She turned around and saw the chubby little girl staring at her with her big, round eyes. Seeing that she was awake, the girl happily jumped off the stool and ran out. A moment later, she came back in, pulling Mr. Qian along, saying, "Grandpa, my sister is awake."
Xu Xinchen raised his eyebrows in surprise, not expecting that the little girl was actually his granddaughter.
"Ms. Lu," Mr. Qian's voice pulled her back to reality, "How are you feeling?"
Xu Xinchen shook her head, "I don't feel any pain now."
Mr. Qian looked at her and nodded. "Thank you for saving my granddaughter. Here's the contract; I'll sign it now."
Xu Xinchen stared in disbelief as he took out the contract and prepared to sign it.
"Wait a minute." She was flattered. "You agree?"
"You want me to back out?"
"No, no, no." Xu Xinchen quickly waved her hand, a smile appearing on her face.
She never expected that she would turn misfortune into blessing and resolve the matter so easily.
Meanwhile, in Chang Yu's office, his assistant, Xiao Wang, watched in terror as his boss erupted, not daring to utter a sound.
"Are you all useless?" Chen Ningsheng glanced at the contract and slammed it on the ground. "Changyu has been established for so many years, and what about Xinke? They can't even handle a small company. You might as well go home and farm."
The sales managers didn't dare utter a sound, waiting for the boss's wrath.
"Boss," a sales manager stepped forward boldly, "we have a new sales manager. I've heard she's very capable. She's the one who sabotaged this case, causing us to lose this opportunity..."
"You're right." Chen Ningsheng's lips curled into a wicked smile. "She's capable; I should bring her to the company to replace you useless lot!"
His heavy breathing echoed in the office.
After a while, he said, "Xiao Wang, arrange the next exhibition. I will attend in person and meet this newcomer."
Xu Xinchen was exhausted after a long day. All she wanted to do was lie down and sleep. The injury on her back was still throbbing. It wasn't going to heal so quickly. She was just pretending to be better in front of President Qian.
But Lu Shuangshuang called out to her.
She looked at her pitifully, "Sister, give me some money."
Xu Xinchen frowned and stopped in her tracks. "Money? Didn't I just give it to you?"
That money was almost enough for her living expenses for a month. How could it have been spent in just a few days?
She sat on the sofa, looking at her, "How's your job search going?"
Mentioning this, Lu Shuangshuang's face fell. "This job is too hard to find. Most people go to factories to work as female factory workers, but I don't want to do that. It's so tiring, with two shifts, and you don't earn much money. Unlike your job, which is so easy."
Xu Xinchen knew that was the case. Lu Shuangshuang had a low level of education, barely finishing junior high school. How could she possibly find a good job? Given her naturally lazy nature, she wouldn't be willing to do any hard labor, so it would definitely end up being a waste of time.
"Sister," she said, mustering her courage to come closer, "how about you help me find a job? Aren't you a manager? Help me find an easy job at your company. I want to be like you, making money effortlessly."
"Impossible," Xu Xinchen replied expressionlessly.
Lu Shuangshuang was unhappy when she heard this, thinking that she was deliberately not finding it for her. She frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You're still my own sister? You won't even help with this little thing? I'm going to tell Dad..."
Xu Xinchen rubbed her forehead. "Our company has a hiring process; it's not something I can easily instigate. Besides, my job isn't easy; it requires a lot of specialized knowledge..."
"What do you mean by that?" Lu Shuangshuang's face darkened. "Are you looking down on me? Do you think I can't do your job?"
She snorted, "Lu Minshi, if you don't help me find someone, I don't care. I'll find someone myself who earns several times more than you."
On Saturday, Gu Yan asked Xu Xinchen to accompany him to the exhibition.
Although it was an exhibition, Gu Yan told Xu Xinchen to dress up nicely and not wear her usual stiff business attire. He even personally prepared a formal dress for her.
Her fair and delicate skin was accentuated by the royal blue fishtail dress, and she became the focus of the entire event as soon as she appeared.
She linked arms with Gu Yan, smiled at passersby, and held her head high.
Gu Yan wore an elegant smile, and he and she seemed like a match made in heaven. When he introduced her to other company executives as just the company's sales manager, he attracted even more surprised glances.
No one would think of her as a powerful businesswoman; everyone assumed she was Gu Yan's confidante.
Xu Xinchen accepted such a gaze with equanimity. Everything she has today is the result of her own hard work, and she doesn't feel that she is inferior to this man in any way.
To her surprise, she spotted Zhao Xuerong among them. Her face, covered in makeup, forced a stiff smile as her Mediterranean male companion planted a kiss on her cheek. At that moment, she even saw the twisted corners of her mouth.
The next second, their eyes met. When Zhao Xuerong glanced at Gu Yan next to her, the twitching at the corner of her mouth became more obvious, but she quickly recovered, raised her wine glass in the air to signal to her, and then walked away.
These kinds of parties are always the most boring. Gu Yan introduced her to several company executives, then left her there.
Bored, she hid in a corner of the hall, watching the men and women coming and going.
Bored out of her mind, she squatted alone in the corner, quietly taking a glass of red wine and slowly savoring it. The delicious wine was refreshing. After a few sips, everything went dark. She looked up and saw Gu Yan looking down at her.
The excessive alcohol made her cheeks flushed, making her look particularly tempting, like a ripe, plump peach, inviting one to taste it.
Her eyes were unfocused and unfocused. Her gaze was distant as she looked at him, as if she were looking at someone else through him.
Gu Yan lowered his eyelashes slightly, his gaze remaining fixed on her. He unconsciously raised his hand, about to touch her cheek, when a man coughed softly nearby.
Gu Yan looked up. Five meters away, Chen Ningsheng was dressed in a black suit, his eyes filled with unfathomable depths. He slightly tugged at the corner of his mouth, raised the glass in his hand, and clinked it with Gu Yan's from a distance. "Mr. Gu, how have you been?"
The sound startled Xu Xinchen, who was squatting on the ground. Even though they had been separated for so long, she could recognize his voice clearly in an instant. This was the voice she had heard countless times in the night. It was not the usual cold, hard, and deep one, but instead a soft, murmuring whisper, a magnetic voice that made her feel weak from head to toe.
Gu Yan subconsciously looked at Xu Xinchen on the ground, and after seeing her reaction, a knowing smile appeared on his lips.
With a smile on his face, Gu Yan walked up to Chen Ningsheng and met his gaze. "President Chen, it's been a long time."
"You handled the last deal flawlessly, you were a step ahead of everyone else. It was truly an eye-opener." Chen Ningsheng said, his hands in his pockets, his face as cold and hard as ever. Although it was a compliment, there was not a trace of a smile on his face.
Gu Yan went along with it, nodding slightly. "This business isn't easy to run. It was originally our own business, but someone else managed to steal it. It seems we need to be more careful in the future. Mr. Qian's business is largely thanks to our company's new young lady—she's smart and quick-witted..."
Seeing the change in Chen Ningsheng's eyes, he smiled slightly and reached behind him, "Min Shi, come, meet President Chen."
As soon as he finished speaking, he sensed that the man in front of him stiffened and his aura changed slightly. He focused his gaze on the person behind him, staring intently at that back.
Xu Xinchen slowly stood up, having mentally prepared herself for a long time. Since she was in this industry, encountering him was inevitable, and there was no way to avoid it.
She turned around, met his burning gaze, and stood next to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan put his hand on her shoulder and introduced her, "President Chen, this is my new capable assistant, Lu Minshi."
"Hello, Mr. Chen." Lu Minshi's expression was calm and composed, maintaining just the right amount of politeness, and she leaned slightly forward to extend her hand to him.
Chen Ningsheng's expression vanished instantly, replaced by calm, and even a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He glanced sideways at Gu Yan's hand on her shoulder, then slowly reached out and shook her hand.
His hands were thick, hot, and strong, making her palms feel hot.
She was momentarily stunned, as if it were the same hand that had held her yesterday, still retaining a gentle strength.
The next moment, the hand suddenly tightened. Her heart skipped a beat, and she tried to pull away, but the hand gripped her even tighter, holding her firmly.
Imprisoned.
Gu Yan took in all these subtle movements without showing any emotion. Then he heard Chen Ningsheng say something with a hint of deeper meaning, "President Gu has good taste. Choosing such a beautiful woman as your right-hand woman, her future prospects are limitless."
"You flatter me," Gu Yan declined. "My judgment is not as good as Mr. Chen's. In terms of vision, Mr. Chen is slightly better."
He leaned forward and freed Xu Xinchen's hand from Chen Ningsheng's.
Chen Ningsheng smiled deeply, revealing two dimples on his cheeks. "Then I won't disturb you two any longer."
He stared straight ahead, not even glancing at Xu Xinchen, and brushed past her, stirring up a chill in the air.
Chen Ningsheng walked to a corner before taking out his other hand from his pocket. The veins on that hand were already bulging, and the knuckles were white from being clenched. He tried to adjust his heavy breathing and slowly calmed down.
"noob."
A man appeared out of nowhere behind him.
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