Chapter 82
It was already 8:30 in the evening after dinner. Lian Yijian stayed with Xia Zhongqin until 9:30, but he still had no intention of leaving. Finally, under Xia Zhongqin's urging, he had to leave.
Xia Zhongqin didn't mention a single word about what happened between her and Xia Cheng at Chongqing Chicken Pot this afternoon in front of Lian Yimian. One reason was that she was afraid that he would worry, and the other was that she didn't suffer any loss.
After Lian Yijian left, Xia Zhongqin took a shower and washed her clothes first. Seeing that it was still early, she went to the study.
Last Saturday, Xia Zhongqin went to Suzhou Library and borrowed a copy of Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged. Qian Zhongshu's wife Yang Jiang liked it very much. She borrowed all the books written by Yang Jiang that could be borrowed from Suzhou Library, and her favorite was The Three of Us written by Yang Jiang.
Just as he opened the book, Xia Zhongqin received a WeChat message from Lian Yijian.
Lian Yijian: Zhong Qin, I’m on the project team now, don’t worry.
Xia Zhongqin took a photo of the book she had just opened and sent it over.
Soon Lian Yijian sent her another WeChat message.
Lian Yijian: Cultivate your character (like)
After reading the WeChat message sent by Lian Yijian, Xia Zhongqin put away his phone and continued reading.
Lian Yijian worked overtime for an hour and a half on the Suzhou Metro project to turn Mr. Jin's new demands into a concrete business solution.
After handling Mr. Jin's request, Lian Yijian opened Evernote and reviewed the progress of the recent matters that needed to be handled.
As the delivery director of the Southern Jiangsu District, he has a lot of things to deal with every day. His energy is limited, and he can't just fumble around. He can only deal with the urgent ones first. Since he started working, he would list each item according to the dimensions of day, week, and month, and then basically every night, every Sunday and the end of the month he would review the completion status of the items that needed to be handled according to the dimensions. His personal abilities have also grown through the day-to-day review.
Lian Yijian also put the matter of the region's nearly six years of overdue outsourcing payments to partners in Evernote. He has already told Xia Zhongqin about it, and he has also told the district general manager Wang Dayu about it. He has also communicated with Dong Dawei, who is in charge of delivery at the headquarters, and Gong Zhan, the PMO director of the headquarters. Xia Zhongqin will pay these outsourcing payments in the order of time he listed.
After reviewing the progress of the tasks to be dealt with today and this week in Evernote, it was already half past eleven. Lian Yijian got up, packed up his computer, and prepared to return to his residence in Yonglin New Village.
Lian Yijian had just driven his car from the B1 parking lot of Suzhou Metro Building to the road when he received a WeChat video call from Xia Kaiqun.
The video call lasted less than a minute before Lian Yijian hung up.
Xia Kaiqun called Lian Yijian to tell him that he would not be sleeping at his residence tonight and would be checking into a hotel.
Lian Yijian just said "hmm" lightly, without many words of comfort like before.
In the adult world, some things should be said only when they are said. Moreover, the eternal topic of "love" is really hard to explain.
At noon on Friday, Xia Zhongqin sent the Centennial Project Weekly Report to Wang Xuesheng's mailbox in advance by email. For the internal staff of Beijing Smart Internet Company, she sent it to Song Xiaojuan, Lian Yijian and Xia Cheng.
Although he and Xia Cheng were unhappy about many things, Xia Zhongqin always kept things clear and separated them. Besides, Xia Cheng was a villain, and the Centennial Project was a project in Sucheng District. If the weekly project report was not sent to Xia Cheng, he would definitely use this to make trouble in the future.
As soon as she got off work in the afternoon, Xia Zhongqin left the Centennial Project site. Tonight, she and Ji Yue had an appointment to meet at Shan Huanhuan, the internet-famous hot pot restaurant on Guanqian Street. She had already reserved a seat online in advance.
Xia Zhongqin sent the Centennial Project business solution to Xia Kaiqun on Wednesday morning. Xia Kaiqun had completed the development of one-tenth of the functional points on Wednesday evening. She came to the Centennial Project customer site on Thursday morning. Wang Xuesheng was not there in the morning. When Wang Xuesheng came back in the afternoon, she reported the current progress of the Centennial Project Phase II to Wang Xuesheng and the heads of relevant business departments. After listening to her report, Wang Xuesheng was very satisfied with the current progress of the Centennial Project Phase II.
When Xia Zhongqin was hailing a taxi in front of the Centennial Air Conditioning Equipment Company, he met Wang Xuesheng who was about to go out to do something.
When Wang Xuesheng passed by her, he asked the driver to stop the car, lowered the windshield and asked her where she was going. When he heard that she was going to Tangzhuang subway station, Wang Xuesheng said it was on the way and asked her to get in the car directly.
It takes about twenty minutes to walk from the Centennial Air Conditioning Equipment Company to the Tangzhuang subway station. Xia Zhongqin has walked there many times because it is difficult to get a taxi here during the rush hour. She started trying to get a taxi when she was in the Centennial Air Conditioning Project Group office, but no driver accepted the order, even though she had increased the price several times and even selected the taxi type, leaving only the option of a private car.
Ji Yue had sent her a WeChat message at five o'clock, saying that they had reached the mountain and asked her to go over early.
Xia Zhongqin hesitated for a moment, but finally got into Wang Xuesheng's car and sat in the passenger seat.
Just as Wang Xuesheng, who was sitting in the back seat, sat down in the passenger seat, he suddenly said, "Xiao Xia, Mr. Jiang, the leader of our Suzhou Refrigeration Association, visited our company last week. He saw our century-old office system, the leadership cockpit, product project management, and engineering project management. He spoke highly of our office system and wants to purchase one too."
"You are the project manager of our Centennial project. The success of the Centennial project is inseparable from you as the commander-in-chief. The reason why I didn't give this business opportunity lead to Song Xiaojuan is because I heard her say before that whether you are sales or delivery staff, if you provide effective business opportunity leads, the company will give a rebate of 1% of the total contract amount to the person who provides the business opportunity lead. I see your dedication to our Centennial project, Xiaoxia. At the critical moment, you are very responsible and have withstood the pressure. Unlike Song Xiaojuan, I went to her with my requests, but she always made excuses and didn't really put the needs of our Centennial customer first. The user base of the Sucheng Refrigeration Association is larger than our Centennial. I estimate that the contract amount will not be less than one million. I will send you Mr. Jiang's WeChat, and you can chat."
Wang Xuesheng moved quickly. With a "ding dong" sound, Xia Zhongqin received a new message on WeChat on her mobile phone. It was the WeChat business card reminder of President Jiang that Wang Xuesheng had pushed to her.
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your trust." Xia Zhongqin opened WeChat and added Mr. Jiang's WeChat, which was recommended by Wang Xuesheng.
Xia Zhongqin greeted first: Hello, Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you (handshake), I am Xia Zhongqin, project manager of Beijing Smart Internet Southern Jiangsu Branch.
Soon, Mr. Jiang sent a voice message.
Xia Zhongqin converted the voice into text: Hello Manager Xia, I am on a business trip this month. Let’s make an appointment next month to discuss specific business needs in person.
Xia Zhongqin replied with the four words "OK, Mr. Jiang", and the WeChat communication between the two ended.
As they approached the Tangzhuan subway station, Wang Xuesheng spoke again, "Xiaoxia, I have a few friends in the refrigeration industry coming over from out of town next week. I'll introduce our office system to them then, and I think they'll be interested. So, we need to pay as much attention to the second phase of our Centennial project as we did to the first."
Hearing the hidden meaning in Wang Xuesheng's words, implying that she was leaving get off work today and not staying on the project to work overtime as usual, Xia Zhongqin explained the reason for leaving get off work tonight, "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, the customer development personnel currently assigned to the second phase of our Centennial Project are technical experts in our Southern Jiangsu District. Their support is guaranteed."
Xia Zhongqin's words dispelled Wang Xuesheng's worries. He said "hmm" softly, and the car immediately arrived at Tangzhuang subway station, and Xia Zhongqin got off.
After rushing for a long time, Xia Zhongqin arrived at Shanhuan Hotpot Restaurant at seven o'clock in the evening.
While riding the subway, Ji Yue sent a WeChat message to Xia Zhongqin, saying that she couldn't sit still waiting in Shanhuan Village, so she went for a walk in Guanqian Street. She would come back after Xia Zhongqin sent her a WeChat message when she arrived.
There was a huge crowd of people outside Shanhuanhuan Hotpot Restaurant, and those waiting in line were either sitting or standing. Xia Zhongqin made a voice call to Ji Yue directly outside Shanhuanhuan Hotpot Restaurant.
Three minutes later, Ji Yue appeared in front of Xia Zhongqin with two cups of Heytea in her hands, and the two of them walked into the Shanhuan Hotpot Restaurant together.
The Shanhuan Hotpot Restaurant on Guanqian Street has two floors. Xia Zhongqin had reserved a seat on the second floor. When going up the stairs, Ji Yue walked in front and Xia Zhongqin followed behind.
The stairs of Shanhuan Hotpot Restaurant were not wide but very steep and narrow. When they were halfway up the stairs, two young women came down from the stairs. They both knew one of them, she was Zhang Xiaoshan’s ex-wife Lu Xiaojuan.
Ji Yue, who was walking in front, moved to the side and motioned them to go first, but Lu Xiaojuan did not appreciate Ji Yue's kindness. She looked at Ji Yue's not-so-obvious pregnant belly with hatred in her eyes.
Seeing that something was wrong, Xia Zhongqin wanted to take Ji Yue down the stairs, but before her hand touched Ji Yue's arm, a strong cushioning force knocked her down. Her waist hit the hard stairs, and she lost consciousness in the pain. She rolled from the middle of the stairs to the bottom. Her eyes went black, and she could only hear a buzzing sound around her ears, but she couldn't hear what was being said. When her consciousness was scattered, she wanted to see the pregnant Ji Yue, but she couldn't use any strength in her body.
When she woke up, Xia Zhongqin was lying on a bed in the North District of the Municipal Hospital. She couldn't remember how she got to the hospital. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Lian Yijian sitting on the bed and looking at her anxiously.
Before she and Lian Yijian could say a word, the door of the ward was opened directly from the outside, and Zhang Xiaoshan rushed to Xia Zhongqin's bed in anger.
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