"Reason."
General Manager Wan was taken aback for a moment, as if he was fabricating a reason out of thin air. He frowned, looking extremely pained.
"If you have no reason, doesn't it mean you're just making fun of me?"
The woman crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe, staring intently at the shivering man outside.
It had to be said that this General Manager Wan was really two - faced. On the surface, he looked like a timid mouse, but in fact, he had already been scheming.
At this moment, General Manager Wan really couldn't think of a suitable reason. He sighed, trying to muddle through.
But how could the person in front of him let him off so easily?
"General Manager Wan." Shen Jianyi took two steps forward, sizing the other person up and down. "If you're going to cooperate with Lin Zhirou, just say so. I'm not going to eat you. What are you so scared of?"
Hearing this, General Manager Wan really couldn't hold it in any longer. He sighed and told her everything.
He had no other choice. Director Liu had been holding him back and had visited him several times just to get this opportunity for Lin Zhirou.
"General Manager Shen, I really can't afford to offend him." General Manager Wan sighed. "You know, Director Liu has a high - profile status in the entertainment industry. I..."
Shen Jianyi snorted, looking quite helpless. "You can't afford to offend him, but you dare to offend me? Do you think our Aolin doesn't have the qualification to cooperate with you, or that the Lu Corporation doesn't?"
These words really startled General Manager Wan. It seemed that no matter how he answered, it wouldn't be right.
He swallowed hard, trembling all over.
"Don't be scared. I'm just asking. I don't mean to make things difficult for you."
Wasn't this already making things difficult? General Manager Wan was almost scared to death by her.
Just like this, the two of them were silent outside the villa for a long time.
General Manager Wan felt caught in a dilemma. If he didn't continue to cooperate with Shen Jianyi now, he was afraid that the Lu Corporation would target him in the future.
But if he offended Director Liu, it was needless to say that Director Liu would surely take revenge on him.
Just when he was hesitating, Shen Jianyi suddenly spoke up. "Think it over carefully. Almost everyone in the entertainment industry knows what kind of person Director Liu is. He's greedy for money and women, and he keeps changing the women around him. Why do you have to offend our entire Lu Corporation for a woman who's just a passing fancy to Director Liu?"
As soon as she finished speaking, General Manager Wan immediately understood what she meant. He nodded, looking as if he had suddenly seen the light.
"Thank you for your advice, General Manager Shen." His eyes sparkled. "I'll bring the contract to your company tomorrow. See you then."
Shen Jianyi smiled, but as soon as General Manager Wan left, her smile instantly disappeared.
While the two of them were talking, Sister Gu had been watching from the side. She was a bit confused. "Young Mistress, what was that all about?"
Maybe realizing that she shouldn't have asked so much, Sister Gu changed the subject. "Second Master sent over a batch of new maids from the main building. Do you want to go and have a look, Young Mistress?"
She nodded. It was already too late to go to school now. The compulsory course had already started, and since she had already been marked as absent, there was no point in going.
"Let's go." Shen Jianyi followed Sister Gu to the backyard.
As soon as she stepped into the backyard, she could smell the refreshing fragrance of flowers. Almost all of this was taken care of by Song Miner. Now that there were more people, she wouldn't be so tired.
When Shen Jianyi saw these new people, she was slightly stunned. Her gaze swept across them and finally stopped on a thin and small girl.
She walked towards that direction. The girl seemed very timid, shivering and even showing the intention of taking a step back.
"How old are you this year?"
The girl was short in stature and even thinner than the average person. Her clothes and appearance made her look very much like a child. Shen Jianyi suspected that she might not be an adult yet.
The girl trembled as she said, "I'm already an adult. I just turned eighteen today."
Just turned eighteen and already out working. Shen Jianyi suddenly felt a twinge of heartache and didn't know what to say.
She nodded. "What's your name?"
"Su Mengmeng."
She remembered this girl. Just as Shen Jianyi was about to leave, a man had somehow appeared behind her.
The man's tall and straight figure stood there. It wasn't until the woman turned around and bumped her forehead into his chest that the two of them looked into each other's eyes.
"Jinsheng? Didn't you go to the company?"
Lu Jinsheng took the woman's hand, glanced at the others, and then replied gently, "I just got back. I wanted to have lunch with you."
"So you pushed all your work aside?"
"Yeah." Lu Jinsheng's gaze finally stopped on Su Mengmeng. He frowned slightly. "Isn't that girl still a minor?"
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi knew exactly what he was talking about without even looking back. So she calmly explained, "She's already an adult. I asked just now."
"That's good."
Although he didn't quite understand why Lu Ziqian had sent over a batch of maids, he was sure it wasn't for anything good. There's no such thing as a free lunch. He had to protect his woman.
The two of them then left the backyard. Sister Gu briefly explained their tasks to them and then left in a hurry.
At this moment.
Su Mengmeng stared intently in that direction, tightly clutching the rag in her hand. It was hard to tell what was going on in her mind, but there was a hint of ambition in her eyes.
"Mengmeng, come here quickly and wipe this window!"
Su Mengmeng's expression immediately returned to normal. She turned her head and walked over with a smile. "Coming!"
She was like a completely different person in front of others and when she was alone. It was really surprising.
...
In the villa's hall.
The atmosphere between the two people at the dining table was a bit quiet. Shen Jianyi always felt that the other person seemed to have something to say to her, but he was being coy and wouldn't speak up.
"Jinsheng, do you have something to say, or is there something you're hiding from me?" She could tell at a glance.
Sure enough, Lu Jinsheng had already guessed that he definitely couldn't hide anything from the woman in front of him. So he had to tell the truth. "There is indeed something I haven't told you."
"What is it?"
"Lu Ziqian arranged a blind date for me..."
Originally, Lu Jinsheng wanted to continue, but unexpectedly, the woman just put down her chopsticks.
This was simply too much for Shen Jianyi. The two of them were still together, and they weren't divorced yet. Why did Lu Ziqian directly arrange a blind date for him?
She could tolerate Lu Ziqian's previous attempts to break them up by all means, but this time, Shen Jianyi was absolutely unable to bear it.
She immediately got up and was about to walk out. Seeing this, Lu Jinsheng was stunned. He quickly rushed over and grabbed the woman's wrist. "Yiyi, where are you going?"