158: Chapter 158 Mutual Calculations

Lü Yan snorted, her face clearly showing disbelief.

Shen Yan didn't plan to persuade her. He sat in a chair and said to Lü Yan, "Since you want to know why I'm looking for a Private Detective, I'll tell you directly..."

Fifteen minutes later, Lü Yan looked at Shen Yan thoughtfully and asked, "You're really not lying to me, are you?"

Shen Yan gave a wry smile.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Lü Yan shrugged.

"How would I know why you'd lie to me? Looking for a Private Detective isn't exactly a regular channel. If you're looking for a Private Detective to do something illegal..."

Shen Yan closed his eyes, completely resigned.

"If I really wanted to hire a Private Detective to do something illegal, why would I come to you?"

"You're a lawyer. Wouldn't coming to you be like walking into a trap?"

Lü Yan blinked, thinking Shen Yan had a point.

If Shen Yan truly wanted to engage in something illicit, he wouldn't need to involve her at all.

"Alright, since you've said all that, I'll send you the contact information for the Private Detective I used before."

"But let me say this first: even though this detective is someone I know, the price is whatever he says it is. He won't give you a discount."

Shen Yan never worried about prices.

He smiled slightly at Lü Yan and replied, "Don't worry, whatever the price is, it is. I definitely won't haggle just because I know you."

With that, he picked up the cup from the table.

"Thank you for both the lawsuit and the Private Detective. This drink is to you."

Lü Yan nodded, also picking up her cup from the table and saying, "You're welcome. Taking people's money and solving their problems is our lawyers' code of conduct. Alright, we've chatted for so long, it's time to eat."

Chen Guangke nodded in agreement, "Exactly! Listening to you two talk so much, I'm practically starving!"

As his voice fell.

The three finally began their meal.

...

The next day.

Chen Ling sat in her living room, waiting for the person who hadn't returned home yet.

"Creak..."

The door opened.

Yang Jin, who had been out all night, found Chen Ling sitting in the living room.

He nervously straightened his clothes as he walked into the living room, smiling as he asked Chen Ling, "Why haven't you gone to work yet?"

Chen Ling turned her head, looking at the rosy-faced Yang Jin, and asked with a fake smile, "Are you very eager for me to go to work?"

Feeling that something was off.

Yang Jin put down his briefcase, walked over, and hugged Chen Ling, asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Chen Ling broke free from his grasp.

"How can you still ask what happened? Why did you go to see Shen Yan yesterday?!"

Yang Jin was stunned.

Then, he replied, "Of course I went to him about the money. Didn't we already agree? I would be the one to talk to him about Youyou's guardianship."

Hearing this, Chen Ling was so angry she laughed.

"Yes! I did say I agreed to you doing this, but I never said you could do it on your own initiative!"

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand before going to see Shen Yan?!"

Yang Jin wasn't a pushover; he had his own temper.

Seeing Chen Ling so aggressive, he wasn't going to put up with it.

"You have so many things going on all the time, do I have to report everything to you every day?!"

"You've already entrusted this matter to me, so what's wrong with me choosing a time to meet him?"

"Or did Shen Yan call you?"

Chen Ling sat back on the sofa without speaking.

Seeing her like this, Yang Jin knew he had guessed correctly.

He loosened his tie and plopped down on the sofa.

"I knew it, he definitely called you to complain. Chen Ling, even though we're a couple, there are some things I have to warn you about."

"You decided to take on the Artificial Intelligence project yourself, and you decided to invest all your money into this company yourself. I've advised you, and I've tried to stop you, but you wouldn't listen!"

"Now you've invested all your money and still have such a huge deficit. Tell me, if I don't go out and make money for you now, what am I supposed to do?"

After his long speech.

Chen Ling only heard two words—make money.

She bit her lip, then turned to Yang Jin and asked, "How much money do you have right now? Can you lend me some?"

A trace of impatience flashed in Yang Jin's eyes. He replied to Chen Ling, "Haven't I already told you? My own company's operating condition isn't very good either..."

Before he could finish, Chen Ling anxiously asked, "Even if the operating condition isn't great, with a company as big as yours, can't you even come up with a few million?"

"Now is a crucial time for me to hire talent. I need money! I must act before others notice, Yang Jin! You have to help me!"

As soon as she said this, Yang Jin immediately sprang up from the edge of the sofa.

"I am helping you! Didn't I go to negotiate with Shen Yan on your behalf?!"

"As long as you're with me, and we work together to force him to agree, your company will have money!"

As his voice faded.

Chen Ling looked at Yang Jin without speaking.

The atmosphere returned to silence.

After a moment of stalemate, Yang Jin picked up his briefcase and said softly, "I worked all night yesterday, and I'm tired. I'm going back to my room to rest. You should think about it carefully."

With that, he turned and went upstairs to his room.

Only when Chen Ling was left alone in the living room did she vent her frustration by throwing all the cushions on the sofa onto the floor.

Yang Jin!

Chen Ling roared inwardly.

She hadn't missed the "hickey" on Yang Jin's neck.

In fact, she had always known that Yang Jin had several girlfriends behind her back.

The reason she hadn't exposed him was because she didn't want to fall out with Yang Jin.

Yang Jin was the boss of a financial company, and also a big shot with connections in various industries.

Falling out with him would only bring disadvantages, not benefits, to her.

But to just endure it like this, she was unwilling.

After standing by the French window for a long time, Chen Ling finally thought of a win-win solution.

She took out her phone and called her secretary.

"Hello, come to my villa entrance now."

Meanwhile, Shen Yan had already found the Private Detective Lü Yan had introduced him to.

"Hello, are you Mr. Shen?"

In the studio, a man with waxed hair extended his hand to him.

This was Shen Yan's first time meeting a Private Detective. He squinted, carefully examining the other party, and found that he didn't look much different from an ordinary person.

"I am. You must be Mr. Fang, right?"

Shen Yan asked back while shaking the other party's hand.

The other party smiled and replied, "That's me. You can just call me Old Fang. Please, have a seat."