Chapter 137 She Fights Only for Her Country
“Miss Wen Ni is definitely not an ordinary person!” Sheng Jiang laughed heartily. “But judging from your willingness to step forward today and expose Old K’s affair, you are definitely not, and absolutely cannot be, a despicable person like Old K!”
"You should be a person with a sense of justice."
Hehe~
Sheng Jiang's words made Wen Ni chuckle.
The cold, questioning atmosphere from before has eased slightly!
When she looked up again, there was less wariness and hostility in her eyes.
"To be honest, Mr. Sheng, I'm still a student. I can't just go abroad casually, much less sign contracts casually!" Wen Ni tilted her head and stood up, her refusal very straightforward. "Therefore, I cannot accept your invitation."
"No need to go abroad! This international competition will be held domestically, right on the Northern Circuit!"
Sheng Jiang quickly stood up, his tone urgent, trying to persuade him!
"As for the contract... it's fine if you don't want to sign it! We can make a verbal agreement! As long as you trust me and are willing to compete under the name of our Shengshi Sports Center, all the rewards and honors will still be yours, regardless of winning or losing! All I want is a gimmick, a brand name!"
“This…” Wen Ni spread her hands, pretending to be embarrassed, “But I’m very busy, and I may not have time.”
“No time…” Sheng Jiang, being a businessman, immediately understood Wen Ni’s meaning and held up five fingers. “Then how about this! I can pay double the price to invite you!”
Such a generous offer startled the surrounding executives!
Is this crayon-themed item truly worth such a high price, and is it truly worth the humble request from the owner of Shengjiang?
"Boss, in the end, she's just a legend from three years ago. Whether anyone even remembers her is another matter. Besides, who knows if she'll even be able to win the match now...?" A senior agent couldn't help but speak up.
“You all watched her match against Old K,” Sheng Jiang insisted stubbornly. “Someone as outstanding as her, I’m willing to believe in her abilities!”
Whether it was intentional flattery or not, it certainly pleased Wen Ni!
"Moreover, Miss Wen Ni, if you are willing to participate in this competition, you will be fighting for your country! You should know that it has been a long time since anyone from China has stood on the international racing championship stage!"
Fighting for one's country...
Wen Ni is always quite sensitive to these kinds of words!
She finally looked up at Sheng Jiang again and said, "Well, I'll think about it."
"That's great!" Sheng Jiang strode over and handed over a business card. "This is my contact information. Miss Wen Ni can call anytime!"
"Okay, thank you."
Wen Ni solemnly accepted the business card, nodded to him, and then turned and strode out of the meeting room.
Sheng Jiang stood there watching her figure disappear, his excitement lingering in his heart...
By this time, all the matches at the sports center had ended, and most of the tourists and spectators inside and outside the venue had been cleared out.
As soon as Wen Ni stepped out of the gate, she saw Lu Jinye's car parked there, but before she could take a step over, she was blocked by two men!
One was blond and blue-eyed, the other had a pointed face and monkey-like features, resembling someone from the Japanese. Neither was young, probably around forty years old!
"Hello, Miss Wen Ni! I've heard so much about you!" The blond, blue-eyed foreign man spoke fluent Chinese.
"Who are you?" Wen Ni looked them over with suspicion.
The Japanese man with the pointed chin and monkey-like face immediately pulled out his business card. "We are from Sakura Corporation's racing center! We'd like to ask Ms. Wen if she's interested in cooperating with us!"
Wen Ni took it and saw that the business card had Chinese, Japanese, and English text mixed together.
Hmm, the ingredients are quite complex!
"International competitions will soon begin recruiting players! Our Sakura company has a large presence overseas! You should have heard that if you agree to compete for us, we can pay double the price that Shengjiang promised you!"
“Foreign companies…” Wen Ni asked with a mocking expression, “How can you expect me, a Chinese person, to represent another country in a battle?”
"China's economic situation is not good, much worse than ours! Especially this industry, it's in a slump! Otherwise, their Shengshi Sports Center wouldn't have produced a single international champion yet!" The Japanese man became more and more proud as he spoke, extending an olive branch: "Ms. Wen Ni, if you agree, we can apply for a blue card for you, so your whole family can immigrate and receive preferential treatment in our country, as long as you win the competition for us!"
"Is that so?" Wen Ni said slowly.
"Yes!" they said with absolute certainty!
They were just waiting for Wen Ni to nod in agreement.
After all, anyone would agree to such benefits and security without hesitation!
"If I were to go to war..." Wen Ni spoke slowly and deliberately, her smile exceptionally sweet under the man's expectant gaze, yet her words carried a cold firmness, "It would only be for the sake of China!"
"China is no worse than any other country; it is my motherland and my only faith!"
Wen Ni smiled as she finished speaking the last word, then turned and stuffed the business card back into his lapel.
Without looking back, I walked straight ahead and got into the car!
Lu Jinye, in the driver's seat, took off his sunglasses, gave the two men a cold look, stepped on the gas, and the car sped away.
Smelling the car exhaust, the two Japanese men angrily threw their business cards on the ground and cursed in a foreign language, "They really think they're so great! They think they can act all high and mighty just because we gave them a little face! They don't know what's good for them!"
"Hey! What are you doing! Have you no manners! Littering? Go throw your trash back in your own country!" The cleaning man, speaking fluent English, came over and shooed them away, cursing as he went.
"..." The two had no choice but to slink away quickly.
The car was driving on the empty road at night.
The passenger seat, where Wen Ni was sitting, overlooked the river, offering a view of the shimmering, deep water under the starry night sky.
"Are you planning to accept Shengjiang's invitation?" Lu Jinye asked casually as he drove.
"It depends."
Wen Ni withdrew her gaze from the window, took out a business card, and entered Sheng Jiang's contact information into her phone. "If there's no mission, I might go."
Not for anything else, but to fight for China's honor!
Lu Jinye nodded thoughtfully.
His phone, which he had placed on the side of the armrest box, suddenly rang.
Wen Ni glanced at it subconsciously and saw that the name on the lit caller ID was actually...
[Land Cruiser]?
interesting.
At this moment, Lu Jinye had already parked the car on the side of the road. "I'm going to take a call."
"Do as you please."
Wen Ni raised an eyebrow. In order not to disturb him on the phone, she opened the car door and got out of the car herself. She leaned against the railing and looked at the night scenery on the river.
It was hot, but the breeze from the riverbank actually made her feel much cooler!
In the car
Lu Jinye picked up his phone, took a very light breath, and then answered the call.
"Hello, Father."
"Konno, is it convenient to talk?"
"Please speak."
"Here's the thing, your mother has a comrade-in-arms whose daughter isn't in the military; she's currently pursuing a doctorate in China and wants to get to know you! Your mother said you're not getting any younger, and she doesn't want us to worry about these things for you. Your grandfather is also getting older every day and is still waiting to hold his grandson." Mr. Lu's voice on the other end of the phone was calm and resolute.
It didn't feel like he was having a casual chat with his son; it sounded more like he was giving orders and giving instructions!
Hearing the words on the other end of the phone, Lu Jinye's eyes darkened slightly, and his tone turned colder. "You haven't come back for so long, and you haven't called for months, just to tell me this?"
“You know that your mother and I have a lot of things to do in the military, we can’t help it.”
"You all go about your business, and you don't need to worry about my affairs!" Lu Jinye was not in a good mood, and then blurted out, "Besides, I have someone I like."
"What?! You have someone you like?! What does she do? Where is she from? How old is she?"
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