After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 54:

The Cold War and a Big Deal

Father Xia and Fang Yingcai were starting to get curious.

Don’t blame them; gossiping is human nature.

Father Xia was puzzled, “You and Wen Jiao are in a cold war? Why?”

He knew how much Wen Jiao liked Xia Shishi. Given the extent of that affection, how could a cold war even happen?

Judging by his daughter’s reaction, it didn’t seem like she was intentionally trying to anger Wen Jiao.

Fang Yingcai had only seen Wen Jiao in the newspaper. Ever since leaving the R&D department, he had truly embraced retirement and hadn’t kept up with these things.

He didn’t know much about Wen Jiao, only having the impression of a powerful woman dominating the business world.

However, his time spent with Xia Shishi had made him view her as his own daughter. When faced with this situation, he instinctively spoke with the tone of a father chastising his son-in-law, “Of course, you wait for her to apologize to you. Are you suggesting you should apologize?”

Xia Shishi looked at Fang Yingcai with a mournful gaze.

Wait for Wen Jiao to apologize…

She wished she could.

Xia Shishi pursed her lips, “We were fine yesterday, but this morning, she suddenly went cold on me. I asked her when we’d get married, and she ignored me.”

Father Xia and Fang Yingcai fell silent again.

“Maybe you were rushing her too much?” Father Xia stroked his chin. “When I proposed to your mother, she dragged it out for a long time because she was too worried.”

Fang Yingcai looked over, “Worried about what?”

Father Xia, “How should I know?”

Fang Yingcai, “…” It was a miracle this man managed to get married.

“Anyway, it’s impossible that your mother didn’t like me. We’ve been married for so many years, and there’s never been a problem with our relationship,” Father Xia said proudly and shared his experience, “Give her some personal space. She thinks more than you do. She probably has some concerns. She’ll be fine once she figures it out.”

It seemed this was the only way.

Xia Shishi reluctantly lowered her head to fiddle with her fingers. She desperately wanted Wen Jiao to have her in her heart at all times, but if it became a mandatory demand, it wasn’t good.

Then she would follow Wen Jiao’s suggestion and focus on her work first.

A New R&D Department

So, they returned to the main topic.

The current R&D department was made up of young people, the oldest being only thirty-six.

The reason Fang Yingcai and his peers voluntarily left was that they held different opinions from these young people, and those young people had told them that times had changed and their old methods no longer worked.

Whether they worked or not was not for the young people to decide.

The fact that Xia Shishi came to consult with him showed that the current R&D department was starting to deviate from the persistence of the older generation.

Fang Yingcai couldn’t determine if this was good or bad.

In any case, he cheekily came to Father Xia, hoping to set up another R&D department to take in the group of old guys.

Then, both departments could submit their results simultaneously, and the market could analyze the answer.

Father Xia was more than willing. At most, he would purchase a batch of equipment, and so the matter was settled.

Hearing about purchasing equipment, Xia Shishi’s eyes darted around, “I don’t have any work recently, so why don’t I handle the procurement?”

Father Xia was about to say no but quickly shut his mouth.

They had always purchased equipment through the Fu family, but after hearing what Mother Xia said yesterday, he absolutely refused to cooperate with the Fu family again.

But changing the procurement location… where should they go? Moreover, Father Xia didn’t want to delay the timeline.

Father Xia was just about to feel troubled.

Xia Shishi chuckled, “I said leave it to me. My wife wouldn’t refuse to help me with this, right?”

Father Xia, “…”

He almost forgot, the Wen Group could help with this kind of thing.

If not for the Wen Group’s connections, how did Wen Jiao manage to bring those medical devices into her home?

He didn’t expect the benefits to start rolling in so soon after Xia Shishi and Wen Jiao’s engagement.

“I’m doing this for work!” Xia Shishi suddenly became happy.

She ran out to call Wen Jiao. Hearing the dial tone, a smile involuntarily appeared on Xia Shishi’s face.

She was giving Wen Jiao personal space.

But she needed help with work, so it couldn’t be helped, right?

Please pick up, please pick up.

“Shishi,” Wen Jiao’s calm voice came from the phone, greatly reassuring Xia Shishi.

It seemed Father Xia’s assessment was correct.

She was silent for a while. Wen Jiao waited patiently. After Xia Shishi scuffed her toe on the ground a few times, she finally spoke, “Our company needs to purchase a batch of equipment. I was wondering if your company would be willing to take on this business deal.”

Wen Jiao was also silent for a moment, then she chuckled, “Is it a big deal?”

Xia Shishi was serious, “Very big! Big enough to establish an entire R&D department!”

That was indeed a big deal.

So big that Wen Jiao asked her to come to the company to discuss it in person.

Xia Shishi rushed out of the building after clocking out and ran toward Wen Jiao’s company.

It was only a few minutes by taxi.

Soon, a figure appeared at the entrance of the Wen Group building. Xia Shishi looked at the towering building, stroking her chin with a worried frown. She hadn’t prepared a business card yet.

What if she was stopped from going inside?

Xia Shishi slowly walked toward the front desk.

If she immediately asked to see Wen Jiao, would she be kicked out?

“Hello,” Xia Shishi looked at the receptionist with anticipation, not knowing what she was thinking.

The receptionist at the Wen Group was very polite, “Hello, Miss Xia.”

Xia Shishi, “…You know me?”

The receptionist offered a professional smile, “Miss Xia, you must be joking. You are our Acting Chairman’s spouse. How could we not recognize you?”

To be honest, when Xia Shishi entered her own company, the receptionist there didn’t recognize her.

Did that mean she was treated better at Wen Jiao’s company than at her own?

The receptionist was also seeing Xia Shishi for the first time. Her eyes held excitement, and she proactively explained the reason, “When the Acting Chairman got engaged to you, she specifically gave us a day off.”

It was hard not to remember this; she was a benefactor who got the company a day off.

Xia Shishi was shy, “I want to see your Acting Chairman.”

The receptionist, “Of course, no problem!”

Xia Shishi was politely led into the elevator, heading straight to Wen Jiao’s floor.

To accommodate Wen Jiao’s wheelchair, the company had built ramps next to all the steps. Xia Shishi quietly took note of this, planning to do the same later.

Office Talk

Knock, knock, knock.

“Come in.”

The sound of signing occasionally echoed in the room. Xia Shishi guessed Wen Jiao was currently handling documents.

She pushed the door open, trying not to make a sound.

Wen Jiao didn’t look up, probably assuming Xia Shishi was the assistant coming in to report. Only after a while, when the assistant didn’t speak, did she look up.

It was Xia Shishi, looking sneaky and moving secretly.

“Close the door,” Wen Jiao’s voice softened considerably.

Xia Shishi did as she was told.

She walked over and looked at Wen Jiao’s office desk. Xia Shishi didn’t have the privilege of a private office yet. Even during her few days in the R&D department, she only had a desk for her workstation, and she spent very little time there.

Wen Jiao, however, spent long hours in her office handling official business. A large stack of documents was piled next to her laptop, a sight that would give anyone a headache.

But Wen Jiao was used to it.

She turned her wheelchair, inviting Xia Shishi to sit on the sofa.

Xia Shishi tiptoed over.

Wen Jiao, “…”

Wen Jiao, “Why are you being so cautious?”

Xia Shishi, “It’s my first time coming out to discuss work. I’m a little nervous and not very good at acting like I’m asking for a favor.”

Wen Jiao wanted to say, you don’t need to ask me.

But she closed her mouth before the words came out.

Seeing Wen Jiao’s businesslike demeanor, Xia Shishi’s eyes dimmed slightly, and she became more reserved.

She tried to recall Shi Cun’s attitude when facing Wen Jiao and began to intentionally imitate it.

Xia Shishi forced a flattering smile, “Chairman Wen, our company urgently needs to purchase a batch of R&D equipment. The price is negotiable, we just hope you can arrange it as soon as possible.”

Wen Jiao watched her silently.

She was a little unaccustomed to this.

“Logically, you are Party A,” Wen Jiao gently instructed.

Party A’s tone should be: “Our company needs a batch of goods, arrange it immediately”—that kind of assertive tone.

Xia Shishi, “I know, but equipment is different. Right now, I’m the one asking for a favor.”

Wen Jiao found it amusing, “Oh?”

Xia Shishi began to complain, “We used to buy from the Fu family, but now we’ve fallen out, so we don’t want to cooperate anymore. But it’s difficult to buy without going through them.”

It was a choice between swallowing her pride at the Fu family or being “submissive” here with Wen Jiao.

Did she even need to think about it?

Xia Shishi had even prepared a small gift for Wen Jiao on the way, demonstrating her request for a favor.

“A small token of my gratitude, please accept it.”

It was a bag of sweets.

The kind that looked very sweet at first glance.

Wen Jiao didn’t like sweets. She accepted it silently, then opened it to treat Xia Shishi, her guest. Xia Shishi also grabbed a donut and bit into it, “I saw a lot of people queuing up. It should be very delicious, and it tastes quite good.”

Xia Shishi ate so enticingly that Wen Jiao also picked one up and started tasting it.

“Establishing a new R&D department?” Wen Jiao poured a cup of tea for Xia Shishi. Instead of agreeing or refusing, she first inquired about the reason.

Xia Shishi started being playful, “It involves company secrets, so I can’t disclose the reason.”

Wen Jiao looked at her with a smile.

“I can arrange the equipment. I will send people to your company to discuss it then. Can we talk about personal matters now?”

Xia Shishi blinked her eyes.

She thought that with Wen Jiao, she couldn’t stay serious for more than two seconds.

Xia Shishi obediently followed her lead, “I mentioned to you before that I suspect there’s a traitor in the company, and the problem is most likely in the R&D department. The new R&D department is our fallback.”

This was truly a company secret, and Xia Shishi immediately told Wen Jiao.

Wen Jiao’s gaze shifted when she heard the word ‘suspect,’ “Why do you suspect it?”

Xia Shishi found it hard to explain, “Because of my intuition!”

She had an expression that clearly said, yes, that’s exactly why, and she ate another donut.

Intuition?

Wen Jiao looked at Xia Shishi, as if trying to see through her.

Was it because of intuition that Xia Shishi said things like, you’re very good, so I came to you? Was it because of intuition that Xia Shishi changed her mind and discovered the covert actions of Fu Yunhan and Qi Xue?

Wen Jiao’s brow furrowed slightly, and her tone carried a hint of displeasure.

Xia Shishi was unwilling to tell her.

She had already revealed so many flaws, and she still wanted to keep pretending. Was she distrusting her?

The calm in Wen Jiao’s eyes vanished. She took a deep breath.

“What else did your intuition tell you?” Wen Jiao lowered her eyes. She didn’t know who was leaking the information to Xia Shishi, but she didn’t give up on questioning her in detail.

As long as Xia Shishi was willing to speak, then… Wen Jiao’s hand discreetly grasped the wheelchair.

Xia Shishi didn’t notice Wen Jiao’s action. She thought seriously, “My intuition also told me that we are about to make a fortune.”

Wen Jiao looked up.

She remembered, Xia Shishi had also said that they would make money by investing in the TV series filmed by Zhou Xiaojiang.

Her “intuition” seemed to revolve around Zhou Xiaojiang.

Both Fu Yunhan and Qi Xue had contact with that person.

Wen Jiao was thoughtful, “The equipment matter is not very troublesome, but it will take at least a month. How do you plan to spend this month?”

Xia Shishi was stunned, a month.

She wanted to say she could use the month to negotiate this deal with Wen Jiao, but saying that felt a bit too shameless, so Xia Shishi was hesitant, torn between keeping her dignity or having her wife.

Wen Jiao made the decision for her, “How about coming to my company to learn?”

Xia Shishi was even more stunned.

Wen Jiao, “Don’t worry, no one will make things difficult for you. Or if you want to go somewhere else to make a fortune, that’s fine too. Are you interested in investment? I can also have someone guide you.”

Xia Shishi was hesitant to speak.

Wen Jiao, “Go on.”

Xia Shishi, “If I come, will you personally guide me?”

Wen Jiao met Xia Shishi’s expectant gaze, suppressing the emotion in her eyes, and casually agreed, “Of course.”