Based on his understanding of Xu Wanwan, Shen Shi believed that she truly had no ill intentions at this moment.
The unattainable is always the most alluring. Before Shen Shi fell in love with Xu Wanwan but could not have her, Shen Shi always held a place in her heart.
A naive, innocent, and saintly woman only sees love. She may not know what is good or bad, or she may be pretending to be ignorant because this can cause greater harm to others.
Chen Shi was too lazy to waste time talking to her.
"Haven't I made myself clear enough?" A sharp gaze shot towards Xu Wanwan across from him: "Whether you're sincere or not, whether you want affection or money, give up on that idea. You won't get either from me!"
Hearing Shen Shi's words, Xu Wanwan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, but she still asked, unwilling to give up, "You...you never liked me...?"
"No." Shen Shi answered decisively, walked around her, swiped his card, and entered the room.
Just as Shen Shi grasped the doorknob to close the door, he heard Chen Chen whisper, "President Shen is truly heartless towards beauties." It was a sentence full of sarcasm.
Shen Shi ignored him completely, slammed the door shut, and shut everything out.
Chen Shi, sitting in the room, pressed his temples in frustration, pondering the situation he was facing.
As long as he doesn't get love-struck like he did in his past life, Xu Wanwan won't pose any threat to him.
However, Chen Chen is an extremely treacherous and cunning person, and at the same time, he harbors great hostility towards Shen Shi. The relationship between the two is even more ambiguous and unclear.
The threat from Qin Bochuan hadn't been eliminated when an even more troublesome one appeared.
However, Shen Shi was influenced by his grandfather from a young age, and after several years of hard work in the business world, he has become one of the most capable people in the industry.
He was used to all sorts of tricks and schemes in the business world, not to mention that he had the backing of the behemoth Shen family, so he was confident that there wouldn't be any major problems.
"Ring ring~" The phone rang. Chen Shi raised his hand to answer it. On the screen was Lu Yuning's pretty face. "Ningning, aren't you busy? Why are you calling so early today?"
Lu Yu's art exhibition is incredibly popular, keeping me busy until very late every day. This is the first time I've ever received a phone call at 7 PM.
"I've finished everything for today, just the finishing touches are left." Lu Yuning said excitedly from the other end of the screen, "The day after tomorrow, I can go back to City A. What about you? Have you finished your project inspection? When are you going back?"
After half a month of long-distance relationship, the clouds finally parted and the moon shone through. Upon hearing this, Shen Shi also became happy. "I've finished my inspection. I bought a plane ticket to go back for tomorrow morning."
"Then we can meet the day after tomorrow! I'm so happy and excited!" Lu Yuning was as happy as a little kangaroo, and she bounced around on the hotel bed a couple of times.
Looking at her childlike appearance, Shen Shi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Ningning is so cute."
Lu Yuning was a little stunned by Shen Shi's sudden praise, but the young lady, used to being praised, accepted it well and gave a smug, coquettish hum. "Of course, when am I not cute?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shi nodded in agreement, and the two chatted on the phone for a long time before reluctantly hanging up.
Shen Shi and his group bought tickets for 10 a.m., so they weren't in too much of a rush. After having dinner, they drove to the airport.
Unexpectedly, he ran into an old acquaintance as soon as he boarded the plane. "President Shen also bought this ticket to go back. It seems we are really destined to meet!" Qin Bochuan looked at Chen Chen next to him and said to Shen Shi.
"Hmm." Shen Shi responded and started looking for a seat. Unfortunately, his seat was next to Chen Chen's, but there was an aisle between them.
The relatively private space in first class didn't bother me much. I idly flipped through financial magazines for a while, and two hours later the plane landed at the airport in City A.
After a brief farewell, the group disembarked and, once outside the airport, Xiao Chen asked, "Mr. Chen, shall I take you home first?"
"Go straight to the company," Shen Shi instructed.
"Okay." Xiao Chen drove the car towards the Shen's Building.
Hearing their conversation, Shen Yuanyang, who was in the passenger seat, quickly said, "What about me? I'm exhausted from this business trip. I want to rest!"
My good-for-nothing cousin is infuriating, but I have no choice but to keep him around because he's still useful. "Come with me to the company first, there's something I need you to do. After you've done it, you'll get paid leave and can take as much time off as you want."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanyang immediately quieted down and obediently followed him to the company.
"Is there anything you need me to handle?" Shen Yuanyang asked impatiently as soon as he entered the office. "You have such good taste! No matter what it is, I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly."
"Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are destined for them, and it will surely test their minds and bodies." Shen Yuanyang's eyes gleamed with anticipation at being entrusted with such a great task.
Shen Shi had no doubt that even if he was tricked into doing hard labor, Shen Yuanyang would still do it without hesitation. If it weren't for Miss Jiang's connection, it would have been a good idea to train him.
Shen Yuanyang looked at Shen Shi, who was deep in thought, and couldn't help but feel nervous.
Under his increasingly serious gaze, Shen Shi pulled himself together and said, "It's not that complicated. I just wanted you to ask Miss Jiang if she has time the day after tomorrow at noon. I have a collaboration I'd like to discuss with her in person."
Shen Yuanyang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. "Ah!" It turns out that he was excited for nothing because he was assigned a big task. However, it was even more surprising that Shen Shi wanted to see Jiang Beiwan.
"Isn't Grandpa Shen at odds with the Jiang family? Cousin, why are you meeting with Bei Wan?" Shen Yuanyang asked, completely bewildered.
Faced with Shen Yuanyang's puzzlement, Shen Shi said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's cooperation. It doesn't matter if the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Ah!" Shen Yuanyang was even more puzzled now. Weren't the Shen family and the Jiang family at odds? Did Shen Shi's words mean that Bei Wan was also an enemy of the Jiang family? Bei Wan was the daughter of the Jiang family? That couldn't be!
Looking at his clueless cousin, Shen Shi sighed inwardly. He had no idea about his girlfriend's situation at all; no wonder the two of them didn't end up together in their past life.
Shen Shi patted Shen Yuanyang on the shoulder, "Let me convey my message to Miss Jiang first, and you'll understand when the time comes."
"Oh, okay." Shen Yuanyang was still completely confused, but he subconsciously agreed.
"Okay, I still have some work to do. You should go and rest first." Shen Shi picked up a report from his desk and looked it over. He then added, "If you want to go anywhere, Xiao Chen can take you."
Deeply moved by his cousin's rare act of thoughtfulness, Shen Yuanyang put aside his previous doubts and quietly left the office without disturbing Shen Shi, who was reading documents.
There was a lot of work piling up during my business trip these past few days. I worked on it from the afternoon until sunset before I finally finished.
After stretching his aching neck, Shen Shi got up and left the office, driving back to his residence without informing Xiao Chen.
Today, all five members of the Shen family gathered together. After greeting the old man, Shen Shi calmly sat down at the dining table.
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