Chapter 164 He gritted his teeth, "You only care about my body."
Shen Xichen paused in his watering of the flowers. "She accepted?"
The assistant nodded. "According to the president of DF, the other party agreed, saying they would find another time to cooperate."
Shen Xichen put down the kettle and said casually, "I thought she would stay away completely."
The assistant hesitated for a moment before saying, "Recently, the company from Yanjing has been making quite a few moves."
“It’s never been small,” Shen Xichen said.
"Did my father tell you anything recently?" Shen Xichen still had his back to his assistant, and his voice didn't fluctuate much when he spoke, but the assistant broke out in a cold sweat. He thought Shen Xichen didn't know about his relationship with Shen's father, but today he actually heard it out of the blue in such a casual tone.
The assistant pursed his lips, his hands trembled, and his heart pounded with anxiety. In such an extremely quiet setting, it was easy to amplify one's inner fears. The person in front of him was not a good-tempered person, and he was just one of the peripheral assistants. He could not afford to make even the slightest mistake, or the consequences would be dire.
But what could he do? The person who asked him was at the very top, someone he could never reach. His innate fear of power made him unconsciously submit.
He swallowed hard. "The mayor didn't say anything."
Shen Xichen wiped his hands, turned around, and looked at him with an emotionless gaze. The assistant seemed to see the same look in the eyes of the snake that often coiled around his wrist.
Cold-blooded, indifferent, and devoid of human compassion.
The assistant lowered his head, avoiding his gaze. "I was just asked to advise you if necessary. That's all."
"for example."
"It involves President Ji."
Why didn't you try to persuade them this time?
"This is normal business cooperation."
Shen Xichen chuckled softly, "Normal?"
"Yes, that's normal, after all, it's all for profit."
Shen Xichen didn't say anything more. "Go back. Just answer whatever my father asks you in the future."
He doesn't care about hiding anything.
After his assistant left, Shen Xichen sent someone to arrange a meeting with the president of DF.
Before the first day's activities were over, Ji Tanyuan was already planning to leave. She needed to prepare for the press conference the day after tomorrow. This semiconductor summit would begin with Zidian Technology.
Over the past year, Zidian has been under constant scrutiny, and it can be said that it has grown up right under the nose of the market.
Before its establishment, it invested huge amounts of R&D costs, bought patents, poached talents, and received support to get to where it is today, at a speed comparable to infrastructure construction.
Ji Tanyuan had to admit that the Zhong family accounted for a very large part of that rapid progress.
The approval process alone is several times faster than usual.
This is why she doesn't regret getting married and divorced, because, in hindsight, she has benefited from the outcome.
Instead, Zhong Fangqi's wishful thinking backfired. The company he had personally supported ended up in her pocket through his son. Although a performance-based agreement was signed, all the dividends were converted into working capital and went into Zhong Yan's account. But what Zhong Fangqi wanted was never just simple money.
Thinking of this, she turned her head and glanced at Zhong Yan.
Zhong Yan looked down at his tablet, and noticing the gaze, asked casually, "Want it?"
Ji Tanyuan was speechless, but she had already gotten used to the other person's neuroticism. She then turned her head to look out the window, watching the street scene and thinking. Objectively speaking, this son was indeed a headache, as he did not cooperate with group activities.
However, from Ji Tanyuan's perspective, she could simply say that she was born well.
Zhong Yan frowned as he looked at the progress reports from various companies sent by his assistant. "You have a cooperation intention with DF Motors?"
Ji Tanyuan snapped out of her daze, turned her head and leaned over, placing her hand on his thigh to look at him, when suddenly she felt something was wrong with the touch.
She suddenly looked up. "You're wearing a shirt clip?"
Zhong Yan raised an eyebrow: "Isn't it normal to wear a shirt clip with armbands in formal occasions?"
Ji Tanyuan felt uneasy for a moment, "Yes, it's normal."
But she touched me...
Zhong Yan's suits are all custom-made, and they are mostly black.
It has all the necessary accessories. Before the divorce, Ji Tanyuan used to enjoy buying accessories for Zhong Yan when she went shopping.
Zhong Yan didn't have a penchant for dressing up, but she did, much like she would adorn her own accessories.
Back then, what she often did was to take care of her face and the surrounding area as well, so as not to waste such a good figure.
In her opinion, Zhong Yan has a good figure and handsome looks. He looks great in a suit and has a kind of aloof and ascetic charm.
To make a suit look good, you naturally need a tie, cufflinks, sleeve hoops on the upper arms, and a shirt clip to make the suit look neat and tidy.
Ji Tanyuan loved seeing abs wearing a white shirt, with armbands on their upper arms, the muscle lines subtly defined by the leather armbands and the white shirt.
Coupled with her broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs, she has a perfect visual impact.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Zhong Yan's arm.
Zhong Yan raised his hand, grasped the back of her head, and pulled her closer to his chest.
He gritted his teeth, "You only care about my body."
Ji Tanyuan buried herself in his arms, her hands really wouldn't obey her, and she habitually touched his abs without thinking.
Zhong Yan patted her head: "Ji Tanyuan, how can I believe you won't see other men?"
With his appearance like this, what will happen to him when he gets old?
Without her youthful body, will Ji Tanyuan follow in the footsteps of her unmarried aunt, or the newly emerged single mother Jiang Jiawen, or even Rong Xi, who is always causing trouble, all for the sake of profit?
They belong to the same social class, and are similar in both material and spiritual aspects.
So Zhong Yan was a little worried about Ji Tanyuan, but luckily this girl was a looks-obsessed and picky person.
Zhong Yan then thought about the marital status of the female executives in his company and other married female entrepreneurs.
Yes, there probably is. After all, during the last meeting, Shen Que mentioned that the marketing director went on his honeymoon to celebrate his 20th wedding anniversary.
No, we still have to remarry. If we don't remarry, we have to find a way to be the father of his child. He needs something to tie him down to make him feel secure.
Ji Tanyuan had no idea what Zhong Yan was thinking. She retorted, "What do you take me for? I just like it a little, but I'm not going to make a living from it."
Zhong Yan clicked his tongue, "Do you know how to coax people? Do you know how to speak?"
Ji Tanyuan was speechless, but still said, "Then how do we coax them?"
Zhong Yan cleared her throat, and her magnificent, cello-like voice rang in her ears: "You should say that you only like me and don't like anyone else."
Ji Tanyuan opened her mouth, but couldn't say it. She pushed him away with both hands:
"That's so cheesy."
Zhong Yan snorted coldly, "Hypocritical Miss Ji, she likes him but doesn't dare to admit it."
Ji Tanyuan placed her finger on the tablet, swiped around, and deliberately changed the subject:
"You seem surprised that I agreed to cooperate with DF?"
Zhong Yan gently and slowly combed her hair. "DF is backed by Shen Xichen. Aren't you afraid that the olive branch they're extending is poisonous?"
"If he can dodge this time, will he stop extending an olive branch next time?"
At this point, she added, "I feel so uncomfortable being watched by Tongji Gaoke."
So it's better to resolve this sooner rather than later and get back to the point quickly.
Zhong Yan: "You seem to really dislike him?"
Zhong Yan was a little unhappy. In his opinion, being overly emotional about someone is unusual, and being unusual is the easiest way to cause trouble.
Shen Xichen should be a complete stranger, and Ji Tanyuan should, as before, wave his hand casually when he's mentioned, simply saying they're not familiar.
Ji Tanyuan sat up, somewhat surprised: "You don't dislike him?"
Zhong Yan: "I hate him, but why do you hate him?"
What kind of annoyance is it exactly?
Ji Tanyuan frowned. What did she say?
She then said, "I've always hated him; he's always wanted to acquire my family's businesses."
She didn't know where his obsession came from before, but now she knows—he's a pervert.
Zhong Yan clicked her tongue. "My grandfather thought about it before too. Oh, right, you hate him too."
When talking about Ji Tanyuan's dislike of her own grandfather, Zhong Yan's tone was particularly indifferent.
Ji Tanyuan said matter-of-factly, "That's why I pushed him into the river."
Zhong Yan: "..."
Ji Tanyuan then said very seriously, "After all, given the circumstances at the time, Zhong Tai's only advantage was her status and her youthful physical strength."
The only option is to combine these two.
Zhong Yan lowered his head and kissed her lips.
"Your lips are still best suited for kissing."
She used to be so affectionate, how come she's so ruthless now? Who taught her that?
He ate most of Ji Tanyuan's lipstick, then wiped her lips with a tissue.
Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips and said nothing more.
The two returned to Zhong Yan's apartment because Zhong Yan was really annoyed by that big-eared, horrifying donkey ruining his plans at crucial moments.
This has happened more than once or twice.
Fortunately, the two lived in apartments in different buildings within the same complex. Zhong Yan's apartment was a duplex with extremely simple decor, and apart from the two of them, there was no other living creature.
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Zhong Yan turned around, picked her up, and carried her to the entrance hall, leaning in to kiss her.
He kissed her as he took off his suit jacket, then guided her hand to unbutton his shirt: "How about I show you? Hmm?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature suddenly rose.
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