Princess Syndrome - Chapter 110
Chapter 110: Collaboration
Ji Zhiyi had dozed off on the sofa for a little while. When she woke up, her bones were aching. Her position wasn't right, and her body was protesting. She instinctively looked at her phone. Su Lingyue’s messages were filling the screen.
There were messages and voice notes.
【Ji Zhiyi?】
【Ji Zhiyi, where did you go?】
【Ji Zhiyi, are you busy?】
【Ji Zhiyi, did you fall asleep?】
Then there were voice notes.
They were a few seconds long, and some were over ten seconds long.
And some were a minute or two long.
She tapped to listen.
“Ji Zhiyi, you’re not secretly learning how to sing, are you?”
“Or are you learning how to dance?”
“I can teach you, you know."
“Ji Zhiyi, if you don’t sing for me, then do that cat call thing, meow meow meow—”
They had been sent at different times.
The voice notes had been sent an hour ago.
Based on her tone, she didn't seem very sober. She was worried, so she called Su Lingyue, but Su Lingyue didn't pick up. Then, she called Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian was still in a daze.
When she heard Ji Zhiyi’s voice, she replied, "Yeah, she’s here. She’s sleeping in the study."
She also heard Ji Zhiyi asking what they had done that night.
Zhang Xian replied, "We drank."
Her head was still muddled.
Ji Zhiyi: …
Seeing that they both sounded tipsy, she didn’t bother Zhang Xian anymore. She hung up, and started replying to Su Lingyue's messages one by one.
Su Lingyue wasn't hungover, but she had a headache. The wine’s aftereffect had been quite strong. She had originally intended to call Ji Zhiyi after returning to her room, but after sending a few messages, she had gotten drowsy, and she couldn't remember if she had called or not.
When she woke up, she saw the incoming call log.
She hadn't called.
Ji Zhiyi had called.
Several times.
She hadn't picked up. Su Lingyue bit her lip, and opened the chat log, closing her eyes.
It wasn't a chat log. It was a log of her going crazy.
Ji Zhiyi had even replied to each of her messages!
There was even a voice note.
Zhang Xian saw Su Lingyue come out of the study that morning. Her face was flushed. She had thought that Su Lingyue hadn’t sobered up. She asked quickly, "Are you alright?"
Su Lingyue came back to herself. "Huh?"
She acted as if she was tough. "I'm fine."
Zhang Xian asked, "Then why is your face so red?"
Su Lingyue patted her face. It was indeed burning. She said, "It’s hot."
Zhang Xian blinked, seeing the air conditioner above her that was blowing cold air.
Hot?
Had she drunk so much that her perception had been warped?
Luckily, Su Lingyue had become normal when she had come out of the bathroom. Zhang Xian had made some porridge and some pickled vegetables. The two of them sat across from each other. Zhang Xian said, "That wine had some strong aftereffects. Do you want to take a day off to rest?"
Su Lingyue said, "No need, I'm fine. Do you want to take a day off?"
Zhang Xian shook her head. "The design department has been really busy recently."
Su Lingyue had heard about it. Changing the materials had increased the design department’s workload. Everyone had been very busy recently. She also thought about going to Su Qi. Her mood suddenly improved.
It had been a long time since she had gone to Su Qi. After being transferred to the branch office, she had barely returned. At that time, her heart had been like dead water. She had not wanted to argue, and she had not wanted to see the people that she had been tired of.
The person that she had been tired of was naturally that man.
And the Zhou family.
Zhou Shiyu.
Zhou Yan.
Su Lingyue sometimes thought that the word “fate” was so wonderful. She had once thought that even if she died, she would never seek reconciliation with the Zhou family, especially Zhou Yan. She would have been being polite if she had simply slapped him.
But now she had to enter Su Qi, with a smile on her face, and discuss a collaboration with him.
How unbelievable.
She was already like this.
Zhou Shiyu was even more surprised.
"What?" Zhou Shiyu said incredulously. She poked at her ear, her face full of suspicion. "Are you saying that it's Su Lingyue?"
That Su Lingyue who had been unmoved by her threats of taking her old house?
Was now seeking to meet her?
Zhou Shiyu asked, "What does she want?"
The assistant replied, "I think that it's because of the patent."
There had already been news in the industry that Yilin was changing materials. Some companies had already proactively sought them for collaboration. But she hadn't thought that it had anything to do with Su Qi. Under the current circumstances, it was fortunate that Su Qi and Yilin weren't at odds with each other. Collaboration?
Who would believe it?
But Su Lingyue actually dared to go seek her out!
She chuckled, "Let her in."
The assistant nodded, "Yes."
Just as she was about to leave, Zhou Shiyu suddenly said, "Wait."
The assistant turned around.
Zhou Shiyu said, "Tell her to find Zhou Yan. Just say that I'm busy, and that Zhou Yan will entertain her first."
The assistant agreed. "Then I'll contact Manager Zhou."
Zhou Shiyu was in a good mood. She was smiling. Thanks to the collaboration with Baoshun, and the collaborations with other material suppliers, things had been going smoothly. Although it hadn't reached the same point as when Su Qi had been at its best, the company was already in operation. Zhou Shiyu was no longer as anxious as she had been.
So she had transferred Zhou Yan back to the company.
Although Zhou Yan had returned, he had no actual position. Zhou Shiyu had said that it was because she was afraid that he would make mistakes, so she had given him a few unimportant projects to handle. He was complaining that he was bored, when Su Lingyue had arrived at the door.
It was like she had been sent straight to him.
All the humiliation that he had received before could finally be returned to Su Lingyue.
Zhou Yan replied, "Let her wait first."
The secretary bowed her head. "Understood, Manager Zhou."
Zhou Yan tugged at his lips. His hand touched his forehead, as if he was still feeling a bit of pain.
Su Lingyue was sitting in the lounge. The secretaries and assistants who had passed by were looking at her curiously. Many people had also heard the news, and those who didn’t know the details said, "I told you, she'll definitely come back to beg Zhou Yan."
"How come? Do you have some insider news?"
"Why would there need to be any insider news? She's already here, right? I said before that she wouldn't last more than six months before begging Zhou Yan to help her. She can't handle it. Someone who was used to being a pampered young lady, if you send her to live in the countryside for a few days, she would be crying and screaming."
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
Su Lingyue only heard this news two hours later. It had been said by Chu Yi.
She had called her, her tone urgent. "You went to Su Qi?"
Su Lingyue replied, "Yeah?"
She said, "Do you know?"
If her friends had found out, then the news had probably spread throughout Su Qi by now.
Chu Yi said, "Why did you go to Su Qi? And why did you go find Zhou Yan? Do you know what they're saying about you?"
"Let them talk." Su Lingyue was putting on a brave face, but her heart still ached. She had been spoiled by Ji Zhiyi. Now she was being a bit dramatic. Chu Yi asked, "Did you really seek a reconciliation with him?"
Su Lingyue replied, "I was there to talk about a project."
Chu Yi hummed, still sounding unhappy. Su Lingyue said, "I'll talk to you more when you get back."
After hanging up, she looked at Zhou Yan's office.
Before she had joined the company, the manager’s office had been empty for a long time. She had been brought there by that man. Everyone had thought that she would be made general manager. That man had even said, "Yue Yue, you don't have enough experience right now. Learn slowly. That position will be yours sooner or later."
She was already past the age of being easily deceived, but she had still believed him once again.
Then, Zhou Yan had come back, taking that empty position of general manager.
She didn’t have enough experience.
Did Zhou Yan have experience?
Ha!
Now, looking at the red lacquered office door, she could still remember that feeling of suffocation. Su Lingyue took a deep breath. The secretary delivered another coffee. Su Lingyue took it with both hands, her expression calm. The secretary looked at her curiously.
When she had joined the company, Su Lingyue had already left to go to a branch. So she had only heard of some of the things that Su Lingyue had done. That she had a bad personality, a bad temper, and would always argue and be rude to President Su. She knew of these things.
But the Su Lingyue that she was looking at now was so calm and composed.
It was very different from her wild and unruly persona.
She thought that Su Lingyue didn’t seem as fierce as the rumors said.
But, who knew.
A while ago, Zhou Yan had been injured. It seemed like it had something to do with Su Lingyue. She didn't know the details, and the matter was not allowed to be discussed within Su Qi. So, no one knew what exactly had happened.
Su Lingyue took a sip of her coffee. Seeing that the secretary wasn't leaving, she asked, "Is Manager Zhou still busy?"
The secretary replied, "Yeah, Manager Zhou is still busy. Please wait for a while longer, Miss Su."
Su Lingyue had long been prepared to wait. Su Qi wasn't Dingsheng. Discussions of a collaboration was never an easy matter. It was possible that Zhou Yan was simply ignoring her for half a day, or even a week. So Su Lingyue wasn't surprised. Her expression was still calm.
The secretary, seeing her like this, thought of the rumors she had heard.
That she had come to beg Zhou Yan for forgiveness, and to be with him...
It was completely different.
Those rumors were ridiculous.
She left. Zhou Yan then called her into the office. He asked, "Is she still there?"
The secretary replied, "Yes, Miss Su is still there."
Zhou Yan chuckled.
He suddenly smirked, picking up his phone to send some messages.
Su Lingyue only saw Zhou Yan at lunch time. That person was talking on the phone, and was rushing. He told her, "I’m so sorry, Miss Su, I was too busy this morning. It took a bit too long. How about this, lunch is on me."
Although he was trying his best to act less frivolous, he was just unable to do so, making him look a bit comical.
Su Lingyue replied, "Manager Zhou, you're too kind. I've already booked a private room for lunch. It’s my treat."
Zhou Yan was surprised that Su Lingyue was acting so obedient.
He had never seen Su Lingyue acting so servile before. Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes. "Then, I’ll have to trouble you."
Su Lingyue smiled and walked out of the company with Zhou Yan.
The news that the two of them had left together spread like wildfire inside Su Qi. And before long, it had reached Yilin. Qi An, looking at the picture on her phone, a picture of a man and a woman entering a car, raised her eyebrows. She asked Meng Jiu, "Have you settled President Ji's parents in?"
Meng Jiu replied, "Once the documents are ready, they can go over."
Qi An nodded.
Meng Jiu, standing by her side, lowered her head and saw the bite mark on the back of Qi An's neck. She reached out her hand and adjusted Qi An’s collar, hiding the mark. Qi An looked up at her, her expression displeased.
Meng Jiu looked down at her shoes. "Sorry."
Qi An touched the back of her neck, and said coldly, "Don't be so forceful next time."
Meng Jiu mechanically replied, "I understand."
Qi An said, "Get out."
Meng Jiu walked out of the office, running into Zhang Xian, who was coming to deliver some design proposals. She usually had a neutral expression. Zhang Xian was used to it, so she simply greeted her and walked into the tea room.
She had enjoyed taking a break here with Su Lingyue before. Now that Su Lingyue wasn't here, there was no one to keep her company. Zhang Xian sighed. She was just about to leave when her phone vibrated. She looked at the screen, and answered. "President Ji."
Ji Zhiyi had just reached home. Outside the window was a dark sky. The only thing she could see were the streetlights, flashing a dim yellow light.
Zhang Xian asked, "Did you receive the email?"
Ji Zhiyi replied, "Yeah, I just finished looking through it. What does President Qi think?"
Zhang Xian said, "She's insisting on changing to a different material, instead of Xinyuan."
Ji Zhiyi fell silent.
Zhang Xian added, "Do you want me to..."
"No need," Ji Zhiyi replied, "Just do as she says."
Zhang Xian replied, "Alright, I understand."
Ji Zhiyi poured herself a glass of water. Just as she took a sip, she heard Zhang Xian ask, "You're not at the hospital today?"
Ji Zhiyi asked, "How did you know?"
Zhang Xian replied, "It's too quiet."
Although it had also been quiet in the hospital before, there had still been the sound of the medical equipment. Now there was no sound at all. Ji Zhiyi replied, "Sisi has the day off today, so she's staying there tonight."
She had been resting very poorly recently, so she had decided to go home to rest tonight.
Zhang Xian replied, "You should really rest more. Lingyue said that you have also been experiencing insomnia recently."
Ji Zhiyi held her glass, and laughed softly. She replied, "Lingyue, she’s so..." She had been feeling confused about what to say, and simply said, "Did you guys have lunch together?"
Zhang Xian replied, "No, she went to Su Qi."
Ji Zhiyi slowly stopped smiling. She frowned, clutching her glass tightly. "What?"
Zhang Xian repeated, "She went to Su Qi."
Ji Zhiyi lowered her voice. "Why did she go to Su Qi?"
Zhang Xian replied, "To talk about the PV patent."
Ji Zhiyi asked her, "The PV patent? Wasn't she discussing it with Dingsheng? Why did she go to Su Qi?"
"I..." Zhang Xian had an apologetic tone. "Last night I said something about you and your godmother."
Ji Zhiyi asked urgently, "What did you say?"
Zhang Xian replied, "I said that if you collaborate with Dingsheng, you won’t be able to get back the authorization for Haoyue. So she... she went to Su Qi to find Zhou Shiyu."
Ji Zhiyi clenched her phone. Her heart was pounding. She turned around immediately, hitting a corner of the table. Her hand was in pain, and her glass fell from her hand and crashed to the floor. Crash!
The sound was sharp and piercing. Ji Zhiyi's face instantly turned pale.
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