Wen Ruan Loses Control

11:00 AM.

Guangying Media (Imperial Capital) Branch.

General Manager's Office.

"Wen Ruan has a boyfriend? When did this happen?" Liu Chuanzheng stopped what he was doing, looked up, and looked at Li Meiling with a surprised expression.

"Around early May, it was a rich, handsome guy, I heard he's the CTO of some big company. And he's only 25, the two of them were incredibly close." A hint of intense jealousy flashed in Li Meiling's heavily made-up eyes. "But, I feel like that guy was just playing around, after all, there's a big gap between them. I've never seen Wen Ruan post Wen Ruan on her Moments, it's obvious their relationship isn't proper."

She and Wen Ruan are the same age and neither of them is married, so they inevitably make comparisons with each other.

As a long-time employee of the company, she has been with Guangying Media for seven years, but she is still just an ordinary market analyst.

Wen Ruan was the team leader of Planning Group 3 when he joined the company two years ago.

Her figure, appearance, education, ability, and position were all inferior to the other party.

The salary and benefits are also significantly different.

This is the place she can't let go of in her heart.

So I often make sarcastic remarks in the office to relieve my inner frustration.

However, ever since Wen Ruan's boyfriend made a high-profile announcement during the team building event, she has felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten shit.

Moreover, the rich and handsome guy even gifted her LV and Rolex, making Wen Ruan Ru the center of attention at the company.

She had originally accepted all of this with gritted teeth, at most she would just say a few sarcastic remarks to Zhong Ying and the others behind their backs.

But the thing she couldn't accept still happened.

I heard that Wen Ruan will be promoted to planning manager after returning from this business trip to the Imperial Capital.

She was only one level below the director, which was equivalent to officially becoming a middle-level manager in the company, and could also be considered one of her superiors.

Now that they've arrived at the Imperial Capital branch, Liu Chuanzheng is once again showering Wen Ruan with Wen Ruan.

Li Meiling was consumed by jealousy and suffered from insomnia for several nights. She couldn't help but resort to sarcasm.

"Knock knock knock—" Liu Chuanzheng's fingers tapped lightly on the solid wood tabletop, his brows furrowed as he murmured, "Boyfriend, our relationship isn't normal..."

"Yes, President Liu, not to be rude, but she often travels and goes cycling, and she doesn't hold back when buying things. She spends a lot of money. As for her private life... well, I won't say more, so as not to affect our colleague relationship."

Li Meiling gave a fake sigh, tugged at her off-shoulder dress, and leaned against the edge of her desk.

Stand tall with your chest out and your buttocks out, trying your best to look more alluring and sexy.

In her early thirties, she also began to experience a midlife crisis.

She Liu Chuanzheng, and if he is interested, she can dump her current boyfriend without hesitation.

With the vice president's help, she would have a chance to be promoted to middle management.

Liu Chuanzheng looked up at her, handed her the document in his hand, and patted her waist imperceptibly. "Okay, Meiling, I understand. This analysis report is not bad. You can come to Meigou Technology tomorrow to help take meeting minutes."

Li Meiling instantly beamed with joy, affectionately grabbed Liu Chuanzheng's arm, and pressed her body against him.

She said sweetly, "Thank you for your recognition and guidance, President Liu. I will definitely not let you down!"

After saying a few more kind words to President Liu, Li Meiling happily took the analysis report and walked out.

She wiggled her hips, looking incredibly seductive.

Liu Chuanzheng withdrew his gaze, pondered for a while, and then grinned.

I opened the Wen Ruan WeChat.

The Light and Shadow Media (Imperial Capital) Branch doesn't have many employees, only about 20.

Apart from human resources and finance, it's basically all GG sales.

The office is in a great location, in a Grade A office building next to Tuanjie Lake subway station. It's over 140 square meters and has a very high-end environment and facilities.

An office area tucked away in a corner.

"Wen Zhe, I've already prepared and sent you the budget allocation for the [Google AdWords-Madhouse] media campaign. Integrate it with your [Clicksmobi] project. We'll meet this afternoon to discuss it, and that should basically be done."

Wen Ruan stood up from her workstation and stretched.

Her voluptuous figure was slightly relaxed, perfectly showcasing the mature charm of a woman.

"OK, coming right away." Li Wenzhe nodded immediately, secretly glancing at his female colleague's impressive figure.

I couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

After all, she already has such an outstanding boyfriend, and even Director Wang of the New Media Operations Department crashed his plane, so these people have absolutely no chance.

Speaking of which, that Director Wang is a person who can take things in stride.

Since learning that Wen Ruan had a boyfriend, I haven't bothered her anymore, and I haven't shown any abnormality at work.

The eligible young women in the company have all been pursuing this young and promising Director Wang lately.

"Tap tap tap—" The sound of high heels clicking rang out.

A strong scent of perfume wafted over.

Li Wenzhe turned his head and saw Li Meiling swaying her hips as she approached.

Xiao Hui, a colleague standing nearby, quickly asked, "Meiling, what did President Liu say? Does the analysis report need to be revised?"

Li Meiling raised an eyebrow, glancing in Wen Ruan's direction. "Hehe, it's already approved. President Liu even wants me to go to Meigou Technology with him tomorrow!"

"Can I come along?"

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Xiao Hui immediately showed a disappointed expression.

She is also a market analyst, and she was the main person responsible for this analysis report.

However, she didn't dare say anything to Li Meiling, a long-time employee.

The branch office in Imperial Capital mainly consists of sales and execution personnel; other work is handled by the head office.

So there were quite a few people on this business trip. In addition to the five key personnel, there were also several assistants and specialists.

For example, she, Li Meiling, Zhang Xintong were only responsible for assisting Wen Ruan and others in their work and were not qualified to attend meetings at the Meigou headquarters.

Li Meiling chatted smugly with her colleagues for a while, then looked at Wen Ruan across from her and said, "If you ask me, our President Liu really capable. Do you know which media company Meigou Technology previously partnered with?"

A colleague asked curiously, "Which company is it? I really don't know."

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on her, Li Meiling boasted, "It's Xingyun International, the media group controlled by Tang Zong Entertainment. Of course, it's also the company where Wen Ruan used to work in the Imperial Capital. I guess it's because of this connection that headquarters asked you, Wen Ruan, to take the lead in this planning. You should really thank yourself for that work experience."

"So it's Xingyun International Group!"

"Meigou, a world-class unicorn, is definitely one of the top media companies in China. President Liu is truly capable of securing such a major client."

"President Liu is really something! He actually managed to snatch a client from Xingyun International!"

"It seems that both of these companies have the shadow of Smiling Holdings behind them, and they should be complementary in terms of ecosystem. I really want to know how President Liu do it."

The group whispered among themselves for a while.

Wen Ruan also chimed in with a few words of reflection.

She worked at Xingyun International for 5 years, and her best friend Sun Simin is still a department director there, so she naturally knows how awesome Xingyun International is.

Aside from costs and rebates, the media resources they can access are unmatched by Guangying Media.

For example, if Guangying Media wants to advertise on Google and Facebook, it needs to cooperate with an agency in Hong Kong, and there will be a handling fee of about 2% as a loss.

Xingyun International Group itself has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong that specializes in handling overseas business.

I have to say, this is truly surreal.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" The Mobile Phone on the table vibrated.

[Imperial Capital - Liu Chuanzheng: "Wen Ruan, come to my office."]

Wen Ruan glanced down, frowned, picked up her Mobile Phone, and walked towards the General Manager's office.

"Knock knock knock—"

"Let's go in!" Liu Chuanzheng stood up from his seat, his burning gaze fixed on the doorway.

Immediately afterwards, a graceful and mature figure appeared.

The delicate fabric hugs the graceful curves.

A simple, loose-fitting white T-shirt paired with a fitted brown midi skirt creates a look that is both sexy and stylish.

Her makeup was exquisite, and she had a voluptuous figure.

It resembles a blooming Tulips.

"President Liu, what can I do for you?" Wen Ruan stopped in front of the office door, looking at him calmly.

Liu Chuanzheng licked his lips and pointed to the sofa in the Rest Area, saying, "Sit down and let's talk."

He was really craving this beauty, and ever since he met her at the headquarters annual meeting, he had been looking for an opportunity to have something happen between them.

Now is the time to be brimming with confidence, and with a business meeting at Meigou tomorrow, this is a perfect opportunity to highlight the theme.

"Clatter~" Liu Chuanzheng placed the teacup on the coffee table, poured a cup of tea from the health pot and placed it in front of her, and said with a smile, "I've read the proposal, it's very well done."

"Thank you for your recognition, President Liu." Wen Ruan said with a polite smile.

Regardless, he is still working at Guangying Media, and Liu Chuanzheng is considered his superior.

She remained very polite.

The two talked face-to-face for a while about the project proposal and the materials needed for tomorrow's meeting.

Liu Chuanzheng suddenly said, "It's almost noon. There's a really good Sichuan Cuisine restaurant nearby. Their twice-cooked pork is amazing. Let's go try it together."

"Sorry, I've been feeling a bit feverish lately."

"If you're feeling hot and bothered, then go eat some Western food. There's an Italy restaurant I frequent that serves really delicious pesto."

"No need." Wen Ruan. "President Liu, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. There's still some finishing touches to be done on the project proposal."

After speaking, Wen Ruan stood up, nodded politely, and walked towards the door.

Liu Chuanzheng narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said, "Wen Ruan, if you close this deal with the Meigou mall, you'll get a hefty bonus, and you'll also get a promotion, right?"

Wen Ruan stopped in her tracks and asked, "What President Liu mean?"

"It's nothing, I just think there's something wrong with your work attitude. You should adjust it." He looked at the Wen Ruan, plump figure from behind and said with a serious expression, "If you don't adjust it today, in order to prevent you from affecting our cooperation with Meigou, I will have someone else attend the meeting in your place tomorrow."

Furthermore, I will soon be joining headquarters as Vice President, fully responsible for GG sales, and also have some personnel management authority.

Hearing Liu Chuanzheng's undisguised threat, Wen Ruan clenched her fist, wanting to turn around and slap him, but also feeling disgusted.

Wen Ruan turned her back to him, said "Oh," and then opened the office door and walked out.

Liu Chuanzheng watched the glass door slowly close, his expression grew increasingly grim.

For the past two weeks or so, he has had everything go smoothly, and even the company boss has to give him face.

After all, the business he brings in generates at least 50 million in revenue annually.

With the added endorsement of Meigou Technology, an unprecedentedly large client, the company's reputation and influence can be significantly enhanced.

Because of this collaboration with Meigou Technology, Guangying Media has even attracted the attention of Jingwu Capital.

Now, the company's board of directors and shareholders attach great importance to him as the head of this branch.

If he expresses dissatisfaction with an employee, that employee will definitely be laid off.

To be honest, he was quite puzzled by this collaboration with Meigou Technology.

I happened to run into a senior executive from Meigou at a party. I habitually handed him my business card and introduced the company's business.

Then suddenly he received Cooperation Intention, and the other party even took the initiative to communicate their needs, showing that they attached great importance to it.

It was the other party who took the initiative to request their headquarters to send a professional planning team over.

The regulations specify the required years of experience for planners, and ideally, they should have a background working in Imperial Capital.

Hu Chengbin and Wen Ruan were both assigned here for this reason.

Otherwise, they might not have gotten their turn, given how great the contribution was.

The project proposal is now basically complete; all that remains is to negotiate the collaboration.

Based on their communication with Meigou over the past two days, a successful cooperation is practically DingTalk, with virtually no chance of failure!

If he really wanted to replace Wen Ruan, the High-ranking official at the company headquarters would even be happy to see it happen, and would arrange for their cronies to join the team overnight to participate in the next specific cooperation.

Thinking of this, Liu Chuanzheng, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

Now we'll see what Wen Ruan's attitude is.

If all else fails, we'll have to give her some resistance.

A 30-year-old unmarried and childless woman already faces difficulties finding a job, so I believe she will make the right choice.

"Wen Ruan, the person in charge at Meigou just sent me a product spreadsheet, which I forwarded to your email." Zhang Xintong smiled and said, "It feels so comfortable to work with such a big company; their attitude is very gentle and responsible."

"Yes! This is the first time I've ever met such a wonderful customer."

"Unlike the companies we've worked with before, they were incredibly arrogant."

Listening to her colleagues' chatter, Wenruan nodded Wen Ruan, leaned back in her chair, and frowned, a sense of frustration lingering in her heart.

She experienced similar things several years ago, including unspoken rules, workplace bullying, and backstabbing among colleagues, and she clearly remembers how painful it was at the time.

This was one of the main reasons she left Xingyun International.

It now seems that the final period for Guangying Media will likely be difficult to pass peacefully.

This inexplicable sense of familiarity and oppression made her breathing rapid and her emotions somewhat unstable.

After hesitating for a moment, he stood up and went to the hallway, where he dialed Tang Song's number directly.

"Dudu beep—" The phone rang for a long time until she heard the "no one answered" message, then she hung up.

I stood there blankly in the quiet hallway, lost in thought.

"Ding-dong—" WeChat notification sound rang out.

[Si Min: "Ruan Ruan, come to my house for dinner tonight, and while you're at it, go try on the bridesmaid dresses I got for you at the bridal shop. Hehe, your figure is just too amazing, I'm a little unsure about the size. Mwah~"]

Si Min: "Oh, by the way, let me show you the wedding dress I prepared for myself. It's super beautiful, you can use it as a reference for your wedding."

[Si Min: Wedding Photo. jpg]

Wen Ruan remained silent for a while before replying, "Okay."

[Si Min: "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong with you? Why are you so cold to me? Hey, we've been best friends for almost 10 years! Are you in a bad mood? Tell me about it!"]

Wen Ruan pursed her lips, replying with mixed feelings, "No, I'm busy right now, don't overthink it."

After sending the message, I looked at the photos of my beautiful and happy college roommates.

The memories and melancholy stirred up by coming to the Imperial Capital came rushing back in an instant.

My friends are getting married, pregnant, and everything is getting better and better.

Confusion about the future, hesitation about love, disappointment in oneself, guilt towards parents...

Tears rolled down my cheeks without me even realizing it.

She leaned against the white wall in the hallway and sobbed softly.

"Ding-dong—" The WeChat notification sound rang again.

[Tang Song: "I'm in a meeting, my Mobile Phone is on silent, so I didn't see your call. Wen Ruan, what's up?"]

After a while.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" The Mobile Phone vibrated.

Caller: Tang Song.

Wen Ruan wiped away her tears and hung up the phone immediately.

He opened WeChat and replied, "I'm fine. I just dialed by accident. I'm busy right now."

Tang Song: "Then you go ahead with your work. I'll continue the meeting. I have something very important to do tomorrow, and we need to finalize the agreement today."

Seeing the news about Tang Song, tears blurred her vision again.

"Didn't you notice that my reply was off?"

"There are still very important things to do."

"Am I important to you? Will you always love me?"

"Tang Song, I'm sorry, I feel so bad."

She has always been an emotionally stable person, but a series of recent events have caused her to lose control of her emotions.

After crying for a while in the stairwell, Wen Ruan lowered her head and went to the restroom to wash off her smudged makeup before returning to the office area.

Many people around noticed her return performance and turned their attention to her.

Li Meiling smiled slightly, a hint of pride and joy flashing in her eyes.

After sitting down at her workstation, Wen Ruan opened her laptop and continued looking at the document on the screen with a blank expression.

Zhang Xintong glanced at her expression furtively and asked with some concern, "Sister Wen Ruan, are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Wen Ruan shook her head, her voice a little low. "By the way, Xintong, could you bring me lunch? I don't want to go downstairs."

"Okay, okay." Zhang Xintong nodded quickly and said, "Then the usual?"

"Um."

Zhang Xintong hesitated for a moment, just about to send a message to Zhang Ziqi.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" A friend request popped up.

Note: I am Wen Ruan's boyfriend Tang Song.

Zhang Xintong blinked.

She quickly clicked to accept the request and left a message: "Hello Tang Song, I am Zhang Xintong, the assistant specialist of Sister Wen Ruan."

Wow, I've leveled up? I can contact my upline's upline directly now?

I just don't know if the treatment has been upgraded, or if I'll be able to get tickets to Su Yu's concerts in the future.