"So what's the next step? We don't have direct evidence."

Xu Meng looked at her boss; she had been spacing out for a long time, ever since she came to work in the morning.

Yu Lian seemed to be in a meditative state. Xu Meng spoke to her several times, but she didn't hear a thing. Her mind was constantly integrating various pieces of information, converging them together, making her feel like she could come up with the answer in the next second.

She had a strong premonition that she would come up with a perfect solution today. Since this morning, she had been desperately trying to find the answer, but the answer that was so close to emerging just wouldn't break free from its constraints and appear in her mind.

"Boss, are you still eating?"

"Oh, you eat first. I'm going out for a bit, and I probably won't be able to come over for the next few days. Please bear with me for a couple of days."

Xu Meng generously replied, "Boss, you're already making me feel good about working overtime, let alone if you don't pay me!"

Yu Lian smiled, which was her way of responding to Xu Meng's words.

Xu Meng was someone she picked up at the train station.

She was in a hurry to get back to Yuncheng, and when she boarded the plane in Haicheng, she ran into Xu Meng and her boss. The two of them sat in front of her, and she heard everything they said on the plane clearly.

Yuncheng is Xu Meng's hometown. Since starting her career, she has established herself in a well-known large company in Haicheng thanks to her outstanding abilities. That day, on the plane, she accompanied her boss on a business trip.

The plane had been flying for over an hour, and the two had almost finished discussing work. Yu Lian had slept for half an hour and then woken up again. After they finished their work discussion, the sound of papers being tidied up came from the row in front. Only after it quieted down did the male boss ask Xu Meng if she missed home, and if she would like to stay in Yuncheng or Haicheng if given the opportunity.

Xu Meng hasn't been home much over the years, with the only extended periods spent at home being during the Spring Festival. Later, when she was busier, she didn't even go home for the Spring Festival. It was her parents who, out of concern for her, took a long, hard-seat train ride to Haicheng to visit her.

Xu Meng vividly remembers that Spring Festival. Adding to the woes, her parents are getting old, and her father's legs are weak; he's been having frequent flare-ups lately. Following her instincts, Xu Meng gave the answer almost subconsciously.

"Stay in Yuncheng."

I thought the boss would say something, but he didn't say anything at the time. He just nodded slightly and then closed his eyes to rest.

As she disembarked, Yu Lian hurried towards the airport entrance to save time. She had been delayed by more than ten minutes getting her luggage, and she needed to attend a meeting with the new factory's employees. Realizing she was about to be late, Yu Lian had no choice but to quicken her pace.

But as she approached the car, she saw Xu Meng squatting on the ground crying, and the boss getting into the car and driving away.

For some reason, Yu Lian stopped and asked her, "What's wrong?"

As fate would have it, Xu Meng was overwhelmed with emotions, and normally she might not have paid any attention to Yu Lian. She immediately found an opportunity to speak out and recounted what had just happened.

It turned out that the boss was dissatisfied with her answer. Xu Meng said she wanted to stay in Yuncheng, but the company's headquarters were in Haicheng, and the boss felt she was disloyal. The more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

But then Yu Lian learned even more bizarre things from Xu Meng. This boss was extremely difficult to deal with and incredibly superstitious; even the colors employees wore could offend him and lead to their dismissal.

After listening to her words, Yu Lian immediately made a decision—she had to get this person no matter what.

"If you want a job, come with me. I guarantee it will be better than your current one."

The fact that Xu Meng could work for an inhuman boss for seven years shows that she is an exceptionally talented person, possessing skills that allow her to earn a living that others cannot. She is smart and knows that in this era, only the wealthy and powerful can afford to fly. Coupled with the gentle yet powerful aura that Yu Lian exudes, she inexplicably got into the car with him.

It wasn't until halfway there that Xu Meng realized she had foolishly followed a stranger and even gotten into her car.

After getting into the car, Yu Lian didn't say much, but kept her head down working on the documents she needed for the upcoming meeting. After a long time, Xu Meng spoke up, "Boss, I can help you with some simple summarization..."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Xu Meng realized she had been too rude and presumptuous. These were clearly internal company documents, and her actions would make people think she had ulterior motives.

Yu Lian didn't think much of it and generously handed over some processed documents: "These are all categorized. Each of the twenty people in the meeting will receive a copy. Also, pay extra attention to my annotations at the beginning. The official documents will be distributed to several important executives."

Xu Meng simply nodded slightly. What would normally take Yu Lian half an hour to organize, Xu Meng finished in ten minutes. While this didn't directly demonstrate Xu Meng's abilities, Yu Lian knew at that moment her boss would regret it. So what she needed to do now was to "detain" Xu Meng before her boss regretted it.

Upon arriving at the destination, Xu Meng realized who the person she had ridden in the car with earlier was. Looking at the brand-new building before her, and then stepping inside, the spacious courtyard and factory buildings were breathtaking. The sheer scale of the place made her realize just how capable the woman, roughly her age, was—even Boss Qian's factory wasn't this impressive.

Yu Lian immediately noticed her shock and pressed her advantage, saying, "Are you interested in being my assistant? Of course, you won't be the only assistant. For now, you'll be in charge of my work in Yuncheng, and your base salary will be three times that of your previous company."

Xu Meng was taken aback, turning her gaze away from the factory buildings, and cautiously asked, "Aren't you going to ask me how much my previous salary was?"

Boss Qian was a difficult person, but generous. Her monthly salary at the company was equivalent to the annual salary of an average worker in a state-owned enterprise, which was the main reason why she was able to stick with it for seven years. Because of this job, her family achieved a leap forward, their life got better and better, and she could even hire someone to take care of her parents when she wasn't home.

"I only offer what I think is a worthwhile price. You haven't given me an answer yet."

Faced with this situation, Xu Meng felt that she would be a fool to hesitate any longer. She signed an employment contract with Yu Lian that very day.

Just now, when the boss slapped the termination letter in her face, she never expected that she would lose a small thing for a big one.

Xu Meng was already prepared to accept new challenges. After spending two days at the pharmaceutical factory in Yuncheng, she understood why Progress Pharmaceuticals had grown so large—the corporate culture, the relationships between employees, and the work atmosphere were a hundred times better than the company she had worked for before.

Since joining the company, she had always been diligent and conscientious, even taking on extra work that wasn't her responsibility. Compared to that, she felt uneasy about her current salary. Later, Yu Lian learned about this and specifically tried to comfort her. That's why she dared to make a lighthearted joke today when Yu Lian told her about her hard work and overtime. She wouldn't have dared to do that before, in her previous company where the boundaries between superiors and subordinates were extremely blurred.

Yu Lian stood up, preparing to leave, when suddenly many things she wanted flooded her mind.

"I've got it!"

She looked at Xu Meng with surprise.

Xu Meng boldly asked, "Boss, what good idea have you come up with?"

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