As Mu Qingcheng spoke, Xie Wei twirled the teacup on the table, seemingly deep in thought.

After a few seconds, Xie Weicai spoke up: "Mayor Mu, I don't have any specific needs. On the contrary, I'm quite satisfied with the contents of the contract."

Mu Qingcheng was slightly shocked. She probably didn't expect Xie Wei to say such a thing. What was his reason for asking her to meet him?

"However, I have a question for you personally. When you first expressed your intention to cooperate, Mayor Mu, what were your thoughts?" His eyes remained fixed on Mu Qingcheng.

Upon hearing Xie Wei's words, Mu Qingcheng was taken aback and fell silent. Meeting Xie Wei's gaze, Mu Qingcheng looked away as if feeling guilty.

"Besides hoping for a smooth cooperation and that the people can live well, I have no other thoughts."

Seeing Mu Qingcheng's reaction, Xie Wei smiled slightly, stopped what he was doing, and stood up. "Mayor Mu is being somewhat dishonest."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the door. Mu Qingcheng wanted to say something more, but then she heard Xie Wei say as he walked away, "The atmosphere today is not suitable for discussing cooperation. Let's visit each other another day and talk properly."

Pushing open the door, Xie Weichao saw the mayor's assistant standing guard outside. She nodded to him and left.

After Xie Wei left, the assistant came in to inquire about the situation. Mu Qingcheng looked in the direction Xie Wei had left without saying anything, and the assistant understood that the negotiations had failed.

"I think this Mr. Xie is different from the others. He seems like a very nice person. I thought things would go very smoothly," the assistant said to Mu Qingcheng.

Mu Qingcheng smiled and said, "You think someone is nice just because you met them for the first time?"

Hearing the teasing in Mu Qingcheng's words, the assistant rolled her eyes. After working together for so long, her boss still liked to tease her.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. There's still a chance with Qiyuan." Mu Qingcheng flipped through the documents in her hand.

Seeing Mu Qingcheng's movements, the assistant knew she was about to start working again, so he turned and left the office, closing the door behind him.

Watching her assistant leave, Mu Qingcheng sighed, opened her phone, went to her photo album, and flipped to a particular picture, her expression complex. The reflection in Mu Qingcheng's eyes revealed that the person in that photo was Xie Wei.

The two had just been so polite yet distant, as if they were complete strangers.