Chapter 686: Zheng Qian absolutely "did not" mean to insult him.

Early the next morning, when Song Yaxian woke up, she was surprised to find herself lying in a massage bathtub.

Feeling the scorching body heat coming from behind her... she finally remembered what had happened.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Because she had been lacking positive energy lately, Zheng Qian had given her an unimaginable amount of energy. It was the light of the righteous path. Bathing in such a moving and warm sun, Song Yaxian felt as if she had transformed into a sunflower, chasing after the most magnificent sunlight that nature has bestowed upon us.

She had been so exhausted that she fell asleep right there in Zheng Qian's arms. Of course, there was no water in the bathtub anymore. Yet, she didn't feel the slightest bit cold—not because of the powerful air conditioning, but because the person she loved most was surrounding her with his 37°C warmth, without reservation, and with infinite tenderness.

"Hmm? Why are you awake?"

Zheng Qian felt something wiggling in his arms. He opened his sleepy eyes, smiled, and said, "Are you uncomfortable? Let me take you to the bed."

"No, let's stay here." Song Yaxian wrapped her arms around Zheng Qian's neck, her body going limp in his embrace. She closed her eyes, savoring this rare moment of tenderness. "This is really nice."

At that moment, she thought to herself, Sister, I'm really not pretending.

"I might have to go to the UK in a while. Arrange your work in advance and come with me. Song Qingli is very capable; even if we aren't here, she should be able to hold down the fort. If all else fails, there's always Wei Rusi."

Zheng Qian gently stroked her dark hair and said casually.

Song Yaxian's heart trembled slightly.

At first, hearing that Zheng Qian was going abroad, she thought she wouldn't see him for a long time. But hearing that he was actually taking her with him, she immediately brightened up. "Really? You're taking me? Um... not the other sisters?"

Zheng Qian felt a little embarrassed.

It made it seem like he was really choosing a concubine to visit every day.

"They all have things they need to do, and as the deputy director of the research institute in charge of administration, you're very familiar with Professor Ji Muxi and the others, so you're the most suitable choice. We aren't going out to play this time; we're going to bring glory to Kyushu."

"Is it... about the AI competition?"

"Yes, I've had the information sent to you; take a look when you have time. I glanced through it briefly; the competition process is divided into three rounds, and it's quite interesting. It's completely different from typical programming competitions; it's just... very AI."

Very AI? Song Yaxian became interested.

Just as she was about to ask for more details, she suddenly felt something was off.

"Uh, sorry. Hahaha, I forgot that it's time for morning exercise. You are the sun of the motherland at eight or nine in the morning; you absolutely cannot slack off, you know? Come, let Big Brother take you to warm up first..."

"You are really too bad... How is your energy not drained yet!"

"Hehe, hehehe."

...

32 hours later, at 2:00 PM the next day.

Zheng Qian brought Wei Rusi to the prime feng shui location of Shanghu's water dragon vein, the core area of Lujiazui: the Shanghai World Financial Center.

Today happened to be the third Friday of the month.

One of the six major conglomerates of Japan, the Sanjin Conglomerate, was holding a "Sanjin Meeting" at its overseas branch. The person in charge of leading it was named "Abiko Togo." He was the head of the Greater China region and was responsible for overseeing operations here.

"Abiko" is indeed a Japanese surname. When Zheng Qian first found out, he laughed for three hours. This laughter was absolutely "well-intentioned" and had no other meaning whatsoever.

"Hello Mr. Zheng, the executive director has been waiting for a long time. Please move to the conference room."

As soon as Zheng Qian and his group arrived at the top floor of the Shanghai World Financial Center, a young secretary walked over, bowed, and greeted them respectfully. She was a typical Japanese girl with a very nice figure. When she bowed, a deep cleavage was inevitably revealed.

Further down were slender legs wrapped in black silk stockings.

It must be said, you can question the character of the conglomerates, but you absolutely cannot question their taste.

However, if one were to be nitpicky and compare, Zheng Qian still felt that the conglomerates in neighboring South Korea had better taste. Look at the level of their playthings; those girl groups have practically become harem training schools.

"Alright, take me to see Abiko Togo."

Zheng Qian nodded slightly and said with a straight face.

Wei Rusi almost couldn't hold back her laughter; he was definitely doing it on purpose!

The female secretary's expression froze, and she looked up awkwardly, saying, "Um... President Zheng, you might not be aware of some things. Our executive director hates it when others address him directly by his surname. You can call him, Togo-kun."

"Alright, I'll keep that in mind." Zheng Qian nodded.

The female secretary was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's reaction; it seemed he wasn't as unreasonable as the outside world claimed.

She didn't know Zheng Qian, but he had been discussed during The Group meeting yesterday. Knowing he was coming today to discuss business, they had mentioned his working style. They had described him as a reckless madman, heinous and murderous, with countless lives on his hands, so much so that the company had temporarily hired many people from professional security firms. But looking at him now, his smile was very warm, and he didn't look as terrifying as the legends suggested.

Led by the female secretary, they arrived at the executive director's office of the Sanjin Conglomerate.

Just as she was about to knock lightly, the door opened.

A very handsome young man walked out.

The female secretary was overjoyed and quickly bowed. This time, the bow was deeper than the one she had given Zheng Qian, causing her ample chest to tremble violently, displaying impressive assets. However, the young man didn't even glance at her.

He just turned his head and said indifferently, "Executive Director, don't forget what I told you before. Please speed up the handling of the relevant asset issues. I hope this building can be vacated faster, okay?"

Abiko Togo quickly ran over, nodding and bowing repeatedly.

"Hai! Hai! Please rest assured, Yun Yexi-kun, we will definitely handle it in the shortest possible time! Being able to receive the support of the Yunding Conglomerate this time, we will definitely survive the current difficulties! Thank you again!"

He bowed deeply to the young man once more.

This young man was actually the young master of the Songshang Club, Yun Yexi.

He nodded in satisfaction and turned around.

It seemed that only then did he notice Zheng Qian, Wei Rusi, and the others standing at the door. His gaze lingered on Wei Rusi with interest for a moment before he spoke to Zheng Qian, "Young Master Zheng? Hello, my name is Yun Yexi."

As he spoke, he extended his right hand.

"Do you also want to buy a building from Abiko Togo?"