280: Chapter 28 Awkward Meeting

Gu Hui shook his head.

"Although I don't understand these things very well, I know this software is relatively simple. I hope you can deliver it to me within a week."

"Of course, if you guys like working overtime, the sooner the better."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Shen Yan remained silent for a long time.

Actually, it was possible to develop the software within a week, but that would be too rushed.

Currently, Fuchen Enterprise was busy with matters concerning the artificial intelligence project.

If they were suddenly told to shift focus to developing project software at this time, they might not adapt as well, and the construction period would be extended.

After much thought, he decided to assign this software development to the personnel at the Branch Company.

"Fine, one week it is."

Once the cooperation was completely settled, Gu Hui invited Shen Yan to have lunch with him.

Shen Yan did not refuse.

After all, Gu Hui was his partner. If he refused the invitation, it would be too disrespectful.

Coincidentally, he was hungry.

After deciding to eat out, the two took the elevator downstairs together.

Because Gu Hui's office floor was quite high, they often encountered Employees from other floors when taking the elevator down.

If it were just a simple encounter, it would be fine. The key was that these Employees looked as if they had seen a ghost the moment they saw the two of them, refusing in any case to share an elevator ride.

All the way down, the elevator only contained the two of them.

"It seems Chairman Gu is a bit intimidating in the company."

Hearing this, Gu Hui glanced at Shen Yan and asked him, "Why do you say that?"

Shen Yan smiled and replied to Gu Hui, "Didn't you see that as soon as these people saw you, they acted as if they had seen a ghost and refused to ride the elevator with us?"

Gu Hui also smiled.

"Why don't you say it's because of you?"

Shen Yan found it baffling.

"I'm not part of your company, what does it have to do with me?"

Gu Hui narrowed his eyes.

"Who was it yesterday that caused such a scene at the entrance of my company?"

Shen Yan then remembered being watched by the company's Employees yesterday.

"Yesterday was the Security Captain, he intentionally caused trouble. What does it have to do with me?"

Gu Hui smiled without saying anything.

The elevator slowly descended floor by floor.

Just as the elevator reached the second floor, the door opened.

"Ding!"

Shen Ya's voice sounded at the elevator door.

Shen Yan: "..."

Shen Ya: "..."

After a long silence, just as the elevator door was about to close, Gu Hui pressed the door-open button and asked Shen Ya outside, "Are you getting on or not?"

Shen Ya had just arrived at the company and had not seen Gu Hui, so she had no reservations.

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to get on.

Because Shen Ya did not want to reveal that she knew Shen Yan in front of others, none of the three spoke in the elevator.

A few seconds later.

The elevator finally reached the first floor. Shen Ya was the first to step out of the elevator and quickly left.

Shen Yan watched Shen Ya's retreating figure without speaking.

"Do you know this girl?"

Gu Hui asked Shen Yan as they walked toward the company exit.

Shen Yan: "..."

Should he tell Gu Hui that Shen Ya was his sister?

Actually, he felt there was no need to hide this from Gu Hui.

Moreover, Gu Hui might already know.

But he was afraid Shen Ya would be angry if she found out, ruining the hard-won atmosphere of peaceful coexistence.

After thinking for a long time, he shook his head at Gu Hui and replied, "I don't know her."

Gu Hui did not believe Shen Yan's explanation, but he did not ask further. He directly told his driver to take him and Shen Yan to the restaurant he frequented.

Gu Corporation was located in the center of the commercial district, so there were many high-end restaurants nearby.

"This is a restaurant I come to often. Although it's a bit crowded, the taste is very good."

Shen Yan nodded and walked into the restaurant with Gu Hui.

...

While Gu Hui and Shen Yan were eating together, Shen Ya also ran into a colleague from her company.

"Are you Shen Ya?"

Hearing the question, Shen Ya paused for a moment.

Then she nodded and asked back very politely, "May I ask who you are?"

The other person introduced herself in a very familiar manner.

"My name is Wang Keke. I'm on the seventh floor, in the Project Department. You can call me Keke, or Little Ke."

Shen Ya: "... Oh, you're from the Project Department. I'm from the Administration Department. My name is Shen Ya."

Wang Keke looked very sweet, with two dimples when she smiled.

She smiled and replied to Shen Ya, "You don't need to introduce yourself. I know you. You're very popular in our company."

Popular?

Hadn't she just joined the company? Hadn't she even met a few colleagues?

How could she be popular in their company?

Shen Ya asked with a confused look, "Did... did I do something wrong?"

Wang Keke blinked and replied to Shen Ya, "Of course not. Why would you ask that?"

Shen Ya replied, "Because I can't think of any way for me to become popular in the company other than having my mistakes publicly punished."

Wang Keke then realized that Shen Ya did not know that she was Shen Yan's sister, and this fact had already been announced in the company's large group chat.

She scratched her head, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Seeing her expression, Shen Ya thought she had indeed made some serious mistake and was being publicly punished within the company.

"Did... did I really do something bad?"

As she asked, she racked her brain trying to recall everything she had done that morning.

After thinking for a long time, she realized she hadn't done anything significant, at most she had just helped someone arrange a conference room.

So... was the conference room not arranged properly?

Just as she started overthinking, Wang Keke patted her shoulder and said, "Don't overthink it. It's nothing bad."

Shen Ya frowned, and her uneasy premonition grew stronger.

"Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

Wang Keke also didn't know if she should say anything.

She truly hadn't expected Shen Ya to be unaware of the matter.

After thinking for a while, she carefully chose her words and replied to Shen Ya, "It's actually because of your brother."

Shen Ya paused, her voice cracking, "My brother?!"

Wang Keke nodded.

"Yes, it's because of your brother. Didn't you bring someone to the company today? Was that person your brother?"

Shen Ya frowned and replied, "He is indeed my brother, but he just came over to help me check out my work environment. What does that have to do with him?"

Wang Keke scratched her head again.

"Oh dear, this is a long story anyway. Are you going to eat now?"

Shen Ya nodded, then replied somewhat sheepishly, "Because I'm not very familiar with this place, I don't know which restaurants are good, so I haven't decided where to eat yet."