Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1763 Ode to Joy + The First Half of My Life 27

After Qu Xiaoxiao left, Tang Jing looked at He Han, who was unusually disheveled and dejected, and felt a strange sense of relief that Luo Zijun had made that timely phone call. If she hadn't taken that opportunity to re-evaluate her relationship with He Han, who knows how many things might have happened later.

Tang Jing looked at the person she once truly loved, sighed, and said, "You don't need to help me with the promotion anymore. I've decided to change my environment. Zi Jun and I are doing a great job running our flower shop. Although I'm starting to fade in our industry at my age, I'm not without options."

“He Han, although men have a higher ceiling in this industry, I think you should reconsider your future career plans.”

Tang Jing has been distracted by the flower shop lately, naturally neglecting her main job. As a result, she has given up on the idea of ​​a promotion. In particular, a series of setbacks recently have made her start to rethink whether she should continue to focus most of her energy on her career, with only a few bits of energy devoted to Luo Zijun and herself.

It was this step back that made her realize the obstacles that age brought to her career, and she also saw clearly the professional predicament that He Han was currently facing, which was no less difficult than her own.

In many industries, men enjoy gender advantages that women can only dream of. Aside from the various hidden clauses for promotion, the most obvious advantage is the length of one's career.

Tang Jing knew that her physical condition had improved since she slowed down recently. Especially with Luo Zijun's wholehearted feeding, she had even gained a little weight. Her pale cheeks, which she used to have to rely on makeup to cover up, had now regained their proper rosy color.

He Han's situation was the complete opposite of hers. He Han used to be a high-energy person. He only needed four hours of sleep a day to maintain the high-intensity physical and mental output for the remaining 20 hours. So, while he was working hard, he also had the energy to teach her step by step. At the same time, he could always appear in a glamorous way in the industry at various occasions where he was needed, chatting and laughing with people who had all sorts of ulterior motives.

But now, the glamorous and confident He Han has almost completely disappeared. In just two months, he has become so thin that his cheeks have almost sunken in. You should know that his jaw is still developing, and his face should be fuller.

If a thin figure and face are merely the most obvious external features that people can see at a glance, then He Han's lost confidence is the biggest problem.

Tang Jing couldn't help but ask, "He Han, has the Qu family taken action against you?"

Looking at Tang Jing, who seemed to have returned to the time when she first entered the industry, He Han couldn't help but feel a little dazed. As Tang Jing stared at him with surprise, he couldn't help but ask himself why they had ended up in this situation.

Upon hearing Tang Jing's question, He Han couldn't help but show a bitter expression. In fact, the Qu family did nothing to him, nor did they hint to others to do anything; they simply ignored him.

From a trusting master and apprentice relationship to a closer, intimate relationship between lovers, Tang Jing never imagined that the current situation, where she and He Han are speechless despite having so much to say to each other, would arise.

After hesitating for a while, Tang Jing finally managed to squeeze out a few words: "He Han, I used to dislike Vivian. In the end, although she was a small thorn in our relationship, it wasn't fatal. It's just that you raised me into a different person, and I do have my own pride. So I believe that your two marriage proposals were sincere, but we haven't really reached that point yet."

At this point, He Han didn't mind laying Vivian's matter bare to Tang Jing, "...Even if Vivian isn't crazy, she's quite obsessive. She can't even keep up the act for long. I saw that clearly, which is why I tried my best to stay away from her. I just didn't expect that even after she was transferred to the Hong Kong branch, she still wouldn't stop causing trouble..."

Tang Jing felt it was ironic. Of course, she knew that even if He Han and Vivian had a past relationship, it was all in the past. Back then, she wished He Han could give her an explanation!

Unfortunately, this explanation only came belatedly after the breakup.

Tang Jing didn't expect that He Han would continue to disappoint her at the last minute, so she didn't want to say anything more and the two parted ways directly. Then Tang Jing joined the company where Chen Junsheng worked, which gave Chen Junsheng, who had recently been entangled with Lin Ling, a big surprise.

Tang Jing got promoted as soon as she arrived, so Lin Ling naturally knew about Tang Jing's relationship with Chen Junsheng, and even more so that she was Luo Zijun's best friend. Since Lin Ling wanted to oust Luo Zijun and steal Chen Junsheng's position, she naturally needed to learn more about Luo Zijun.

At first, Lin Ling's inconspicuous little actions did give Chen Junsheng a rare chance to breathe under Luo Zijun's control. However, since Luo Zijun and Tang Jing opened a flower shop together, Luo Zijun's attention has gradually shifted away from him. Now, even Ping'er is mostly taken care of by his grandparents and maternal grandmother. How could she possibly care about a grown man who can find his own food?

Chen Junsheng's love for Luo Zijun was ultimately genuine, even though it had diminished considerably over the past decade. He felt that Luo Zijun had changed, so he had no reason to give up a perfectly good family. Therefore, Lin Ling's meager comfort quickly vanished without a trace. Chen Junsheng was even glad that he hadn't given Lin Ling any hints and that all their interactions had been purely business-like.

Chen Junsheng wanted to slip away and return to his family, but how could Lin Ling possibly agree to that!

She wanted to live the life of a wealthy lady like Luo Zijun, and she also wanted her son Jiaqing to be treated no less well than Ping'er. In particular, Chen Junsheng was somewhat capable, and most importantly, he was not as cunning as others in the circle, making him relatively easy to deceive. So, if she missed Chen Junsheng, Lin Ling would not be able to find another sucker like him.

In particular, her academic qualifications were really not impressive. She had worked hard for more than ten years before she was promoted from a branch office to the headquarters. Her salary was only slightly better than that of the newly hired interns. Anyone who could be promoted to a permanent position would quickly surpass her. She really didn't have the confidence to keep her job.

Chen Junsheng found Lin Ling's persistence absurd and quickly saw through her true colors.

In Chen Junsheng's mind, Lin Ling was far inferior to Luo Zijun. Not to mention the almost generational difference in appearance between the two, just in terms of the foundation of their relationship, Lin Ling hadn't even been on the table yet, so what was there to compare?

Tang Jing wasn't blind; she was smarter than Lin Ling. She could naturally see that Chen Junsheng's attitude towards Lin Ling had softened at times, but it had never reached the point of infidelity. So, after asking Luo Zijun's opinion and confirming that Luo Zijun wanted to maintain the integrity of the family, she naturally chose to stand on Chen Junsheng's side.

So Lin Ling was in a terrible situation; she was already on the verge of being let go, and was directly persuaded to quit.