"Hello, Mr. Lu..." A hoarse and haggard voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Um."
"I'm sorry to bother you. I'm calling you today because I have something I want to ask you."
"you say."
"I..." The young man on the other end of the phone seemed to have struggled and hesitated for a long time before he finally said, "Mr. Lu, I want to resign."
Lu Tingxiao frowned slightly, "I am not your superior, and I have no right to approve your request."
The young man heard this and said anxiously, "But you are the only one who can make this decision on behalf of the boss. If I continue to sit in this position, it will only ruin Ze Ling. After I resign, with your ability, you can definitely recruit a better designer for Ze Ling!"
Lu Tingxiao pinched his brows but didn't say anything.
He did not reveal the truth about Ning Xi's disappearance to Ze Ling. As for what Gong Shangze and the others had guessed, he did not know.
Han Momo and Qiao Weilan were doing fine. Although there were some setbacks in the beginning, they managed to hold on in the end and have been running the company steadily.
However, Ning Xi's departure had a huge impact on Gong Shangze.
After all, designers are all emotional, especially Ning Xi, who is like a belief to Gong Shangze. Now that this belief has suddenly left without a sound, the impact on him can be imagined.
He could still provide some secret help with the company's operations, but the designer's inspiration was something that even he could not interfere with.
When Ning Xi asked about Ze Ling's situation before, he didn't mention Gong Shangze's situation too much. Now it seems that he can no longer keep it a secret.
After talking to Gong Shangze on the phone, Lu Tingxiao hesitated for a moment, but eventually told Ning Xi what happened.
"Gong Shangze called just now."
"Ah! Aze, what did he say?" Ning Xi asked immediately.
“He’s going to resign.”
"What?" Ning Xi's expression suddenly changed, "Why would you resign for no reason?"
Lu Tingxiao glanced at the girl. "Actually, Gong Shangze hasn't been doing very well this year. After you disappeared, his condition got worse and worse until he hit a bottleneck. He hasn't been able to create a satisfactory design for half a year. I didn't tell you right away because I didn't want to worry you about your fatigue. I wanted to wait until you recovered a little, but now, I'm afraid you still have to take care of this matter."
"How could this happen..." Ning Xi pinched her brows and immediately said, "I'll go find him right now!"
Lu Tingxiao showed a helpless look. He knew that she would be like this after knowing it.
Ning Xi looked at Lu Tingxiao's frown, leaned over to hug him, and said softly, "Hubby, please don't always treat me like a broken glass, okay? This is not acting, it doesn't require any physical effort or energy, and I don't have to draw designs or do the accounting, I won't get tired.
Besides, we should finish what we have started. Ze Ling is the hard work of many of us. I was wrong to leave them lying there for a year without even saying hello. Now that I have woken up, I should give an explanation to my partners who have worked hard with me. Aze will definitely not disclose my situation to others. Besides, you are still here~"
Finally, Lu Tingxiao sighed and said, "I'll go with you."
In fact, when Ning Xi said the first two words, he was already destined to compromise.