Chapter 153
“Thank you, Mr. Duan, for the compliment. Being in a high position, if you don’t have the drive, how can you manage so many people below you, don’t you think so, Mr. Duan?” Rong Shu said with a polite smile.
Duan Xingbang’s face did not look good, but he could not refute it, so he could only say back through clenched teeth, “What my niece said is true.”
“Since Mr. Duan also thinks so, then it seems that I was right to fire those wallflowers, after all, if such people stay in Tiansheng, they can join others today and turn around and betray Tiansheng another day, so it is best to get rid of them early.” Rong Shu added with a smile.
Duan Xingbang squeezed the corners of his mouth, his heart was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but his mouth still praised, “Not bad, niece did a good job.”
Good, D*mn it.
Those few people, how much he had paid to get them to join him, only to have them all driven away by Rong Shu now, he hadn’t gotten them, and the money he had given out had gone down the drain, he was furious.
“Thank you for Duan’s affirmation, then I’ll go in first.” As if she didn’t see Duan Xingbang’s forced smile, Rong Shu nodded her head and was about to enter the conference room.
Duan Xingbang suddenly called out to her, “Wait a minute niece Rong Shu.”
“What else does Duan have to do?” Rongshu stopped and looked at him.
Duan Xingbang straightened his tie, “I heard that today is the day you hand in your new energy technology cooperation proposal, right?”
Rong Shu’s eyes flickered slightly, not knowing what he was asking for, but she still smiled and answered, “That’s right.”
“In that case, then niece should work hard, Uncle Duan I’ll see if you can win the cooperation seat.” Duan Xingbang said with a leathery smile.
It wasn’t that he looked down on Rong Shu, what level was Rong Shu at and what level was Tiansheng at?
If she could write a good plan and get the co-op seat, the sun would come out of the west, but of course, if she wanted to hook up with Mr. Fu to get the seat, it would also depend on whether the Gu family agreed.
All in all, Duan Xingbang never thought that Rong Shu could win the bet, and he was just saying this to get back at Rong Shu for the embarra*sment she had just given him.
Rong Shu did not know that, her eyes darkened for a moment, but she kept a faint smile on her face, “Whether we can win the partnership seat or not, we will have to wait for the result to come down, who can say for sure now.”
“In that case, then I will wait for my niece’s good news, just don’t wait until the end and the good news turns out to be bad news, that would be embarra*sing.” Duan Xingbang laughed, patted Rong Shu’s shoulder and went into the conference room.
After he left, Rong Shu raised her hand and slowly put away the smile on her face, expressionlessly brushing twice on the shoulder he had patted, as if she was brushing something dirty.
It had to be said that Duan Xingbang’s words had indeed put pressure on her.
She was confident in her own project and had been told by several professors that it was good, but who could guarantee that other companies had better projects than hers, so she really didn’t have a clue about taking the co-op seat.
“Hey ……” rubbing her brow, Rong Shu sighed.
It’s just that, no matter what the final result is, at least she tried her best.
If it works out, then of course it’s best, if not, we can think of other ways to take power from Duan Xingbang later.
Thinking that, Rong Shu patted her cheeks, rearranged her expression and went into the conference room.
After the meeting, it was already noon.
Rong Shu hurriedly ate a few bites of the lunch that Secretary Tong had bought, and then drove to Fu’s Group with the plan in hand.
After the receptionist learned of her intention, she took her to the lift, “Miss Rong, you can just go directly to the reception room on the thirty-eighth floor, a*sistant Zhang is there to receive the cooperation plan.”
“Okay, thanks a lot.” Rong Shu nodded and said thank you before entering the lift.
Soon, the reception room arrived.
a*sistant Zhang heard a knock on the door and stopped his movements of sorting out the documents, looked up and saw that it was Rong Shu, he hurriedly stood up, “Miss Rong, please come in.”
“I’m sorry to bother you.” Rong Shu smiled at him and walked in with the documents, “This is my business plan.”
“Good.” a*sistant Zhang took it with both hands and then placed it on the thick pile of documents on the table.
Rongshu raised her eyebrows, “These are the plans that other companies have handed in?”
“Yes, all of them have been handed in except for General Manager Gu.” a*sistant Zhang nodded in reply.
Rong Shu lifted her chin in a dazed manner.
a*sistant Zhang made an inviting gesture to her, “Miss Rong sit, I’ll go and pour you a cup of coffee.”
“No need, I have things to do next, I’ll leave first.” Rong Shu smiled and refused.
It was true that she had something to do, but it was also true that she didn’t want to stay here much longer.
After all, there were many people who knew that she was Fu Jingting’s ex-wife, so if she stayed longer and someone heard about it to Gu Mangyin’s ears, that crazy woman, Gu Mangyin, would be up to something.
Seeing that Rong Shu was determined to go, a*sistant Zhang stopped trying to persuade her and sent her to the lift with a smile.
Rong Shu said goodbye again, got into the lift, then drove straight away and left the Fu Group.
Just as she left, another red car pulled up in the parking space she had just been in.
The car door opened and Gu Manyin came out of it, her eyes dark as she looked at the direction Rong Shu had left, her palms clenched.
The car that had just driven away was Rong Shu’s car, because she knew the license plate.
So Rong Shu had come to Fu’s group?
Gu Manyin narrowed her eyes and quickly returned to her usual smiling appearance as she walked through the group’s doors.
When she came to the front desk, the receptionist saw her and immediately greeted her, “Miss Gu, you’re here.”
Miss Gu was the president’s fiancée, and everyone in the group knew that.
Plus, Miss Gu often came to see the president, so they had all seen her before and naturally recognised her at once.
Gu Manyin smiled and nodded, “Is Jing Ting in the group?”
“Yes, the president doesn’t have a trip out today.” The receptionist replied.
Gu Manyin hmmed and gently thanked her, “I know, thank you.”
“You’re welcome Miss Gu.” The receptionist returned.
Gu Manyin’s gaze flickered slightly as she asked again, “By the way, the lady who just left ……”
“Do you mean Miss Rong?”
“That’s right, what is she doing here?” Gu Manyin lowered her eyelids, hiding the coldness in her eyes.
The receptionist, who had only recently come to work, did not know that Rong Shu was Fu Jingting’s ex-wife, and only thought that Rong Shu and Gu Manyin knew each other, so she smiled and said, “Miss Rong is here to deliver the cooperation plan for new energy technology.”
So that was it.
Gu Manyin pursed her lips.
She had heard her father say that Rong Shu was also involved in the competition for a seat in this partnership.
“I know, I’ll go find Jing Ting first.” Gu Manyin smiled at the receptionist and walked towards the lift.
However, instead of going to the top floor to find Fu Jingting as she had said, she went to the reception room on the thirty-eighth floor.
“Miss Gu.” a*sistant Zhang was not surprised to see Gu Manyin and politely invited her in.
Gu Manyin nodded to him, “I’m here to help my father deliver the project, sorry for the traffic jam on the way and for keeping you waiting, a*sistant Zhang.”
“No, please have a seat, Miss Gu.” a*sistant Zhang took the project she handed over and pointed to the sofa.
Gu Manyin brushed down the hem of her skirt and sat down, her eyes fell on the pile of folders on the table, something flashed quickly under her eyes and soon disappeared again.
There should be a project for Rong Shu in here, right?
Thinking, Gu Manyin suddenly smiled, “a*sistant Zhang, is there any water, I was thirsty on the way here.”
“Yes, Miss Gu wait a moment, I’ll go and prepare it for you.” a*sistant Zhang finished speaking and went out of the reception room.
Gu Manyin was the only one left in the reception room, she stood up, looked warily in the direction of the door, made sure no one was there, took a deep breath and reached her hand towards the pile of documents.
She didn’t expect to have any luck, and just after flipping through one book, she found Rong Shu’s folder.
Chapter 154
Gu Manyin pulled out Rong Shu’s folder and opened it up, seeing the contents on it, her face didn’t look too good.
Although she didn’t know much about business, it didn’t mean that she couldn’t see the good and bad of a project.
But Rongshu’s plan was obviously a good one, much better than the one she had handed over.
It was hard to imagine that Rong Shu, who had only taken over Tian Sheng for less than two months, could write such a good plan.
No, it must not have been written by Rong Shu, it must have been written by someone on her behalf.
Gu Manyin pushed down the jealousy in her heart and insisted that Rong Shu did not have this ability.
But no matter who had written this project, there was no denying that the likelihood of it being seen by Jing Ting was very high.
The thought that Rong Shu could possibly get a co-op seat while her own family might be brushed off was unacceptable to Gu Manyin’s heart.
“No……” Gu Manyin bit her lower lip, and an idea came to her mind at once.
She put Rong Shu’s project and her own project on the table at the same time, and then undid the metal clasp of the folder holding the project, and switched the two projects inside, as there were name labels on the folder.
In this way, Rongshu’s project became her father’s, and her father’s became Rongshu’s.
After doing this, Gu Manyin hooked her lips and smiled.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door.
Gu Manyin knew that it was probably a*sistant Zhang who had returned, and there was a flash of panic in her eyes before she quickly closed the folder and put the two plans back in the same position as earlier.
Afterwards, Gu Manyin hurriedly sat back down on the sofa and took out her mobile phone and pretended to read it.
a*sistant Zhang walked in, “Sorry Miss Gu, for keeping you waiting.”
“No.” Gu Manyin smiled and said back.
a*sistant Zhang did not notice anything strange in the reception room and put the coffee in front of her.
Gu Manyin was just about to take a sip when her phone rang.
“Sorry, I have to take a call.” She smiled shyly and took out her phone, “Hello? Xiao Ke, you’re out?”
Gu Manyin’s face was filled with surprise.
a*sistant Zhang looked over at her and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Meng Ke had come out?
“Yes, I’ll come over right away.” Putting down her phone, Gu Manyin looked towards a*sistant Zhang, “a*sistant Zhang, please tell Jing Ting that I’m not going to look for him.”
She was going to meet Meng Ke, although she didn’t see Meng Jue as a friend, only as a lapdog who would come and go as he was called.
But this lapdog had his heart set on herself, so she naturally had to keep him by her side, so that if there was anything else in the future, she could still put him out as a shield, so this relationship could not be broken.
“Okay, Miss Gu don’t worry to go, I’ll pa*s on the message to Mr. Fu.” a*sistant Zhang smiled and nodded his head.
Gu Manyin walked away.
a*sistant Zhang went up to the top floor with a pile of documents in his arms and knocked on the door of the president’s office.
“Enter.” Fu Jingting’s clear, cold, low voice came out.
a*sistant Zhang pushed the door in, “President Fu, this is the cooperation plan handed in by twenty company bosses.”
Hearing this, Fu Jingting stopped writing and lifted his head, his gaze falling on the pile of documents, “Have they all been handed in?”
“Yes.” a*sistant Zhang nodded his head.
Fu Jingting’s eyes flickered, “What about Rong Shu’s?”
The moment the words came out, he regretted it a little.
Because asking about Rongshu’s without asking about anyone else’s would make others think that he was concerned about Rongshu, although he himself didn’t know why he was so concerned about Rongshu’s project.
But then Fu Jingting saw that a*sistant Zhang, wasn’t surprised by his concern for Rong Shu, and the regret in his heart, faded away again.
Perhaps, a*sistant Zhang did not feel that he was paying attention to Rong Shu.
However, what Fu Jingting did not know was that a*sistant Zhang was not surprised because he had long known that General Manager Fu was not devoid of feelings for Miss Rong.
So the moment Mr. Fu opened his mouth to ask about Miss Rong’s project, it naturally did not cause him to be surprised.
“Here.” a*sistant Zhang drew out Rong Shu’s project and handed it over.
Fu Jingting took it and flipped it open with an indescribable mood of curiosity and anticipation.
However, after seeing the content of the project, his brow furrowed, and the little bit of expectation disappeared without a trace.
It was lame, too lame!
Such a project was too ordinary, without the slightest highlight, and completely uncompetitive.
Just this kind of thing, she had actually handed it in.
Fu Jingting pursed his thin lips, and his eyes held an undisguised disappointment.
Seeing this, a*sistant Zhang pushed his gla*ses, “Mr. Fu, Miss Rong’s project, is there anything wrong with it?”
“You can read it yourself.” Fu Jingting tossed the folder over.
a*sistant Zhang hurriedly caught it and read it.
After reading it, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch, “This …… may be that Miss Rong has never come into contact with this piece of new energy and doesn’t know much about it, that’s why it’s written like this ……”
Once these words came out, Fu Jingting’s tightly locked brow, is considered to stretch a lot, “This plan will be put here in my place, the other you take to screen, bad ones directly eliminated, good ones stay, I make the final decision.”
“Understood.” a*sistant Zhang nodded, then walked away with the remaining nineteen documents in his arms.
Before leaving, he didn’t forget to take a look at Rong Shu’s project.
Just now, Mr. Fu had said that the bad ones would be eliminated directly, so this one of Miss Rong’s should also be eliminated, but the president had kept it.
It looks like the president still wants to give Miss Rong a chance, ah, said the good cooperation competition, no insider?
a*sistant Zhang couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
It turned out that Mr. Fu was also a double standard ah.
After a*sistant Zhang left, Fu Jingting took Rong Shu’s document and opened it again, while picking up a pen, and began to make changes and suggestions on it.
Rong Shu did not know all this, she had already driven to the Rong family villa.
The Rong family villa was the wedding house that her parents had purchased over twenty years ago when they got married, and it was also the place where she had grown up, filled with her laughter and joy.
But twenty years ago, after Mum died and Dad married his stepmother and had a younger sister, everything changed and it was no longer her home or her harbour, it became a place where she just ate and slept.
And six years ago, when her dad died and her stepmother ran away with her sister’s donation, this villa, she sealed away and never came back.
Now that she was back here again, the villa was still the same, but there was more of a feeling that things were different.
Sighing, Rong Shu took out the key and prepared to open the door.
Suddenly, she remembered something and her eyebrows furrowed before she hurriedly flipped out the key her grandmother had given her.
“Strange!” Rongshu lowered her eyes and looked at the two keys in her hand.
One was given by her grandmother and the other was her own.
When her grandmother had first given the key, she said that it was the key to the Rong family’s old home.
And this one, her own, was also the key to the Rong family’s old home.
But obviously, the two were different.
When she had first received the key from her grandmother, she had not remembered that she had in fact kept the key to the old family, so naturally she had not been able to find any difference between the key her grandmother had given her and the old family key she was holding.
The reason why she had brought the old house key with her was that the key fob had the access card for entering the villa.
It seemed that the key that her grandmother had given her, there should be something wrong with it, either the villa had changed its locks, or it was open its theirs.
Thinking, Rongshu glanced at the villa gate and walked over, finally finding that the locks had not been changed, the key given by her grandmother, should be the one that opened the other doors, she just didn’t know exactly which door it was.
“Let’s go in first and see.” Rongshu muttered, then opened the villa door and went inside.
The villa was empty, there was nothing, the furniture and electrical appliances and what not, had all been sold out by her stepmother and sister, there was only a thick layer of ash, stepping on the ground, it could still leave footprints.