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In Chen Rui's office, voices of dispute could be heard, causing everyone to turn and glance in surprise. Ellen pointed at Amy, visibly angry: "Mr. Chen, what's the meaning of assigning the Half Cup beverage brand to her skincare department instead of my fast-moving consumer goods department? Do her department's employees usually apply beverages on their faces?"

Chen Rui felt somewhat embarrassed; one was Blueheart's ace in power, and the other was Blueheart's resource reservoir. He sat in his seat, caught between the two.

On the side, Amy's expression changed slightly upon hearing Ellen's words. She spoke softly, her voice slightly choked: "Ellen, please calm down. I'm also doing this for the good of Blueheart."

"For Blueheart?"

"You're starting your maternity leave next week! Half Cup is a trial project given to us by Ansha. It needs to be done well, so I volunteered to take it on."

"Yes, that's what I meant." Chen Rui hurriedly chimed in. Shen Zhitong and Jiabao sat not far from Chen Rui's conference room, clearly overhearing the conversation.

Jiabao clenched her fist, waving it in the air, "Such a hypocrite! Making it sound so righteous to snatch our project!"

Inside the conference room, Ellen chuckled angrily, "I'm on maternity leave, so my department should be on leave too? Shen Zhitong and Jiabao aren't human beings?"

Amy scoffed, "You want to hand over such an important project to them?"

"Shen Zhitong is someone I've personally cultivated; she can handle it." Ellen said.

Shen Zhitong, hearing this outside the conference room, looked somewhat puzzled. In fact, she wasn't very keen on taking it. If possible, she didn't even want to hear the names Zhou Xingjin and Ansha.

"This kind of project, she has experience in." Ellen continued.

Half Cup was a high-end beverage shop brand created by Ansha. There was one in the nearby Ansha Shopping Mall's fourth floor. In fact, it had branches in Ansha malls nationwide, one of the first offline beverage shop brands to rise along with Ansha Shopping Mall in the early years. However, in recent years, newer and more innovative brands had gradually gained popularity, making Half Cup appear outdated. The essence of this project was to upgrade the brand. For Ansha Group, this was almost like giving candy to a child.

Chen Rui laughed, "Although this project is just a bid, it's our ticket to cooperation with Ansha. I have to find someone more capable to handle it."

Amy, on the side, smiled lightly. She raised her wrist, revealing a luxurious watch, glanced at the dial, then gestured to Chen Rui in the office, urging, "It's about time; we need to go to the bid."

"Alright, you go out first and wait for me!" Chen Rui's voice carried flattery.

Amy's heels clicked as she left the conference room.

"Mr. Chen." Ellen watched her leave, then turned back to Chen Rui, her eyes serious, her voice lowered, "In terms of capability, Amy is not even close to Shen Zhitong. You must know this."

"Why did you assign it to Amy? You think I can't figure it out?" Chen Rui's thoughts were exposed, so he could only smile and quickly closed the door before explaining truthfully, "Amy's fiancé seems to know Zhou Xingjin. According to her, their relationship is quite good. With this connection, wouldn't it be easier to assign the project to her?"

"Have you made sure Zhou Xingjin is okay with this?"

"This..." Ellen glanced at him speechlessly, then left, holding her stomach.

Sure enough, nearing the afternoon, Chen Rui returned to the company with Amy's team in a scattered manner.

Chen Rui's expression was still relatively good, but Amy's delicate face showed a hint of exhaustion.

They bumped into Shen Zhitong head-on, and Amy's expression became even worse. Following behind her, Ali and the others cast a sharp glance at Shen Zhitong, which she noticed.

Shen Zhitong felt somewhat puzzled. What had she done to offend them?

It wasn't until Chen Rui called her and Ellen into his office that she learned of the situation.

"The word from Ansha is that it should still be handed over to your Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Department," Chen Rui said, his gaze inexplicably flickering towards Shen Zhitong. "They even specifically mentioned... if Ellen goes on maternity leave, the project will be handed over to... Shen Zhitong."

Shen Zhitong paused, her expression slightly changing. Ellen didn't notice Chen Rui's thoughts and shrugged, "I told you, Zhou Xingjin won't fall for your tricks."

Chen Rui secretly observed Shen Zhitong, his face showing some thoughtful expression, casually replying, "Indeed."

Indeed, my foot!

Zhou Xingjin wasn't immune to Amy's fiancé's connections. As for this Shen Zhitong... he recalled the several times he had interacted with her, each time Zhou Xingjin's gaze towards Shen Zhitong seemed to hold something more than towards others.

Chen Rui, being astute, how could he not discern that there was something extra in that gaze? Suddenly, it all made sense! So it was Shen Zhitong!

What's the relationship between Zhou Xingjin and Shen Zhitong? Is he interested in Shen Zhitong?

As Chen Rui's gaze towards her remained inscrutable, Shen Zhitong felt perplexed. Suddenly, he stood up and walked over to shake her hand.

"Shen Zhitong, do your best! We're counting on you for this project!"

Shen Zhitong forced a smile to endure his sudden enthusiasm, wanting to refuse, "Mr. Chen, I have... things on my plate..."

"Whatever you have on your plate, just let me know, I'll handle it," Chen Rui interrupted her, not allowing any refusal. "Your next major task is to oversee the bid for Half Cup!"

Shen Zhitong glanced at Ellen, seeing her nod in agreement, and could only reluctantly accept.