He Yao and her master went to test the performance again. By the time they confirmed the product was qualified and could be produced using this method, it was already 1:30 AM.
He Yao sent the various data to the group chat for everyone to see. Xu Zheng, surprisingly, was still awake and immediately instructed the relevant personnel to revise the bid results.
This project thus came to a close.
He Yao, who didn't get to sleep until 3 AM, was woken up again the next morning by a call from Xu Zheng, asking her to accompany him to the bidding conference.
He Yao had no grounds to refuse.
She was Xu Zheng's assistant, had participated in the entire bid process, and also wanted to know the results firsthand.
So, she quickly put on some makeup and went with Xu Zheng to Zhan Corporation.
The wait for the review results this time was exceptionally long.
It was unclear at which stage it got stuck; the reviewers even left midway for a private meeting.
He Yao and Xu Zheng waited anxiously in the quiet conference room, unaware that a group of police officers had arrived at the Zhan Corporation lobby at that moment.
The receptionist, who had been working at Zhan Corporation for over a year, saw police officers showing up for the first time and was startled, thinking something major had happened.
It turned out they were there to find someone.
The receptionist didn't know where He Yao was currently, so she sent a message in the administrative group chat to inquire.
Suddenly, the administrative group chat buzzed with activity.
Everyone was curious why He Yao, from the supplier side, had gotten into trouble, leading to the police coming to Zhan Corporation.
Even the special assistant in the President's office, hearing the constant vibration of messages on their phone, became curious about this gossip.
President Fu and Zhan Jing Rui were discussing matters when President Fu, seeing the special assistant engrossed in their phone, tapped his finger on the desk impatiently.
The assistant quickly looked up and apologized.
"I'm sorry, President Fu. I heard messages constantly ringing in the work group and thought it was something important, so I opened it to take a look."
"So, is there something important?"
"Not particularly important. The front desk on the first floor is looking for an employee from the supplier side. The person seems to be attending a meeting in our group right now. We don't know what they did wrong, but the police have arrived."
Zhan Jing Rui and President Fu both frowned upon hearing this.
The police were at Zhan Corporation?
"Who? Who are they looking for?"
"He Yao. An employee from a company called Yuan Zheng Electric."
He Yao?
President Fu and Zhan Jing Rui were both taken aback. What could she have possibly done to warrant the police showing up at their company?
"So, where is He Yao now?"
Messages continued to flood the group chat, and the special assistant looked down to check again.
"Today is the bidding conference for the N87 explosion-proof device for the North China market. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be in Conference Room 3."
Zhan Jing Rui and President Fu exchanged glances, and both stood up simultaneously. The special assistant quickly followed suit.
President Fu said, "I want to see what trouble she's gotten into that caused the police to come to our group. Let's go to Conference Room 3."
When the three of them arrived, the police had also arrived. The administrative secretary asked them to wait at the door and then pushed open the conference room door to find He Yao.
Zhan Jing Rui walked over to the police, initiated a handshake, introduced himself, and then asked what He Yao had done wrong.
"She hasn't done anything wrong. We just need to take her for a check-up."
"Yesterday, she reported an incident, and we resolved a dispute for her. The party involved was drunk. After understanding the general situation, we took him back. Only after he sobered up and was questioned today did we learn that this individual, knowing he was infected with AIDS, still bit her."
"When giving her statement yesterday, He Yao said her wound had bled, so we need to urgently take her to the CDC for treatment."
Zhan Jing Rui felt a buzzing in his head, and his heart instantly tightened.
He Yao had a dispute with someone yesterday? And was bitten? And that person had AIDS!!
Without a second word, he pushed open the conference room door.
Inside the conference room, the administrative secretary was squatting in front of He Yao, speaking to her in a husp. Hearing the noise, everyone turned their heads.
Zhan Jing Rui's brows furrowed sternly, "The meeting is suspended and will be resumed another day. He Yao, you come out with me!"
He Yao already knew roughly what had happened. To be honest, she was also very nervous and scared.
But since things had come to this, she didn't care about an hour or a few tens of minutes.
The entire company had worked day and night for a month for this bid. With the results about to be announced, she didn't want the meeting to be terminated because of her, leading to any unforeseen circumstances.
"President Zhan."
She didn't expect such a minor matter to alarm him. He Yao quickly stood up.
"The meeting is already halfway through. Could you give us some time to finish? After we finish, I'll go with them."
"Is work more important than your life? It won't kill anyone if the meeting is delayed by a day or two. Stop talking nonsense and come with me!"
Under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, He Yao dared to argue with him.
"Life is important, but work is also important. Our company worked overtime day and night for this bid for a month. We can't let it all go to waste because of me."
Zhan Jing Rui couldn't understand her reasoning and said sternly.
"How will it all go to waste? It's not like the meeting is canceled altogether. Can't it be resumed after you've had your check-up and returned?"
He Yao felt it wouldn't work.
She couldn't guarantee that others wouldn't think of the same plan she had. She feared they had already thought of it or would soon.
She was afraid of variables and was eager to know the results.
Seeing her standing there motionless, Zhan Jing Rui angrily went to pull her.
"You're just a small assistant. Even if you stay here, what good can you do? Let the meeting continue, have your boss stay here to continue, and you come with me!"
Amidst everyone's bewilderment, He Yao was dragged out by him.
At the door, seeing two uniformed staff members was already a visual shock, and seeing President Fu there as well, He Yao was truly flattered.
Seeing her come out, President Fu looked worried.
"Little He, such a big thing has happened, and you're still in the mood for a meeting? Quick, quick, quick, go with the police and get your check-up done quickly. I'll have my assistant accompany you, and tell me the results as soon as they come out. You child, you're too careless."
The assistant was ready to go with them, but Zhan Jing Rui interrupted.
"I'll accompany her myself. Let's go."
As they descended to the first-floor lobby in the elevator, seeing President Zhan leading a woman behind two police officers, everyone's eyes nearly bulged out.
What on earth had happened? What trouble had this woman gotten into? Even President Zhan had been alerted!
Soon, He Yao was taken to the CDC.
Under the close observation of several pairs of eyes, the doctor disinfected He Yao's wound and then educated them.
The saliva of such patients usually does not transmit the virus, but the possibility cannot be ruled out, especially if the other party had symptoms of oral bleeding.
Fortunately, less than 24 hours had passed since the incident. As long as post-exposure prophylaxis medication was taken within 24 hours, there would generally be no problems.
Watching He Yao take the medication, Zhan Jing Rui was still uneasy.
"What do you mean generally no problems? Does that mean there's still a possibility? Do we need to come back for a re-examination?"