If time had allowed it, he would not have let her fight for this position. Instead, he would have taken the initiative to talk to her and ask her if she would be willing to humble herself and become his Assistant.

Jiang Shenghe hung up Luo Qi’s call and then sent a message to Qin Moling to postpone their discussion for the moment. As for what time he would arrive—it was hard to say.

Qin Moling: [Is there something urgent?]

Jiang Shenghe replied bluntly: [Yeah, Luo Qi is coming up to see me.]

Qin Moling: “…”

This guy just made him speechless.

While Jiang Shenghe was waiting for Luo Qi to come up, he received a call from an elder in Shanghai.

The two haven’t contacted each other for some time. Every time they did, they would chat about three non-important topics at most, and then talk always led to Luo Zhiqiu’s matters.

Jiang Shenghe thought that the elder’s call was to tell him that Pei Shixiao had helped Luo Zhiqiu’s company temporarily get over its difficulties. If so, Pei Shixiao would gain some favor with Luo Qi’s family. But this didn’t really matter to Jiang Shenghe: as long as Luo Qi’s father was no longer under pressure, then it was still good.

So he didn’t take it too seriously, “I originally agreed to let Pei Shixiao handle this matter.”

The elder sighed, “You miscalculated.”

Jiang Shenghe’s face changed slightly, “What do you mean? He didn’t handle it?”

“Hmm. I guess he didn’t worry about it enough.” It shouldn’t be said that Pei Shixiao deliberately didn’t help. This matter arose back in June, and at the time, he was still set to marry Luo Qi. Pei Shixiao would, of course, only wish that his father-in-law’s family would be well.

“Luo Zhiqiu’s company was struggling to pay wages this month, and the core technical staff of the R&D Department have all submitted their resignations. They have no choice; they need to support their families, and they can’t survive on loyalty.”

The elder didn’t know the specific reason why Pei Shixiao didn’t handle this matter, and he didn’t have the time to investigate. He only found out today that the technical backbone of Luo Zhiqiu’s company had switched jobs to join another large player competing in the same industry.

The house was leaking and it rained all night, and Luo Zhiqiu was now completely exhausted.

“The company’s R&D cannot be done by him alone. A company without prospects cannot recruit suitable people.”

Jiang Shenghe considered matters. “Find a company, sign a risk investment agreement with Luo Zhiqiu and give him the financing he needs. If the profit does not meet the requirements of the agreement, he will give up all his technology patents unconditionally. “

“That’s good,” the elder agreed. “It will give him a chance to survive but still let him feel that our purpose is to invest and not to do him a good deed, and he doesn’t have to bear the burden of favors.”

Jiang Shenghe did it this way because he didn’t want Luo Zhiqiu to bear any more favors. In the past six years, Luo Zhiqiu had been so overwhelmed by favors that he couldn’t breathe anymore.

“I’m troubling you again,” Jiang Shenghe said.

“No trouble this time, I’m happy to do this. Just treat it as a wedding gift to you and Luo Qi.”

Jiang Shenghe could tell that the elder had specially emphasized the phrase ‘this time’, and he smiled, “Were you very unwilling to help before?”

“I might as well tell you the truth now. I really didn’t like it. I didn’t like it from the bottom of my heart. You told me you were helping someone else’s girlfriend. How could I be happy? But it would hurt your mood, so I didn’t tell you. Making wedding clothes for others goes against a businessman’s nature. But I guarantee your satisfaction this time.” 

The elder smiled and hung up the phone.

Before Jiang Shenghe could put down his phone, there was a knock on the door.

“Chief Jiang.” It was Luo Qi’s voice.

“Come in.” 

As Jiang Shenghe was on his way out before, there were no open documents on his desk; only the computer was turned on. Before Luo Qi opened the door, he deliberately put his hand on the mouse.

Luo Qi had just come back from the hospital and went directly to Jiang Shenghe without going to her office. On the way here, she had already prepared a plan on how to fight for the position.

“Sit down.” Before she could speak, Jiang Shenghe asked, “How long will it take for you to hand over your current work? When is the latest you can report here?”

Luo Qi almost didn’t grasp his words. She hurriedly replied, “One week is enough for a handover. I can report next Monday at the latest.”

Jiang Shenghe was quite satisfied with this. After another week, she would be with him.

Some things needed to be said in advance, so that when it happened later, it would be logical and there would be no need to explain it anymore. He released the mouse and looked at her while talking, “Before Director Jiang’s surgery, she hardly worked overtime here. Now that Director Jiang has abruptly quit, the workload has doubled. Overtime work will be common in the future. You should be mentally prepared.”

“No problem.” Luo Qi now needed a lot of work to fill her off-duty time. Only when she was busy with work would she have no time to dwell on her breakup.

Jiang Shenghe continued, “You will also have to travel a lot. In my team, you are the only one single at the moment. Xiao Jiang may get married next year and have a lot to do. You will have to take care of business trips during the holidays in the future. Will there be any problems?”

“I can do this.”

Jiang Shenghe nodded, “Your job is to assist me in handling affairs of the Group. I don’t need you for small things like serving tea and water. Don’t waste your time on it. I am used to making coffee by myself.”

Luo Qi knew about this habit. When they were on that business trip in Haicheng, he would make coffee himself and pour a cup each for her and Xiao Jiang. Today, he specifically pointed out that she did not need to serve tea and pour water. In fact, it was a tactful way to tell her that she should just focus on her job and not spend time currying favors with guests.

Jiang Shenghe couldn’t possibly guess how she was slandering him in her thoughts, so he continued, “When you disagree with me at work, you can put forward your own opinions, but you have to be mentally prepared. Even if you say it, I may not accept it.”

Luo Qi responded,  “… But I will still mention what should be mentioned.”

This was, of course, the standard answer.

It was the mindset one should have as an Assistant.

Jiang Shenghe suddenly wanted to know what kind of answer she would give if she didn’t treat him as her boss and didn’t need to cater to him.

“You can ask Secretary Ju about some of my work habits. You will be very busy here, so try to shorten the adjustment period.”

Luo Qi responded, “Okay, I will ask Secretary Ju for work details. Chief Jiang, do you have any other requests?”

He never has any demands for her.

Just be by his side.

“None for now.” Jiang Shenghe was business-like. “Send me an email with your expectations for annual salary. I will make a comprehensive evaluation then.”

When it came to salary, Luo Qi was unambiguous. Being Jiang Shenghe’s Assistant was more intensive than being Jiang Yueru’s Assistant, and she was fully confident that she was qualified for the job.

Jiang Shenghe placed his hand on the mouse again and told her, “Go back to work.”

The position of Jiang Shenghe’s Assistant was finalized in this way, eliminating a lot of processes.

“Thank you, Chief Jiang, for your trust,” Luo Qi said in parting.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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