Song Liangjiang returned to the school premises. Instead of going home, she went to the dormitory building which housed the Ph.D. students. The student dormitory at Atlas University was shared by two people. Because Song Liangjiang was staying at her professor's wife's house, Tang Yi was staying alone in the dormitory.
When Song Liangjiang went in, Tang Yi was doing a thesis. She threw herself on the bed. "I'm curious. Does everyone think I'm a fool?"
"I don't know about others, but it's uncertain if Chu Jingmo took you for a fool," Tang Yi spoke as she studied the screen. "Five million yuan is gone, and the project is gone. I worked hard for a month just to benefit others."
"Chu Jingmo said that he would seek justice for me."
Tang Yi scoffed. "Do you believe him?"
"I don't believe it." Song Liangjiang lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling. "Luo Fuyang dared to commit such a crime at this time because she is sure that I won't dare to utter a word. There's less than two weeks before the competition starts."
"It's understandable for you to lose to a thief." Tang Yi stopped typing and turned to look at Song Liangjiang. "Who tricked you again?"
"Chu Jingmo's mother is especially fond of a girl, Lin Xi. She is the daughter of a wealthy family. I've only seen her twice before. Today, she suddenly took the initiative to come to me and told me that the reason why Old Madam Chu had forced me to marry Chu Jingmo years ago was because the Chu family's enemy is coming to take revenge on them. What? Do I have a talisman or the Peach Blossom Sword? Can I guard their manor and eliminate evil?"
The more she thought about it, the more ridiculous it sounded.
"She has probably watched too many revenge dramas." Tang Yi turned back to continue typing her thesis. "After Senior found out about your relationship with Chu Jingmo, he suffered a huge blow."
Song Liangjiang was speechless.
"What? How did he know about my relationship with Chu Jingmo? No, what relationship do I have with Chu Jingmo?" Song Liangjiang sat up. "Senior, can you not spew nonsense?"
Tang Yi clicked her tongue. "Both of you are husband and wife. You have a pair of sons with him. And soon, both of you are about to get a divorce but no one is sure if the divorce can be successful."
"How—how did you know?"
"Do you think I'm blind? You avoid Chu Jingmo like a mouse who sees a cat. Who doesn't know that you, the little princess of the construction industry, saunter with your head held high? Why? Did your little claws automatically retract when you saw Chu Jingmo?" Tang Yi glanced at her junior. "Do you really think a cup of milk tea can scare me?"
Song Liangjiang collapsed on the bed helplessly. As expected, she was the only fool.
After Tang Yi finished typing the thesis, she turned off the laptop and looked back at Song Liangjiang, who was pretending to be dead. "Are we just going to let this matter end?"
"Let's wait until after the results of the competition are announced. How can we just let it go?" Song Liangjiang thought of Luo Fuyang being placed under house arrest by her own family. If stealing from others only meant being placed under house arrest by his own family, then the punishment was too insignificant.
"Fair enough. Then you'll have to start preparing for this year's thesis."
"Ah…" Song Liangjiang covered her face with a pillow. "Why should a thesis exist? I don't want to write it."
"Continue writing your Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets. Don't you like that?"
Song Liangjiang threw the pillow away. "I think I might have been deceived. Perhaps the design of Harmonious Flowing Stream and Goblets…"
Perhaps it wasn't that classic. The exterior was indeed stunning, but it was only a glimpse. If a building's beauty can only last two or three years, then this building was meaningless.
"What?"
"Nothing. I'll go back and write my thesis first." Song Liangjiang got up, took her bag, and was about to leave. "Tell Senior I'm sorry. I can't let you guys waste your effort this month."
Tang Yi watched Song Liangjiang as she strode away. She felt that something was amiss.
…
Song Liangjiang went to Chu Jingmo for money. If not for Luo Fuyang, she might have won the bid. She still had to get the five million yuan.
However, Chu Jingmo was busy with a meeting.
Song Liangjiang could only wait in his office.
Li Chuan brought her a cup of tea and asked her to wait a little longer. He didn't know when the meeting would end.
"Didn't those old things think that the Chu Corporation would become history sooner or later if things continue this way?" Song Liangjiang asked curiously.
"It's fine if they've always been abiding by the rules. It's just that there are currently a lot of people targeting the Chu Corporation in the market. The directors are still stubbornly implementing the old rules, so it's inevitable that there is no progress." Li Chuan sighed and said, "The President wants to implement new management policies, but they keep stopping him."
Song Liangjiang sipped as she listened to Li Chuan. "Why are they targeting the Chu Corporation?"
"Actually, ever since Old Madam passed away, many companies have started to tamper with the Chu Corporation. The Chu Corporation has hundreds of five-star hotels and resorts. The daily expenditure of these hotels and resorts is a huge expense. The suppliers that we previously cooperated with have encountered logistical shortages, fraud and other situations. Also, the management problem that you encountered previously had also suddenly occurred after Old Madam's death within a year."
Song Liangjiang didn't expect Chu Jingmo to take over such a mess.
That old lady…
Song Liangjiang remembered that the old lady was quite unreasonable, but she didn't expect her to be a strong and powerful woman.
"Don't you think it's strange? The old lady has just passed away, but these people dare to create havoc in the Chu Corporation? Are they sure that the Chu Corporation really has no successor?" At that time, Chu Jingmo had yet to return, but it was too rash to conclude that a man who had yet to return, was incompetent.
Li Chuan didn't understand either. These experienced shareholders had been taking risks, judging from their behavior.
"Executive Assistant, CEO Yun is calling." The secretary ran over and called Li Chuan. She looked very anxious, afraid that she had heard something terrifying.
Li Chuan hurriedly went out to answer the call. The person on the other end said something and Li Chuan's expression changed. After ending the call, he went to the conference room.
Song Liangjiang watched as Li Chuan marched away before she looked over in the direction of the secretary.
"Isn't it true that the hotel in L City is haunted? I heard from the staff there that the news was suppressed?"
"No way. CEO Yun called personally. He probably can't suppress it anymore."
"After President Chu came back, don't you think there are more strange happenings in the company? I heard that yesterday, Song Liangjiang left without bidding for the tender yesterday. Do you think…"
"What are you talking about? Why don't you just ask me instead of muttering?" Song Liangjiang quietly ambled towards them and whispered in their ears.
The group secretaries jumped in shock. Embarrassed and shocked, they wanted to pretend that nothing had happened.
Song Liangjiang glanced at the secretary who had just spoken. Her words had undoubtedly caused panic among the staff, or she wanted everyone to know that all these were caused by Chu Jingmo.
It seemed that Chu Jingmo was not only facing external threats, but also internal challenges.