161: Chapter 161 Provocation at Every Turn

Seeing the few people getting up to leave, Chen Ling said to them again, "Teachers, please stay. I know what you are thinking. You believe my company is too small and cannot afford great figures like yourselves."

"And then you also think our capital chain is quite precarious, lacking the foundation to face risks, right?"

The few teachers did not want to make things so explicit. After exchanging glances, they all fell silent.

Seeing that they remained silent, Chen Ling sighed.

"You should know that the artificial intelligence project is extremely difficult right now. The artificial intelligence project itself is very cash-intensive, and not many companies dare to pursue this field currently."

"Since our company dares to proceed, it means we have a certain capability to face risks. I ask you to believe me."

"Of course, if you truly believe that without payment, nothing can be done, then since we are conducting scientific research here, we can pay in full."

Hearing the words 'pay in full,' the eyes of those teachers immediately lit up.

But before they could speak, Chen Ling continued the sentence she hadn't finished.

"However, paying in full has one prerequisite: your price must be a bit lower."

As her voice fell.

Those teachers already understood the purpose for which Chen Ling had called them over this time.

"I'm sorry, CEO Chen, the price we gave you is already very low. If you still want to press further..."

Chen Ling made a 'tsk' sound, stood up, walked over to the group, and said, "Don't be so quick to refuse me. Isn't there still time? I'll give you time to think it over slowly."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and glanced at the watch on her wrist.

"Today is the twenty-third. I will give you one week. Reply to me before the first of next month."

To be honest, those teachers felt there was absolutely no need for so much time to consider.

But since Chen Ling said so, it was difficult for them to refuse directly.

So, they could only agree very reluctantly.

After those people left, the secretary stepped forward and asked Chen Ling, "CEO Chen, will this really work?"

Chen Ling curled her lips and replied meaningfully, "Don't worry, it will definitely work. All roads lead to Rome. They will agree."

Hearing this, the secretary felt a chill run down his spine.

He nodded silently and retreated a few steps, moving away from Chen Ling.

...

The next morning.

Shen Yan left for work as usual.

As soon as he reached the company entrance, he saw a Lamborghini parked right in front of his company building.

Just as his gaze was drawn to the car, someone patted his shoulder from behind.

Turning around, he found that the person was Yang Jin.

"Shen Yan, I think the two of us need to talk."

Shen Yan hadn't expected this person to still be stubbornly persistent.

He rolled his eyes and replied unhappily to the other party, "I don't think there's anything for us to talk about."

Seeing him about to leave, Yang Jin anxiously grabbed his hand.

"I really think the two of us need to have a good talk, whether it's about Youyou's matter or Chen Ling's matter."

Shen Yan originally didn't want to pay attention to him.

However, because the special mission from the tycoon system had not been marked as complete for a long time, he agreed to go to the coffee shop with the other party for a good chat.

Arriving at the coffee shop.

Shen Yan and Yang Jin sat down by the window.

"Alright, speak. What do you want to discuss with me?"

Yang Jin cleared his throat and replied, "To tell you the truth, the reason I want to discuss Youyou's custody with you is because I want to establish a new family with Chen Ling."

"I'm going to propose to Chen Ling soon, so I hope... you can give up Youyou's custody."

Propose marriage?

Shen Yan let out a cold laugh.

How long has it been since he divorced Chen Ling?

Yang Jin was already impatient to take his place.

It seemed their relationship was even better than he had imagined.

"So, you don't want anyone unrelated to you in your household?"

Hearing the question, Yang Jin lowered his head and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Both you and I understand this kind of thing; there's no need to say it so directly."

"To put it plainly, if you were in my position, you would make the same choice as me. I love Chen Ling, and I want to build a new family with her, so I hope you can recognize your place."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Did I hear that right? You mean for me to recognize my place?"

Yang Jin didn't think he had said anything wrong.

He looked serious and replied earnestly to Shen Yan, "That's right. I am Chen Ling's official boyfriend now. I hope you keep everything related to you and Chen Ling, including the child, far away from her."

As soon as these words came out.

Shen Yan immediately put away the smile on his face.

He tapped the table with his finger and said, "I think you might have misunderstood something."

"As the child's father, I also hope the child's custody falls into my hands. You tell me to recognize my place, so you must first help me get Youyou's custody back."

"But it seems you... don't think that way."

A trace of guilt flashed in Yang Jin's eyes.

Of course, he didn't think that way.

If he really thought that, he wouldn't have persuaded Chen Ling to sell the custody rights to Shen Yan.

"Of course, that's what I think. I just don't want Chen Ling to suffer a loss. She's having difficulties with her company right now, and I want to help her solve it to the best of my ability."

Shen Yan didn't believe a word he said.

He firmly believed that Yang Jin was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

Because the more he interacted with this person, the more he realized that this person was full of lies, and his words didn't match up.

"So Chen Ling's company is in trouble. Since her company has problems, why don't you, the boss of a financial company, help her?"

Yang Jin put on a very pained expression and replied, "It's not that I don't want to help her; it's that she refused my help."

"Forget it, there's no point in saying so much to you. Just tell me directly whether you are willing to accept my proposal."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and cheerfully spat out three words.

"Not accepting."

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a prompt sound from the tycoon system.

[Mission complete. Obtained one piece of advanced wealth intelligence. Open now?]

Shen Yan did not choose to open it immediately.

After all, he was still talking with Yang Jin.

"Alright, you should have said everything you wanted to say. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. Don't come looking for me again in the future."

"If you come looking for me again, don't blame me for telling the security guards at the door to throw you out every time they see you."

After saying that, he directly picked up his phone and turned to leave.