Hunt her

The lobby of the investment promotion conference was filled with excitement.

Xiao Jingxing approached the event's planning manager and greeted him warmly.

The planning manager, a woman, politely asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

Xiao Jingxing took out a business card from his wallet and handed it to her: "I'm Shen Yi's friend. I have something I want to talk to him about."

The planning manager gave a standard smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shen is not currently holding a position in the group, so I can't help you with that."

Xiao Jingxing was unaware of the internal job arrangements within the Shen Group; this was not something someone of his social standing could easily find out.

But he couldn't find anyone else to act as a middleman besides Shen Yi.

Moreover, Shen Yi is the heir apparent to the Shen Group, so negotiating directly with him would be more likely to succeed.

But he didn't actually take up a position.

Just when Xiao Jingxing didn't know where to find a breakthrough, his helper arrived.

"Hey!" Ren Mingting, hands in his pockets, casually approached the two. "Since you're Shen Yi's friend, then talk to me."

The planning manager greeted him: "President Ren."

Ren Mingting nodded slightly, then his gaze fell on Xiao Jingxing: "Let's go to the private room to talk."

Xiao Jingxing knew him; he was the acting president of the Ren Group, which was second only to the Shen family.

Because Ren Mingting has not yet achieved any results and cannot convince the shareholders to let him take over, he can only serve as the acting president who can be replaced at any time.

If the Ren Group can invest, then the project will be halfway to success.

Xiao Jingxing extended his hand: "Hello, Mr. Ren, I am Xiao Jingxing from Xuxing Technology, specializing in artificial intelligence."

If it weren't for Brother Long paying attention to this guy, he would normally ignore him.

People who appear humble and polite on the surface are often the most ruthless and merciless when it comes to doing things behind the scenes.

Ren Mingting didn't shake his hand, but led him directly to the private room. On the way, he asked, "Why haven't I seen you at previous investment promotion conferences?"

Xiao Jingxing lowered his eyes slightly and moved closer to him: "I used to start a business abroad, and this time I want to expand my business in China."

"Abroad?" Ren Mingting had met countless first-generation entrepreneurs, both domestic and international, during his time as acting president, but he had absolutely no recollection of Xiao Jingxing, unless...

Ren Mingting asked bluntly: "Did you fail in your business venture abroad?"

Xiao Jingxing was surprised.

It took just one question to figure out that his business had failed. He had never told anyone about it, not even his parents.

Xiao Jingxing knew he couldn't hide it from the people in high positions this time, so he frankly admitted: "Yes, I failed to succeed in my three startups due to technical reasons."

He researched household robots abroad, robots that can perform tasks such as cleaning, laundry, tidying, and cooking.

However, due to the lack of technological breakthroughs, the company went bankrupt three times in a row.

The two entered the private room, which was an inner chamber with the conference hall outside. However, Xiao Jingxing was unaware that this inner chamber was under comprehensive surveillance and eavesdropping.

From the moment he entered the cabinet, his every move was under Shen Yi's watchful eye.

meeting room.

Shen Yi held his phone, put on his headphones, and watched the surveillance footage.

Xiao Yuanyang nudged his arm with his elbow: "If you ask me, you should just confront Yan Xu directly. With your social standing, why would you care about such a small company?"

Xiao Yuanyang's words make sense.

As the prospective successor, Shen Yi has been in contact with top leaders in various industries and leading companies in those industries.

People like Xiao Jingxing, who have no achievements whatsoever, don't even have the opportunity to book his schedule.

Shen Yi leaned back on the stool, crossed his legs, and said casually, "If we don't give him a little something, how will we know his purpose in getting close to Yan Xu?"

Don't tell him anything about childhood sweethearts or any kind of relationship that started when you were little.

Shen Yi didn't believe in that.

In particular, Xiao Jingxing is two-faced; he always speaks politely and presents himself as a humble and courteous perfect man.

Men like this are often two-faced and deceitful, so you have to be wary of them.

Yan Xu is a simple-minded person; he wouldn't understand any of this.

Xiao Yuanyang pursed his lips and shook his head, looking regretful for him: "The former playboy is gone."

Shen Yi glared at him impatiently: "Get lost, don't bother me while I'm watching the surveillance footage."

have to.

He's still the same hot-tempered Brother Long.

Ren Mingting took a sip of the freshly brewed Longjing tea: "Our Ren Group subsidiary is also working on artificial intelligence, but this kind of thing can't be done without some technical talent."

Every step requires a lot of money; you have to keep throwing money at it until you can get anything out of the way.

Xiao Jingxing: "Of course I have my own trump card. I have domestic chip technology patents. As long as the chip problem is solved, I think everything else will be easy to solve."

The chip is the heart of a smart product, and it is of paramount importance.

When the topic turned to chips, Ren Mingting became interested: "Only one domestic chip manufacturer is capable of surpassing imported chips, but I remember it was a product developed by the Yu family."

"Yes," Xiao Jingxing took a sip of tea, speaking with the confidence of someone introducing their own product, "It was developed by my fiancée's grandfather, and the chip technology patent is currently in my fiancée's hands."

Ren Mingting raised an eyebrow: "Fiancée...you have a fiancée?"

After saying that, he glanced at the camera casually.

It's as if they're asking Shen Yi whether his marriage is a love triangle or not.

Sitting in the cabinet, Shen Yi puffed out his cheeks, feeling displeased: "Heh... Yan Xu is your fiancée, have you informed her?"

It really wasn't anything good.

After all that, they turned their attention to Yan Xu's maternal grandfather's patent.

Now that things were clear, Shen Yi had no interest in reading the rest.

It's a pity that someone as sentimental as Yan Xu was taken advantage of by this kind of person.

Despicable and hateful.

Xiao Jingxing retorted, "You don't believe me?"

Of course I don't believe it.

The woman is already married and is now his sister-in-law, how can you still believe she is your fiancée?

She's not bad-looking, but she's quite wicked.

Ren Mingting coughed twice and made up a couple of excuses to get by: "Cough cough... No, it's just that you're so young, I thought you would work hard for a few more years before talking about marriage."

The two chatted briefly before parting ways. Before leaving, Xiao Jingxing handed him his business card and said he would contact him later.

The second floor of the investment promotion hall.

Shen Yi finally waited until they finished, and then asked Ren Mingting, "Do you think there's a high chance he'll get the patent?"

If you want to ask her whether Yan Xu would give the patent left to her by her grandfather to another man, just say so directly. Why ask if the possibility is high?

Ren Mingting stabbed him in the heart: "He's huge. If he were any smaller, he wouldn't be so arrogant."

"Brother Long, your wife is cheating on you?"

"Tsk!" Shen Yi couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about Yan Xu. "If you can't speak like a human being, then shut up! What does Xiao Jingxing's persistent pestering have to do with my wife!"

If it weren't for this man, he wouldn't have left Yunzhao County to attend an investment promotion conference that didn't require his presence at all.

But how can he convince Yan Xu that Xiao Jingxing approached her to use her?

More importantly, they must not reveal their identity.

It's tough...

The more I think about it, the harder it gets.

In the evening, Zhenyunxuan closed its doors, and Yan Xu also finished work.

She returned home to find herself all alone, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

She seemed to have gotten used to Shen Yi's presence. In the three months or so of cohabitation, which was neither long nor short, she seemed to have accepted this person.

She didn't know when it started, but Shen Yi had become someone within her safe zone.

Initially, she planned to start a new business after adjusting her mindset, and then divorce Yan Shan when she was strong enough to compete with him now.

But who would have thought that so many things would happen in just over three months?

Their relationship grew closer, and they even had physical contact on several occasions.

In her uncontrolled marriage, her feelings for Shen Yi also began to spiral out of control.

Just like now, she has begun to depend on his presence.

Looking around the empty living room, many of his belongings were missing.

Suddenly, I realized that I don't really like empty spaces as much as I do.

Yan Xu walked into the kitchen absentmindedly to prepare dinner, and then thought about whether to invite Shen Yi as well.

But wouldn't it be too strange to invite him along?

She had never suggested having dinner with him before.

But then I thought, we're all friends, what's wrong with friends having dinner together?

Yan Xu stood in front of the kitchen sink, hesitating for a while, before finally deciding to cook Shen Yi's portion as well.

Yan Xu opened the refrigerator, which was filled with food and a note.