His words ‘I remember‘ made her pause for a few seconds.

Luo Qi wasn’t sure whether it was a casual comment or if he really remembered it, but she would not be stupid enough to ask, ‘Chief Jiang, do you really remember that plan?’

How embarrassing would it be if he didn’t really remember and was just being polite.

“Thank you, Chief Jiang.”

She has decided to leave his office. Xiao Jiang can now stand alone, and there were several other people in the President’s Office all of whom are elites. “Don’t worry, Chief Jiang, I will hand over the work well this month.”

Even if, in the end, she fails to get the position of General Manager of Ruipu Medical, she would no longer stay at the Yuanwei headquarters and instead apply to go to the branch office. If there was no suitable position in the branch, there was always a place for her to stay in Yuanwei’s many holding companies and subsidiaries.

If Jiang Yueru hadn’t been so kind to her, she might not have stayed in the Yuanwei Group at all.

Jiang Shenghe said in a half-joking tone, “Isn’t there anything in the President’s office that you would miss?”

“Yes. It’s been a pleasure working with you.”

“Are you sure what you said is not against your will?”

“…”

“Since you are happy with me, why would you go to an unpleasant place? I will give you a salary increase.”

“Chief Jiang… don’t joke with me.”

Jiang Shenghe wanted to say, ‘I’m not joking.

But he was mortally afraid of scaring her.

He smiled and indulged her, “Okay, no jokes. Go on and tell me what else you would miss.”

“I get along well with Xiao Jiang and the others; we cooperate well.”

Jiang Shenghe didn’t want to hear these official terms anymore, “Have you made up your mind to go then?”

Luo Qi nodded, “It’s not just a whim.”

“Then you’d better be mentally prepared. Ruipu’s original management team is hostile to headquarters and they think that we’re sending you there so as to isolate them and replace them with our people. They won’t allow you to do your job well.”

Luo Qi said, “If the job is simple, then I won’t get such a high salary.”

Jiang Shenghe was actually very surprised. He had already planned for her to go there. The only difference was that instead of giving her a surprise, she took the initiative to fight for it.

“Okay, I understand.”

He didn’t speak again after that.

Luo Qi understood that the boss’ last words probably meant that he agreed for her to go.

Jiang Shenghe told the driver, “Send Assistant Luo home first.”

In the past, the driver would send the boss home first and then her. The boss may have other personal arrangements later.

The boss closed his eyes to rest. Luo Qi didn’t need to talk anymore and looked out of the car. She should be happy that she would be promoted and get a raise in salary soon.

But there was no joy as she had imagined.

Wasn’t there anything she would miss about the President’s Office?

There was one thing.

But she couldn’t afford to miss it.

The car kept driving all the way to the front of her place. The area around her rental house was either a community or a few old houses on the roadside, so cars could come and go freely.

Jiang Shenghe got out of the car, lit a cigarette, and watched her enter the building.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The next day, everything was normal.

Luo Qi took the documents that needed to be signed and went to the boss’ office. He had a cold face and didn’t show any joy, but she was already used to it.

After he signed, she didn’t leave in a hurry, “Chief Jiang, who will I hand over work to at this time?”

Jiang Shenghe closed the pen cap and said, “We’ll talk about it later.”

He added another sentence, “I will think about it some more.”

“For now, let’s go to Ruipu Medical’s R&D center.” He picked up his suit jacket and put it on as he walked.

Luo Qi followed closely behind. “Should I contact Mr. Shu? Or should we go directly?”

The founder of Ruipu Medical is Shu Rui, and he still remained in Ruipu.

Jiang Shenghe said, “Call him.”

Luo Qi quickly brought the folders she was carrying to her office. While opening her filing cabinet, she dialed Shu Rui’s number and informed him that Chief Jiang would be at the R&D center in an hour.

Shu Rui was still in a video conference, “I’ll be there right away.”

The big boss of the group was personally stopping by to check on their work, which greatly surprised him. He was not sure whether Jiang Shenghe even understood the research and development situation or was he perhaps coming over to deliver a blow.

Ruipu was the result of nearly six years of hard work between him and his team. The sale of Ruipu shares was a move born out of helplessness. At the end of the day, a small company like theirs could not compete with the strength of the Yuanwei Group.

Big business has always been cruel. The big fish eat the small fish. Ruipu wasn’t even a small fish—they were small fry at most.

Even if they didn’t sell the shares, Yuanwei would not have let them survive. Rather than being eaten up in the end, it was better to sell the shares and get real money while there was still room for negotiation.

Faced with the dilemma between ideal and reality, he chose the latter after discussing with his team.

They did not sell all their shares. In the end, they tried their best to retain a certain number of shares and became the second largest shareholder of Ruipu.

In fact, if they stayed, their status would be awkward. They would still be the original team, but they no longer had the decision-making power. They were like fish on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.

When Yuanwei headquarters finally sent someone over, there would be a bloody storm.

Among the top executives of Yuanwei Group, Shu Rui had only met Li Rui. Li Rui was responsible for the original merger and acquisition. Shu Rui had only heard of Jiang Shenghe’s name but had never met him.

He has never seen Jiang Shenghe’s assistant, Luo Qi.

In the parking lot of the R&D center, Shu Rui met Jiang Shenghe, and Li Rui came with him.

It was also the first time that Luo Qi saw Shu Rui. He wore silver-rimmed glasses, and all his sharpness was hidden behind the lenses.

Jiang Shenghe’s first words when he met Shu Rui were, “I’m an outsider in this field, I’ve come to familiarize myself with matters.”

Even Li Rui couldn’t guess the boss’s intention. He recently sent cucumbers to the logistics department and now came to Ruipu’s R&D center. Maybe he really had nothing to do?

If he has nothing to do, then he should go find a girlfriend and fall in love, so others don’t have to bother with him.

This familiarization lasted for an hour.

Li Rui looked at the time. It was almost 1:30, and she was going to attend a parent-teacher meeting for her son today.

After coming out of the R&D center, she asked for leave from her boss: “Chief Jiang, I will take a leave. I have to go to my son’s school, so I won’t be heading back to the company.”

Jiang Shenghe said, “You don’t need to ask for leave from me. Besides, it’s already lunch break.”

He looked at Luo Qi, “You have to work overtime tonight. Let’s go and eat first.”

They had gone out for more than an hour. But this was an unscheduled trip, and she still had to deal with the original work for the day.

When the driver heard that it was a work meal, he drove directly to the restaurant chain where they ate several times a month without the boss needing to say anything.

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

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T/N: Shu Rui’s name in the original is ‘Lu Rui’. But it was confusingly similar to Li Rui, the VP of Yuanwei, so I fudged his surname a bit—I hope nobody minds. I didn’t want to change the ‘Rui’ part of his name because that’s where ‘Ruipu Medical’ came from.

If you came here from ko-fi advance chapters—yeah, he became Shu Rui and not Mu Rui 😅

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
Chapter 35.2 — Birthday Confession
Chapter 35.3 — Birthday Confession
Chapter 35.4 — Birthday Confession
Chapter 36.1 — Getting A Marriage Certificate
Chapter 36.2 — Getting A Marriage Certificate
Chapter 36.3 — Getting A Marriage Certificate
Chapter 36.4 — Getting A Marriage Certificate