Song Ge was thinking of staying a few more days in Ji Qingyun's hometown. She always felt there was still something she could find out.
Zhai Cheng was worried about her being alone in a different place. However, due to the company's affairs, he couldn't leave. So, he could only call Song Ge in his spare time.
But when he called, no one answered for a long time. This made Zhai Cheng a bit panicked. He hung up and called again, still no answer.
After calling several times without a response, Zhai Cheng became even more anxious. He called his junior assistant in. "Immediately investigate Song Ge's situation now. Prepare the car for me. I'm going there."
The junior assistant didn't ask but knew that something must have happened to the president's wife. He immediately went to handle it.
Zhai Cheng packed his things and slightly disguised himself because these days, there had always been shareholders guarding the company.
He successfully reached the company's underground parking lot. Just as he got in the car, his phone rang. It was Song Ge. He let out a sigh of relief.
"Why didn't you answer the phone just now?" Zhai Cheng asked.
Song Ge was stunned for a moment because Zhai Cheng's tone was quite harsh. "I just got back to the hotel. My phone was on silent, and I didn't notice."
Zhai Cheng rubbed his temples. He had been highly tense these days, constantly fearing that something might happen to Song Ge.
Knowing that his tone had been too harsh just now, Zhai Cheng apologized actively. "Sorry, I was too anxious. I was afraid something might happen to you."
"I know. Don't worry. I'm fine here." Song Ge knew he was also very tired. Recently, he had been overwhelmed by the company's affairs, and she didn't want to be a burden to him.
"Don't put your phone on silent in the future. I'm afraid I won't be able to find you."
"Okay." Song Ge agreed.
She opened the door to the hotel balcony. The sun was shining, and she could see the sea outside. It was as if she could smell the sea water.
She sighed with emotion. "Can we live by the sea in the future?"
"Hmm?" Zhai Cheng didn't react at first. After all, the topic had jumped too quickly.
"The sea can be seen from outside this hotel. It's really nice." Song Ge sincerely hoped that one day, they could solve all their problems and live the life they wanted.
"I'll accompany you wherever you want to go in the future."
"Okay, I'll remember that." Song Ge lay back on the bed. She had been out running around for half a day and was really tired.
A few minutes later, Zhai Cheng heard the soft breathing sound on the phone. He sighed, feeling heart - ache, and then hung up the phone.
He opened the car door, got out, and prepared to go back to the company.
When Zhai Cheng returned to his office and opened the door, he saw several shareholders sitting in the office. The junior assistant was standing beside them, looking at Zhai Cheng for help.
"Mr. Zhai, when will the funds arrive? If this goes on, the company will collapse."
"That's right. If you can't solve the problem, just return our investment money, and we won't say anything."
Zhai Cheng let out a cold snort. Now they wanted to get back their shares?
He walked over and sat down on the chair. Despite facing various problems now, he remained calm. "Dear shareholders, I think I've made myself clear before. I don't want to repeat it. Please leave."
An older shareholder stood up. "You also said before that you would solve the problem, but it still hasn't been solved. You should give us an explanation. How do you plan to handle it?"
"Yeah, that's our hard - earned money." Someone echoed.
Zhai Cheng crossed his legs, and his hand unconsciously tapped on the table. "Dear shareholders, I, Zhai Cheng, always keep my word. Please go back and wait for the news."
"See the guests out."
The junior assistant looked at the shareholders apologetically. "Sorry, boss has other things to deal with. Please understand."
The shareholders left unhappily.
After seeing them off, the junior assistant returned to the president's office again.
"Boss, what should we do now?" The junior assistant was still anxious.
Zhai Cheng didn't say a word but just stared at the computer screen.
"If those shareholders come again in the future, you handle them."
"Ah?" The junior assistant pointed at his own nose. "Me?" Then he quickly shook his head. "I can't do it. I can't do it."
"How can a man say he can't do it?" Zhai Cheng hit the nail on the head.
The junior assistant was still timid. "Those shareholders are all very shrewd. I can't outwit them."
"When they ask you something, just say you don't know."
The junior assistant pouted. Although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, since it was the task assigned by his superior, he couldn't decline.
So, every day after that, although Zhai Cheng came to the company, he didn't go to the president's office but stayed in the staff's office.
The junior assistant was alone in the president's office when he suddenly heard voices outside. His face immediately changed. They were here again.
Sure enough, the next second, the door of the president's office was pushed open, and several shareholders appeared in the office. "Where's Mr. Zhai?"
"Boss isn't here today. How about you come again tomorrow?"
The shareholders sat down on the sofa. "Then we'll just wait for him here."
The junior assistant didn't dare to neglect these shareholders and ordered someone to bring them coffee.
"Is Mr. Zhai planning to disappear? Is he not going to care about the company anymore?" One of the shareholders asked.
The junior assistant denied it. "Impossible. How could boss be such a person? Since the president said he would solve the problem before, he will surely solve it."
"Humph, he just keeps saying he'll solve it, but there's been no progress for so long. I think even Zhai Cheng is out of ideas."
The junior assistant didn't know what to say and could only nod beside them, thinking about when they would finally leave.
The shareholders sat in the office for several hours and didn't leave until noon.
After they left, the junior assistant let out a sigh of relief. But he didn't expect that they would come again in the afternoon.
"Boss isn't here."
"It doesn't matter. We'll wait."
This situation continued for several days. The junior assistant did nothing all day but accompany these shareholders. They kept asking all kinds of questions about Zhai Cheng every day. The junior assistant really couldn't stand it anymore. He was afraid that he would die young if this continued.
So, he decided to find someone to confide in, and that person was, of course, Song Ge.
Song Ge had just come back from outside. She had made quite a lot of progress these days. She took a shower first. She heard the phone ringing in the bathroom and only answered it after she finished showering.
"What's wrong?"
The junior assistant's crying voice came through. "Madam, please save me."
"What's wrong?" Song Ge was nervous, thinking that something serious had happened.
"I'm almost tortured to death by those shareholders."
When Song Ge heard this, she laughed. "I thought something serious had happened. You scared me."
"You don't know..."
"Ah." A scream came from the other end of the phone, and then the call was hung up.
The junior assistant was very panicked. Without any delay, he immediately went to find Zhai Cheng.