The Secret Realm of Time, His and Her Life Through the Changes

Just after hanging up Fang Xichen's call, Ding Jiajia called.

"Yibo, why is your line always busy? President Fang just called me to ask about your schedule for the next two days, and I told him the truth. Then, President Fang mentioned that there's a charity gala in two days that you need to attend. Did I cause you any trouble?" Ding Jiajia said in one breath.

"I've already promised them I'd attend," Shang Yibo replied.

"Oh," Ding Jiajia breathed a sigh of relief, "It's the night after tomorrow, we only have two days to prepare."

"Go and contact Li Xue." Shang Yibo pondered for a moment, then asked, "Has Zhou Yanruo contacted you?"

"No, Sister Yanruo hasn't contacted me. What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Ding Jiajia asked, somewhat surprised.

"What's wrong with you guys? Don't you need to check the schedule every day? Don't you need to prepare the announcements for the next day in advance? You're all so irresponsible with your work." Shang Yibo's tone was tinged with reproach.

“But you didn’t have any scheduled appearances tomorrow.” Ding Jiajia was a little embarrassed by Shang Yibo’s rebuke and quickly admitted her mistake. “You’re right, we should have prepared earlier. This morning, Yan Ruo and I were discussing whether we should apply to the company to add a male assistant for you. After all, Yan Ruo and I both came from Ru Shang Group, and we have relatively little experience in the entertainment industry, so we may not be professional enough. As your assistant and manager, we do have a lot to learn.”

"Alright, alright..." Shang Yibo interrupted Ding Jiajia, "Why are you starting to blame yourself? I didn't say you guys weren't professional. What I meant was... forget it, if we didn't contact each other, we didn't contact each other."

“Yibo, according to the official schedule, there are indeed no announcements scheduled for tomorrow,” Ding Jiajia explained. “Brother Can also said that you will be joining the crew next week, so he wants you to rest well these few days.”

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Ding Jiajia asked, "Hello, hello, Yibo, are you still listening?"

Receiving no response, Ding Jiajia continued, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

"Aren't you going to inform Zhou Yanruo about attending the charity gala the day after tomorrow?" Shang Yibo said in a cold tone.

“This… needs to be communicated to Sister Yanruo, but I thought that since the chairman and his wife of Rushang Group will be attending, Sister Yanruo would definitely know, right? She still has to prepare related matters for them,” Ding Jiajia explained.

"Then I don't need Zhou Yanruo to prepare anything for me? Do you think having you is enough?" Shang Yibo's tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"No, that's not what I meant. I'll contact Sister Yanruo right away." Ding Jiajia felt extremely frustrated. She didn't know what was wrong with her today; she kept inexplicably provoking Shang Yibo.

“Okay, then you should contact her as soon as possible. If there’s anything you need to discuss, feel free to call me anytime. I stay up late,” Shang Yibo said.

"Okay, I'll hang up now." Ding Jiajia hung up the phone, wondering to herself, "He said I could call him anytime to discuss it, but what exactly is there to discuss?"

As a public figure, Shang Yibo should indeed inform his company before attending any event. Ding Jiajia first called Brother Can to inform him of the event arrangements for the day after tomorrow. Brother Can didn't say much, since it was a private trip, only reminding him to pay attention to his image and styling, and not to make any mistakes.

As for Zhou Yanruo, Ding Jiajia hesitated. Yanruo's boyfriend had just returned to the country, and the two of them finally had time to meet. Would calling now disturb them? But since Shang Yibo had said so, Ding Jiajia had no choice but to bite the bullet and call Zhou Yanruo.

"Sister Yanruo, I'm so sorry to have interrupted your date," Ding Jiajia said apologetically.

"What are you interrupting? Your date?" Zhou Yanruo was bewildered by Ding Jiajia's immediate accusation of interrupting her 'date'. She had just come out of Zhou Zihang's apartment downstairs and was standing at her own door, ready to open it.

"Ah, it's nothing, nothing at all. It's just that I need to talk to you about something." Ding Jiajia suddenly realized she might have said something wrong and quickly corrected herself, "Yibo asked me to contact you."

"Did he need to talk to me? Then why didn't he call me himself?" Zhou Yanruo asked curiously.

"Here's the thing, Shang Yibo is attending a charity gala the day after tomorrow, and we need to discuss the specific arrangements," Ding Jiajia explained.

"Will he be attending too? When I returned to the group this afternoon, I saw Chairman Chu and his wife's schedule; they will be attending a charity gala hosted by the 'Dongmao' platform. But I haven't heard that Shang Yibo will also be attending," Zhou Yanruo said.

“Yes, Yibo just agreed to President Fang’s request,” Ding Jiajia said softly. “He said we can discuss it properly, and that we can call him no matter how late it is.”

“Yes, this matter definitely needs to be discussed properly.” Zhou Yanruo nodded, her tone revealing a calm and rational attitude. “Since President Fang personally requested Shang Yibo to attend, he must want to use his influence to salvage some of the negative public opinion from the previous period. Moreover, the company has also encountered some problems recently, which require us to plan carefully and consider all aspects.”

At this point, Zhou Yanruo suddenly realized that she had almost let something slip, so she quickly stopped talking.

"Ah, what are we going to discuss?" Ding Jiajia looked at Zhou Yanruo with some confusion. "Why do you two sound exactly alike? It's like you're discussing some important national affairs."

“Yibo is a public figure, and his every move is under the attention of the outside world,” Zhou Yanruo explained. “Therefore, he should be fully prepared every time he appears in public, right? This charity gala is no exception, and we need to develop a detailed and appropriate plan for him.”

"Oh, I understand." Although Ding Jiajia felt that Shang Yibo and Zhou Yanruo were too nervous about the charity gala, she thought that one was her boss and the other was her direct superior, so there was no need to go against them.

Then Ding Jiajia said, "Should I also talk to Sister Qingnan and inform the brands we're collaborating with?"

“Yes, that’s a good idea,” Zhou Yanruo agreed. “However, we need to have a preliminary internal plan first, and then contact the brand. We can’t let the brand lead us by the nose; we need to have our own opinions and ideas.”

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yanruo said to Ding Jiajia, "Let's create a WeChat group for the three of us. That way, it will be easier for us to communicate at any time. Then, we can have a video call with Yibo to discuss the specific arrangements. After all, he is the main person in charge of this event, and his thoughts and opinions are very important to us."

Ding Jiajia nodded in agreement. She immediately created a group on WeChat and tagged Shang Yibo in the group: "Yibo, are you resting? Yanruo and I would like to have a video call with you to discuss attending the charity gala in two days."

Soon, Shang Yibo initiated a video call via WeChat.