Lei Dongyi did not panic, looking at her calmly.
"Because I saw you in the community when I came to see the house. I wanted to say hello, but you had someone with you."
Ge'er knew who he was talking about with her toes.
Shang Jincheng.
At that time, she and Shang Jincheng were in the passionate stage of love, and when they walked, their eyes could only see each other.
Since he knew about her relationship with Shang Jincheng, it was good to avoid being harassed.
"Okay. What are you doing here now?"
Lei Dongyi raised his hand and shook the food box in his hand at her.
"Bringing you something to eat."
Ge'er felt no gratitude for his attentiveness, only that he was boring.
"Thank you. But I don't need it."
"Whether you need it or not is not up to you alone."
Lei Dongyi placed the food box in the door crack and took two steps back.
"Don't worry, I don't mean anything else, and I don't intend to harass you, so you don't have to be so wary of me. Eat well, sleep well, I'm going back, close the door."
Ge'er always felt there was more to his words.
Didn't he say he didn't know she was pregnant? How could he just now...
He didn't even dare to tell the truth, just playing these superficial games, which made her dislike him even more.
However, dislike or not. Lei Dongyi had indeed hit her recent appetite.
The packed food was very much to her liking.
Man is iron, rice is steel, one meal not eaten makes one hungry, let alone a little one crying to be fed.
Ge'er didn't hold her temper, and finally brought the food in and ate it.
In the following days, as Lei Dongyi had said, he did not harass her again.
Ge'er went to the company as usual, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.
On Monday, the assistant notified her to preside over a meeting in the large conference room. Ge'er was a little surprised.
The CEO of the group was Jiang Jingyu. When he was busy and couldn't attend departmental meetings or quarterly summaries, Ge'er would help preside.
But recently, due to his bad mood and poor health, Jiang Jingyu had taken on all the work. Why was he calling her today?
The assistant explained, "Today is the bidding day for the group's legal consultant team. Ten law firms participating in the bid will come to report. Not only you, but Mr. Jiang and several vice presidents of the company will also attend."
So soon? She had only heard about this project a few days ago, and it was already being implemented so quickly?
Ge'er could not refuse official work, so she went to the conference room.
In the legal profession, only experienced lawyers can represent law firms in such competitions.
Therefore, no young people could attend such occasions, and all the attendees were middle-aged men and women.
Due to years of overwork, the men in this age group generally had thinning hair.
Facing a group of men who were either pot-bellied or balding in middle age, sitting for several hours was truly tedious.
Ge'er, who was prone to drowsiness due to pregnancy, could barely keep her eyes open listening to their self-praise.
Just as she felt she couldn't hold on and had to leave early, she heard the name of Zhonghe Law Firm.
Then, several vice presidents next to her started whispering to each other.
She heard the name Lei Dongyi from their mouths.
Lei Dongyi?
He had just returned to the country and was representing Zhonghe Law Firm in the bidding?
Although she had understood his learning ability when they were in school, she had not yet witnessed his work ability in the workplace.
It was false to say she wasn't curious.
Especially since she was the client this time, and he was the contractor, trying to cater to her taste, Ge'er couldn't help but be curious about what he would say.
She settled down and sat back.
Soon, Lei Dongyi stood up with two men and introduced himself.
From the moment he stood up, he became the focus of the entire room.
Among the group of older men, with his tall stature, youthful demeanor, and handsome young features, Ge'er even had an illusion that these competitors were looking at him with admiration.
Lei Dongyi was well-prepared. The bidding proposal was like a professional document, eloquent, citing classics, and listing evidence, making everyone present convinced.
Finally, the review committee reached a consensus and advanced them to the next round of selection.
Ge'er originally wanted to find fault with him, but Lei Dongyi was born to be in academia, leaving no room for criticism.
Unsurprisingly, Lei Dongyi entered the second and third rounds of selection, and finally successfully won the bid for the legal consultant of Zhan Group.
They officially became partners with Zhan Group.
On the day of signing the contract, Jiang Jingyu called Ge'er to sign it.
"I'm at the East District Technology Exchange Meeting right now and got delayed by something, so I can't make it back. Go to the conference room and sign the contract with Lei Yi."
Ge'er didn't want to go.
"If you can't make it back, postpone it. It's not urgent to start working immediately, why should I go?"
Jiang Jingyu said, "Who says it's not urgent? Do you know how many legal matters the group has to deal with every day? If there's an hour's gap, I have an hour of insecurity. Don't you know this common sense, and I still have to remind you? You used to be very dedicated to your work."
This meant that she had not been dedicated recently, and he was not satisfied.
Ge'er admitted that she had been slacking off recently.
Although she came to work every day, she was dazed and did not help Jiang Jingyu at all.
Thinking that it was not easy for him to manage such a large group alone, and there was no need to be awkward with Lei Dongyi because of a little past love, she went to the conference room with her assistant.
The contract was very long, and Ge'er took more than half an hour to finish reading it. After professional confirmation by the legal department, both parties signed.
By the time everything was done, it was already time to get off work.
The assistant asked Ge'er what she wanted to eat and offered to order for her. Lei Dongyi interjected.
"No need. I'll treat President Zhan to lunch. To celebrate our official cooperation."
She had already gone to great lengths to sign this contract with him, and now they were going to have a meal together?
Ge'er didn't care about the assistant being present and retorted on the spot.
"No need. Focus more of your energy on work, and don't make any mistakes. I don't like having overly close personal interactions or being flattered."
She spoke so harshly in public right after establishing a cooperative relationship?
The assistant, not understanding the situation, turned pale with fright.
Lei Dongyi, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and calmly flipped through his phone.
"There's a Western restaurant on Binjiang Road that makes good black truffles. Shall we go try it? I've already made a reservation."
Ge'er ignored him and stood up to walk out. Lei Dongyi continued speaking while sitting.
"I'll come to work this afternoon. There's a labor dispute involving your department that needs to be handled, and I'll need some documents. Please ask President Zhan to have someone prepare them for me."
Ge'er stopped in her tracks and looked back at her assistant.
She asked with her eyes, how come she didn't know about any labor disputes in her department? m..oΓg
The assistant was also confused and looked back at her with a look of horror.
"No, I haven't heard of anything like that."
Lei Dongyi stood up and casually picked up his jacket from the back of the chair.
"I just found out. Come to dinner with me, and I'll explain it to you in detail."