Zhong Yanfei has played this perfectly, making it impossible for anyone to find fault with her.

As for Han Shuang, maybe she wasn’t aware that Zhong Yanfei had left Jian Hang outside the private room at all

Or maybe, even if Han Shuang knew Zhong Yanfei’s purpose, she would pretend not to know. They were all intelligent people. Some things didn’t need to be said directly to their face.

Anyway, Zhong Yanfei would not be unwilling to ease matters between them for this little bit of help. Since Han Shuang cooperated, then Zhong Yanfei would work to give Han Shuang more profits in the business.

Who couldn’t get along with more money?

After thinking about all this, Jian Hang smiled slightly and said to Xiao Zhang, “It doesn’t matter, it’s still early, I’ll wait.”

She couldn’t just leave. If she left, Zhong Yanfei would have an excuse, and the project would fall to a competitor in minutes. There were not many projects with a projected amount of 2.2 billion a year, and the competition in the industry to get it was fierce. 

With more monks than there was food¹, Jian Hang had no capital to be willful, let alone a reason to struggle against money. If this fat duck flew away because she gave up here, the board of directors will certainly hold her responsible.

Zhong Yanfei was sure that she dared not and would not leave. She had accurately found Jian Hang’s seven inches², so she left her alone in the corridor without scruples.

… …

Xiao Zhang sighed in her heart. There were some things that she, as an assistant, could not judge. Xiao Zhang glanced at Jian Hang: she looked calm. She had gone back to working hard again.

Such calmness and endurance were not something ordinary people could have.

She  didn’t know when Zhong Yanfei’s mahjong game would end, and she had to wait outside the private room to be called at any time.

“Ms. Jian, you are busy. “

Jian Hang smiled and nodded slightly.

… …

Before Jian Hang knew it, most of the evening had passed.

She has waited outside for more than three hours.

The waiter brought her another cup of hot coffee. It was already her third cup tonight.

The mobile phone beeped a low-battery warning. She had been reading emails on her phone all night, and the battery had run out.

There was only a power bank in her bag; it seemed that the data cable was left in the car.

Before Jian Hang went downstairs, she first informed Xiao Zhang, “I’ll go get the charging cable from the car.” 

Xiao Zhang smiled slightly and said, “Okay, if Ms. Zhong comes out to see you, I’ll tell her.” 

She watched Jian Hang walk to the elevator.

She didn’t know why Ms. Zhong wanted to make things difficult for Jian Hang. As far as she knew, the senior management of Wanyue Group recognized the abilities of Jian Hang and her team so they were confident in handing over the project to Jian Hang.

And she has heard Zhong Yanfei say before that she admired Jian Hang’s ability.

She didn’t know when the two of them began having a grudge.

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Jian Hang got out of the elevator and went straight to the open parking outside. Her car was parked there. There were parking spaces inside the clubhouse grounds but these were exclusive to senior members.

She wasn’t even a member.

As she walked to her car, she saw another car coming up the driveway. The headlights were dazzling. Jian Hang used her hand to block the light. She could barely see the road clearly and didn’t at all notice the license plate.

Two cars drove into the club grounds one after another and passed Jian Hang.

“Older brother, sister-in-law is here too.”

Inside the car, Qin Xing had his eyes closed when he heard this.

Their group had two venues tonight. They first ate and drank until almost midnight. After that, they went to the club to have fun.

Qin Moling opened his eyes and rubbed his temple with his fingers. The sleepiness from alcohol faded a bit, and he instinctively turned his head to look out the window.

He couldn’t see Jian Hang anywhere.

Qin Xing said, “She walked that way. Sister-in-law’s car should be parked outside.”

He asked his older cousin for his opinion, “Shall I call my sister-in-law to come over and have fun together?”

Qin Moling looked away, “She has something to do tonight.”

After the bodyguard opened the car door, Qin Moling moved his legs and got out of the car.

Jiang Shenghe got out from the other car. He didn’t rush to head inside the club. He opened the cigarette case, pulled out one and threw it to Qin Moling.

But Qin Moling had caught a glimpse of the figure at the entrance of the courtyard and was distracted. He failed to catch the cigarette Jiang Shenghe threw to him; it fell to the ground.

He bent down to pick up the cigarette and threw it into the trash can.

The lights in the yard were dim, but Jian Hang recognized the tall man standing next to the car at a glance, and then saw Jiang Shenghe with Qin Moling.

They’ve also seen her.

Qin Xing greeted her and saw that she was still holding a laptop bag in her hand, “Sister-in-law, what a coincidence. Are you here to discuss business?”

Jian Hang smiled, “Yes, to discuss a project.”

Jiang Shenghe exchanged greetings with Jian Hang. He glanced at Qin Xing, and the two of them entered the club with a mutual understanding, leaving Qin Moling and Jian Hang out in the yard.

Qin Moling looked at her silently for a few seconds, then suddenly stretched out his hand and said, “Give me your car keys.”

Jian Hang was slightly startled. She didn’t know why he wanted her car keys, but she threw them to him anyway.

Qin Moling caught the keys, turned around and handed it to the driver standing behind him. “Drive her car in and have someone enter the license plate into the system.”

Qin Moling then asked which private room Jian Hang was socializing in.

Where could she find a private room to wait in? Jian Hang had no choice but to tell him the number of the private room where Zhong Yanfei was.

The driver took the car keys and went to move her car.

Entering the license plate number into the access control system meant that when she came here in the future to meet people and socialize, she could drive in directly without having to look for a parking space outside.

She’d never have to worry about parking again.

Jian Hang said sincerely, “Thank you.”

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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1. Idiom. Demand is more than the available supply. ↩︎
2. Seven inches refers to where you hold the snake counting from the tip of its head. It’s said to be the point where the snake is immobilized and at your mercy. Before researching this, I always thought that the seven inches referred to something else you grab to immobilize a man ha ha ha 🙈 ↩︎