Whether it was the physical or psychological changes, Xue Xiaoqi always felt that something was different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it for the moment.
Was it decisiveness?
Or was it a re - recognition of oneself after experiencing hardships?
"General Manager Xue, General Manager Xue!"
A Kun nudged her arm with his elbow.
"Huh?"
"General Manager Shen is asking you a question. Why aren't you answering?"
Xue Xiaoqi forced out a few laughs. "Sorry, General Manager Shen. I was just distracted."
"It's okay. I was just asking about the schedule for the launch of the autumn dresses." Shen Ximan crossed her legs and said slowly.
"Do you mean the one you wore at the cooperation meeting before? There's no plan for it yet. We've been busy with the cooperation on the makeup photo shoot with the Su Corporation recently, so we've put this on hold for now."
She calmly asked, "Is it that Tian Danni who's shooting the photo?"
Xue Xiaoqi nodded. "Yes."
"Send me the sample photos she's taken recently to my email, and also compile a list of the news media and marketing accounts we often cooperate with. I need them by tomorrow morning. As for the schedule for the dress launch, I'll make a decision and then announce it."
Watching Shen Ximan's efficient manner, Xue Xiaoqi was extremely excited.
The General Manager Shen she admired and respected was back!
It was precisely because of her straightforward and no - nonsense work style that Xue Xiaoqi had been willing to work for her whole - heartedly.
If it weren't for Bo Jingyu suddenly appearing, the progress wouldn't have been so slow. It was all that man's fault!
"Do you have time now?" Shen Ximan got up in a good mood.
A Kun and Xue Xiaoqi looked at each other.
"Yes, we do. What do you want to do?"
"Get a haircut."
In Yancheng Hospital.
Ruo Chi hesitantly looked into the ward. "What should I do? What should I say?"
"Just say it directly," Qian Li said indifferently.
"Aren't you worried about Miss San at all?"
He snorted disdainfully. "Worried? Why should I be worried? If it weren't for the Second Master finding a substitute, do you think Shen Ximan could have been at ease and got away with it?"
"I was really blind back then. I thought she really treated our Second Master well and was sincere. Now it seems she's just a bad luck charm!"
Ruo Chi pouted. "But Miss San is innocent."
Qian Li stared at him. "She's still Shen Ximan's younger sister! There's no room for negotiation on this matter. Don't mention it in front of the Second Master. Otherwise, I won't testify for you. You can figure it out yourself."
He let out a helpless sigh.
The situation had developed into something so absurd!
Out of the blue, the news broke that the Second Madam had pushed the old master, and he had been hospitalized and become a vegetable.
Ruo Chi was willing but powerless. He slowly pushed open the ward door and went in.
"Second Master."
Bo Jingyu's gaze was fixed on Bo Yanhai. He said coldly, "Speak."
"Miss Shen... is going to take Miss San away from the eastern suburbs."
"Got it." He answered without hesitation.
After a few seconds, when the person behind didn't seem to be leaving, Bo Jingyu turned around and lifted his cold eyes.
"Anything else?"
Ruo Chi handed over a check.
"This was given by Miss Shen to Steward Yang. It contains the compensation for the old master before and the expenses for the losses of the Bo family."
Bo Jingyu remained silent and took it.
"I'll go out first, Second Master."
"Okay." He replied and then got up.
Then he crumpled the check in his hand, threw it into the toilet, and flushed it away.
Where did Shen Ximan get so much money? Had she found another backer?
These questions kept swirling in his mind.
But Bo Jingyu couldn't show it on the surface, nor could he ask Qian Li and Ruo Chi to investigate this matter. He could only keep it to himself.
Since they had cut off contact, they should do it completely.
Due to Bo Siming's cunning, he had specially arranged a woman with a similar back to Shen Ximan's and had her escorted to the detention center.
This was the last compensation he could offer her.
That night must have hurt her deeply.
Bo Jingyu would have to bear the blame of regret for the rest of his life.
If it could allow Shen Ximan to live freely in her own world, he could accept all these consequences.
Click. The ward door was opened.
He came back to his senses and immediately walked out of the bathroom.
"Yo, isn't this our young General Manager Bo? You're here."
Bo Siming was holding a cigarette, greeting with a fake smile.
"Grandpa is still lying in the hospital bed. Put out the cigarette."
Bo Jingyu warned with a cold face.
"You don't really think this old man can wake up within two or three years, do you? Being a vegetable isn't an easy disease to cure. Instead of just sitting here stupidly, you might as well go out for afternoon tea and watch a movie with your girlfriend."
"If you came here just to say these things, please leave."
He didn't want to see his annoying face at all.
If it weren't for Bo Siming's interference and baseless accusations, Bo Jingyu wouldn't have let Shen Ximan suffer so much.
"What? Angry?" Bo Siming sneered contemptuously.
But as soon as he said that, Bo Jingyu quickly stepped closer. Scared, Bo Siming subconsciously took a few steps back and stood there stunned.
Bo Jingyu took the cigarette from his mouth, threw it on the ground, and crushed it out.
"Get out."
"O - okay, I'll get out. Do you really think I want to stay here?"
Bo Siming stammered and still managed to cast a contemptuous look back.
Watching his leaving back, Bo Jingyu frowned coldly.
"Can't you two understand what I'm saying?"
Qian Li and Ruo Chi were so scared that they quickly lowered their heads and admitted their mistakes. "Sorry, Second Master."
"After all, he's the eldest young master. We didn't dare to stop him."
"From now on, no one is allowed to enter without my order. If something like this happens again, all of you can pack up and leave."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Only after Bo Jingyu went back into the ward did they heave a sigh of relief.
Ruo Chi wiped the sweat off his forehead. "I've noticed something."
"What is it?" Qian Li's restless heart gradually calmed down.
"Has our Second Master's temper become even worse than before?"
"Really?"
He stroked his chin. "It seems to have started after he parted ways with the Second Madam. He used to smile. Look at him now..."
Just as Ruo Chi turned his head, he saw Qian Li's face as black as charcoal.
"Didn't I just tell you? Don't mention this person again. And she's not the Second Madam now. You have no sense of propriety."
"Sorry. I can't change it all at once."
While they were bickering, a woman in a gray coat and a baseball cap slowly left from the shadow of the corner.
Bo Jingyu's cold tone, Qian Li and Ruo Chi's caution and vigilance.
All were like sharp knives stabbing into Shen Ximan's chest.
She walked slowly on the street with her head down, silently digesting the pain.
She had thought that half a month had been enough for her to change completely, but when she actually came into contact with these familiar people and things, her heart still ached.
At the bus stop, a few young girls were discussing a hot topic.
"It's really a pity. My male god is going to get engaged."
"I think Li Xiaoru is still a bit unworthy of the Second Young Master. She's not that stunning, and her background isn't that powerful either."