"And one more thing," Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes, "Zhan Xiuwen wants our latest real estate project. You arrange the handover."
Jiang Dong was furious. "Zhan Xiuwen is making outrageous demands. He wants more than just money; he wants projects too. It's obvious he wants to devour the Dijing Group piece by piece."
"His purpose is obvious, but we have no other choice but to do as he says."
"......yes."
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Wanwan couldn't sleep anymore. After washing up, she went to see the National Day holiday.
The fever didn't return on November 11th; however, the patient was still weak and asleep.
As Qiao Wanwan came downstairs, Aunt Zheng immediately came to greet her.
"Madam, it's almost lunchtime. Please have lunch before you go out."
"No, I have something to do. You take good care of the child."
"Don't worry, Madam."
Qiao Wanwan went directly to the Imperial View Group.
Jiang Dong said he wasn't busy and just wanted her to have a good rest for a day, but the pile of work was already too much to handle.
Qiao Wanwan threw herself into her work. Once she got busy, she didn't have the time or energy to think about anything else, and her mind was able to relax for a while.
"Madam," Jiang Dong said, bringing over a bag containing lunchboxes, "it's time to eat."
Qiao Wanwan then put down the documents in her hand, stretched her neck, and got up to go to the dining table.
"This was ordered by Master Zhan to be bought for you from your favorite restaurant. Please eat it while it's hot."
Qiao Wanwan couldn't help but smile. "When did he contact you?"
“When you first came to the company, Master Zhan asked me to prepare lunch and make sure you ate on time.”
As soon as the lunchbox was opened, the aroma of the food wafted out, and Qiao Wanwan realized she was actually quite hungry.
"There's too much food for me to finish, let's eat together."
Jiang Dong nodded. "Madam, according to the rules, I cannot dine with you. Please do not make things difficult for me."
Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. I won't make things difficult for you."
"Thank you, Madam."
While eating, Qiao Wanwan said, "Jiang Dong, do you know where Jing Ting is now? I want to go find him."
“Madam, since Master Zhan revealed his identity, the people who were following him have withdrawn. Master Zhan did not tell me his specific address, so I do not know it.”
Qiao Wanwan nodded gently, "Then forget it, I'll just wait for him to arrange a time to see me and my master."
"Yes," Jiang Dong said. "Madam, I have already reported Zhan Xiuwen's matter to Master Zhan."
Qiao Wanwan wasn't surprised. "Jing Ting must have tacitly accepted my decision, right?"
"Yes, Master Zhan didn't respond, which should be considered tacit agreement."
Qiao Wanwan took a bite of food. "Money and the company are just external things. As long as Xiao Jiu can come home safely, even if we have to hand over the Dijing Group, Jing Ting and I won't even bat an eye."
"Master Zhan has never been so passive before." Jiang Dong said, both angry and helpless. "Whether it's Master Zhan, you, or especially the two young masters, they've suffered far too much..."
Qiao Wanwan smiled faintly, "Yes, Jingting has never been moved, but that's in the past. Once a person has something to care about, they will have a weakness. Me and the child are his weaknesses."
“Sometimes I think that if I hadn’t appeared in his life, maybe he wouldn’t have gone through all this.” Qiao Wanwan’s eyes welled up with tears. “But I know that even if time could turn back, even if I could choose again, Jingting would still choose to meet me, because I feel the same way. No matter how much suffering I go through, I don’t regret meeting him.”
"Madam, I know..."
"In short, you just need to get started and hand over the project to the Emperor Group. But you can delay it a bit. I need to make sure Xiao Jiu has recovered before I can give him the project."
"Yes, madam."
Qiao Wanwan suddenly remembered something, "How is Li Jing?"
"Replying to Madam, she is still recuperating in the hospital."
"Pay his medical bills," Qiao Wanwan said calmly. "After all, it was Jing Ting who did it. Once the money is paid, we'll be even."
"Yes, I'll go and pay the money this afternoon."
......
Two days later, Zhan Xiuwen sent a video on time.
In the video, Shiyi looked much better and said obediently to the camera, "Mommy, I'm much better now. I've been listening to you and eating more, so don't worry too much about me, Mommy."
Qiao Wanwan finally felt a little relieved.
However, Zhan Xiuwen called immediately afterward.
"See? I didn't lie to you, did I? I told you, Xiao Jiu is related to me by blood after all. As long as you listen to me, I won't mistreat him."
Qiao Wanwan sneered, "So, according to you, I should thank you?"
"Alright, now that Xiao Jiu is alright, you should keep your promise and stop deliberately delaying. My patience is limited."
"Understood. Jiangdong will handle it within a week."
Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone, looked up at Jiang Dong across the street, and said, "Do as I say."
"Yes, madam."
"Did Jingting say when he would meet my master?"
"No."
Qiao Wanwan frowned. "He's not that forgetful, and besides, I told him before that I needed a blood sample for testing, but he still hasn't given it to me..."
"Madam, let me contact Master Zhan again."
“Hmm.” Qiao Wanwan said helplessly, “This one-way communication puts me in a very passive position. If he doesn’t want me to find him, there’s no way I can find him.”
"Madam, you are overthinking it. It's impossible for Master Zhan not to want to see you; he's just forced to do so now."
Qiao Wanwan leaned back in her chair. "Jiang Dong, I know that Jing Ting must have offended a lot of people in this position, but I really can't figure out who would want to deal with us like this."
“Madam, since even Master Zhan can’t figure it out, then you shouldn’t waste your time thinking about it,” Jiang Dong advised. “I believe the mastermind behind this will come to light sooner or later.”
"Yes, but I really want to know, who exactly is it...?"
......
A week later, Dijin Group transferred the real estate project to Dizun Group.
Such a move undoubtedly caused a huge uproar, and the atmosphere at the group's regular meeting was very tense!
"Madam, this project is one of the most important projects this year. Now we're just handing it over to someone else like this. And I heard that it wasn't a transfer or a cooperation, but that you gave it to Zhan Xiuwen without consulting anyone. This is outrageous! You must give us a reasonable explanation!"
"Yes, what is this? They just handed over such an important project to someone else without any explanation! This is an unprecedented decision in the group's history. Not to mention a leading enterprise like ours, even a small workshop would not do such a thing!"
"You don't know yet, do you? Rumor has it that the woman is now in charge of the Imperial View Group, which is why such brainless decisions are being made."
"That's considered mild. Some people are saying that our lady has an ambiguous relationship with Zhan Xiuwen..."
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