Chapter 7: Too Clever by Half
Zhong Qing opened the PowerPoint presentation with the practiced click of someone who had spent considerable time ensuring every transition worked smoothly, then moved to stand in front of the screen. She positioned herself where the light from the projector wouldn't cast her shadow across the slides, blocking critical information. She wore her hair pulled back in a neat ponytail and a business suit that Yi Chengcheng had modified specifically for this presentation—taking the standard corporate uniform and adjusting it just enough to make it fit properly, to make it look intentional rather than borrowed. Standing there before the assembled department heads and her fellow new employees, she appeared poised and elegant, clean and crisp with that particular air of efficiency that signaled someone who took their work seriously. She began with a brief overview of the basic information gathered about Zhiqiang Medical Examination Center. This portion was largely identical to what the prev...
