Xiao Yi watched as Bai Ningning settled Nainai and finally asked, "Is it really over?"
"Yes, it's really over," Bai Ningning said lightly, "let her rest and have a good sleep."
This time it was true because Bai Ningning's mind had drifted back to the company and was no longer here. The expenses for the project were a serious issue; she needed to hurry back and ask about it.
Xiao Yi looked at Nainai, who was motionless in the blanket, a bit worried: "Is she okay?"
"She's fine," Bai Ningning said, "she's very peaceful."
"..."
After saying goodbye to Xiao Yi, Bai Ningning got up and left the dormitory. She glanced back at the door number, 202.
It's a good feng shui spot; I'll remember that.
At noon, during the lunch break behind the cafeteria, Bai Ningning quietly left the school and returned to Shuiyue Tingyuan.
The timing was just right; lunch was just being served. When Qin Yue saw her return, she was momentarily taken aback.
"Aren't you supposed to have class in the afternoon? Why are you back now?"
She had Bai Ningning's class schedule in her hand; there were several half-day classes throughout the week, but only Wednesday and Friday afternoons had no classes.
"I have class in the afternoon, but attendance isn't taken," Bai Ningning said, "the teacher is nice."
Wow, so you skip the nice teacher's class but don't dare skip the bad teacher's class? What kind of logic is that?
The maid brought another set of chopsticks, and Bai Ningning took the opportunity to sit down and got straight to the point: "Sister Yue, actually, I'm back now to discuss something with you."
Qin Yue thought to herself, well, it's rare for you, little green tea, to take the initiative to talk to me.
"What is it?" she said, lightly curling her lips, "go ahead."
"About the game project."
The smile instantly vanished.
Wow, Qin Yue thought she had finally waited long enough for the day when the tea tree would bloom, and Bai Ningning would take the initiative to talk about feelings and life, to share some warmth.
But instead, she came to discuss work, treating it like a business matter, as if she were playing hard to get.
Forget it, give up on the fantasy and accept reality—if you want warmth, you first have to deal with little green tea thoroughly.
"What is it?" Qin Yue asked coldly, "go ahead."
She thought it was some trivial matter, but Bai Ningning opened her mouth and said, "I heard that our game project only buys expensive art resources, not the right ones, which is very wasteful. I don't know what's going on?"
Qin Yue's heart skipped a beat.
What else could it be? Of course, it's to increase project costs, making profits more difficult, so you owe me more money.
But how did this girl find out? Is she that alert?
Bai Ningning continued, "I'm worried that someone inside might be profiting from this, cooking the books and taking kickbacks, so I wanted to ask."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this girl is used to being poor, her perspective is at a village girl level, and she only suspects someone is taking kickbacks without thinking deeper.
"This kind of statement is very serious; you can't just hear it from others," Qin Yue asked seriously, "is the source reliable?"
"Reliable. I have a class...mate who previously provided materials to a production team. Later, when that production team was acquired, she was told that they only buy expensive ones regardless of quality," Bai Ningning replied.
She originally wanted to say junior, but suddenly felt a hint of danger and changed it to classmate.
I see, with a specific witness, it really can't be brushed off easily.
Qin Yue's mind raced, and she quickly thought of a response.
"If I remember correctly, this project is managed by you and Manager Li Yue," she said leisurely, "so don't ask me about such trivial matters. If there's a problem, go ask Manager Li Yue. Also, it's lunchtime now."
"Okay."
Picking up her chopsticks,
Bai Ningning began to enjoy her pleasant lunch.
As the secretary to the president of the Qin Group and a representative of the investment side for a gaming project, she had successfully completed her tasks, avoided potential financial losses, and proved that she was not just sitting idly by, deserving of her salary.
In summary, it could be expressed in four big characters—"I have made a contribution."
Bai Ningning was quite pleased with herself as she enjoyed her lunch, feeling very happy. While she was distracted, Qin Yue quietly left the table and took the initiative to contact Li Yue.
[The high-priced investment in art resources has been discovered; you need to come up with a way to cover it up. Also, be more discreet in other areas; I don't want this to happen again.]
[Understood! Received!]
After finishing her work-related instructions, Qin Yue relaxed and set up a ladder to go online to the forum.
[YN]: Is Teacher 00 here? Can we start today's class?
[00]: Yes, I just returned to the dorm for a nap. Today we will discuss the position and role of the Shockwave system in the current version. The equipment of this system is a classic powerhouse, consistently ranked between T2 and T1 across all versions, and absolutely cannot be ignored.
Qin Yue nodded in satisfaction; her subordinates often made mistakes, but this "teacher" online, whom she had never met, was the most reliable.
On the other side, after finishing her meal, Bai Ningning took her phone back to her bedroom and called Li Yue.
"Hey, Manager Li, something happened today..."
She repeated what she had said to Qin Yue.
Bai Ningning spoke lightly, but Li Yue listened with trepidation, only feeling relieved after she finished.
So that's how it was discovered; what a coincidence.
Li Yue pondered for a moment and quickly came up with an idea.
"Secretary Bai, you are overthinking; this should just be a misunderstanding."
Bai Ningning was taken aback: "Misunderstanding?"
"Don't worry, it's not that you misunderstood, Secretary Bai, but that your subordinates misunderstood," Li Yue promptly reassured her, "After we recruited the production team, we told them that we wanted to create a game with excellence and would never be stingy with the budget or take shortcuts. The production team might have misunderstood, thinking we only cared about price and not quality, which led to this misunderstanding."
Bai Ningning seemed to understand: "Is this what they call over-interpretation?"
"Exactly, your subordinates over-interpreted it. If you hadn't discovered it in time, we would still be in the dark."
That meant her contribution was still valid, and Bai Ningning felt happy again.
"Additionally, regarding your classmate, Secretary Bai," Li Yue said proactively, "Since she has been collaborating with the original production team and both quality and character are guaranteed, let's continue to invite her for submissions. I will inform the team later."
Oh, this is a bit embarrassing... But wait, doesn't this give her an excuse to go to the coveted 202?
Cough, whether she goes or not doesn't matter; mainly, the other person already had this job, and it was only a misunderstanding before. Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, returning to the original position is quite normal.
"Okay," Bai Ningning said lightly, "Then I'll trouble Manager Li."
"It's no trouble at all; thank you, Secretary Bai, for discovering this situation in time."
And so, the matter was settled.
The project's scheme remained undiscovered, and the production team gained a loli artist.
Bai Ningning was delighted and planned to find time to visit Room 202 to share the good news with Nainai.
Li Yue was also pleased—she had handled the situation flawlessly and even took the initiative to clean up loose ends. Now, she was ready to report her success to Qin Yue and claim some credit.
They both had bright futures ahead.