Qi Xuan: ...
There's no need. He specifically brought his physical examination report today to show Ye Zhi. Although he hadn't planned on being intimate with Ye Zhi tonight, he also didn't intend to keep his distance from her because of it.
"You're a woman who burns bridges after crossing them," Qi Xuan sighed helplessly.
"We'll have plenty of time in the future, no need to rush~" Ye Zhi said with a smile. "Taoxun's inspection tours are about to begin, we can go traveling together then~"
"I was just about to mention that," Qi Xuan sighed softly. "I might not be able to go."
"Ah?" Ye Zhi was slightly taken aback. "What's wrong?"
"My mom has been indulging in their domestic help company lately. She says the feeling of starting from scratch is refreshing, so some of Qi Corporation's overseas businesses will have to be handled by me," Qi Xuan explained. "This business trip will likely last about one to two months."
"Ah? Is that so..." Ye Zhi sighed. "Alright then, you go on your business trip with peace of mind, and remember to miss me, and remember to miss Zhaocai~"
Just then, Zhaocai walked in with its tail held high, swaggering.
"Zhaocai, come here~" Ye Zhi waved at it. "Your dad is going on a business trip soon, come say goodbye to him~"
Dad...
Qi Xuan's heart warmed slightly. He looked at Zhaocai, his gaze full of affection.
Zhaocai looked at them with a confused expression. Although it didn't understand what they were saying, it still walked with a standard cat-like gait towards them.
Suddenly, it smelled the ointment on Qi Xuan's hand. Its eyes narrowed, and then it directly backed away, showing no respect to either of them, turned, and left.
Ye Zhi, Qi Xuan: ...
Ye Zhi's lips twitched. Speechlessly, she said, "You might as well stop thinking about it, this ungrateful little thing!"
"Okay, I'll only think of you," Qi Xuan chuckled softly. The next moment, he gently kissed her forehead. "A Zhi, remember to miss me too."
"I will~" Ye Zhi promised fervently.
Qi Xuan looked at her tenderly, but his heart remained skeptical. Ye Zhi, a woman who was all about her career, would she really remember to miss him when he was away on business? He felt it would be good enough if she didn't forget who he was.
*
A month passed quickly.
Qi Xuan had already gone abroad on his business trip, and Ye Zhi and Zhan Ruoqing's two inspection teams had also departed.
Besides enjoying local delicacies, Zhan Ruoqing also participated in inspections in various places. Of course, her inspection content was different from Ye Zhi's; she was assessing whether these locations were suitable for Fang Xinzu Fang's expansion.
They inspected during the day and at night, they would debrief in their hotel rooms, exchanging opinions.
However, during this month, the development of X-Shopping in China had given Austin a headache.
He had originally thought that with his past experience, users would definitely increase as long as they experienced how good the services of X-Shopping were. Since they were just starting to develop in this region, it was acceptable for the initial user growth to be slow.
But the reality disappointed him; X-Shopping's users were actually slowly but surely declining. Their user numbers were highest when they had just taken over Qianbai and before the redesign.
Although Austin didn't attach much importance to short-term data and his original plan was to develop steadily over six months or more, the dwindling user numbers made his heart grow cold. How could he report such data to headquarters?
Most importantly, there was Hans Burton at headquarters who was always at odds with him. He had won the position of being sent here by the company by virtue of his seniority, defeating Burton. If Burton were to use this data to his advantage, it would be quite troublesome.
Just as he was worrying about this, he suddenly received a call from X-Shopping's headquarters.
Upon answering the call and realizing it was his superior, Miles, Austin became instantly nervous.
He quickly explained, "Miles, are you calling to inquire about the development of X-Shopping here? I can explain all of this. Although the branch's development hasn't been smooth so far, it's entirely within my plans..."
"No, it's not," Miles interrupted him. "Andre, I'm calling to ask if you previously had an employee named Tang Jiatong?"
Austin froze, his heart filled with confusion.
Why would Miles suddenly ask him about Tang Jiatong?
Of course, he wouldn't forget who Tang Jiatong was; after all, they had argued incessantly back then. Even now, thinking of Tang Jiatong made him inexplicably filled with anger.
Miles suddenly bringing up Tang Jiatong, could it be that Tang Jiatong had complained to headquarters?
Austin sneered. If that were the case, he wasn't afraid at all.
Austin explained, "There was indeed such an employee before, but her work attitude was very poor. The tasks I assigned her required several rounds of revisions before they could be completed successfully, and she severely slowed down the work progress. Furthermore, she incited other employees to collectively resist my decisions. For the company's development, I had no choice but to fire her. I had already submitted a report to headquarters regarding this matter, and headquarters had no objections at the time, did they? Could it be that someone is now raising objections to this?"
"Austin, please don't misunderstand," Miles explained. "The situation is like this: recently, our country has launched a new T-Live, which is very popular with young people. The person in charge of it is a woman named Tang Jiatong. Burton found the name somewhat familiar, so he investigated and discovered that she was formerly your subordinate. That's why I'm calling to inquire about the situation..."
Austin's eyes widened in shock. The information in Miles's words was too much for him to process, and he didn't know where to focus first!
T-Live? Isn't that Taoxun's live-streaming app? How did Taoxun's application appear in country M? While he wasn't making any progress here, Taoxun had directly attacked his flank?
Uh... although it's just a live-streaming app and has nothing to do with shopping, he had an uneasy feeling.
Also, how did Tang Jiatong end up at Taoxun?!
After he fired Tang Jiatong, he didn't care which company she went to. Moreover, Tang Jiatong had been quiet since her departure, and he had always assumed she had gone to some small company.
But she actually went to Taoxun?!
It was almost as if the person he disliked had gone to a place he disliked, resulting in an effect greater than the sum of its parts, which was more than double the dislike!
Miles continued to ask, perplexed, "Are you sure her abilities were average? Her performance here, whether in promotion or localization of the application software, was quite good..."