He Jinxing suddenly didn't want to leave. To him, both Gou Yu's daughter who was scared to death of him and Ye Lang with a coffin face were much more interesting than facing Secretary Liu's face that meant "there are still countless jobs waiting for you".

"You messed up so badly on your first day at work," He Jinxing said to Ye Lang half-jokingly, "If I were you, I would ask Gou Yu to pay you more."

These words seem to be saying that Miss Gou is difficult to serve and that she needs to pay more.

But the man's raised lips showed that he obviously didn't really think there was anything wrong with it. On the contrary, he just invited Gou An to sit next to him at the next meal -

If you really hate her and think she is a nuisance, is this asking for trouble? Obviously not.

Ye Lang figured it out in an instant. His long eyelashes trembled and he quietly lifted his eyelids to glance at the man in front of him. He saw that his face was calm and collected...

No one could figure out what was going on in the mind of this man who was now considered to have all the power in Jiangcheng.

Ye Lang is almost the complete opposite of him, and rarely has those twists and turns in his mind.

So actually Ye Lang had kind of disliked him before.

Hearing him speak in such a sarcastic tone today, I could almost smell the atmosphere of gloating with my toes, and I hate him even more.

In the sunlight, the sticky sweet aroma of dried ice cream penetrates into the nose, making people feel sick.

Her gaze inexplicably turned to the person standing behind the man. At this moment, she was looking at him with her head tilted - Miss Gou with shining eyes and looking very interested, as if she was very happy to see him being ridiculed by He Jinxing.

When she said she hated him, she wasn't kidding. She really hated him to the point that she would be happy to see him get humiliated.

Ye Lang pursed his lips unhappily.

As usual, he responded to He Jinxing's teasing with silence. The bodyguard's only reaction to this was that the arm on which his coat was hung seemed to be slightly tense.

"Okay, take these things in, then go wash up, and don't bother your uncle here."

Gou An, who had seen enough of the fun, suddenly spoke.

Others might not have noticed, but Gou An, who was so familiar with Ye Lang's expression, knew that he must be unhappy now, and the kind of unhappy to death -

In the past, she would have been heartbroken, and at least would have held his hand and said a few sweet words to comfort him.

And now, watching him being bullied by He Jinxing, she watched coldly, until she saw that He Jinxing didn't seem to want to continue teasing him, then she told him to leave.

When she spoke, the man who had his back to her turned around and his eyes fell on the shopping bags at her feet that Ye Lang had taken away.

"Did you go shopping just now?"

The tone is gentle.

Then he chuckled, "It seems that after breaking off the engagement with He Ran, An An is in a really good mood."

Gou An didn't know whether this person was seeking credit or not, but his tone sounded very much like it.

So for the first time, she said "thank you" to the man in front of her with great sincerity, and decided to be tolerant and not (dare not) to care about the fact that he naturally changed his name from "Miss Gou" to "An An".

"In the middle of next month, it will be Jiangcheng's annual coming-of-age ceremony. Gou Xun..." Gou An curled his lips when mentioning his annoying younger brother. "Gou Xun is one of the protagonists this year. Although mom said before that she wanted him to hold his coming-of-age ceremony at KFC, what if she softens her heart at the last minute? At that time, the family should need him to show up, so dad asked me to buy some clothes."

She rambled on and on, complaining that due to some minor incidents, she forgot to buy the jewelry and would have to make another trip another day. She didn't know whether VE would still have the jewelry she liked in stock this season.

"It's so annoying. I got the card but didn't do anything with it. Instead, I bought a bunch of things that I might not even need. Dad will definitely nag me."

He Jinxing was not impatient, especially when he heard her repeating the names of her parents. For some reason, he felt it was a bit coquettish.

It's clearly a normal tone of speech.

Maybe it was because the sun was too strong today, making people dizzy. Mr. He, who has multiple jobs and is so busy every day that he wants to be three people, refused to meet with Indians, refused to communicate with IT guys, and refused calls from traders this afternoon...

Standing patiently in someone else's yard and listening to the neighbor girl's schedule.

In the end, He Jinxing was called away by Secretary Liu. The person on the other end of the phone said, "The lunch break is over. Although I don't know when you came up with this schedule, I'm sure that if you don't come to the company, I will resign."

After arriving at the company, there were endless meetings to attend and endless partners to meet. By the time He Jinxing finished his work, the lights were already on. By this time, most ordinary people had finished their meals and were sitting on the sofa watching the news.

"I haven't had dinner yet."

In the office on the top floor of the He Building, the man's long legs were resting on the edge of the desk, his hands were crossed on his abdomen, and his neatly-made hair was a little messy.

The way he sat without any posture was just like the unruly manner he had when he was in college and struggling in society.

"The production team's donkeys at least had a carrot hanging from their grinding mills, but I only had a shrimp dumpling given to me at noon," the man rubbed his bandaged wrist, "I'll get a stomach problem."

There was only a dim floor lamp on in the office. The bright night view of Jiangcheng could be seen through the floor-to-ceiling window, which became the main lighting in the office.

It’s not that I didn’t turn on the lights on purpose, but I was so busy before that no one noticed that it was dark.

Sitting on the sofa, typing away at the keyboard, Chen Jinli, whose gentle face was illuminated by the fluorescent light of the computer screen, did not even raise his head. “You’ve been complaining a lot lately. What strange people have you been hanging out with?”

Maybe overtime work also made him manic, and he even dared to complain about his investors.

However, many of the kids who complained actually knew one.

I heard her complaining at noon.

He Jinxing chuckled nonchalantly, his overly long bangs falling down to cover one of his eyes, "I have good news for you."

"It better be really good news."

"Gou Yu's idea coincides with yours. He also wants to build an oceanarium at Jinshan Pier. He talked about it a lot at noon and wanted me to invest money."

The land at Jinshan Wharf is the largest project in Jiangcheng's 20-year plan, involving a series of issues such as governance and development, marine ecology, and shanty house renovation... Even a family with assets as huge as the He family cannot afford it, so the renovation plan is jointly negotiated by several leading families in Jiangcheng.

The Gou family was of course involved and had a considerable say.

He Jinxing said nothing.

Chen Jinli looked over the computer screen at the man slumped in his office chair not far away and raised his eyebrows. "And then?"

"What then?"

"Why did you reject Gou Yu?"

"..." He Jinxing said "Oh", "I didn't refuse."

“…”

A rare look of surprise appeared on Chen Jinli's cold face. The seaside marine life museum is undoubtedly the best promotion for the protection of the marine ecological environment... But because of its special function, the huge construction cost, and the subsequent maintenance is also time-consuming and laborious, so before this, He Jinxing had not been very interested in this plan.

In comparison, the legal casino that the Jiang family wants sounds more in line with the orientation of a businessman who wants to make a lot of money.

Chen Jinli had many conflicts with He Jinxing over this issue. When Chen Jinli got angry, he would scold him, "You are a money-grubber and you stink about copper. Why do you need so much money? When you die, you want a golden coffin." After being scolded until he became numb, this man reluctantly agreed to let him consider building a small marine ecological museum.

What's going on now? Gou Yu speaks more beautifully than him?

Or is the sun rising from the west?

He Jinxing sat there in silence. Just when Chen Jinli thought he had fallen asleep, the man suddenly spoke up, "Did you guys put up a nationwide bidding for the design of jewelry for the Marine Ecology Museum in order to put pressure on me?"

Chen Jinli was shocked——

The plan for the museum hasn't been finalized yet, but because they were afraid that He Jinxing would go back on his word, they built up the momentum for the museum first. It was an act of forcing something to happen, and it was a bit unfair... But He Jinxing didn't say anything when it was done. What's the matter? Now the event is over, is this guy going to bring up old grudges?

He looked alert, and then he saw the two long legs that were originally on the desk put down, and He Jinxing sat up: "Show me those manuscripts."

“That’s a trade secret.”

"If you have the guts, don't ask me for money. I've already promised to build you an aquarium. Why are you wasting time? Just give it to me."

Chen Jinli's face was gloomy. He thought of the Marine Biology Museum, but he endured it. With a gloomy face, he typed on the computer, called up a folder, then stood up holding the computer and threw it heavily on He Jinxing's legs.

He Jinxing swiped his fingers across the computer screen twice, his dark eyes calm.

In the end, the sliding speed became faster and faster, and then suddenly stopped.

Chen Jinli stretched his head to take a look. The design in front of him was the silver prize of this competition, and it was the pendant of the necklace.

The main body of the whole design is a baby whale that is spraying water. The eyes are inlaid with rhinestones and a pearl is placed on the spraying water.

Irregularly shaped saltwater pearls are inexpensive and add to the uniqueness of each necklace.

Although it is too simple compared to the gold medal entry that will be used to collaborate with brands to create high-end jewelry, the overall design of this entry is cute and lively, and should be very popular among young people.

Therefore, when the design was handed over to the top management, it was decided that it would be used as a mass-produced peripheral product of the museum in the future.

"I want this design draft." He Jinxing said.

Chen Jinli: “?”

Chen Jinli: “No.”

He Jinxing: "The museum has become a marine life museum. What's the point of it?"

As he spoke, he had already consciously sent the file to his email.

??? Museums and oceanariums prevent anyone from selling necklaces? Have you ever seen an oceanarium without a souvenir shop? ! Chen Jinli looked at He Jinxing's robbery and felt that he was not awakening his bloodline, but simply regaining his nature. He immediately reached out to grab the computer, but the man stretched out his arm and pressed the enter key to send the email successfully before the computer was snatched away.

childish!

Chen Jinli snapped the computer shut: "What do you want this for? You suddenly found out that you have a daughter who has been missing for many years, and now you are in a hurry to coax her back home to recognize her ancestors?!"

He Jinxing didn't bother to pay attention to him. He glanced at him and slowly took out his cell phone to call Secretary Liu.

The conversation mentioned a non-carat pink diamond that was given as a gift to a British duchess last month as a leftover from an antique jewellery piece sold at an auction house.

The imperial green glass jadeite that was left over from cutting and setting something I bought last time in the warehouse.

I was also asked to find a conch pearl that matched the color of the pink diamond.

He Jinxing hung up the phone. Chen Jinli tilted his head and looked at him for a long time. Suddenly, he said, "The third son of the Jiang family told me the other day that you were in love and you went to great lengths to find someone in his place. I even asked him if he was daydreaming."

“…”

"Now it seems to be true," Chen Jinli walked away from He Jinxing holding the computer, "Pink diamonds and pink pearls? Little whales? He Jinxing, you can fall in love, but the person you are dating should be an adult. Everyone is equal before the law. Even if you break the law, you will go to jail--"

"shut your mouth."

The man raised his head and smoothed back his hair. The unruly soft black hair fell down and completely messed up the image of the aloof Mr. He. He turned his head and faced the night view of Jiangcheng outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"It's just a small reward."

"What?"

“The shrimp dumplings that saved me from starving to death today.”

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(End of this chapter)