Chapter 217
"Duan Shen, your research progress hasn't changed at all lately. The professor has asked about it several times already," a classmate asked from behind the man's tall figure.
"Excuse me, please pass on my message to the professor."
"I'll hand it in tomorrow." Duan Shen said without turning his head, and walked out of the campus alone, arriving at the apartment area not far from the school.
He had been waiting for Ningning here for two days, but he still hadn't seen her.
"beep..."
"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please wait..." Duan Shen turned off the phone screen and felt his temples throbbing again.
A few days ago, during a visit to the laboratory, Duan Shen once again came into contact with that quantum machine.
But one time, something went wrong and Duan Shen couldn't see anything.
The more this happened, the stronger Duan Shen's thirst for knowledge became. Confusion, like vines, tightly bound his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
He wanted to know, why are there two Ningnings?
I'm even more curious about how the story ended.
*
Inside the uniquely decorated apartment, Pei Yuqing's gaze fell upon the young woman who was looking through copies of a contract. Today, she was wearing a black dress, and her alabaster arms were not covered up, making her look exceptionally beautiful.
Like a little fox that has lost its aggression, it does look much more docile.
A moment of silence hung in the air.
Pei Yuqing heard the other person's incredulous voice:
"Are you using the You family to blackmail me?"
The girl's fox-like eyes were filled with confusion, and from Pei Yuqing's angle, he could also vaguely see the rosy drowsiness at the corners of her eyes. At that moment, he thought strangely:
Perhaps, his arrival was just a coincidence.
She was taking a nap.
Pei Yuqing sat on the sofa, his tall and slender figure creating an inexplicable sense of incongruity with the bubble-cloud-shaped sofa. He gestured to the paper in Yingning's hand and said:
"It's not a threat, it's just giving you a choice."
"Is this asking me to make a choice?"
"After all, it was your father's business dealings with the Pei family."
"I think I have the right to decide when and which company to switch suppliers for these small businesses," Pei Yuqing said playfully, reverting to his former self as the free-spirited CEO Pei in the business world.
The data he gave Yingning consisted of business dealings between the You family and the Pei family.
For the Pei family, these were just some insignificant small businesses, but for the You family, they were contracts that almost determined the lifeline of the company.
Pei Yuqing then reminded him, "You can refuse me."
"But this time, please think it over carefully."
He didn't want to be thrown over the shoulder by this little fox again, so this time he simply sat down on the sofa.
Unexpectedly, the girl opposite him casually said, "So, all this trouble you've gone through is just so I can stay by your side and help you solve your insomnia?"
"Yes," Pei Yuqing answered honestly.
Although he didn't know how she was able to solve his sleep problems, Pei Yuqing was naturally not going to let go of this opportunity that finally offered a turning point, allowing him to stop relying on alcohol to numb his senses.
"It seems like I have no choice."
"But if I agree, what can you give me in return?" Yingning put the papers on the table and turned to ask the man on the sofa.
Pei Yuqing was about to speak, to offer a price that Yingning would find impossible to refuse.
"If you want to talk about money, then I refuse."
What do you want?
“I want the Pei family and the You family to sign a ten-year contract, and…” Ying Ning bowed slightly, her fox-like eyes glancing down at Pei Yuqing’s stunning yet somewhat pale face.
She gestured and said, "The Pei family will offer an extra two percent discount."
"You really are asking for too much." Pei Yuqing caught the slender white finger that was stretched out in front of him, and was not displeased by Ying Ning's words.
Now that he has designs on Yingning, he is naturally willing to tolerate her demands.
Moreover, given Pei Yuqing's personality, this amount of money is nothing more than a small business transaction.
"Okay, I promise you."
Pei Yuqing felt the slender, jade-like fingers slowly withdraw from his palm. He suppressed his displeasure and said in a low voice:
"But I need to confirm first."
"Do you even have that kind of value?"
After all, interests must always be exchanged for equivalent interests.
*
Two hours later.
The person who stepped out of the guest room was clearly in much better spirits, and Pei Yuqing's complexion, which usually looked sickly, was now slightly normal.
Pei Yuqing felt much more relaxed and had the leisure to take in the environment of the apartment.
The living room is in a European style with black checkered wood, and the checkered floor tiles extend all the way to the bonsai tree on the balcony. There is a lazy figure on the rocking chair on the balcony.
Her dark skirt fell to the ground, revealing her fair legs in the sunlight.
Pei Yuqing did not make a sound, but walked to the balcony and saw that Yingning's neck was covered by a thin book. Just as he looked at the title of the book...
*Smack*
The book fell softly to the ground.
Pei Yuqing's gaze fell on that beautiful face. The arched eyebrows of her eyebrows outlined her beautiful face shape, and a strand of dark hair was playfully hidden behind her neck.
Suddenly seized by a playful impulse, he bent down and gently pulled out a few strands of hair, eliciting a soft murmur from the person on the recliner:
"It itches, don't touch it."
Pei Yuqing withdrew his hand, still feeling unsatisfied.
Only then did he notice the book on the ground, which was an English version of "Dharmadaran on Valuation".
After picking up the book, Pei Yuqing, having read some passage, scoffed:
"That's how businessmen are."
With his spirits lifted, he seemed less aggressive.
Pei Yuqing's hands were exceptionally beautiful, each joint like solidified jade, and the beaded necklace on his wrist was a rare treasure at auction. He flipped through a few pages before placing "Damo Dalan's Treatise on Valuation" on a side table.
The scorching summer sun tried to invade his eyes, but failed several times.
Pei Yuqing looked at the person on the recliner and slowly spoke:
"Whether the valuation meets market expectations or not, for us..."
"Profit is the top priority."
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