"Indicate?" Jiang Tingchen raised the last word of his voice slightly, with a hint of ambiguous smile, but his eyes were sharply locked on Fu Chen's face, as if waiting for his next words.

Fu Chen was choked by Jiang Tingchen's words, and his face instantly became extremely ugly.

He didn't expect Jiang Tingchen to be so direct and not give him any face at all. He didn't expect Jiang Tingchen to actually break up with him for Ning Nanxue.

"Mr. Jiang, you're joking. There might have been some misunderstandings at the resort yesterday." Fu Chen tried hard to remain calm and composed on the surface, trying to downplay the matter.

"Misunderstanding?" Jiang Tingchen seemed to have heard something funny. The corners of his mouth curled up in a mocking arc, but his eyes grew colder. "What Mr. Fu calls misunderstanding is to slander Xue'er in public and humiliate her character?"

"Mr. Fu's 'misunderstanding' has come at too high a price." Jiang Tingchen's tone remained gentle, but the oppressive feeling in his words grew stronger and stronger, like an invisible boulder, pressing Fu Chen so hard that he couldn't breathe.

Fu Chen's expression became even uglier. He knew that Jiang Tingchen was forcing him to apologize, but who was he, Fu Chen?

Apologize to Ning Nanxue?

Absolutely not!

"Mr. Jiang, friction is inevitable in the business world. Why bother with so much?" Fu Chen tried to change the subject and avoid the question of apology.

Jiang Tingchen didn't give him the chance and interrupted him directly. His tone was calm but with a hint of warning: "Mr. Fu, I came here today to give you face, but it doesn't mean that you can trample on Xue'er's dignity at will."

"Xue'er is my friend, Jiang Tingchen. I will not allow anyone to bully her, including you, Fu Chen." Jiang Tingchen's voice was not loud, but every word was clear and resounding, with an unquestionable majesty.

Fu Chen's anger grew. After being warned by Jiang Tingchen, he felt as if his face was being trampled underfoot.

But on the surface, he still tried to stay calm. He knew that now was not the time to completely break up with Jiang Tingchen.

He still needs to find more information from Jiang Tingchen. He needs to know where Jiang Tingchen comes from and what the relationship is between him and Ning Nanxue.

"Mr. Jiang has misunderstood. I have no ill will towards President Ning. It's just that some of the things I said may not have been very nice." Fu Chen softened his tone, trying to save face.

Jiang Tingchen looked at Fu Chen's hypocritical smile, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, but he did not pursue it further, and just said lightly: "I hope so."

The atmosphere fell into silence again, and the air in the box seemed to be frozen, so oppressive that it made people breathless.

Fu Chen felt extremely depressed. He felt like he was being played around by Jiang Tingchen, being controlled everywhere and having no power to fight back.

This feeling made him very unhappy and angry.

But he had to endure it. In order to find out Jiang Tingchen's background and to find out who was backing Ning Nanxue, he could only swallow his anger temporarily.

"Mr. Jiang, since today's meeting is about business cooperation, why don't we talk about business?" Fu Chen suppressed his anger and took the initiative to bring the topic back on track.

Jiang Tingchen heard this, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "Mr. Fu is right, it's more important to talk about business."

In the following time, Fu Chen began to ask Jiang Tingchen indirectly about his intention for business cooperation and his opinions on the new project of Fu Group.

Jiang Tingchen always maintained a tight-lipped attitude. He showed little interest in business cooperation and only responded perfunctorily without making any substantive commitments.

As for the new project of Fu Group, Jiang Tingchen only made a few casual comments, neither confirming nor denying it, and his attitude was very vague.

Fu Chen tried his best to get some valuable information from Jiang Tingchen, but Jiang Tingchen was like a Tai Chi master, skillfully dissolving all his attempts.

This made Fu Chen feel more nervous and more unfathomable.

He began to doubt whether his attempt today was a wrong decision.

Jiang Tingchen seemed to be even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiang Tingchen stood up and said gently, "Mr. Fu, it was a pleasure talking to you today. I will seriously consider your cooperation proposal."

"Consider it?" Fu Chen frowned slightly, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure. "What does Mr. Jiang mean?"

Jiang Tingchen smiled and said meaningfully, "The matter of cooperation requires careful consideration. After all, it concerns the future development of both companies. Mr. Fu should understand my thoughts, right?"

Fu Chen was choked by Jiang Tingchen's words and was speechless. He knew that Jiang Tingchen's so-called "consideration" was just an excuse.

Jiang Tingchen had no intention of cooperating with him. He probably came here today just to deal with him and to warn him not to set his sights on Ning Nanxue again.

"In that case, I won't bother Mr. Jiang anymore." Fu Chen suppressed his anger and forced a smile. "I look forward to Mr. Jiang's 'serious consideration'."

Jiang Tingchen smiled slightly and extended his hand, "Happy cooperation."

Fu Chen reluctantly shook hands with Jiang Tingchen, but he was burning with anger and felt extremely depressed.

He felt like he had been fooled by Jiang Tingchen, wasting his time and energy without getting anything in return.

After Jiang Tingchen left, Fu Chen sat alone in the box with a terribly gloomy expression.

He slammed the table hard, making a loud "bang" sound, to vent his anger and

"Jiang Tingchen, just wait for me!" Fu Chen growled with gritted teeth, his eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.

On the other side, Jiang Tingchen drove back to Ning Group.

He went directly to the president's office and told Ning Nanxue the details of his meeting with Fu Chen today.

After listening to Jiang Tingchen's narration, Ning Nanxue sneered, "Fu Chen has lost his patience and is testing me so soon."

"He wants to find out about you and find out if there is someone behind you." Jiang Tingchen analyzed calmly.

Ning Nanxue nodded, her eyes cold. "He thought he could scare me like this? He is so naive."

"Xue'er, what are you going to do?" Jiang Tingchen looked at Ning Nanxue and asked with concern.

Ning Nanxue's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Since he wants to cooperate, then we will play with him."

"How about using the name of cooperation to gradually disintegrate the Fu Group?" Ning Nanxue said with a hint of excitement.

Jiang Tingchen frowned slightly when he heard this, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "Xue'er, isn't this too risky? After all, Fu Chen is not that easy to deal with."