Chapter 98 Old Acquaintance
The three people in the car were all stunned and didn't say anything.
The assistant was the only one who remained relatively calm.
He followed Zhou Yan and guessed most of what happened between Zhou Yan and Lin Xu without asking. However, since he was Zhou Yan's man, he naturally wouldn't say a word.
The designer from Roland Decoration slowly turned his head to look out the window.
He had just met with Zhou Yan upstairs for a meeting. Zhou Yan's mature and steady image was deeply rooted in people's hearts, and his impression of Zhou Yan was also that of a serious and stern business elite.
I didn't expect that he was so considerate and clingy to his girlfriend in private.
He felt as if he had crawled under someone's bed and overheard a young couple's daily life, which was a bit embarrassing.
Wen Jinyu, on the other hand, clenched her hands on her knees and looked grim.
Zhou Yan's attitude was obvious; the person opposite him must be his current girlfriend.
But Wen Jinyu didn't expect that Zhou Yan would have such a side.
Is the person he is dating a girlfriend or a helpless baby?
He needs to be carefully reminded even about eating and sleeping.
She had never received such a comforting tone before.
No, maybe, she once had it, but what did she say at that time?
She said she didn't need anyone to remind her of these trivial matters.
She herself regarded Zhou Yan's concern as unnecessary nagging and rejected it.
What's wrong with her? Why does she have to use a thorny shell to protect herself and hurt others?
Zhou Yan seemed to have completely ignored the other people in the car, as if he was in his own space, speaking sweetly to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I'll drive, you keep working."
Lin Xu nodded: "Yeah, don't worry. Have a safe trip~ Everything goes well~"
Hearing Lin Xu's deliberately strange tone, Zhou Yan laughed out loud: "Good boy."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan glanced at the people in the car through the rearview mirror and coughed lightly: "Ahem, sorry."
"It's okay, it's okay. Mr. Zhou has a really good relationship with his girlfriend." The designer said with an awkward smile.
Wen Jinyu bit her lip, feeling sad but pretending to be calm as she asked, "When did you get a girlfriend? Are you living together?"
"Yeah." Zhou Yan only responded with an affirmative syllable and didn't say much.
She was hurt by Zhou Yan's indifferent attitude towards her.
But who can be blamed for this?
It was because she did not cherish Zhou Yan as a person, and she was too eager for success and fame, thinking that Zhou Yan could share the same ideas as her.
Come to think of it, she was the one who had been forcing Zhou Yan to agree with her.
But what was her fault? They both had no background and wanted to make it in this city, but relying on love affairs wouldn't even allow them to make a living.
Wen Jinyu felt very wronged, but she didn't even know who to blame.
She stopped talking and turned her face to the window, trying to hold back the tears that were about to well up in her eyes, feeling uncomfortable inside.
Zhou Yan saw it, but said nothing.
He did it on purpose.
He could tell that Wen Jinyu wanted to get back together with him the first time she came to see him.
It's impossible, it's better to stop her from thinking about it as soon as possible.
He no longer wanted to argue about the right and wrong of the past. Now, both of them should move on.
When we arrived at Jinhai City, there were still twenty minutes before the agreed time.
Zhou Yan and his group went into the box first and waited.
This private room is very large, and the table is also large, enough to seat more than a dozen people.
Zhou Yan frowned. There were only four people on their side, and the other party would not bring too many people, so it was possible that they had invited other people.
Just as he had this thought, the door of the box opened and the waiter brought in a few more people.
Still an old acquaintance.
"Zhou Yan?" Wu Jing was a little surprised. "You're really a salesperson who just goes where there's meat."
Zhou Yan also smiled: "It's mutual, but I was helping a friend, and Miss Wu has a keen sense of smell."
The two of them shook hands briefly, and Wu Jing took his people to sit in the empty seats.
"Do you know each other?" Wen Jinyu asked.
"Well, we met through a blind date, but it didn't work out. Now we're just friends." Wu Jing introduced openly, then asked, "Who is this beautiful lady?"
Zhou Yan introduced them: "This is my friend, Ms. Wen from Roland Decoration. I'm negotiating on her behalf."
"Hello, Wen Jinyu."
When Wen Jinyu heard that Wu Jing was Zhou Yan's blind date, she was a little wary of her, but she also admired her frankness.
"Wu Jing."
The two women shook hands.
"This old guy is quite calculating. I've been following this project for a while, but I couldn't get an appointment. Today, he suddenly gave me the news and I rushed over. I didn't expect he would also invite you guys." Wu Jing looked at the mostly empty seats and sneered, "I'm afraid there are still people."
Wen Jinyu also saw it: "They acted first and reported later, catching us off guard, and they profited from it."
Sure enough, two more companies arrived shortly thereafter.
The other party arrived five minutes late.
Not too much, not too little, neither too rude, but at the same time, he overshadowed the people present in terms of momentum.
Everyone saw through this little trick but didn't say anything. Zhou Yan was even more accustomed to it, and his assessment of the other party also added a label of "arrogance".
The atmosphere at the dinner table was tense, and everyone had their own calculations. The other party's intention today was to directly let several companies test each other's bottom lines, fight secretly, and make corresponding adjustments to the project quotations.
They can easily profit.
That’s such a beautiful thought.
Zhou Yan cannot control other people's thoughts, but she knows that Wen Jinyu and Wu Jing are both smart people and will not let the other party succeed easily.
He took out his phone and sent the same message to Wu Jing and Wen Jinyu: [Cooperation, trustworthy.]
After receiving Zhou Yan's message, the two looked at each other.
This was the first time the two of them met today, and there was no trust basis for alliance and cooperation, but with Zhou Yan acting as a guarantor, things became simple.
One look and you'll understand what the other person means.
This project is too big, and it would be too tempting for one company to dominate it.
Moreover, instead of having the business taken away by someone else, if two people work together, the profit will be less, but the risk will also be reduced.
At the end of the meal, Wu and Wen teamed up to fight off the others and won the fight.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, others left one after another.
Zhou Yan was in charge of the conversation with the person in charge. He was always eloquent at the dinner table and could resolve all the criticisms of the other party one by one with little effort.
Wen Jinyu and Wu Jing took every opportunity to get them drinking.
Wu Jing was just pretending, she didn't actually drink much.
Wen Jinyu seemed to be crazy and drank more than the others.
"There's no need to drink like this. This project is going to happen." Wu Jing whispered in Wen Jinyu's ear.
Of course Wen Jinyu knew that she was just feeling upset and was drinking to drown her sorrows.
She should be happy about getting the project, but the fact that Zhou Yan has a girlfriend makes her unhappy.
Wu Jing winked at Zhou Yan, asking him to stop him, but Zhou Yan was unable to stop him at all.
Wu Jing looked at Zhou Yan meaningfully and noticed something unusual between him and this beautiful woman.
Finally, the project leader left and several people stood at the door.
Zhou Yan looked at the time: "I'm going back first."
Wu Jing supported Wen Jinyu, who was barely standing, and called out to him, "Hey, you're leaving like this. What's going to happen to her?"
"I'll leave her to you. Don't rush back tonight. Stay overnight and come back tomorrow."
Wu Jing's eyes widened. Zhou Yan's anger broke her usually dignified and mature appearance. "What do you mean you just handed her over to me?"
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "You are partners now. Taking care of each other can enhance your relationship and be more conducive to future work."
Wu Jing rolled her eyes: "If you say so, I have to thank you."
Zhou Yan waved his hand and got in the car: "You're welcome."
Wu Jing was so angry that she stomped her feet.
The assistant beside him asked, "Manager Wu, what should we do now?"
Wu Jing supported Wen Jinyu and glanced at the designer who came with Wen Jinyu. She definitely couldn't leave the drunk Wen Jinyu to be taken care of by a man.
I could only say helplessly: "What else can we do? Go and book a hotel for us."
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