Chapter 842: Song Xiaoli’s Circumstances (2)

Chapter 842 -342: Song Xiaoli’s Circumstances (2)

The name Li Yang carries immense weight in the Capital City; those who crossed him years ago met unfortunate ends, and it’s even more so now.

Song Xiaoli pondered countless times; if she were to swap identities with her sister, what would her life look like now?

Definitely better than Gong Chenlin by many times.

After all, Gong Chenlin’s boyfriend is just Li Yang’s roommate…

The group from the 18th class of the Jing University School of Management graduated three years after her, and now, two years into their careers, where do they stand?

She heard that in this year alone, they’ve all achieved considerable success and have bright futures ahead.

Only her future is shrouded in darkness.

She reached out to her sister, but her sister only offered to sponsor some living expenses and refused to approach Li Yang for her.

A topic suddenly popped up in her phone group chat.

“Have you heard? Our leader is heading to Jiangbei soon.”

“Is this a promotion?”

“Probably, but who knows if he’ll bring someone along. It’d be great if I were chosen.”

“If anyone’s chosen, it should be Song Xiaoli; she’s a proper graduate of Jing University.”

“True, @Song Xiaoli, Xiaoli, you’re going to rise to success; don’t forget us after going to Jiangbei.”

…

Reading the chat in the group, Song Xiaoli inexplicably grew nervous.

Could there really be a chance?

She replied: “I haven’t received any notification.”

“That’s only a matter of time; the leadership transition is done, which is why the word got out. Give it two or three days, you’ll see…”

“Mmm, mmm, mmm.”

Under normal circumstances, Song Xiaoli wouldn’t care about such baseless rumors.

But she’s been in Jiang City for five years now, and she truly cannot stay any longer; her whole being grew anxious.

In the days following, the group discussions grew more frequent, with praises for Song Xiaoli growing louder, and even she believed she was being transferred.

Thus, amidst Song Xiaoli’s eager anticipation, Feng Jianhui left.

He didn’t bring a single person along.

Upon meeting her colleagues again, she could see the mockery in their eyes.

A few days ago, it seemed she was really leaving; in reality? It had nothing whatsoever to do with her!

She followed the new leader to visit Green Water Group’s production plant, where she saw Li Yang.

Yet Li Yang’s gaze did not linger on her at all.

This was the first time she saw Li Yang in years.

Even though the county is small, the people are smaller.

She thought Li Yang might glance her way, giving her a chance to greet him and let the leader know they were acquainted.

But the opportunity never came throughout the tour.

…

Li Yang called Song Yu after returning home.

“Sister Song, why is your sister in Jiang City?”

On the other end, Song Yu asked in astonishment, “You saw her?”

“I did, but didn’t talk to her since I don’t know the new leaders in Jiang City well.”

“Just let her be. It serves her right to suffer a bit for stirring up trouble before. Besides, with her impetuous nature, she’s not suited for such work.”

“Hmm? Sister Song’s recent insights are profound; you now speak of impatience as a flaw.”

Song Yu: “It’s not so much enlightenment; it’s just that after experiencing some highs and lows, I’ve realized that to be respected, one must have either the strength or a strong enough backer.”

“Hmm?”

“I’m lucky to have you as a solid backer, otherwise I’d probably be detested by both people and dogs.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment from you, Sister Song.”

“Of course, it’s a compliment. I even prepared a gift for you; when are you coming to the Capital City?”

“January, but only for a few days—no more than three or four—before heading home again.”

Around the New Year, things are sure to be strict. Li Yang didn’t want to fuss; attending a conference in the Capital City would suffice.

At present, over at Extreme Shadow Cars, they’re integrating procedural city NOC data. It marks a significant step in Extreme Shadow Cars’ intelligent driving.

The highway pilot phase is complete since highway routes are relatively fixed, making them easier for algorithms.

However, urban driving environments are very complex, lacking both computational power and a sufficient database.

Now, with NOC functions launched in thirteen cities, it indicates that the technology is mature.

It’s not just Extreme Shadow cars gathering data; they’ve amassed enough before, and future extreme ride data will supplement the algorithm.

“Only three or four days? Fair enough… How about staying at my place then? Your rental’s probably unkempt by now.”

“Cough, cough, Ruyi already bought that place; it’s cleaned regularly.”

“???? That little rascal moves so quickly.”

“Haha, Sister Song, are you planning to get me drunk again this time?”

“Now that you know, how could I? But still, we must share a drink or two.”

“No problem, it’s settled then.”

…

A few days later, it was New Year’s Day.

Li Yang received the conference materials, including basic car model data.

In terms of appearance, some changes were made to distinguish it from previous models.

In the realm of digitalization, many features were added, such as digital headlights.

After two years of iteration, the changes are substantially greater than the previous annual updates, making this a truly intelligent driving model.

Although there’s still a long way to go before achieving full autonomous driving, the user experience has vastly improved.