Chapter 55 (Minor Revision)
The company's business is on track, with multiple industrial lines operating in parallel.
The first service launched was a technologically mature cloud storage service, which generated considerable buzz among the public. This was followed by an enterprise cloud service launched in partnership with a "front-end" company, which received numerous cooperation offers from various enterprises.
Not to mention that many university projects and companies have found that a major reason why some tests cannot be conducted is insufficient computing power.
"Yituan" directly provided the calculation rental project.
At the same time, Luan Yenan completely acquired the factory buildings in the industrial park, and cutting-edge instruments were transported in truckload after truckload.
Whether it was because he was too busy or because he had a change of heart, Luan Yenan did not make things difficult for Zuo Baixuan about what happened at the banquet that night.
After that, Luan Yenan started to get busy with the company's listing and also had to travel to various places to find suitable companies to cooperate with on the Internet of Things.
Even Luan Muyin and Luan Xing called Zuo Baixuan one after another to comfort her, saying that Luan Yenan might be very busy during this time and might neglect her.
Zuo Baixuan agreed to everything, secretly hoping to be "ignored".
Just before lunchtime at the company, Jiang Lingdan looked at Zuo Baixuan and asked, "Boss lady, what are you doing here all day instead of staying in the office?"
Zuo Baixuan sat in the empty seat next to Jiang Lingdan's workstation, unmoved.
This wasn't the first time Jiang Lingdan had teased her. At first, Zuo Baixuan would seriously say that she did it so as not to be out of touch with the masses.
Later, we analyzed it. After all, it was Luan Yenan's office. It was already strange that he was in there when she was there, and it was even stranger that he was in there when she was away on a business trip.
Zuo Baixuan calmly handed the promotional material back to Jiang Lingdan: "Did you deliberately talk to me while I was reviewing the material, trying to prevent me from properly reviewing the issues in your promotional material?"
Jiang Lingdan moved closer to Zuo Baixuan: "How is it? How is it? What's wrong? Is the product advertising inaccurate?"
"no."
"Where is the problem?" Jiang Lingdan took back the promotional material, looked at it for a while, and tried to find the key herself.
However, Zuo Baixuan smiled and said, "No problem."
"Hmm?" Jiang Lingdan looked at Zuo Baixuan.
I was immediately drawn to my friend's vibrant smile at that moment.
Bright, optimistic, healthy, and even a bit plumper than before, with just the right amount of weight—both slim and curvy.
This is the better Zuo Baixuan that Jiang Lingdan had only ever dreamed of.
This clear change occurred after Zuo Baixuan and Luan Yenan developed a close relationship.
As her best friend, Jiang Lingdan saw things most clearly. No matter how Zuo Baixuan tried to avoid it or make excuses, that was the truth.
"What?" Zuo Baixuan asked, noticing Jiang Lingdan staring at her intently.
I just want to know if this person picked up bad habits from Luan Yennan.
Jiang Lingdan's eyes, however, were not as deep and full of stories as Luan Yenan's.
"..."
It's all Jiang Lingdan's fault!
I'm thinking of Luan Yenan again!
Seeing the slight embarrassment and annoyance on Zuo Baixuan's face, Jiang Lingdan said with amusement, "What, you're angry now? Shouldn't I be the one who's angry first? It's so rare for the boss to be away these few days, and good heavens, you, the boss's wife, actually stayed behind to supervise the work. Little Zuo, you've betrayed the organization!"
"What did I do?!" Zuo Baixuan didn't want to accept this unwarranted accusation, so she looked up at the employees at the front desks and asked again, "What did I do?"
The employee, who was drinking water, immediately shrank back and hid behind the computer the moment his eyes met Zuo Baixuan's.
This reaction was exactly like how they reacted when they met Luan Yenan; there was no trace of their initial welcome to Zuo Baixuan.
But we can't blame them for that.
Zuo Baixuan has been working day and night these past few days to control her chaotic thoughts.
She practically handed over control of their group, holding meetings every day. But each meeting was far from pointless; everyone lacked any real basis for protest and could only go along with the hype.
Seeing the proprietress leading the way with such hard work, everyone else followed suit.
Then came the belated realization.
Goodness, I thought that after the boss's wife came to the company, the boss would be in a much better mood, everyone's stress would be reduced, and work would be easier. Well, now the boss is in a good mood, but he's so busy that he hardly ever comes to the company.
But let's keep the landlady here.
Not a supervisor, but better than a supervisor.
This couple is probably a capitalist couple!
Employees who joined for their dreams are fine, but those who were "tricked" into joining by the sweet talk are crying and vowing never to indulge in the sweetness of this couple again, no matter how much they get hooked.
The employee who just ducked behind the computer was one of them.
"See? I told you so. I'm increasingly convinced that you and Luan Yenan are essentially the same kind of people. No wonder you're such a perfect match," Jiang Lingdan said playfully.
She recently teased Zuo Baixuan without any restraint.
Zuo Baixuan rolled her eyes at her: "You're really getting more and more outrageous!"
“Tell me yourself, aren’t you inspecting the company every day and checking on progress? Professor Chen said that you’re going to the university less and less often,” Jiang Lingdan said.
Actually, what Professor Chen meant was that the four of them were going to school less and less often.
Luan Yenan was constantly traveling for work and rarely even attended team meetings.
Chen Huanyu would pick up and drop off Jiang Lingdan almost every day, and wherever Jiang Lingdan wanted to stay, she, the driver, would stay there.
Zuo Baixuan spent most of her time at the company, and even for courses that required academic credits, she specifically emailed the teachers to explain the situation. These teachers, of course, knew of Zuo Baixuan and Luan Yenan's reputations, and they all gave her preferential treatment.
Moreover, Zuo Baixuan still held a certain degree of decision-making power during Luan Yenan's absence. If it weren't for the fact that Luan Yenan often held remote meetings, one would have thought that this boss lady had successfully usurped the throne.
"It's alright, though. Lately, our client hasn't been giving us many tasks, otherwise we'd be swamped," Jiang Lingdan said, then muttered a few more words. "But the few tasks our client has been giving us lately feel so familiar with our company's business scope. This means..."
This means that your sugar daddy is the "Universal" god you've been longing for.
Zuo Baixuan then realized that she had forgotten to ask Luan Yenan if she could tell Jiang Lingdan about this, but if Jiang Lingdan found out and asked her herself, she would never hide it from her.
However, Jiang Lingdan concluded: "Blockchain and cloud computing are really hot topics lately."
That's not wrong.
"That's why we need to speed up the project. Even if I don't, Anan will check the progress when he gets back today," Zuo Baixuan said, turning on her computer.
The first thing that pops up on social media is flight tickets and flights.
Jiang Lingdan's gaze followed Zuo Baixuan's unconscious finger as she glanced at the chat interface.
This made her feelings even more complicated.
Although Luan Yenan doesn't have many daily chats with Zuo Baixuan on social media, he always shares his plane ticket and landing photos with her whenever he moves to a new city.
They would also silently share beautiful scenery, such as sunrises, sunsets, empty factories, or crowded streets.
It's really hard to imagine how someone like Luan Yenan could use his phone to record the trivialities of his life and then send them to Zuo Baixuan.
Will she keep a straight face or show a gentle smile?
Do people ask her questions when she takes photos?
If you asked her, given her personality, she would probably answer frankly and directly, "I'm sending photos to my wife."
Tsk tsk tsk.
Jiang Lingdan then carefully observed Zuo Baixuan's answer.
Compared to Luan Yenan, Zuo Baixuan appeared much colder.
The initial replies were "Mmm" and "Okay".
Later on, she also started posting about her daily work and campus life.
There was even a rainbow that could be seen in the park after yesterday's heavy rain.
Jiang Lingdan didn't know what Luan Yenan's expression was when he took the photos, but she clearly saw Zuo Baixuan's surprised and satisfied expression.
I remember yesterday afternoon when the rainbow first appeared, everyone in the office who was in a relationship teased me, saying we had to send it to our loved ones.
Well, Xiao Zuo'er's goal is quite clear, huh?
He's just being stubborn!
This is not considered dating.
Oh, no, they're all married, yet they claim it's just a business relationship!
That's outrageous!
Before Zuo Baixuan could look at her, Jiang Lingdan subtly shifted her gaze away, lest the other person notice and become coy and arrogant.
Seeing Jiang Lingdan staring intently at her promotional material, Zuo Baixuan patted her on the shoulder and showed her the plane ticket: "See? I didn't lie to you, did I? Anan will be back this afternoon. But you, you said you'd contact those programmers who used to take on freelance projects. Did you finish that task?"
Jiang Lingdan was silent for a second, thinking to herself, "Did you go through all that trouble just to show me that last plane ticket she sent you?!"
To let her girlfriends fully enjoy the sweet moments of dating, Jiang Lingdan suppressed all thoughts of complaining and simply answered seriously, "Boss lady, please don't be out of touch with reality. You can ask HR; it takes some effort for these people to move their base from outside to Beijing. So they conducted online interviews first, and those who were confirmed to come were provided with dormitories. They can start work this afternoon. Do you need me to show you my plane ticket?"
"No need, I was just asking casually. The team is quite busy right now, and we hope to have some experienced members join soon to share the workload. Thank you for your hard work." Zuo Baixuan's gaze lingered on the screen for three seconds before she closed the social media app.
He started typing code into the computer again.
Hearing this, the employees at the tables in front of them tensed up and quickly got back to work.
The pressure from the boss's wife is no less than that from the boss.
The tense work atmosphere continued until lunchtime.
The company's employees were moved downstairs in batches to the floor that was temporarily designated as a canteen and lounge.
To ensure that these white-collar workers could also enjoy good food in this remote area, Luan Yenan did not forget these implicit benefits when expanding the company.
After both the upstairs and downstairs were rented out, the upstairs became discussion rooms and a large conference room for various groups to use at will, as well as a reception room to present the project to visiting company representatives.
The downstairs area has been planned as a small gym, a lounge, and a cafeteria.
The canteen is currently just a simple order-based food delivery service. I heard that after the company expands its workforce again, it will set up a canteen and convenience store in the park.
"Thinking about it this way, Luan Yenan is indeed a capitalist with a conscience," Jiang Lingdan commented.