Qin Moling’s post in his Moments let everyone know one thing: it turned out that the pumpkins were grown by Jiang Shenghe. Everyone had been wondering how Qin Moling could be so bored that he posted pictures of pumpkin dishes for three consecutive days.

Xu Xiangyi gave Qin Moling a thumbs up. He never liked or commented on the younger generation’s posts on WeChat Moments. Today he was free and in a good mood, so he joked with them: [Even if you can’t finish this, don’t think of giving it to me as a gift.]

Twenty minutes later, Xu Xiangyi received a message from Jiang Shenghe along with a screenshot of an express delivery number.

[Uncle Xu, the newly picked pumpkins has been sent to you by express delivery. It will arrive tomorrow morning.]

There were a dozen pumpkins in the trunk that had no place to go since Qin Moling refused to accept them. Now they had a perfect place to go.

Xu Xiangyi: “…”

He laughed and replied: [You really sent it? ]

[Well, I planted them myself, so I have to let you taste it.]

[Luo Qi likes to eat pumpkin?]

[Turns out it’s not what she likes, I misjudged it.]

Xu Xiangyi laughed again.

At this time, the secretary came over and said that Yu Bo was here.

Xu Xiangyi was still in the yard. He took off his coat and said, “Tell him to wait for me in the tea room.”

… …

After Yu Bo had a video conference with Luo Qi yesterday, he made an appointment with Xu Xiangyi’s secretary to meet the boss this morning. Cui Peng was not an ordinary employee. The boss had personally called him to arrange for her to come in.

When something like this happened, it was necessary to report it clearly to the boss.

Cui Peng called him yesterday afternoon and said that she would resign and said pitifully, “Mr. Yu, I will explain to Uncle myself. This is my fault and I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Having been bitten by a snake once, he now has no reason to trust Cui Peng.

Who knew how she would explain things to Xu Xiangyi? She would probably make herself sound innocent and put all the blame on Lingjia Capital and him.

The door of the tea room opened and Xu Xiangyi came in.

Yu Bo stood up, “Director Xu.”

Xu Xiangyi waved his hand and said, “Sit down.” He threw his coat on the chair, washed his hands and made tea.

“Luo Qi plans to enter the mid-range market?”

“Yeah. The low-end market should be given to Dongbo Medical.” This was Yu Bo’s guess.

After turning off the tap, Xu Xiangyi pulled off a hand towel and gave a two-word evaluation, “Not bad.”

Being able to have the boss say ‘not bad’ was already a high level of appreciation.

Yu Bo also thought it was a good idea. Just as Luo Qi said, this was the only way out she could get for Ruipu. If Ruipu dominated the mid-range market, Lingjia would also make a lot of money from the Ruipu shares they were holding.

There was no need to compete head-on with Yuanwei Medical for the fat piece of meat in the high-end market.

One could only gain something if one was willing to give up something else.

Luo Qi brought this statement to its fullest meaning at yesterday’s meeting.

Although she lost face and became the topic of conversation among her subordinates, she felt happy in her heart as she cleared away all the possible obstacles that Cui Peng might bring to her at work in the future.

Xu Xiangyi started to make tea. “These are all decisions that you can make. What do you want from me?”

Yu Bo actually found it difficult to bring up the subject. Matters like cheating and dealing with the mistress were usually handled privately. Who would be like Luo Qi? Who would hold a high-level executive meeting to discuss it openly?

As the head of the company, she threw aside all the demeanor she should maintain in public. He reminded her again and again at the meeting yesterday, but she didn’t care at all.

“Luo Qi and Pei Shixiao were lovers before.”

Xu Xiangyi knew this seven years ago and just nodded for him to continue.

“Pei Shixiao cheated on her before their marriage, and the person he cheated with was Cui Peng.”

“Cui Peng?” Xu Xiangyi frowned. “Is she the girl I arranged to work in Lingjia?”

“Yeah. I had a good impression of her before.”

Xu Xiangyi nodded and understood why Yu Bo came here.

Seeing that the boss didn’t react much and didn’t even show any concern for Cui Peng, Yu Bo continued, “At the meeting yesterday, Luo Qi invited us specifically to deal with Cui Peng in public. She even played a video showing them cheating.”

He picked out the key points of the meeting and told them to Xu Xiangyi.

Xu Xiangyi didn’t comment after hearing this, and smiled, “Did Luo Qi imply anything about you at the meeting?”

“She did.”

“Cui Peng often goes to Ruipu?”

“That should be the case.”

“Ling Jia is not involved in the operation of Ruipu at all. Why would she go there every few days?”

Yu Bo didn’t say anything—it was because he had indulged Cui Peng before. When Cui Peng applied to be in charge of the Beijing project, he hesitated, but in the end his reason was defeated.

So when Luo Qi mocked him at the meeting, he was speechless and had no ability to fight back.

Xu Xiangyi got to the point directly, “Did you know beforehand that Cui Peng and Luo Qi had a feud?”

“… I did.”

“Yet you continued to arrange for Cui Peng to liaise with Ruipu.”

Yu Bo admitted, “It’s my fault.”

Xu Xiangyi didn’t mean to blame him, only wanted him to learn more from Luo Qi.

“Yesterday, Jiang Shenghe suddenly showed up at the meeting. Luo Qi must have been tormented by this. It’s stressful for anyone to solve private matters in front of the boss. Her level and ability would be questioned. But she knew what she wanted and followed her own ideas without letting anyone disrupt her rhythm.”

Yu Bo brought the tea and drank it. He should have been more resolute at the beginning and objected to Cui Peng going to Beijing.

When they met the boss at the charity party that day, Cui Peng kept calling him ‘Uncle’, which made Yu Bo very confused.

Xu Xiangyi suddenly laughed, “You have to treat Luo Qi to a meal some other day. After all, she made Cui Peng resign voluntarily, saving you the money for the dismissal compensation.”

Yu Bo: “…”

This angle on the matter was a bit strange.

“It seems that Yuanwei Group is ready to strongly support Ruipu. When Ruipu turns itself around, even if you invest in ten companies, it is not certain that you could earn more than Ruipu alone would.”

Yu Bo nodded.

Xu Xiangyi said, “You are already a director of Ruipu. To avoid unnecessary trouble, don’t send anyone else over. If there is anything, you should contact Luo Qi in person.”

“… OK.”

Wasn’t this just asking Luo Qi to slap him in the face?

… …

Not long after Luo Qi arrived at the company, she received a call from Yu Bo’s secretary.

The secretary said, “For important meetings, our Mr. Yu will attend in person.” For other minor matters, she will take charge and report directly to Mr. Yu.

This was exactly what Luo Qi wanted. No need to pass messages in between; it saved time and was more efficient.

The secretary conveyed Yu Bo’s intention again, saying that Cui Peng has already submitted her resignation and would be able to hand over her work soon.

Luo Qi was not interested in when Cui Peng would leave, nor did she want to hear this person’s name ever again.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

A day has passed and Shu Rui still hasn’t come to see Luo Qi. She didn’t know what he was thinking.

She had nothing to do in Ruipu for the time being, so Luo Qi went to Yuanwei Group to report the work progress to Li Rui.

Li Rui has been in a state of panic recently. The top management of Yuanwei Medical was bombarding her with phone calls and text messages every day. The company has adjusted its strategy, and the subordinates were all scolding her.

Luo Qi has come here many times before, and she became familiar with Li Rui; they now talked about everything. There was a coffee machine in Li Rui’s office, so she made two cups and she loaded Li Rui’s cup with milk.

“I haven’t challenged myself this hard in several years.” Li Rui smiled, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t dare to take the risk.”

She didn’t want to take risks either.

To achieve something great meant taking risks. At her level, she just wanted to have a stable job and work peacefully until retirement.

When she came to Yuanwei, she was newly married and had no children.

Her son was now in his first year of high school.

She had been very hardworking when she was young, and the position of vice president now was her limit.

The decision to cut off the mid and low-end market was not made by Yuanwei Medical itself. As expected, the aftermath caused a lot of trouble.

They needed to deal with existing contracts with major material suppliers and customers, withdraw from the mid- and low-end markets, and continue to provide follow-up maintenance and services to patients and customers. They also needed to decide whether to continue or stop tracking clinical data.

The team also needed to readjust.

If Ruipu Medical was to give up the high-end market, it would face the same problems as Yuanwei Medical.

Before fully supporting Luo Qi’s proposal, Li Rui thought deeply about it. If she didn’t adjust the market positioning of these companies now and and just continued as they were, three years later, the comprehensive competitiveness of Yuanwei Group’s medical sector would be poor and it would be crushed by competitors.

A short pain was worse than a long one.

Li Rui said, “You will be under more pressure and have a harder time than me.”

No matter what, no matter how much complaints the senior management of Yuanwei Medical have, they still have to cooperate grudgingly—but Shu Rui was different.

Luo Qi smiled, “No matter how difficult it is, we can get through it in two years.”

A two-year transition period was sufficient for strategic adjustments.

“Over at Lingjia Capital, Yu Bo will be in contact with me directly.”

“This guy is interesting. After being scolded by you like that at the meeting, he is still willing to deal with you?”

“Who knows with him.”

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

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
Chapter 56.2 — In Public, He Held Her Hand
Chapter 56.3 — In Public, He Held Her Hand
Chapter 57.1 — I Will Move to Yuanwei After the Spring Festival, and I Will See You Often
Chapter 57.2 — I Will Move to Yuanwei After the Spring Festival, and I Will See You Often
Chapter 57.3 — I Will Move to Yuanwei After the Spring Festival, and I Will See You Often