Sunny after rain

three

Another day of business trip.

On this day, Mr. Fang and I went to the Kaohsiung branch to have a meeting with the manufacturer. A case in Kaohsiung has been unable to decide on a cooperative manufacturer. The supervisors insisted on their opinions. Both parties were unwilling to make concessions. Finally, we had to turn to the head office...

It was taken for granted that there was no one else besides Mr. Fang who had to come forward to make the final decision.

Although I got the data early, I didn't have time to report to her until the night before on the high-speed train.

"Meng Qing, what do you think?" She asked me after listening to my report.

"Reporting Mr. Fang, the conditions of the two companies are very attractive, but they are in different parts... Of course, the ideal situation is to be able to integrate the two... But we all know that this is impossible, After all, everyone wants to be the number one partner manufacturer...so, I think it really depends on the meeting tomorrow before making a decision." I expressed my opinion.

"If it were you, what would be your priority under these conditions?" she asked again.

Looking at the report in my hand, I couldn't answer her question, because it was like facing the problem of eating fish and bear's paw, knowing that I can't have both, but I don't know how to choose.

"Report to Mr. Fang, I...don't know." Finally, I said honestly.

"It doesn't matter, because I don't know either. Meng Qing, sometimes you can't rely entirely on data analysis when doing business. Intuition is also very important, because intuition is the accumulation of experience, and some experience is intangible. You don't even realize it yourself... …To put it more emotionally, it probably means, follow your heart and make a decision!"

I was a little surprised. I never thought that General Manager Fang, who has always been strict with others and has a basis for making any decision, would say this.

"Didn't expect me to say such a thing?" She always seemed to be able to see through what I was thinking.

I nodded.

"This approach is actually very risky, so to be honest, I will not do this if I have to... Let's see tomorrow! I am looking forward to tomorrow's tripartite meeting." She said.

The two companies contacted our company at the same time, no, the correct word should be to report the plan of this case to her, which is tantamount to letting the two competitors know each other's strengths and weaknesses.

Of course, our side will also directly ask them questions. Fang always feels that such offense and defense can directly judge the strength of a company, including soft power, so when the company encounters such choices, she likes to use this method very much.

There is always a lot to learn from meeting with her, so while the preparation can be exhausting at times, I actually enjoy following her around.

The next day, Kaohsiung, which seldom rains, actually had a rare rain.

Everyone in the branch is preparing for today's tripartite meeting.

In front of the elevator, I heard someone calling me, I turned around, it was Ruoci.

I never thought that I would meet Ruoci again.

She never thought that she would meet Ruoci here.

After six months of her marriage.

"Meng Qing? Is that you?" I haven't seen her for a few years, and her face no longer has the childishness of a college student, but is replaced by a mature and capable one.

"Hi, long time no see." Despite my reluctance, I greeted her with a smile.

Following Mr. Fang for a long time, these social and entertainment skills have also improved a lot.

"Why are you here?" she asked, noticing her beside me.

"I'm here for a meeting with my boss, this is my boss..." I turned around.

"I know, General Manager Fang Xinyu. I have met him several times before. I don't know if General Manager Fang has any impression? I am..."

"Yes, I know you." Mr. Fang nodded and interrupted her.

Although I didn't say anything, based on the experience of following her this year, I know that Mr. Fang doesn't like her very much.

The elevator is coming.

"Please, both of you, see you later." After she finished speaking, she escorted us into the elevator.

The elevator doors closed, and there were only the two of us left in the space.

"Your friend?" she asked as she entered the elevator.

"Well, long time no see." I said.

"It seems that she is the representative of one of them." Mr. Fang said.

I nodded.

"You guys know each other well?"

"Friends from college days, we lost touch after graduation."

"That's it..." Mr. Fang looked at me, evoking a weird smile.

"What does Mr. Fang's smile mean?"

I looked at her suspiciously and asked.

"Nothing." The elevator continued to go up.

Not long after, the door opened.

"Meng Qing, you know I don't like petty tricks, and I don't mind if you have a personal relationship with her outside of business, but it won't change my decision, if I've already made it," she said, and stepped out of the elevator.

I don't need her to tell me that...

As we guessed, Ruoci showed up in the meeting room on time, with her colleagues and people from another company.

This time she didn't greet me again, we were like strangers who didn't know each other, we each wanted to fight for the best interests of our company.

"Now, which side should start first?" After everyone sat down, Mr. Fang asked.

Ruoci raised her hand first, I'm not surprised, this is very similar to her style - proactive and ambitious.

Compared to her being the character who wants to "fight" with the boss, I'm just a "special assistant". In such an occasion, I just need to quietly be beside the boss and prepare the data, and then it's the boss's business.

I can't help but wonder, does this also reflect the differences between us now?

She is still the one who needs to be seen, needs applause and eyes; and I seem to have changed after the breakup, I no longer want to be noticed, I just want to live quietly... It is because of this that I choose As an "assistant", I can support and help silently behind a person, and watch her succeed and shine... And I can safely hide in her shadow, not to be seen, maybe this will reduce a lot of achievements , but also relatively safe...

Are you afraid of being hurt?

Or was I originally like this, because I wanted to be with Ruoci at that time, so I wanted to become like her, I wanted to prove to those who didn't think highly of us, let them know that we can do it... But the fact is, We can't help it.

Love each other, but it is not suitable; love each other, but cannot continue to love.

"The above is our report on your company's case. I would like to ask General Manager Fang for your criticism and advice." After finishing the report in an orderly manner, Ruo Ci looked at President Fang.

Mr. Fang nodded and motioned for the other party to start.

Not long after, the reports were all over.

Mr. Fang flipped through the data I had sorted out and analyzed in advance, as well as the notes I had made, and then started to ask questions.

In terms of the proposed conditions and business proposals, it is indeed difficult to choose between the two companies, but when it comes to the on-the-spot response... Ruoci obviously won the other.

Mr. Fang's questions were very sharp, attacking their weaker areas individually, and Ruoci was not an easy-going lamp. Faced with Mr. Fang's questions, she obviously came prepared.

After all, General Manager Fang is notoriously sharp and powerful among manufacturers.

After a discussion on offense and defense, the good and the bad will be judged.

What surprised me was that Ruoci didn't have any happy expression on her face, it's not like her before... Also, after so many years, it is necessary to grow up.

She must know that before the final decision is announced, no one is considered a winner, and everything is still unknown.

But based on the current situation, Ruoci and the others should have a [-]% chance of winning... The [-]% uncertainty may be Mr. Fang's feelings for Ruoci, but she is not a person who does not distinguish between public and private.

"Thank you for your reports. I will ask my assistant to inform you of the results tomorrow, thank you." Mr. Fang finally said.

It's already past noon when this meeting is over.

After they left, we discussed with the company for more than an hour before the meeting really ended.

I don't know if it was because seeing Ruoci reminded me of the past. After a day's work, I felt exhausted.

I tried my best to pull myself together and leave behind Mr. Fang.

When I got in the car, I received a text message from Ruoci as soon as the phone was turned on. I wondered how she had my phone number?But then it occurred to me that I am Mr. Fang's special assistant, and if you want to find Mr. Fang, you must go through me, so my phone number has also become Mr. Fang's "public relations call" to a certain extent.

She asked me out for a drink at night.

I wondered if I should go.

"Did your friend look for you?" Mr. Fang asked me as soon as we got in the car.

I looked at her in surprise, not knowing how she knew.

"Meng Qing, I said the reason why I chose you among many applicants, but do you know what worried me the most when I selected you?" She looked at me and asked.

I shook my head.

"You have courage, so you can withstand the pressure of my gaze. This is where you are better than others; however, your emotional reaction is too direct, and your mental state cannot be hidden... Let's put it this way, you are calm, but after all, you are a Temperament," she said.

I'm glad I'm driving, otherwise I really don't know how to respond to her.

"This is not a good thing. In the mall, being too easy to see through will be a weakness. But you can't blame you. After all, you are still young, and this is your first job. It's normal. Don't worry, take your time, I Believe in your ability."

"Why didn't President Fang think of hiring someone with work experience?" I asked her back.

"Sometimes, too much experience is not a good thing. You have been with me for more than a year, and you have almost understood my personality and temper. You should know that I don't need people who are too assertive. People always say that I am strong... ...Meng Qing, what do you think?"

I never thought she would ask this question, and I didn't know how to answer it for a while.

I started to think about what kind of boss she was...

It’s true that she is strong, but everything has proved that her views and actions are correct; she does not like people who are too assertive or have too many opinions, but she can’t accept that she is completely obedient and has no thinking ability the robot...

"Although Mr. Fang is strong, he is not unacceptable to other opinions as everyone said, but you must make sure that the other party's thinking is the same as yours." I said.

She nodded approvingly.

I was relieved.

"Meng Qing, you really didn't disappoint me."

You could tell she was really happy.

In fact, when I think about it, I have worked with her for a long time. Although it is hard to stay by her side, I feel at ease at the same time. She is not the kind of boss who will choose benefits over subordinates.

I suddenly remembered what the previous special assistant said during the handover on the first day: "If you can understand her, you will find that she is a very good boss."

Now, I feel it.

"So, are you going to go?" she asked again.

"I..." Seriously, I don't have the strength to think about this question yet, and now I just want to fill my stomach first.

"Am I asking too much? Sorry."

"No, no, I haven't thought about this question yet..." I honestly said that sentence seemed to be like a gust of wind, drifting by without stopping.

"Haven't thought about it, so you were going to ignore what she said, but I asked, so start thinking?" she said.

I suddenly don't understand why she is so...aggressive all of a sudden.

I stared blankly at her.

Then, my stomach growled.

I wish there were holes in the car for me to slip through.

"Hahahahaha! It's because I'm hungry so I don't have the strength to think, right?" She laughed.

I can feel myself blushing up to my ears...

"Let's go, let's eat first." She said, setting the GPS, her favorite restaurant.

After all, I went to Ruoci's promise.

"You have complete freedom during off-duty hours. Do whatever you want! Do something that you won't regret." Mr. Fang just dropped this sentence and started to get busy.

So I went.

When Ruoci saw me, she was surprised for a few seconds before recovering, "I thought you wouldn't come, after all, you didn't reply to my message."

"Think I won't come, so why are you waiting here?" I asked.

"If you don't come, I can still drink by myself..." she said, and I sat down opposite her.

This should be the first time we met after we broke up.

The scene was a bit embarrassing, I'm not a person who will be friends with an old lover after breaking up.

"Are... how are you?" She started.

"As you can see."

"I didn't expect you to be a special assistant," she said.

Indeed, when I was in college, I always attracted the attention of everyone around me with high spirits, and tried my best to prove myself, to prove that I was as good as her, no, better than her.

We are attracted by the light and heat emanating from each other, we are also blindly loved by that light, and our hearts are burned by that heat. In the end, sweet words turn into sharp blades, and we destroy love mercilessly.

We tore each other apart and broke up.

"I didn't think about it, I just suddenly realized that I don't really want applause and stares, I just want to live a good life..." I said.

"Is it because of me?"

I shrugged and said I didn't know.

"Do you know what attracted me the most about you at that time?"

I shook my head.

"It's the restraint you exude when you're alone... You're a very different person, you know that?"

I nodded, I understand what she said.

"You can talk eloquently to the school's teachers and directors at club meetings, and calmly refute their irrationality until they are speechless; you can also write a project plan for the entire camp by yourself, and talk to the cadres in each group in an orderly manner. , Juniors and sisters explain things that should be done and paid attention to. Once you appear, you are the most dazzling one in the whole scene. But when everyone leaves, you don’t have the emptiness that faded away from the bustle, as if you just returned to you quietly. world ... a more harmonious world.”

I listened quietly, these, she never said to me.

"Sometimes I think, if I hadn't been so persistent in chasing your back, would we have had a different ending?" She said looking at the yellow-brown liquid under the light.

"What do you mean?" I wasn't sure I understood what she meant.

"Don't you know?...Because I don't want to lose to you, because I want to be worthy of you, so I'm trying my best to be better than you, so that you can see me too..."

"You..." I was too surprised to speak, it turned out that the two of us...

"Yeah, we were both doing the same stupid thing at the same time, and neither of us noticed..." she laughed.

It was a laugh I couldn't read.

"Then, I seem to be used to this appearance...and you, maybe this is your truest appearance...Meng Qing, do you like you now?"

"I'm enjoying my life now." I answered briefly.

"Do you hate me? I can tell you don't want to interact with me...then why are you here?"

I can't answer.

I don't even know why I came here.

"Then why did you ask me out?" I asked her back.

"Do you remember what was the last thing you said to me when we broke up?" She looked at me and asked with a provocative look in her eyes.

I nodded.

"You go! I can live well by myself!" She said without any emotion.

That was indeed the last word between us.

"I just want to know if you are really doing well alone as you say," she said.

"Yes, I like my job and my life. Although it is very tiring, it is very fulfilling." I said the truth.

She nodded.

"What about you? I heard you're married." I asked her instead.

"Well, I'm married..."

"So you chose a man in the end." I remember that I was the only girlfriend Ruoci had ever had.

"Maybe, just let you be the most special one!" She said with a smile.

I don't understand this sentence, is she not forgetting me?Or still love me?Or, there are other meanings...

"Don't get me wrong," she said as if seeing through my doubts, "you are a thing of the past to me, and I won't be stupid enough to continue loving someone who won't respond to my feelings."

"That's good." Hearing her say that, I was really relieved.

"Then what's good? You don't really think that I have any fantasies about you, do you? Stop narcissistically loving you!"

"Who told you that what you just said can have a different ending..." I muttered and answered her.

"Hey, you actually live in your own world, you know that?"

She was right.

"Do your own way, don't care what other people think... At that time, it seemed that you didn't even care about my opinion."

"I don't care." I retorted her, I hate the feeling of being misunderstood.

"But I don't feel you care." She complained.

"Uh, do you mean to settle accounts after the fall?"

Instead she froze.

I pulled back a city.

"Oh, I just..."

"It was because the breakup was too intense back then, and there was no time to say anything, and there was no way to say it. Today, if you have the opportunity, you have to say enough... right?" I asked her in a teasing tone.

"Hey, you're still terribly smart...you deliberately pretend to be stupid to make people think you don't know anything, but you already know everything."

I look at her with a smile.

"So, are you done complaining?" I asked her.

"It's all been discovered, so there's nothing to complain about..."

"Then let me ask you, why didn't you notify me of the marriage?" I looked at her with my arms crossed and asked.

"I'm not sure if you still hate me..."

"Actually," I rolled my eyes, "I never hated you. Everything is your wishful thinking."

"How is it possible? You..."

"I used to be too young to see many things clearly. Rather than hating you, it's more annoyed why I couldn't handle this matter properly..." I said.

In an instant, I understood why I cried when I heard that she was getting married...

"Forget it, it's all over, and it's meaningless to talk about it." She waved her hand.

"Well, indeed."

We have agreed to end this topic.

"How is your husband treating you?" I asked.

"That's right, he is a man who loves his wife... Otherwise, how could I marry?"

"God knows, don't people say that men are different before and after marriage?"

"Well, he doesn't have it now... If he feels sorry for me in the future, I won't make it easy for him!" She said aggressively.

"I believe." I nodded seriously.

"You still deserve to be beaten as before." She made a gesture to hit me.

We laughed together.

"What about you? Didn't you have any more girlfriends?"

I shook my head.

"Why? Maybe you're still hurting..."

"You're so pretty. I didn't think much about it, and I've been busy all the time..." I said.

"That's right, I see your work is busy enough for you."

I gave her a "you know" look.

"How long have you been Fang Xinyu's special assistant?" She asked suddenly.

"More than a year, what's wrong?"

"She, it's difficult to deal with..."

"It's not easy... But she's actually quite nice." I said, thinking about Mr. Fang's appearance outside of work.

"Hey, you don't like her, do you?"

"Please, how is that possible? She's married!"

"What about getting married? Being with a man and being with a woman are two completely different feelings..."

"Enough of you." I rolled my eyes at her.

"Okay, as long as you know the size."

"You don't have to worry about that," I said.

I am amazed that the two of us can drink and chat like friends like this. The grievances and grievances accumulated over the years, or those complexes that were chaotic and stuffed in our hearts at that time, were all untied this night.

Only then did I realize that being young is really stupid, and I feel that I am the whole world, and I feel that everything is over at the slightest sign of trouble, and life is hopeless...

Looking back now, it was simply a trivial matter.

But we are not so lucky every time. After the past is calm and calm, those lovers who used to be vigorous with us can still be friends, and how many can we have?

Before you know it, it's closing time.

"You and Fang Xinyu are on a business trip, don't you both sleep in the same room?" Before saying goodbye, she looked at me and asked.

"That's right! What's wrong? We sleep in the same room, but in different beds. Don't think about it."

"Then it's okay for you to go back so late? I'm sorry I didn't pay attention to the time for you." She felt a little guilty.

"It's okay, the big deal is that I want another room, it's okay, you should be careful and go home!"

After we gave each other a hug, we went back to where we should go, but this time, we will not disappear in each other's life again.

I got a friend back.