As soon as she started crying, he didn't want to let go.
Min Xi was held in his arms, with her arms crossed by him. His grip was so strong that it hurt.
Min Xi didn't push him. Instead, he patted his arm gently, signaling him to let go.
Fu Yanzhou hugged her tightly again, and when he let her go, his heart felt empty.
When they first got married, she tried to find a way to get him to hug her for ten minutes, and even made a wish for it, hoping that he would fulfill her wish. She racked her brains many times for a hug, but he was never able to fully satisfy her.
Only at this moment did I realize that I owed her too much.
Suddenly he hoped that if he could go back in time, he would definitely hug her tightly.
Min Xi looked at the man in front of her. To this day, she still remembers the throbbing when he held her in his arms for the first time, and the joy when he held her hand for the first time.
She got in the car, and when it started, she rolled down the window.
"Fu Yanzhou, I have never picked a fight with you."
I rolled down the car windows and burst into tears.
The sadness at that time was nothing. The dull pain of divorce only came two days later, surging up in waves.
Min Xi rested at home for a day and came to the company today.
She specially made herself a cup of espresso. She couldn't drink such bitter coffee before, but today she felt nothing when she took a sip. My heart is completely empty, like a bottomless black hole, with no bottom yet cannot be filled.
Missing the crazy growth.
I can’t write a project plan and I can’t read emails.
Apart from drinking bitter coffee, she didn't know what to do to relieve the pain. Now everything she did hurt, even breathing normally was painful.
Just when she was in endless pain and didn't know how to save herself, Ju Youyou informed her to hold an executive meeting. The meeting notice was sent out yesterday and she asked for leave yesterday. Ju Youyou was worried that she would forget, so she reminded her ten minutes in advance.
"Sister Min, you still have me. I will be your little follower from now on. Now I can reverse the car very well. I will take you out to play on the weekend."
Min Xi forced a smile: "I'm fine."
She exhaled, took her coffee and notebook and went to the meeting room upstairs.
Yu Chengtan also attended today's executive meeting and was the last one to enter the meeting room.
In every meeting, they spend half of the time analyzing problems in their own work and the other half analyzing competitors' recent classic crisis public relations cases and relatively novel marketing cases.
Know thy enemy and know thyself.
The vice president presided over the meeting today and selected a case from Zhuoran's public relations. He opened the PPT on the computer screen, which showed the marketing strategy of a snack newly launched by Lemeng Food this year: "Originally, everyone in our industry thought that Zhuoran's reputation was over, but Zhu Youran turned the tide."
This case was chosen for analysis because it is both a crisis public relations case and a successful marketing case.
Zhu Youran successfully took over Lemeng Food and restored Zhuoran's reputation. Lemeng's newly launched snack also became a hit because of its novel marketing strategy.
A win-win situation for Zhuoran and Lemeng Food.
Authoritative data from major platforms show that this snack has topped the sales charts many times in the past two months.
Zhuoran Public Relations invested almost all of the company's energy into the Lemeng project.
The vice president specially used the mouse to highlight a column of data in blue: "This is the result of teamwork. No one person can do it alone. I always emphasize in every meeting that you must have a team spirit..."
Min Xi didn’t hear what the vice president said next.
She didn't look at the big screen, but stared at her computer screen absent-mindedly. Lemeng Foods are selling well and have even gone viral. She herself had imagined this scene when she was making the project plan, and she also thought about celebrating with Fu Yanzhou.
But now, Lemeng Food’s highlight moment has nothing to do with her.
She and Fu Yanzhou are no longer husband and wife.
Today is Lemon Food’s annual shareholders’ meeting. This newly launched snack has topped the sales charts and will probably be mentioned at the meeting. For Fu Yanzhou, he did not help the wrong person, and Zhu Youran did not let him down and make an exception for him. They achieved success for each other.
Yu Chengtan glanced at Min Xi many times, knowing that she was sad, but he could not interrupt the vice president's analysis. After the vice president finally finished analyzing the case, he said, "Take a few minutes' break."
"Min Xi, go outside and talk about the progress of the car project."
"Okay, Mr. Yu." Min Xi came back to his senses.
Currently, apart from Yu Chengtan and Ju Youyou, no one else in the company knows that she has divorced.
Yu Chengtan did not go to the office, but waited for her by the window not far from the conference room.
Min Xi walked to the door and then turned back to serve the coffee. The vice president teased her, "You have known CEO Yu for so many years, and you are still nervous when reporting to him?"
Min Xi smiled: "Who isn't afraid of the boss?"
She wasn't nervous, she was just sad and holding the coffee cup could relieve the pain.
Yu Chengtan put his hands in his pockets, and whenever he talked about work with his subordinates, he stood straight and did not lean on anything.
"Mr. Yu, I'm sorry."
Because she was distracted for a few minutes during the meeting, she deliberately didn't want to listen to the analysis related to Lemeng Food, but work should be kept separate between public and private affairs, and personal emotions should not be brought into the work. She did not do well today.
"No need to apologize." Yu Chengtan himself didn't listen to the case analysis of Lemeng Food.
He was not trying to comfort her, but telling her the truth: "Your project plan and marketing strategy are more innovative." It's a pity that he missed the opportunity.
"Thank you, Mr. Yu. No need to comfort me, I can handle it myself." Min Xi held the coffee cup with both hands and said objectively: "Zhuoran's marketing strategy is indeed good, and the sales volume speaks for itself."
Yu Chengtan looked at the color of the coffee in her cup and changed the subject: "Did you change the coffee?"
Min Xi: "Well, the previous one wasn't tasty enough."
She was curious: "You know so much about coffee?"
Yu Chengtan said with a smile: "Sometimes when I have nothing to do, I do some research when I'm bored."
He counselled her a few more times and continued with today's meeting.
After the meeting, Min Xi returned to the office and took a long time to calm down. Just as she opened her email, Yan Yinan came to see her.
Yan Yinnan ordered afternoon tea for two, which was delivered ten minutes later. It was not formal to ask for help over the phone, so she went to the 21st floor to meet Min Xi in person.
"Director Min, are you busy? I'd like to invite you to have afternoon tea."
The door of Min Xi's office was open, and Yan Yinan was standing at the door when she spoke. All the colleagues in the open office area outside heard what Yan Yinan said.
They exchanged glances and actually reconciled. I've never seen anything like this before.
Min Xi thought about meeting Yan Yinnan in the elevator a few days ago and felt that she was worried at that time.
She put down the mouse: "Not busy."
The two went to the rest area.
After struggling for a few days, Yan Yinnan finally put aside her pride and went to find Min Xi. As far as she knew, three public relations companies had already extended olive branches to Lu Zhen's mother. She had no time to hesitate.
She got straight to the point: "I came to you to ask for a favor."
Min Xi smiled slightly and motioned for her to speak.
Yan Yinan was so preoccupied with her own business that she didn't notice that Min Xi wasn't wearing a wedding ring.
"I want to use your connections to hire a PR consultant, Yang Jinfan, Lv Zhen's mother." She clasped her hands together and placed them on the table, shaking them tightly. "I tried to make an appointment with Editor-in-Chief Yang through a friend to talk about her plans after retirement, but failed. Your husband and Lv Zhen are friends, so I was wondering if you could help me make the connection. As long as we can make an appointment, I'll take care of the rest myself."
It’s not that she doesn’t want to help, but they are already divorced and she doesn’t want to have anything to do with Fu Yanzhou anymore.
Min Xi was about to speak when the afternoon tea ordered by Yan Yinnan was brought over.
Two cups of coffee and two desserts.
After the delivery guy left, Min Xi confessed, "I'm divorced. I completed the paperwork the day before yesterday."
Yan Yinan was shocked. Shouldn't a marriage of arranged marriage be very stable? Fu Yanzhou seemed to be very nice to Min Xi and even went to Shanghai to attend Shengshi Technology's press conference. How could they suddenly get divorced?
She was just about to take a piece of dessert to give to Min Xi when she noticed that Min Xi was not wearing a wedding ring. He had just divorced, so who would be in the mood for afternoon tea and dessert? She couldn't put down the dessert in her hand, nor could she put it away.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you..."
Min Xi smiled: "It's okay."
She took the dessert, "I just needed something sweet."
"This one is sweet." Yan Yinan gave her a piece of lava dessert.
Min Xi didn't know Yang Jinfan, and had never paid attention to him, so he asked, "Editor-in-Chief Yang retired?"
Yan Yinan opened a cup of coffee for her and said, "I'll retire next month."
Min Xi took the coffee and said, "Thank you." She then went on to talk about business: "I'll ask Lu Zhen for you." But the probability of success was greatly reduced, after all, she and Lu Zhen were not friends.
Yan Yinan was embarrassed to cause more trouble when she was in a bad mood: "I'll try to find other connections. If it doesn't work, you can ask for me again."
Min Xi joked to himself: "It doesn't matter. I've already eaten the dessert. I can't stop working."
Yan Yinan did not refuse: "Then I'll trouble you."
"It's all for the good of the company. It's no trouble."
Yan Yinan looked at Min Xi, who could even get distracted while eating dessert, and sighed inwardly. She finally understood why Yu Chengtan was not interested in anything recently. She mentioned the matter of hiring Yang Jinfan to him twice. He nodded to show that he knew, but there was no further news after that.
Now that I think about it, maybe when she said that, Yu Chengtan didn't take it to heart at all, as he was troubled by other things. The only thing that could bother him was Min Xi's matter.
If you feel carefully, you can still feel that Yu Chengtan treats Min Xi differently. He remembers Min Xi's preference for coffee, remembers what degree of warm water she drinks, remembers where Min Xi eats fish in autumn, which sea area's shrimps she eats in winter, what vegetables Min Xi doesn't eat in spring, and which seasonal fruits and vegetables Min Xi likes most in summer.
The food in Jiachen Canteen basically suits Min Xi's taste.
Everyone thought that the fresh ingredients in the cafeteria were due to the company’s good welfare. The good welfare was part of the reason, but the main reason was due to Min Xi.
Min Xi is such a picky person that after being on a business trip for a long time, he still complains about the food in the cafeteria.
Min Xi probably himself doesn't know where the fish and shrimp he likes to eat in each season come from. Yu Chengtan is meticulous and he will pay attention to the origin and season of the things Min Xi likes.
Yu Chengtan often instructs the logistics department to purchase ingredients and where they are produced.
She had heard this instruction no less than five times over the years. When she went to his office to report on her work, he would sometimes be on the phone with the person in charge of logistics. He would say anything without any hesitation to her, thinking that she didn't understand who he was being so considerate of.
She has a one-sided feeling towards him, so how could she not understand him?
She was able to let him go and get over him because she was moved by his devotion to another woman. Always stick to your bottom line, don't cross the line, and don't show it.
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Min Xi got off work at the normal time tonight, but he couldn't concentrate on his work even if he stayed in the company.
She gave herself a week to reflect, and she would start working on the new project next week.
She had no idea about the off-road vehicle plan.
This project also belongs to Shengshi Group, and she will go to Shanghai on a business trip in a few days. But she no longer has to deal with Sheng Jianqi. Sheng Jianqi is in charge of Shengshi Technology, and she is going to Shengshi Automobile.
Min Ting’s message popped in: [Come home for dinner tonight? 】
Min Xi got in the car. The driver had been picking her up these days. She told the driver that she was going to Fu Yanzhou's villa, and then replied to her brother: "I'm not going back. I'm going to Fu Yanzhou's place to pack my things. 】
Min Ting: [I'll come over and help you clean up. 】
[No, everything has been packed.] She didn't need to go there in person. She didn't want others to see the things in the safe, so she went to get them herself.
Before Min Xi left, she didn't tell Fu Yanzhou that today was the day of the shareholders' meeting of Lemeng Food and he was not at home, so she chose to go today on purpose.
I haven’t walked the road back to the villa for half a year. It feels familiar yet unfamiliar.
The roses in the villa yard are blooming, some pink and some white, with more white.
Min Xi walked straight into the villa. Her aunt was waiting for her and had prepared fruits and drinks for her in advance. Next to the fruit plate were two bottles of orange soda.
She controlled her eyes and didn't look any further, and went to the study on the second floor.
Just as I entered the password for the safe, I heard footsteps at the door. I could tell it wasn't my aunt's footsteps. She had been squatting in front of the safe with her head down, but she suddenly looked up.
Not Fu Yanzhou.
Min Ting stepped into the study and looked around it.
"Didn't I say you don't have to come?"
Min Xi slowed down his heartbeat which had been beating wildly due to the sound of footsteps.
Min Ting said, "I'm at home and have nothing to do. I was just nearby when I sent you the message." He walked to her side, half squatted down, and helped her open her handbag.
He came here specially because he was worried that his sister would be reminded of the past when she came back to pack her things and would get stuck in sadness.
Min Xi re-entered the password and opened the safe.
All the things were things Min Ting had seen before. He had no interest in them. He helped put the old textbooks into the bag first, and asked in confusion: "Why did you keep the textbooks from ten years ago?"
Min Xi: “I won’t stay.”
She pointed to the safe and said, "Please help me deal with everything in there."
She had carried these things with her across the ocean, and she couldn't bear to throw them away.
She forced a smile and said, "Didn't you say it would be less than five dollars? It must be more than that. If you help me sell it, I can use the money to buy two bottles of soda and give you one."
Min Ting smiled and agreed with his sister: "If it's not enough to buy soda, I'll have to put in some money."
All the things in the safe together only take up one-third of the space in the handbag. It is not heavy, and if sold by weight, it would cost less than five dollars.
Min Ting went downstairs carrying her handbag.
Min Xi walked behind her brother, passed by the bedroom where she had lived for a year and a half, went down the stairs she had walked countless times, and the car drove out of the yard, and all the familiar atmosphere dissipated away.
Min Xi made the excuse that he was not hungry and did not go home for dinner.
Min Tingba
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When he brought the bag of waste home, his sister insisted that he dispose of it and not keep it. As for the reason, my sister kept silent.
After returning home, Min Ting opened the handbag and took a look at what was inside before dealing with it. He opened the ticket album and found his sister's plane ticket and boarding pass for school. He didn't look closely at the destinations they were going to, so he closed it and put it aside. He took out a textbook and opened it. Fu Yanzhou's name was on the title page. He flipped through a few pages and found that the class notes on the textbook were all in Fu Yanzhou's handwriting.
No wonder my sister brought these books back to their home when she got married. It turned out that they belonged to Fu Yanzhou.
For a moment I didn't know what to do with this package of old items.
Min Ting put the book back into the bag and temporarily placed the bag in the bookcase.
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Fu Yanzhou only found out that Min Xi went to the villa after the shareholders' meeting of Lemeng Food was over. He had muted his phone during the meeting and just saw the messages his aunt sent him. There were two messages in total, one at six o'clock, saying that Min Xi was going over to get something.
Another message came forty minutes later, telling him that Min Xi had left.
He loosened his tie and wanted to send a message to Min Xi, but after half a minute he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Fu, please stay." The CEO of Lemeng Food strode over.
Fu Yanzhou turned around: "What's the matter?"
The CEO just learned today that Fu Yanzhou’s wife works at Jiachen. At the beginning, the PR agency business was directly signed to Zhuoran. I heard that Jiachen PR was also preparing for a bid.
"It was already early in the morning, and Yu Chengtan asked his friends to ask our senior executives why we didn't open the bidding. Their company had been preparing for it for a long time."
Fu Yanzhou's heart tightened. Min Xi said, "What if our company also plans to bid? You didn't ask me."
It turned out that Jiachen had prepared a bid.
After a few seconds, he came back to his senses and asked the CEO: "Who was responsible for bidding for Lemeng Foods in Jiachen?"
The CEO is also not sure, guessing: "It should be Yu Chengtan, he has been deeply involved in the field of fast-moving consumer goods. But I am not sure."
My father-in-law's words inexplicably rang in my ears: She didn't eat a single bite of the snacks. I can eat some dried fruits now, but I won't eat other snacks.' He told the CEO: "Please find out who is responsible for this."
“Okay.” The CEO thought to himself, please don’t let it be Min Xi.
Fu Yanzhou asked again: "Did Mr. Qin leave?"
Mr. Qin is the boss of Lemeng Beverages and the largest shareholder of Lemeng Food. Fu Yanzhou is the second largest shareholder of Lemeng Food, and the two have a close relationship.
CEO: "Not yet, President Qin is in the VIP room."
Fu Yanzhou nodded and went to the VIP room upstairs.
The market value of Lemon Food is only 50 to 60 billion, while the market value of Lemon Beverage is 100 billion. They are not of the same size.
He used his personal connections to give the public relations agency business of Lemeng Beverage to Jiachen.
That evening, Yu Chengtan declined the offer, and his reason for refusal was very tactful: the Jiachen team did not have the strength to take on this big project for the time being, and would rely on their own strength to fight for Lemeng beverages in the future.
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