He was exiled to Dongguan and shot by two young women with promiscuous sexual harassment.

At 9:30, the review of the civil engineering drawings proceeded as scheduled.

The consulting firm was still led by the same old Gu, but they had three new consultants, each with a high-end laptop.

On the design side, Lin Bing and Yang Jiulang still had their tattered notebooks in front of them.

Luckily, Yang Ying brought a tablet. Whether it's useful or not is another matter, but she can at least show off.

With his master sitting beside him, Yang Jiulang felt quite secure in terms of technique. After all, he had followed his master for many years and participated in numerous debates, and his master rarely lost.

As expected, when faced with the questions posed by the consulting firm, Lin Bing, with his solid technical skills, presented a clear and logical analysis, dissecting the third-party consultant's review opinions point by point. He refuted them one by one, combining national design standards and on-site construction conditions, presenting his arguments logically and without fault.

For example, when a counselor throws a question at you.

Lin Bing listened patiently with a smile, then nodded and said gently, "Engineer Tan, the issue you raised is clearly stated as 'not advisable' rather than 'should not' on page 72, second to last paragraph, second line of the seismic design code. Therefore, with the aim of saving costs for the client, we chose this setting. I think you raised this issue because you were considering that the review company might bring it up. Please rest assured, client leaders, if the review company does raise it, we will try to communicate with them. Based on past project experience, the chances of success through communication are very high."

The engineer was taken aback for a moment, then grabbed the seismic design code and flipped to page 72. He looked at it intently, nodded to Lao Gu, and then looked at Lin Bing. "President Lin, I did consider that the review company might raise this issue. Since you can communicate with them, then this clause is fine."

"Thank you!" Lin Bing nodded in thanks.

At these times, Yang Jiulang, who was sitting next to Lin Bing, would straighten his back and bask in the dazzling light on Lin Bing's head.

Looking at the ballerina again, her eyes had become clear.

Meanwhile, the arrogance and prejudice that had been cultivated in Old Gu's eyes yesterday gradually dissipated.

Even glanced at Yang Jiulang meaningfully, as if to say, "Look at him, and then look at you."

Yang Jiulang lowered his head.

But in her heart she was thinking, "Hyori, why didn't you come to the meeting today? Come see how powerful and valiant your husband is, he's definitely not the pathetic guy he was yesterday."

The meeting continued; the structure diagram had few problems and was quickly reviewed.

Next is the question about Yang Ying's architectural drawings.

Yang Jiulang had relaxed and was leaning back in his chair, feeling his abdominal muscles.

Although he hasn't been working out lately, he's still been exercising quite a bit, and his muscles in his buttocks, abdomen, waist, and thighs have become increasingly firm.

Lin Bing didn't relax. He raised many questions about the architectural drawings. Although he was a structural engineer, his architectural design skills, honed through years of study and practice, were no less than Yang Ying's. He sat beside her and helped her fill in the gaps in her knowledge.

But gradually, he felt that something was wrong.

Yang Ying and those guys from the electromechanical engineering department yesterday used the same tactics, always trying to steer the issue towards the structure, and deliberately making things worse.

Yang Jiulang also discovered this and hurriedly used "Know Your Enemy" to investigate. Sure enough, Yang Ying, the civil engineer under Lin Bing, had also been turned by Wang Cheng.

That son of a bitch doesn't do anything productive, but he's certainly got a long way to go.

Yang Jiulang cursed inwardly.

Without making a sound, he picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote a line of small characters, and quietly pushed it in front of Lin Bing: Yang Ying, Wang's man.

Lin Bing glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, his expression changed slightly, he nodded, and sighed.

He roused himself and, facing Yang Ying's deliberate attempts to provoke and shift blame, remained calm and composed. With a few simple words, he pointed out the inherent flaws in the architectural drawings, gently tapping at the problem with perfect tact. He both exposed Yang Ying's ulterior motives and maintained the decorum of the meeting.

He remained calm and composed throughout, exuding confidence and mastering the overall situation.

Yang Ying was repeatedly rebuffed, her face turning pale and then red. Her proud face was repeatedly rubbed raw, but she had no way to refute it. She was too busy taking care of herself to have any intention of harming others.

Finally, the long hearing came to an end at 5 p.m.

When Lin Bing stood up, Lao Gu and his three men lined up to shake hands, hand over business cards, and add each other on WeChat.

Yang Jiulang, standing to the side, only remembered he still owed Even an explanation after seeing her leave. He quickly sent a message: [Boss, I have the answer. I'll take my master there first and report to you later.]

Please convey my regards to General Manager Lin for his hard work.

Yang Jiulang smiled and looked at President Gu, who was still exchanging pleasantries with his master. Suddenly, an idea struck him: it would be more convincing to have someone else explain it than to explain it himself.

So I sent Even another message: "Boss, Mr. Gu from the consulting firm is very experienced. If you have time, you could talk to him."

Even did not reply to the message.

Yang Jiulang thought for a moment, then sent another message to Li Xiaoli: "[Xiaoli, if your boss calls on Mr. Gu from the consulting firm for a talk later, please keep an eye on the conversation.]"

Lee Hyori replied instantly: [Yeah, honey, I was busy with documents and didn't send them. Did today go smoothly?]

Yang Jiulang: [Much better than yesterday.]

Lee Hyori: [That's good. Is the meeting over? Even hasn't come back yet.]

Yang Jiulang: [She went to pee.]

Lee Hyori: [Cold sweat]

Lin Bing finally parted ways with the consulting firm.

Yang Jiulang went over, took his arm, and pulled him outside to smoke.

The two went out hand in hand, neither of them glancing at Yang Ying, who was still disheveled under the lamplight.

Under the big tree, the master and his apprentice were enjoying a leisurely smoke.

"Master, I didn't expect Yang Ying to have also joined Wang Cheng. Over the years, every time she got into trouble, you were the one who protected her," Yang Jiulang said angrily.

Lin Bing slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "Xiao Yang, don't even mention Yang Ying, he has people inside our organization too."

"Huh?" Yang Jiulang asked in surprise, "Master, who? Who is it?"

Lin Bing shook his head: "It's not important, Xiao Yang. You need to understand one thing: in the workplace, who you choose to follow will most likely depend on who has more power and who can bring you more benefits."

Yang Jiulang was stunned for a moment, feeling a strange sadness.

Yes, judging from the current trend, Wang Cheng is on the offensive while Lin Bing is on the defensive. In addition, with Wang Cheng's years of scheming and maneuvering, it is clear to anyone with eyes to see that Wang Cheng's chances of winning are far greater than Lin Bing's.

"Master, I don't care about others," Yang Jiulang looked at Lin Bing and said seriously, "If you ever find out that I'm not standing here with you, you can kill me."

Lin Bing chuckled, his eyes full of satisfaction, and patted Yang Jiulang on the shoulder: "You rascal."

Just then, Yang Jiulang's WeChat rang. He took it out and saw that it was a live broadcast from Lee Hyori.

Honey, Even called President Gu over for a chat...

Honey, Mr. Gu said that the drawings from your design institute, except for the structural drawings, are pretty mediocre...

Honey, Even said that consulting firms can't just review drawings for clients; they also need to review the design institute. She wants to hear Mr. Gu's opinion on your institute...

[Husband, Mr. Gu remains silent...]

[Honey, Mr. Gu has spoken...]

[Honey, Mr. Gu said he has a feeling that there's internal strife in your design institute, that there's a force trying to suppress the structural design department...]

[Honey, Even is deep in thought...]

Yang Jiulang looked down, feeling very satisfied; this was exactly what he wanted to achieve.

Seeing Yang Jiulang grinning foolishly while staring at his phone, Lin Bing couldn't help but ask, "Damn, Yang, which beautiful girl sent you that message? You're so engrossed in it."

Yang Jiulang quickly put away his phone and chuckled, "It's not a beautiful woman, it's Even."

"Damn, Even isn't a beauty? Then there are no beauties in Dongguan. What? You two got together?" Lin Bing said with a wicked grin.

"Oh dear, how could that be, Master? He's a big boss from the client's side. I usually only get scolded and don't get a word in edgewise," Yang Jiulang quickly explained. "He messaged me and asked me to tell you how hard you've worked."

"Nobody would believe that." Lin Bing said, but he was secretly overjoyed.

"Look if you don't believe me." Yang Jiulang opened the chat interface with Even and quickly deleted the sentence at the bottom that suggested she talk to President Gu.

The phone was held out in front of Lin Bing.

Please convey my regards to General Manager Lin for his hard work.

Lin Bing's eyes lit up, and his mouth immediately stretched to the back of his head in a wide grin.

It seems that no matter how accomplished a man is, he is still afraid of a beautiful woman's charm.

Lin Bing snatched Yang Jiulang's phone and started stroking it.

Yang Jiulang was startled. The chat was full of the two of them arranging to drive and go hiking. If his master saw it, he wouldn't be able to explain it.

With a roar, it pounced on it...