After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive - Chapter 65

Under Ji Yuning’s initiative to communicate, although Fang Bai didn’t understand Ji Yuning’s thoughts, she combined what Ji Yuning said with the information she knew and no longer deliberately avoided physical contact with Ji Yuning.

However, Fang Bai still avoided some intimate gestures, such as rubbing Ji Yuning’s head or pinching her cheeks.

Fang Bai controlled herself, and as for what Ji Yuning did, Fang Bai had no right to interfere.

Facts proved that Fang Bai’s approach was correct. As time passed, from summer to winter, after that day, her relationship with Ji Yuning was inexplicably harmonious.

In the cold November, the ample warmth in the car made people drowsy.

Suddenly, a phone rang.

Fang Bai slowly opened her eyes, her eyes filled with fatigue. She shouldn’t have worked overtime late last night, forgetting that today was Monday, and she had to get up early to take Ji Yuning to school.

The ringing continued, chasing away the fatigue and drowsiness in Fang Bai’s eyes, and her gaze returned to clarity.

Her phone was in her right pocket. Fang Bai subconsciously stretched out her right arm—

She couldn’t move it.

Fang Bai turned her head and looked at the hand held by Ji Yuning.

She didn’t know when it had started, but when the two of them were together, Ji Yuning would occasionally take her hand. At first, Fang Bai would ask why she was holding her hand, but she had forgotten Ji Yuning’s answer. Anyway, as time went on and it happened more often, Fang Bai got used to it.

In such cold weather, it wasn’t bad to have someone warm her hands.

Fang Bai was silent for a moment, preparing to reach for her phone with her left hand, but before she could move, Ji Yuning leaned towards her and took out the phone.

The call was from her assistant, saying there was an urgent meeting to attend. After Fang Bai replied, she hung up and put the phone in her left pocket.

Ji Yuning’s thumb rubbed the back of Fang Bai’s hand, and she said softly, “Auntie stayed up late again?”

Fang Bai closed her eyes again, languidly replying, “Mmm.”

Looking at the dark circles under Fang Bai’s eyes, Ji Yuning gently pinched the tip of Fang Bai’s index finger and said, “Don’t take me anymore after today.”

Fang Bai turned her head towards Ji Yuning, her eyes still closed. “Promised to pick you up and drop you off.”

Ji Yuning looked at the manicure on Fang Bai’s fingers. “Then don’t stay up late.”

“Depends on the situation~”

“Is there a lot of work?” Ji Yuning touched the decoration on the manicure.

“A bit.” Noticing Ji Yuning’s movement, Fang Bai slightly opened her eyes to look at Ji Yuning, deliberately teasing her. “Be careful not to break it off.”

A hint of awkwardness flashed across Ji Yuning’s face, but it quickly disappeared, and she returned to her cold demeanor.

“Mmm, then you—”

Fang Bai stared at Ji Yuning’s profile for a few seconds, interrupting Ji Yuning as she spoke. “Auntie has to earn money to support the family and pay for your schooling. You’re in your senior year of high school now, and college next year will cost a lot, okay~ So don’t say things like not working.”

Ji Yuning hadn’t intended to say that.

But hearing what Fang Bai said, Ji Yuning’s eyes narrowed, and a smile tugged at the corners of her lips. Following Fang Bai’s words, she asked, “How did Auntie guess what I was going to say?”

Fang Bai snorted softly, her tone lazy. “Didn’t guess, just preventing you from saying it.”

After speaking, Fang Bai closed her eyes again. The person beside her didn’t speak again, but Fang Bai could feel the other girl playing with her hand the whole time.

It wasn’t until the car stopped that her hand was released, and then something was placed in her palm.

Fang Bai lifted her eyelids and glanced sideways at the hand still resting on Ji Yuning’s lap.

A cola-flavored lollipop.

Fang Bai held it up to her face, shaking it at Ji Yuning. “What am I supposed to do with this?”

Looking at the candy held in Fang Bai’s hand, it was as if it had been specially bought to replace someone accompanying Fang Bai.

Ji Yuning said faintly, “Reward.”

After speaking, Ji Yuning got out of the car.

Fang Bai sat in the car, watching Ji Yuning enter the school gate.

She put the candy clutched in her hand into her pocket, leaned her head back, and softly asked Uncle Li to take her to the company.

Fang Bai didn’t expect to see a familiar face as soon as she entered the company. Although the figure flashed by, Fang Bai still recognized Yuan Yizhen.

Why would Yuan Yizhen come to Fang Corporation?

Fang Bai pondered, walking towards the elevator.

Her assistant, standing in the lobby, saw Fang Bai responding to the employees’ greetings. She couldn’t help but sigh. When Fang Bai first entered the company, everyone had discussed it, saying that the young miss had come down to experience life, questioning Fang Bai’s ability, saying that her coming to the company was just playing house, and no one had a good opinion of Fang Bai, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Five months passed, and after Fang Bai successively secured two major projects, those initial voices decreased, turning into praise. No one had expected that the young miss actually had the ability.

More importantly, Fang Bai spoke gently and didn’t have the airs of the chairman’s daughter at all. She never picked on employees’ minor flaws, completely different from the spoiled young miss the employees had heard about before. However, even so, besides greeting her, the employees didn’t dare to approach Fang Bai too much.

It wasn’t for any other reason than Fang Bai being all business. Besides praising good work, Fang Bai would just nod no matter what else happened, as if she was indifferent to everything except work. Although she wore a smile, it didn’t reach her eyes and was full of aloofness.

The assistant composed herself and hurried forward to greet Fang Bai. “Ms. Fang, everyone is in the conference room.”

“Mmm, I know.” Fang Bai nodded, then turned and pointed to the elevator. “Did you see the person who came out of the elevator just now?”

“Are you referring to Ms. Yuan?” The assistant was a little surprised, wondering why Ms. Fang suddenly asked about someone else.

“Mmm, do you know her?” Fang Bai asked.

The assistant shook her head. “I was waiting for you in the lobby just now. The front desk had something come up, so I filled in for the front desk and received Ms. Yuan.”

The assistant added, “She’s here to see the chairman.”

Looking for Fang Maozhou…

Fang Bai understood and said to the assistant, “I see, let’s go to the meeting first.”

After the meeting, Fang Bai went straight upstairs to Fang Maozhou’s office.

Hearing the knock, Fang Maozhou thought it was the secretary. He said “Come in” without even looking up, continuing to look at the documents in front of him.

After the door opened, when he didn’t hear the secretary’s voice, Fang Maozhou looked up.

Seeing that the person who came was Fang Bai, the seriousness on Fang Maozhou’s face instantly disappeared, and he called out with a kind smile, “Bai…”

Fang Maozhou paused, remembering the address Fang Bai had corrected, and changed his words. “Bai Bai.”

“Chairman,” Fang Bai called back.

Fang Maozhou tsked. “There are no outsiders here, why are you calling me chairman?”

Resting his hand on the desk, Fang Maozhou asked, “Did you need something?”

He asked, but Fang Maozhou already had the answer in his heart. His daughter wouldn’t come to him if nothing was wrong.

Fang Bai walked to the desk and sat down. Fang Maozhou’s question provided her with an opening. Fang Bai asked directly, stating her purpose, “What is Yuan Yizhen doing here?”

Fang Maozhou: “Do you know her?”

“Met her twice at a banquet before,” Fang Bai said naturally.

Fang Maozhou wouldn’t doubt Fang Bai’s words, nor would he hide work matters. Fang Bai’s performance in the past few months had exceeded his expectations, and he was very satisfied.

“She’s here to discuss a partnership with me,” Fang Maozhou pushed the documents he had been reading towards Fang Bai. “It’s the one I was talking about with Lu Raomei before.”

This time it was Fang Bai’s turn to be surprised. “It hasn’t been implemented yet?”

Hadn’t they been discussing it for a long time? She hadn’t heard any news these days, so she thought it was underway.

“Lu Raomei only gave me the documents these past few days.” Fang Maozhou’s tone wasn’t very good. After all, they had been saying they would partner for five months but were inexplicably stood up for five months. After he concluded that this partnership was off, he received an invitation message.

Fang Maozhou felt like he was being played.

Fang Bai frowned, not understanding why Lu Raomei had delayed for so long. “Why?”

Fang Maozhou told Fang Bai everything Lu Raomei had said, word for word: “She said a project under her had some problems and she had been busy dealing with it.”

Fang Bai lowered her eyes without speaking, then flipped through the documents in her hand after a few seconds.

After reading it carefully, Fang Bai asked Fang Maozhou again, “Can I see Lu Raomei’s copy?”

Fang Bai was concerned about the company’s partnership, and Fang Maozhou was extremely happy. “Of course you can.”

Saying this, he found a folder from the pile of documents at hand. “This is it.”

As Fang Bai took the documents to read, Fang Maozhou suddenly asked, “Do you know Lu Raomei?”

“Met her at the celebration banquet.”

Fang Maozhou said, “I saw her attitude towards you that day was a bit strange. I even thought you two had something going on.”

“No.” Fang Bai replied, looking at the documents.

Fang Maozhou seemed to have seized the opportunity to interact with Fang Bai. After a while, he asked again, “How are you and Xiao Ji getting along now?”

Mentioning Ji Yuning, Fang Bai finally looked up, her tone gentle. “Pretty good.”

“That’s good. If I remember correctly, Xiao Ji’s birthday is in a few days, her eighteenth birthday, right? Should Dad throw a birthday banquet for her?”

“No need,” Fang Bai said. “She doesn’t like it.”

Fang Maozhou: “Okay, whatever you guys want.”

Fang Maozhou got up and walked to the table beside him, picking up the tea set to make Fang Bai a cup of tea.

By the time the tea was brewed, Fang Bai had also finished reading the documents.

“Come have a cup of tea with Dad,” Fang Maozhou said.

Fang Bai paused, got up, and sat down. As soon as she sat down, she heard Fang Maozhou ask her, “What do you think?”

Fang Bai knew Fang Maozhou was asking about the two proposals.

Picking up the teacup, Fang Bai took a sip. It tasted slightly bitter at first, but then turned sweet.

After savoring it, Fang Bai said slowly, “I like the taste of the latter one.”

Fang Maozhou: “Why?”

Fang Bai put down the cup. “Their proposal differs greatly from Lu Raomei’s. Although some details aren’t as good as Lu Raomei’s, and some parts are very bold and haven’t been tried before, those aren’t major problems. But in terms of development prospects, theirs is better than what Lu Raomei proposed.”

Fang Maozhou nodded to himself, Fang Bai’s thoughts aligning with his own.

It was just that Yuan Yizhen’s company was a newly emerged force. He had checked, and the company had been registered for less than two years. But in just two short years, it had managed to carve out a path in Hu City, which was not to be underestimated.

However, this was all he could find out.

Fang Maozhou’s brow furrowed. “Dad agrees with you, but there are two points that make me hesitate.”

Fang Bai asked, “What?”

“Although Lu Raomei is partnering with us through her branch office established in Hu City, she still has the Lu Corporation behind her. Secondly, I don’t know who wrote this proposal.” Fang Maozhou was certain that this proposal must have been written by someone behind the scenes. Although he appreciated it, not knowing who the other party was made the partnership somewhat risky.

Someone who knew everything coughed softly and said, “I just offered some suggestions, this is still for you to consider.”

“Mmm, Dad knows.”

After staying in Fang Maozhou’s office for a while and finishing the tea, Fang Bai finally left.