The elevator arrived quickly, and the team from Jiyang Industries emerged from the cabin. They had only taken a few steps when they ran into Assistant Chen.
The two sides greeted each other, and Fang Xian politely said, "I apologize for the intrusion today, but I feel that some matters are better discussed together to avoid any oversights."
Assistant Chen smiled as well, with not a trace of any other emotion on his face, "Manager Fang is thorough in his considerations. It’s my honor to work with someone as responsible as you."
After speaking, Assistant Chen did not give them the opportunity to continue the conversation, "President Shen is already waiting for you in the conference room."
Even though Assistant Chen’s cover-up was perfect, his reluctance to make further small talk stiffened Fang Xian’s smile for a moment before he nodded and headed toward the conference room.
Upon arriving at the conference room, Fang Xian immediately spotted Shen Yi sitting in the main seat.
It had only been a mere ten days or so since they last met, yet Fang Xian felt as if it had been ages.
It wasn’t until he sat down that Fang Xian gathered his thoughts and focused on work.
Concerning work matters, the team was all business. Fang Xian reported the project’s progress in detail to Shen Yi.
Once that project was discussed, when Fang Xian brought up another project, Shen Yi immediately called a halt.
"Does President Shen have any objections?" Despite being interrupted, Fang Xian showed no hint of annoyance and earnestly inquired of Shen Yi.
Shen Yi looked up at Fang Xian, and it seemed like the first time during the meeting that he directly met his gaze, "Manager Fang, Jinghong will not be involved in this project. You do not need to consider Jinghong’s opinion."
"Why?" Fang Xian didn’t understand.
The project had promising prospects, and she had an intuition that it would undoubtedly be a success, which is why she wanted Jinghong to be involved as well.
Shen Yi looked at Fang Xian and after a few seconds of silence, spoke with a heavy voice, "This is an internal decision of Jinghong. There’s no need to explain it to Jiyang Industries, nor is there a need to explain it to Manager Fang."
Fang Xian was taken aback and, for a moment, wasn’t quite sure how to respond.
Shen Yi glanced at his watch, "If there’s nothing else, let’s end today’s meeting here. I have other work to deal with."
Having said that, Shen Yi had already stood up and was striding out. The Jinghong staff members gave a slight nod to the people from Jiyang Industries as a sign of acknowledgment before they all left the conference room.
In the end, only the people from Jiyang Industries were left in the conference room. They all glanced at Fang Xian apprehensively, after all, President Shen had just directly refused their manager.
However, some thought that Fang Xian had brought it upon herself. Jinghong had already declined the project from the beginning, yet Fang Xian insisted on bringing it up, wasn’t that just asking for trouble?
After a long silence in the conference room, Fang Xian stood up with a composed expression and said, "Let’s go."
Shen Yi sat in front of his desk, recalling the project that Fang Xian had mentioned in the conference room. In his past life, Jinghong had undertaken that project, and Fang Xian herself was in charge.
Indeed, the project had promising prospects at the beginning, but things did not go smoothly later on, which is why he had abandoned it early on.
He didn’t understand why Fang Xian was fixated on this project; after all, Jiyang Industries clearly had better options.
Perhaps it was fate – in his past life, the project was managed by Fang Xian, and now it had found its way to her hands again in this lifetime.