Chapter 572: Please help me, Mr. Zheng

[Pfft—]

Liu Shiqi rarely saw Zheng Qian joking around like this.

Hearing it for once, she almost lost her composure and quickly covered her mouth with her small hand. Mars... interstellar travel... seriously, and talking about adding 95-octane gasoline? That was really going a bit too far!

Who couldn't tell that you were doing that just to gross them out!

Jiang Yanran was a bit more used to it now. After returning to Jiangnan and seeing that the other side couldn't hold out, she had hurried back without stopping to help Zheng Qian wrap things up. She rolled her eyes at Zheng Qian helplessly and then took her phone and went out.

But before leaving, she cast a subtle glance at Liu Shiqi; there was always a subconscious sense of comparison between women.

She paid special attention to Liu Shiqi's attire, then looked down at her own dress, her brows knitting slightly.

Jiang Yanran couldn't help but reflect on herself—was she dressed a bit too maturely? Although the other woman was also in business attire, she looked just like a pure female college student. And her makeup was very cunningly applied; it was the currently popular "pure desire" style.

Hmm... the "pure desire" style.

While Jiang Yanran was sizing up Liu Shiqi, the latter was also sizing her up.

Hmm, Jiang Yanran dressed too much like an older sister. She was probably even a little younger than her, but no, she was just too mature. Zheng Qian probably didn't like overly mature older sisters that much, so she had won this round completely.

Seeing that Zheng Qian's phone wouldn't stop ringing, Chen Weiqiang found a gap when he put it down and said:

"I see you're quite busy right now, so I won't disturb you. As it happens, I have some business to handle here in Shanghu. If you have time in the next couple of days, let's have a few drinks and catch up."

Zheng Qian nodded, "No problem. I'll arrange for a few people to take you around."

Seeing him start making calls again, Chen Weiqiang smiled, nodded, and prepared to leave.

But after walking two steps, he realized Liu Shiqi was still sitting there.

He couldn't help but ask, "President Liu, didn't you say just now that you wanted to see the foundation's board members?"

"Ah... I just remembered they might be busy, so I won't go today. Um, President Chen, if you're busy, go ahead and handle your affairs. Don't worry about me." Liu Shiqi smiled awkwardly and nodded.

Chen Weiqiang gave her a meaningful look, then glanced at Zheng Qian, and turned to leave helplessly.

It wasn't until he sat in the car arranged by Zheng Qian that he felt a surge of emotion.

He couldn't help but sigh; being young is truly great.

If I were a dozen years younger, with that stamina, wouldn't I have conquered Liu Shiqi long ago? It was a pity that although they were business partners, Liu Shiqi truly only saw Chen Weiqiang as a business partner; she had absolutely no other thoughts.

It was very pure, to the point that Chen Weiqiang once thought he hadn't been obvious enough with his hints.

But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.

"Hmm? Is there anything else, President Liu?" After making calls for a long time, Zheng Qian finally noticed Liu Shiqi hadn't left.

"Oh, that... um, I... I just wanted to ask, are you free this evening? We'd like to have dinner with you to catch up, as we're heading back tomorrow. Also, outsiders don't know about this matter, and I still need to explain things to our foundation's board members. Of course, I don't have any questions, I just need to think about how to explain it to them..."

Liu Shiqi said as naturally as she could.

Hmm, facial expression, must pay attention to facial expression, absolutely cannot let the cat out of the bag.

Zheng Qian nodded slightly, "Alright, if that's the case, I understand. I was planning on having dinner with you all anyway, so let's do it tonight. I'll arrange the dinner, and if there are any issues, we can talk about them then."

"Then it's a deal! Don't trick me!"

Liu Shiqi blinked and pushed the door open to leave.

Zheng Qian shook his head slightly. Strictly speaking, Liu Shiqi used to be his superior, and her acting this way was a bit disorienting. However, now that he had a massive enterprise, the people he met every day were on a different level, so naturally, his feelings toward her were different as well.

After handling some necessary matters, Zheng Qian went to the underground parking lot.

Whenever this time came, he would miss the days when Xia Xixi was around.

It was just a pity that she still needed to be stationed at Qianhe Group for the time being and couldn't be distracted. Wei Rusi, Cui Ziqing, and the others were also performing their respective duties; otherwise, he really didn't want to rack his brain over such trivial matters.

The car slowly came to a stop.

Seeing Jin Lu sitting in the back seat, Zheng Qian's eyes were filled with doting affection.

Qin Liyue was driving, and Qu Wenyu was sitting in the passenger seat.

After getting in, Zheng Qian pulled her directly into his arms and pinched her chin, "Why did those two take the initiative to find me? Are they planning to pledge loyalty to you? Also, when is my father-in-law coming back from America? I've prepared a few bottles of good wine."

Yes, the ones he scammed from Rahman.

Jin Lu lay on Zheng Qian's chest and said with a smile, "It's precisely because they haven't returned that they dared to come find you. Having witnessed your 'money power,' who would dare to have ulterior motives now? However... it's not really pledging loyalty to me; there are some other things they want to discuss with you. As for them, just handle it however you see fit. It mainly has something to do with the Six Star Group in S-mida."

Six Star Group? That must be about the Semiconductor Chip matter they discussed earlier.

The car arrived at an inconspicuous restaurant; they presumably didn't want to be seen interacting with him. Because in a certain sense, Zheng Qian was still considered an "enemy of the Ran Family," and other members of the Ran Family could only interact with him in secret.

Walking into the private room, he saw President Ran Hongchun and President Ran Tinglan.

"What do you want with me?"

Zheng Qian didn't stand on ceremony with them.

He sat directly in the main seat, legs spread, and asked indifferently.

"Um... it's like this..." The two exchanged glances. President Ran Tinglan forced a smile and said, struggling, "President Zheng, we are both straightforward people, so I'll get straight to the point. Actually, there are still various voices of opposition within the Ran Family regarding Jin Lu, but it's not impossible to make them shut up. I..."

Before she could finish, Zheng Qian waved his hand.

"You've seen it yourself; the money I casually supported the Chunshen Club with could have bought more than half of the Ran Family, right? Do you think I'm really just interested in the Ran Family? As long as I want to, I can create a Zheng Family or a Jin Family at any time. So, I have absolutely no interest in the internal affairs of the Ran Family. What I am interested in is simply having that old lady apologize to Jin Lu."

"If you came here today to talk nonsense with me, then I think this conversation can end here."

Hearing this, President Ran Tinglan felt as uncomfortable as if she had phlegm stuck in her throat.

But she had to admit that what Zheng Qian said was the truth.

But Jin Lu had Zheng Qian, and she didn't! As the CEO of The Group, she currently faced many problems that required money to solve. She wanted to misappropriate a portion of the Chunshen Club's funds, but Jin Lu had blocked it all, leaving her with unspeakable bitterness.

"President Zheng, I... then I'll just say it directly. If you can help me, I can use my position to fully support Jin... ah no, President Jin. I will then put pressure on the matriarch to make her apologize to President Jin."