E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 212: Episode 212: Successfully took down the opposing boss

Chapter 212: Episode 212: Successfully took down the opposing boss

"Speaking of which, I think I did see such a post... But the repost count was so-so, nothing outstanding, so I didn’t pay much attention," Li Hua guiltily glanced at Zhang Jingwan, "If I had known it was you asking for help, I would have definitely helped you by vigorously sharing..."

"It’s fine, it’s fine, I didn’t even realize we had all turned to Weibo for this, but as long as it’s resolved, that’s what counts! We truly are one big family! The problem back in my hometown was actually solved with the help of our Beijing family! I really love you guys so much! If you ever have any troublesome issues, I’ll definitely help out with all my might!" Zhang Jingwan said gratefully.

"We do have a really tough problem!" Yao Shanshan blurted out without thinking.

"Shanshan!" Zhou Xueyin quickly stopped her.

No matter what, the conflict with Yuan Weicheng was between the companies, and they couldn’t involve Zhang Jingwan, who had just returned to the fold, in resolving this issue.

"Hm? What tough problem?" Zhang Jingwan asked with confusion, looking at them both.

"It’s nothing, once you’re more familiar with the company environment, we can still sort it out later," Zhou Xueyin dismissed the matter with a wave of her hand.

"Alright..." But knowing Zhang Jingwan’s personality, she definitely wouldn’t let it go just like that.

Curiosity had already been piqued, and how could she rest without getting to the bottom of it?

So, after Zhou Xueyin had finished explaining the company situation to her, she privately sought out Sun Miao, the company’s second-best gossip, to learn that: Yuan Weicheng was hogging resources and funds, refusing to properly boost the company’s social media accounts.

In the spirit of repaying a small kindness with a great one, Zhang Jingwan planned to privately meet with Yuan Weicheng.

To Zhang Jingwan, Zhou Xueyin was truly like a second mother, even better to her than her own mother.

Her mother favored boys over girls. Her allowance as a child was always less than her brother’s, and after starting work, she even had to contribute money to her family. If she hadn’t given half of the house-selling money to her mother, she wouldn’t have been able to smoothly return to Beijing.

What about Zhou Xueyin? Not only did she not complain about being deceived, but she also continued to value her, offering her the industry’s highest salary. Zhou didn’t keep all the money from the company sale but shared it with her former colleagues.

This time, without a second thought, she had allowed Zhang Jingwan to join the company immediately and had even said that if she couldn’t find a place to live, she could temporarily stay at her home.

For all these favors, Zhang Jingwan truly felt that even if it meant laying down her life, she must help Zhou Xueyin settle things with Yuan Weicheng.

"Yinyin! Leave the liaison with the account group to me! Let S focus on managing the accounts, and utilize her full potential!" Zhang Jingwan volunteered eagerly.

"Hmm! That works! I’ll leave it in your hands! I was actually planning on letting you take over this part of the business. If you can help us expand to other account groups, that would be even better!" Zhou Xueyin looked on with gratitude.

Although Zhou Xueyin didn’t expect Zhang Jingwan to achieve much, she was already very satisfied that Zhang was willing to help her.

Of course, Zhou also really didn’t want to see Yuan Weicheng again, that nauseating, bearded face of his, so having someone to take over this part was perfect. Zhou would just focus on creating plans and organizing events for clients, leaving the rest to others. No need to worry so much anymore.

Speaking of Zhang Jingwan’s addition, it was truly like adding wings to a tiger; with her superior eloquence, she quickly had the young man who was liaising with them eating out of her hand, and soon the social media stats for Xueshan Jiying recovered to normal.

At the same time, she got Yuan Weicheng’s contact information. Not one to beat around the bush, she went straight on the offensive against Yuan Weicheng.

It wasn’t long before Yuan Weicheng proactively invited Zhang Jingwan to dinner.

"Wanwan, you’re really something! How did you win over Yuan Weicheng so quickly?" Sun Miao looked at Zhang Jingwan admiringly.

"How about I teach you a trick or two? The secret to quickly capturing a man’s heart?" Zhang Jingwan winked at Sun Miao teasingly.

"No need, no need, I’m afraid of men..." Sun Miao quickly waved her hands, "In this lifetime, having cats and adoring my idols is enough... I’d rather not deal with three-dimensional men."

"True, there are too many men who think with their lower half! The few guys in our company are one in a thousand, good men, but unfortunately, they’re out of our league." As Zhang Jingwan looked at several loving couples, nobody would believe her if she said she wasn’t envious.

"Tell me about it! Look at Guo Zi, he does whatever Shanshan says, wears women’s clothes if told, and models if asked! And then there’s Daxu, he sticks to Li Jiniang like glue. Xiaojing from Yinyin’s home is even more diligent, saying he’s learning film and TV production just to lessen the burden on Yinyin." Sun Miao gossiped about each one, "And there’s our senior Yang Ye, who proactively helps KK with various tricky problems. It’s impossible not to be envious..."

"Yeah, and Li Hua’s boyfriend is utterly devoted to her, Bai Ying’s husband picks her up and drops her off from work every day. But... after going through marriage, I still feel that being single is pretty good, it’s so liberating!" Although Zhang Jingwan was envious, she wasn’t jealous.

"Exactly, the biggest perk of being single is the freedom, no one to answer to, how joyful is that carefree life?" Sun Miao agreed with Zhang Jingwan, "Oh right, Wanwan, if you don’t mind my place being far and having many cats, how about we live together first? You can’t always be the third wheel to Yinyin and Xiaojing, right?"

"Really? We’ll split the rent fifty-fifty!" said Zhang Jingwan decisively.

"What rent? That’s the inheritance from my dad... It’s just a small, run-down one-bedroom. I’m afraid you might look down on it," Sun Miao waved her hand, "Forget about the rent! I’m just waiting for that area to be demolished for compensation."

They say it’s hard to be a drifter in Beijing, tough to establish oneself, but being a capital drifter isn’t much better. Old city areas could be demolished at any moment, changed without warning, and the compensation might only be enough to move to the outskirts of the city.

Beijingers who can’t make it might at least have their hometown to retire in.

But where can the capital drifters go if things don’t work out? Especially for someone like Cat, if the demolition compensation isn’t enough to buy a house, where could she go if she can’t make it?

"Yinyin, could you do me a favor tomorrow?" Since she decided to move in with Sun Miao, Zhang Jingwan had to explain the situation to Zhou Xueyin first, "I’m moving in with Cat tomorrow, could I trouble you to drive over?"

"No problem at all! Have you talked it over with Cat?" Zhou Xueyin confirmed.

"We’ve talked, she’s super welcoming!" said Zhang Jingwan, exaggerating a bit, "Also, I’m going out to dinner with Yuan Weicheng tonight, so you can head back first, no need to wait for me."

"Okay, then be careful when you come back tonight, text me when you’re at the entrance of the neighborhood, I’ll ask Xiaojing to come pick you up..." Zhou Xueyin cautioned with concern.

Lately, their neighborhood hadn’t been safe; there had been several mugging incidents, but since there were no surveillance cameras, the culprits hadn’t been caught.

"Don’t worry, I’ve got it!" Zhang Jingwan nodded.

After work, Zhang Jingwan got all dolled up and went to the building next door to meet Yuan Weicheng.

Yuan Weicheng also knew he was dining with a beauty and had made an effort to groom himself, his hair combed until it shone, almost slippery enough for flies to skid on. His beard was neatly trimmed, and even his glasses were changed to a gold-rimmed pair.

However, no matter how he dressed up, he still exuded the vibe of a sleazy man, a far cry from the British bearded gentleman he imagined himself to be.