Vice President Gao booked the earliest flight to Shangcheng. Upon arrival, they were directly escorted to the President's office by Ke Corporation's staff.
After two months, seeing Mr. Ke Jingyu again, he was still the same gentle and refined person as before.
But Jiang Nanfang was no longer the same person she used to be.
She couldn't quite describe how she felt.
As the designer, Jiang Nanfang felt quite embarrassed about the product flaw.
However, Mr. Ke had no intention of blaming her.
He called an engineer from the technical department to sit down with her for a brief meeting.
Soon, Jiang Nanfang understood the reason for the excessive temperature rise.
Their batch of products was to be used in Wucheng, a city known as one of the "Four Great Furnaces."
With long daylight hours and already high temperatures, the lack of ventilation windows on the casing naturally caused problems.
Having identified the cause, Jiang Nanfang suggested having Zhan Corporation's molds couriered over. They could then find a nearby factory to modify them, add ventilation windows, and test the effectiveness before making further plans.
Everyone readily agreed.
Thus, Vice President Gao began arranging the subsequent matters, and the issue was resolved within the afternoon.
As it neared the end of the workday, Ke Jingyu, greatly impressed by Jiang Nanfang, invited her to dinner.
Jiang Nanfang naturally dared not accept.
"As suppliers, our product had issues. How could we possibly allow you to treat us to dinner?"
"It should be us treating you, and we hope Mr. Ke won't mind."
"How could I mind? Engineer Jiang is young and accomplished, a rare heroine in our industry. I can only admire you."
Ke Jingyu smiled.
"Since you put it that way, I shall gratefully accept. Let's go together."
Vice President Gao hastily arranged a restaurant, and the two of them got into Ke Jingyu's car.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, the spacious private room contained only the three of them, and their host was the leading industry magnate of Shangcheng.
Jiang Nanfang and Vice President Gao felt somewhat uneasy.
Just as they were pondering what would be appropriate to discuss, the private room door was pushed open.
A familiar voice drifted in.
"What kind of trivial matter requires me to rush over? I finally get two days off, can't you just let me..."
Ke Teng, dressed in casual wear, walked in with a relaxed, complaining air.
Before he finished speaking, upon seeing Jiang Nanfang seated next to Ke Jingyu, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Hey? What are you doing here? Do you know my dad?"
"What a coincidence, what's your relationship?"
Ke Teng? Ke Jingyu?
Jiang Nanfang understood.
No wonder this fellow, despite his young age, was so boisterous and overbearing.
So he was the son of Shangcheng's commercial titan, a young master who wasn't afraid of losing his job.
Jiang Nanfang never expected to have such a connection with the Ke family.
Seeing his son speak to Jiang Nanfang in such a manner, Ke Jingyu was also somewhat surprised.
"You know Miss Jiang?"
"More than just knowing, we're quite familiar."
He had initially found dining with his father rather dull, but seeing her now, Ke Teng's spirits instantly lifted.
He pulled up a chair and sat next to Jiang Nanfang, launching into an animated conversation.
"A few days ago in Nancheng, I heard you ran into some trouble. I thought you were in a bind, but it seems the situation isn't too serious. Are you still filming?"
He must have assumed the reporters, despite Zhan Bei Jue's orders, had still published the news.
So Ke Teng had seen it?
Jiang Nanfang felt a bit embarrassed.
"I'm not filming anymore. After all, I'm not a professional and I don't have box office appeal. I don't want to hold your brother back."
Ke Teng waved his hand.
"If you're not filming, then you're not. It's all because he wasn't prepared, it has nothing to do with you. Don't talk about yourself like that."
"So, why are you here? Besides writing scripts, do you have other work?"
What? Writing scripts?
Ke Jingyu's appraisal of Jiang Nanfang grew even higher.
"Miss Jiang is so talented? A science student who can also write and be a screenwriter, that's amazing."
Seeing Vice President Gao's curious gaze also directed at her,
Jiang Nanfang didn't want to explain further. She smiled and said,
"Money makes the world go round. As long as someone pays, I can do anything, it's nothing."
"Enough about me. Let's order."
She had thought that after their last meeting, there would be no further interaction with Jiang Nanfang.
But now that she had shown up, Ke Teng decided he wouldn't let her go this time, no matter what.
He had already had people investigate.
Jiang Nanfang did have a relationship with Zhan Bei Jue, but that was in the past.
The two had divorced years ago.
If he truly had feelings for her, why hadn't they remarried?
His interference whenever she interacted with other men was merely driven by possessiveness.
Ke Teng didn't care about all that.
If he was interested in Jiang Nanfang, he would pursue her with all his might.
As for ex-husbands and such, they could just step aside!
With Ke Teng livening up the atmosphere, the meal was very pleasant.
They discussed industry prospects, looked forward to the future, and occasionally shared jokes. The meal lasted over two hours before concluding.
Jiang Nanfang was exhausted and just wanted to finish and go back to sleep.
However, Ke Teng, still not satisfied, pulled her along.
"You don't usually come to Shangcheng, do you? Always working, or staying at home. It's rare for you to come out, don't just sleep it away, it's so boring."
"I'll take you to have some fun. Absolutely high-end, absolutely private settings. Don't worry, no outsiders will disturb you."
Jiang Nanfang still politely declined.
"I'm here for work, and I have to get up early tomorrow to get things done. I really don't have time."
"I appreciate your kind offer, perhaps next time. If you have time to come to Shangcheng again, or if you go to Nancheng, I'll treat you."
Seeing that she genuinely didn't want to go, Ke Jingyu interrupted Ke Teng.
"Miss Jiang, at such a young age, has built a thriving career. Besides work, she doesn't think about anything else. Do you think everyone is like you?"
"All day long, it's just eating and drinking, going out to mess around, not a bit of seriousness."
"Stop holding onto her. After your work is done, I'll give you two days off to have fun."
Since his father had spoken, Ke Teng could only give up.
"Alright then, what time are you going to the company tomorrow? I'll go with you."
"See? My dad always complains that I don't go to the company and don't care about his business. Since you're here, I'll go with you tomorrow to learn."
Knowing that he would only cause trouble and do nothing useful by following her,
Jiang Nanfang was about to refuse when Ke Jingyu was very pleased.
"It's rare for you to say something that satisfies me. Then it's settled."
"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, you'll come to the company with me. It's high time you started learning properly."
Everyone parted ways. Back at the hotel, Jiang Nanfang lay on the bed and called her children.
This was their first time at summer camp, and Rui Rui and Ge'er couldn't be happier.
They chattered excitedly, rushing to tell their mommy how fun and thrilling it was, how much they liked it there, and how happy their lives were.
Listening to their innocent exclamations, Jiang Nanfang's heart ached.
After only a few days of having their mommy back, they were about to lose her again.
If they knew that their mommy was currently planning how to abandon them,
Would they hate her for the rest of their lives?