He Yao and her master went to test the performance again. By the time they confirmed the product was qualified and could be produced using this method, it was already 1:30 AM.
He Yao sent the various data to the group chat for everyone to see. Xu Zheng, surprisingly, was still awake late at night and immediately instructed the relevant personnel to revise the bid results.
This project thus came to a close.
He Yao, who finally went to sleep at 3 AM, was woken up again the next morning by a call from Xu Zheng, asking her to accompany him to the bidding conference.
He Yao had no grounds to refuse.
She was Xu Zheng's assistant and had participated in the entire bidding process. Moreover, she also wanted to know the results as soon as possible.
She quickly put on some makeup and went with Xu Zheng to the Zhan Corporation.
The wait for the review results this time was exceptionally long.
It was unclear at which stage it got stuck. The reviewers even left midway to hold a private meeting.
He Yao and Xu Zheng waited anxiously in the quiet conference room, unaware that a group of police officers had arrived at the Zhan Corporation's lobby at that moment.
The receptionist had worked at Zhan Corporation for over a year and had never seen police officers come to the company before. She was startled, thinking something major had happened.
It turned out they were looking for someone.
The receptionist didn't know where He Yao was, so she sent a message in the administrative group chat to inquire.
Suddenly, the administrative group chat became very lively.
Everyone was curious about what trouble this supplier, He Yao, had caused to have the police looking for her at Zhan Corporation.
Even the executive assistant in the president's office, hearing the constant buzzing of messages on her phone, became curious about this gossip.
President Fu and Zhan Jingrui were discussing matters. As they were talking, President Fu noticed the assistant looking down at her phone and tapped his finger on the desk displeasantly.
The assistant quickly looked up and apologized.
"I'm sorry, President Fu. I heard messages constantly ringing in the work group chat and thought something important was happening, so I opened it to take a look."
"So, is there something important?"
"It's not particularly important. The receptionist on the first floor is looking for an employee from a supplier. The person seems to be in a meeting at our group, and it's unclear what they did wrong that the police have come."
Zhan Jingrui and President Fu both frowned upon hearing this.
The police were at Zhan Corporation?
"Who? Who are they looking for?"
"He Yao. An employee from a company called Yuanzheng Electric."
He Yao?
President Fu and Zhan Jingrui were both unsettled. What could she have done to attract the police?
"So, where is He Yao now?"
Messages kept flooding the group chat. The assistant looked down again to check.
"Today is the bidding conference for the N87 explosion-proof device, for the North China market suppliers. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be in Conference Room 3."
Zhan Jingrui and President Fu exchanged a look, and both stood up simultaneously. The assistant quickly followed suit.
President Fu said, "I want to see what trouble she's caused to bring the police to our group. Let's go to Conference Room 3."
By the time the three of them arrived, the police had also arrived. The administrative secretary asked them to wait at the door and then pushed open the conference room door to find He Yao.
Zhan Jingrui walked up to the police officers, shook their hands, introduced himself, and then asked what He Yao had done wrong.
"She hasn't done anything wrong. We just need to take her for a check-up."
"Yesterday, she reported a dispute to us, and we resolved it. The other party was drunk. After understanding the general situation, we took the person back. Upon waking up and being interrogated today, we learned that this fellow knew he was infected with AIDS but still bit her."
"When giving her statement yesterday, He Yao said the wound was bleeding, so we need to urgently take her to the CDC for treatment."
Zhan Jingrui felt a buzzing in his head, and his heart instantly tightened.
He Yao had a dispute with someone yesterday? And was bitten? And that person had AIDS!!
Without a second thought, he pushed open the conference room door.
Inside the conference room, the administrative secretary was crouching in front of He Yao, speaking to her softly. Hearing the commotion, everyone turned to look.
Zhan Jingrui, with a stern and solemn expression, said, "The meeting is suspended and will be rescheduled. He Yao, come out with me!"
He Yao already knew what had happened. To be honest, she was also very nervous and scared.
But at this point, she didn't care about an hour or a few tens of minutes.
The entire company had been working day and night for this bid for a month. Seeing that the results were about to come out, she didn't want the meeting to be terminated because of her, or for any unexpected issues to arise in the meantime.
"Mr. Zhan."
She hadn't expected such a minor matter to alarm him. He Yao quickly stood up.
"The meeting is already halfway through. Can you give us some time to finish it? After we finish, I'll go with them."
"Is work more important than your life? It won't kill anyone if the meeting is postponed by a day or two. Stop the nonsense and come with me!"
Under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, He Yao dared to argue with him.
"My life is important, but work is also very important. Our company has been working overtime day and night for this bid for a month. It cannot be all for naught because of me."
Zhan Jingrui couldn't understand her reasoning and said sternly.
"How can it be all for naught? It's not like the meeting won't be held. Can't we reopen it after you've had your examination?"
He Yao felt that it was not acceptable.
She couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't think of the same method she had in mind. She was afraid others had already thought of it or would think of it soon.
She was afraid of any variables and was eager to know the results.
Seeing her standing there motionless, Zhan Jingrui angrily went to pull her.
"You're just a small assistant, what role can you play by staying here? Continue the meeting, let your boss stay here to continue, and you come with me!"
Amidst everyone's bewilderment, He Yao was dragged out by him.
When they reached the door, seeing two uniformed staff members was already quite a shock. Seeing President Fu there as well, He Yao was almost overwhelmed with gratitude.
Seeing her come out, President Fu looked worried.
"Little He, such a serious matter has happened, and you're still in the mood for a meeting? Hurry, hurry, hurry, go with the police and get your check-up quickly. I've asked my assistant to accompany you, and tell me the results immediately. You child, you're too careless."
The assistant was ready to go with them at any moment, but Zhan Jingrui interrupted.
"I'll accompany her personally. Let's go."
As they descended to the first-floor lobby in the elevator, seeing Mr. Zhan leading a woman behind two police officers, everyone's eyes almost popped out.
What exactly had happened? What trouble had this woman caused? Even Mr. Zhan was alerted!
Soon, He Yao was taken to the CDC.
Under the close watch of several pairs of eyes, the doctor disinfected He Yao's wound and then educated them.
The saliva of such patients usually does not transmit the virus, but the possibility cannot be ruled out, especially if the other party had bleeding gums.
Fortunately, the incident had not exceeded 24 hours. As long as emergency antiretroviral drugs were taken within 24 hours, there would generally be no problems.
Watching He Yao take the medication, Zhan Jingrui was still uneasy.
"What do you mean 'generally no problems'? Does that mean there's still a possibility? Do we need to come back for a follow-up?"