He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

Song Zhi looked puzzled: "What?"

HR Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "We all understand. Go ahead and make up the difference for me."

Song Zhi didn't say anything, took the leave slip and returned to her workstation.

After completing the leave slip, Song Zhi focused on reading the documents Li Ming had given her.

Suddenly, the cell phone on the table rang.

Song Zhi glanced at the caller ID.

It was Fu Lu calling.

Thinking about last night, Song Zhi didn't know how to face him for a moment.

Frustrated, she picked up her phone, placed it face down on the table, and, out of sight, out of mind, continued reading the documents Li Ming had given her.

Even so, I still can't calm my mind.

In the end, Song Zhi gave in and reached for her phone.

Unfortunately, Lawyer Fu had already hung up the phone.

Looking at the missed calls in the call log, Song Zhi hesitated.

Suddenly, a WeChat message popped up on Fu Lu's screen.

Fu Lu: [Aren't you up yet?]

Song Zhi tightened her grip on her phone, but did not reply.

Fu Lu: [Song Xiaozhu, you really can sleep! You didn't even answer my calls.]

Fu Lu: [A hangover is really tough. When you wake up, remember to drink some hangover soup; it's in the kitchen.]

Fu Lu: [I also made you some porridge, with preserved egg and lean pork, your favorite. Remember to drink it all; it's good for your stomach.]

Fu Lu: [Wife~ Missing you? (^_-)]

Song Zhi paused for a moment when she saw those two words.

Before she could react, the message was retracted.

Song Zhi felt conflicted, but ultimately decided to reply to Fu Lu.

Song Zhi: [I understand.]

After successfully sending the message, Song Zhi took a picture of her workstation with her phone and then sent it to Fu Lu.

Song Zhi: [I'm working right now.]

Song Zhi: [By the way, what did you just retract?]

Fu Lu: [It's nothing. What time do you get off work? I'll pick you up.]

Upon seeing this message, Song Zhi did not reply and put her phone away.

She regretted it a little; she should have known better than to look at her phone.

Now, because of Fu Lu's last words, I feel quite upset.

Suddenly, my phone vibrated.

Song Zhi thought it was another message from Fu Lu, and subconsciously picked up her phone to take a look.

It's a WeChat friend request.

Song Zhi clicked on it.

She frowned slightly when she saw the contact name "Li Ming".

To be honest, this was her private WeChat account, and she didn't know why Li Ming wanted to add her.

Song Zhi initially intended to ignore it, but remembering that Li Ming had said she could contact him if she needed anything, Song Zhi clicked "accept".

The next second, Li Ming sent a message.

Li Ming: [This is Brother Ming, please add a note to my contacts.]

Song Zhi's lips twitched, and she replied politely.

Song Zhi: [Okay.]

As she spoke, Song Zhi curiously clicked on Li Ming's WeChat Moments. After seeing photos of children in the posts, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems she was indeed being petty; Li Ming is already married.

I didn't expect his son to be so cute.

After seeing that Li Ming had left his WeChat Moments and not seeing any more messages from him, Song Zhi exited WeChat and focused on the documents on the table.

Just as she was engrossed in watching, Zhao Xueli leaned closer and asked curiously, "What does Brother Li want with you?"

Song Zhi looked up at Zhao Xueli, who had a gossipy look on her face, and said truthfully, "Give me the documents so I can understand the situation of the client company and write a proposal."

"Xinhong's case?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was somewhat surprised: "You know?"

"Of course, Brother Li mentioned it before, but this case is not easy to get."

Song Zhi looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"It's not done yet. No matter how good your proposal is, it's useless if the boss isn't willing."

Song Zhi paused.

She thought the case was successful, which was why Li Ming gave it to her, saying that if it succeeded, he would give her a permanent position.

Love is just empty promises.

Thinking of this, Song Zhi picked up her phone and sent a message to Li Ming.

[Supervisor, Xinhong's case hasn't been finalized yet, right?]

A short while later, Li Ming returned.

Li Ming: [Not yet, but the other party's boss is interested in assigning the project to us, provided they review our proposal and are satisfied before signing the contract.]

Song Zhi: [If we're not satisfied, we'll lose this order, right?]

Li Ming: [You could say that.]

Upon seeing Li Ming's reply, Song Zhi immediately felt immense pressure.

She was just a newcomer to the workforce, and her major wasn't even a related field, so she lacked confidence in completing the task.

After thinking for a while, Song Zhi sent a message to Li Ming.

[Manager, I'd like to ask, am I the only one working on this project proposal?]

Li Ming: [Come to my office.]

After seeing the message, Song Zhi got up and went straight to Li Ming's office.

knock knock knock

Song Zhi stood at the door and knocked.

"Enter."

Upon hearing Li Ming's voice, Song Zhi pushed open the door and went inside.

"director."

Li Ming nodded: "Sit down."

Song Zhi sat on the sofa next to her. Li Ming came over, poured her a cup of tea, and placed it in front of her.

After whispering a thank you, Song Zhi saw that Li Ming remained silent, so she went straight to the point: "Supervisor, I'd like to know, is this project being done by me alone?"

Li Ming nodded: "I'm only entrusting this to you."

When Li Ming said this, he stared straight at her.

Song Zhi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

She smiled and said, "Supervisor, I'm just a newcomer. I still hope that we can have a backup plan for this case, so that Xinhong will have more options."

Li Ming refused without even thinking: "No need."

Song Zhi looked at Li Ming with some surprise.

Li Ming smiled and said, "Song Zhi, I believe in you. You can do it."

Song Zhi shook her head: "I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Ming interrupted her, saying, "How about this, you come with me to meet with the person in charge of Xinhong. You can then find out his thoughts from him."

"When?"

"I haven't made an appointment with the person in charge yet. I'll send you a message once we've arranged a time."

"Ok."

Li Ming reached out and patted Song Zhi on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Go out and do a good job. I have faith in you."

"Okay, then, supervisor, I'll go get back to work now."

Li Ming nodded: "Go ahead, if you don't understand anything, send me a WeChat message."

"it is good."

After saying that, Song Zhi got up and walked towards the door. Just as she reached out and grasped the doorknob, Li Ming's voice came from behind her.

"Song Zhi, go back and tell your colleagues in the planning department that we're having a team dinner this weekend. See what they think."

Song Zhi paused for a moment, then nodded slightly; 'Okay.'

"Then I'll leave this to you. Send me a message once you've made a decision."

"it is good."

As she left Li Ming's office, she ran into a well-dressed woman walking towards her.

Song Zhi remembered this person.

Planning Department Manager.

She was practically her direct supervisor, Wu Xue.

Song Zhi greeted the other party politely: "Hello, Manager Wu."