Chapter 110: Chief Engineer Jiang, reaching this day hasn't been easy

Ke Clan.

Assistant Zhou pushed open the office door; Ke Zhongyu was already sitting at the desk, having signed all of today's documents.

It was only eight o'clock.

'Ke Zong, the people from the Research and Development Center have arrived.'

Ke Zhongyu stopped writing, looked up: 'Let's hold a short meeting in ten minutes.'

After efficiently mobilizing for ten minutes, the meeting ended, and Ke Zhongyu said, 'You have half an hour to eat breakfast; gather at the west gate downstairs at 8:50.'

Everyone stood up and left.

Ke Zhongyu looked at Assistant Zhou: 'Did you bring what I reminded you to bring?'

Assistant Zhou patted his briefcase: 'I brought it.'

'Make twenty copies, all stapled.' Ke Zhongyu's expression was stern, his eyes flickering slightly.

Assistant Zhou immediately set to work; because there were too many documents, he asked Secretary Guan and Secretary Shen to help organize and staple.

Secretary Shen picked one up, frowned tightly, then asked, 'Is Ke Zong going to scatter these all over the street?'

Assistant Zhou just smiled.

I can't imagine this scene, but I can imagine Ke Zong slamming the documents in front of the bidding committee members, exuding an air of having the situation under control.

Secretary Guan, while organizing, cursed, 'You dead scumbag, today I'll let you know what it means to lose to a mistress.'

'Zhou Zhou, we really can't go along with them?'

Assistant Zhou looked at her helplessly: 'We can also gossip here; besides, I'm following Ke Zong out, the office can't be left unattended.'

Secretary Guan: 'Alright.'

As she stapled, the stapler clicked loudly; Secretary Shen reminded her, 'Take it easy, don't break it—this document will eliminate our biggest rival.'

'I know.' Secretary Guan said, 'Does Secretary Jiang know about these?'

Secretary Shen shrugged slightly: 'I don't know.'

Both of their expressions became wistful.

Assistant Zhou had to speak up: 'Miss Jiang knows. You shouldn't call her Secretary Jiang anymore; it's better to call her Miss Jiang.'

Secretary Guan: 'Why?'

Secretary Shen blurted out: 'Ke Zong will be pleased.'

'Right.' Assistant Zhou stacked the twenty documents together; his briefcase couldn't hold them, so he found an inconspicuous plastic bag, put them all in, and tied it up.

8:50.

Ke Zhongyu's car departed from the west gate of Ke Clan Building at 8:50, arriving at the first floor of the Bidding Building at 9:20.

……

Nanshan Villa No. 9.

Jiang Lai finished washing up, applied light makeup, picked up the contact lenses beside her, which had the appropriate prescription attached.

She followed the tutorial to put them in, adapted momentarily, then went to put on the clothes prepared by Uncle Deng.

A black mock-neck undershirt, a brown leather skirt reaching to the calf, the skirt also has a pocket.

A thin black belt at the waist, and black thick-heeled square-toed short boots on her feet.

The heel isn't high; Jiang Lai walked back and forth twice, feeling nothing, then took a photo with her phone and sent it to Uncle Deng.

Butler Deng reminded her: although there is sun today, the temperature is still low; she must not forget to wear a coat.

Jiang Lai looked at the brown suit jacket draped over the bed; it felt comfortable and substantial.

Jiang Lai, fully dressed, went out; the research institute's car had already arrived at the gate; the driver was Chen Shu, who for the past four years has been responsible for shuttling her between Ke Clan and the research institute.

'Uncle Chen, good morning.'

'Good morning, Dr. Jiang.'

Besides Uncle Chen, there are two bodyguards, one male and one female, one on the left, one on the right, flanking her.

'Dr. Jiang, are you going to the research institute to eat breakfast, or buy one temporarily?' Uncle Chen turned his head, 'I suggest buying one roadside; it's more random, won't cause any problems.'

Jiang Lai wasn't as calm as she appeared; after being woken by her biological clock in the morning, she also pondered what to pay attention to and what to say today, so she didn't make herself breakfast.

She nodded: 'Mm, buy four roadside, one each.'

Uncle Chen noted it, stopped the car midway, and bought four simple breakfasts.

Jiang Lai put her phone into the leather skirt pocket, took the breakfast, and said: 'Uncle Chen, remember to get reimbursed.'

'Dr. Jiang, you've mentioned it every time for four years; I won't forget.' Uncle Chen smiled, took two bites of a fried dough stick, and drove toward the Bidding Building.

Arrival time is 9:00.

Jiang Lai got out of the car, bodyguards accompanying her on either side; she first took the elevator to find Professor Cheng; the senior leaders of the research institute were all there, naturally including Elder Ji.

Lin Shutong needed to avoid suspicion, so she didn't stay with Elder Ji; instead, she was in the small meeting room next door, where all members of the project team were present.

Jiang Lai greeted each leader in turn; the leaders looked at her with full admiration, even Elder Ji sent congratulations.

'Chief Engineer Jiang, it hasn't been easy for you to reach this day.'

'Thank you, Elder Ji.' Jiang Lai replied politely, then looked at the leaders: 'I won't participate in the bidding; I'll go to the next room first.'

Everyone nodded.

Jiang Lai went out; Professor Cheng followed out and said to her: 'The display screen in the small meeting room next door is connected to this one; you can see all the companies' reports; the live feed will also be broadcast to you; you need to listen carefully and also discuss together to reach a conclusion; later we will still ask for your opinions.'

'I know.' Jiang Lai nodded, looking toward the door of the small meeting room next door: 'Has Lin Shutong arrived?'

'She's here, downstairs.'

'Downstairs?' Jiang Lai doubted slightly; when she had just come up, she hadn't encountered her.

Professor Cheng said meaningfully: 'I guess she's waiting for someone.'

As for who she's waiting for, it goes without saying.

Jiang Lai lowered her eyes slightly, Professor Cheng didn't know what she was thinking, and reminded her: "You can't act on impulse today; everything must prioritize the project's interests."

Jiang Lai understood Professor Cheng's meaning.

Put bluntly, she couldn't directly deny Star Universe Technology's strength just because of her scumbag ex-husband, nor could she favor the Ke Clan just because she'd worked there a while and deny other companies a chance.

Jiang Lai understood all of that.

"I won't act on impulse."

"Mm." Professor Cheng looked at her seriously, then after a while smiled, a relieved smile, and raised his hand to pat her shoulder, saying, "Ji Lao was right, it's indeed not easy; Old Cui will be proud of you, and we're all proud of you."

Jiang Lai smiled.

She pushed the door open and entered; Xiao Qian was the first to stand up, shouting, "Senior sister!"

Others also stood up one after another: "Chief Engineer Jiang."

"Everyone sit, have you had breakfast?" Jiang Lai pulled out a chair and sat down; others all looked at her, their eyes filled with eager excitement.

"No matter how excited, you must eat on time; people are iron, rice is steel." Jiang Lai planned to order breakfast for everyone, but when she reached for her phone, she discovered it was missing.

She merely froze briefly, recalling that she had left home, put her phone in her pocket midway, and hadn't gone anywhere else.

It probably fell in the car.

If it had fallen when she got out of the car, it would have made a sound and the bodyguards would have noticed; only because it fell silently in the car did no one notice.

"You all sit first, I'll go down for a bit." Jiang Lai stood up, had Xiao Qian call Uncle Chen; fortunately Uncle Chen hadn't gone far, and he drove the car back downstairs.

The bodyguards followed Jiang Lai all the way down to the entrance, where she indeed saw Lin Shutong sitting on the sofa.

Lin Shutong kept her head down, looking at her phone, her two fingers flying; she was probably sending a message to Shen Xun.

Jiang Lai walked past her as if nothing were wrong, and the bodyguards happened to block her view; when Lin Shutong lifted her head to look at the entrance, she didn't see Jiang Lai.

Uncle Chen's car was already parked at the entrance; he was about to get out to help Jiang Lai find her phone, but she said it wasn't necessary, bent over, went inside, and felt her phone under the seat.

At the same time, a Bentley pulled up behind Uncle Chen's car.

Jiang Lai didn't realize at first that it was Shen Xun's car; only after seeing the familiar license plate did she recall that Shen Xun's vehicle had previously been hit by Ke Zhongyu's car and had been replaced with a new one.

Bad luck.

Running into him at this time.

Jiang Lai watched Shen Xun step out of the car in a suit and leather shoes, accompanied by Assistant Qiao and a boy she had never seen before.

Shen Xun didn't notice her; his gaze was entirely on the building ahead, and she also didn't want to be noticed by him.

But the boy's gaze was fixed on her, unmoving for a long time.

"Young Master Fu?" Shen Xun turned his head toward Fu Youlin, noticing he was staring blankly at something, his eyes glinting faintly, slightly widened.

He too had been young once, and understood what that kind of gaze meant.

Love at first sight.

Who did Young Master Fu see?

Shen Xun, doubtful, followed his line of sight.

It was Jiang Lai.

A Jiang Lai he had never seen before.

Her brows and eyes were like a painting, her expression cool and clear, her attire neat and intellectual; she wasn't wearing glasses, and her amber pupils sparkled like jewels in the sunlight.

A gust of wind blew, and Jiang Lai lifted her hand to tidy her flying hair.

Their eyes met.

Shen Xun also froze, the hand he had been holding in his pants pocket pulling out as he stared blankly at Jiang Lai.

Not the elegant beauty from that night at the banquet, but filled with competence and intellect.

No matter which aspect, it was a Jiang Lai he had never seen before.

He didn't know if it was because he'd been too busy lately to see Jiang Lai, but he felt she had changed a lot.

She was becoming more and more beautiful, and her gaze toward him was growing ever more… cold.

Shen Xun furrowed his brows slightly, wondering how she could appear here, dressed like that—hadn't she already quit the Ke Clan?

Someone beat him to it.

"Shen Xun bro, you go in first, I still have something to do." Fu Youlin walked straight toward Jiang Lai; the young master's cheeks were slightly flushed, and before he could speak, a bodyguard reached out to stop him.

The young master saw she still had bodyguards and assumed she was a miss from some conglomerate, that her purpose here was the same, and immediately began to ingratiate himself.

"Are you also here to participate in the bidding? Hello, I'm Fu Youlin, what's your name?"

The young master widened his eyes, sparkling.

Jiang Lai wasn't sure of his intentions, slightly nodded and replied, "Jiang Lai."

What a cool and aloof older sister!

I like her!

The young master loved this type the most, his face reddening further.

"Can I add you as a contact?"

"Young Master Fu." Shen Xun walked over with a dark face, and because he was the Fu Family's young master, he could only force a smile in front of him.

"Jiang Lai, what are you doing here?" Shen Xun looked at the man and woman before her, asking, "Who are they?"

Fu Youlin exclaimed, "Shen Xun bro, do you know each other?"

Shen Xun nodded, about to say that Jiang Lai was his wife, when suddenly a voice came.

"Ah Xun!"

Lin Shutong walked out, seeing Jiang Lai and Shen Xun standing together, she froze.

At such an important occasion, how could Ah Xun bring Jiang Lai along?