Five o’clock in the afternoon.
Lin Jingzhi and Ye Qiu had just stepped out of the office when they ran into Sun Mengjie hurrying towards them.
“Bad news, President Lin, something’s happened,” Sun Mengjie said with a grave expression.
“What’s happened?” Lin Jingzhi asked.
Sun Mengjie replied, “I just got word that several media outlets won’t be attending our company’s opening ceremony tomorrow.”
“What’s the reason?” Lin Jingzhi asked.
Sun Mengjie said, “They didn’t specify, but I found out that these media outlets have close ties with the Xu Group.”
Lin Jingzhi pressed, “How many media outlets are pulling out?”
“Seven,” Sun Mengjie answered. “We invited twenty-seven media outlets in total, and seven have said they’re not coming.”
Hmph!
Lin Jingzhi gave a cold snort, “If they’re not coming, so be it. Who cares? We still have twenty media outlets.”
Ye Qiu, standing nearby, remarked, “I bet Xu Minghui is behind this.”
Lin Jingzhi instructed Sun Mengjie, “Have the PR department double-check later and confirm how many media outlets and guests will actually show up for tomorrow’s opening ceremony.”
“Make sure it’s clarified today.”
“If we wait until tomorrow and something goes wrong, we’ll be caught off guard.”
Sun Mengjie nodded, “Got it.”
“Darling, let’s go home,” Lin Jingzhi said, linking her arm with Ye Qiu’s as they left the company.
Back at the villa.
Ye Qiu personally cooked a few dishes for Lin Jingzhi.
After dinner.
Lin Jingzhi asked, “Darling, haven’t you gone to see Wan Jie in a while?”
“Yeah,” Ye Qiu said. “You know I’ve been swamped lately, I haven’t had time for Wan Jie.”
Lin Jingzhi said seriously, “Find some time to visit Wan Jie, she’s been really unwell lately.”
“What’s wrong with Wan Jie?” Ye Qiu asked.
Lin Jingzhi’s face darkened as she said, “She’s close to dying.”
What!
Ye Qiu’s heart jolted, and he hurriedly asked, “What’s happened to Wan Jie?”
“Last time I saw her, she was perfectly fine.”
“How did this…”
Lin Jingzhi sighed faintly, “If you don’t go see Wan Jie soon, she’ll wither away.”
Ye Qiu: “…”
Lin Jingzhi chuckled, “Wan Jie misses you a lot, she’s been asking me what you’re up to lately. She doesn’t dare call you, afraid of disturbing you. Go see her when you have time.”
“I’ll go find her now,” Ye Qiu said, starting to leave.
Lin Jingzhi quickly grabbed his arm, saying, “You’re not going anywhere, I’m not full yet.”
“What? You ate so much just now and you’re still not full?” Ye Qiu said. “Lin Jie, how about I make you a bowl of noodles?”
“I don’t want noodles, I want you.”
Lin Jingzhi’s eyes shimmered with desire, her teeth lightly biting her lower lip as she deliberately pressed her body against Ye Qiu.
At the same time, her hands roamed restlessly over Ye Qiu’s body.
Ye Qiu, being a young man full of vigor, couldn’t withstand Lin Jingzhi’s teasing. A fire surged within him, and he scooped her up, rushing upstairs.
Without a doubt.
Another storm of passion ensued.
Only when they were utterly exhausted did they collapse into each other’s arms and fall into a deep sleep.
Late at night.
*Knock knock~*
A sudden knock at the door startled Ye Qiu awake.
He glanced over and saw Lin Jingzhi sleeping soundly.
Not wanting to wake her, Ye Qiu carefully got out of bed, opened the door, and saw Sun Mengjie standing outside.
“Where’s President Lin?” Sun Mengjie said. “I need to speak with her.”
Shh!
Ye Qiu made a hushing gesture and whispered, “Lin Jie’s asleep.”
Sun Mengjie looked anxious, “Wake her up quick, something’s happened.”
Ye Qiu stepped out, closed the door, and led Sun Mengjie to the end of the hallway, asking, “What’s happened?”
Sun Mengjie said, “Our pharmaceutical company’s opening is tomorrow, right? We invited twenty-seven media outlets, but now none of them are coming.”
“Is that all?” Ye Qiu laughed. “I thought it was something serious.”
“How is this not serious?” Sun Mengjie, seeing Ye Qiu’s nonchalant attitude, said angrily, “These twenty-seven media outlets are authorities in the pharmaceutical industry. If none of them show up, we’ll be humiliated tomorrow.”
“Not only that, the dozens of guests we invited started making excuses and pulling out just half an hour ago.”
A cold glint flashed in Ye Qiu’s eyes. No need to guess, this was definitely Xu Minghui’s doing.
“What kind of guests were invited?” Ye Qiu asked.
Sun Mengjie replied, “Some are CEOs of pharmaceutical companies, others are prominent social figures.”
Ye Qiu said, “If they’re not coming, we’ll find others.”
“The company’s opening is tomorrow, how can we find new guests in time?” Sun Mengjie said. “Ye Qiu, go wake up President Lin, she needs to know about this.”
“We have to come up with a solution immediately.”
“Otherwise, tomorrow’s opening with no media or guests will make us a laughingstock in the industry.”
Ye Qiu shook his head, “No need to bother Lin Jie over something this small. Media and guests? I’ll handle it.”
“Ye Qiu, you don’t understand!” Sun Mengjie said. “The guests we invited weren’t just for the opening ceremony, they were also going to sign contracts with our company during the event.”
“In other words, they’d bring orders to our company.”
“Preliminary estimates suggest at least ten billion in orders.”
“Think about it, ten billion in orders on the opening day, what a sensation that would create.”
“Go wake up President Lin, we need to figure this out together.”
Ye Qiu said, “Lin Jie’s exhausted today, let her rest.”
“As for the media, guests, and orders, I’ll take care of it.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t let Lin Jie be embarrassed tomorrow.”
Sun Mengjie looked skeptical, “Ye Qiu, are you sure you can handle this?”
“Trust me,” Ye Qiu said. “Lin Jie’s problems are my problems, I won’t let her become a laughingstock.”
“Fine, but if you let President Lin down tomorrow, I won’t let you off,” Sun Mengjie said sternly before turning to leave.
“Oh, by the way,” Ye Qiu suddenly called out.
Sun Mengjie paused and looked back at him, “What?”
Ye Qiu asked, “Xiao Jie, have you been eating papaya lately?”
“How did you know?” Sun Mengjie asked, puzzled.
Ye Qiu glanced at her chest and grinned, “I can tell.”
Sun Mengjie’s face flushed red, and she shot Ye Qiu a fierce glare, “Pervert!”
Ye Qiu wasn’t fazed and said with a smile, “Xiao Jie, dietary supplements are fine, but they take too long to work.”
“The fastest and most effective method is actually massage.”
“If you need help, you can come to me.”
“You know I’m always happy to lend a hand…”
“Shut up!” Sun Mengjie glared at him again before storming off downstairs.
Ye Qiu chuckled, returned to the room, picked up his phone, and started sending messages one by one.
