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Chapter 1199 Invitation

After leaving the company, Lin Hao temporarily moved to a hotel, mainly to avoid disturbing Zhou Yiming and Huizi's time together.

After Jiang Nan helped Lin Hao check in, she said:

"Mr. Lin, I've already prepaid the hotel room fee, including the deposit. I've also enrolled you in a membership at the tennis court next door!"

"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can go back now!" Lin Hao nodded and said.

"I'll tidy up the office a bit more, including storing your collection!"

"Thank you!" Lin Hao nodded and said, looking at Jiang Nan who seemed hesitant to speak.

"So, what are your plans for my future work?" Jiang Nan finally couldn't help but ask when Lin Hao remained silent. Afraid of misunderstanding, she added:
"It's okay if you haven't thought about it yet, you can think about it now!"

"I'm not in the mood to think about this right now!" Lin Hao said with a heavy expression.

"President Lin, I've been with you for almost four years. What will I do now that you're gone?" Jiang Nan said, her voice filled with grievance.

"Even if you only have a cat or dog, you should at least make some arrangements for it!"

“But I don’t even have a job myself right now, how am I supposed to take care of you?” Lin Hao said.

Thinking of Lin Hao's current situation, Jiang Nan sighed with regret and said:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, I contacted several headhunters behind your back. Usually, a lot of people would come to you, but I haven't received a single call yet!"

Seeing Jiang Nan's disappointed look, Lin Hao comforted her instead:

"That's normal. They need a clear enemy anyway. Now, they'd rather kill me than ask me to work for them!"

"But it's okay, these things will pass quickly, everyone will forget about them!"

"Then I definitely can't leave!" Jiang Nan perked up instantly upon hearing this, and said expectantly:
"Mr. Lin, may I continue to be your assistant?"

"Even if you really go to farm, I still want to fetch water for you and fertilize your land!"

"With your small frame, you're trying to fetch water and fertilize?" Lin Hao shook his head and chuckled.

"What's wrong with my physique!" Jiang Nan said stubbornly.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

"Actually, I've thought about your situation before, and I've already spoken to my sister and brother-in-law. We're planning to find you a new job as a manager in the sales department!"

"But remember, don't tell anyone you've worked as my assistant, or you'll be implicated!" Lin Hao said earnestly.

"But I just want to follow you!" Jiang Nan said anxiously.

"Besides, I've been following you since graduation and I'm used to being by your side, helping you with things. It's rare to have such a good boss like you..."

In the past, although Jiang Nan would have been reluctant to leave Lin Hao, she probably wouldn't have been so eager to stay by his side.

She's a young lady from a wealthy family, after all; she doesn't need anyone to arrange a job for her.

But after learning about Lin Hao's divorce, Jiang Nan had a little something in mind and naturally didn't want to leave Lin Hao.

As the saying goes, what you discard like trash, others crave; what you don't cherish, others treasure.

"Sigh, why are you doing this to yourself!" Lin Hao said earnestly, looking at his secretary.
"Have you thought this through? If you really follow me, your future will be truly uncertain!"

"I don't care, I just want to be with you!" Jiang Nan said firmly.

Lin Hao looked at Jiang Nan and pondered for a while. Seeing that she seemed a little embarrassed, Lin Hao then said:

"Alright, it seems I'll need to work harder to keep you by my side!" Lin Hao then said solemnly.

“I will be taking a series of actions next, and you need to do two things: one is to register an investment company as soon as possible, and I will transfer the money from selling the shares into this company.”

"The second thing is to collect information, mainly information on all high-quality companies in the current communications industry chain, both upstream and downstream."

After hearing Lin Hao's instructions, Jiang Nan immediately perked up and said, "Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll get on it right away!"

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On the other side, Ada, the president's secretary at VG, reported to Andy while holding documents:

"Boss, we received news from head office that Evans bypassed his superiors to give a report to head office, attributing this setback to your and the president's office's decision-making errors. This sounds very similar!"

"A coup!" Andy added.

“Yes, in fact he doesn’t want to leave, and he’d rather you leave!” Ada said.

Andy considered it for a moment before making the arrangements:
"Spread this message so they think we're unprepared!"

“Okay!” Ada immediately wrote down Andy’s request.

Andy shook his head, then muttered to himself:

"We need a designer, someone who can unleash tremendous energy in difficult situations, to lead us out of this predicament!"

Andy then asked, "By the way, how's that thing I asked you to keep an eye on going?"

Ada immediately said, "Regarding his news, all parties are trying to guide public opinion. Large public relations teams have already joined in. Everyone's goal is very consistent: to drive him out of the industry!"

Andy smiled and said, "The dangerous thing about this guy is that he never considers the danger or consequences. As long as he achieves his goal, these slanders are more like praise to him!"

Ada nodded in agreement, then continued her report:
"The media in the industry have already contacted the public relations department. He used to be a senior employee at VG, and they want to know our stance!"

Andy smiled, then said casually:

“It’s not appropriate for us to speak right now, but since we want to integrate into the local community, we need to keep up with our peers. Let’s also reach out to some friends in the public relations industry!”

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Meanwhile, Liu Yingxia arranged to have dinner with Jian Ai at a shopping mall.

"This place is quite expensive!" Jane said, looking at the menu.

"It's alright!" Liu Yingxia looked at the menu, feeling a little heartbroken, but feeling guilty, she gritted her teeth and ordered.

Jane looked at Liu Yingxia with amusement, then ordered a reasonably priced set meal and said:
"A flower-themed meal is great!"

"Eat, eat if you like!" Liu Yingxia breathed a sigh of relief.

"Here you go!" Liu Yingxia handed over the gift Wu Qing had given her.

"What is this? A divorce gift?" Jane took it and said with a smile, "Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble!"

"Whatever you like is fine!" Liu Yingxia said.

"You're treating me to a meal, giving me gifts, and you're so sweet-talking. What do you need from me?" Jane said with a smile.

"Yes, there is something!" Liu Yingxia said somewhat awkwardly, then forced herself to speak:

"But before I get to the point, I want to sincerely repent to you that I was the one who brought Teacher Wu here!"

“I guessed it!” Jane analyzed calmly.
"Because I won't say anything about it, Lin Hao won't say anything either, and his brothers are all trying to avoid it. The only person left who can talk about it is you!"

"But I should thank you, this saves me a lot of trouble. To be honest, I was really worried about how to bring it up with her!"

"This meal is on me!" Jian Ai said with a smile. "You're really not angry!" Liu Yingxia said nervously, "You really don't blame me?"

"Haven't you always been like this?" Jane said with a laugh, "I'm used to it!"

He glanced at her, took a sip of water, and then gestured to the gift he had given her.

Jane looked at the gift given to her with curiosity, then asked somewhat strangely, "Why is the color so bright?"

Then, as if remembering something, he handed the gift back to Liu Yingxia, saying:
"You can take it. This isn't suitable for me. The main thing is, it feels like something Teacher Wu would choose!"

Liu Yingxia pushed the bag back and said, "That's perfect, please give it to Teacher Wu!"

Both Jane Ai and Liu Yingxia disliked such flashy clothes, so Jane Ai shook her head and had no choice but to accept them.

The two then began to eat, and Liu Yingxia said at this point:
"Let me tell you, at home Jia Kuan and I just eat porridge and shredded potatoes. It's only because you made me spend so much money!"

"The soup is good!" Jian Ai nodded, then waited for Liu Yingxia to continue.

Sure enough, Liu Yingxia reluctantly brought up the current VG employee optimization issue, and only then did she invite them:

"You, although you've been unemployed for so many years, are more than qualified and capable of handling this position!"

"You've worked for a Fortune 500 company, and you've even taken on optimization projects that are bigger than this, and you still managed to walk away unscathed!"

"But why me?" Jane asked, puzzled.

"This is a minefield!" Liu Yingxia said helplessly.

"So, you have to hand over this biggest bombshell to the person you trust most to take the blame?" Jane said with amusement.

The main reason is that she has confidence, so what is extremely difficult for Liu Yingxia is not a big deal for her.

"This is more than just trust!" Liu Yingxia exclaimed. "It's because you can handle it, while I can't!"

"And!" Liu Yingxia said helplessly at this point:

"Jia Kuan's name is also on the list of personnel in this optimization plan, and he's ranked very high up!"

"I didn't dare tell Jia Kuan about this before, which made him misunderstand me, and that's how the injury happened that day!"

"You're doing this to save our marriage!" Liu Yingxia looked at Jian Ai expectantly.

"You're so funny!" Jane said with a touch of melancholy.
"You're asking someone who just got divorced to save your marriage? What are you thinking?!"

Just then, Liu Yingxia's phone rang. After answering it, she subconsciously looked at Jian Ai.

"Hey!"

"Ok!"

"I see!"

"We won't have any contact with anyone related to him. Okay, that's settled!"

After Liu Yingxia hung up the phone, Jian Ai asked curiously:

"Why are you staring at me while I'm on the phone? Is it something to do with me?"

Liu Yingxia sighed and said, "It's related to your ex-husband. His company closed down and merged into Chengkang Group, and he was kicked out!"

"Do you think he offended someone?" Liu Yingxia said with some regret.
"This is a big deal. Top headhunters in the industry have made it clear that they will not cooperate with him anymore!"

"He's quite pitiful. He used to be so successful, but now everyone in the industry has blacklisted him!"

Listening to Liu Yingxia's rambling, Jian Ai felt a little uneasy. Lin Hao was currently experiencing a double low in both his career and love life, and she was not by his side.

Liu Yingxia was about to ask Jian Ai when she saw an acquaintance and said to Jian Ai:
"Hey, look, isn't that Zhou Yiming!"

Jane looked back and saw that it really was Zhou Yiming, who was with his girlfriend. She nodded and said:

"It's him!"

"Let's go say hello to him! What if he pays the bill for me?" Liu Yingxia said, getting up to leave.

"What are you thinking about!" Jane said, somewhat speechless.

"Look at his behavior, looking around suspiciously like a thief. He's afraid of running into someone he knows right now. Why are you even trying to get closer to him!"

"Why?" Liu Yingxia asked curiously.

"Look how old that girl is!" Jane said irritably. "She's old enough to give birth!"

"If we go and say hello now, what should we say to him? Are we supposed to say, 'Mr. Zhou, when did you get another daughter?'"

"How embarrassing!" Jane said, laughing at herself.

"You have such a sharp tongue!" Liu Yingxia was amused by Jian Ai's words, and then said with a smile:

"How come he's exactly the same as that young master Lin Hao!"

"No matter what you say, you can't get away with this meal today!" Jane said with a laugh.

"Alright, it's my treat anyway!" Liu Yingxia said happily, knowing that Jian Ai had agreed.

Sure enough, at this moment Jane said:
"Go back and send me those documents and stuff, I'll take a look first!"

Liu Yingxia picked up a coconut and said, "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

"Thank you for your appreciation, boss!" Jane also picked up a coconut and clinked it against hers.

Jane eventually agreed, since she had nothing to do at the moment and hadn't thought about what to do.

Just like Wu Qing said, she had no plans for her future, and now that her best friend had come to her for help, she naturally couldn't refuse.

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Meanwhile, after Zhou Yiming accompanied Huizi to the mall and dropped her off at the company, he discovered that Huizi's ranking in the dance team was not very high.

Moreover, since she was being ignored by her fans, they wanted to help her save face, so they sent her a whole host of services, including VIP tickets that were hard to come by and an invitation to all the dancers to have a lavish dinner on the hotel rooftop.

They were trying to use this method to elevate Huizi's status and make the dance troupe value her.

However, things didn't go as planned. His actions only made Huizi's situation in the dance troupe more awkward, and she was ostracized by others.

When the event ended, no one went to the rooftop for a lavish meal. Instead, they all accepted the invitation from Tangtang, the most popular dancer in the troupe.

In the end, only Hui Zi and Zhou Yiming were left on the rooftop. Seeing Hui Zi staring at him silently, Zhou Yiming felt very uncomfortable.

"Your colleagues are all very polite; not a single one came!"

"Tangtang treated everyone to dinner, and everyone went to her party!" Huizi said, looking at Zhou Yiming, who seemed uncomfortable.
"Uncle, the thing is, as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed!"

"But I'm embarrassed today, you really made me feel awkward today!"