These words successfully dispelled Shen Shi's idea of withdrawing. "I'm looking forward to it," he said, and then signed his name on the contract.
Then Qin Bochuan proposed that the three partners go to Jiangbei for an on-site inspection, which Shen Shi readily agreed to.
Back home, Shen Shi rubbed her forehead and smiled faintly. It really was a coincidence that they all ended up together.
The partner Qin Bochuan brought in, Chen Chen, was not only a rising star in the business world, but also had another identity—the older brother of Jiang Beiyuan, the illegitimate son of the Jiang family.
Jiang Donghai, the head of the Jiang family, was a lifelong enemy of Old Master Shen. He stole Grandma Shen's kidney and gave it to his lover, cutting off Grandma Shen's hope of living.
On the day Jiang Donghai died, Old Master Shen happily ate two extra bowls of rice.
However, Jiang Donghai's lover suffered a severe rejection reaction after a kidney transplant and ultimately did not survive.
Perhaps due to his numerous misdeeds, Jiang Donghai had countless lovers throughout his life, but only one daughter, Jiang Yuan, the mother of Jiang Beiwan.
However, Jiang's mother knew nothing about business, and after Old Master Jiang passed away, the Jiang family was controlled by his son-in-law, Qi Xingxin.
Qi Xingxin appears gentle and refined, but in reality, he is a philanderer with a large number of illegitimate children.
While Jiang Donghai was alive, he naturally dared not cause trouble, but as soon as Old Master Jiang died, he couldn't wait to bring his son to his side.
She was incredibly generous to her son Qi Xingxin, providing him with both money and resources and wholeheartedly helping him start his business. In contrast, her daughter Jiang Beiwan was merely a tool for marriage alliances.
The clever Jiang Beiwan naturally sensed something was wrong, but for so many years, Jiang's mother had been coaxed by Qi Xingxin's sweet words and believed whatever he said, completely ignoring her daughter.
Jiang Beiwan could only work diligently at the company and secretly contact subordinates who were aligned with the old man, constantly building up her own power.
But this was like an ant trying to shake a tree. According to the ending of the previous life, the Jiang family eventually fell into Chen Chen's hands.
Chen Chen is a meticulous person and a good friend of Qin Bochuan from university. The two have a very special relationship.
In his previous life, Shen Shi had been on good terms with him, but in the subsequent bidding process, he helped Qin Bochuan deliver a heavy blow to Shen Shi.
Of course, there was an even more important reason why Chen Chen helped Qin Bochuan: he was Shen Shi's half-brother.
This was something Shen Shi only learned before his death in his previous life. At that time, Chen Chen, who had become the victor, proudly told Shen Shi this secret.
Back then, Lin Han was an artist under Qi Xingxin's company. One time, after getting drunk, she had an unexpected relationship with Qi Xingxin. For Lin Han, who had little sense of morality, this was really not a big deal.
Unfortunately, two months later she discovered she was pregnant, and Lin Han's first reaction was to abort the child.
Her career had just begun, and she couldn't let a child delay her acting career, so Lin Han immediately booked the fastest abortion clinic.
Unexpectedly, Qi Xingxin was informed of this by his assistant. Although Qi Xingxin had long coveted the beautiful Lin Han, he only regarded her as a pastime.
But things are different once you have a child. Qi Xingxin, who has a very strong sense of paternity, would certainly not allow his child to be aborted.
He first threatened Lin Han that if she dared to abort the child, he would blacklist her. Then he promised to invest in her and let her play the lead role after she gave birth to the child. Under Qi Xingxin's coercion and enticement, Lin Han wavered.
As a result, Lin Hansheng did not have an abortion. At that time, Qi Xingxin did not yet have power and was afraid that his father-in-law would find out about the matter, so the child was sent abroad as soon as he was born.
Lin Han got the lead role in several low-budget productions, which made her a minor celebrity. Later, she met Shen Tianqi.
Old Master Shen started from scratch and didn't care much about social status, so Lin Han married into the Shen family without much effort, and later gave birth to Shen Shi.
Originally, it was all kept secret, but Qi Xingxin saw that Lin Han, who had originally been clinging to him, had risen to prominence and become Madam Shen.
The two families already had a deep-seated feud. In order to make Shen Tianqi unhappy and bring shame to the Shen family, Qi Xingxin secretly informed Shen Tianqi via email that he had a son with Lin Han who was three years older than Shen Shi.
Shen Tianqi initially found it absurd and refused to believe it, but the investigation revealed the truth, and the evidence left him no choice but to believe it.
Feeling both ashamed and indignant, Shen Tianqi immediately filed for divorce. After learning the reason, Lin Han signed the papers without hesitation.
This marriage, filled with deception and concealment, has now come to an end.
After the divorce, Shen's father felt deeply humiliated, and his mentality gradually became twisted. He vented all his resentment on his young son, Shen Shi, and would beat and scold him at the slightest provocation, even resorting to physical violence.
Once, after getting drunk, Shen Tianqi cursed Shen Shi as a bastard. The next day, he dragged Shen Shi, who had been beaten half to death by him, to do a paternity test.
When the old man found out, he scolded Shen's father severely and took Shen Shi to live with him and raise him personally.
Later, the paternity test results proved that Shen Shi was indeed Shen Tianqi's son, and he finally calmed down and married and had children the following year.
Because of this incident, the Shen family and the Jiang family had both old and new grudges, and their conflict grew increasingly intense.
For young Shen Shi, it was a nightmarish experience, but for Chen Chen, who was far away overseas, it was the complete opposite.
Because he successfully dealt a blow to Shen Tianqi and brought shame upon the Shen family, Chen Chen became Qi Xingxin's most favored illegitimate son, receiving two to three times the living expenses of the others.
Chen Chen had been living alone abroad for many years, and Qi Xingxin would occasionally send money and people to take care of him, while Lin Han completely ignored him.
So he harbored a lot of resentment towards these mothers, but after all, they were the mothers who gave birth to him, and no matter how much he resented them, he couldn't bring himself to take revenge.
But when facing his half-brother Shi, Chen Chen's resentment was so strong it could almost solidify and pierce his heart.
Having clashed with Chen Chen once in his previous life, Shen Shi had to admit that Chen Chen was indeed a difficult person to deal with, but this time, no matter how difficult the person was, he would surely prevail.
His background was tragic, and he himself was utterly innocent.
Since we're here, let's solve everything together, so we don't have to waste time dealing with each one individually.
Lu Yuning has been holding a national art exhibition tour recently, and she is so busy that she doesn't have time to rest. She only manages to steal a moment in the evening to call Chen Shi.
Looking at the screen, Shen Shi was half-reclined on the bed. Lu Yuning asked in surprise, "Are you at home now?" She hadn't misread the time; it was only a little past seven.
It's truly unbelievable that Chen Shi, this workaholic, would allow himself to have a moment of leisure.
"Hmm." Shen Shi replied while drying his hair, "I'm going to Jiangbei to inspect projects tomorrow."
Seeing that Chen Shi was only drying his hair with a towel, Lu Yuning couldn't help but remind him, "Don't always leave your hair wet with a hairdryer. You'll have a headache when you wake up if your hair isn't completely dry."
Looking at Lu Yuning's concerned face on the screen, Shen Shi smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
Lu Yuning felt that Shen Shi's attitude was somewhat perfunctory. After making a "tsk" sound, she asked again, "What project are you looking at? I've never heard you mention it before."
“It’s a resort project, which was just signed today,” Shen Shi explained patiently.
Seeing Lu Yuning's increasingly aggrieved expression, he assured her, "I'll only be gone for two or three days, I'll definitely be back before you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuning excitedly jumped up from the sofa, "Really, don't lie to me."
Shen Shi nodded. "Really, I'll pick you up from the airport."
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