"Social interactions." Xiao Yanzhi tapped his thigh with the hand resting on it, repeating these four words. Then he curled his lips and said, "Quite capable."
Jiang Li frowned slightly. She had no idea what kind of capability he was referring to. She replied calmly, "I'm not capable. I can only take one step at a time."
"Sounds like you're not too happy about these tasks." Xiao Yanzhi still had his eyes closed as he asked casually, "Since it's so tough, why don't you say you want to go back?"
"I'm not suffering." Jiang Li lifted her eyes, her pupils filled with earnestness and solemnity. "On the contrary, I really enjoy my life here."
In Huacheng, she was happy every day. Sister Chen, Xiaoye, and Jingyi also liked it here.
Everything was just getting started, and everyone was full of expectations.
"Really?" Xiao Yanzhi finally opened his eyes, turned his head to look at her, and said in a low voice, "What if I say I must make you go back?"
Jiang Li pursed her lips. "Mr. Xiao has no reason to make me go back." She paused for a moment. "At least not within this month."
There was a bit of pettiness in her words. Xiao Yanzhi couldn't help but smile. "You know very well that Vitaly won't choose you as their spokesperson."
Their styles and approaches were different. No matter how excellent she was, she had no chance.
Jiang Li lowered her head and fidgeted with her fingers. "Since Mr. Xiao has given me a month, you should give me enough time to work hard instead of making sarcastic remarks."
After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Yanzhi said in a calm tone, "I'm just asking you. If you fail, what reason are you going to use to persuade me to let you guys continue this farce here?"
He finally said what he really thought.
Letting Jiang Li and her team run the branch office was actually a farce.
With Xiao Yanzhi's capital, finding a mature team to operate it would have far better results and much lower risks.
"Just based on your operation in this month, you've already asked the headquarters for 1.5 million yuan. How much more are you going to waste before you can get the company up and running properly?"
His gaze was heavy. "Jiang Li, you should know that it only cost 1 million yuan to establish Jiangyu."
What he meant was that they had already imposed an additional burden on the company.
"I asked you to quickly secure the Vitaly endorsement to show you the way." He said calmly, "To quickly build a reputation, cooperating with well - known brands is the best choice."
Jiang Li was stunned.
It seemed so. To get noticed, one had to create exposure first.
Vitaly was indeed a good channel.
At that moment, a bitter feeling welled up in Jiang Li's heart. She fell into self - denial and doubt.
Why didn't she think of these things?
She just blindly thought that Xiao Yanzhi was deliberately making things difficult for her and looking for a high - sounding reason to force her back to Beicheng.
Jiang Li looked up. The moment she met his probing gaze, her body tensed up.
"I've said many times not to take your confidence too seriously." He said half - smiling. "Without enough ability to back it up, confidence is just complacency."
Jiang Li's mood suddenly dropped.
She really was too self - conceited.
Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows. "Short - sighted and self - important, unable to see long - term benefits and only dissatisfied with the current situation. Don't you think it's childish?"
Every word was describing her.
The man's thin lips opened and closed slightly, and two words came out from between his lips and teeth: "Idiot."
It seemed like an insult, but there was also a bit of heartfelt helplessness.
Jiang Li didn't pay attention to the meaning behind his words. She just kept regretting.
She was really stupid.
Before she knew it, the car had arrived at the hotel.
This hotel was invested by the Xiao family. Nominally, Xiao Yanzhi was a shareholder of this hotel, so he could check in at will.
The hotel lobby was luxurious and bright. The marble floor was so clean that it reflected light. The man in a suit walked through it calmly, leading the woman behind him.
"Good day, Mr. Xiao." The hotel staff greeted Xiao Yanzhi in unison, but the man didn't stop for a moment.
Jiang Li followed with her head down. By the time she realized where she was, she had already followed Xiao Yanzhi into the revolving glass door.
"Mr. Xiao, that..." She suddenly stopped in her tracks. "I've already brought you to the hotel. May I go back now?"
"Back where?" His expression was deep and cold. "Can't the hotel suite accommodate you?"
Jiang Li:...
She didn't want to stay in the hotel at all.
"No, Sister Chen and Xiaoye are waiting for me at home."
She took a few polite steps back. "Thank you for the reminder today, Mr. Xiao. I'll work harder to strive for the cooperation with Vitaly. Goodbye."
After saying that, she wanted to slip away.
If she didn't slip away now, she would have no chance to escape his clutches unless her wish for this dog man to drop dead on the spot came true.
"Wait." Seeing that she wanted to run away, Xiao Yanzhi remained calm on the surface. He just called out to her, and there was a faint weakness in his voice. "Your hair is loose."
Jiang Li lowered her head and found that the braid on one side of her head had come loose at some point and was a bit messy.
She lowered her head to tidy it up. Suddenly, the man fell in front of her. The sound of the man's body hitting the ground made Jiang Li look up.
Really - dropped dead on the spot.
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In the presidential suite.
Jiang Li looked at Xiao Yanzhi lying on the big bed in despair. From time to time, she glanced at the clock, feeling extremely melancholy.
The doctor had just come to check and said that Xiao Yanzhi had fainted due to over - fatigue and needed someone to take care of him.
The hotel staff were all in awe of Xiao Yanzhi, and no one dared to take on the responsibility of taking care of him.
Even the hotel manager was about to kneel down and beg Jiang Li to stay and help, at least until Xiao Yanzhi woke up.
Helplessly, Jiang Li had no choice but to agree.
The manager was overjoyed and almost knelt down to kowtow to her.
Jiang Li now just regretted it. She regretted it very much.
Why did she have to make such a wish for this dog man to drop dead on the spot? Now she couldn't even run away. As soon as she stepped out of the room, the hotel security would keep an eye on her.
...
Jiang Li was still wearing the Republic of China - style costume given to her by the drama troupe. She regretted not changing it.
Walking around in this kind of clothes was inappropriate.
The doctor had said that Xiao Yanzhi had been working non - stop for at least three days. He would probably need to sleep for at least a dozen hours to rest well.
This dog man probably wouldn't wake up for a while. Jiang Li couldn't just sit by his bedside and serve him all night. That would be too good for him.
She wasn't going to serve him.
After making sure that he was fast asleep, Jiang Li thought for a moment and decided to change her clothes, take a bath, and then go to the guest room to sleep.
The luxurious presidential suite had everything. The pajamas here were all brand new. Jiang Li took a comfortable hot bath and changed into her pajamas. Only then did she feel completely relaxed.
Just after taking a bath, Jiang Li felt hungry again. She called room service and asked them to send up dinner.