Chapter 271: Lu Ziyi, Don’t Be Too Arrogant
“Lu Ziyi, when will you finish the revised plan for the construction drawings?” Tang Jie’er’s voice on the telephone was stiff.
Tang Jie’er, pursued by countless people, had actively confessed her feelings to Lu Ziyi, but he remained unmoved. Instead, to protect his assistant, he exposed her act of replacing Ye Chuxiao’s competition design drawings, leaving an ignominious mark on her career.
Tang Jie’er could not have Lu Ziyi, but she heard that Lu Ziyi had proposed to Ye Chuxiao in front of all the student audience members at the Campus Top Ten Singers competition!
Tang Jie’er felt both love and hate for Lu Ziyi, her heart entangled and tormented.
Lu Ziyi replied truthfully, “I’m driving to S City now. I have a meeting tomorrow, so I’ll be back at the earliest tomorrow evening. If I’m busy, I might not get back until Sunday noon.”
Tang Jie’er chided, “It’s just an industry academic annual conference. Our Tang Group can send any department manager. Can’t you just send an assistant to listen?”
Lu Ziyi also replied coldly, “I’m scheduled to speak at the academic annual conference. Am I supposed to have an assistant read my speech?”
Come, come, let’s answer a brain teaser. Question: Why can’t Xiao Ming skip class? Answer: Because Xiao Ming is the teacher!
The reason you, Tang Jie’er, can skip the academic annual conference is because you are just an audience member, while Lu Ziyi has been invited to deliver an academic report!
Tang Jie’er was cornered. After a moment, she raised her voice to argue, “Lu Ziyi, you signed a contract with our Tang Group. If there’s an error in the drawings, are you just going to wash your hands of it? So many construction workers are waiting for you!”
Lu Ziyi’s tone grew colder, “Did my drawings have an error? So many people staring at one set of drawings, and they still misread the data. Is that my fault? The foundation has been laid and the walls built. Now you ask me if I can revise the drawings to save some project costs, and I’m supposed to do it for you! If you don’t want the construction workers to be idle, then tear down the walls and rebuild according to my original drawings!”
Tang Jie’er said irritably, “What does it have to do with Tang Group if the construction party misread the data? We don’t want to cause waste and want to spare the construction workers hardship, so we’re helping the construction party solve the problem. If the drawings can be revised, then revise them!”
“After all your evaluations, your Tang Group chose this kind of construction company? Is this the major project you all attach so much importance to?”
“It’s already like this, so why say so much? This is a matter between our Tang Group and the construction company. If they make another mistake, we’ll naturally switch to another company! You just need to tell us if the drawings can be revised and when they’ll be ready so we can start construction!”
“Hmph!” Lu Ziyi couldn’t be bothered to argue with Tang Jie’er anymore. As for her claim that it had nothing to do with Tang Group and the construction party, it was highly likely that the construction party had some secret collusion with certain interest groups within Tang Group!
Lu Ziyi said in a deep voice, “I’ve made revisions in pencil at the error points on the original drawings. I haven’t had time to update them on the computer and issue new drawings. If you’re in a hurry for the drawings, have someone go to my design studio to get them. Let your Tang Group’s engineering department discuss the feasibility. Professional personnel should be able to understand my revised plan.”
“Then that’s settled!” Tang Jie’er hung up the phone.
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In an office at Tang Group, Tang Jie’er, having just finished her call, stood before a large floor-to-ceiling window, her face grim as she looked out at the dazzling neon city.
Tang Hong had cultivated Tang Jie’er since childhood, hoping she would succeed him in the future. Tang Jie’er was ambitious; from the moment she joined Tang Group, she had been building connections and cultivating her network.
However, the construction company that a certain director had strongly recommended did not seem as good as it was during the inspection. But with things having reached this point, Tang Jie’er did not want to escalate the matter to the point where her father and the board of directors would find out.
After the construction party made a mistake, Tang Jie’er could only turn to Lu Ziyi to try and mitigate the damage as much as possible.
