Without the obstruction of "Spark", the escort team successfully arrived at its destination - the "Prism" industrial park located in District 14.

"Prism".

Like "Snake Ring," this company is one of the six major conglomerates, firmly controlling the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

For example, the blockers that Xu Shi had previously taken were their products.

"Oh? It's actually Chairman Xu who came in person?"

The person in charge of the handover was a petite woman dressed in a white suit. Her large round-framed glasses and fluffy curly hair made her look cute and lively.

Ye Shanshan is the private secretary and bodyguard of the chairman of the "Prism" Group.

Although he seemed a bit eccentric, Xu Shi knew that beneath the deceptive exterior lay exceptional abilities.

Even in terms of superpowers, she is no less capable than Su Lin.

"Is Secretary Ye surprised?"

He politely shook the other person's fingertips, "After all, this batch of goods is quite valuable. If anything goes wrong, I won't be able to explain it."

"...Yes, Chairman Xu has really thought this through."

Ye Shanshan was taken aback upon hearing this, clearly genuinely surprised. "I'll arrange for someone to count the money right now, and once everything is confirmed, the remaining balance will be transferred. Please wait a moment."

The waiting process was rather long, after all, as Xu Shi said, this was a big order.

The total value of the four vehicles' weapons and equipment is a full fifty million credits.

It's easy to imagine how severe the consequences would be if these things were actually taken away by "Spark".

The monetary compensation was a minor matter. More importantly, in the original story, the theft of the goods led to the gradual breakdown of the originally close relationship between the two groups, ultimately resulting in their complete disintegration.

A tiny butterfly flapping its wings can eventually unleash a devastating hurricane.

Thinking about it this way, Xu Shi even felt a bit of relief that he had survived a disaster.

"Speaking of which, didn't your Chairman Xie come?"

After calming himself down, Xu Shi chatted with Ye Shanshan in the lounge. "I heard from Su Lin that she used to be present in person for every handover of goods."

"That's right, but Chairman Xie has a very important meeting today and really can't get away."

Ye Shanshan clasped her hands apologetically, "That's why it's my turn now... Please forgive me, Chairman Xu."

However, before Xu Shi could say anything more, she suddenly blinked and put on a sly smile.

"Of course, it's also possible that Chairman Xie guessed you would come, so he deliberately didn't want to see you?"

That's quite sarcastic.

"Is this how 'Prism' treats its partners, Secretary Ye?"

Upon hearing this, Su Lin's face instantly turned cold.

She couldn't stand others treating the young master with such contempt, especially to his face!

Xu Shi's reaction was rather indifferent, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it.

After all, it wasn't the first time he'd known how this bespectacled girl and her master treated him.

The collaboration between "Snake Ring" and "Prism" has existed for nearly a century, dating back to Xu Shi's great-grandfather.

This is mainly due to the complementary nature of the two companies – "Snake Ring" needs the other party's scientific research achievements in the field of biology to enhance its military industrial capabilities; and only "Snake Ring" has the capability to manufacture many of the precision instruments required for "Prism".

This also ensured that their relationship remained very good, much like that of "Refraction" and "Milky Way" back then.

By the time of Xu Shi's father's generation, the honeymoon period had reached its peak.

So, how can we make such a relationship more solid?

Arranged marriage.

Even before Xu Shi was born, his father, Xu Cheng, had already arranged a marriage for him.

The woman is Xie Qingyan, the current head of "Prism".

Interestingly, his fiancée was also a villain in the original story.

Unlike the original owner of this brainless playboy, Xie Qingyan's shrewdness and ruthlessness left a deep impression on Xu Shi when he read the book.

Xu Shi's memory of the plot only extends to the time when the original body was destroyed—at that time, the "Snake Ring" was already at its end, but Xie Qingyan and her "Prism" still held absolute power in Night City.

Under her design, Shenhe and "Xinghuo" were driven to the brink of despair more than once.

She herself had no ambiguous relationship with Shen Hejian, which is why she was jokingly called "the only woman in the whole book who was focused on her career".

Compared to such a major villain, calling the original owner a minor boss is an understatement; a small fry would be more accurate.

I'm so cold and shivering, when will my baby boy be able to stand up?!

It was precisely this difference that led to the two of them, who had a fairly good relationship when they were young, gradually drifting apart as they grew older.

In Xu Shi's memory, they had basically been strangers since high school.

This is how career-driven strong women are, it's understandable... He was too lazy to argue with Ye Shanshan, after all, he had quite a few embarrassing pasts, so what could he do?

For him, maintaining a cooperative relationship with "Prism" is all that matters right now; his current focus does not include marriage.

"Speaking of which, has Secretary Ye taken care of the matter I contacted a few days ago?"

So he didn't continue the topic and instead asked about the important matter at hand.

"About the intensive care unit?"

Ye Shanshan was taken aback, then nodded. "You've always had a private room in District 16, so you can come anytime... But if I may be so bold, Mr. Xu, what illness do you have?"

Actually, she found it a bit strange when Xu Shi contacted her.

How did someone so young end up in the hospital... Could it be from philandering?

"It wasn't me, it was her."

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