Feng Qing was chatting and laughing merrily with someone on the phone with her earphones on, her attitude extremely intimate. Sheng Yan, who had witnessed the whole process beside her, felt increasingly annoyed. Even after Feng Qing hung up the phone, Sheng Yan still had a cold look on his face.
Feng Qing sensed Sheng Yan's mood and guessed the possible reason, but she didn't think it necessary to explain. Things were different now. If she still had to coax Sheng Yan about everything, then Sheng Yan wasn't suitable to stay by her side.
After returning to the urban area, Feng Qing wanted to go straight back to the company, but was severely scolded by Sheng Yan. Since her vision was limited and she couldn't drive, she had no choice but to let Sheng Yan take her home.
It was also the first time for Sheng Yan to know where Feng Qing lived. Feng Qing didn't act tough as usual, nor did she drive Sheng Yan away. Sheng Yan followed her all the way to the door, and Feng Qing didn't say a word.
Just as Sheng Yan was about to leave, Feng Qing suddenly glanced at him. "Since you're already here, how about having a glass of water?"
She wasn't blind to Sheng Yan's efforts. As long as he knew his place, she wouldn't keep him at a distance. Even without the so - called love, she hoped they could still be friends.
Sheng Yan didn't refuse. He followed Feng Qing into her home. Feng Qing's home was very desolate. It might even be less homely than the company's lounge. It was obvious that Feng Qing didn't live here often, and there was no one else in the house.
The phone call in the car just now... Since Feng Qing was speaking English, the person on the other end was probably abroad.
Sheng Yan put away his discomfort. After silently finishing the water, he offered to go back to the company first.
Feng Qing didn't stop him. She just remembered to assign him a task before he left.
"Thank you. Could you please find some more factories that we can cooperate with?" Feng Qing seriously asked for his help, and he nodded before leaving.
After Sheng Yan left, Feng Qing didn't continue working. Instead, she lay on the sofa and let her mind wander.
Since returning to China, she hadn't felt so relaxed for a long time. Even when they went on a team - building trip to the mountain villa the other day, she was still dealing with work.
The matter of the cooperative factory hadn't been settled yet, but with Sheng Yan around, she might as well relax for a while.
She closed her eyes, and unexpectedly, the image of Sheng Yan when he first entered college appeared in front of her eyes.
She wasn't Little Red Riding Hood, but at that time, out of playfulness, she and a few friends agreed to pretend to be Little Red Riding Hood and look for handsome freshmen.
She spotted Sheng Yan at a glance.
At that time, Sheng Yan still had a bit of childishness on his face, but he looked extremely high - spirited. Among so many freshmen, he seemed to be shining.
He was handsome and sunny. Feng Qing almost instantly decided that Sheng Yan would be the one she wanted to pursue.
In the following month, she cared about Sheng Yan very much and appeared beside him intentionally or unintentionally. Before long, Sheng Yan confessed his love to her first.
She felt very fresh because it was her first time to date a younger guy. She never knew what a May - December romance was like, but Sheng Yan fulfilled all her fantasies.
She enjoyed the time with Sheng Yan very much. Sheng Yan always made her feel different kinds of happiness.
However, that happiness didn't last long. If it hadn't been for that incident...
Feng Qing opened her eyes and laughed self - deprecatingly. Even if they hadn't broken up at that time, their immature feelings would have faded away one day.
She didn't know what was wrong with herself. She actually remembered the past again. She shouldn't have been a nostalgic person.
Feng Qing stayed at home for a few days without going to the company. In order to let her eyes rest fully, she just asked Assistant Qi to report the company's situation to her on the phone. After getting a general idea, she wasn't so anxious.
The property management called her and told her that there would be new neighbors moving in next door. They were worried about disturbing her, so they reported it to her in advance.
It was a long time after she hung up the phone that Feng Qing heard the commotion of moving outside. She was hesitating whether to greet the new neighbors or not, but then she thought about the gauze on her face and decided to forget it.
However, someone knocked on her door. She saw Sheng Yan's face through the peephole. She was wondering why Sheng Yan didn't tell her in advance before coming. After opening the door and seeing the small gift in Sheng Yan's hand, she suddenly realized that her new neighbor was him.
She was about to get angry when Sheng Yan greeted her with a big smile. "What a coincidence! I didn't know you lived here when I decided to buy this place. We'll be neighbors from now on. Please take care of me."
Feng Qing expressionlessly took the gift bag from his hand and didn't comment on whether his moving here was accidental or on purpose.
"The environment here is nice. I hope you'll enjoy living here."
Feng Qing quickly closed the door. But a few hours later, Sheng Yan appeared at her door again.
He held up the folder in his hand seriously. "I'm here to report on work!"
Feng Qing squinted at the food in his other hand. "And what's this?"
"Of course, we can't forget to eat while working! Later, we'll eat and I'll report on work at the same time."
Feng Qing was helpless against Sheng Yan's cheeky attitude and had no choice but to let him in.
Although Sheng Yan didn't start talking about work until after dinner, Feng Qing didn't scold him. She should have known that he wouldn't be so honest. It was her own fault for letting him in carelessly.
"I found out after investigation that the factory had frequent strikes in the past year, but for some reason, it was never reported. Also, your guess is correct. The factory is indeed in contact with other companies. When I went to find the person in charge, he was very perfunctory. It's highly likely that we can't continue the cooperation. We need to find a new OEM factory as soon as possible."
Feng Qing also understood the seriousness of the situation. The reason why the sales situation in the store had improved and was relatively stable was that there had been a large backlog of inventory in the warehouse before. After a price cut, the sales volume had increased, but the goods would be out of stock soon. If they couldn't find a new OEM factory to start production as soon as possible, the situation in the store might get worse.
"I've contacted all the factories in Luocheng that could be potential partners before, but none of them showed much sincerity. Now we can only develop factories outside Luocheng."
Sheng Yan nodded, but still looked worried. "But this will inevitably increase the transportation cost. We'll be at a disadvantage in terms of the cost of negotiating the cooperation."
"Now there's no such thing as advantage or disadvantage. We'll keep the original price in the agreement with the factory. We'll bear the transportation cost for the time being. If the other party is sincere enough, they won't make things too difficult for us."
Feng Qing had no other choice. At this time, besides hoping that others would be kind - hearted, she had already done everything she could.
She just hoped that there wouldn't be any major mistakes in the company under her management.
After finishing talking about work, Sheng Yan put the folder aside. "Are you going to have the stitches removed tomorrow? I'll take you there."