Chapter 90 really isn't there.

In front of Zhao Tianming, Chen Jingyang's smile was particularly doting, even somewhat unrestrained.

The morning sun shone directly on him, and he stood there casually with one hand in his pocket. Although he was only wearing a simple white shirt and black trousers, it made him look tall and handsome. His whole body seemed to be draped in a thin golden veil, and even the fine downy hairs on the ends of his hair were tinged with a warm glow, making people dazzled.

This was Chen Jingyang, whom he knew all too well!

Not that aloof, cold, and indifferent Chen Jingyang!

It was Chen Jingyang, who held him in his arms, gently stroked his hair and eyebrows, and called him "baby" in a tender and gentle way!

After being beaten by Director Wang that day, Chen Jingyang made a deep self-examination and believed that he had made a complete mistake from the beginning. He should never have played the game of distancing himself from Zhang Pengfei!

If it had been made clear from the beginning that Zhang Pengfei was someone he was protecting, none of this mess would have happened!

So from that day on, Chen Jingyang figured it out. He stopped pretending, stopped hiding, and stopped being so forbearing!

The point is to treat Zhang Pengfei well, and to let everyone know that Zhang Pengfei is Chen Jingyang's man. If anyone wants to mess with Zhang Pengfei, they should first ask Chen Jingyang if he agrees!

This was the first time Chen Jingyang had smiled at him like this in public, in front of outsiders.

It's like wanting to openly expose certain things that can't be seen in the light of day.

How long has it been since we've seen Chen Jingyang like this?

It must have been since his 21st birthday that Chen Jingyang had never smiled at him like that again.

A full 65 days and nights!

Zhang Pengfei felt very uncomfortable, both happy and nervous, and somewhat at a loss. In the end, he could only blush, lower his head and mutter "No" softly before rushing headlong into the conference room.

Chen Jingyang chuckled lightly and, amidst the astonished gazes of Zhao Tianming and Jin Zhenzhen, calmly followed them inside.

The meeting had no moderator and focused on speed and efficiency. Chen Jingyang got straight to the point: "Time is precious, so let's skip the small talk. First, let's quickly review the completion status of last week's action list, and then each section will update on the latest progress, focusing on the bottlenecks that need coordination. As usual, each topic should be kept under 5 minutes, starting with the technical ones."

Hardware engineer Xu Hongguang stated: "The simulation verification of the third module of the chip front-end design has passed, but the power consumption data is 8% higher than expected, and we are currently optimizing it. The bottleneck is that the software team needs to provide the optimized driver code by Wednesday at the latest for joint debugging."

Zhang Pengfei frowned slightly and quickly wrote in his notebook: "Power consumption data is 8% higher than expected, which may affect whether the chip can meet the energy efficiency indicators stipulated in the contract, and there is a potential risk to contract performance."

Software engineer Huang Youlong replied: "The driver code is being debugged, but the test case coverage of the new compiler is still 15% short. The ecosystem cooperation team needs to confirm the processing logic for several edge scenarios."

Niu Zhibin, the person in charge of ecosystem cooperation, replied: "We have had two meetings with Zenti. We have received their SDK preview version, but the documentation is incomplete and the usage of many interfaces is unclear, which has slowed down our testing progress. We emailed them last Thursday to request the missing information, but their response has been slow and we have not received a reply yet."

Zhang Pengfei's brows furrowed more deeply than before. He wrote in his notebook: "The other party is suspected of failing to provide sufficient technical support as agreed. It is necessary to assess whether this constitutes a breach of contract and whether a formal communication process needs to be initiated."

Chen Jingyang nodded thoughtfully and said, "Zenti will send a delegation over soon, and this problem should be effectively resolved. What about the supply chain?"

Supply Chain Manager Yang Weikang said, "The key material procurement list has been approved. However, there is a problem: the alternative supplier for packaging and testing, Zhiyuan, has quoted a price that is 15% lower than that of the main supplier, Jiexun, but its qualification review is not yet complete. Should we take the risk and wait for Zhiyuan's qualification results, or should we directly order from Jiexun to ensure the schedule is met?"

Attorney Zhou looked at Chen Jingyang and raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say: "Mr. Chen, may I interrupt you for a moment? If the supply chain ultimately decides to use Zhiyuan, please be sure to send us the full draft of the agreement for review at least 5 working days in advance, especially the intellectual property confidentiality clause and the liability limitation clause, to avoid compliance loopholes."

Chen Jingyang nodded, signaling him to continue.

Attorney Zhou began reporting on the legal department's progress: "The trademark registration agreement for the joint development with Zenti has been revised, with the main point of contention remaining the definition of 'derivative works.' We insist on the narrow definition and have drafted a second round of feedback, which will be sent to everyone for confirmation after the meeting."

“Our company has recently introduced the ‘Data Cross-border Security Assessment Measures’. This project may require testing data to be transferred across borders later on. We suggest we take some time to discuss this in advance.”

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Chen Jingyang listened and took notes. After everyone had finished speaking, he looked up, scanned the room, and asked, "Does anyone have anything to add?"

Everyone fell silent.

Chen Jingyang's lips curled up as he looked at Zhang Pengfei, his tone shifting from businesslike to very gentle: "Attorney Zhang, how about your end?"

All eyes turned to Zhang Pengfei.

Zhang Pengfei was completely stunned!

Was Chen Jingyang just... calling him?

He called himself... Zhang Lu?!

He looked up in a panic, instinctively glancing at Chen Jingyang.

Chen Jingyang's eyes were full of affection and his mouth was smiling. Suddenly, he blinked his right eye quickly, sending a bright and flirtatious glance his way!

He publicly "teased" Zhang Pengfei: "Yes, it's you. Be confident. Among everyone here, you are the only one with the surname Zhang."

Zhang Pengfei's face turned a burning red, as if someone had splashed a cup of red ink on it with lightning speed!

He didn't expect Chen Jingyang to ask him that!

Chen Jingyang not only suddenly asked him, but also called him Lawyer Zhang. This was... so damn unexpected!

He's sitting here more like an auditor than a participant. Who has ever seen a teacher ignore their own students in the classroom and go to ask a question to an auditor who's peering out the window?!

"No." Zhang Pengfei lowered his head involuntarily, twirling his pen in his hands, his ears turning red.

Her shy and embarrassed demeanor stirred Chen Jingyang's heart and soul!

He rested his chin on his interlaced fingers and asked again, his gaze full of affection, "Really not?"

Everyone here is a smart person. Even if you didn't notice the difference the first time, you all figured it out the second time, and you all lowered your heads, covered your noses, and chuckled to yourselves.

Zhang Pengfei was almost dying of embarrassment. He frowned and quickly glared at Chen Jingyang before looking down at his pen: "Really, no. Attorney Zhou's explanation was already very comprehensive."