Cheng Ergongzi

The hour hand points to two o'clock in the morning.

The people in the meeting room on the top floor have all left, and the huge space looks empty and cold.

I opened the door and went in, only Shi Fan was sitting inside alone.

He raised his head, smiled tiredly, and there was a circle of dim shadows in his eyes.

I said, "Are you hungry?" I put a paper bag in front of him, unpacked the box, and the scent immediately reached the tip of my nose.

"what is this?"

"Crispy Roast Duck", I picked up a small piece and bit between my teeth, "It's a private collection in the refrigerator in the coffee room, it's just been reheated, and it's so embarrassing to share it with you."

Shi Fan glanced at me, "I knew you would not be honest." He stretched out his hand to tear a piece of duck meat and put it in his mouth.

I said: "I like to eat crispy and oily skin."

He couldn't help but said, "Little Jane, you really need to reduce your oil and salt intake."

I glared at him: "You really ruin the atmosphere."

Shi Fan waved his hand, "I'm making an exception today, I'm exhausted."

I poked open the juice package with a straw and took a sip, "How about the blueprint?"

"The models we gave in the past are all correct."

"The contract too?"

"So does the contract."

I was silent for a while, "What did the supplier say?"

"The supplier also insisted that the model they received was correct, that there was no problem with the quotation, and that they sent the original signed contract."

"Oh?"

Shi Fan came closer and looked at me, "Guess what's going on?"

I also looked at him: "What's going on?"

"Their contract indicates that the model is in accordance with domestic standards."

I was surprised: "But the subject of our contract here is an international standard."

Shi Fan leaned back on the back of the chair, covered his face with his palms, and smiled through his fingers: "That's right."

One word difference.

"The contract department and the legal department will go to check the other party's original copy tomorrow to see if the company seal is genuine."

I didn't speak, and silently swallowed a piece of duck meat.

"But little Jane." Shi Fan looked over, "You really impress me today."

"Huh?" I glared at him, "Why did General Manager Shi say that?"

He raised his chin, "Manager Cheng is calm and unflappable, and he ordered high-end dinners for his employees out of his own pocket. Being so considerate to his subordinates is the bearing of Cheng's future boss."

I laughed twice, thinking about whether to tell the truth.

"Actually, I swiped your card."

"..."

"You left in a hurry and forgot your suit jacket downstairs."

"Little Jane," he gritted his teeth, "I take back every word I just said."

Carrying a stack of materials, he followed Shi Fan back to his private office, only to find seven missed calls on the landline.

All calls were made from financial landlines, and the most recent one was 15 minutes ago.

I hit the callback button, "What's up?"

"Hey, are you still here?" Xiao Wenyu's voice came, yelling, "I scraped together a sum of money to barely cover this year's expenses, and it will solve the urgent need."

I clapped my hands and said with a smile: "Director Xiao has made a lot of hard work, and the merits are endless, and Cheng has nothing to repay."

Xiao Wenyu groaned on the other end of the phone, "You don't know how painful I am, I'm literally picking money between my teeth."

I laughed, "Aren't you off work yet?"

"I'm so tired, I'll have a drink later and sleep all day."

I tugged on Shifan's sleeve, "I'm going to have a drink too."

Shi Fanliang said: "What if I can't get up tomorrow, and I have to have a meeting with the legal affairs."

I said, "Just one cup."

He looked suspicious, but he still put on his coat, took out the car keys and came out.

The three drove to a nearby bar.

Open the door and enter, the light inside is dim, and the red light is intermittent.

Xiao Wenyu knew the way, went to the bar to order wine, the bartender handed over the glass and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you come so late."

Xiao Wenyu glanced at me out of the corner of his eye, and said meaningfully, "I'm enslaved by the company, I can't help myself."

The bartender handed over the wine list, "What would you like to drink?"

Just as I was about to speak, Shi Fan stepped in, "He can't drink, give him something light."

I was immediately dissatisfied: "Who said I can't drink."

"That's right," Xiao Wenyu agreed, "How do you know he can't drink."

Shi Fan was furious: "What are you talking about?"

In the end, I ordered a cup of warm mulledwine with honey.

I curled my lips: "Not interesting enough."

Xiao Wenyu also frowned, dissatisfied: "Shi Fan, you are perfunctory to children." While speaking, he handed over the wine glass, "Try this from me."

I took a sip and stuck out my tongue: "It's so spicy!"

Xiao Wenyu laughed out loud.

I asked Shi Fan: "Aren't you going to drink?"

He looked like, are you an idiot, "Who will send you back after drinking?"

After drinking a glass of mulledwine, I put on my coat and prepared to go out with Shi Fan, but Xiao Wenyu didn't show any intention of moving.

I said, "Aren't you going back?"

"I'll have a few more drinks and then walk back to the apartment nearby."

The moment I pushed the door out, a tall figure happened to enter. I looked up and couldn't help saying, "This isn't the one from last time..."

The man didn't look sideways, and walked to Xiao Wenyu's side in a few steps, slightly dissatisfied: "It's so late and still drinking."

Xiao Wenyu heard the sound without raising his head, and said impatiently, "I'm here."

The man didn't seem to mind his bad temper at all, "I'll take you back after drinking."

I was about to continue watching when someone pushed my shoulder and stepped out the door.

I said to Shi Fan, "Who is that man? I saw him twice or three times."

Shi Fan pressed the button on the car key and said briefly, "Wenyu's college classmate."

When I got home, I fell asleep without even setting the alarm clock.

I was so tired that I had a drowsy dream.In the second half of the night, I slept very peacefully, and my pillow was wet with saliva.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

Take a taxi to Cheng's Building.

As soon as the elevator door opened, I saw Shi Fan in a suit and leather shoes standing at the end of the office.He focused on looking at the materials in his hand without raising his eyelids, "Manager Cheng, you're here."

I stepped forward and said, "How is the situation?"

He closed the office door, "The seal is real."

"What?" I couldn't respond for a while, "Is the seal of the supplier's contract real?"

"Yes, I checked the borrowing records of the company's official seal and contract seal in the last month in the morning, and found nothing suspicious."

I didn't make a sound.

Shi Fan frowned, "This is something strange, let me think about it."

I said, "The supplier wants to pay the final payment as soon as possible, how to deal with it?"

He said: "Wenyu has contacted a foreign bank through many means and can apply for an emergency loan. Thanks to Cheng's good reputation. But this time I also owe a favor, and I will have to pay it back sooner or later."

I sighed: "It can be regarded as a surprise without danger."

Shi Fan's eyes were burning, and he looked over: "Little Jane, there is something I need to tell you."

I am serious: "I would like to hear the details."

Shi Fan strode closer, his face was close to him, his pupils were pitch black, and he couldn't see the bottom at a glance.

"I suspect that Mrs. Cheng has an inner ghost."