He Shen was indeed moved and didn't beat around the bush with Jiang Man anymore. Originally, he thought that Jiang Man was in love with He Ting and that the reason she cooperated with him was to sell him out to He Ting.
So, he had never trusted Jiang Man. Now, he had a bit more trust in her, but there were still some questions he needed to ask.
"Sorry, Miss Jiang Man. I heard that you've been in love with He Ting for a long time and have always wanted to be Mrs. He. Then why did you choose to cooperate with me to deal with your lover?"
He Shen wasn't a fool. He knew that Jiang Man wanted to use him. He just cared more about the consequences.
Now he was in a critical situation. Jiang Man's cooperation was very important to him, so he had to make sure that Jiang Man really wanted to cooperate.
Jiang Man gritted her teeth secretly. It seemed that He Shen wasn't a simple person either. But she had pretended in front of He Ting for so long and even He Ting had been deceived.
As long as she didn't want to tell the truth, He Shen would never be able to tell.
"He Ting has fallen in love with another woman and abandoned me like an old shoe. I hate him. I want to take revenge on him. Cooperating with you is the best way I can think of for now."
Jiang Man half - lied, but her sad tone easily made He Shen let down his guard.
"In that case, we can have a good talk..."
Jiang Man secretly curled her lips into a smile. It worked. He was really a fool. He could only cause trouble for He Ting. Forget it. Maybe the only one who could go against He Ting without losing was the priest!
"What? An Ke went to Xu's company?" He Ting didn't expect that just to relax An Ke's vigilance and not look for her, An Ke had turned around and joined the company of his rival. He thought, if he had known... Well, there was no use regretting. He could only take one step at a time.
"Fu Qing, keep a close eye on Xu's company. See if they have any projects recently that we can compete for. Just participate."
He Ting would do anything to see An Ke again openly.
Fu Qing instantly understood what He Ting meant. He thought that recently Xu's seemed to be planning to buy land. "President, our branch seems a bit small. There's an idle piece of land next to it. We can compete with Xu's for it."
Buying land? It was a good excuse. That's it. "Okay, then make a detailed plan and a specific outline. Hand it to me later. I'll read it right away."
He Ting's hand unconsciously tapped on the desktop. Thinking that he might be able to meet An Ke soon, his excitement was hard to hide.
"Vice President Zhou, hello. I'm here to report today. I don't know where my office is?" As soon as An Ke entered the company today, she found that there was no place for her.
An Ke was a bit confused. She was at least a manager. How could she not even have an office?
Vice President Zhou smiled. "Actually, it's like this. We recruited a manager for the branch, but this branch is still a pilot project for now. Your office building isn't here."
If it weren't just a pilot project, he wouldn't have agreed to Bo Jinnian's request.
An Ke finally understood. The position she applied for wasn't valued by the upper - level leaders at all. No wonder she was selected so easily last time.
"Then where are we..."
"Since you're here, just right. This is the first project you need to do. If you succeed, the company will consider turning the pilot project into a real branch."
An Ke knew it was just an empty promise, but she had no choice but to accept it now.
"I will definitely complete this project. Please rest assured!"
Sitting on the huge sofa at home, An Ke carefully read her project. It turned out to be about buying land. But this piece of land wasn't simple. It belonged to the Fang family.
Now, the situation in Pin City was like a tripod. The He family was the biggest. The other three legs were the Xu family, the Fang family, and the somewhat declining Jiang family.
And now this piece of land had involved all the forces in Pin City. An Ke knew her own strength well and knew that she couldn't replace the Xu family.
So, she was in a very passive position now.
Moreover, she had also found out that the Fang family had secretly prepared to sell the land to the He family, but He Ting had always declined, saying that for the sake of fairness, he suggested that the Fang family hold a tender.
There were still three days until the tender started, but He Ting had invited all the bidders to have an early discussion to understand each other's strength in advance.
"Long time no see..."
The representatives of several companies interested in this piece of land chatted while eating. The representatives of several small companies asked each other about their bottom lines and modestly praised each other's companies. In fact, they thought otherwise. On the surface, they were politely flattering each other.
As the representative of the Xu family, An Ke had the right to talk directly to Fang Nuo, the representative of the Fang family, as soon as she came. While talking to Fang Nuo about her plan, she observed He Ting's situation.
So far, Fu Qing's project report was perfect and flawless. So He Ting's strength couldn't be underestimated by An Ke. He Ting was undoubtedly her strongest competitor.
An Ke still had some concerns in her heart. After all, the relationship between the two of them was complex and special. An Ke thought of how He Ting had deceived and hurt her, and she felt a bit resentful. She wanted to compete with him both publicly and privately.
He Ting saw An Ke chatting happily with Fang Nuo. He was so angry that his teeth itched. He secretly said in his heart, "An Ke, I want you to beg me. You're so happy with another man right in front of me." Fang Nuo watched An Ke explain the plan so seriously and actually thought this little girl was quite cute.
He Ting saw that Fang Nuo also admired An Ke very much. He was so angry that he deliberately pretended to accidentally spill wine on An Ke's clothes. "Sorry, Miss An, right? It's all my fault..."
Since He Ting had said so, An Ke had no choice but to glare at He Ting fiercely and then go to the bathroom to clean up.
Fang Nuo wanted to help but was refused by An Ke. He Ting was overjoyed. He told Fu Qing to send someone to buy a dress for An Ke and send it over. Red wine was very difficult to clean.
An Ke was in a hurry to clean the stain in the bathroom. She used hand - sanitizer and then wiped it with a tissue, but it just wouldn't come clean. "How can I go out like this?"
An Ke kept walking around with her head in her hands, feeling restless. She felt that her first battle was so unlucky. It was all He Ting's fault. Maybe He Ting had done it on purpose.
He Ting found a waiter and gave the dress to An Ke. Although An Ke didn't want to accept it, looking at her embarrassed appearance, she had no choice but to accept it.
"Miss An, you can change your clothes here. I'll guard the door for you. President He specifically told me to. You can rest assured."