When Ye Zhen arrived, Nan Qing'an had just finished telling Xu Nuo the story of Yang Guo and Guo Xiang.
They were originally strolling around the manor, but after only ten minutes, Xu Nuo complained of being tired. Nan Qing'an had no choice but to take him back to the third floor where they were dining, and even had someone bring Xu Nuo a sofa.
While eating the fruit that Nan Qing'an had specially brought for Xu Nuo, Ye Mao chewed on something and said after Nan Qing'an finished speaking, "Just listen to it and that's it! There's no such thing as love at first sight. It's all written to deceive people!"
For the first time, Nan Qing'an's face darkened in front of Xu Nuo. He opened his mouth to say something, just then Ye Zhen arrived.
"Oh! It really is Ye Linyan's dog. I was a little skeptical when President Nan told me about it, but I didn't expect it to actually be here!"
"Mr. Ye, watch your words. Xu Nuo is my distinguished guest!"
Nan Qing'an adjusted her glasses, her eyes flashing with displeasure as she looked at Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen dared not offend Nan Qing'an, so he could only smile and say, "President Nan, I was just joking with him!"
Xu Nuo held an apple in her hand, but hadn't eaten it. She just tossed it around in her hand. Her expression didn't change at all when she heard Ye Zhen's words. Instead, she gestured with her eyes to Ye Mao, who wanted to get up.
Night Owl, who had just gotten up, sat back down at Xu Nuo's prompting, wiped his mouth, and glanced at Ye Zhen.
"Please sit down."
Nan Qing'an spoke to Ye Zhen in a cold voice.
Ye Zhen glanced at the night cat next to Xu Nuo, wanting to ask who this person was, but remembering Nan Qing'an's obviously unhappy expression just now, he held back.
Seeing that neither of them intended to speak, Xu Nuo pulled out a tissue from the table, wiped the apple in his hand, and said, "Since we're going to cooperate, let's both show some sincerity! Let me start with mine; I can help you get the electronic engineering project!"
Nan Qing'an remained calm and took a sip of tea.
Ye Zhen laughed and said, "You make it sound so easy. What makes you think you can win this project?"
Xu Nuo tossed the apple to the night cat beside her, sat up straight on the sofa, and stared at Ye Zhen, saying, "You guys are really short of money, aren't you!"
Ye Zhen's eyes darted around, and he said, "What? You can come up with this much money!"
"I said, if we're going to cooperate, then we need to be sincere! But when it comes to cooperation, someone has to have the final say, right?"
After Xu Nuo finished speaking, he shifted his gaze from Ye Zhen's face to Nan Qing'an.
The meaning is already quite clear.
"You think you can call the shots? What a joke!" Ye Zhen glanced at Xu Nuo with some disdain, then at Nan Qing'an. Seeing him lower his eyes and remain silent, he continued:
"In terms of status, with President Nan and me here, you have the right to speak! We're only cooperating with you because you've slept with Ye Linyan for years and have dirt on him! You really think you're someone important!"
"Ye Town!"
Nan Qing'an looked up, and two cold gazes made Ye Zhen shut up immediately.
He didn't stop him before because he thought he could use him to put Xu Nuo on the spot. He didn't expect that this brainless guy would say such awful things!
After several encounters, Nan Qing'an did not believe that Xu Nuo was someone who could be bullied at will. Moreover, if they were really provoked, they, who did not have much of an advantage in this project, might not even be able to get involved at all!
Xu Nuo chuckled a few times and said, "Whether I'm someone important or not is irrelevant! But without my help, you definitely wouldn't amount to anything!"
Ever since Ye Zhen was outmaneuvered by Ye Linyan at the old mansion last time, and after hearing the rumors that Old Master Ye wanted to hand over the position of power to Ye Linyan, Ye Zhen had been holding back a lot of anger. When he saw Xu Nuo, he naturally vented his anger on him.
"Hmph~~"
Ye Zhen's gaze towards Xu Nuo clearly carried contempt:
"Even if someone has to have the final say, it should be President Nan! Even Ye Linyan, his illegitimate son, has to bow down to me! Besides, you're just a bed warmer he keeps! Even if you've latched onto President Nan now and want to bite him back, you're still nothing but a worthless piece of trash!"
The implication was nothing more than mocking Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo understood, but merely curled the corners of her lips slightly, her eyes darting back and forth between the two of them, and said, word by word, "What does President Nan think?"
Nan Qing'an's expression shifted slightly, and his gentle voice rang out: "Nuonuo, the three of us are partners, not like the old days of fighting and killing in the martial world. No one has the final say anymore. If there's anything, we can discuss it! Why don't you tell me your conditions, what do you want us to do?"
"Wait!" Ye Zhen suddenly spoke up, staring at Xu Nuo and asking, "How much money can you come up with?"
Xu Nuo guessed correctly; what they lacked most right now was indeed funds. Nan Qing'an had clearly stated before that he could only provide Ye Zhen with a quarter of the funds as reserves, and he would have to raise the rest himself.
Ye Zhen's company has made some money in the past two years, but he has squandered most of it. The company is making money, but he doesn't have much usable funds.
"You need as much as you need, I have as much as you need!"
Xu Nuo smiled wickedly at Ye Zhen: "You're leasing out to Feng's, so the funds they can provide for you probably won't be much, right? After all, Feng's itself is still mired in debt! Right, Mr. Ye?"
Having his secret exposed, Ye Zhen's expression changed: "Don't talk big. Even if you've been with Ye Linyan for several years, how much money do you have? Do you know how much reserve funds this project needs!"
He chuckled dismissively, "You should bring out all the dirt on Ye Linyan, and we'll find a way to prevent him from participating in this project! And also..."
"I can give you 500 million first!"
Xu Nuo stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Ye Zhen.
As Ye Zhen was speaking, he almost bit his tongue when he heard the number five hundred million!
Nan Qing'an looked at Xu Nuo with a hint of surprise.
“I can also provide you with funds later!” Xu Nuo picked up a red fruit from the fruit plate. He didn’t recognize what it was, but he didn’t plan to eat it anyway, so he played with it in his hand.
Ye Zhen looked at Nan Qing'an, seemingly to confirm whether Xu Nuo's words were true or false. Seeing Nan Qing'an nod slightly, he then turned his gaze back to Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "Then let me state my conditions. First, I want Ye Linyan's marriage to the Cheng family to fall through!"
Nan Qing'an's eyes flickered, and he continued listening.
"Secondly, I want you to kick Ye Linyan out of the Ye Group! And I want to make sure he doesn't get a single share!"
As Ye Zhen listened to Xu Nuo's words, his smile gradually spread. Weren't these two conditions exactly what he wanted?
Seeing Ye Zhen's expression, Xu Nuo knew he had hit the nail on the head. His fox-like eyes flashed, and he continued:
"However, you'll have to listen to me on the specifics!"
Why should I listen to you?
Ye Zhen blurted out that in his mind, Xu Nuo was Ye Linyan's bed warmer, and now she wanted to ride on his head and point fingers at him. Naturally, he didn't want to agree to that at all!
"I'll say it again! Money talks!"
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