Chapter 397: Quarrel

"We’re here to join the meeting as well. By the way, Group Ten is the Materials Group now. He’s interested in learning a little about your project."

Fu Mingxue: ...?

’The old Materials Group wasn’t Group Ten, was it?’

’How did it become a new group?’

’Whatever. Since Director Geng brought him, he must be relevant.’

’If he wants to join the meeting, let him!’

As the leader of Group Six, she was naturally the one to lead this meeting.

After motioning for the two to sit, she scanned the room and began, "Let’s start the meeting. First, I’ll show everyone the semi-finished draft of my design—"

...

"Du Qingyun, why have you been so out of it all day? What on earth happened when you went to the director’s office?"

The person asking was Liang Xiao, who worked in the same group as Du Qingyun.

She couldn’t ask much during work hours, but now that their shift was ending, she couldn’t hold it in any longer.

Of course, Du Qingyun wasn’t about to tell her.

"It’s nothing. I’m leaving now."

Without giving Liang Xiao a chance to say another word, she changed her clothes and left.

A stunned Liang Xiao was left behind.

’What’s gotten into Du Qingyun today?’

’The director must have said something to her.’

Too bad Du Qingyun was so tight-lipped; there was no getting anything out of her.

Meanwhile, Du Qingyun walked out of the factory.

After a moment’s thought, she headed back toward the security office.

"Master Li, could I use the phone?"

"Sure, go ahead." The security officer handed her the phone so she could dial the number herself.

A trace of embarrassment flickered across Du Qingyun’s cool expression.

"Master Li, it’s a long-distance call."

Xiao Li was a little surprised to hear that.

’But then again,’ he thought, ’of course it’s long-distance. Why else would she need to make a call from here?’

He unlocked it and gestured for her to proceed.

Du Qingyun dialed the string of numbers.

Someone on the other end picked up quickly.

"Hello, who’s this?"

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Du Qingyun couldn’t help but press her lips together.

She had the sudden urge to hang up.

But she resisted.

"This is Du Qingyun. I’m looking for Qin Wenying. Is she there?"

The person who answered at the Qin family home was Gao Lan.

She hadn’t expected a call for her sister-in-law.

"I’m sorry, Qin Wenying isn’t here. She went back to her military unit this morning. I don’t have her contact information there."

Something had happened this morning—her sister-in-law and mother-in-law had a huge argument.

The two of them had argued quite fiercely, and a short while later, her sister-in-law had stormed out with her luggage.

Du Qingyun froze.

This was not what she had expected.

She had assumed that since Qin Wenying gave her the number, she would be waiting for her call. She never imagined the woman would have gone back to her military unit instead of being home.

"If it’s urgent, you can tell me. I’m Qin Wenying’s sister-in-law; I can pass on the message."

Gao Lan said in a friendly tone.

"Thank you, but that won’t be necessary." Du Qingyun hung up the phone.

Then she handed the receiver back to Xiao Zhao.

"Master Zhao, thank you. How much do I owe you?"

Xiao Zhao wouldn’t hear of it. "No charge this time," he said.

"Thank you." Du Qingyun said no more and slowly started for home.

As for the money—Du Qingyun couldn’t help but sigh.

Meanwhile, Fu Mingxue also worked overtime that evening, staying until around ten o’clock.

As she was getting on her bicycle to leave the factory, she happened to run into Li Zhao and the others.

She gave him a slight nod in acknowledgment and then rode away on her bicycle.