The original plan was to first return to Haizhu but Xia Lei changed his mind and went straight to Sichuan. He stayed in the city for two days, inspecting the construction site of the new factory and taking care of the paperwork. Zhou Xiao-Hong had done a good job; she was a local and handled local matters well. With Yin Hao helping, Xia Lei didn’t really have much to worry about as boss. 

Xia Lei returned to Haizhu two days later.

Lu Sheng had been discharged and was back at work. Lu Sheng personally opened the gates for Xia Lei when he drove to the company and the two of them chatted for a bit. 

Xia Lei called Qin Xiang to his office when he got in. 

Guan Ling-Shan made tea for them both. “Have some tea, Chairman Xia, Big Sister Xiang.” 

Qin Xiang didn’t mind Guan Ling-Shan calling him ‘Big Sister’ - he looked quite happy about it and had a bashful smile on his face. When Guan Ling-Shan put the cup of tea before him, he reached out and brushed his hand against hers, and a small item in her suit-jacket was transferred to his...