Lin Jingwen politely declined, then turned to Lu Ziyang, "Attorney Lu, could you please give me a ride?"
It was said as a question, but the tone left no room for refusal.
Having just refused Qin Yuchuan's offer to see her off, Lin Jingwen immediately asked Lu Ziyang to accompany her. Whether Lin Jingwen did it intentionally or unintentionally, it was a fact that she had embarrassed Qin Yuchuan.
Throughout the entire negotiation, Lu Ziyang was almost always the one who shone.
Qin Yuchuan was so angry he felt like his teeth were about to break.
Everyone looked at Lu Ziyang, but he didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Song Nuan and asked for her opinion with his eyes.
So openly and honestly, even the most clueless person could guess that their relationship was more than just casual.
This makes Qin Yuchuan, the so-called husband, seem more like a joke.
"Attorney Lu, go quickly," Song Nuan said.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Lu Ziyang's dark eyes, but he still obediently saw Lin Jingwen off.
An Sze's lips never left his mouth. He hooked his arm around Song Nuan's shoulder, half of his weight on her. "Nuan Nuan, aren't you afraid that Lin will take a liking to him?"
"If you like it, you like it." She didn't care at all.
The three people in front hadn't gone far when Lu Ziyang heard these words and his whole body suddenly stiffened and turned cold for a moment.
An Szeze had only meant it as a joke, but she replied so carelessly that his smile froze slightly. He glanced at Lu Ziyang's back and dared not say another word.
Inside the elevator, Lin Jingwen glanced sideways at the tall man standing beside her.
She is in her thirties and has worked her way up to her current position in the workplace. She has met many people, including company CEOs and national academicians, and has had some dealings with them.
Never before had she felt so awkward, even nervous.
Sensing her gaze, Lu Ziyang turned his head slightly, lowering his eyes to look at her. "President Lin, is there something you want to say?"
Lin Jingwen paused for a few seconds, then asked, "Attorney Lu, what is your relationship with President Li?"
Lu Ziyang casually asked, "What kind of relationship does President Lin hope President Li and I will have?"
Lin Jingwen fell silent.
Without shock or doubt, but calmly asking her a question, Lin Jingwen felt that her guess had been confirmed, and she could almost hear her own heartbeat.
The elevator arrived at the first floor.
The door opened, but Lu Ziyang didn't move; he pressed the open button.
“I won’t continue delivering.” His face was expressionless. “President Lin, you’ve served as the general manager of Berlin for many years, you must be a smart man.”
Lin Jingwen's back was stiff, and she didn't say anything more.
The elevator doors closed and it slowly ascended.
"Ms. Lin, what's wrong?" Attorney Yang asked with concern when he saw her pale and serious face.
After a moment, she shook her head. "I'm fine."
office.
Song Nuan and Qin Yuchuan were discussing public relations methods, while An Sze watched from the side.
It was obvious to anyone with eyes that Qin Yuchuan had no interest in work at all; his gaze was fixed on Song Nuan. However, Song Nuan was so focused on her work that she didn't notice.
Qin Yuchuan had many questions for her, but An Size's presence was too strong to ignore.
Judging by the time, Lu Ziyang will be back soon.
He said, "Let's have an emergency meeting with the public relations department. They are professionals. If all else fails, we can hire an external public relations team to handle it urgently."
Song Nuan agreed.
The two of them took the documents and left.
When Lu Ziyang returned, he found the office empty and nudged An Sze, asking, "Where is everyone?"
"He went to a meeting."
Seeing him turn to chase after her, An Sze reminded him, "Lin Jingwen will probably contact the Li family as soon as she gets back. Are you sure you don't want to go back to the company to reassure everyone?"
Lu Ziyang: "..."
*
The public relations plan was finalized quickly.
In this urgent situation, Song Nuan made a special application to advance several million yuan from the next quarter's budget as public relations expenses.
After finishing all this, it was already dark, and it was past the time to get off work.
Song Nuan and Qin Yuchuan were left in the conference room.
As she sorted through the documents, she asked, "Now all that's left is to find the person who switched the raw materials. It shouldn't be too difficult for the police to find out, but it's definitely under someone's orders. Did you find anything out about the warehouse fire last time?"
Ningxue said she was acting on Song Zhiren's orders.
Upon hearing this, Song Nuan couldn't help but look at him, her eyes revealing a mocking expression. "You believe that?"
The thought of handing the Qin family business over to such an idiot made Song Nuan feel sorry for Qin Guangsheng. She wondered if it would be too late to have another child now.
Song Nuan chuckled, "Did she tell you that Song Zhiren was envious of Qin's cooperation with Berlin and wanted to know the details of the project, so he sent her to steal it, intending to sabotage Qin's cooperation with Berlin and then have Song's take over?"
Qin Yuchuan pursed his lips. They weren't exactly the same, but they were very similar.
Judging from his expression, Song Nuan knew that her guess was probably 80-90% correct, if not 100%.
Song Nuan felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
“Song Zhiren has always been a conservative. He has no business acumen and only knows how to live off his family’s wealth. Otherwise, the Song family would not have declined so rapidly after my grandfather’s death. If he had the guts, he would have been competing with other groups for projects long ago. There’s no need to wait until now! Even if Song Ningxue wasn’t the one who set the fire, she is still involved in this matter.”
She became increasingly angry as she spoke, her tone resolute and determined.
Qin Yuchuan, however, felt that she was not being rational, and said in a cold and sinister tone, "Song Nuan, speak with evidence. Don't accuse Ningxue without cause just because of your personal grudges."
Song Nuan was so angry she laughed.
She was too lazy to waste any more words with him. She would investigate this matter herself, and once she found the evidence, she would make Song Ningxue pay.
Song Nuan picked up the documents and left.
The atmosphere, which had just eased, was filled with tension again due to the two arguing.
Qin Yuchuan was somewhat annoyed. He grabbed Song Nuan's hand, "When Lin Jingwen was holding you accountable today, why didn't you say it was me who delayed things and didn't go to Berlin? Why did you take the blame for me? Did you—"
Do you still like me?
Qin Yuchuan ultimately couldn't bring himself to ask.
Because Song Nuan struggled away impatiently and pushed him away, her clear black and white eyes filled with disgust.
"Do you think I don't want to? I really hate you! Qin Yuchuan, how many messes have you made for me since you came back to the country? Since you eloped with Song Ningxue, why did you come back and disrupt the balance of my life? You just came back to the country, you have no connections or resources, instead of thinking about developing steadily, you just steal the Berlin project that I brought in!"
No one in the factory is willing to take responsibility, fine, I'll take responsibility. What's your attitude when something goes wrong? You and the finance department are working together to make things difficult for me. You don't care about the project's survival at all; you just want me to make a mistake so you have a reason to kick me out of the project team.
Today's events could have been avoided. It was your blind arrogance that led Lin Jingwen to come knocking on your door to terminate the contract. If it weren't for An Sze-ze and Lu Zi-yang, do you know how much risk the Qin family would have faced after terminating the contract?!
She practically screamed it out.
Qin Yuchuan was very embarrassed, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I know."
"You know nothing!" Song Nuan wanted to slap him across the face. "Are you trying to ask me if I still like you? Let me tell you, I don't!"
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