Chapter 134: Just an Advance Payment of Rights
She had no energy to play these ambiguous word games with him.
Sheng Tingzhou didn't say anything more, he just stood there and chuckled softly.
He then slowly followed her in and quietly sat down opposite her.
There was no conversation between the two, only the soft sound of cutlery touching the porcelain plate.
After the meal, they each picked up their briefcases.
They walked out of the apartment one after the other, took taxis separately, and went to their respective companies.
The meeting was indeed long and tedious.
The air conditioning was set a bit too low, and the meeting room was dimly lit.
Song Zhiwei, however, forced herself to stay alert and kept her head down, taking notes the whole way, the pen scratching on the paper.
11 o'clock.
The discussion in the conference room had been going on for nearly two hours.
That concludes the main points of the lecture.
However, there was still one last PPT to present, and it was her turn to go on stage and give the report.
For ten minutes, she stood in front of the projection screen, clearly outlining each key point.
She had just finished speaking the last sentence.
Just two seconds after he finished speaking, a sparse round of applause broke out in the room.
She had just returned to her seat, bent down to tidy up the folders and notebooks on the table, and was preparing to organize the materials to take back to the office.
The manager across from us walked over with a smile.
"Attorney Song, could I add you on WeChat? Your explanation just now was truly refreshing, your analysis was thorough and your expression was precise. I admire you so much!"
Upon hearing this, Song Zhiwei slightly raised her head, her gaze sweeping lightly over the name tag on his chest.
Han Yufei, General Manager of Chengyu Technology.
She was slightly surprised when she saw the name and title.
The general manager of a company took the initiative to ask to add her, the assistant, on WeChat.
But the other party was sincere and spoke in front of so many people.
If she insists on refusing, it would seem that she is being unreasonable.
So she could only nod politely and say with a soft smile, "Okay, no problem."
Meanwhile, Sheng Tingzhou remained seated in the main seat, observing the scene with a cold eye.
He watched as the two of them lowered their heads, each took out their phones, and focused intently on scanning each other's QR codes.
Suddenly, he stood up abruptly.
He then strode quickly between the two.
"Assistant Song, what are you talking about?"
The voice came out from behind without warning.
Startled, her fingers trembled, and she almost dropped the folder she had just closed.
She quickly turned around, and upon recognizing Sheng Tingzhou, immediately dropped her relaxed demeanor from when she was talking to someone.
"Mr. Sheng, are you leaving already?"
"yes."
He shrugged, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"After you add me on WeChat, we can have dinner together."
Han Yufei paused for a moment, his eyes scanning back and forth between the two, his expression changing slightly.
He has lived for so many years and has a wealth of work experience.
How could anyone not hear the unspoken meaning behind those words?
He had long heard of Sheng Tingzhou's great reputation.
The youngest leader of the Sheng Group, he has an eccentric temper and ruthless methods.
He is intolerant of even the slightest imperfection; his subordinates fear him like a tiger, and business partners dare not easily provoke him.
He originally thought that working with such a person would be a good experience.
From now on, we will inevitably have to live in fear and be extremely cautious.
But now it seems... this Assistant Song can actually joke around with Sheng Tingzhou so familiarly?
Their relationship is clearly unusual.
He immediately realized that he might have crossed the line, and quickly put on a smile.
"Mr. Sheng, you've misunderstood! I just have a technical question that I haven't been able to figure out, and I wanted to take this opportunity to ask Attorney Song for advice. I really didn't mean to waste your time or disturb your schedule. I'm so sorry!"
Sheng Tingzhou didn't even glance at him.
He simply stretched out his hand, his slender fingers pointing towards the doorway, his gaze landing on Song Zhiwei.
"Let's go eat."
At that moment, the entire conference room seemed to be paused.
Everyone who was still inside froze in place.
Even the CEO of Chengyu Technology raised his head, his eyes fixed on the outstretched hand.
Everyone was screaming in their hearts.
Just who is this assistant?
Why did President Sheng personally wait for her and specifically ask her to leave with him?
Is she just an assistant?
Song Zhiwei felt a chill on the back of her neck.
She never expected that Sheng Tingzhou would be so bold as to extend his hand to her so naturally in front of so many people in the conference room.
Her muscles were tense, and she dared not move. She could only brace herself and meet his deep, smiling eyes.
After struggling for several seconds, reason finally prevailed.
She quickly reached out and grabbed the stack of neatly arranged documents on the table.
Then quickly stuff it into his outstretched palm.
"Mr. Sheng, I've brought you the documents you requested."
Upon hearing this, the colleagues sitting nearby all secretly breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged glances with each other.
Oh, so... it was just for a file?
It made everyone's heart skip a beat.
It was a false alarm, a false alarm.
Sheng Tingzhou glanced down at the documents in his hand.
He didn't say much, nor did he make things difficult for her; he simply waved his hand dismissively.
"Assistant Song, hurry up and get busy. There are still a few contracts waiting for you to check and process at noon."
Song Zhiwei nodded, her face still slightly flushed. She forced herself to remain calm and gave Han Yufei a slight nod, indicating that she had completed the handover.
He then turned around and hurried after them.
The elevator doors closed with a "ding".
The metal door shut out the noisy voices outside.
In an instant, only the two of them remained in the enclosed space.
The air seemed to freeze for a few seconds, and even breathing became a cautious affair.
She finally couldn't hold back any longer and, lowering her voice, questioned him almost against the corner of the wall.
"Why did you suddenly attack me?! In broad daylight! If someone saw this, who knows how many versions of the story would be made up? I'd be in deep trouble no matter what!"
Sheng Tingzhou, however, seemed completely unfazed, leaning lazily against the cold metal wall of the elevator.
"I want to hold my future girlfriend's hand, any objections?"
Song Zhiwei: "..."
She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
"But I... I haven't agreed to it yet! This isn't a supermarket promotion, buy one get one free, where you can force people to buy more than they need? What are you doing?"
Sheng Tingzhou slightly curled the corners of his lips.
"You didn't say you wouldn't agree, did you? Silence means consent, and that's what you said."
She choked, her breath catching in her throat for a moment.
Yes, she didn't say no.
That night she neither refused nor nodded, but ran away with a blush on her face.
Seeing her speechless, he continued slowly, "So, before the end of this week, you have a 50% chance of becoming my official girlfriend, Sheng Tingzhou. Shall I hold your hand in advance and claim my future rights? Any problem?"
Song Zhiwei: "..."
She almost wanted to pry open the elevator door and jump right then and there.
"Besides, in order to turn this 50% probability into 100%, I need to 'brainwash' you more while you hesitate. The more you prepare yourself mentally, the easier it will be for you to accept reality, for example, that we should have been together a long time ago."
"I understand the reasoning."
She turned her face away, staring at the elevator numbers changing one by one.
"But your behavior is clearly just being unreasonable and sophistry."
"That's called having good speaking skills."
He corrected her slowly and deliberately, his tone carrying the logical rigor characteristic of a lawyer.
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