"Pikachu~!"
When she answered the phone, the person on the other end seemed a bit drunk.
"April, how do you feel these days since you returned to China?"
"Um, it's okay. I'll meet your expectations within three months."
"I've never forced you, April. Now that you're back in China, the thing and the person you've always been avoiding should be here too. What will you do if you really run into them?"
"Um... Pretend to have amnesia. I'm not ready yet."
"I just hope you won't regret it. If you don't go back to the US, don't call me for the time being."
"I know. I'll email you if there's anything."
The person on the other end didn't say anything more and simply hung up the phone.
Ji Siyue hugged the phone and lay on the railing. Her gaze seemed to drift far away.
After thinking for a while, she resigned herself to going to rest.
That night, Ji Siyue slept well. Maybe it was because she finally came back and felt a sense of belonging.
The next day, Ji Siyue called Qing Ying, her assistant who had followed her back from abroad.
"Hello? Qing Ying? Could you do me a favor? I have an apartment near my old university. Please sell it in your name. I'll transfer the property documents to you later."
"Okay."
In the morning, Ji Siyue officially entered the group.
The branch company had only been established in China for a year, and its performance was a bit poor. Ultimately, it was because the situation in this industry in China was too tough. Coupled with the incompetence of the original leader, a year had been wasted. Ji Siyue was quite familiar with the domestic situation, so she volunteered for this position.
Ji Siyue calmly entered her exclusive elevator in front of everyone in the company, went to the top floor, and called a board meeting.
"I'm the executive chairperson sent by the US headquarters. My name is Ji Siyue. I'm younger than all of you here. You may not know me well at first. If you have any questions about me now, you can ask. After this board meeting, I won't talk to you so nicely anymore. In my eyes, there are only performance and your efforts."
Everyone looked at this petite woman in a professional suit. Although she didn't seem very imposing, her words made people unconsciously trust her.
"Excuse me, which famous foreign university did you graduate from, Ms. Ji? You look quite young."
"You can check my academic achievements on the company's internal official website. They're better than all of yours. As for my school, I graduated from University A. I went abroad in my junior year and have been there for almost three years. I spent two and a half years at the company's headquarters. I was personally recruited by Mr. Yang, the president of the headquarters. Okay, next question."
At this time, everyone fell silent. Ji Siyue's words had answered all their questions. Now they couldn't question her education and experience anymore.
"Okay, now start reporting the profit trends of each department for the current quarter and the past year."
The board meeting started, and Ji Siyue's reputation had already spread throughout the company.
At such a young age, she had won the favor of Mr. Yang and was even sent back to China as the president. Her level of trust was probably unmatched by anyone in the company.
However, there were still some jealous people who said that Ji Siyue had used some improper means. As for what those means were, there was no need to say more because no one dared to say it openly.
In the two days since Ji Siyue came to the company, she had fired a department manager and a director who had got the position through connections and money and did nothing all day. Everyone had bowed to her reputation.
Half a month had passed. Ji Siyue had been working overtime every day to familiarize herself with the operation mode of the domestic company. She found that there were big problems and it might need to be reformed.
Qing Ying came in with a cup of coffee and put it on her desk. "Ms. Ji, have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself. You worked overtime until ten o'clock last night, and it's only seven o'clock now and you're already here."
Ji Siyue didn't continue working. Instead, she picked up the coffee and walked to the French window, looking at the city.
After being away for two years, most things here hadn't changed, but it seemed that everything had changed.
"Qing Ying, why did you go abroad back then?"
"The school gave me a scholarship to study for a doctorate in finance in the US, so I went. After I got there, I was punished because of something..." At this point, she suddenly paused briefly and then continued, "I had to come back to China. On the last night of drinking in a stupor abroad, I met Mr. Yang. He asked me to stay."
"So, we're really the same. I hadn't even graduated from college back then and was worrying about finding a dish - washing job. Then Mr. Yang showed up."
"Why did you go abroad back then?"
The two of them were only four years apart in age. Although they had only known each other for a month, they had already regarded each other as partners.
Ji Siyue had nothing to hide.
"Because I was crazy and timid. I've finished my coffee. I'm going to work."
Ji Siyue handed the cup to Qing Ying. Qing Ying saw that she had only taken a few sips.
"By the way, Ms. Ji, I've sold your house. The person who bought it seems to be the neighbor next to your house."
Suddenly, Ji Siyue's hand holding the pen stopped.
Then, she continued to sign on a stack of documents, but her mind had unconsciously been drawn to what Qing Ying said.
"What did you say?"
"He asked me if I was Ji Siyue. I said I wasn't. ... Ms. Ji, your neighbor..."
"He's my ex - boyfriend. I left without saying goodbye back then."
Qing Ying fell silent. She also realized that this matter couldn't be explained in a few words.
"He may investigate you. Just don't say you know me. If he asks about this house, just say you bought it from an intermediary and resold it because it was inconvenient to live in."
"I know. The company's legal department has been established. Do you want to meet them this afternoon?"
"No. I have something to do this afternoon. I'm going back to my alma mater. You may not believe it, but I still haven't got my diploma yet. I'll go to my tutor's place to get it this afternoon."
"Do you need me to go with you?"
"No. I can go by myself. You just continue to handle the company's affairs this afternoon. If someone wants to see me, just postpone it. I may not be able to come to work until tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Qing Ying understood that Ms. Ji was going to free up her afternoon and evening time.