The call connected, and Wei Zijin's heavily nasal voice came through.
"Xiaoliang, what is it?"
"Hold off on resigning for now."
The other end instantly went quiet.
Two seconds later, Wei Zijin raised her voice.
"Why?"
"Didn't we settle this yesterday? You agreed too!"
"Every extra second I spend at that damned station makes me sick!"
"I didn't say you shouldn't resign. I said to wait a little." Wang Xiaoliang rubbed between his eyebrows.
"Brother Huang's been in the system a long time. He sees things more clearly than we do. Let's meet him tonight. If he also thinks now's a good time to resign, we'll hand in your resignation as soon as the holiday ends."
Wei Zijin said nothing.
Wang Xiaoliang went on.
"Having the supermarkets taken away this time left me a little shaken."
"Their tactics were ruthless. Out in the open or behind the scenes, they had every justification on their side. We're too green to beat them."
"Zijin, think about it. The person behind Xie Hui is the expert who used your video to beat us. And those supplementary clauses in the confidentiality agreement you signed-they could all cause trouble down the road."
"Can we get out unscathed? I don't think this is safe."
The other end stayed silent for a long while.
"All right."
"I'll listen to you." Wei Zijin's tone softened.
"Then I'll arrange it with Brother Huang and let you know once we've settled on a place tonight." With Wei Zijin's agreement, Wang Xiaoliang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't push yourself too hard today. Let other people move the stock."
"That's my wife for you. Come on, give me a kiss."
"I haven't brushed my teeth yet, hehe!"
The call ended.
Before he could put his phone back in his pocket, the