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Chapter 46: I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han Dynasty

In cities of steel and concrete, towering office buildings are a common sight. The building in front of me is like a mirror, reflecting the surrounding blue sky and white sun.

At the top of the floor, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, stood a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties and a young man in his thirties.

"Minghui is really lucky. After such a big incident, the company is actually doing even better now." The middle-aged man's voice was deep, and you could hear the resentment in his tone.

The young man chimed in, "Yes, it's such a good thing that the company had problems and he fell ill. Who would have thought he would suddenly have a son-in-law?"

"Luckily, it's not my son, just my son-in-law."

"I heard that many people in the Ming Group are dissatisfied with his son-in-law taking office."

The middle-aged man slowly looked at the person beside him, "How's the matter I asked you to inquire about going?"

"There's good news. Apparently, one of the CEOs in the Ming Group is Mrs. Ming Hui's cousin. He's been with the Ming Group for ten years. If it weren't for the so-called son-in-law interfering this time, he would definitely be the one to become the CEO of the Ming Group."

After the young man finished speaking, a confident smile appeared on his lips.

“We have always been business partners with the Ming Group. You should invite people from the Ming Group to have tea more often and discuss how to develop together.”

The young man understood the meaning behind those words, and he nodded respectfully, "Yes, Chairman."

"But, did you handle that matter cleanly?" A hint of unease flickered in the middle-aged man's eyes.

"Don't worry, Chairman, that young man from the Ming Group can't cause any trouble." The young man was very confident, certain that what he was doing wouldn't cause any problems.

Having received a satisfactory answer, the middle-aged man smiled contentedly, "It still has to be you."

On the other side of the city, office buildings gleam in the sunlight, their clean lines and glass curtain walls giving them a high-tech feel.

In the predominantly white office, Meng Ran sat at her desk, and in front of her stood a young man wearing a black T-shirt and black work pants.

“I want you to investigate someone for me.” Meng Ran tossed the iPad on the table, gesturing for the man to look at its contents.

The man picked up the iPad on the table and glanced at the content on the screen. The website contained Pei Ming's personal profile.

"Him?" The man pointed to the person on the iPad, confirming the deal.

"Yes, and by the way, his wife. I want to know how his relationship with his wife is, and what his wife has been up to lately."

"As far as I know, his wife is the eldest daughter of the Ming family and has always been well protected by the Ming family. She has never appeared in public."

Meng Ran nodded slightly. "I know that too."

“What I mean is, I’m afraid this will be a bit difficult.” The man looked troubled.

Meng Ran smiled readily, "I understand, the price will definitely satisfy you."

"Okay, then I'll do my best to satisfy you, Mr. Meng." The man smiled as well; no one would refuse to get more money.

After the business was concluded, the man left Meng Ran's office and closed the door behind him.

Meng Ran picked up the iPad on the table again. She glanced at Pei Ming's photo and thought to herself: Pei Ming only came to Jiangcheng when Chairman Ming fell ill, and the Pei family and the Ming family are old friends. So Pei Ming's marriage to the eldest daughter of the Ming family is very likely just a transaction.

Perhaps the Ming family offered some incentives that satisfied the Pei family, which is why Pei Ming came to Jiangcheng to save the day.

Thinking of this, Meng Ran couldn't help but feel that now that the Ming family's crisis was over, if she could offer Pei Ming a higher price, perhaps Pei Ming would be able to abandon the Ming family's offer and turn to her. At the Ming Group, on the elevator leading to the sales department floor, Pei Ming and Du Lian stood one after the other in the elevator.

"What did Manxian say?" Pei Ming looked at Du Lian standing behind him through the metal doors of the elevator.

"President Meng is away on a business trip this week. The people at Manxian said that President Meng will personally invite you when he returns next week."

"Okay, keep a close eye on the cooperation with Manxian."

Du Lian couldn't help but laugh, "I feel like I'm still doing Pei family business for you while I'm in the Ming Group. It's like I'm in Cao Ying but my heart is with Han."

"Doesn't this prove your strong abilities? Whether it's Cao Cao's camp or Han's, you've handled things exceptionally well." When necessary, Pei Ming would still offer Du Lian some constructive criticism.

Du Lian followed Pei Ming from City C to Jiangcheng. As long as Pei Ming doesn't return to City C, Du Lian will most likely not return either. Pei Ming knows that he feels guilty towards Du Lian for this matter.

"That's only if you pay a good price." Du Lian spoke without any reservations in front of Pei Ming.

"Isn't there even a little bit of personal affection between us at all?"

"A workplace taboo: talking about feelings with your boss."

After Du Lian finished speaking, he and Pei Ming both smiled.

However, the elevator stopped at the 8th floor sales department the next second, and the moment the elevator doors opened, Pei Ming and Du Lian simultaneously wiped the smiles off their faces.

Sales Department
Separated from the office area, at the very back near the window, there was a round desk with four people sitting around it.

With the update plan for the old products in hand, Qi Fei and the newcomers in the planning department are coordinating with their colleagues in the sales department.

"Is it because your Planning Department Two secured a big case this time through your own merits that your Planning Department One is now giving up?"

The woman who spoke was a few years older than Qi Fei. She wore exquisite makeup and looked at Qi Fei with disdain in her peach blossom eyes.

"What do you mean?" Qi Fei's expression changed drastically, and she dropped her previous polite demeanor.

"In other words, we want to cooperate with the second sales department. The second department is very popular, which will help our sales department's performance."

"Oh, so you're indirectly admitting that the sales department's performance relies on our planning department's proposals?" Qi Fei said, giving the woman a professional fake smile.

“A good solution always helps the sales department, so why isn’t it Department Two that’s working with us this time? Is it because Department Two doesn’t have time?”

In the office area, accompanied by the general manager of the sales department, Pei Ming and his group unfortunately overheard a conversation not far away.

Just as the general manager of the sales department was about to step forward and tell everyone to stop talking, Pei Ming gestured for the general manager to remain silent.

It was clear from the sales manager's face that he was very worried that his subordinates might say something outrageous that Pei Ming might overhear.

Before Qi Fei could speak, another person from the sales department chimed in, "Yeah, I also think that if the proposal came from the second planning department, it might be more interesting."

Qi Fei wouldn't tolerate the sales department's sarcastic remarks towards her. Her Planning Department had only lost the competition; it wasn't that she lacked ability.

She jumped up from her seat. "Have you two figured out your roles? The proposals our team took on were assigned from above, which means your boss and our boss have communicated with them. If you're so picky, were you water carriers in your past lives?"

(End of this chapter)