NOVEL WEB Chapter 131: What is her rank
The next morning, Wei Jia and Wen Lan personally took two subordinates to the hotel to find Li Jing for contract signing and to complete the cooperation formalities.
Standing in the suite's exclusive conference room, Wen Lan looked around at the luxurious high-end décor and environment and couldn't help but click her tongue, exclaiming, "President Li, this hotel suite isn't cheap, is it? How many days have you been staying here?"
"It's okay, a little over half a month." Li Jing had just finished looking over a document handed to him by the other party's staff and casually responded to Wen Lan.
"A little over half a month?"
The two staff members sitting beside Li Jing couldn't help but raise their eyebrows. Although they dared not display any expression on their faces, they were utterly shocked.
Wen Lan was also startled: "Staying this long? This room costs at least ten thousand a night, right? You spent this much money just staying at a hotel?"
"Didn't I say yesterday that my new house still needs ventilation, so there's no other way?"
Although Li Jing's reason sounded quite sufficient, everyone else found it particularly outrageous.
Even Wei Jia was slightly surprised, forming a new perspective on Li Jing's financial capability.
At least for herself, she definitely wouldn't bear to stay in such a suite for so long.
However, compared to the hotel stay, Wei Jia was more concerned about another matter at that moment, which was An Tong, who was helping Li Jing handle and review the contracts and documents.
For this contract signing, An Tong was primarily responsible for reviewing and screening the contracts, with Li Jing only responsible for signing.
Previously, Li Jing had told An Tong that as an assistant, this role involved handling such tasks. So during this time, besides learning Japanese action films, An Tong had genuinely spent money on online courses to earnestly learn all aspects of work she might encounter as an assistant, including assisting the boss in reviewing contracts.
This point made Li Jing very satisfied with An Tong. Although An Tong's educational background was only a regular bachelor's degree, she excelled in patience and willingness to learn, especially learning about things she wanted to excel at.
It's like how some people might not study well during school days, but become particularly eager to learn in society.
These people, besides having more mature thoughts as adults, have different goals and motivations at different periods. Combined with undergoing the trials and pressures of the real world, their self-awareness improves, reigniting a strong desire to learn.
An Tong belonged to this type of person. She had experienced the hardship of earning money and understood how difficult it was for an ordinary worker to climb the social ladder. That's why she especially cherished the opportunity Li Jing gave her, continuously working hard to seize this chance.
This was precisely An Tong's valuable attribute, as not everyone could do what she did.
For example, Zhang Xinxin. Li Jing could be sure that if she were given the same work as An Tong, she certainly wouldn't handle it so thoroughly.
Perhaps Zhang Xinxin would also strive to complete the tasks assigned by Li Jing, but for her to voluntarily learn assistant-related skills in her free time would be difficult, at least not as diligently and conscientiously as An Tong.
With An Tong's help this time, Li Jing was more at ease.
Seeing An Tong and the other party's staff still earnestly connecting and asking about doubtful areas, Li Jing simply got up and chatted casually with Wei Jia and the others.
But before he could say much, Wei Jia pulled him alone into the living room and asked in an interrogative tone, "Is that An Tong really your assistant?"
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Seeing that the other party mentioned An Tong, Li Jing knew it wasn't a good sign, but he still maintained a calm expression, saying, "At least I'm somewhat wealthy now, so having an assistant isn't too much, right?"
"An assistant sharing the same suite with you?"
Wei Jia sneered, "Why not just tell me, is she your number one, number two, or even further down the line?"
"What number one, two, three, four are you talking about? I don't understand."
Li Jing, not planning to admit it, waved his hand, getting ready to return to the meeting room, "If you pulled me out just to ask something so boring, then forget it."
"You think I'm some naive girl you've tricked. I just glanced around and could see clear traces of a woman living here long-term."
Wei Jia looked at his paused silhouette and asked, "Where did you meet her? Is she an online celebrity? Or a socialite? Or worse, someone from a bar?"
Seeing her high and mighty demeanor, Li Jing couldn't help but frown slightly, turning to look at her, "Wei Jia, first, you're not my girlfriend, so you have no right to control me. Second, An Tong is a former neighbor of mine. I thought she was quite decent, so I hired her as my assistant. You don't have to view her so poorly."
Seeing Li Jing dissatisfied with her in defense of another woman, Wei Jia felt complicated inside, biting her lip slightly, but she knew she had no right to interfere. Ultimately, she took the initiative to compromise, softening her tone:
"Why are you in such a hurry? I was just asking if she was your girlfriend. The words were a bit harsh. If you're unhappy, I apologize for what I said. If you want me to apologize to An Tong, I can do that too."
Seeing how quickly Wei Jia conceded, Li Jing was a bit surprised.
Originally, he thought that with Wei Jia's personality, she would definitely get to the bottom of it, but now it seemed that although she was strong-willed, she was still reasonable.
Moreover, in front of him, she seemed to have learned to make concessions and compromises, no longer as overbearing as before.
Seeing her concession, Li Jing didn't intend to press the matter further. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, no need to apologize. But she's not my girlfriend, just my assistant, so don't get it wrong."
Hearing him confirm that An Tong wasn't his girlfriend, Wei Jia's previously uncomfortable feelings unexpectedly eased a bit.
She then curiously asked, "Is An Tong working full-time as your assistant? Does she have any other job?"
As she spoke, fearing Li Jing's misunderstanding, she immediately added, "I'm just asking, no other intentions. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine."
Seeing her genuine attitude, Li Jing's mood also relaxed, replying, "She used to have a job, but she quit to work with me. But I've heard she's doing some stuff in social media, I think."
"Social media?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Jia raised an eyebrow, "Our company happens to have business in that area. Why not let her work with us? It would benefit her too."
"Don't!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Jing immediately refused.
Leaving aside whether Wei Jia was genuinely trying to help, the thought of a little lamb like An Tong being with a queen like Wei Jia couldn't possibly lead to anything good.
An Tong might even end up flipped, becoming a spy arranged by Wei Jia at his side.
This woman Wei Jia was still too formidable, and Li Jing didn't want his woman picking up her bad habits.
If An Tong became as formidable as Wei Jia, he absolutely wouldn't be able to manage her.
Seeing Li Jing's decisive refusal, Wei Jia chuckled lightly, "What, being overprotective? Afraid I'd eat her up?"
After a few more words of conversation, Wei Jia was entirely convinced that the relationship between An Tong and Li Jing wasn't ordinary. She directly asked, "Tell me, what number is she really? How many do you have around you right now? Don't look at me like that. As a friend, I'm just curious, isn't that allowed?"
Seeing the other party persistently pursuing the question, Li Jing didn't bother avoiding it anymore and said, "I can't remember exactly, maybe number two... no, number three... still not right, just consider her number three... four... five... forget it, let her be any number, alright?"
Once the words fell, Wei Jia's expression darkened slightly, clearly not expecting Li Jing to have so many women.
With her exquisite eyes fixing on Li Jing's face, she mocked, "You've got quite a few women, aren't you afraid of wearing it out?"
"That's not something you need to worry about."
Knowing that the best way to deal with Wei Jia wasn't by arguing but by being shameless, Li Jing shrugged, looking utterly indifferent, then provocatively added:
"If you don't believe me, you can go to the room and try it now. Don't worry; I have plenty of rooms here. Feel free to choose!"