265: Chapter 265: The words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound.

Jiang Yuan tilted his head and asked,

"And then? What does that have to do with me?"

As his voice trailed off,

Shen Yan burst out laughing.

"Stop making things difficult for him. Let him focus all his energy on the project."

Chen Guangke rolled his eyes.

"Old Chen, I've noticed that you're nice to everyone except me. How about being a bit nicer to me too?"

Shen Yan placed his hand on the back of Chen Guangke's neck and gave it a hard squeeze, questioning him, "Am I not good to you? Was the high salary I gave you fed to a dog?"

Chen Guangke replied indignantly, "I work so diligently; I deserve every bit of it!"

Then, the two of them started joking around again.

Seeing the two of them acting like brothers, Jiang Yuan felt a pang of envy.

As an only child with low emotional intelligence and a solitary nature, he had never had many close friends growing up.

Currently, the people he contacted most frequently, besides those in the lab, were only his family.

He hadn't thought much of it before.

But seeing how well Shen Yan and Chen Guangke got along, he suddenly felt like he was missing a good friend.

Noticing Jiang Yuan keeping his head down and staying silent, Shen Yan asked him, "Is something wrong?"

Jiang Yuan shook his head.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something else..."

Seeing his low spirits, Shen Yan and Chen Guangke stopped their fooling around.

"Alright, since you're busy, we won't disturb you anymore. I'll have Old Chen follow up on the assistant matter. If you have any requirements, feel free to tell him."

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded. "I will."

Soon after, the three of them went their separate ways.

...

The night breeze blew into the car through the window.

Shen Yan closed his eyes against the breeze, enjoying a rare moment of evening peace.

"Hey, don't sleep. Get up and tell me about Gu Hui."

Shen Yan opened his eyes and replied, "Haven't I already told you? He wants to cooperate with us and have us develop some software for him."

Chen Guangke nodded. "And then? Did he say how much he's paying?"

Shen Yan shook his head.

"I didn't ask."

Chen Guangke frowned and asked, "Why not? Money is what our company needs most right now. If his offer is decent, there's no reason we can't take the project."

As he finished speaking,

Shen Yan fell silent.

He knew Chen Guangke had a point.

But he still hadn't figured out why Gu Hui was so insistent on cooperating with him.

Seeing his silence, Chen Guangke grew a bit anxious.

"Say something! Do you plan on taking this project or not? If not, you have to give me a reason."

"How did you guarantee it to Jiang Yuan just now? You said you'd handle the money situation."

Shen Yan's mind was reeling from Chen Guangke's barrage of questions.

"Alright, stop nagging me. I didn't rush to accept the project because I suspect Gu Hui might have other motives."

Chen Guangke looked confused.

Although their company was publicly listed, there were levels to such things.

The Gu Corporation was clearly several tiers above their own enterprise.

He couldn't understand what kind of designs Gu Hui could possibly have on them.

He voiced his thoughts aloud.

Hearing Chen Guangke's question, Shen Yan opened his mouth but couldn't come up with a reason for a long time.

It wasn't that he didn't want to say; he just didn't know how to explain the information the tycoon system had given him to Chen Guangke.

"Look at you! When I ask for a reason, you can't even give a straight answer!"

"If you ask me, don't overthink it. He just wants us to make some software. As long as it's legal, we can take it regardless of his motives."

The words were blunt, but the logic was sound.

Shen Yan felt that Chen Guangke had a point.

Their goal at this stage was simply to make money.

Overthinking was useless.

"Fine. I'll contact him tomorrow to ask about the specific software and what kind of price he's offering."

Chen Guangke was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Usually, once Shen Yan made up his mind, it was hard to sway him.

This was the first time Shen Yan had actually listened to his advice.

Although he didn't say anything, Shen Yan guessed what he was thinking.

"Didn't you say it? I already gave my word to Jiang Yuan. A promise is a promise; I can't exactly go back on it and slap my own face, can I?"

As he finished,

Chen Guangke's furrowed brow finally relaxed.

"As long as you've figured it out for yourself."

The car sped along.

An hour later, Shen Yan arrived home.

"You're back?"

Just as he was putting on his slippers, he heard Shen Ya calling out to him from the living room.

"Yeah. Did you not go out today?"

Sitting on the sofa, Shen Ya shook her head.

"I submitted a few resumes on Prosperous Appointment, but I haven't received any replies yet."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Shen Yan as he entered the living room.

"By the way, I've been wanting to ask—how did you come up with the idea of making a recruitment app?"

While taking off his coat, Shen Yan replied, "Meeting market demand."

Shen Ya gave an "oh."

There was a significant age gap between them.

Aside from family matters, they rarely had common topics to discuss.

Even though Shen Ya kept trying to find things to talk about, their conversation didn't even last half an hour.

Just as Shen Ya was starting to feel discouraged, Shen Yan finally took the initiative and asked her:

"Where's Youyou?"

Shen Ya glanced toward Youyou's room and replied, "She got a bit tired from playing today, so I let her go to sleep early."

Hearing this, Shen Yan nodded and said nothing more.

Just as the living room fell silent again, Shen Yan's phone chimed a few times.

He checked his phone and saw a message from Wu Ya.

【Brother Shen, how did the talk with your sister go?】

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan replied:

【It went well. Thanks to you, our relationship has improved a lot. By the way, are you free tomorrow? I'd like to meet up and chat.】

Wu Ya replied instantly.

【Of course! Should we talk at the office tomorrow morning?】

Shen Yan also replied instantly.

【No, I'm giving you the day off. Come out and have a meal with me tomorrow.】

Seeing this message, Wu Ya's heart couldn't help but race. She swallowed hard and typed a reply with trembling hands.

【Okay! Brother Shen, send me the time and place for the meal. I'll definitely be on time tomorrow! No, I'll be early!】

Shen Yan chuckled.

【No need to be so dramatic. I just want to take you out for a chat.】

After replying, he sent Wu Ya the restaurant's address and the time.

Once he received an "OK," he put down his phone and went to the bathroom to wash up.

He thought Shen Ya would have gone to bed by the time he finished, but to his surprise, she was still on the sofa watching TV.