Princess Syndrome - Chapter 71
Chapter 71: The Mute
She didn't reply. After sending the message, Su Lingyue glanced at Ji Zhiyi's office, seeing her staring at the screen. Finally, she looked up at her. Through the glass, she seemed to sense Ji Zhiyi's displeasure.
Displeased about what?
She hadn't thought it through yet.
Ji Zhiyi sent: [Talking to whom earlier?]
Ah, that matter.
Su Lingyue smiled: [Of course, with you.]
Ji Zhiyi's tense face softened, replaced by a smile. Her emotions were swayed by Su Lingyue, one sentence sending her to heaven, the next plunging her to earth.
Su Lingyue: [Besides you, I have no desire to experience the feeling of being in a relationship with anyone else.]
Alright, stop talking.
Ji Zhiyi worried she would laugh during the upcoming meeting.
She lowered her head, the silent office seemingly echoing her own heartbeat. Su Lingyue, not satisfied, sent: [You really are quite perfect.]
Ji Zhiyi felt somewhat dizzy from the sweet talk.
She held her phone.
She didn't send a message.
She simply looked up at Su Lingyue's location.
Su Lingyue watched her after sending the message, and seeing her look over, she smiled at her.
Ji Zhiyi's heart disobeyed orders, pounding fiercely. She put her phone down, trying to reply calmly: [Mm.]
Su Lingyue was in a cheerful mood after receiving the message.
Last night's makeup lesson had its effect.
Just one sentence was enough to coax Ji Zhiyi.
She was truly amazing!
Su Lingyue once again marveled at her learning ability, it was super strong!
Knowing that Ji Zhiyi had a meeting soon, she didn't disturb her further, sending her a sticker before getting back to work. Ji Zhiyi's mind was in turmoil after Su Lingyue's few words.
Start a relationship with Su Lingyue sooner?
How soon?
When she first returned to the country?
During university?
Or in high school?
Could she have stayed abroad then?
Ji Zhiyi knew herself well; she wouldn't have.
She couldn't bear to be separated from Su Lingyue.
In that case, the outcome might not have been good.
The door to Ji Zhiyi's office was knocked. Wu Meiyan said, "President Ji, the meeting is about to start."
She responded, getting up to go to the meeting room. As she passed Su Lingyue's desk, she saw her looking intently at the computer screen. Ji Zhiyi was about to turn her head back when she noticed Su Lingyue winking at her.
She coughed.
Concern immediately followed. "President Ji, do you have a cold?"
"President Ji, I have some cold medicine, would you like me to make you a cup later?"
"President Ji, I have…"
She raised her hand. "It's nothing."
She glanced at Su Lingyue with suspicion.
She felt she was a bit strange today.
Su Lingyue noticed her gaze and looked back at her. Their eyes met, and Ji Zhiyi turned and left the office.
"President Ji seems to be in a good mood lately." Someone in the office said, and others echoed, "Right? I've noticed it too. A few times when I brought in documents, President Ji was smiling at her phone!"
"Could it be that some major project is in the works?"
"Is there news from Baoshun?"
Everyone looked at the secretary who spoke. The secretary was taken aback. "Why are you looking at me?"
The others were curious. "Tell us."
The secretary shrugged. "Don't you know? I heard that Su Qi's proposal to Baoshun was rejected. Because of the spokesperson issue, Su Qi didn't get a good deal and is now begging Baoshun."
"Baoshun has also been invited to participate in the Autumn Exhibition, and it seems the collaboration partner will be decided after this exhibition."
Everyone nodded.
Su Lingyue: …
Why was Ji Zhiyi's good mood always linked to work matters?
Could her good mood only be thought of in terms of romance?
Failure.
She shook her head.
Secretary Li noticed her movement and asked, "What's wrong, Assistant Su? Isn't that the case?"
She snapped back to reality, offering a professional smile. "I'm not too sure."
The others didn't ask further.
Even if Su Lingyue really knew, would she tell them?
So, they turned back to discussing other things.
Su Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief, continuing to check the shipping orders for each district. Her phone suddenly rang, startling her. It was Ji Zhiyi's phone, left with her before the meeting. Without hesitation, she quickly answered, "Hello, this is Su Lingyue."
"Assistant Su." The person on the other end asked, "Is President Ji available?"
Su Lingyue said, "President Ji is in a meeting. Is there anything I can help with?"
The person on the other end said, "Okay, then I'll call back later."
The phone number wasn't saved, but there were several recent call records, including one last night. Su Lingyue remembered that Ji Zhiyi had received a call at this time, saying it was from the Southern Regional branch. Was something up?
She subconsciously logged into the official website forum.
As soon as she entered, she saw a scrolling comment.
Is Yilin's new product plagiarizing Su Qi's?
A random question, yet it had garnered numerous replies. Su Lingyue frowned, hearing others in the office say, "Didn't we release a new product last week?"
Everyone recalled for a few seconds and said, "Yes, we did."
Su Lingyue also remembered, two new styles of high heels were launched.
"Someone is saying our new product from last week clashes with Su Qi's new product."
The wording was subtle, but everyone understood.
The others leaned in behind her computer, watching as she brought up the comments.
[Huh, this new product looks a bit like Su Qi's.]
[The butterfly colors on the ankles are exactly the same. Is it a clash?]
[The design seems similar too.]
[What's going on? I pre-ordered it before it was released, wanting to get my hands on the latest style. Is it plagiarized?]
This time the wording was more severe.
Su Lingyue clearly saw these comments. Secretary Li said, "Should we notify President Ji?"
"But President Ji is in a meeting." Zhang Ting said, "Sister Wu just instructed that we can't go in to disturb her."
Everyone held their breath.
Su Lingyue stared at the screen. Indeed, from the design, they looked very similar. The butterfly element on the ankle was a new addition to their product this time, and Su Qi, who released their new product around the same time, also had this element.
This time, Su Qi was clearly prepared.
Thinking of this, Su Lingyue immediately picked up her phone and called back the earlier number.
The person on the other end thought Ji Zhiyi had returned, their tone respectful. "President Ji."
Su Lingyue said, "I'm President Ji's assistant, Su Lingyue."
"Assistant Su." The person's voice dimmed. Su Lingyue said, "What's the situation now?"
The person in charge said, "Many pre-orders are being returned."
Su Lingyue said, "Process the returns for them, and for each returned item, compensate the customer with a corresponding discount coupon."
The person in charge was taken aback. "All of them?"
Su Lingyue said, "All of them."
Cold sweat broke out on the person's forehead. "Okay."
After hanging up, Su Lingyue called the legal department, sales department, and marketing department. The marketing department was slightly surprised by her words. "Issue a statement now?"
Su Lingyue repeated, "Yes, issue it now."
The marketing department said, "But usually we handle these things with a cold approach. Isn't issuing a statement now too quick of a response? Should we wait for President Ji to finish her meeting before deciding?"
Su Lingyue said, "Her meeting will last about two more hours. We need to appease the customers' emotions as soon as possible. Just issue it. If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."
The person in the marketing department didn't hesitate further. "Okay, Assistant Su."
Just as Su Lingyue hung up, she called the design department, asking the designers to come upstairs.
The others in the office also busied themselves. Her phone kept ringing. When Ji Zhiyi came out of the meeting room, Su Lingyue was already waiting at the door. As soon as she came out, Su Lingyue handed her phone to her, explaining the new product plagiarism issue, saying, "President Ji, the designers are waiting for you in the lounge. Also, I've arranged for the legal department to draft a mediation statement, and I've had the marketing department issue a statement…"
Ji Zhiyi turned to look at her, taking the phone. After a moment, she said to Wu Meiyan, "Go to the lounge first, I'll be there in a moment."
Wu Meiyan didn't delay, putting down the documents before heading to the lounge. The secretarial office was bustling. Ji Zhiyi said to Su Lingyue, "Come to my office."
Su Lingyue's heart tightened as she followed Ji Zhiyi into her office.
The blinds were lowered.
Ji Zhiyi put down her phone and said, "What are the arrangements?"
Su Lingyue said, "Apart from the messages within the forum not being deleted, I've contacted people to remove all other negative news. I've also had the legal department draft a mediation statement in case Su Qi files a lawsuit. The statement has already been issued."
Ji Zhiyi nodded. "Well done."
Her tone was relaxed, her expression composed. Su Lingyue's initially tense mood was eased by her calm. She said, "Aren't you nervous at all?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "There's nothing to be nervous about."
Seeing this, Su Lingyue said, "Did you foresee this happening?"
Ji Zhiyi smiled at her.
Su Lingyue understood. "I get it. So, the reason you didn't fire anyone in the company was to ferret out Su Qi's spies?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "Something like that."
Su Lingyue said, "But isn't this price a bit too high?"
To involve Yilin in a lawsuit just to catch someone.
Ji Zhiyi said, "Not entirely. I'm also using them."
Su Lingyue didn't understand this "using."
Ji Zhiyi said, "Look at the new products from Su Qi and Yilin. Are they exactly the same?"
Su Lingyue said, "No, they aren't."
At a glance, the designs were similar, but the details were different. However, the color scheme of the accessories was the same. Ji Zhiyi explained, "Because there are differences, Su Qi can't sue us based on design. They can only do so based on the material. Su Qi uses PQ material, and we use Xinyuan material."
"Xinyuan?" Su Lingyue said, "Wasn't it said that this material hasn't been introduced domestically yet?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "Yes, that's the information I released."
Su Lingyue completely understood.
She said, "You knew Su Qi would set this trap for you?"
Ji Zhiyi said, "It was just a guess before, now it's confirmed."
Su Lingyue said, "Then Xie Lan…"
Ji Zhiyi said, "She'll depart as scheduled this afternoon. No need to alert her."
Su Lingyue nodded. "Okay."
After saying that, she complained, "You even kept me in the dark."
Ji Zhiyi said, "I wanted to tell you, but you didn't give me the chance."
Su Lingyue bristled. "When?"
Ji Zhiyi: "When you said people who know the truth are easily silenced."
Su Lingyue clutched her neck. "Will I be silenced by you?"
Ji Zhiyi found it amusing. "No."
"Mm." Su Lingyue smiled. "You wouldn't bear to."
Ji Zhiyi opened her mouth, looking at Su Lingyue, and asked, "Where did you learn these lines?"
Including the messages she sent, they weren't like the things Su Lingyue usually said.
Su Lingyue said, "From books."
Sure enough.
Ji Zhiyi: …
She should have known.
Seeing her silent, Su Lingyue moved closer to her. "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
Ji Zhiyi glanced at her, saying nothing.
Su Lingyue played her trump card. "If you don't speak, if you still don't speak, I'll kiss you!"
Ji Zhiyi smiled.
What a good thing.
She would be a mute from now on.
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