Chapter 25 Zheng Jie laughed. Remarriage? You really have high hopes!

Su Qiaoer looked at the Zheng Group headquarters in front of her, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

The last time she came here, Su Qiaoer had come to announce the termination of the partnership with Zheng Group. At that time, she had wanted to see Zheng Jie beg her, wanted to see Zheng Jie make a fool of himself. But Su Qiaoer hadn't seen Zheng Jie act like that. Instead, this time, she was the one coming to beg Zheng Jie. Thinking of this, Su Qiaoer felt deeply conflicted.

But what else could she do? Although Su Group had invested 60 billion to enter the market, the stock price was still falling. From yesterday until now, it had already dropped by 80 yuan, and the company's market value had evaporated by hundreds of billions. It was clear the effect wasn't very good, so Su Qiaoer knew that only Zheng Jie could change this situation now.

Just at this moment, a secretary walked over.

"Chairman Su, our Chairman invites you over."

"Thank you."

Su Qiaoer knew this secretary. He was a postgraduate graduate, in his early thirties, and had a rather honest and simple personality. He wasn't very good with words, but his memory was excellent. As long as he read a document once, he could recite the core points within it. When he first joined the group as a management trainee, Zheng Jie had discovered this trait and specifically appointed him as his secretary.

Over these past few years, this secretary had always been by Zheng Jie's side. When Zheng Tian became the president of Zheng Group, because this secretary was Zheng Jie's direct subordinate, he had been fired immediately. But as Zheng Jie reclaimed Zheng Group, this secretary returned.

The secretary led Su Qiaoer to the door of the Zheng Group Chairman's office and knocked. When he heard a voice from inside saying to enter, the secretary pushed the door open and walked in.

"Chairman, Chairman Su is here."

"Hmm."

Su Qiaoer walked into the office and looked at Zheng Jie sitting in his chair. Sunlight streamed through the window onto Zheng Jie, making his already refined features even more charming.

Although the secretary was a bit simple-minded, he wasn't stupid; he naturally knew this wasn't an occasion where he could stay.

"Chairman, then I will first..."

The secretary pointed to the door to the side, signaling whether he should leave, and Zheng Jie nodded.

"Go out and get busy."

"Very well, Chairman."

After receiving the Chairman's instruction, the secretary left the office, leaving only Zheng Jie and Su Qiaoer in the large office.

"Chairman Su, are you here this time to terminate some partnership with our Zheng Group? If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be any ongoing cooperation projects between Su Group and Zheng Group right now, right?"

Su Qiaoer heard the sarcasm in Zheng Jie's tone. If it were before, Su Qiaoer would have turned and left, but this time, she couldn't leave. Su Group needed Zheng Group now; if she left, Su Group would be finished.

"Chairman Zheng, I came over because I wanted to discuss a partnership with you..."

"Partnership? What do you mean?"

Zheng Jie looked at Su Qiaoer in front of him.

"Our Zheng Group currently has no need for any partnerships with Su Group."

"New energy vehicles... Chairman Zheng, I think you should be aware that currently, both domestically and even globally, our Su Group's new energy battery technology is in the top tier, and the quality is stable. I think we could have some cooperation in the field of new energy vehicles."

New energy battery technology was one of the few technologies Su Group could currently boast about. Moreover, in Su Qiaoer's view, this technology was also something Zheng Group needed. If she could use this technology to re-enter the new energy vehicle project, Su Group could promote itself through marketing and restore market confidence in Su Group.

It was just that Su Qiaoer was truly a bit too naive.

"New energy batteries? Chairman Su, we already have a supplier in the field of new energy batteries..."

"Huaxia Heavy Industry? Or another company? As far as I know, neither of these two companies currently has any technology related to new energy batteries, right? Chairman Zheng, you should be very clear that the battery is the most important part of a new energy vehicle; it relates to the driving range. Although we had some conflicts in the past, if you let the new energy vehicle project suffer because of these conflicts, I'm afraid that is not something a qualified chairman would do."

Su Qiaoer took a deep breath and said this.

Hearing this, Zheng Jie laughed slightly.

"They haven't announced their new energy battery technology, that doesn't mean they don't have it."

"Aren't you curious why I brought a relatively unknown company into the new energy vehicle project?"

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer was slightly stunned.

When looking at the announcement, Su Qiaoer had actually already noticed that whether it was Tengfei Group or the other companies, they were all large corporations. Only Zhengfeng Group was a relatively unknown small company. However, at that time, Su Qiaoer was single-mindedly focused on solving the stock price drop, so she hadn't thought too much about it. But now that Zheng Jie had proactively brought this up, it piqued Su Qiaoer's curiosity again.

That's right.

Why, among so many large companies, did Zhengfeng Group, a small company that had only been established for two years, suddenly appear? This seemed a bit unusual.

"Why?"

"Zhengfeng Group has been established for two years. Over these two years, Zhengfeng Group has been doing only one thing, and that is research in the field of new energy batteries."

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer felt a bit of disdain.

After all, new energy battery research is high-investment. Even if a small company wanted to research it, what could they possibly come up with? Their Su Group had invested a massive, astronomical amount to maintain their lead in the field of new energy batteries.

Zheng Jie saw the disdain in Su Qiaoer's eyes and laughed slightly.

"This company has currently developed a Solid-state Battery..."

What?

Su Qiaoer was slightly stunned when she heard this.

She knew what a Solid-state Battery meant. Why are new energy vehicles still doubted by many people today? It is because the battery level leads to unstable driving range. Therefore, in the new energy vehicle field, everyone wants to develop a new energy Solid-state Battery. Once developed, the driving range issue would no longer be a problem. But so many companies hadn't developed it, yet this small company, Zhengfeng Group, had? How could that be possible?

Wait...

At this moment, Su Qiaoer suddenly realized something. If a Solid-state Battery had truly been developed by this small company, it would deal a devastating blow to Su Group's new energy battery business. Countless new energy vehicle companies would choose to terminate their partnerships with Su Group, which would be adding insult to injury for Su Group.

"According to the documents provided to me by Zhengfeng Group, their current driving range under extreme cold conditions is already 1,000 kilometers, and under other conditions, it can achieve a range of 1,300 kilometers. So, Chairman Su, do you think we should abandon such a battery and choose Su Group's battery? If I chose to give up and partner with you, that would seem to be the action of an unqualified chairman, don't you think?"

Hearing these words, Su Qiaoer took a deep breath.

"That's impossible. Solid-state Battery has always been a pain point in the industry. So many companies, with so much investment, have never succeeded. How could this small company possibly do it? Where did they get this money from?"

At this moment, Su Qiaoer was still unwilling to accept this result. Hearing this, Zheng Jie looked up.

"The money... I gave it."

"To be precise, this company is mine."

This sentence brought a huge shock to Su Qiaoer.

This company that Zheng Jie invested in?

Then...

Two years ago, they weren't even divorced at that time.

But why did Zheng Jie start investing in new energy batteries?

"Two years ago, you already started investing in new energy batteries? Zheng Jie, were you already planning to terminate the partnership with Su Group back then?"

Su Qiaoer's voice suddenly grew louder at this moment. Hearing this, Zheng Jie sighed.

"Chairman Su, you should be clear that no one wants to let another company hold their Achilles' heel. So, back then, I thought it was worth a shot to invest. What if it succeeded? But I didn't expect it to actually succeed. And this success really saved my life. If it hadn't succeeded, today I would have really had to hold my nose and accept the partnership with Su Group."

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer collapsed into the chair.

"At three o'clock this afternoon, Zhengfeng Group will officially hold a press conference to announce their research success. If you are interested, you can watch it."

Su Qiaoer raised her head and looked at Zheng Jie.

"Do you know that if you hold this press conference, it will be a heavy blow to Su Group and will make things even worse for Su Group?"

"So what?"

These few words left Su Qiaoer completely speechless.

That's right.

So what.

At this moment, they were not in a marital relationship. In fact, to be precise, there was still a lawsuit between them. They were enemies. In this situation, everyone would probably wish for their enemy to die.

"Zheng Jie, what do I need to do for you to... Is it... Do I need to remarry you for you to..."

At this moment, Su Qiaoer thought about what her parents had told her yesterday—remarrying Zheng Jie. The technology she thought was advanced was worthless in his eyes. Was the only option left the one her parents had suggested yesterday?

"Remarry? Su Qiaoer, I won't want someone who betrayed me. Yesterday, I just fired a group of employees who stabbed me in the back to please Zheng Tian. More importantly..."

"Su Qiaoer, what value do you have to me now? Is it to show off the techniques you learned from Zheng Tian? Or... to let me experience what it feels like to have a sister-in-law?"

Humiliation?

This was the ultimate humiliation.

Su Qiaoer's face was dark and uncertain.

She didn't expect Zheng Jie to actually be able to say such things to disgust her.

"Su Qiaoer, face reality. You are really not that important to me. In my opinion, your value is not even as much as that secretary just now. At the very least, with him around, I don't have to rack my brain to remember many things. Understand?"

"Alright, if you don't have anything else, you can leave. I still have a lot of things to deal with here."

This was directly showing her the door.

Su Qiaoer raised her head and looked at Zheng Jie.

"Zheng Jie... you... are ruthless."

Now, Su Qiaoer felt as if she had never truly seen Zheng Jie clearly. He used to be so good to her, but now he was so cold and frosty.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Su Qiaoer was choked up because she really couldn't think of a retort. So, now, Su Qiaoer could only turn and leave. Watching Su Qiaoer's retreating figure, Zheng Jie let out a cold snort.

"Stupid."

Zheng Jie gave his own assessment of Su Qiaoer.

In his view, in this kind of novel world, Su Qiaoer was truly too stupid.

After leaving Zheng Group, Su Qiaoer looked at the sun in the sky. Even though it was a bright and sunny day, for some reason, Su Qiaoer felt it was gray and gloomy.

At this moment, Su Qiaoer's phone rang.

It was a call from her mother, Mother Su.

She answered the phone.

"Hello, Mom."

"Su Qiaoer, how did the discussion with Zheng Jie go today? Can they yield a portion of the new energy vehicle project to us?"

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer recalled what Zheng Jie had just said to her. Yield a portion? How could that be possible... Thinking of this, Su Qiaoer took a deep breath.

"Mom, Zheng Jie refused... Zhengfeng Group has already developed a new energy battery that is far better than ours. Zheng Group does not need Su Group."

When saying this, Su Qiaoer's tone was choked with sobs. At this moment, she felt very aggrieved. Why did Zheng Jie have to disgust her so much?

And talking about technology, and even that sister-in-law identity...

It was as if she were someone who did that kind of work.

Thinking of this, Su Qiaoer wanted to cry.

"How could this be... Then did you talk to him about remarrying? Zheng Group is developing very well right now. If you could bind yourself to Zheng Group, Su Group wouldn't have any major problems."

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer's eyes turned red, and her heart was filled with bitterness. She shook her head.

"Mom, Zheng Jie won't agree either... What value do I have to him?"

Su Qiaoer would naturally not repeat what Zheng Jie had said; what difference would that make from rubbing salt into her own wounds?

"Oh, you child, Zheng Jie must still like you. If all else fails, just say that Zheng Tian deceived you; wouldn't that solve it? Boys still need to be coaxed. Give him a step to step down on, and he will follow it down. Girl, you also know the current situation. If you don't have Zheng Group, your position will be hard to keep. So, proactively contact Zheng Jie, give the boy some face, and everything will be negotiable."

Hearing this, Su Qiaoer didn't say a word. She understood Mother Su's idea—it was to make her proactively contact Zheng Jie. But Zheng Jie had already humiliated her so much; if she still went to look for him proactively, what would that make her? A lowly woman? Or a sycophant?

This was equivalent to sticking her own face forward and letting her dignity be trampled by the other party. Thinking of this, Su Qiaoer quickly shook her head. No matter what, she could not accept such a thing.