Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 178 Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind

Jiang Rourou was extremely excited. After all, this was her original goal, and now Qian Xingjie had brought it up on his own initiative, which was completely unexpected.

But... the next second, she pretended to be nonchalant, "Tch! Who cares about your Qian family? Besides, how do I know if you're playing me? I don't believe such a good thing would fall into my lap!"

“You’re right, so I have my own motives too!” Qian Xingjie was very frank. “As for what my motives are, I’ll tell you now. All you need to know is that marrying me will be entirely beneficial to you. In other words, we’re just using each other to achieve our own goals. You won’t lose anything, so why not?”

Jiang Rourou's hand, which was stroking her lower abdomen, gradually tightened, as if she was deep in thought.

Is there really such a good thing in the world? What if I get scammed?

"Here's what we'll do. I'll give you three days to think it over. If you agree, great. If you don't, I can only say you'll regret it!" Qian Xingjie said confidently, as if everything was under his control.

After they separated, Jiang Rourou found it increasingly unbelievable...

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Shen Qingfeng prescribed some traditional Chinese medicine for his grandmother to soak her feet, which has the effect of promoting sleep and calming the nerves. Therefore, Su Ying strictly followed the doctor's advice and would boil the medicine thoroughly and let it cool down for her grandmother to soak her feet every night.

Su Wen would help out when he had free time. At first, the old lady didn't recognize them and was always uncooperative. She would either spill the Chinese medicine that they had worked so hard to prepare or hide and make them search for her for a long time.

Fortunately, after spending some time with them, the old lady gradually got used to them and changed from being "naughty and mischievous" to "obedient and compliant".

He resembled a child being corrected about his rules.

"Hey Xiaoying, you have no idea how taciturn Dr. Shen is. Such a big thing happened in his family, and he didn't even tell us. Does he even consider us friends?" Su Wen chatted idly when he had nothing else to do.

Upon hearing this, Su Ying looked at him and asked, "What important matter is it?"

"Huh? You didn't know? It's on the local news! Look!" Su Wen swiped his phone and showed the local financial news. "It seems that Dr. Shen's parents negotiated a deal with a foreign steel company. Everything went smoothly. They even leased a huge plot of land for this shipment, with ridiculously high rent and a five-year contract. Not only that, they also signed delivery contracts with other companies. In other words, everything was ready except for the final push. But unexpectedly, this company was outmaneuvered!"

Su Ying shared her opinion: "It's common to be robbed of your business opportunities in the market; just be prepared with countermeasures in advance!"

"You're right. His parents could easily buy steel from other companies in a short time, even if it meant sacrificing a year's company profits by buying at a higher price, as long as they could deliver on time. But here's the strange thing: no steel company, domestic or international, is willing to sell to them, not even at three times the market price. This means their company, which is worth a fortune, will face a huge amount of contract breach penalties, and they'll also have to pay a large sum in land rent, which is equivalent to all their hard work over the past few years going to waste! I heard that his father fainted because of this!"

Su Ying slowed down her cleaning, her face filled with disbelief.

“You know, Dr. Shen, even if we can’t help much, at least we can comfort him and give him emotional support by talking about it. We’re all friends, there’s no need for him to carry this burden alone, or he’ll break down!” Su Wen suggested to Su Ying. “Xiao Ying, why don’t you go see him? I’m a guy, I’m not very good at talking, but Dr. Shen really needs the company of family and friends right now!”

Su Ying didn't object to Su Wen's words. After getting to know him better, they would realize that Shen Qingfeng was the kind of person who only reported good news and not bad news. People with his personality were likely to trap themselves in a circle.

Bang bang bang!
"Dr. Shen?"

Su Ying knocked on the door and saw Shen Qingfeng asleep on his desk.

She quietly placed the breakfast on the table, bent down to pick up his fallen coat, and draped it back over his shoulders. Her movements were clearly very careful, but she still woke him. "Su Ying, when did you get here?" Shen Qingfeng asked, a little embarrassed. He then got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face.

"Just arrived, haven't eaten yet? I just bought this, eat it while it's hot!" Su Ying said with a smile.

"So much! I can't finish it all by myself!" Shen Qingfeng rolled up his sleeves, sat down, and started eating. Perhaps it was for professional reasons, but his eating manners weren't as refined as his appearance suggested, though it didn't really matter.

For some reason, Su Ying saw a hint of fatigue and sadness in his forced smile.

"How is my uncle?"

Shen Qingfeng froze, looked up at Su Ying, and a pang of sadness flickered in his clear eyes. "You knew everything?"

Su Ying feigned annoyance, "Dr. Shen, you're really not being fair! We treat you like a friend, but you treat us like outsiders and keep everything from us. What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on us?"

Shen Qingfeng laughed sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Su Ying, I really didn't mean it that way. I've been busy taking care of my dad these past few days, and I haven't had time to tell you yet. I'll tell you later..."

Her thick eyelashes drooped, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips. "My dad always told me that the business world is like a battlefield. If you're not capable enough, you'll be a loser. This time, I can only blame my parents for not being prepared enough and for being too confident. Consider it a lesson learned!"

Su Ying handed him a tissue, "But have you ever considered that this might be targeted?"

Shen Qingfeng took it, pressed it to his lips with a deft yet elegant touch, and resignedly said, "I've thought about it, but the other side is too powerful. Even if they target us, so what? We can't fight city hall. With just one word from the Xiao Group, who would dare sell us steel?"

Su Ying was stunned. "What did you say? The Xiao Group?"

On the way after parting ways with Shen Qingfeng, Su Ying's mind was in turmoil.

She had a feeling that she was involved in the Xiao family's targeting of the Shen family's company.

But then I thought about it again, and it didn't seem to make any sense. If Xiao Shen had known all along that she had been impersonating Nan Wu, why would he have waited until now to take action? Wouldn't he have already torn her to pieces?

There's absolutely no reason to retaliate against her by targeting her family and company. There's no reason whatsoever!

Su Ying paced back and forth in front of the general manager's office several times before finally mustering the courage to knock on the door.

"Assistant Su, stop knocking, Mr. Xiao isn't here!" Yang Xueli swayed past with a charming gait.

Su Ying frowned, "Where did you go?"

Yang Xueli chuckled, "Where the big boss goes? How would I know? I'm not his personal secretary. No, as his assistant, shouldn't you know where he goes?"

Su Ying was speechless. She really didn't know, and Xiao Shen hadn't informed her either.