The boss let out a soft chuckle but didn't answer her question directly. Instead, he countered, "What's up? Why are you asking such a question out of the blue?"
Song Ge spoke bluntly, "If our company is related to Qu Cheng, then why are we collaborating with someone like Xu Qin? You clearly know what kind of person Xu Qin is. Isn't the risk extremely high when working with someone like him?"
The boss smiled and shook his head in denial.
"Little Song, you still tend to think too one - sidedly."
He was such a shrewd man. How could he possibly allow mistakes in his contracts?
Song Ge was puzzled. "Then, boss, tell me. We could clearly cooperate with other more stable companies. Why did we choose Xu Qin?"
The boss looked up at Song Ge, then started rummaging through the materials on his desk. He took out a document and handed it to Song Ge. "Take a look at this."
Song Ge took it with a puzzled look and opened it to read.
While Song Ge was reading the document, the boss answered her previous question. "Originally, I didn't want to cooperate with Xu Qin. His character just made me feel uneasy. But after I read that contract, I knew I couldn't miss this cooperation opportunity."
Song Ge didn't reply. She stared at the data on the document in shock, waiting for him to continue.
"You guessed right. The company we're in now is indeed related to General Manager Qu. It was a property his father left for him when he was young. Later, General Manager Qu wanted to develop in other directions and entrusted this company to me for management."
The boss's eyes were fixed on the window outside, as if lost in some memory.
"But I failed to live up to his trust. I mismanaged the company, and now it's on the verge of collapse. Xu Qin's cooperation is very suitable for our company's current situation. As long as it's handled properly, this company can be revived."
Song Ge was extremely shocked. She never thought that this cooperation would have such a significant impact.
She didn't doubt that the boss was lying to her. After all, the document in her hand was evidence.
Their company was really on the verge of collapse. If there was no capital turnover, they might not even be able to pay the employees' salaries.
"Boss..."
For a moment, she felt sorry for the man in front of her. She never thought that he had been carrying such a huge burden alone.
"Little Song, don't leak this information after I've told you. I don't want to cause panic in the company."
Song Ge nodded to show that she understood.
After much hesitation, the boss still decided to tell Song Ge, "Actually, not only our company is in trouble, but General Manager Qu's company has also encountered a major setback."
Song Ge was shocked. "What's going on?" Why didn't she know anything about this? Qu Cheng never told her either. No wonder he had been looking preoccupied these days.
The boss shook his head, indicating that he wasn't very clear.
"Maybe it's because of the board of directors. This matter hasn't been made public yet, so I don't know much about it. If you want to know, you may have to ask General Manager Qu."
Song Ge sighed silently and left the office.
She also wanted to ask Qu Cheng, but if Qu Cheng wanted to tell her, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?
Song Ge was absent - minded the whole afternoon. Even her colleagues noticed that something was bothering her.
"Little Song, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
Song Ge had a good relationship with her colleagues in the company. Otherwise, they wouldn't have cared about her.
"I'm fine." Song Ge shook her head and stared blankly at the computer screen.
The colleague sighed and stopped asking, getting back to her own work.
Song Ge picked up her phone and sent a message to Xu Jiawei, asking if she knew anything about Qu Cheng's company.
Xu Jiawei replied quickly, but the result disappointed Song Ge.
Xu Jiawei said that if Song Ge didn't know, how could she? She also asked Song Ge what was going on.
Song Ge had to say that she was fine, just feeling a bit uneasy.
She called Wu Yilan, but Wu Yilan also said that she didn't know.
Since her inquiries were fruitless, Song Ge was about to give up when a name suddenly flashed through her mind - Leng Jing.
"How could I forget about her?"
Leng Jing was Qu Cheng's niece. Maybe she knew something.
Song Ge felt a glimmer of hope and quickly dialed Leng Jing's number.
At this moment, Leng Jing was trying on evening dresses in a clothing store. When she saw the caller ID on her phone, her brows furrowed in displeasure.
Why is she calling me?
"Hello?"
As soon as the call was connected, Song Ge couldn't wait to ask, "Is that Leng Jing? I want to ask you a question. Please tell me the truth, okay?"
The stylist was about to let Leng Jing try on a dress. Seeing her answer the phone, the stylist had to stand aside.
Leng Jing was a bit unhappy. "What do you want to ask? Hurry up. I'm very busy and don't have much time."
"Do you know what problems have occurred in Qu Cheng's company?" Song Ge didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.
Hearing her question, Leng Jing sneered, "What do you mean? Are you cursing my uncle's company?"
"No, no. I'm just worried..."
Song Ge's words were interrupted by Leng Jing. "Come on, don't explain. I've always said that you're a jinx."
Thinking about what had happened to Qu Cheng these days, Leng Jing became even more dissatisfied with Song Ge.
She really didn't understand why her uncle had taken a fancy to this troublesome woman.
"Think about it carefully. Since you came into my uncle's life, how many things have happened to him? Can you deny that you're a jinx?"
Leng Jing continued, not giving Song Ge a chance to refute. "I've always said that you bring bad luck. Look, I felt something was wrong with the company these days. Am I wrong?"
After saying that, Leng Jing hung up the phone directly.
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Song Ge felt a bit dejected.
She knew that Leng Jing had always been dissatisfied with her, but she never thought that Leng Jing would think of her in this way.
"Sigh..." Song Ge sighed, shook her head, trying to shake off those annoying thoughts. She took a few deep breaths and got back to work.
After hanging up the phone, Leng Jing was in a bad mood for the whole day.
Looking at the evening dresses in the stylist's hands, she suddenly didn't think they were as beautiful as she had first thought.
She didn't find a single dress that she liked even after browsing through the whole clothing store.
"Such a nuisance!" She really didn't know why that woman had called her.
In the end, Leng Jing casually picked a well - fitting evening dress, put it on with a cold face. Anyone could tell that she was unhappy.