Thankfully, at the critical moment, Qi Shifeng's phone suddenly rang.
At first, he didn't want to answer it, but the phone kept ringing, so he had no choice but to spare one hand to pick it up.
Xu Tingyu finally came to her senses. She was sure this man was crazy.
The farther away from him, the better.
So she made a prompt decision. Taking advantage of the time when he was answering the phone, she immediately opened the car door and ran out.
By the time Qi Shifeng chased after her, she had already hailed a cab and left.
Qi Shifeng chased a few steps, then stood still, watching helplessly as her car drove away.
She was really a coward, always running away when faced with something she couldn't handle. In this regard, she seemed not to have changed at all.
He tugged at the corner of his mouth, got back in the car, and answered the phone again. His face had turned extremely solemn.
"How did our bottom - line price get leaked? Have you investigated this matter clearly?"
On the other end of the phone was Jiang Li, trembling with fear.
"The leakage of the bottom - line price is just a piece of hearsay I heard. But considering that their bid is only 1% lower than ours, it's very likely true."
Recently, they had been negotiating a new - energy project. It was almost a done deal, just one final step away.
But they ended up losing out on the bid.
Previously, the client had been quite satisfied, but three days before the contract signing, a rival company suddenly emerged.
Their proposal was similar to Qishi's, and their final bid was 1% lower.
After multiple comparisons, the client chose the rival company.
When Qishi's project manager received the news, the client had already signed the contract with the other company.
The manager didn't dare to inform Qi Shifeng immediately. Instead, he privately went to the rival company, but didn't even get to see anyone.
Moreover, the rival company directly filed a complaint against this manager, and that's how the matter reached Qi Shifeng.
He had been focusing on Xu Tingyu in the past few days, so he asked Jiang Li to investigate.
Sure enough, Jiang Li found something.
He hung up the phone and went straight back to the company.
The first thing he did was to call a meeting.
Over the past few years, Qishi had been developing very well under his leadership.
However, as the group grew larger and the number of employees increased, there were bound to be some oversights and irregularities.
This time, he called all the management for a meeting and mercilessly fired the project manager.
This manager had been in the company for five or six years. Being fired just because he lost a project sparked a lot of discussions among the employees.
When Jiang Li reported this to him, he just gave a cold smile. "I'm not afraid of them talking. I'm only afraid they won't."
So during the meeting, he got straight to the point. "Qishi's current development indeed owes a lot to everyone's efforts, but that doesn't mean you can act like a senior and take liberties."
He had never been good at sugar - coating his words, and this time was no exception.
Then, at his signal, Jiang Li showed a PPT.
It detailed how the fired manager had been careless, how he had been arrogant towards the client, and how he had deceived his superiors and subordinates.
"When he lost the project, instead of coming back to the company to explain the situation, his first move was to try to bribe the client and then throw a tantrum."
"When I received the client's complaint, I couldn't believe that this was something an employee of Qishi, let alone a senior executive, would do."
Qi Shifeng was really angry about this incident.
However, he could also take this opportunity to remove some redundant "tumors" from the company.
It was a blessing in disguise.
Just as the whole Qishi Group was getting tense, Xu Tingyu received a remittance.
"The client is very grateful for the clues we provided. This is the reward."
Along with the remittance came an anonymous message.
Xu Tingyu didn't reply. She deleted the message and transferred the money directly to a charity fund.
Yes, it was her doing that Qishi lost this deal.
The camera hidden in the potted plant didn't record any criminal evidence, but it did capture a lot of business secrets.
Xu Tingyu only needed to leak one of them, and it would be enough to keep Qishi busy for a while.
She slowly let out a breath and showed a smile.
Even though she didn't have enough strength to confront Qishi head - on for now, she knew how to play underhanded tactics.
Just like how they had set up a trap for Xu Jianmin back then, leading to the downfall of the Xu family.
She composed herself and looked at the two assistants walking towards her.
"Sister Xu, we've almost finished inspecting the venue. This is the preliminary design draft. If there are no problems, we'll let the decoration team start work."
Shushu handed over a tablet.
It showed the newly - designed blueprints.
Xu Tingyu looked through them one by one and put forward a few minor suggestions for modification.
"Besides these, there's also the pre - publicity. After the invitations are sent out, ask the guests to have some interactions. You can ask the planning department to come up with a specific plan."
She handed the tablet back and gave another instruction.
Their company now had over a hundred employees. She had already delegated many tasks to her subordinates.
But when it came to the concert tour, she always insisted on being personally involved.
Because this was her dream, and dancing was the only thing in her twenty - odd years of life that had never let her down.
Shushu and the others replied, then asked her, "Is everything okay after yesterday? Try's fans are really crazy. I was so afraid you'd get cyber - bullied."
Xu Tingyu gave a faint smile. "It's not that their fans are crazy. Someone is deliberately fanning the flames. Otherwise, it's just a meal. How could it cause such a big stir?"
After calming down and thinking about it, she knew what was going on.
She had collaborated with so many celebrities over the years and had had countless meals with them, including with Try.
Why was there no problem before, but this time it got so out of control?
Obviously, someone was behind it.
It was easy to find out. Just see who benefited in the end.
Fortunately, Try's team was professional and ended the farce as quickly as possible.
"To be honest, being a celebrity is really hard. Fans go crazy when their idol is in a relationship. No wonder some people have been secretly married for years."
Shushu gossiped.
"That's just a very small number. Most people are rational. Public figures also have their privacy rights."
A Xing shook his head.
Xu Tingyu patted them. "Come on, stop gossiping. I have to go to the dance studio later. We've been back for so many days and haven't had a meal together. Let's eat first."
She was really generous and kind to her assistants.
She gave out bonuses every now and then and often took them out for meals.
Shushu and A Xing glanced at each other and immediately showered her with compliments. "Sister Xu is the best. I'll love you forever."
The three of them chatted and laughed as they went to the restaurant.
They had only eaten half of their meal when Xu Tingyu received a call.
"Tingyu, I've run away from home. I'm going to stay with you for a while. You have to take me in."
If it weren't for the voice and the phone number matching, Xu Tingyu would have thought she was being scammed.
The young master of the Shen family, a fearless troublemaker, actually said he was running away from home?