Jian Hang finished what Zheng Yanshu wanted to say, leaving him speechless.

“Of course,” Jian Hang said, “If you hadn’t come, I would have replaced you. Just like when I left Yinlin Capital, Yinlin wouldn’t suffer any loss over it. They can even recruit someone better than me—Tan Feng.”

This was to tell him that the company would still operate normally even without him.

“I know you two have some opinions about me.” Jian Hang closed her laptop. “But even if you have any opinions, just keep it yourselves.”

She stood up, picked up her laptop, and left.

Passing behind Zhou Yi, Jian Hang glanced at the game page displayed on Zhou Yi’s screen.

Zhou Yi had been watching a live game earlier, but now he had logged into the game himself. He was in a bad mood and was not in the right mental state while playing, and it was obvious in the state of the game.

… …

Back at the office, Jian Hang logged into her internal mailbox, but there were no emails. Her current workload here at Yemeng was less than her two hours work in back in Yinlin.

After logging out of her mailbox, she sent a message to Qin Moling: [Is it convenient for you to answer the phone? ]

Qin Moling looked at the time, it was 2:05.

He didn’t reply to the message and called her directly. “Is the meeting over?”

“Yeah, it just finished.” She said, “We started it early at 1:30.”

Qin Moling didn’t ask her how the meeting went or whether everyone attended. If someone didn’t show up, she would definitely feel uncomfortable if he asked.

The Fourth Division was no different from any other division, and in his eyes, there was nothing special about it.

But she was different to him.

“Mr. Qin, what do you want to talk to me about?” Jian Hang asked. 

“There’s no need to call me Mr. Qin if there’s no one here.”

“Husband, what do you want from me?”

“…”

Qin Moling knew that she was teasing him, but he still took the word ‘husband’ seriously.

Jian Hang guessed that the reason he called was because he was worried that she wouldn’t be able to handle the Fourth Division. She took the initiative to report, “The meeting went smoothly. Everyone who should have attended was there.”

Qin Moling was quite surprised. He had anticipated many possible outcomes for this afternoon’s meeting, but he hadn’t considered the one she mentioned. It wasn’t just him; everyone else probably thought it was impossible. 

“Did Zhou Yi and Zheng Yanshu give you a hard time?”

“It’s not that difficult a situation. If they were really unreasonable people, you wouldn’t keep them in the Fourth Division.” These two were actually sincere about the Fourth Division, which was why Qin Moling didn’t transfer them away.

Qin Moling then asked, “Do you have a special cup for drinking water in your office?”

Jian Hang glanced at the desk. Xiao Fan had prepared two cups for her, one for drinking water and one for drinking coffee.

She didn’t say she had one but just said, “Give me one.”

Qin Moling said, “I’ll have Secretary Gao send it to you later.”

“Same as your cup?”

“Almost the same, no two in the set are exactly the same.”

“Alright.”

There was silence on the phone for more than ten seconds.

In the past, it had been very awkward; these two people had nothing to talk about on the phone.

Now that the two of them weren’t speaking, they could clearly feel each other’s presence and breath, and speaking became redundant.

It was still working hours, and Jian Hang didn’t let the silence continue. “You’re busy, I’ll go tidy up the office.”

“Okay.” Qin Moling waited for her to hang up the phone first.

Xiao Fan had already sorted out everything in the office; what Jian Hang needed to re-arrange were the books on the bookshelf. They were arranged in a disorderly manner, with some being taller and some being shorter, and it was unpleasant to look at.

There were also various hand wash and sanitizer bottles on the washstand. Although they were arranged in a row, they were staggered in height, so she had to reorganize them.

Soon, Secretary Gao brought two cups over.

Qin Moling also left a note on the rim of the cup.

[The glass cup is a little different from mine. The coffee cup and the one I use is a pair.]

Jian Hang put the cups she already had in the tea cabinet and took the new cups to wash.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

To only work from 9 to 5 was the promise she made to Qin Moling. When the time came, Jian Hang left the office on her own accord.

In the company’s underground parking lot, Jian Hang met Zhou Yi who was returning from a field visit.

Zhou Yi’s family was rich, and he drove a flashy, black, SUV.

Jian Hang was driving the coupe that Qin Moling gave her. Zhou Yi’s car window was open, and so was Jian Hang’s.

Two vehicles passed by each other, one elevated and one lowered.

Jian Hang stepped on the brake lightly and turned her head. “When you’re at work, work hard. When you’re playing games, play them with all your heart. Don’t end up with your work not good, and your games in a mess, too.”

Zhou Yi: “…”

He was really choked.

He glanced at Jian Hang.

Jian Hang stepped on the accelerator, and the coupe left in a trail of exhaust.

At that moment, Zhou Yi was so angry that he wanted to turn his car around and catch up with her.

… …

Jian Hang didn’t go home directly. Instead, she went to the flower market first and ordered some green potted plants and a few pots of roses for her office. After working for so many years, she could tolerate the boredom of work, but she couldn’t stand the monotony of the office.

After coming out of the flower market, Jian Hang received a call from Tan Feng.

Tan Feng has been busy with a new project these days and has not found time to ask her out. “When are you free?” He always remembered that he owed her a meal.

But Jian Hang had promised Qin Moling that she would forego this meal. She smiled and said, “I’m afraid I don’t have time.”

“Aren’t you still on a break from work?”

“I officially started my new job today.”

“Then let’s wait until you’ve adapted to the Fourth Division.”

“There’s no need to be polite to me. You don’t have to treat me to a meal. I will still need your help in many instances in the future.”

Tan Feng was quiet for a moment. “Okay, if you need my help, just tell me. You’re working in Lemeng now, and you’ll see Zhong Yanyue all the time. There are some things I can’t explain to her anymore, because the more I explain, the worse it gets. You don’t have to worry about her attitude.”

“I have enough of a mess to deal with at the Fourth Division. How can I have time to care about anything else?” Jian Hang asked him, “Did you know about Zhong Yanyue’s flash marriage?”

“… I haven’t paid attention to this.” He said, “That’s good.

“She should be able to get over it slowly. Once she has a new life, she won’t dwell on the past anymore.”

Jian Hang walked to the front of the car and got inside. Tan Feng heard the sound of Jian Hang opening and closing the car door from the other end of the phone, “Drive slowly, I’m busy.”

Jian Hang originally wanted to ask him how Lin Xiao was doing. She said, “Okay, you’re busy.”

When she got home, Qin Moling’s car was already in the parking space.

She didn’t expect him to go home so early.

There was no one in the living room.

Jian Hang went upstairs and the bedroom light was on.

“I’m back.” She entered the bedroom. Qin Moling was bending over to put his watch away, with his shirt sleeves rolled up, revealing a scratch that was neither deep nor shallow.

It took Jian Hang half a minute to adjust from seeing him as ‘boss’ to ‘husband’. “No social engagements tonight?”

“Mm.”

“Aunt Geng is not at home?” she asked again.

There had been no movement in the kitchen and the lights were off.

Qin Moling said, “Aunt Geng is taking a break today.”

He offered her his hand, “Come here.”

As soon as Jian Hang held his hand, he pulled her into his arms, held her in front of him and hugged her tightly.

Didn’t kiss her, didn’t do anything, just gave her a hug.

Jian Hang had been wanting such a warm and reassuring hug from him for a long time. Feeling Qin Moling’s arms slowly loosening and about to let her go, she hugged his waist more.

She wanted him to hold her for a while longer; Qin Moling got her unspoken signal and hugged her tightly again.

Qin Moling looked down at her and asked, “Do you have a lunch date with anyone else tomorrow at noon?”

Jian Hang hadn’t decided which one to meet yet; she wanted to meet the heads of each department of the Fourth Division one by one. Chatting in the office seemed serious, but chatting over a meal was more likely to yield interesting insights and allow one to quickly understand a person’s personality and habits.

She said, “It’s either Zhou Yi or Zheng Yanshu. Maybe I can invite them both to come together.”

Qin Moling held her waist tightly and pressed her against him. “You asked me to chase you before, but there’s no need for chasing between husband and wife. Let’s try a different approach.”

Jian Hang didn’t understand, “What’s the new approach?”

Qin Moling asked, “Besides being husband and wife, what other relationship do we have?”

Jian Hang reacted, “The boss chasing his subordinate?”

Qin Moling hummed, looking into her eyes, “The cups I gave you during work this afternoon was given by the CEO of Lemeng to the GM of the Fourth Division.”

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

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Chapter 54.1 — Differences
Chapter 54.2 — Differences
Chapter 54.3 — Differences
Chapter 55.1 — Unknown
Chapter 55.2 — Unknown
Chapter 55.3 — Unknown