After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

Su Li took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness in her heart, and tried to force a smile: "I'll pour a cup of coffee."

"Yeah." Gu Jinyan responded lightly and walked straight to his office.

Su Li looked at his back, feeling mixed emotions.

She knew that she had to do something to change the status quo and prove that she was not just a vase who only relied on her husband.

Gu Jinyan held a regular department meeting in the afternoon, and Su Li attended the meeting as an observer.

At the meeting, managers from various departments reported on their recent work progress and problems they encountered. When it was the marketing department's turn to report, Manager Zhou mentioned a promotion plan for a new project. The conservative strategy of avoiding risks in the plan made Su Li feel that something was wrong.

Combining the documents she had sorted out over the past few days, she keenly noticed the deviations in the data in the plan and the loopholes in the market research. If these problems are not handled properly, they may lead to huge risks in the later stages of the project.

Su Li took a deep breath, mustered up the courage and raised her hand: "Mr. Gu, I have some ideas, can I share them?"

Everyone in the conference room looked at her with surprise, curiosity, and mostly disdain and ridicule.

Gu Jinyan, who was sitting in the main seat, just glanced at her indifferently, as if he didn't see her raised hand, and said to Manager Zhou in a cold tone: "Continue."

Manager Zhou was stunned for a moment, then reacted, pretended not to see Su Li, and continued to report his plan.

Su Li's hands froze in mid-air, and she was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She bit her lips and clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh, and the grievance in her heart surged up.

After the meeting, Su Li returned to her seat, held back her tears, and continued to organize the documents.

She told herself that she couldn't give up just like that. She had to prove that she was not just a vase who only relied on her husband, and that she had the ability to create value for the company.

From that day on, Su Li began to use all his spare time to learn about marketing, project management and other aspects.

During the day, she conscientiously completed the trivial tasks assigned by Manager Zhou in the company. After returning home at night, she plunged into the study to read relevant books and materials. When she encountered something she didn't understand, she searched the Internet or asked professionals for advice.

In the study room late at night, the light was dim, and Su Li's figure studying at the desk looked particularly serious and persistent.

She was flipping through a thick marketing book, with dense notes filling the blank spaces of the pages.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Gu Jinyan pushed open the door of the study and frowned slightly when he saw this scene.

"I... I'm learning some work knowledge." Su Li closed the book and raised her head, her eyes flashing with determination and desire, "I want to prove that I'm not just a vase that relies on you."

Gu Jinyan looked at her silently, a complex emotion flashed across his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

He said nothing and turned and left the study.

The next day, Secretary Lin came to Su Li's seat and handed her a document casually: "Ms. Su, this is the information of a new project that the company is going to launch next quarter. Please familiarize yourself with it first."

Su Li took the document and looked at Secretary Lin with some confusion: "This...is this for me?"

Secretary Lin smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "I believe Miss Su can do it."

After Secretary Lin left, Su Li held the documents in her hands, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.

In the next few days, Su Li devoted himself to studying the new project.

She carefully studied the project's feasibility report, market analysis, competitor research and other materials, and combined the knowledge she had learned during this period to conduct in-depth thinking and analysis on all aspects of the project.

It was found that although this project has broad market prospects, it also has some potential risks and challenges.

Within the company, the Administration Department organizes an exam every month to test new employees’ learning ability and familiarity with the company’s business.

The exam content covers the company's development history, corporate culture, product knowledge, marketing and other aspects. The exam results will serve as an important basis for new employees to become regular employees.

Su Li took this exam very seriously. She studied all the materials carefully and did a lot of practice questions.

On the day of the exam, she answered all the questions calmly and achieved impressive results.

"Su Li, you did really well in the exam this time. You even ranked second in the company!" Colleague A said to Su Li in surprise, holding the transcript, "How did you do it? I heard that this exam was very difficult. Many old employees didn't perform better than you!"

Su Li smiled modestly: "I'm just a little luckier."

"Lucky? I don't believe it." Colleague A shook his head. "I see you've been studying a lot during this period. You must have put in a lot of effort, right? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Su Li knew that Colleague A meant well and did not explain further.

She knew that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the company, luck alone was not enough, and she must have real talent and knowledge.

Su Li's outstanding performance did not attract Manager Zhou's attention.

When he saw Su Li's results, he just snorted disdainfully and said sarcastically: "Hey, isn't this our Mrs. Gu? What, you suddenly remembered to work hard? I advise you not to waste your efforts. Even if you get first place in the exam, it won't change your position in the company."

When Su Li heard what Manager Zhou said, she suddenly felt angry, but she suppressed her anger and said calmly, "Manager Zhou, I just want to do my job well."

"Do your job well?" Manager Zhou sneered, "Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You want to prove that you are not a vase, and you want to get Mr. Gu's recognition, right?"

Su Li didn't say anything, just looked at Manager Zhou coldly.

"I'm telling you, don't let your wishful thinking get you there!" Manager Zhou pointed at Su Li's nose and said viciously, "Boss Gu doesn't have you in his heart at all. No matter how hard you try, you're just an insignificant substitute!"

Manager Zhou's words were like a sharp knife, stabbing Su Li's heart.

She took a deep breath, tried to control the emotions surging in her heart, and said word by word: "Manager Zhou, please be respectful. I don't need you to judge how I do things."

Colleagues around him stopped what they were doing and looked at the scene in surprise.

They didn't expect that Su Li, who was always gentle, would refute Manager Zhou so harshly.