803: Chapter 798 Fully Flying

Shen Yan pushed open the door.

Two small figures immediately lunged toward him.

“Daddy!”

“Mommy!”

Doudou crashed into Su Qing's arms, crying heart-wrenchingly.

Su Qing knelt on the floor, clutching her long-lost son tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.

Youyou, meanwhile, hung from Shen Yan's neck and gave him a loud, forceful kiss on the cheek.

“Daddy is the best!”

Liu Hui stood not far away, watching the scene with reddened eyes.

She walked over, took the coat Shen Yan had removed, and asked softly,

“Hungry? I cooked some noodles.”

“Yeah, cook two more bowls.”

Shen Yan looked at the mother and son crying in each other's arms.

“The house might be a bit more lively from now on.”

Su Qing looked up at Shen Yan, her face covered in tear tracks.

She knew that this seemingly cold man had given her and her son a true home.

That same night.

Word reached all the upper circles of Jinghai City.

That Shen Yan, who started in software, had not only connected with An Ran but now also had the great Buddha of the Capital's Ye Family standing behind him.

People who were previously on the fence or looking to kick him while he was down withdrew all actions against Shen Yan's group overnight.

In this vanity fair, the name Shen Yan had finally transformed from a mere pawn into the one holding the pieces.

The winter in Jinghai slipped away unnoticed, and the French plane trees by the roadside began to sprout tender green buds again.

In the top-floor conference room of the Rock Technology building, the atmosphere was so heavy it felt like water could be wrung from the air.

Over these past three months, a strange thing had happened in the Jinghai business world.

Su Qing, the once weak woman who had needed her husband to sell their house to save her life, had transformed into the 'Iron Lady' of Rock Technology's investment department.

She was currently sitting at the head of the negotiation table, toyed with a fountain pen in her hand.

Sitting across from her was President Wang of an old-school Jinghai logistics company, drenched in sweat and clutching a handkerchief to constantly wipe his forehead.

“President Wang, I have already provided three acquisition proposals.”

Su Qing's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable toughness.

“Rock Technology will complete its smart logistics network within three months, and your company is the final link.”

President Wang gritted his teeth, his gaze drifting toward the man sitting on the corner sofa drinking tea.

Shen Yan.

He wasn't wearing formal attire, just a dark gray cashmere sweater, holding a leisure book as if this acquisition involving two hundred million in capital had nothing to do with him.

But everyone knew that no matter how sharp Su Qing's blade was, the hand holding it was Shen Yan's.

“President Su, this price... it's really too low. And this is even considering the Ye Family's face...”

President Wang tried to play the emotional card.

Slap.

Su Qing slapped the pen onto the table.

“President Wang, I think you've mistaken two things.”

She stood up, her high heels clicking sharply against the marble floor.

“First, I am currently with Rock Technology; I do not represent the Ye Family.”

“Second, if Mr. Shen hadn't taken a liking to your network layout, tomorrow Jinghai City would have a new company called 'Rock Logistics' that would swallow your market share until not even crumbs remained.”

Su Qing leaned forward, her hands braced on the table.

In that moment, President Wang felt as if he were looking at a lioness protecting her food.

In the corner, Shen Yan turned a page and took a sip from his tea cup.

“Three minutes left.”

He spoke flatly, without even looking up.

But these simple words were like a death warrant.

President Wang shuddered.

He had heard the rumors. Three months ago, in this very room, a materials supplier who tried to play mind games with Shen Yan was now bankrupt and delivering takeout.

“I'll sign! I'll sign!”

President Wang picked up the pen with trembling hands and quickly signed his name on the contract.

Su Qing reined in her aura, a professional smile appearing on her face.

“Pleasure doing business with you, President Wang.”

Once everyone had left, Su Qing seemed to shed a thousand-pound burden and walked over to Shen Yan.

She was no longer the aggressive career woman from a moment ago; her expression now held a touch of deference.

“Mr. Shen, did I go too far?”

Shen Yan closed the book and stood up, straightening his clothes.

“The business world is a battlefield; one cannot command troops with a soft heart.”

He looked out at the bustling cityscape of Jinghai.

“You've done well these past three months. Ye Zhentian is also very satisfied.”

Su Qing lowered her head.

“It's all thanks to your teaching. And... if it weren't to repay you for saving my life, I wouldn't have lasted until today.”

The current Su Qing was already the 'Black Begonia' feared and respected by everyone in the Jinghai business circle.

But in front of Shen Yan, she would always remember that desperate night when this man gave her and her son a way to live.

Shen Yan didn't respond to that, instead checking his watch.

“Come over for dinner tonight. Liu Hui made braised pork, and Doudou and Youyou should be getting out of school soon.”

At the mention of the children, Su Qing's eyes instantly softened.

“Okay.”

Life seemed to pass without a ripple as Rock Technology's territory expanded wildly under Shen Yan's management.

Until late one night.

Shen Yan sat alone in his study, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the desk.

The interface in his mind, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly flickered to life.

【Ding!】

【Detected that the Host's current asset scale has reached the requirement. Special event triggered.】

【Today's Intelligence Refresh: advanced wealth intelligence (Rare).】

【Intelligence Content: In the famous 'Jinghai of Chaos,' Bapeng City in Country C, an underground auction house will auction a piece of encrypted data in three days.】

【Detailed Information: This is the 'mesaichi-7' synthesis formula left behind by a former chemist, an extremely special liquid metal catalyst.】

【Value Assessment: This catalyst is currently the only key medium that allows Neuronal Chips to operate at room temperature. If this technology is mastered, the Host's Artificial Intelligence layout will lead the world by twenty years.】

Shen Yan's finger tapping on the desk abruptly stopped.

Neuronal Chips.

This was the crown jewel of the Artificial Intelligence field.

The reason current AI technology hit a bottleneck was that hardware computing power was limited by heat dissipation and energy consumption.

If he had this 'mesaichi-7'...

Shen Yan's breathing grew slightly heavy.

This wasn't a matter of money.

This was the key to unlocking the next era.

“Country C...”

Shen Yan pulled up a map.

It was a small tropical country where warlords were entrenched, drug lords ran rampant, and the law was nothing more than a scrap of paper.

Bapeng City was even called the 'Cradle of Vice'; as long as one had money, anything could be bought there, even nuclear warheads.

But he had to wade into these murky waters.

The next morning.

Shen Yan got up very early. Liu Hui was in the kitchen mixing formula for the not-yet-weaned Shen An.

Seeing her husband come down, she habitually handed him the bottle and went to serve a bowl of millet porridge.

“Something at the company again?”

Liu Hui was a sensitive woman; she noticed the black travel bag Shen Yan had placed in the entryway.

That was the bag Shen Yan only used whenever he was going on a long trip.

“Yeah, I need to go abroad for a project.”