The face of the person in charge of the Liu Group was filled with a fake business smile. Ling Qianchen had been in the business world for many years, and he knew very well that when Manager Liu said he would consider it, it most likely meant a rejection.
"Please consider it more carefully, Manager Liu. We won't disturb you any longer. We'll contact you later." Although Ling Qianchen knew that the cooperation was probably off, he couldn't say much. He had no choice but to leave first.
"Ling Qianchen, it seems that the Liu Group won't agree. How about we start on our own? This project is definitely a sure - fire moneymaker. I'm really eager to see how far we can take it." As a top - level hacker, Yuan Meng was itching to take on such a challenging project.
"Let's wait a bit more. I think there's still a chance for the Liu Group to change their mind. If not, we can find other enterprises to cooperate with. There's no need to rush."
The conflict between the pursuit of professional technology and the pursuit of business profit was bound to lead to an argument. Yuan Meng and Ling Qianchen couldn't reach an agreement on this matter.
"We've already waited for a long time. If we wait any longer, the project might just be shelved. If the Liu Group doesn't cooperate, who else can we turn to?" Yuan Meng couldn't help but get a bit angry. She should have known earlier that businessmen only cared about profit and would never follow her ideas.
"Then you can look for other partners first, Mr. Ling. Call me when you've finalized the cooperation. See you." Yuan Meng turned around, got in the car, and drove away without looking back at Ling Qianchen.
Ling Qianchen watched Yuan Meng leave. His whole demeanor turned cold. He knew that Yuan Meng was probably angry.
Ling Qianchen took out his phone and was about to call Lu Ziyan to go to Blue Note for a drink in the evening. But accidentally, he saw the call from Yuan Meng in the morning asking him to go home. For some reason, seeing this call made him really want to go home and take a look.
On the other side, after leaving the Liu Group, Yuan Meng went straight to Blue Note. "Where's Luo Yishan?" Yuan Meng asked the bartender at the front desk.
"Mengmeng, I'm here! What's wrong, my Meng? You look so unhappy."
Yuan Meng pulled Luo Yishan into a private room and ranted about Ling Qianchen non - stop. She cursed Ling Qianchen from being a scumbag to being a profit - hungry businessman until night fell.
"Aren't you going home, Mengmeng? It's already evening." Luo Yishan checked the time and reminded Yuan Meng.
"It's okay. The old hag isn't at home, and Ling Qianchen probably won't go home either. Whether I'm at home or not doesn't matter. I'll go back later. I'm so mad. Come on, Shanshan. Go dance with me on the dance floor for a while."
Now, let's look at Ling Qianchen. After leaving the Liu Group, he went back to the company to continue working. After work, he surprisingly went home. He thought he would see his innocent and sweet wife as soon as he got home. However, facing the empty Ling Mansion, Ling Qianchen was stunned.
Ling Qianchen was puzzled. Yuan Meng was all alone in this city. Where could she go by herself at night?
Bang! Just as Ling Qianchen was about to call Yuan Meng, the door opened.
"Ling...husband, why are you...back...husband, you're actually back! Husband! Have you eaten, husband? What do you want me to cook for you, husband..."
"Where did you go? Why did you come back so late?" Ling Qianchen interrupted Yuan Meng's rambling with a question.
Fortunately, she had changed her makeup on the way back. Otherwise, she would have been exposed.
"Husband, I... I had a nightmare last night and I'm still scared today. I'm the only one in this house. I'm really scared, husband... I just went out for a walk secretly. Husband, don't be angry and don't tell mother - in - law, wuwuwuwu. I won't go out again. I'll stay at home obediently, wuwuwuwu."
As she spoke, Yuan Meng shook Ling Qianchen's sleeve pitifully and lowered her head as she got closer to him. When Ling Qianchen couldn't see, Yuan Meng rolled her eyes secretly.
Ling Qianchen originally wanted to shake Yuan Meng off and go back to his room. But when he suddenly lowered his head, he smelled a familiar fragrance, the fragrance that belonged to Ai Yue.
"Where did you go for a walk?" Ling Qianchen was excited when he smelled this familiar fragrance. A flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
"Ah... I... I just took a stroll nearby. What's wrong, husband? Did I go somewhere I shouldn't have?"
Yuan Meng wanted to continue acting like an innocent girl to disgust Ling Qianchen. But suddenly, Ling Qianchen grabbed her and pulled her into his arms to smell. It was this smell, the smell of Ai Yue!
"Husband... does husband want to sleep with me? Great, husband. Husband... have you finally decided to listen to mother - in - law?" Yuan Meng saw that the situation was not right and wanted to continue disgusting Ling Qianchen. But unexpectedly, he hugged her even tighter and buried his head in her neck.
"Be quiet! Let me hug you for a while." Ling Qianchen had been in a bad mood since arguing with Ai Yue in the afternoon. His mood got even worse when he didn't see Yuan Meng at home. But now, smelling the fragrance of Ai Yue on Yuan Meng, his emotions were unconsciously soothed.
Ling Qianchen was trying to soothe himself with the smell of Ai Yue. He didn't know that Yuan Meng in his arms had a look of horror and resignation on her face.
Ling Qianchen couldn't have noticed anything, could he? But this dead man! This scumbag! He wants to have his cake and eat it too. I'll endure you for a few more months. When the bet is over, I'll teach you a lesson! No, I have to find an excuse to leave quickly.
Yuan Meng adjusted her emotions and put on her classic innocent look again.
"Husband, you're hugging me too tightly. It hurts me!" Yuan Meng said pitifully. Taking advantage of Ling Qianchen's inattention, she got out of his embrace.
"Husband, I just got back and haven't tidied up yet. If... if husband wants to be close to me, then... then wait for me to go upstairs and tidy up. I'll come to you later!" Yuan Meng pretended to be a shy and innocent girl and quickly ran upstairs to escape Ling Qianchen's clutches.
Ling Qianchen was suspicious when he saw Yuan Meng quickly running away from him. He felt that something was slowly emerging in his mind, but he just couldn't grasp it.
"Why does Yuan Meng have Ai Yue's fragrance on her?" Ling Qianchen wondered. "Unless..."
Ling Qianchen couldn't wait to confirm something. So he took out his phone and called Ai Yue.
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz... Ai Yue hung up the phone.
Buzz... buzz... buzz... Ling Qianchen called again. As he waited for the call to connect, he walked towards the study on the second floor.
Ring - a - ding - ding, ring - a - ding - ding. When passing by the bedroom door, Ling Qianchen suddenly heard a phone ringing! It was Yuan Meng's phone! A bold idea had appeared in Ling Qianchen's mind many times, and now it seemed to be on the verge of being confirmed.
Bang! Ling Qianchen pushed open the bedroom door. Yuan Meng was sitting on the sofa with her phone in her hand, and the ringing sound was coming from her phone.
"Whose call is it? Let me see!" After saying that, Ling Qianchen took a big step towards Yuan Meng and tried to grab her phone.
Yuan Meng looked like a frightened little rabbit. She was extremely aggrieved. She held the phone up to Ling Qianchen and showed it to him generously.
"It's... it's my agent's call! Husband, what's wrong with you... why are you so excited... I... I..." Yuan Meng couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, clearly looking frightened.