait until you have negotiated with Ping Mei."
"Boss Yang restrains you?"
"To be precise, I'm willing. He's unlikely to let me go easily, but if I want to, he can't hold me back. Let's give him a good situation before I leave.
She lowered her head and rubbed the contract cover with the pad of her thumb. "Ping Mei isn't someone we headhunters can talk to. We've already asked around, but we don't have many connections to reach her. We might not be able to help her, so we need to consider someone else."
"Pingmei is 45, right? She's the kind of person whose work is everything to her. She's unmarried and childless. Her family used to live in Guangzhou, but later moved to Shenzhen with her company. She has only one father at home, and he's in poor health. He's now living in a nursing home in Guangzhou. She's busy with work, so she travels back and forth between the two places, only coming back to see her father occasionally on weekends."
He recited a bunch of Ping Mei's personal information, then paused. "Everyone has weaknesses. Here's some of her personal information I know for your reference. You can assess her situation and discuss the chances of her returning to Guangzhou for work. There aren't many Star Tanks in Guangzhou."
She realized that he might have some acquaintance with Ping Mei. "Are you familiar with her?"
He didn't respond and looked at his watch. "They're waiting for you, right? Let's talk again sometime. Pingmei seems to be out of town for the next two days. I'll send you some of her updates. I suggest you don't go around asking for her information. It's sensitive. If you need to know anything, feel free to ask me."
"Are you... helping us?" She was surprised that he was interfering in their work, and her eyes were full of complexity.
She looked him straight in the eye for a few seconds and it made him crazy.
He looked at her intently. "You help me. I need to get out of this as quickly as possible. The sooner the better. Please."
He watched her leave his office and call a friend who worked at Qimai.
"convenient?"
"Go ahead."
"How is Pingmei now? Why is she still on vacation?" He asked while flipping through the photos Pingmei posted on her Moments.
She was probably a photography enthusiast, as she posted a large number of photos on her Moments without any captions or location information.
"I took my annual leave and went to Yunnan."
"Your work pace is so relaxed now?"
"Don't let up! She pushed everyone to death before the IPO, and now they have to fight tooth and nail to achieve performance growth. She's on vacation, but she's a master at controlling things remotely."
"When will she be back?"
"I've only been gone for two or three days, maybe ten or so. I've been authorized to work during my leave. Is there something wrong? Why don't you contact her directly?"
"I won't bother her on vacation. I'm just concerned. I haven't seen her relax in years. It's nice to have a vacation."
"Her relaxation is an illusion. It seems like she brought her old man with her. She just stayed in one place and video-conferenced with us every day. How could she really relax?"
Uncontrollable factors occurred, and she would definitely not be able to contact Ping Mei for the next ten days. He hung up the phone and rubbed his forehead with a headache.
The two of them took the contract and headed back. She basically recounted everything Shi Zhenglin had said to her to Lin Yao.
"Why is the contrast so great? He treats you very specially." Lin Yao smelled something and drove the car out of Xingtan Park and onto the wide road.
She shifted her focus, "He must be very familiar with this Ping Mei. He knows her family situation and whereabouts very well."
"Why don't you go and talk to me if you're familiar with it?"
"How can a person who wants to escape try to trap another person into doing so?"
"Why do I feel that he treats you a little abnormally? He even asks you to help him get out of this situation as soon as possible. You two are bound by interests and have even cooperated with each other. You must be a little abnormal to him too, right?" Lin Yao came back to the topic.
"How boring! You're talking nonsense when we're doing something serious."
She glanced at her phone and saw a message from someone who was said to be a bit abnormal towards her. "Pingmei hasn't been in Guangdong for the past ten days. She went to Yunnan for vacation."
He was putting into practice what he had just said and would send her Pingmei updates.
She covered her head and couldn't move for such a long time.
After thinking for a while, she replied on impulse, "Do you know her schedule?"
She planned to use wild means to save time.
She didn't know why he didn't reply, so she kept waiting. By asking this, he probably knew what path she wanted to take.
An hour later she arrived at the office and he called her directly.
"What do you want to do with the itinerary?"
"This is not your business."
"Want to go find her?"
"I'll try."
"Forget this path. Wait until she comes back. There's no rush."
"You are not anxious, but I am anxious."
"Why the rush?"
She paused, "In a hurry to make money."
He was speechless for a while.
She urged, "You know where she is, right? Send it to me. She won't be moving much during her ten-day vacation, so she'll stay put. I'll go and follow her."
"I have no idea."
"Then I'll ask around. Many people have her WeChat. I got her phone number. If that doesn't work, I'll call her from there."
"Traveling long distances and rushing is risky, and the chance of a collision is so small it's not worth the risk."
"Now that I've got this order, I'm going to do everything I can. This is a particularly good opportunity, and it's easier to negotiate with her than anywhere else. You're all workaholics, and workaholics know workaholics. If there weren't special circumstances, how could someone in that position take such a long vacation? Perhaps this is a sign that she's starting to relax."
There was another silence.
"Add WeChat and I'll send it to you," he said.
This was his third WeChat friend request, and she accepted it instantly.
What was sent to him was a screenshot of Pingmei’s circle of friends, as well as the address of the Shangri-La Napa Beach Hotel that he had just found by uploading the photo to the mini program.
"She brought her father with her. Her father has limited mobility, so he's probably staying at this hotel for vacation."
She booked the ticket without hesitation.
"Let's go together. The driving road there is very mountainous. We've never been there before, so we don't know if the road is easy to drive on. It's not feasible to travel alone when we're tired. It's dangerous."
After hearing this, Lin Yao became concerned about her safety, knowing that she had been having trouble sleeping for a long time.
"Please help me take care of Qian Duoduo. No one will take care of him if he goes there. It's too expensive for two people to go, and we still have to follow up on those orders."
She was the one who suggested it. She was worried about Lin Yao being pushed out to suffer this great uncertainty alone.
"If you're alone, I'll go."
"I'll go. I plan to be back within two days if I can't make it. You've been taking care of Duoduo for so long, and I'm tired of taking care of him every day. I'll take this opportunity to relax and enjoy the scenery."
"He's very difficult to deal with now. I can't handle him. If I don't serve him well, he will be dissatisfied with me. I'll go, I'll go."
Qian Duoduo was playing with Tan Ming and the others in the office. He ran in and heard, "Long Weihe, where are you going? Take me with you! I want to go out and play!"
The two people argued for a long time about "selling goods", but Qian Duoduo had a brain and could come up with a third plan.
Long Weihe thought about it and decided to take Qian Duoduo along. If things didn't work out, they could just treat it as taking the kids out for a stroll.
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