Back in the office, Luo Qi unwrapped the bouquet of flowers and arranged them in a glass vase.
This was the most relaxing day of work she has ever had. She only attended the executive meeting in the morning and had nothing else to do in the afternoon, so she pruned some flowers.
Secretary Chi Xin brought her hot coffee. She had come in two hours ago and gave Luo Qi some documents that needed to be signed. Luo Qi was arranging the flowers at that time; two hours later, she has not finished arranging them.
Today, many people in the company were talking privately that the new boss’ private life seemed to be quite exciting. She was just assigned to the company and two different people sent her flowers, each bouquet more expensive than the last.
Shu Rui knocked on the door and came in. Chi Xin put down the coffee and went out.
“Mr. Shu, sit down.”
Luo Qi put the last flower in the vase and slowly cleared away the flowers and leaves she had pruned from her desk.
Shu Rui glanced at her computer: it wasn’t even turned on.
There was nothing else on the table except three bouquets of flowers and a glass vase full of flowers.
If he didn’t know Luo Qi, he would think that she was just a vase.1
She had been Jiang Yueru’s assistant for nearly five years and had been working alongside Jiang Shenghe for another year. Her university alma mater was originally his goal when he was a student—it was only by some strange combination of circumstances that he didn’t go there and chose another university’s major.
But today, from the moment she stepped into Ruipu to now, she has behaved like a vase in everything she did.
To say that she was loosening the reins to grasp them better—this move was too clumsy.
“Ms. Luo likes to arrange flowers?”
“Not really.”
“…”
Luo Qi smiled and said, “Isn’t this just idle time?”
He thought she was loosening the reins to grasp them better, retreating in order to advance, but in fact she was too lazy to play at all and wasn’t employing any tricks to deal with him.
Shu Rui wanted to isolate her, so let him isolate her. She would still get paid without contributing any effort, so why not let him do it. She could afford to wait for Shu Rui to come to her.
Only then would he lower his guard, and she’d get twice the result with half the effort.
Luo Qi finished clearing the table and asked, “Mr. Shu, what’s the matter?”
Seeing that she had finally finished what she was doing, Shu Rui said, “Lingjia Capital will send someone at 4:30. If you’re not busy, why don’t we go and meet with them?”
Luo Qi knew that Lingjia Capital was Shu Riu’s angel investor.2
When Jiang Shenghe acquired Riupu Medical, Lingjia Capital made a lot of money, but it did not completely withdraw. It still held on to a certain amount of shares, betting that Ruipu would make a come back under Yuanwei management.
Lingjia Capital was now the third largest shareholder of Ruipu Medical. Nevertheless, it only received dividends and did not participate in management operations.
“Who is the boss behind Lingjia Capital?” she asked Shu Rui.
Shu Rui did not divulge the truth, “I have only been in contact with Lingjia’s president. I don’t know if there is a boss behind the scenes. There may be one.”
… …
Lingjia’s real boss was Xu Xiangyi. When Shu Rui was just starting out, he was lucky enough to meet Xu Xiangyi who agreed to be an angel investor in his business, and that’s how Ruipu Medical eventually came into being.
But after all, Xu Xiangyi was a businessman. The price Jiang Shenghe offered during the acquisition was very attractive. Lingjia Capital had almost no hesitation, and the senior management unanimously approved the acquisition plan.
Shu Rui was the only one who was unwilling.
Businessmen would not make decisions based on their emotions, and he understood that very well.
Xu Xiangyi did not involve himself in the operational matters of Lingjia Capital, leaving it to a team he trusted. Xu Xiangyi would naturally not tell outsiders about his involvement if he did not want them to know.
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
Luo Qi had never had any prior contact with anyone from Lingjia Capital, so this was a good time to get to know them.
Who would have thought that upon entering the reception lounge, she would meet the woman who once said ‘long time no see’ to Pei Shixiao at the financial summit.
Cui Peng smiled and stretched out her hand, “Hello, I am Cui Peng.”
Intuitively, perhaps a woman’s sixth sense, she could see that Cui Peng didn’t want her to be happy.
Luo Qi nodded and turned a blind eye to her outstretched hand, “Have a seat.”
Cui Peng’s smile froze, then she smoothly turned to say ‘hello’ to Shu Rui.
This was not the first time Shu Rui met Cui Peng. He was more familiar with her compared to Luo Qi. He didn’t understand the undercurrent between the two. Cui Peng didn’t address her as ‘Ms. Luo’, and Luo Qi was even more amazing—she didn’t shake hands. She was simply too lazy to stretch her hand.
Luo Qi looked straight over, “What work do you want to report to me?”
Cui Peng: “…”
So she was showing off her power.
But she was not her subordinate.
“I’m here on behalf of Ling Jia. Our president is busy and arranged for me to come over to learn about your plans and goals for next year. Please tell us.”
Even Shu Rui could hear Cui Peng’s domineering tone.
Luo Qi turned to look at Shu Rui, “Is she asking me, the representative of the controlling shareholder, to report to a representative of someone who doesn’t even hold too many shares?”
Shu Rui: “…”
He suddenly became a target for no apparent reason.
In this situation, he could only smooth things over, “I will arrange for someone else to coordinate with you later.”
The secretary brought tea; Luo Qi didn’t pick up the teacup and stood up, “Mr. Shu, unless its Lingjia’s President who comes over, there is no need to tell me about other people.”
She walked out of the reception lounge without looking back.
The sound of stiletto heels faded away.
Shu Rui was confused, “Do you know Luo Qi?”
Cui Peng smiled and lied, “We have known each other for many years. She used to be an intern at Yuanwei Capital. We competed for the same project and our company eventually won it.”
Some things must be revealed in advance to prevent future pitfalls, so she said, “Later I went to Huanheng Capital. You may not know that Pei Shixiao, the main partner in Huanheng Capital, was Luo Qi’s ex-boyfriend. I worked on some projects with Mr. Pei.
“I don’t know which colleague I offended at the time, but somehow someone arranged for Luo Qi to be suspicious of me? This kind of thing can’t be explained. My conflict with her just kept getting deeper and deeper. I don’t intend to take the first step. Anyway, even if we can’t reconcile, the truth will come out sooner or later.”
She clearly laid out matters, but Shu Rui didn’t think too much about it and even thought that Cui Peng was quite honest. He nodded; it made sense now.
A project was intercepted; who could swallow this with ease?
Then another emotional misunderstanding occurred— it really made it impossible to remain calm.
Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: Ugh. This nasty woman is back.
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