After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

Stepping into the Tianheng Group headquarters again, Jian Ailing couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Nothing good ever comes from coming here, I hope this time I can get through it smoothly.

Jane registered her information briefly at the front desk on the first floor and quickly went up to the 16th floor.

"Miss Jian, it's nice to see you here today." Li Tong, who came to greet her, looked at Jian Ailing with a slight change in his eyes, but quickly put on a professional smile again.

The last time she followed up on a project with Tianheng Group was at that thank-you reception. She even nearly got into an argument with Li Tong at that reception.

After that incident, Zhao Zitong wisely stopped letting her take over any more projects related to Tianheng.

It's naturally a bit awkward to meet again now.

Jane Ailing raised the corners of her mouth and nodded at her. "Zhao Zitong has some family matters to attend to, so I'm temporarily filling in for him. Miss Li, you don't mind, do you?"

So much time has passed, and she's let it go. After all, everyone's just here to work, and as long as the brand department doesn't cause trouble, she can tolerate it for the sake of making money.

After all, it's work, and you're bound to encounter some difficult and annoying clients.

"Of course. We trust Miss Jian's professional abilities." Li Tong invited her inside with a forced smile.

At that party, Li Tong learned that Jian Ailing had not only argued with them, but also with Zeng Ying.

The people in the brand department could more or less sense what the deputy director was thinking about the president. Now that there was someone who was interested in President Yu, the deputy director naturally couldn't hold back.

I heard that after that party, Zeng Ying had already planned to update the brand department's supplier list, completely kicking out Tongling Studio and canceling their business dealings.

However, she didn't have the final say in the brand department, and her suggestion was directly rejected by the director above her.

The president had previously praised the studio for the excellent quality of the photos and videos taken at the new factory's completion ceremony.

Li Tong saw that Zeng Ying came out of the director's office that day with her face turned pale with anger.

Fortunately, Zhao Zitong was the one who directly handled their business afterward, and she was also the one who helped them with filming. Jian Ailing hadn't appeared for a long time.

So Li Tong was somewhat surprised to see Jian Ailing this time.

Did Mr. Zhao tell you about today's work?

"Yes, he gave me a brief introduction." Jian Ailing, carrying a camera, followed Li Tong inside. "He said that your company needs to update its corporate brochure, and some promotional materials need to be updated."

"Yes. There's a lot of material. Mr. Zhao already filmed some last time. After you finish filming at headquarters here today, you might have to go to the new factory to film some more later."

"no problem."

Li Tong looked down at his notebook. "Today we need to film the honor wall, the sample display area, and the company showroom. These things are all in the company showroom, but there's a temporary reception area there right now. We'll wait for their notification and go over after that."

"clear."

Li Tong led Jian Ailing into a small conference room and asked her to wait inside.

Thankfully, it was a newly renovated conference room. She still vividly remembered the time she was locked in a conference room.

Jane Ailing checked the time; it was still early, and if it was just taking pictures of the company showroom, it shouldn't take that long.

She realized she wouldn't have time to cook when she got home, and as she was thinking about what to eat for dinner, she saw a message from Zhou Ze'an.

[Zhou Zean]: Ai Ling, are you free tonight? A new dessert shop opened on Yuebei Road, and I heard it's delicious.

[Jane Ailing]: I went to work today, but I'm not sure when.

[Zhou Zean]: Where did you go today?

[Jian Ailing]: Went to Tianheng headquarters.

A long time passed without Zhou Zean replying to the message.

"Ms. Jian, the reception at the exhibition hall has ended. We can go over now. Please come with me." Li Tong pushed the door open again.

"Okay." Jian Ailing hurriedly put her phone into her bag and followed her out of the conference room.

Li Tong told him that the company's showroom was on the 28th floor. Li Tong pressed the up button, and the two stood in the elevator lobby waiting for the elevator.

With a "ding," the outermost elevator, going up, arrived at the 16th floor.

Jane followed Li Tong, and the two walked together toward the elevator.

The elevator doors slowly opened, and a familiar figure stepped out.

"Deputy Director," Li Tong greeted Zeng Ying.

When Jane Ailing saw Zeng Ying, she was momentarily stunned.

"What are you doing here?" Zeng Ying stopped in her tracks when she stepped out of the elevator and saw Jian Ailing.

"Of course I'm here to work, Director Zeng." Jian Ailing forced a smile as a greeting.

"Director, we still need to go up." Li Tong smiled broadly, hoping Zeng Ying could move aside a little so that the two of them could enter the elevator.

As she walked past Zeng Ying, Li Tong suddenly understood why Zeng Ying was so reluctant to give way to them.

"President Yu..."

Upon hearing this name, Jian Ailing, who had just walked past Zeng Ying, froze in her tracks.

But now that things had come to this, it seemed she had no choice but to go in.

Jane looked up and saw the man standing in the elevator.

Looking into Yu Yunting's amber eyes, she was momentarily lost in thought.

His dark suit made his skin look even whiter, and Jane felt he seemed to have lost some weight since she hadn't seen him for a while.

"Mr. Yu." Jane Ailing nodded gently to him.

What was bound to happen has happened; I never expected they would run into each other here.

Yu Yunting didn't speak, but his gaze didn't leave her either.

The elevator doors slowly closed, and Jian Ailing stood by the door, turned around, and silently looked up at the floor displayed on the electronic panel.

I silently prayed that we would get to the 28th floor quickly.

Whether it was her imagination or not, Jane Ailing felt as if someone was watching her.

It makes people inexplicably uncomfortable.

In the small and quiet elevator, she could almost hear her own breathing.

It shouldn't take long to climb from the 16th floor to the 28th floor, but for Jane, it felt like an eternity.

With a "ding," the elevator stopped on the 28th floor. Seeing the elevator doors open, Jian Ailing felt as if she had been granted a pardon and immediately stepped out of the elevator.

Yu Yunting watched her walk out quickly, as if she were running away, and disappear from his sight in the next second.

Is he some kind of jackal or ferocious beast?

Yu Yunting couldn't help but laugh at himself.

The elevator stopped on the 38th floor. Yu Yunting strode out and looked at Xu Cheng, who was sitting in front of the office.

"Xu Cheng, does the brand department have any photoshoot work today?"

"I'll have to ask Director Pan about that," Xu Cheng said, preparing to pick up the phone.

"Wait a minute, didn't Zeng Ying say before that the company's promotional brochures needed to be updated with portraits of the management team?"

"Yes, she did say that. But she said your photos were taken a few months ago, so we can use that material directly and there's no need to take more this time. As long as Mr. Xiao and Mr. Li..."

"Contact the brand department to see if they are shooting promotional brochure content today. If so, my portrait photos also need to be reshot."

"...Okay." Xu Cheng picked up the phone, somewhat puzzled.

He knew that the boss didn't actually like taking photos.

He was clearly very busy today, but I don't know why he inexplicably insisted on squeezing in time to take portrait photos.