Chapter 17 Her ex-husband is not worthy of cooperating with her

The meeting ended with lunchtime, and the organizers arranged for us to have lunch at the Dongyu Hotel.

Principal Mu chatted with Yu Yan for a while. When Yu Yan was walking to her seat, she was stopped by the two bosses. After exchanging a few polite words and receiving their business cards, she saw Xiang Jingheng.

Anyone who knows Xiang Jingheng and Yu Yan knows they are ex-husband and wife.

Upon seeing Xiang Jingheng arrive, the two CEOs smiled and teased, "President Xiang, don't mind us. Our company is also in great need of talent like Dr. Yu right now. Don't blame us for competing with you."

Xiang Jingheng stood there ramrod straight, looking at Yu Yan with a magnanimous expression, and smiled faintly: "No."

The two bosses laughed it off and left.

Xiang Jingheng took a step forward, but Yu Yan walked right past him. Xiang Jingheng grabbed her wrist and said, "Yu Yan."

“President Xiang, please be respectful in public.” Yu Yan frowned.

Xiang Jingheng was surprised to see a sharp look on her face. He paused for a second, then released her wrist.

Can we talk?

Yu Yan glanced at him indifferently, "You also want to talk to me about cooperation?"

Xiang Jingheng nodded, his handsome face making no attempt to hide his determination to have her. "High-tech talent is needed by everyone. The Xiang family has always wanted to break through the technological barriers in the chip industry and is willing to invest heavily, as you know."

“Hmm.” Yu Yan said, “I know that Xiang’s and Xiaoxing Research Lab have established a long-term cooperative relationship. Currently, WD Research Lab is indeed looking for high-tech companies to cooperate with. Our research fields and directions are the same as those of Xiaoxing Research Lab. Since Xiang’s has already invested a lot of resources in Xiaoxing Research Lab, it would be better to continue the cooperation.”

These words implied that the Xiang family's wishes were not being considered. Xiang Jingheng frowned and took another step forward.

"Yu Yan, I'm talking to you about a business collaboration. Don't act impulsively."

Yu Yan looked puzzled. "What do you mean by acting impulsively, President Xiang? I don't quite understand what you're saying."

"..."

Xiang Jingheng felt that she was doing it on purpose. He was caught between a throbbing pain and seeing that everyone's eyes were turning to him, he said in a deep voice, "Let's talk outside. I don't want to become the subject of gossip."

He reached out to pull Yu Yan, but Yu Yan nimbly dodged his hand.

Her expression was indifferent: "I don't want to become the subject of gossip, so Mr. Xiang, please keep your distance from me in the future, and it would be best to pretend you don't know me, so as not to cause trouble for both of us."

He was the one who came up to her, yet she acted as if she desperately wanted to get close to him.

This man was as arrogant as ever.

Yu Yan didn't want to pay any attention to him and walked towards her seat. Xiang Jingheng watched her resolute back and pursed his thin lips.

I can't just call her back in public...

She was deliberately trying to embarrass him!

Yu Yan's seat was arranged on the leader's desk, with Principal Mu to her left and Shao Muyan to her right.

As soon as he sat down, Shao Muyan looked at the business cards that were about to fall out of Yu Yan's shirt pocket and chuckled: "You've received quite a few offers."

Yu Yan tucked the business card into her pocket and whispered, "He said he'd give me a million-dollar annual salary."

Shao Muyan asked, "Which one have you set your sights on?"

While asking her questions, he ladled her a bowl of old duck soup. Yu Yan accepted it with both hands, thanked him, took a sip, and said, "It's my own home."

Shao Muyan understood. "Your senior brother is looking for you?"

"Yes, Uncle Mu wants to hire me as a micro-nano electronics learning researcher and doctoral supervisor at Upstate University."

Yu Yan spoke casually with her family, as if chatting at home. "My grandfather and my teacher also think this way. They want me to focus on my research after I return to China and do a good job on the project. They don't want me to think about anything else for now."

Shao Muyan nodded and used serving chopsticks to put food on her plate.

"The school environment is indeed simpler, which is conducive to focusing on research. Upstate University even has ready-made laboratories, making it convenient for you to lead a team to conduct experiments."

His voice was calm and composed. "I'll discuss it with my senior colleague. When do you have time to come to the school? I'll show you around the lab."

"It will be available this afternoon!"

Yu Yan didn't want to waste a minute and immediately replied, "I can go anytime."

Meeting her bright, sparkling eyes, Shao Muyan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it. No rush, let's eat first."

"Mmm." Yu Yan started eating in silence.

With Shao Muyan sitting next to her, no one dared to disturb her easily. Shao Muyan had a commanding presence and had always disliked socializing, so even if someone came over, they would be stopped and politely refused by his students.

Once the banquet actually began, Yu Yan ate quite comfortably at her table.

Upstate University is her alma mater, and everyone at this table is her classmate, senior, junior, and senior. It's just like a family dinner.

She doesn't need to be adept at socializing or say polite things with a forced smile... The research community is indeed a comfort zone for her, a place where she can feel at ease.

It's unclear who arranged the seating, but Xiang Jingheng's table was quite far from Yu Yan's.

He could only watch her slender figure from afar as she ate without looking up from her seat, while someone kept putting food on her plate, as if taking care of a child.

His gaze gradually darkened.

Because his previous rumored affair with Gan Xiaoxing inexplicably became a trending topic, everyone in the scientific research community criticized him as a heartless man who had let Yu Yan down.

Ke Xiangjingheng really wanted to ask, if Yu Yan had cheated on her husband during their marriage, how would that be accounted for?