novelraw Chapter 380 Misunderstanding Resolved (Part 1)
Chapter 380 Misunderstanding Resolved (Part 1)
Ji Rui stared at him, asking concernedly, "What’s the matter?"Yang Sheng knew he couldn’t avoid Ji Rui’s questioning, thought for a moment, and decided to be straightforward, "There’s a bit of a situation at home, I need to go back and handle it."
Ji Rui knew a little about Yang Sheng’s family matters. Years ago, Yang Sheng had a big falling out with his family over Chu Ran, which is why he left the Yang Family in a huff. The financial and influential power of the Yang Family and the Ji Family are quite comparable. However, the power dynamics between these two families are split between the south and the north, with very little association.
Curiously, for all the years Yang Sheng had been at the Ji Family, no one from the Yang Family had ever intervened, and it seemed that not many in high society knew that Yang Sheng was a son of the Northern Yang Family. Thus, Ji Rui assumed Yang Sheng had completely broken off from the Yang Family.
Now, hearing him say this, Ji Rui refrained from asking further and after thinking for a while, he said, "When do you plan on going back?"
"Let’s wait until you handle the issues CoCo caused first, maybe in a week?"
Regarding work matters, Ji Rui seldom kept things from Yang Sheng.
"I’ll hurry!" Ji Rui understood very well that since Yang Sheng had brought it up, his leaving for a while was unavoidable.
As a good friend, what he could do was not to obstruct Yang Sheng, but to do his utmost to cooperate with him.
"Rui, this time, I might be away for a while, so please bear with me." Yang Sheng’s face showed guilt.
Ji Rui raised his hand to pat his shoulder, "No worries, just come back after you’re done handling things. Now that Le Tong is back, she can help me with a lot of tasks. Once you go back, if you need any help from me, feel free to ask, no need to stand on ceremony!"
Yang Sheng nodded, brushing away the earlier gloom and smiled, "Relax, since this is a rare chance to trouble President Ji with work, I’ll definitely make good use of it."
To outsiders, these two appeared to have a boss-subordinate relationship, but their bond and understanding were deeper than that of brothers. To each other, many things didn’t need much explanation or courtesy.
Three adults and a child, happily enjoyed a sumptuous dinner, then leisurely strolled to a nearby supermarket for some shopping.
Baobao, the Ghost Spirit, keenly sensed that the cold war between his parents had ended, and while walking on the sidewalk, he stuck closely to Yang Sheng, giving his parents behind enough space to be alone together.
Ji Rui had been ignored and cold-shouldered by Le Tong for several days, so naturally, he dared not broach the topic of feelings in front of her. However, as they walked side by side, he had to find something to talk about.
"Le Tong, your senior brother will need to take a leave of absence soon, and I’d like you to take over part of his work, is that alright with you?"
Ji Rui was smart, knowing that work-related topics had the least chance of hitting a nerve, besides, this concerned her brotherly figure Yang Sheng, she shouldn’t have any aversion.
Le Tong seemed startled, "Has Brother encountered trouble?"
In her eyes, Yang Sheng was very much like Ji Rui, treating the Ji Family as his own home. If he suddenly said he needed a break, there had to be a significant issue needing his attention.
Ji Rui shook his head, "No, he just wants to take a rest for a while."
According to Ji Rui’s guess, Yang Sheng probably didn’t want Le Tong to know he was going back home, to avoid her worrying.
Of course, Le Tong wouldn’t believe this reason, but sensibly, she didn’t press further.
Even the closest people have secrets they don’t wish to be probed into, so although Le Tong didn’t believe it, she didn’t ask in detail, but she did verbally decline Ji Rui’s proposal.
"Mr. Ji, I’m afraid I can’t handle Brother’s work, you’d better find someone else to fill in temporarily."
It seemed Ji Rui had anticipated her reluctance, "Among the Ji Family, you’re the most familiar with my and Yang Sheng’s work. By taking over his duties temporarily, you’d be the most suitable."
Le Tong frowned, "Mr. Ji, knowing is one thing, being able to handle it is another."
Ji Rui slightly turned his head to stare at her, "Le Tong, Yang Sheng and I both think that you’re the most suitable candidate. Don’t you trust our judgment and insight?"
Le Tong felt somewhat helpless. She used to look down on people parachuting into positions, not expecting that one day, she would become one of them.
"Mr. Ji, it’s not that I don’t trust myself, it’s just that I’m indeed not suitable."
"Could it be that you’re worried about people saying you’re advancing with my support?" Ji Rui pointedly questioned.
"Isn’t it?"
Le Tong, not backing down, looked straight into Ji Rui’s eyes.
If she weren’t Baobao’s mommy, and if he weren’t pursuing her now, would he be so straightforward in letting her take over Yang Sheng’s work?
Looking at her determined face, Ji Rui gently sighed.
"Le Tong, you’re underestimating yourself. Over a year ago, Yang Sheng already mentioned to me that you’re a rare talent. Since then, I secretly paid attention to your job performance. Do you remember? There was a period when I would always assign you tasks unrelated to secretarial work?"
Of course, Le Tong remembered. At the time, she had speculated on Ji Rui’s intentions, but as their misunderstandings deepened, she eventually concluded that Ji Rui was deliberately making things difficult for her, exploiting her.
Ji Rui read the information from her eyes; he always felt he couldn’t understand her, but now realized that with enough effort, she wasn’t that hard to read.
"Did you think I was making things difficult for you?"
Le Tong raised her eyebrows, "Wasn’t that the case?"
Ji Rui gave a helpless wry smile, "Of course not! By observing your work performance, I discovered you truly possess the potential and ability to be an excellent manager. That’s why I intentionally assigned tasks beyond the scope of secretarial work to hone your skills. I didn’t realize, you thought of me in this way..."
As he spoke, even someone like Ji Rui couldn’t help feeling a bit disheartened.
Hearing this unexpected answer, Le Tong paused, her dark eyes scrutinizing Ji Rui for a while before she pouted and said.
"Mr. Ji, I’m not a worm in your stomach, how could I understand your well-intended designs as a good boss? At that time, you nitpicked everything I did, it seemed whatever I did was wrong in your eyes. Tell me, if I didn’t think of you that way, how else could I think of you? Could I foolishly comfort myself, saying Mr. Ji was only making things difficult for me, questioning and mocking me because he valued me? Although I’m naturally optimistic, I’m definitely not Ah Q!"
[Happy Lantern Festival to the girls!! Recently, Zhu Zi is planning a new story about Yang Sheng, childhood sweethearts + Baobao story. How do the girls feel about it? Zhu Zi has several ideas; this is just one of them. If the girls prefer other types, feel free to leave comments for Zhu Zi to consider.]