People in the business world are all incredibly shrewd; they can guess almost anything from the slightest hint of trouble.
Moreover, Qi Xingxin has made many enemies over the years. What Shen Shi could find, others could also find. Under the siege of so many forces, it was only a matter of time before he was arrested.
Therefore, Qi Xingxin is now very likely to resort to desperate measures. He has nothing to lose and is not afraid of those who are in shoes. This poses a great threat to Shen Shi's personal safety.
But after thinking it over for a moment, Shen Shi decided to keep the appointment.
It's impossible to cower now. Even if Shen Shi chickened out and didn't go, Qi Xingxin, who had nowhere else to turn, would not let him go.
Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so just face it.
With three or four days left until the weekend, I decided to continue working as usual after the weekend.
The day before the gathering, Xiao Chen, who was returning to work on his first day back after sick leave, was called to the office by Shen Shi.
Xiao Chen has now been transferred to Lai'ershan to work as a project supervisor.
He returned to City A this time for his engagement and also took a few days of annual leave.
I had booked a flight for noon to return to Mount Lai'er, but unexpectedly, I was summoned by the big boss, who said he had an urgent task for me.
"Mr. Chen, you wanted to see me?" Xiao Chen scratched his head in confusion, wondering why his boss wanted to see him.
Logically speaking, he had already been transferred from his assistant position. With so many employees in the company, he shouldn't be left out of any urgent tasks!
But Mr. Shen was a very generous boss, and Xiao Chen was quite happy about his sudden summons.
"Yes, I'm going to a banquet tomorrow. You'll be my temporary assistant, just like before."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Chen across from him, and then thought that although Xiao Chen was an accompanying person, he would also face unknown dangers. So he generously said, "I'll double your salary this month, and double your year-end bonus too."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. My God! What kind of amazing boss is this?
If he weren't afraid of being looked down upon by his fiancée for lacking ambition, he would have preferred not to go to Lai'er Mountain for the project and instead spend his life as President Shen's assistant.
"This is all real money!" Xiao Chen was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and he showered Chen Shi with compliments.
Finally, even Chen Shi grew impatient with what he heard, and Xiao Chen left the office in high spirits.
The next day, Shen Shi went to work as usual. It wasn't that Shen Shi loved his job so much, but rather that he had so much work to do every day.
Unless the sky falls, there's no way to ignore it.
The gathering was scheduled for 5 p.m., and Shen Shi arrived at the Jiang family home almost right on time.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; the Jiang family had been prosperous for decades, and once the invitations were sent out, people came in droves to attend.
After getting out of the car, Shen followed the reception staff into the Jiang residence.
Shen Shi had attended various gatherings with his grandfather since he was a child. He had visited the homes of almost every prominent figure in the business world.
But the Jiang family and the Shen family were sworn enemies, so he naturally never visited the Jiang residence.
Shen Shi never expected that the Jiang family's residence was an ancient building, a large courtyard similar to a garden, with various rockeries and artificial lakes arranged in a proper manner, giving it a very ancient charm.
"This is almost identical to the Lin Garden I visited when I was traveling in Suzhou!" Xiao Chen couldn't help but exclaim.
“It really does look quite similar.” Just as Shen Shi was admiring it, a voice interrupted him.
"Brother, what are you doing here?" Shen Yuanyang's voice came unexpectedly.
When Shen Shi turned around, he saw that he and Jiang Beiwan were standing together.
"Aren't these two in Lai'er Mountain? When did you return to City A? Why didn't you say anything?" Shen Shi asked suspiciously.
"It's just that we didn't have time." Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanyang was afraid that Shen Shi would think he wasn't working hard enough, so he quickly explained, "We took a flight this morning and came here as soon as we landed. Neither of us delayed the project. We'll go back first thing tomorrow morning."
There's no need to be in such a hurry.
However, since the young man wanted to improve, Chen Shi couldn't stop him, so he patted him on the shoulder with a look of satisfaction and encouragement.
Compared to the oblivious Shen Yuanyang, Jiang Beiwan immediately sensed something was wrong as soon as Shen Shi appeared at the Jiang family home, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Shen, did my father invite you here?"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang invited me here." After saying this, Shen Shi thought about how the banquet was held to announce the birth of his illegitimate child, and wondered if Jiang Beiwan knew about it.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Shi gently reminded him, "The invitation was sent by Chen Chen. I heard he will be coming too."
Jiang Beiwan was a smart woman, and she immediately understood the implication in Shen Shi's words. No wonder her mother insisted that she come back; it turned out that this was the reason.
"Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Shen. I understand." After her initial surprise, Jiang Beiwan thanked Shen Shi.
Looking at the lavish decorations around her, Jiang Beiwan felt only irony.
He became the son-in-law of the Jiang family and rose to power, and then he wanted to announce his illegitimate child in the Jiang family's old mansion.
Her father is really shameless.
Shen Shi also felt that Jiang Beiwan's temperament was indeed not easily affected by such things.
Even if Qi Xingxin's father were to go to jail, she probably wouldn't even blink.
Just after reminding Jiang Beiwan, Chen Chen walked over to them, saying, "What are you all doing standing here? The venue is inside." He acted like the host.
Looking at the confident and flamboyant Chen Chen in front of him, Shen Shi was completely different from the conflicted Chen Chen he had been in his office a few days ago.
This shows what professionalism is; he's probably good material for an actor.
“Since President Chen is hosting a banquet at our Jiang family’s house, of course we should go and have a drink.” Jiang Beiwan, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, spoke first.
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