Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 342: Put me on stage! I’ll demonstrate right away!

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: Put me on stage! I’ll demonstrate right away!

"Show me all the data," Jiang Zhe said directly.

An unquestionable tone, brimming with steady confidence.

"I’m sorry, this is confidential..." Xia Xingzhi subconsciously refused immediately.

Jiang Zhe raised his hand, and the pass for the research institute flickered in his hand, flashing before Xia Xingzhi’s eyes.

A pass that provides direct access to Old Fu’s office.

There are only a few such passes throughout the entire research institute.

The others also saw the pass clearly.

Without the time to ponder why Jiang Zhe possessed such an item, everyone quickly opened all the sorted data: "It’s all here."

Fen Ye and Qin Qing were also particularly surprised, and although they weren’t sure what level that pass represented, its power was evident in making Xia Xingzhi and the others immediately compromise.

Jiang Zhe had once again astounded them.

Jiang Zhe’s fingers landed on the keyboard.

She sat casually on the chair, her fingers long and fair, with nails pinkish-white and the lunulae quite pronounced.

As casual as her posture was the expression on her face.

She chewed gum in her mouth as if all of this was no big deal.

The other team members saw her like this,

Xia Xingzhi explained: "This is all the data, but to integrate it into data modules will take a significant amount of time... We’re already doing our utmost to reorganize it. We’ve alerted the police about Xia Mingzhu’s disappearance, and they are searching for her."

The information on her person was extremely important; even a brief period of being out of contact was enough to warrant an alert.

"Time’s up. You go out front and stall for a while," Jiang Zhe said. "Hold them off for about ten minutes or so."

Xia Xingzhi nodded: "I’ll go out then."

Yu Ran had been somewhat skeptical of Jiang Zhe, but since seeing her pass, he had no doubts left and followed Xia Xingzhi out.

Qin Jingchen, with his hands braced against the back of Jiang Zhe’s chair, asked, "Do you need any help?"

"No need, I have to see what content they have first."

If it was content she was familiar with, then she shouldn’t need more than a few minutes.

These things were not something she was very acquainted with.

But it wouldn’t take her too long either.

After ten minutes, she hit the keyboard for the last time: "Okay, done."

Out front, Xia Xingzhi was delivering a simple pre-presentation speech.

If it were before, this ten-minute interval would have been a breeze for him, but because he was worried about Jiang Zhe’s situation behind the scenes, he was somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, he managed it well and did not reveal any flaws.

Seeing that the time was about right, Yu Ran rushed backstage and just as he arrived, Jiang Zhe passed the organized data modules to him: "Go by this."

"Is this good to go?" asked Yu Ran, surprised.

"Take it," Jiang Zhe said, then walked toward the front of the room.

The simulated demonstration on stage officially began.

Xia Xingzhi began the demonstration for everyone. For the data segment, Yu Ran replaced Xia Mingzhu and followed the previous plan.

The other team members couldn’t help but get nervous.

Although Jiang Zhe had that pass, she was ultimately unfamiliar with the project; could she really finish in such a short time what might take everyone else at least a day or two to redo?

What if a problem arose on stage?

The concern the team harbored, however, did not materialize.

Xia Xingzhi presented on stage according to the established procedure, and the simulated scene unfolded before everyone, no different from what they had previously done.

...

In the hospital.

Xia Mingzhu "woke up."

She opened her eyes and loudly asked, "What time is it?"

"It’s almost ten o’clock," the nurse replied.

"I’m asking for the exact time!"

The nurse was startled by her attitude and hastily said, "It’s nine fifty. Miss, you haven’t undergone an examination yet, you can’t get up."

Xia Mingzhu rolled off the hospital bed.

The nurse held her back, "You were in a car accident, we need to check your head and legs."

Xia Mingzhu stumbled, clearly feeling some pain in her legs, knowing she’d been hit by the car’s airbag—the issue wasn’t serious, likely nothing broken or sprained.

She said, "Give me a wheelchair, send me out right now! And give me my phone!"

Xia Mingzhu had already envisioned her excuses.

The rush hour accident had left her unconscious for a short while, so she couldn’t make it to the scene.

Her smashed phone was also the reason she couldn’t receive a string of calls earlier.

Therefore, she couldn’t arrive on time, couldn’t coordinate with everyone’s work in time.

She deeply acknowledged her mistake of taking the data module home last night, but she did it because she had discovered a parameter error in the data module and wanted to correct it at the last minute at home.

Although she made a mistake, it wasn’t intentional, and she was willing to accept the punishment.

She was also willing to make amends and rush the data module over at the last minute.

If anyone wanted to blame her, she was willing to take full responsibility.

There were still bloodstains on her face, which were caused by the nosebleed from the impact of the airbag deployment.

Appearing in such a disheveled state, she had already taken the moral high ground.

Even the most heartless and indifferent people at the research institute would probably find it hard to blame her.

The caregiver temporarily arranged by Xia Mingzhu to look after her admired her greatly, "Miss Xia, you were rushing to work, and for the research institute too! No wonder you refused to get checked first. This dedication to your work is truly admirable."

"It’s indeed my problem, this car accident should have already delayed the work. I don’t want to hold up anyone else’s work because of me," Xia Mingzhu said. "Please, hurry and take me in."

People must not have left yet, and Xia Xingzhi would certainly have already thought of a solution.

But if a little more time passed without resolving the issue, with Xia Xingzhi’s personality, she might consider postponing it.

More variables could be introduced by then, which wasn’t something Xia Mingzhu wanted to see happen.

Instead of rescheduling, it was better to take the stage now with all her injuries and leave an indelible impression on everyone present!

The caregiver sped up, pushing Xia Mingzhu’s wheelchair towards the venue.

Yu Ran saw her at a glance and immediately ran over, "Mingzhu! How did you end up like this! What happened?"

"I had a minor car accident, and I was taken to the hospital. My phone also broke. There’s no time to explain, take me to the stage quickly, I have to join the presentation!"

In her palm, cradled against her chest, she held tightly the custom USB drive containing the data module.

The caregiver was moved to tears by this scene.

Yu Ran was touched too, but then he refused, "It’s okay, you go rest on the side. Don’t worry about what’s happening on stage."

He didn’t even reach out to take the USB drive.

Xia Mingzhu didn’t realize this and said, "How can that be okay? I have the data module, without it, you can’t do the presentation. I’m sorry, I’ll apologize later."