Chapter 946: The Darkness Behind the Glamour
"That's great, I'll send you the address later, and we'll talk about other things later."
Li Ning didn't think that things would go so smoothly, and he couldn't help but show his face.
The teacher Zhang in her mouth is a dress designer who is very well-known at home and abroad, named Zhang Jiran.
Because Li Ning liked Zhang Jiran's style very much, he asked him to tailor a few sets of dresses many times.
And Li Ning's status in the circle of noblewomen and celebrities has made her clothing and decorations the focus of everyone's attention. It also made Zhang Jiran's studio more famous.
After more business, Zhang Jiran's time was very full, and in order to maintain the consistent quality level, Zhang Jiran could only politely refuse some guests who could not wait for a delay.
And in a situation like Li Ning's temporary queue, it is impossible for outsiders to pay several times more, but Li Ning's status is different with Zhang Jiran, so naturally it is another matter.
After Li Ning sent the location to Zhang Jiran, he told the front desk on the first floor to invite people upstairs directly at that time.
During this period, Li Ning was bored with waiting, so he got up and walked out of the office, wanting to walk around.
On this floor, there is only Shen Muzhi's office and secretary's room, and there is a large conference room that is rarely used.
And at this moment, the regular board meeting is taking place in that large conference room.
The large conference room is full of glass on both sides, and the blinds are not drawn at this time, so you can see the situation in the conference room from a distance.
Even though Li Ning heard what was being said in the conference room, judging from the expressions of everyone, it was obvious that the meeting was not easy.
Old Madam Shen sat in the right position, and her solemn appearance lost her usual kindness, and she had a little more condescending deterrence.
Li Ning couldn't help but think that only with such a tough attitude and skill as Old Madam Shen could still steadily suppress the side branches of the Shen family and the Shen family who were about to move after her husband's death for many years, as well as the ghosts in the board of directors who had their own thoughts.
Shen Muzhi sat under Old Madam Shen's hand, with the same cold expression, with a slightly fierce look in his eyes, looking at the other director who was talking.
Shen Muxing got rid of the cynical look he had on weekdays, looked at the documents in his hand with a slight frown at this time, and raised his eyes from time to time to glance at Shen Muzhi beside him, as if he was weighing what to decide with Shen Muzhi's attitude.
During this period, Li Ning fell on Shen Xunling's body again, he was more relaxed than Shen Muzhi and the others, leaning back on the chair behind him slightly, feeling comfortable about watching a good show.
And sitting diagonally opposite Shen Xunling was Wang Hongming, who stretched his face bitterly and hatefully, and pursed the corners of his mouth tightly and pressed down, showing his dissatisfaction at this moment.
For a while, Li Ning had a feeling that he was out of it and watched.
She sighed lightly, feeling more and more that everyone in this world has their own troubles and difficulties, even if they are in a high position in the eyes of others, but the cold silence in the shadows behind the glamour can only be experienced by herself.
Li Ning stood for a while and then turned to leave, and Wu Zi went back to the office to wait for Zhang Jiran.
The meeting lasted for a long time, during which Shen Muzhi was not worried about Li Ning alone, so he asked Assistant Li to send her warm water and snacks to the office.
"Thank you." Li Ning smiled kindly.
"Mrs. Shen is polite, everything should be."
Li Ning remembered that he saw Li Yi in the conference room just now, so he asked him, "Does the regular meeting of the board of directors usually take so long?" β
Li Yi looked at his watch, "No, there happened to be a director who submitted a new plan proposal today, so the discussion lasted a little longer." β
"Is that going well?"
Li Yi tugged at the corners of his lips and hesitated for a moment before replying, "It's okay." β
No need to ask again, seeing Li Yi's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, Li Ning knew that things should not be going well.
"Is Director Wang stirring up the trouble?"
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Li Ning to ask so directly.
But he wasn't sure if he should leave this kind of thing to him, after all, the contents of the board were confidential.
Seeing that Li Yi was embarrassed, Li Ning smiled lightly and said, "I'm just asking casually, I know that there are some things that you can't talk about." I don't have anything to do here, so you can just keep busy with yours. β
"I'm sorry Mrs. Shen." Li Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed slightly and left the office.
Before Li Yi drove away the door with his front foot, Lan Feifei knocked on the door and said, "Mrs. Shen, there is a Mr. Zhang on the first floor who said that he had an appointment with you." β
"That's right, let's invite him to the reception room downstairs." Li Ning replied.
"Mrs. Shen, there are also two reception rooms on this floor, why don't you come upstairs?" So that you don't get involved going up and down the stairs. β
"That's fine." Li Ning smiled lightly.
Lan Feifei went to the front desk to invite Zhang Jiran upstairs, and then accompanied Li Ning to the reception room.
The reception room is at the corner of the large conference room, and Li Ning usually doesn't walk there when he comes here, so it's the first time I've seen it.
"Mrs. Shen, you can do it for a while, and I'll pour tea for you."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It's all what I should do, Mrs. Shen is polite."
After waiting for a while, when Lan Feifei came back with tea, she also brought Zhang Jiran.
"Teacher Zhang." Li Ning greeted with a smile and gestured to stand up.
"Mrs. Shen, don't get up, just sit. We have known each other for so long, why should we be so polite, but it seems to be related. Zhang Jiran was not hypocritical, and sat on the sofa next to Li Ning and said with a smile.
"Mr. Zhang drinks tea." Lan Feifei placed the teacup on the table.
"I don't have anything to do here, Secretary Lan should be busy, if Mr. Shen finishes the meeting, tell him that I am meeting a friend."
"Okay, Mrs. Shen." Lan Feifei smiled politely and then exited the reception room.
"Teacher Zhang came so quickly, I thought I would have to wait for a while."
"I just made an appointment with a friend to meet nearby, and I happened to receive a call from Mrs. Shen again, so of course I rushed over immediately."
"It's great that you're here, I'm worried you're too busy to find time."
Zhang Jiran said with a smile: "Mrs. Shen is out again, isn't it." Thanks to you, business has been getting better and better recently, and I'm so busy every day that I really hit the back of my head with my heel, and you see my two big dark circles. However, you are naturally different from others, so you can't generalize. But did you come to me to customize a dress for yourself? β
Li Ning smiled and shook her head, "It's not me, it's Miss Zhou." β
"Miss Zhou?" Zhang Jiran thought for a moment before asking, "Is it the Miss Zhou from Zhou's Catering, or the Miss Zhou from Xingwang Real Estate?" β
"It's Miss Zhou Sisi, my uncle's fiancΓ©e." Li Ning explained.
"It's Miss Sisi, isn't Miss Sisi here yet?" Zhang Jiran glanced around, as if he wanted to find Zhou Sisi's figure.