Returning to the company after two years, I saw many new faces, but also some old employees.
Xiao Yingtao has always been there; now she is Chen Wanzhen's assistant and head of the secretariat.
When she saw me, she was first stunned in surprise, then overjoyed.
"Sister Wan, you're back!" She ran up excitedly and grabbed my arm. "It really is you! You finally decided to come back and see us! You've been gone for two years without a word!"
Chen Wanzhen greeted me at the company entrance and stood beside me, laughing, "Look, even your old subordinates are blaming you for your heartless ex."
I nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's my fault. I'll treat everyone to lunch today. Cherry, go ask the senior employees who's free and invite them all."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
I entered Chen Wanzhen's office, which used to be my office, and I could see that it had changed a lot.
But what makes me happy is that, under her and Yang Qianmu's leadership, the company is thriving.
Just as I thought of Yang Qianmu, there was a knock on the office door. I turned around and saw Yang Qianmu!
"President Jiang, you're back! I heard about it from Cherry, so I came over to see you right away."
He lowered his hand from the door and walked towards me with a smile.
I turned around and immediately extended my hand in a formulaic manner, "Mr. Yang, it's been a long time. You've worked hard these past two years."
We shook hands, just like business owners meeting for the first time in a business transaction—polite yet distant.
Two years ago, he had some feelings for me, which I clearly rejected.
Later, I became pregnant unexpectedly, sold my company, and disappeared—he knew all of this and always helped me as a friend, for which I am grateful.
"Are you free at noon? Let's have lunch together," I said, taking the opportunity to invite him.
"Even if I'm busy, I'll definitely make time to go since you've invited me."
Having been back in China for a while, he's learned these polite phrases.
I chatted with them about the company's situation in Chen Wanzhen's office for a while. Xiao Yingtao arranged lunch and came over to let us know, so we went out together to the restaurant.
On the way, I rode in Chen Wanzhen's car, and Xiao Yingtao came with us.
"Sister Wan, are you leaving again this time? What are your plans for the future? Will you continue working as a designer?"
I turned to look at the back seat and jokingly asked, "What's wrong? You're not happy with your current job and want to switch jobs and come back to work with me?"
"No, I was just asking. It would be best if you could stay."
"Yes, we're still considering that."
Chen Wanzhen said, "Still considering? Didn't Mr. Su tell you to give me an answer today?"
I pouted. "Does he think I have to give it to him just because he tells me to? I haven't thought it through. I'll ignore him."
"Hmph, I think you're just like Sun Wukong, no matter how much trouble you cause, you can't escape Mr. Su's grasp."
As Chen Wanzhen drove, she joked, "I just want to avoid this topic, so I didn't respond."
When we arrived at the restaurant, before we even got out of the car, we saw Yang Qianmu park his car in front of us.
I suddenly remembered something and asked them, "Does Mr. Yang have a girlfriend?"
Chen Wanzhen didn't answer. Xiao Yingtao nodded and said, "It seems so. I heard it from other people. They said that when he attended a fashion show, he was seen with a girl. They were behaving intimately. She must be his girlfriend."
"That's good." I thought to myself that this way I could eat in peace and avoid having to avoid suspicion.
More than ten people came to lunch; they were all company veterans.
Although we hadn't seen each other for two years, we were still very familiar with each other and could keep up with any topic.
I was in a good mood, so I raised my glass and drank quite a bit with everyone.
My phone rang just as I was finishing my meal.
I took a look and saw it was Su Shenglin.
Actually, I was somewhat resistant to it.
But thinking that my son was with him, and that it was already past one in the afternoon, and the little guy might be fussy, I had no choice but to answer the phone.
"Hello."
"When are you coming back?" Su Shenglin asked in a low voice.
"I'm having dinner with some former colleagues from the company. We're not done yet. What's wrong?" It was a bit noisy in the private room. I replied as I got up and walked out.
"Ha, you're really enjoying yourself, leaving your son with me while you go off to have your fun."
"..." I was speechless, thinking that this person was just being hypocritical after getting the benefit. Taking advantage of my slight drunkenness, I retorted, "Weren't you absent from your son's growth? Now that you're given the chance, you're complaining instead?"
"Fine, I won't argue with you. Where are you eating? I'll bring my son to you. He's crying for his mother and no one can soothe him."
Just as I expected.
When it was nap time, the little one started fussing and wanted me to come.
Thinking that the dinner party should be ending soon, I told him the name of the restaurant and told him, "Let me know when you get there, I'll just go out."
"knew."
After hanging up the phone, I returned to the private room and quietly told Chen Wanzhen about it, "I'll leave first in a bit, you guys continue eating."
Chen Wanzhen picked up her phone to check the time and said in a low voice, "It's about time. We all have to go to work this afternoon, so we can't drink too much."
"Too."
We chatted for a while longer, and then I excused myself to go to the restroom to pay the bill.
Just as they returned to the private room, Su Shenglin called.
"I've arrived, you can get down now."
He simply said one sentence and then hung up.
Everyone in the private room got up and left. I told Chen Wanzhen that Su Shenglin and I would go back first and wouldn't ride in her car.
When we arrived at the restaurant entrance, a male colleague, who had been drinking and was a little tipsy, grabbed my hand and said, "President Jiang, although the company is doing very well now and the benefits are good... I still miss the days when you were here. Now that you're back, can't you come back to the company and continue to fight alongside everyone?"
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