171: Chapter 171 Hypocrisy

In the office, Chen Ling covered her nose and sneezed twice in a row.

"Who's badmouthing me?"

Yang Jin wrapped an arm around Chen Ling's waist and said, "One sneeze means someone is badmouthing you; two sneezes mean someone misses you. It's probably because I miss you so much."

Chen Ling's brow furrowed, and a trace of disgust flashed across her face.

Since Yang Jin proposed to her, he had become increasingly glib, not at all like the elite image he had previously projected.

To be honest, she was a bit repulsed.

If she wasn't after Yang Jin's money and company, she would have called off the engagement long ago.

Thinking this, she asked Yang Jin in a soft, gentle voice, "Really? Then it seems you love me very much?"

Yang Jin answered without hesitation, "Of course. My love for you can be witnessed by heaven and earth!"

Chen Ling turned her head and secretly rolled her eyes.

She wasn't blind, congested, or deaf.

She could smell the scent of perfume that occasionally clung to Yang Jin and see the red marks that appeared on him from time to time.

But since she had already accepted Yang Jin's proposal, she wouldn't expose him at this time.

"I see... Then, as you promised me, using the company as my betrothal gift..."

Yang Jin said decisively, "Don't worry, I will never forget about that."

"If you're afraid I'll go back on my word, Ling, I can transfer the company to you before we get married!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling's eyes immediately lit up. Seizing the opportunity, she asked Yang Jin directly, "Really?!"

Seeing her so happy, Yang Jin bared his teeth and replied with a smile:

"Of course. As long as you're happy. However, transferring the company is quite troublesome and takes a long time. I'm afraid I can only give you the positions of legal representative and chairman first, and then handle the rest slowly."

The massive surprise clouded Chen Ling's mind; she had no time to think about what was off in this situation.

She only thought about how she could make great strides in the field of Artificial Intelligence after becoming the boss of a financial company, and how she could completely crush Shen Yan in the business world.

Shen Yan had no idea that Chen Ling had already begun to envision the scene of stepping on him in the future.

At this moment, he was on his way to Fuchen Enterprise.

Fuchen Enterprise wasn't far from his company, only about a half-hour drive.

Before long, he appeared at the entrance of Fuchen Enterprise.

Walking inside, he saw a youthful and unfamiliar face.

"Hello, I'm here to see your President Wang."

The Receptionist asked him politely, "Excuse me, sir, do you have an appointment?"

Shen Yan shook his head and asked, "I don't. Can I not see him without one?"

The Receptionist showed a look of apology.

"That is indeed the case. Perhaps you could give President Wang a call to coordinate, sir?"

Make a call?

Shen Yan thought for a moment, took out his phone, and opened his contacts.

Sure enough, Wang Tian's phone number was still sitting in his contact list.

Opening Wang Tian's page, he dialed the number.

"Beep... beep... beep..."

The ringing tone continued to sound.

Just as Shen Yan thought Wang Tian wouldn't answer his call, the call was suddenly connected.

"Hello, who is this?"

"It's Shen Yan."

"Oh! It's President Shen! President Shen, what brings you to look for me today?"

Wang Tian's tone was full of surprise, but if Shen Yan were there, he would see that Wang Tian's face showed no surprise at all.

"I'm here to catch up and, by the way, discuss a collaboration with you."

As he finished speaking, Wang Tian's eyes darted around, and he asked, "Did I hear that right, President Shen? You're going to condescend to cooperate with me?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, but Shen Yan didn't care.

Anyway, there would be plenty of time for Wang Tian to grovel and apologize later.

"That's right, I want to talk about a collaboration. Just say whether you're willing or not."

Although Wang Tian didn't know what Shen Yan was up to, he felt he could listen to what Shen Yan wanted to cooperate on first.

"Of course I'm willing. It's an honor that President Shen is willing to come and talk about cooperation. I'll have someone let you up right now."

After saying that, he pressed the Intercom and told the Receptionist to let Shen Yan up.

After successfully reaching the top floor, Shen Yan went straight into Wang Tian's office.

As soon as he entered, Wang Tian enthusiastically tried to give him a hug, which he dodged.

"President Wang, long time no see."

Having his hug dodged, Wang Tian wasn't embarrassed. He chuckled and patted Shen Yan's shoulder, replying, "It really has been a long time. But I must say, after not seeing you for so long, you've become much more handsome."

Shen Yan walked over to the sofa and sat down, replying without any modesty, "Really? What a coincidence, I think the same thing—that I've become much more handsome lately."

As he spoke, he gestured toward the front of the sofa and said to Wang Tian, "President Wang, please sit. Don't be a stranger; make yourself at home."

Hearing this, Wang Tian's face stiffened.

This office used to be Shen Yan's office.

Now that Shen Yan had said this, he felt like he was back in the past.

But he quickly shook off the thought and walked over to sit opposite Shen Yan with a bright smile.

"President Shen, about the collaboration you just mentioned...?"

Shen Yan shook his head, waved his hand, and looked around. "Why is President Wang in such a hurry?"

"We haven't seen each other in a long time. Shouldn't we catch up properly?"

A flash of impatience crossed Wang Tian's face. He thought: Could Shen Yan have come all this way just to mess with him?

But after thinking about it, he felt that wasn't right.

Shen Yan wasn't the type of person who would travel a long distance just to mess with someone.

Since he said there was a collaboration to discuss, there must be one.

Thinking this, he got up, walked to the door, and told the secretary waiting outside to bring them both some tea.

"Fine, since President Shen wants to catch up, let's catch up properly!"

After saying that, he walked back to the sofa and sat down, continuing to Shen Yan, "Speaking of which, I've really missed you, President Shen. You have no idea how poorly the company's projects have been doing since you left."

"When you were here, the company's profits were flourishing, but since you left, they've been declining at a tremendous pace."

Wang Tian shook his head as he spoke, his face full of heartache.

Even after being praised, Shen Yan's expression didn't change. He smiled faintly and said to Wang Tian, "President Wang, you're being too modest."

A look of disagreement appeared on President Wang's face.

"How can you say I'm being modest?"

"It's a hard fact. Not only me, but everyone in the company thinks so. Do you know how much I regret it now? I regret that I should have just kept you in the company as a Project Group Leader!"

At first glance, these words seemed to praise Shen Yan's ability.

In reality, they were an insult to Shen Yan.