Chapter 515 Encounter

Song Lansheng felt distressed when she thought about her past experience being repeated on Song Yi. She looked at Fu Xijing and said, "Spend more time with her recently and try to postpone any social engagements that you can."

This was the first time Song Lansheng made such a direct request to Fu Xijing.

Fu Xijing agreed very straightforwardly: "Don't worry, Mom, I've already dealt with this matter this afternoon. I won't be busy in the next few months, so I will focus my energy on Xiaoyi first."

Song Lansheng nodded. With Fu Xijing's promise, she felt much more at ease.

——

After the weekend, Shi Chen went to Hengyuan early on Monday morning. Today was the day when PE and Hengyuan officially signed the contract.

Qin Yu also came with Shi Chen.

The two met in the parking lot. People from Hengyuan were already waiting there. After picking them up, they took them upstairs.

Shi Chen and Qin Yu walked out of the elevator while chatting about work. After walking a few steps, they suddenly heard someone calling "Mr. Jiang".

Shi Chen and Qin Yu looked over at the same time, but what they saw was not Jiang Mozhou, but Jiang Budu.

Jiang Budu had a bad reputation. Although Qin Yu had never met him in person, he had read a lot of gossip about him and recognized him at a glance.

Qin Yu also knew about what happened between Jiang Budu and Tang Qing, and subconsciously glanced at Shi Chen.

After Shi Chen saw Jiang Budu, his expression became somewhat serious, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes. That was a person's instinctive reaction after encountering a crisis.

Jiang Budu was also looking in their direction, and at this moment, his eyes had met Shi Chen's.

Normally, they should greet each other at this time, but neither Jiang Budu nor Shi Chen spoke.

Qin Yu was caught in the middle, feeling a bit awkward. He could only bite the bullet and say something to Jiang Budu first: "Hello, Mr. Jiang, hello. I've heard a lot about you."

Jiang Budu still gave Qin Yu some face. He looked at him, nodded, said "Hello", and then left.

After this little episode, Shi Chen and Qin Yu were taken to the signing conference room by relevant staff to wait.

The staff brought two cups of tea and then left. Qin Yu saw them leave, then he leaned over and said to Shi Chen, "You should have said hello to Jiang Budu when you saw him just now. Let's put things in perspective."

Shi Chen: "I can't speak."

Qin Yu: "Is it because of what happened between him and Tang Qing?"

Shi Chen: "Isn't this reason enough?"

Qin Yu: "It's enough, but it's not like what you did."

He couldn't help but sigh again: "You are completely different towards Tang Qing. Once you meet her, you become a love-brained person who doesn't care about the consequences. The lethality of white moonlight is so strong."

Shi Chen: "Be mentally prepared."

Qin Yu didn't understand what he said: "What?"

Shi Chen: "Mr. Jiang Mozhou said before that his brother would not be involved in this case, but he just showed up here."

Qin Yu's right eyelid twitched. "So, you mean, if he participates in this case, you won't sign the contract?"

Shi Chen: “Yeah.”

Qin Yu: "...Are you serious?"

Shi Chen: "I'm not sure of his motives. If there really is a conflict of interest, I will definitely have to compromise. At that time, many decisions I have no say in will be made. I don't want to be pushed around, and there's no way I'm going to let Tang Qing sacrifice for me again. I'm with her to make her life better, not to cause her trouble."

Qin Yu: “…”

He was so choked by Shi Chen that he didn't know what to say for a long time. Before he could react, the door of the conference room was pushed open again.

The people who came this time were the department manager who came when we first went to PE to discuss cooperation, and Jiang Mozhou.

When Shi Chen and Qin Yu saw them come in, they stood up at the same time and greeted the two of them respectively.

Jiang Mozhou and Shi Chen shook hands. "Welcome to Hengyuan. I've arranged a private room for you guys at noon. After you sign the contract, you can take a tour of the company and stay for dinner."

Jiang Mozhou's attitude was very polite. For a company as large as Hengyuan, there was no need for him to show up in person for such a signing, let alone take them on a tour or arrange lunch. Doing so was considered giving PE enough face.

If you don't accept it, it would seem like you are being ungrateful.

Shi Chen said "thank you" to Jiang Mozhou, then lowered his voice and asked him, "Mr. Jiang, can you please talk for a moment? I have a few things I want to confirm with you before signing the contract."

Jiang Mozhou nodded and exchanged glances with the assistant beside him.

The assistant immediately understood what he meant and took the two of them to the reception room next to the conference room.

Jiang Mozhou and Shi Chen sat down at the tea table and took the initiative to speak: "Mr. Shi, do you have any other concerns?"

Shi Chen: "Dr. Jiang has promised before that the cooperation with PE will not involve Jiang's participation."

Jiang Mozhou: "Yes, this sentence always works."

Shi Chen: "Is it convenient to add it to the contract?"

Jiang Mozhou pondered for a few seconds and laughed, "Is it because I saw the second brother just now?"

Shi Chen agreed.

Jiang Mozhou: "He sent my son to school for me today. The school has some information. He came to deliver it. It has nothing to do with work. Don't worry."

Although Jiang Mozhou's attitude was sincere, Shi Chen couldn't trust him 100%. "Mr. Jiang loves his wife and son, so he should understand my starting point."

"Yes, I understand." Jiang Mozhou said, "I will notify the legal department now to add the clause you just mentioned."

Shi Chen didn't expect Jiang Mozhou to agree so readily. Surprised, he said "thank you" to him.

Jiang Mozhou: "You're too polite. This matter was my negligence. I didn't think too much about it."

Shi Chen: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for your understanding."

…

Within ten minutes, the legal department had delivered the revised contract, and both parties formally signed the contract.

After Jiang Mozhou completed the signing process in the conference room, he arranged for someone to take Shi Chen and Qin Yu to visit the company, and he returned to the office.

When Jiang Mozhou pushed the door open and walked in, Jiang Budu was standing in front of the French window in a daze.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door opening. He turned around and met Jiang Mozhou's eyes. He asked casually, "Why did it take so long to sign?"

"The PE side suddenly requested to add a clause, which delayed it a bit," Jiang Mozhou said.

Jiang Budu frowned when he heard this: "What else do you want to add?"

Jiang Mozhou: "You just ran into Shi Chen."

Jiang Budu's eyelids twitched. "Is it related to me?"

Jiang Mozhou: "He's still worried that this project will affect his relationship with Tang Qing, so he specifically added a clause to ensure that Jiang's company and you don't participate in this project."

Jiang Budu laughed at himself after hearing this, "The defenses are really strict."

Jiang Mozhou: "This just shows that he is very serious about this relationship and cares about Tang Qing's feelings."

He expressed his opinion, "You can rest assured that Tang Qing is with him."

Jiang Budu: "..."

Jiang Mozhou: "Is it hard to listen to this?"

Jiang Budu: "Whose brother are you? How dare you speak for an outsider like that?"

Jiang Mozhou: "That's why I say that because he's your brother. It would be better for both you and her if you could get over it sooner."