Chapter 2

Chapter 2

First shook hands with Lu Lingchuan, then cast his eyes on Shen Nian: "This is..."Updated chapters at novelhall.com

Shen Nian revealed a proper smile: "Mr. Li, Mr. Fang, it's nice to meet you. My name is Shen Nian, I'm Mr. Lu's assistant."

The other party immediately revealed a knowing smile: "So you're the legendary beautiful assistant who is loyal to Mr. Lu."

It is known in the circle that Lu Lingchuan has a very capable female assistant. Although young, she is very capable and has helped Lu Lingchuan win many projects.

It can be said that without Shen Nian, Lu Lingchuan's company would not have developed so well.

"You flatter me, President Li." Shen Nian bowed her head modestly.

But President Li was very interested in Shen Nian, and asked her, "Nian? Which Nian?"

There are many homophones for "nian".

"...Upon hearing this question, Shen Nian looked a little lost. She came to her senses and softly replied, "The 'nian' from 'dian nian'."

Lu Lingchuan glanced at the calm Shen Nian, frowning. At the same time, a shy and gentle girl's voice rang in his ears.

[My name is Shen Nian, the 'nian' that means to remember.]

From remembering to mourning, Lu Lingchuan knew the reason.

Thinking of something, pain flashed through the man's dark eyes, quickly turning to resentment. He immediately looked away and stopped looking at her.

The two parties sat down. Lu Lingchuan got straight to the point to discuss the project. But the other party was an old fox. He waved his hand at Lu Lingchuan with righteousness and said solemnly.

"Hey, no talk of work during break time. Let's eat, let's eat."

This was entirely to fob off Lu Lingchuan. If they really didn't want to discuss work today, they wouldn't have brought assistants to the meeting either.

Sitting next to Lu Lingchuan, Shen Nian looked at the cup of hot water she had just poured in front of her.

The waiter had brought in a pot of hot water when he came in earlier.

She had just had an abortion and her body was still very weak. She could not catch a cold or eat cold food.

With one hand on her belly, Shen Nian stood up, a proper standard smile appearing on her face again: "I'm sure you already understand the capabilities of our Lingrui Group. Please trust us, we will definitely not disappoint you."

On the men’s dining table, it was better for a beautiful woman to give them some face when speaking.

Shen Nian was very fair, the kind of fair that looked white even without foundation. After a glass of chilled wine, her face was even paler, and the faint haggardness between her brows and eyes could be seen.

The lipstick had helped her look spirited earlier, but after drinking the wine, there was a clear lipstick mark on the rim of the glass. The lipstick on her mouth had faded a lot.

Without this layer of protection, her frailty was revealed.

But Shen Nian rarely showed her vulnerable side to others. The smile on her face did not diminish as she picked up the bottle of wine next to her and poured more wine for the two presidents first, before filling up her own glass.

"It is my honor to receive praise from President Fang and President Li. Let me make a toast to you two gentlemen. I will drink up, while you two can drink at your own pace."

Tilting her head back, she downed the entire glass of wine again.

After two glasses of wine, they could get down to the business cooperation they were here for.

Shen Nian put down the glass and got to the point: "Since President Fang and President Li have agreed to meet us, it shows you still recognize the capabilities of our Lingrui Group. And we cherish the opportunity to cooperate with your esteemed companies as well. Since there is mutual goodwill, why hesitate? Wouldn't it be better for both our sides to cooperate sooner?"

Since Shen Nian was so direct, President Fang and President Li also stopped beating around the bush.

"In fact, besides your company, we have also looked into another company. The capabilities of both companies are comparable, it's just that... the other party promised a 10% higher profit margin than your company, so..."

President Li's face revealed embarrassment and hesitation.

In the eyes of businessmen, every percentage point was a huge amount of wealth. No one was unwilling to get the maximum return for the minimum cost.

"...Lu Lingchuan's eyelids fluttered slightly. His face was always expressionless, cold as ice. His pitch-black eyes seemed boundless like the night sky, with no visible specks of light.

Shen Nian understood immediately.

After knowing each other for many years, at some point they had developed a tacit understanding where just one look conveyed his meaning to her.

The two glasses of chilled wine were already taking effect, and stabbing pain shot through her abdomen as if pierced by hundreds of blades.

Shen Nian almost stumbled to the ground in embarrassment, but fortunately she had been tightly gripping the stool after sitting down earlier, avoiding making a fool of herself.

After catching her breath, she stood up again.

First picking up the wine bottle, she took Lu Lingchuan's wine glass in front of him and poured it full, before handing it to Lu Lingchuan.

Receiving the wine Shen Nian passed to him, Lu Lingchuan stood up. Raising his glass slightly, looking at the two presidents, his face still expressionless, his voice not loud but forceful and convincing.

"The other company promised President Fang and President Li a 10% higher profit margin, then our Lingrui Group promises to double your profit."