111. Let’s make peace
Ling Ling sighed and said, "We had a big fight a while ago. I think if two people are hurling insults at each other like that, there's really no point in them being together. My parents never argued like that. This is the first time in my life that someone in a close relationship has said such harsh words to me." Sheng Nan, however, looked disappointed in her and scolded her, "I've discovered that dating also requires experience. You don't have much experience, and you haven't had the chance to learn the true meaning of relationships from your parents. Don't take love too seriously. It's not that you can't accept the content of your argument right now, it's just that you haven't accepted your first fight yet. Once you get used to it, you won't take it seriously anymore. Your parents were so attached to each other when they were alive, but they eventually passed away together. Look at my parents. They argued constantly when they were a couple, and after their divorce, they each started a new family, and even after they were married, they still argued. These couples who don't like each other must be desperately trying to live because they're waiting for the other to die first. That's the vibrant life that marriage brings!" Ling Ling was amused by her and couldn't stop giggling, "Okay, okay, Master Hao is really thoughtful today. He has contributed all the techniques and theories that have reached the pinnacle of art and philosophy to me." "Of course, one Michelin star is not for nothing. Next time you treat me to a three-star restaurant, I will pass on my private life-long skills to you." Shengnan's mouth was full of oil. *~*~*~*~*~*~ After dinner, after separating from Hao Shengnan, Ling Ling was still thinking about her words on the way back to the hotel, thinking about the quarrel between her and Yu Chuanbei. Spring has arrived, and the evening breeze blows the willows. Thinking about it, they have known each other for almost two years. Her heart is climbing, and her longing is growing wildly. She suddenly missed him very much. When she arrived downstairs of the hotel, she actually saw him waiting for her under the flourishing magnolia tree! She wanted to run over, but she suppressed her impulse and tried to approach him slowly. Yu Chuanbei also saw her. He stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up slightly at her. Their eyes met, no apologies or explanations needed. He opened his arms and said to her, a little aggrieved, "Let's make peace." Lingling's eyes instantly moistened, and she threw herself into his arms, letting him hold her tightly. "I missed you so much," he said. "Me too. I was just thinking about you, and I didn't expect to see you when I looked up. It feels so good," she said. They hugged in silence for a moment, and then he said to her, "I've bought a new house, near your company. The previous owner did a nice renovation, so I just did a simple renovation..."
Ling Ling sighed and said, "We had a big fight a while ago. I think if two people are saying such mean things to each other, there's really no point in them being together. My parents never argued like that. This is the first time in my life that I've heard someone in a close relationship say such harsh words to me."
Sheng Nan, however, looked disappointed and scolded her, "I've discovered that love also requires experience. You don't have much experience, and you haven't had the chance to learn the true meaning of relationships from your parents. Don't take love too seriously. It's not that you can't accept the content of your argument right now, it's just that you haven't accepted your first fight yet. Once you get used to it, you won't take it seriously anymore."
Your parents were so attached to each other when they were alive, but they eventually passed away together. Look at my parents, they argued constantly when they were married, and after their divorce, they each started a new family and continued to argue with their new partners. These couples who don't like each other must be desperately trying to live, because they're waiting for the other to die first. This is the vitality that marriage brings to life!
Ling Ling was amused by her and giggled non-stop, "Alright, alright, Master Hao was really thoughtful today. He has shared all of his top-notch techniques and theories in the fields of art and philosophy with me."
"Of course, a one-star Michelin restaurant is not for nothing. Next time you treat me to a three-star restaurant, I will pass on my lifelong secrets to you." Sheng Nan's mouth was full of oil.
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After dinner, after separating from Hao Shengnan, Ling Ling was still thinking about her words and the quarrel between her and Yu Chuanbei on the way back to the hotel.
Spring had arrived, and the evening breeze was rustling the willows. Thinking back, they had known each other for almost two years. Her heart was filled with longing, and she suddenly missed him deeply.
When she got downstairs to the hotel, she actually saw him waiting for her under the flourishing magnolia tree! She wanted to run over, but she suppressed her impulse and tried to approach him slowly.
Yu Chuanbei also saw her. He stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up at her. Their eyes met, and no apologies or explanations were needed anymore.
He opened his arms and said to her with some grievance: "Let's make peace."
Ling Ling's eyes instantly became moist, and she threw herself into his arms, letting him hold her tightly.
"I miss you very much," he said.
"Me too. I was just thinking about you, but I didn't expect to see you when I looked up. It feels so good," she said.
They hugged in silence for a while, and then he said to her, "I've already bought a new house, near your company. The previous owner had done a nice job, so I just did some simple renovations. I just finished cleaning it today, and I'm here to take you home."
Ling Ling nodded, and he held her hand tightly, and the two of them walked into their new home.
Ling Ling walked in the new house. The decoration of each room was almost the same as before. The old furniture had also been moved in. The clothes she had left at his place were still placed there, as if she had never left.
He slowly embraced her from behind and kissed her hair and neck tenderly.
"I know that in the long run, we will inevitably quarrel, but - even if we quarrel, we shouldn't be apart for so long like this time, okay?" He whispered in her ear, and the longing kiss became more passionate.
"Yeah." She agreed with her eyes closed.
"I miss you." He turned her body over, a little roughly in a hurry.
"I miss you too." She answered with a hint of grievance, for no reason, or perhaps it was just the bitterness of separation that made her feel aggrieved.
They kissed each other passionately, reason and reality all blocked out from their oxygen-deprived brains.
Someone I haven't seen for a long time, a touch I haven't felt for a long time, and the intimacy after a short separation, make the longing have touch, temperature, and sound, stretching in the kneading, going crazy in the humidity, and panting in the murmur.
Ling Ling didn't know what their future would be like, but she thought that she really loved this man and would love him for a long, long time, so long that she thought it was the limit of human life that could coexist with love.
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TauWu's creative director, Mindak, was constantly overwhelmed by the challenges Mei Xiao presented him with, both overtly and covertly. Knowing he couldn't continue, he found an excuse to return to a 4A headquarters in the US, effectively withdrawing from the power struggle. Of course, he kept it a secret: after returning to Chicago, he couldn't even find a job that allowed him to work indoors, not even his wife.
Seeing that the position of Creative Director had finally been vacated, Mei Xiao was very confident that she would definitely get the job. However, she also reluctantly realized that Ling Ling's momentum had been too strong recently.
Fang Tuowu promoted Ling Ling to vice president of Innovation Group A without consulting her and gave her an independent office on the new floor.
Xiao Hui from Ningshi is Lingling's first love fan. Now, when it comes to Ningshi's cases, she is the only one who can handle them. The copywriting of "Relaxing moments, Ningshi will give you firm skin" has made the new anti-aging cream sell out in the sinking market; Adrian from Hemino is her die-hard fan. Although there have been no big projects, she has been constantly supplied with small businesses; even an old fox like Leonard from Beiqing can be easily handled by her; as for Ge Fei from Nuanwo and Jiang Guo from Oak, their business cooperation relationship has extended to become close friends. It seems that a copywriter who has just entered the industry can easily get a lot of customer resources.
I have to say that Ling Ling is not only a good copywriter, but also a high-quality marketing talent. She is versatile and has good character. She can get along with everyone and has a bottom line.
The most important thing was the recent scandal between her and Fang Tuowu. The woman who could attract the attention of Yao Ye, a young lady who had no other concerns in life except eating, drinking, and having fun, had never appeared in her father's life before, except for her mother. Of course, she had now come to acknowledge him as her stepmother.
Mei Xiao, a low-educated amateur, had been able to wield her power for so many years in Tuowu, relying not only on her eloquence and dexterity but also on her ambiguous relationship with Fang Tuowu, or rather, on the perception that they were ambiguous. And what she was most grateful to Fang Tuowu for was that he had never clarified their relationship to anyone.
Therefore, this layer of her personality could not be destroyed no matter what. Moreover, she had accumulated energy for many years and finally drove Mingdake away to make room for herself, rather than handing it over to Lingling.
Mei Xiao was in talks with Lawrence of Aojie, a top international automaker that looked down on Tuowu. But Mr. Fang was determined to connect, believing a successful deal would secure Tuowu's position as the leading domestic advertising agency for a decade. Mei Xiao, however, understood the difficulty and, knowing it wouldn't work, couldn't shirk her responsibility under pressure from her boss. So, she decided to simply bring Lingling in to do the hard labor. With Aojie's latest project, a domestic company like Tuowu would be a mere runner-up anyway, so it would be better to let Lingling do some useless work instead of constantly appearing so useful.
During the Monday meeting to assign tasks, Mei Xiao said to Ling Ling, "Ling Ling, you'll be primarily responsible for the Aojie project. I've had good early-stage contact with Renner, so you'll be following up on all the subsequent work. If we can secure Aojie, it will be our company's largest order in recent years, so of course, the responsibility should go to Ling Ling, the strongest member of our A team. Ling Ling, please finish up your current projects and don't take on any new ones for now. You can focus on Aojie. The potential advertisers bidding for Aojie are all strong, but I don't think any of them have a better foundation than us in the early stages. Coupled with Ling Ling's creative support, I'm very confident. Mr. Fang also has high hopes for us. Keep going, Ling Ling!"
Ling Ling graciously accepted the job, but after the meeting, Gu Chuqi couldn't help but complain on her behalf, "What kind of specifications are those at Aojie? Sister Mei never saw Lawrence, their China Brand Director, before. The few times she did, it seemed like they'd only chatted at other gatherings. She also said they had good early-stage collaborations, and now they're throwing it to you at this stage. If it works out, it's all thanks to her 'good early-stage collaborations,' but if it doesn't, it's your fault for not following up."
Ling Ling, however, didn't care about these tricks. "Hey, Sister Mei is also my boss. We are a team. Logically, we should share the same honor and disgrace. I should agree to any task she assigns me. In addition, we have only served domestic clients before, and Hemino has only had a small amount of contact. This time, we can deeply participate in the entire process of Aojie's project bidding and pitching. Regardless of the result, the experience of contacting first-line foreign companies in the process is valuable, and I will not suffer any loss.
Furthermore, I've never minded anyone taking credit for my achievements at work. Firstly, I'm not a tongue-tied, overly bullied lamb. My accomplishments and I nourish each other, and no matter who reaps the rewards, they can't boast more than I, who's invested throughout the entire process. Secondly, any achievement in the workplace, while dazzling in the present moment, can easily be tarnished by shame years later. Taking credit is like inheritance: if you inherit assets, you also inherit liabilities. Therefore, I always advise those who constantly try to take credit for others' achievements to think twice before acting. Don't be so perceptive and red-eyed as to take credit for others' achievements. Even if you make mistakes within your own purview, it's worth taking responsibility. But if you try to take credit for someone else's achievements, they won't tell you the pitfalls and potential pitfalls. You might end up wanting the gold trophy but only end up with a $24,000 pot.
So Chuqi, don't worry about me. I just want to do my job well. With this single, stupid purpose, I should be the most harmless in the workplace. My boss won't want to do anything to me.
Author's Note
Liu Qiu
author
06-09
Good night, my dear friends. I've finished writing for the day. Writing my new novel is such a blast. I won't use AI to write. How could I possibly give up an experience I love so much to AI?
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