23: Chapter 23 Temporary Regret

Upon arriving at the new home, he rearranged the interior.

"Wu Ya, look, I specially bought you a pink curtain. Isn't it pretty?"

Turning around, Wu Ya was still lying on the bed with her eyes closed.

Shen Yan put down the curtain in his hand and walked over to sit by the bed.

"If it were before, you would definitely have complained about my poor taste and insisted that I return this curtain..."

"Wu Ya, don't worry. Brother is getting better and better now. Once my situation improves a bit more, I will immediately find the best doctor for you! So you can wake up sooner!"

After speaking, he got up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and began to contemplate his next steps.

The studio side had officially gotten on track.

The software framework was already built; now, only the work of filling in the content remained.

Just as Shen Yan was about to ask everyone to work harder, he received a call from Old Bai.

The other party didn't say much, only asking him to come to the company for a meeting.

Because Old Bai said nothing, Shen Yan felt a bit worried.

"Hello, Old Chen, where are you now?"

"Alright, come over now. I'll take you to the company."

... An hour later, the two arrived downstairs at Hengtian Company.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this company is really magnificent."

Seeing his look like he had never seen the world, Shen Yan tapped his forehead.

"Do you have to be like this? You used to work in a big company."

Chen Guangke pouted and said, "You have the nerve to say that! For the past half a month, I've been staring at moldy walls and piles of cardboard boxes every day. I've long forgotten what it's like to work in a big company."

Shen Yan also knew that working in a small warehouse was indeed unfair to Chen Guangke and Wu Ya.

"Alright, stop complaining. Once this order is secured, I'll rent a bigger place so you can work inside comfortably."

Chen Guangke scoffed.

"Fine, stop making empty promises here. Aren't we supposed to have a meeting? Let's go in."

Shen Yan nodded, lifted his foot, and walked into Hengtian Company.

When they arrived, Old Bai did not come out to greet them.

His assistant said the boss was currently in a meeting and asked the two of them to wait a while longer.

"A meeting?"

"If he already knew he had a meeting, why did he ask us to come at this time?"

Shen Yan looked down at his phone and replied, "Maybe he wants to give us a show of force."

A bad premonition rose in Chen Guangke's heart. He instinctively felt that this matter was not as simple as he imagined.

"Wait, isn't your relationship with this Old Bai not good?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment and told Chen Guangke everything that happened that day.

"So that's how it is. It seems he doesn't want to hand the software project over to you, or he wouldn't have specifically called us over just to leave us hanging here."

As if on cue, just as they finished speaking, Old Bai's assistant invited them to attend the meeting.

Seeing that Chen Guangke was still worried, Shen Yan quietly leaned close to his ear and said, "It's alright. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We'll take it one step at a time."

Inside the conference room, they saw Old Bai enthusiastically chatting with a young man in his early twenties.

"You're doing great; you're getting better and better at this."

The young man replied humbly, "No, no, compared to those great seniors, I'm still far behind!"

Just as the two were about to continue praising each other, Shen Yan clenched his hand into a fist, brought it to his mouth, and cleared his throat.

"Ahem..."

Hearing the sound, Old Bai belatedly realized they had arrived. He changed the smile he wore for the young man to a cold expression and said, "You're here. Take a seat."

The sudden difference in attitude caused Chen Guangke to grumble quietly.

"He changes his mood faster than turning a page."

Because the conference room was very quiet, his remark successfully reached the ears of Old Bai and the young man, instantly turning Old Bai's face green.

Shen Yan secretly smiled, pulled Chen Guangke to sit down beside him, and asked, "Is there a reason you suddenly called me over?"

Old Bai let out a heavy "Hmph" before replying, "I called you here today to introduce someone to you."

"His name is Bai Yu, and he is the boss of Chuanzhi Studio."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man proactively walked over and extended his hand to Shen Yan.

"Hello, my name is Bai Yu."

Shen Yan politely extended his hand for a handshake.

"My name is Shen Yan."

After the handshake, Old Bai began to discuss the main topic.

"Here's the situation: I discussed it with the company executives, and we've decided that the software project will be determined through competition."

Chen Guangke immediately sensed something was wrong and blurted out, "What do you mean? Are you breaking the contract?!"

Old Bai was angered by his words again.

"When did I say I was breaking the contract?"

"What I mean is, we will decide who develops the software by competing!"

Chen Guangke muttered, "Isn't that still breaking the contract?"

Old Bai glared, his face flushed with anger, "Who are you? Is it your place to interrupt this matter?"

Just as Chen Guangke was about to speak, Shen Yan stopped him.

"Alright, say less."

"However, speaking of which, Old Bai... no, President Bai, I would like to ask what this competition entails, and what responsibility we will bear if we lose?"

Old Bai calmed his expression and replied, "Don't worry. Even if the software you develop isn't as good as the one Bai Yu develops, we will not demand the advance payment back from you."

Shen Yan nodded and asked again, "Is this decision about the software competition notifying us, or asking our opinion?"

Old Bai raised his head high.

"Notifying."

After getting the answer, Shen Yan didn't waste any more words and directly pulled Chen Guangke up.

"Okay, then we'll go back and continue preparing."

Leaving Hengtian Company, Chen Guangke's entire face was red with suppressed anger.

Seeing his displeased look, Shen Yan said while looking at his phone, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't sulk like that."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guangke immediately vented all his pent-up frustration.

"Why is whatever he says the final word?"

"This software project was originally contracted to us, and now he suddenly says we have to compete with someone else. Isn't this him breaking the contract?!"

Shen Yan replied calmly, "That's right, this is him breaking the contract. So what? Are you going to sue him?"

Chen Guangke was speechless.

Filing a lawsuit takes time and effort; they didn't have the resources to expend that much.

Seeing that he remained silent, Shen Yan put down his phone and said, "See? You also know we have no chance of winning a lawsuit against them."

"So, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. Didn't he say we have to compete? We'll just make our software look better, and there won't be any unexpected issues."

Chen Guangke thought it over and realized Shen Yan was right.