Chapter 37: First Battle Victory!

  Zhang Ziheng straightened his clothes, took a few deep breaths, and then knocked on the door of Director Xu's office. "Come in!" As the sweet voice came from inside, Zhang Ziheng opened the door and walked in. Director Xu was currently working with her head down, thinking that the person who came in was Ziwen, and said without lifting her head: "Ziwen, just put the design drawings on the table."

  Zhang Ziheng walked up to the office desk, looked at Director Xu, and said: "Director Xu, I'm reporting for duty."

  Xu's body shook slightly, she stopped the pen in her hand, slowly raised her head, looked at Zhang Ziheng for a while, then smiled and said: "It was you, Ziheng. I thought it was Ziwennn... Hehe, back?"

  "Yes, Sister Xu. The planning department's work is all done, and after waiting for a while for approval, we can start advertising." Zhang Ziheng nodded and said.

  Xu smiled slightly and said: "Really? Then congratulations are in order."

  "Thank you, Aunt Xue." Zhang Ziheng smiled and said.

  For a moment, both of them had nothing to say, and the atmosphere suddenly became very awkward. Director Xu looked down at the pen in his hand, not knowing what to say. Zhang Ziheng looked at Director Xu, who had clearly lost weight over the past few days, which couldn't help but make Zhang Ziheng feel a pang of heartache.

  "Uh... Sister Xú."

  "Just call me Director Xu in the company." said Director Xu.

  "Ah...... yes, Director Xu, you... you've lost weight."

  Xu smiled and said: "Really? Maybe, I've been losing weight recently, looks like it's successful."

  Zhang Ziheng could easily see that Director Xu was forcing a smile, he bit his lip and after careful consideration said: "Director Xu, about...that night's matter..."

  "Zi Heng, if there's nothing else, you can go to work first. It's been busy lately, the company has taken on a lot of business, and you need to seize the time too. Now that you're no longer a newcomer, you can handle some small projects, so come on!" Xu Zong interrupted him to say.

  "Xu, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have treated you like that that night."

  "Alright, it's all in the past, let's just forget about it. I've already forgotten everything." Xu said simply.

  "Director Xu, avoiding the issue isn't going to solve anything. Let's talk things through," Zhang Ziheng said as he sat down. "What I said that night was true, I really do like you. These past few days, whenever I've had some free time, I've found myself thinking of you. I've been wanting to come find you in the design department and give you a call. But I know I shouldn't be doing that anymore. Xue'er has been very good to me, she really likes me, so I couldn't do anything to wrong her. But at the same time, I couldn't control myself because I really like you, do you understand?"

  Xu Zong lowered his head, paused for a moment, and then said: "Zi Heng, you're still young now, it's inevitable that you'll make mistakes, so don't blame yourself. And we didn't do anything wrong either, that night was just a beautiful misunderstanding, if I hadn't drunk wine, you wouldn't have succeeded so easily. Alright, time will change everything, by then you'll forget that you liked me, and we're just friends and colleagues."

  "Director Xu, can you really forget about it? But I feel like I won't be able to," Zhang Ziheng asked.

  Director Xu smiled and nodded, saying: "Of course, you see I've forgotten about it. Alright, don't think about it anymore, what you should do now is to work hard and not think about other things, okay?"

  Maybe Director Xu is right, maybe after a while, I will forget this feeling. Just like what I said earlier, Xue Er has been so good to me, how can I think of another woman? After figuring all this out, Zhang Zi Heng left Director Xu's office, now he needs to work hard and make something happen, only then won't others look down on him.

  The review process of the advertisement was faster than expected, and it was approved in just a few days. Zhang Ziheng hastened to strike while the iron was hot, letting the media department put the ad on various TV stations and networks, as well as newspapers and magazines, and booked dozens of large billboards, which were all released at the same time. Next, they had to wait for the public's reaction, and this was also the moment Zhang Ziheng cared about most.

  Three days have passed, and everything is as usual, as if nothing had happened. This was bad news for Zhang Ziheng, and the chairman had even looked for him because of this. In the end, after Zhang Ziheng's repeated requests, the chairman finally agreed to give him another three days. If there were still no results by then, they would have to consider holding a meeting to make a decision about expelling Zhang Ziheng.

  Maybe it's because where there's a will, there's a way. Two days later, the beverage advertisement made by Zhang Ziheng had a very obvious effect. The sales of beverages rose sharply, and many people bought beverages just because of the stars in the advertisements. When they saw their idols doing the ads, those fans would certainly support them.

  Three days later, the sales of the beverage reached an all-time high. This was not only what the investors wanted to see, but also what Zhang Ziheng wanted to see. The project finally succeeded in the end, and the chairman was happy about it, after all, his daughter had chosen the right person.

  It also became a big business, and when the meeting was held, the chairman personally handed over the prize of 100,000 yuan to Zhang Ziheng's hands. Amidst the applause of the crowd, Zhang Ziheng felt the joy of success for the first time. Wang Xue was so excited that she rushed into his arms, causing everyone to be stunned. In the end, under the chairman's gaze, she sat back down with embarrassment.

  "The success of this project not only confirms the strength of Feiyu Advertising Company in the industry, but also proves that our company's employees are all outstanding elites. I hope that our company's future exhibitions will continue to break through and achieve even better results," said the chairman with great enthusiasm.

  After the applause of the crowd, the meeting finally came to an end. As they walked out of the conference room, Wang Xue happily hugged Zhang Ziheng's arm and smiled: "You've finally succeeded, what do you plan to do next?"

  "I told you, I plan to take the driver's test first and then buy a car. But these things are not urgent, tonight I plan to treat everyone to a meal, after all, I promised someone." Zhang Ziheng said with a smile.

  "Uh-huh, I'm listening." Wang Xueke nodded and smiled lovingly.

  Seeing them so loving, Xu felt a pang of sadness in his heart. Unfortunately, there's nothing he can do about it, since the other person already has a girlfriend. However, if he had made his move earlier, perhaps Zi Heng would be his now. As he thought about this, Xu suddenly realized what was wrong with his thoughts and felt ashamed.

  "Director Xu, Director Xu?"

  Hearing someone calling him, Xu rushed to lift his head and saw Wang Xue standing in front of him, smiling at him. "Xu, what are you thinking about?"

  "What? Oh, nothing, just... is there something?" Mr. Xu smiled and said.

  "It's like this, Zi Heng plans to invite the design department people for a big dinner tonight, he asked me to ask you, are you free tonight?" Wang Xue smiled.

  "Oh, I see. I'm actually free tonight, but I don't really like crowded places, so I won't go after all. You guys have fun." Xu said thoughtfully.

  "Is that so? That's really a pity. Director Xue, there's something I've been wanting to tell you, but I never had the chance."

  "What's going on? Tell me."

  "Zi Heng regards you as his sister. Now, I also know the relationship between Zi Heng and me. If possible, can I regard you as my sister too?" Wang Xue smiled.

  Xu Zong was slightly stunned, then nodded and said: "Of course there's no problem, you're the chairman's daughter, the company's little sister, I'm glad to have a younger sister like you, haha."

  "That's great, then I'll call you Sister Xu from now on. Sister Xu, since we're all one family now, just go tonight, after all, there are no outsiders, they're all from your department. If you happen to be missing at that time, it would be terrible." Wang Xue smiled and said.

  "But..."

  "Zi Heng said he must invite you, if you don't agree, I'll have a hard time explaining it to him." Wang Xue pulled Xu's hand and smiled.

  Director Xu thought for a moment, sighed and said: "Well, if that's the case, I'll go."

  "Hehe, Sister Xu, you're really great. No wonder Ziheng likes you." Wang Xue said with a smile.

  "What? What did you say? You said Zi Heng he..."

  "Xu Jie, you don't know, right? Let me tell you, several times when Zi Heng was sleeping at night, he would talk in his sleep. I vaguely heard a few sentences. Do you know what he said?" Wang Xue said with a soft laugh.

  "What did you say?" Xu asked hurriedly.

  "He said, Ah, Sister Xu, Sister Xu, I like you, I like you. Hehe, listen to him, he actually said he likes you, it made me jealous at the time, he never said he liked me in his sleep talk at night." Wang Xue smiled with a pouted mouth.

  Xu suddenly fell silent, her heart filled with mixed emotions - joy, excitement, and sadness. Thinking of Zi Heng calling out her name last night, saying he liked her, Xu couldn't help but feel a thrill of happiness. But thinking of him sleeping beside Wang Xue, possibly even embracing each other, Xu's happiness dissipated.

  "Xu Jie, don't you think he's particularly interesting?" Wang Xue asked with a smile.

  "Heh heh, yeah. But didn't you hear wrong? How could he possibly like me?" Xu asked, pretending to be clueless.

  "Of course, I didn't mishear. It's not the first time I've heard it either. But don't worry, Xu Jie, I'm very open-minded. You're Zi Heng's sister, and you're so much older than him, yet you look so beautiful. It's normal for people to like you. However, I know that his liking for you is just a form of admiration, not romantic love between men and women. So, I won't be jealous." Wang Xue chuckled. "Oh, right, Xu Jie, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Remember to wait for me at the company building downstairs after work, see you later." Wang Xue said as she glanced at her watch and then turned around to leave.

  Looking at Wang Xue Tian's true appearance, Director Xu finally understood why Zi Heng chose her. Perhaps this was what he lacked himself. At the same time, she also sighed that being young was really good. If she were still so young, maybe she would have had a chance to win Zi Heng over.