133: Chapter 133 Even if a deal falls through, goodwill remains.

Hearing this, He Yunri's expression stiffened, and his gaze became evasive.

"No particular reason, it's just that there were some issues with capital turnover, of course, this is only temporary..."

Before he could explain further,

Shen Yan said with a smile, "I understand, I understand. In business, everyone encounters issues with capital turnover sooner or later."

He Yunri let out a guilty laugh.

The two stopped talking.

They quietly waited for the moment the funds arrived.

Fifteen minutes later.

He Yunri's phone finally chimed with a text message.

"Ding!"

Seeing the notification that five million had arrived, He Yunri visibly relaxed.

"Alright, the money is in. This is the betting agreement I just had someone bring over. Take a look and see if it's the one we signed that day."

Shen Yan glanced at it and nodded in reply, "That's right, it's this one."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yunri directly tore up the betting agreement.

"There, it's torn up. The previous contract and betting agreement we signed are now completely void. We two have absolutely no commercial relationship anymore."

Shen Yan smiled and replied, "A deal unmade, but goodwill remains. Perhaps we'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

He Yunri shook his head, stating firmly, "There won't be any opportunities, not ever again."

Shen Yan naturally knew there wouldn't be any future opportunities.

He was just being polite, not wanting He Yunri to know that he had already detected the situation.

"Mr. He, don't say things so absolutely. Who can say what the future holds?"

"Alright, I still have matters at my company, so I won't trouble you further."

He Yunri also had no intention of keeping him any longer.

He nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go. I won't see you out."

Shen Yan nodded his farewell and turned to leave the private villa.

As soon as he got into the car, he received a message from Chen Guangke.

["Finance told me the money has been sent. Did he receive it?"]

Seeing this message, Shen Yan didn't hesitate and immediately called him.

"Ask Finance if the money transferred was deducted from the company's accounts."

Chen Guangke found it strange.

"Didn't you ask me to have Finance transfer it from the company's books?"

"The money transferred was definitely deducted from the company, there's no need to ask again, is there?"

Shen Yan said quietly, "Hurry up and do as I say, go confirm with Finance again whether the account deducted was from the company's books."

Chen Guangke couldn't argue with him, so he hurried to the Finance Department office to ask.

"Come on, Finance, tell him yourself whether the sum I asked you to transfer just now was sent from the company account."

Finance blinked, looking completely bewildered, and replied, "Yes, of course. Otherwise, where would I get that much money?"

Taking the phone back, Chen Guangke boomed loudly, "Old Shen, did you hear that? Finance said this money was sent from the company account..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yan replied,

"Okay, I know. I'm hanging up now."

With that, he hung up the phone.

Looking at the screen that had returned to the main interface, Chen Guangke muttered in confusion, "I haven't even asked what happened, why did he hang up on me so hastily?"

Shen Yan didn't hear Chen Guangke's words.

If he had, he would have only found the other party too long-winded.

Returning to the company, as soon as he reached his office, he found Chen Guangke waiting for him inside.

"Why are you here?"

Hearing the question, Chen Guangke replied irritably, "I should be the one asking you that. What exactly have you been up to?"

"Why did you inexplicably ask me to have Finance transfer money to He Yunri's account?"

"You didn't actually fall out with him, did you?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment and replied, "It's not wrong to put it that way, I suppose."

Chen Guangke's eyes widened, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

"Wait! You really broke ties with him? Why? Just because you wouldn't help him buy a house?"

Shen Yan found it amusing.

Indeed.

From Chen Guangke's perspective, the only reason he and He Yunri could fall out was that single matter.

He walked over to the sofa, sat down, crossed his legs, and recounted what happened at the private villa.

"So, you're saying the reason you gave him five million was because he demanded an early settlement of the profits?"

Shen Yan hummed in affirmation, then added, "Up to this point, the tycoon system software hasn't earned our company a single cent of profit. If he wants to take money early, I certainly won't agree."

Chen Guangke frowned, feeling Shen Yan was being too rash.

"Even so, you shouldn't have just broken ties with him! Who is He Yunri? He's an internet mogul. What good can come from falling out with him?"

Shen Yan could understand Chen Guangke's thinking.

If he hadn't received intelligence from the tycoon system beforehand, he absolutely would not have chosen to break ties with He Yunri.

After all, on the surface, He Yunri held significant prestige in the internet industry.

Offending He Yunri offered nothing but harm to their company.

However, even thinking this, he certainly couldn't reveal his true thoughts to Chen Guangke.

Even if he did, Chen Guangke wouldn't believe him.

"Are you suggesting I should have just settled the money with him early?"

"I am a businessman, not a sucker. If he insisted on me giving him the money, this was the only way."

Chen Guangke hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

On one hand, he understood Shen Yan's thinking; their company didn't have much money left either.

On the other hand, he felt Shen Yan's actions were somewhat too reckless.

Regardless, the money had to be paid out anyway, so why escalate things to this point with He Yunri?

After thinking it over, he felt that if it were him, he probably couldn't come up with a perfect plan either.

So, he said to Shen Yan, "Fine, you're the boss of the company, so you have the final say."

Saying that, he handed Shen Yan the documents he brought into the office.

"These are the latest data for the software. I've carefully checked and estimated that if the software maintains this trend, the first phase of our company's first project will yield profits of at least eight figures."

After speaking, he even raised his chin with a hint of pride.

Seeing him like that, Shen Yan couldn't help but feel a flicker of amusement.

He took the documents, placed them on the desk, and asked Chen Guangke, "Go on, how do you want me to praise you?"

Chen Guangke chuckled, scratching his head.

"No need for praise, because even without your praise, I already know I'm excellent."

"But if you especially want to praise me, I suppose I can listen. Go ahead, praise me boldly."

Shen Yan nodded, then began to pretend to think.

"Um... your capabilities are indeed quite good, and you are very meticulous in your work. And then... and then..."