"Take a closer look."

Xu Xinchen leaned closer to look, and suddenly her face flushed. He moved closer, and before she could react, she was pulled into his arms, her lips moving silently.

She glared at him angrily.

After a while, Chen Ningsheng finally released her, his eyes and brows showing satisfaction.

"Good girl." He patted her head.

In the newly appointed office, Gu Yan was reviewing documents when someone burst in.

Assistant Wang pushed open the door, looking as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. "President Gu, there's a problem with that batch of new testing equipment..."

He looked at Gu Yan with a worried expression.

Gu Yan put down his pen, waiting for him to continue.

"The equipment passed quality inspection, but problems arose during use. Someone in the lab was injured when the testing equipment exploded..."

Gu Yan leaned back in his chair, his expression unreadable. He remained silent for a long time before finally saying, word by word, "I know."

Assistant Wang's eyes widened instantly. "You know?"

"The quality control inspection couldn't detect the problem; the problem lies in its design principles, which caused instability in the performance of some instruments, leading to the explosion..."

"President Gu..." Assistant Wang was completely baffled.

"Since you knew that, why were you still so insistent on getting this shipment in the first place?"

This batch of goods was purchased at a high price, which shows how much he valued it.

He saw Gu Yan's lips curl into a beautiful smile, "This isn't for sale. I have another use for it."

As Xu Xinchen watched Chen Ningsheng's health improve day by day, it was time for her to return to the company.

She subtly and tentatively made the request during a moment of intimacy between the two. Although Chen Ningsheng outwardly agreed, she could tell from his expression that she was still dissatisfied.

She knew that he didn't like her staying in the new department. Staying in the new department meant that she would have to spend a lot of time in contact with Gu Yan, and his hostility towards Gu Yan was growing deeper because of her.

So Xu Xinchen kept putting it off, but work is work, and it wouldn't be right for the company to accept that she had been away for so long.

She went to the company while Chen Ningsheng was asleep.

First, he went to Gu Yan's office to report to him, but Gu Yan stopped him as he was leaving.

He casually asked, "By the way, how's Chen Ningsheng's recovery going?"

"He's doing well." A smile unconsciously appeared on her face when Chen Ningsheng was mentioned.

"By the way, do you know about our company's new shipment?"

Gu Yan slowly spoke while holding the tea.

“I know, Mr. Gu.” She congratulated him with a smile, “This batch of goods is newly imported into the domestic market, and the fact that our company managed to secure it truly lays a solid foundation for our future.”

"Yes, that's what I thought too." He picked up his water glass, took a sip of tea, and only half of his face was visible around the edge of the glass.

"However, the product did not perform very well in the market. The general public in China did not know much about this technology and its acceptance was not high. Moreover, Shinco was still a small, fledgling company and could not gain their trust."

Xu Xinchen's smile faded. "So, Mr. Gu, what do you mean...?"

"Changyu is the largest company in this field." He looked at her and slowly continued, "If Changyu were to step in, this market would likely be easier to expand, and it could be a win-win situation."

Xu Xinchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he hesitated, "President Gu, Chang Yu has always been Xinke's strongest competitor. If you do this, aren't you just handing over the profits to someone else?"

Gu Yan smiled slightly, "Business relationships are like that; one moment we're competitors, the next we're partners. Besides, I'm not giving Chang Yu such a large profit for nothing. When this batch of goods is transferred, I'll sell it for twice the purchase price... This will also be an even larger profit for Xinke."

Hearing this, Xu Xinchen's doubts were slightly dispelled. "Alright, Mr. Gu, I'll discuss it with him in a bit."

The door closed, and Gu Yan's lips curled into a smile.

When Chen Ningsheng woke up, Xu Xinchen was no longer in the room. He guessed that she might have gone to the company, and his expression was not very good.

The door was gently pushed open, and Xu Xinchen tiptoed in. She saw him sitting on the edge of the bed, staring intently at her, and she paused.

She gave a sheepish smile, went to his side, and changed the subject, "You woke up so early?"

"Where did you go?"

Chen Ningsheng looked at her and asked with displeasure.

"I just went to the company." She turned her head away as if trying to avoid the question.

Chen Ningsheng was very unhappy, extremely unhappy, but he had already experienced a separation with her once, and that painful experience had changed him. Even if he was dissatisfied, he would learn to restrain his possessiveness and not let himself show it too much and scare her.

Xu Xinchen noticed his dissatisfaction, shook his hand, and gave him a kiss, which gradually calmed his expression.

"Oh, right," she suddenly said, "Gu Yan gave me a contract..."

Under his gaze, she relayed Gu Yan's words verbatim.

"If this collaboration is successful, it will be beneficial to both parties..."

Chen Ningsheng's expression was serious, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

What's your decision?

She playfully took his hand and shook it.

Chen Ningsheng glanced at her sideways, "Why are you taking his side like this?"

“I’m not helping him at all,” Xu Xinchen retorted, frowning. “You’re the one who should benefit more from this collaboration. I’m helping you.”

Her words completely pleased Chen Ningsheng.

She was right; he did indeed benefit more. Moreover, he had been eyeing this batch of goods for a long time, but he was in the hospital at the time, and his subordinates in the company did not do their best to fight for it, which gave Xinke an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Now that it's being offered to us, why wouldn't we accept it?

He casually flipped through the pages, saw that there were no problems, picked up a pen, and with a flourish, was about to sign his name.

But the paper was suddenly pressed down.

He looked up at Xu Xinchen, whose eyes held worry. "You agreed so quickly?"

He chuckled, "What? You've convinced me so much and I still won't agree? Even if you asked me to pluck the stars from the sky for you, I'd still agree."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Xinchen lightly punched him.

Slowly release your hand.

Chen Ningsheng glanced at her with a smile, then wrote his own name on the paper with a flourish.

Xu Xinchen looked at the contract, and although she should have been happy, she couldn't feel happy at all.

A nameless worry welled up in my heart.

She thought she was probably just too tired lately.

After signing the contract, Chen Ningsheng tossed it aside, looked at her face, and was taken aback. "What's wrong with you?"

Xu Xinchen couldn't explain what was going on either, "You trust me that much?"

Chen Ningsheng looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled wickedly, grabbed her cheek with his large hand, and pinched it a few times, "I trust you that much."

"The only person I will never doubt in this world is you."

He looked at her and said earnestly.

Xu Xinchen suddenly froze.

She suddenly looked into his eyes, and his eyes were sincere, without a trace of falsehood in them.

A sweet feeling slowly flowed through her heart.

"Mmm." Under his burning gaze, she lowered her head and responded.

With her by his side, Chen Ningsheng recovered quickly, as if he had received a magic pill.