Woman In Irish Linen Shirt

Chapter 14:

Back at the company in the afternoon, I was told that Sanjay had come to me again during this period. I haven’t received any news, he should be planning to invite me to lunch together in person.

This is so strange. Sanjay and I have no friendship at all. We only dealt alone for the first time when we exchanged opinions with our respective departments during the meal last week. Why did he come again? After dealing with the noon delay, I tentatively asked him if I would see you in the conference room. Sanjay didn’t reply until five o’clock in the afternoon. Halfway through the meeting, his news popped out. In the end, we settled in the nearby coffee shop, and we would come over to chat after work.

This made me a little distracted the whole afternoon, and I couldn’t help thinking: He is so mysterious, wouldn’t he be surrendering?

We were able to meet at half past eight. Looking up, most of the lights on the twentieth floor are on. I don’t know if it is the people from BCG or the employees of our company who are still struggling.

Sangjie deserves to be Sangjie. He didn’t say a word in his greetings, and asked me straightforwardly: “What do you think of Anning?”

I don’t understand what this is. Obscure?

“About her level of business?”

“Yes. We are trying to officially transfer her, but we need a detailed document.” Sanjay said, “You should have received a copy.”

“There are too many emails this week. I’m sorry.” There were so many question marks in my mind that I started to grab each other’s space. “You know, when Ning was seconded to your project team, we already had separate offices. I didn’t actually work with her. Have worked together.”

Sanjay nodded, and even started sharing Anning’s work with me: “I have a very good impression of her. Although I can’t be too specific, in the evaluation at the end of the year, I think her performance has exceeded most categories. My expectations…”

Isn’t this too specific? What does Sanjay want to say?

I don’t want to passively hear something I shouldn’t know, and interrupt him: “I’m sorry, but can I ask you why you asked me out today?”

“Because we are seeking a data analyst. I think it is necessary to tell you in advance,” Sanjay is somewhat innocent. “Considering that we will reorganize into a subsidiary in the future, it is not better to maintain good communication habits from now on. ?”

“Wow, wow, wow—” I put my hands in front of my chest and motioned to him to wait first, “Who said we would reorganize into a subsidiary?”

This time it was Sanjay’s turn to be puzzled. I saw him frowning slightly: “Aren’t the people from BCG here in charge of the company’s split and reorganization?”

I took a breath: “BCG is here to do a resource integration project.”

“And that means splitting and reorganizing.”

I looked at him for a few seconds before saying: “Who sent you here?”

‘sorry?”

“Who sent you?” I repeated, “Kevin asked you last week to ask us whether we approve of the company’s split?”

Sanjay opened his mouth, his brows furrowed tighter: “I only represent myself.”

“Let me confirm it again-why did you invite me to dinner last week?”

“Like I said at the time, both Kevin and I feel that the continued competition is not conducive to the company’s long-term development, and we should be friendly.”

“—For the reorganization of the company later?”

‘some type of?”

“What do you want to express with “like”, can you be more precise?”

“That’s it, in my judgment.” Sanjay’s tone was a little anxious, “Kevin didn’t say it so clearly, you know him.”

I was sweating all over.

“Sanjay,” I lowered my voice, “this matter has yet to be agreed, do you understand?”

“I don’t quite understand. It would be helpful if you made it clear.” Sanjay turned his head and didn’t look at me. After a moment of silence, he turned around and said, “Do you mean someone doesn’t want us to be taken apart?”

“As of now, no one has said that we are going to split and reorganize, including BCG-except you.”

After hearing the words, Sanjie suddenly became flustered after a few seconds.

“I won’t speak out.” I promised before he could speak. “Tell me you haven’t mentioned these things to anyone.”

He shook his head quickly: “No.”

“Didn’t Kevin say it?”

“Kevin never said it either.”

“Okay.” I was also dubious, but there was nowhere to look for circumstantial evidence. “If I were you, I wouldn’t be in circles with Kevin on this matter. It’s better to be on the edge and know nothing than to be caught in the center of the storm. Kevin is a middle-class player. If you want to deal with him and try to confuse, you will only be firmly trapped by him. If what I said makes you feel underestimated, I’m sorry.”

Sanjay was silent for a while.

“Thank you, Yao.” He said finally.

I just shook my head.

When I got home, I immediately called the boss.

“Where are you now?”

“At home.” I replied.

The boss’s tone eased a little: “This message is very important, Yao. Good job.”

“Thank you.” After I finished speaking, I stopped speaking, and both ends of the phone were quiet for a while. As far as the impression left by official contacts is concerned, Sanjay will neither play information warfare with me — nor is it necessary. Neither of us is the head of the department — nor is it such a dangerous person. If this He did it deliberately, it can only mean that there is an instructor behind him. Kevin can’t do it. Kevin plays this way unless he is crazy, but who else can it be, a member of the group?

After all, we don’t know whether Kevin and the group are related. The boss of his employment situation said a few words about me in a cryptic manner, and directly inferred that the person is our COO, but which line is behind the COO, this is not known. It’s hard to say exactly what Kevin and the people at BCG are doing. He knows that BCG is going to be our company’s project, but he obviously doesn’t really know the specific content. Who provided the information that was just right at this level in advance? Did Kevin know that he was made? Is this the bureau for Kevin?

When I think of Kevin, I feel a little annoyed, and I can’t concentrate, so I shook my head quickly.

I still prefer Sanjay to know nothing. The boss probably thinks so too, but my role is not to act as a megaphone for him.

“Rudra, listen to me,” I said first, “Assuming this is not a game, and Sanjay really doesn’t know anything, then it’s not a bad thing. I don’t want to fall into empty talk, at least we know that it’s not good for the current situation. It will have a worse impact. We don’t need to waste time on this possibility.”

“I am listening.”

“Kevin is not stupid. Kevin will not directly wrestle with the big boss, at least not at this stage-if someone else instructs Sanjay to do so, then the goal is obviously directed to us. We just don’t want to bite the hook. There is too little information now, and it doesn’t make sense to check.”

“I agree with your thoughts.” The boss asked two more about other work matters, and suddenly killed a carbine. “Did you tell Sanjay what?”

“no.”

“I hope you didn’t provide him with your views.”

I didn’t tell the truth: “No. I didn’t say anything.”

But this is not a lie. I really did not provide any business views.

“Okay. If there is nothing else, let’s come here tonight.” The boss’s voice sounded a little tired. Before hanging up, he greeted me a few more words, but I guess no one should have a good night’s sleep tonight.

When I went to take a bath, it was already more than one o’clock in the morning of the next day. The joy of the perfect refrigerator has been washed away. I originally tried to go home earlier just to clean up the pile of things at the door, but now I have no such spare capacity. Thinking back to today, I felt uncomfortable during the day, a sense of frustration surged up, and then shame: I was too smug. The main method of what the big boss confessed was to have a good relationship with Miss Pan De, but this was not the ultimate goal. Now I reflect on my living situation, eating habits, and even my private life. Which one was not unsuspecting in the process of picking the refrigerator? Although they certainly didn’t mean to inquire, this kind of relaxation still made me realize the difference between myself and Miss Pan De.

I only stayed in a consulting company for one year. Because it really went against my ambitions, that year, even though I learned a lot of things, fundamentally speaking, I felt that I was wasting time.

I should be cautious when facing someone who is better than myself.

Judging from the few words that Sanjay revealed today, An Ning should not just be a formal transfer, I am afraid he has also been promoted. According to my guess, she should be an assistant manager after the news is officially announced. Our company’s unified salary adjustment and promotion announcement time is April, and there are very few special changes like this. The current situation is sensitive and there are changes. I can’t help but think about it.

This weekend, I should stay with Anning. Because of our age difference, we actually rarely play together. We are so busy now. If it were not for special reasons, I would not agree so simply: An Ning’s sister wants to visit her in Singapore. I am very hesitant to follow her. On the one hand, her level is still low and she is unlikely to be involved in core affairs. If there is anything, it would be easy to get rid of it. On the other hand, I feel a little bit sad about treating peace like this.

Of course, how much this “a little bit” actually has depends on how much intelligence value she actually carries. I am a man who pays attention to conscience.

On Saturday morning, I hurriedly settled in the perfect refrigerator in my new home, freshened up and prepared to see Sister Anning.