Ji Yan woke up at dawn the next day. It was rare for her to have a good sleep, so her complexion was much better. Madam Zhang was relieved when she saw her.
Mrs. Shang was still asleep. Ji Yan told Madam Zhang that she was heading to work after grabbing a simple breakfast. Madam Zhang tried to stop Ji Yan, asking her to rest for a few more days. Ji Yan smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Madam Zhang. I won’t be tired when I’m in the company. I have an assistant.”
She could not delay the design for GN anymore. Even if Ji Yan’s wounds had not healed completely, she still had to rush to the company.
When Li Wenjing saw her, she asked about her situation. Ji Yan quickly changed the subject. She did not intend to say more about the Shang family.
As soon as Ji Yan went to work, Shang Jinshen received the news. He sat in his leather seat with an unclear look.
The manager asked Ji Yan about her progress and told her that she needed to take a business trip to Southlake City to participate in the GN Corp. competition. Ji Yan hesitated a little. She didn’t know if Shang Jinshen would allow her to go on a business trip.
Now that she had married into the Shang family, she had no freedom. She was not as carefree as she used to be in the Ji family. The Ji family couldn’t care less about where she went, but now, she had to ask Shang Jinshen for his permission before going on a business trip.
Returning to her office, Ji Yan thought for a long time but still decided to call Shang Jinshen. This design exhibition was too important for her.
“Hello, Jinshen,” Ji Yan called out as soon as he answered the phone.
Shang Jinshen heard her flattering tone and could not help raising his eyebrows. He asked in a cold voice, “What’s the matter?”
“My company will be having a design exhibition in Southlake City. Can I go?” Ji Yan was a little hopeful and she could not help but despise herself in her heart. Couldn’t she be tougher?
“Will you not go if I don’t allow it?” Shang Jinshen raised his voice, there were no ups or downs in his mood.
Ji Yan had an ominous feeling. She insisted and said, “This exhibition is important to me. I hope you can agree.” In fact, even if he disagreed, she would still go. She only wanted to fight for it.
Shang Jinshen sneered, “Do you think I care if it’s important to you?”
“Jinshen, you don’t have to care about it, but I do.”
She has to be persistent and resolute!
Shang Jinshen was silent for a moment and said casually, “Where you go has nothing to do with me, but don’t forget your identity.”
Ji Yan understood that Shang Jinshen had agreed. It could also be that he was indifferent. But no matter what, this was good.
“Please help me inform Mrs. Shang,” Ji Yan said as she hung up the phone immediately. To put it bluntly, she called Shang Jinshen because she was afraid that Mrs. Shang would pick a fight with her when she found out.
On the other side of the phone, Shang Jinshen was stunned. This woman hung up on him again? The last sentence was obviously her purpose. The stupid woman had also begun to learn to play petty tricks? Shang Jinshen’s expression changed dramatically.
After Ji Yan dealt with the matter, she was relaxed and focused on preparing the design draft. The company had booked her and Li Wenjing’s flight. There was also a manager from the marketing department accompanying her. She heard it was to negotiate with the GN Corp.
Li Wenjing was in high spirits and Ji Yan looked at her with confusion.
Li Wenjing blinked wittily and whispered in her ear, “Hey, don’t you think the manager of the marketing department is quite handsome?”
“The director of the marketing department?” Ji Yan glanced at the man coming over to greet them. He looked pretty handsome.
“Look carefully. That man has such charming eyes! He looks like the playboy type, but it is difficult to resist this kind of charm,” Li Wenjing said while fangirling.
Ji Yan didn’t know whether the manager was a playboy, but she knew that Li Wenjing was already a fangirl. Ji Yan turned around. She didn’t intend to judge others with Li Wenjing there.
The marketing department’s manager was called Shao Kai. Many women were envious of Ji Yan and Li Wenjing. After all, Shao Kai was popular among the female colleagues in the company.
Shao Kai was the most popular type of man currently. He considerately asked Li Wenjing for her phone number and said that he would pick them up to go to the airport on the day of their business trip.
Li Wenjing didn’t hesitate to tell him her phone number. Shao Kai looked at Ji Yan and wondered why Ji Yan didn’t tell him her phone number. In the past, even if he didn’t ask for it, there were still many women who stuffed a small card with their phone number in his hand.
“Hey, Mr. Shao, don’t look at her anymore. Ji Yan will naturally have someone to send her to the airport.” Li Wenjing was very familiar with the handsome guy. Although Ji Yan didn’t say it, she felt that Ji Yan’s family situation was very complicated and it was not suitable for Shao Kai to pick her up. The cold eyes that appeared in the black car that day left a deep impression on Li Wenjing.
Shao Kai smiled and didn’t care much about it. He looked away and said to Li Wenjing, “Well, I’ll go pick up this little beauty.”
Li Wenjing nodded happily. She had a good chat with Shao Kai and even planned to go out for lunch together.
She had a conscience. When she got off work at noon, she asked Ji Yan if she would like to go with her. Ji Yan knew that Li Wenjing wanted to go with him, so she smiled and said, “You can go and pack something for me.”
Li Wenjing gave her a knowing look, then went out, walking and jumping.
Li Wnjing must be in a good mood for being able to date freely. If only… She shook her head to get rid of this sudden idea. She remembered how she met Shang Yu An and seemed to have fallen in love with him because Shang Yu An was unrestrained and passionate. He had all the freedom she wanted, so she was obsessed with him.
But now it seemed that Shang Yu An was also bound by fame and wealth. He was not as gentle and desireless as he looked, so there was no reason for him to be obsessed.
Ji Yan smiled and suddenly understood. In fact, she didn’t love Shang Yu An at all.
After work, as soon as Ji Yan and Li Wenjing went out of the company, they saw Shao Kai coming after them. Ji Yan winked at Li Wenjing and intended to leave first.
Shao Kai ran over to Ji Yan and said, “Let me treat the two of you to dinner.”
This person was too enthusiastic, wasn’t he? Ji Yan couldn’t help but mutter in her heart. Just then the phone in her bag rang, she waved her hand and said to them, “You go ahead. I still have something to do. Wenjing, I’ll go first.”
Li Wenjing nodded and watched her leave with a smile.
“Is Miss Ji so busy?” Shao Kai suddenly asked Li Wenjing.
Li Wenjing nudged him with her elbow and asked jokingly, “What’s wrong? Are you disappointed?”
Shao Kai smiled and patted her, “Since we are going on a business trip together, I’m thinking that we could get to know each other in advance.”
Li Wenjing covered her mouth and smiled without saying anything.
Ji Yan frowned and looked at a string of familiar foreign numbers on her phone. Why did Mali, the nurse taking care of her mother, call now?
“Mali, I’m Ji Yan. What happened to my mother?”
On the opposite side of the phone, Mali said, “Ji Yan, your mother’s medical fees have been in arrears for too long. If you don’t pay the hospital, they’ll stop the treatment. You need to pay as soon as possible.”
Ji Yan held her cell phone tightly and her heart started raging. She suppressed her emotions and said to Mali, “Don’t worry, I will pay soon.”
After hanging up the phone, her face was filled with anger. The Ji family went back on their words and did not pay the medical expenses for her mother.
Ji Yan took a taxi and went straight to the Ji family. Along the way, she thought about the 50 million she had exchanged with her life, but the Ji family was cruel and did not care about her mother’s life!