Chapter 193: Public Relations Department Manager

Having sorted out the land issue, Li Dong felt completely relaxed.

With Chen Rui gone, Li Dong lazily leaned back in his seat, basking in the sunlight.

While enjoying the rare quiet moment, a sweet female voice suddenly asked, "Senior, could you tell me where Building 6 of the female dormitory is?"

Li Dong opened his eyes, yawned, and glanced at the girl in front of him.

At first glance, Li Dong noticed not the girl's face but her noticeably full chest.

He instinctively swallowed, but he promised himself this was just a natural reaction after waking up.

However, the girl clearly saw his reaction and frowned. Originally, Su Yu thought Li Dong looked safer and more approachable compared to others, so she approached him to ask for directions.

But who knew the first reaction from this guy was to swallow, causing Su Yu to frown and think that men are all the same.

Li Dong saw the girl's frown but didn't care. Glancing at her suitcase, he asked, "Freshman?"

Su Yu reluctantly nodded and smiled, "Yes, I'm a freshman."

"Aren't freshmen supposed to report on the 3rd? Why are you here early?"

Su Yu smiled without answering and asked again, "Senior, can you tell me how to get to Building 6 of the female dormitory?"

Seeing she didn't want to chat further, Li Dong pointed to a nearby dormitory building and said, "That's Building 3. Building 6 is behind and slightly to the right of Building 3."

Su Yu looked in the direction he pointed, then said, "Thank you, Senior."

Just as she was about to leave, someone called out, "Li Dong, I've been looking for you. If I hadn't just seen Bai Su, I wouldn't have known you were at school!"

Su Yu turned towards the voice and saw a beautiful girl in a black mid-length skirt approaching.

Fang Qingfei walked briskly, completely ignoring Su Yu. She sat down beside Li Dong and asked, "Did you find Jia Jia?"

"Not yet, but it should be within the next couple of days."

"Still not found?"

Fang Qingfei seemed disappointed and worried, "What about the surgery?"

"Let the doctor delay it for another two days. We need to wait for her to return before we can proceed with the surgery."

Fang Qingfei was about to say more when she noticed Su Yu still standing nearby. Seeing this, Fang Qingfei looked at Li Dong with suspicion and asked, "Is this your girlfriend?"

Li Dong shrugged and replied淡淡, "Just a freshman asking for directions."

Hearing their conversation, Su Yu's face turned red with embarrassment, and she quickly dragged her suitcase away.

Once Su Yu was gone, Fang Qingfei teased, "I thought she was your girlfriend. You must be quite skilled to pick up someone so quickly after meeting them."

Li Dong ignored her, closing his eyes to continue enjoying the sun.

Fang Qingfei didn't mind and continued, "But that girl was pretty decent. Did she catch your eye?"

"Old Fang, is it appropriate for someone in your position to be so gossipy?" Li Dong asked lazily, adding, "If I were moved by every pretty face, wouldn't I have to be moved by you as well?"

Fang Qingfei's face turned red, and she retorted, "Stop joking around. I'm being serious."

Li Dong was speechless. Wasn't she being serious?

Not wanting to argue further, Li Dong stretched and sighed, "Enough talk. I have things to do. I'll contact you later when Jia Jia is found."

"Don't leave yet. I have something else to discuss."

"Say it."

"There's a class meeting at 3 PM tomorrow. Will you come?"

"Let's see. If I'm free, I'll come. If not, I won't."

Fang Qingfei gritted her teeth, thinking he was quite nonchalant. However, she knew she couldn't control him and added, "Since you're still studying at the school, it's best to get along well with your classmates. Don't let people think you're too arrogant."

Li Dong smiled but said nothing, waving and leaving.

Fang Qingfei found him arrogant but didn't realize that Li Dong wasn't being arrogant; he just had no common ground with these students in the ivory tower.

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The next day.

In the morning, Li Dong went to the company and recounted the land deal.

When they heard that Li Dong had secured the land for 80 million, Sun Tao and Shen Qian were both incredulous.

It was understandable for Sun Tao to be doubtful, but seeing Shen Qian's surprised expression, Li Dong found it amusing.

Did this woman not know the extent of her influence?

Li Dong was still curious about Shen Qian's background because there were no prominent figures with the surname Shen in Jiangbei.

Even Chen Rui, the son of the Provincial Secretary, was intimidated. Shen Qian's background must be even more significant. Li Dong counted several times but couldn't find anyone with the surname Shen.

This situation left two possibilities: First, Shen Qian's background was beyond Jiangbei's scope. Second, Shen Qian did not use her father's surname.

Regardless of the reason, Shen Qian's background was clearly strong. Knowing this was enough.

Li Dong didn't clarify further and said, "Shen Qian, you've done well recently. I'm promoting you to manager of the Public Relations Department."

Shen Qian was puzzled, not understanding why she was being promoted.

However, a promotion was a good thing. Shen Qian didn't think too much about why she was being promoted and cheerfully said, "So, I'm being promoted again? Am I one step away from being Vice President?"

"Yes, keep it up. I'm counting on you!"

Shen Qian was delighted, but noticed that Sun Tao and the others looked constipated. She couldn't help but ask, "Sun Tao, what's wrong?"

Sun Tao glanced at Li Dong, who was pretending to read documents with his head down, and cleared his throat before saying, "Nothing. Congratulations to Manager Shen. Do a good job."

Shen Qian looked at him suspiciously and asked Liu Qi, "Assistant Liu, do you have something to say?"

Liu Qi quickly shook his head.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Shen Qian grew increasingly suspicious.

She glanced at Li Dong and frowned, "Li Dong, are you hiding something from me?"

Li Dong chuckled awkwardly and shot a glance at Sun Tao and Liu Qi before saying with a smile, "What could I be hiding from you? Are you not happy about the promotion?"

Shen Qian wasn't a fool and sensed there was an issue, but she couldn't pinpoint it for now.

Unable to figure it out, Shen Qian decided not to dwell on it and left the office with lingering doubts.

Once she was gone, Sun Tao immediately said, "Li Dong, you really are…"

Sun Tao shook his head, feeling Li Dong had gone too far.

Li Dong wasn't concerned and said, "Why shouldn't I? She doesn't understand the company's situation at all. I've said so many times that she needs to familiarize herself with it. With her attitude, do you think she can become Vice President?"

Sun Tao smiled wryly. It was also Shen Qian's fault for not knowing how many departments the company had, so Li Dong's actions were somewhat justified.

Laughing aside, Sun Tao asked, "Are we really going to establish a Public Relations Department? I don't think it's necessary. We don't need public relations right now, and it's a waste of manpower and resources."

"Let's set up the name first, but it can't be completely empty. Assign a couple of people to help Shen Qian."

Li Dong intended to keep Shen Qian in a nominally higher position while actually using her as a distant protector. This decision was made after much thought upon learning of Shen Qian's background.