Jiang Cheng smiled and gently scraped Zhu Yan's high nose bridge.
Soon, his doting expression turned serious.
He said to her solemnly, "Take this document back and give it to Xu Lei. Have him redo it."
Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Zhu Yan's expression instantly stiffened.
She had originally thought she could smoothly complete the task this time.
She never expected Jiang Cheng would refuse her so directly.
To be honest, Zhu Yan really hadn't expected to encounter such a situation before she came.
After all, in her view, the conditions of several banks were almost the same, so Jiang Cheng would definitely give the project to her.
Especially when Jiang Cheng said he would buy her a house, a deep sense of being doted on welled up in Zhu Yan's heart.
However, at this moment, that feeling was like a flame extinguished by cold water, vanishing without a trace in an instant.
Truthfully, she thought CMB's proposal was actually more sincere than those of other banks.
In reality, Jiang Cheng's approach was like giving someone a sweet date first and then a slap.
The same principle applied: he had the ability to buy real estate and cars for his women, or even transfer money to them.
But regarding serious work matters, Jiang Cheng decided to keep business as business.
In his eyes, it wasn't as simple as saving a large amount of money, as Chen Xueer had said.
More importantly, it was a matter of principles and bottom lines.
He could pamper and cherish his women.
But the bottom line must never be crossed.
After all, in some relationships, once someone tests the bottom line, they start to get carried away and become unscrupulous.
From another perspective, this was also a way of testing and taming.
Unsurprisingly, Zhu Yan very sensibly understood Jiang Cheng's meaning and nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll discuss it with my uncle when I get back and try to negotiate with the head office again."
At around eight o'clock in the evening, the city's hustle and bustle were gradually swallowed by the night, and the dim yellow light of the street lamps illuminated Jiang Cheng's way home.
When Jiang Cheng entered the password and slowly pushed the door open.
His gaze was drawn to the scene before him.
He saw Lin Qingxue and Wang Xi sitting on the sofa, holding hands intimately.
Wang Xi's head was resting gently on Lin Qingxue's lap.
The two of them had their heads close together, looking at a phone.
They would whisper to each other occasionally and let out soft laughter.
Their intimate appearance was like two small animals huddling together for warmth.
Jiang Cheng's brow twitched slightly in an instant.
His gaze involuntarily fell on Wang Xi.
Especially when he noticed Wang Xi's posture, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.
As it turned out, Wang Xi's body was facing the door, and her dainty, fair feet...
Happened to be pointing in this direction too.
Even more unfortunately, she wasn't wearing socks at the moment.
Those long, beautiful legs were displayed without reservation before Jiang Cheng's eyes.
Jiang Cheng's gaze traveled up Wang Xi's calves, finally stopping at her thighs.
It was a pity it wasn't summer; Wang Xi wasn't wearing a skirt, but tight milk-colored pants.
The moment Jiang Cheng's gaze met Wang Xi's.
Wang Xi seemed to sense his presence.
She sat up straight with some fluster.
Jiang Cheng's gaze instantly shifted away, and then he looked straight at Lin Qingxue, who was leaning on the sofa.
"What are you two giggling about?"
Lin Qingxue quickly responded, "No, nothing..."
Seeing Lin Qingxue hiding it, Wang Xi tilted her chin at Jiang Cheng, her tone a bit proud: "Our Qingxue is 'fighting' for you!"
"Fighting?"
Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow and resisted the urge to sit between the two of them, instead sitting down next to Lin Qingxue.
He naturally put his left arm around Lin Qingxue's shoulder.
"Fighting with whom?"
"Isn't it about that matter from this morning?" Wang Xi said, leaning toward Lin Qingxue and then handing her phone to Jiang Cheng.
"Before, people were always being sour about Qingxue on the school forum. I couldn't stand it, so I posted a clarification this morning. As a result, the comment section exploded with arguments, and a bunch of people were being sarcastic."
Jiang Cheng was very careful when he took the phone.
He didn't make any inappropriate moves.
He took the phone from the empty space at the top.
This deliberate hesitation and sense of boundaries were clearly seen by Lin Qingxue.
Lin Qingxue curled her lips and tried to take Wang Xi's phone from Jiang Cheng's hand.
"Wang Xi, you forgot there are some comments in there... it's so embarrassing..."
Seeing Lin Qingxue wanting to take the phone, Wang Xi patted her hand.
She actively helped Jiang Cheng restrain Lin Qingxue.
She winked at Jiang Cheng: "What's there to fear? It's the truth! Big Boss, look quickly, the comments are very interesting..."
Looking past Lin Qingxue, Jiang Cheng's gaze inadvertently swept over Wang Xi.
Since the apartment had floor heating, she had already taken off her coat.
She was now wearing a simple white T-shirt.
Her long hair was loosely tied up, revealing her slender neck.
Her skin was dazzlingly white, and her eyes curved into crescents when she smiled.
She was indeed a beauty who had caught his eye at first sight.
Jiang Cheng secretly opened the mission scanning system on Wang Xi.
[Name: Wang Xi]
[Age: 19]
[Height: 166 cm]
[charm: 90]
[Figure: 88]
[Privacy: 0]
[favorability value: 78]
Jiang Cheng wasn't very surprised by Wang Xi's charm.
After all, he had found her stunning the first time he saw her.
However, what surprised Jiang Cheng was Wang Xi's favorability value.
For two people meeting for the first time, a favorability value of 78 was not low.
Jiang Cheng only looked for a moment before naturally shifting his gaze, tapping the screen. "You help me hold Qingxue down, I'll see what's going on."
Jiang Cheng looked at Wang Xi's phone.
The page was a school forum post.
Wang Xi had used an anonymous account to write: "Who understands! I'm crying from envy! It turns out being a big boss's woman is such a happy thing—no ugliness from rumors, only blatant favoritism."
He scrolled down casually. The comment section had already exploded, divided into two distinct factions.
The girls' comments were all full of starry-eyed envy:
Popping up one after another.
"My god! This guy is way too handsome, right? I saw him from a distance this morning, he literally has the face of a novel male lead!"
"Handsome and doting, where can I find a boyfriend like this? I'm turning into a lemon spirit!"
"I've seen him in person. He is handsome, but this photo is poorly taken. What's so good about a back view? Show me a 'hard' photo of his front if you're capable."
"To the one above, by 'hard' photo, do you mean the kind that would really hurt if you bumped into it??"
"Hubby, can you take us all together?? There are six of us roommates, we don't need money, we're on call..."
"This back view looks like it's very big. Can I give it a try??"
After reading these comments from the girls, Jiang Cheng just wanted to say, these female drivers are truly something.
The men's comments were in a completely different style, carrying a sour anger.
"Heh, aren't Second-generation rich all like this? Throwing money around, throwing them away when they're bored. Do they really think it's love?"
"Exactly. Those of us who work hard can't compare to someone's bank card. What's there to envy?"
"People who flaunt wealth are actually sought after. They even used privileges during Military Training. I suggest a strict investigation of such people."
"Maybe our commoners' tax money has all flowed into their family. Women are just gold-diggers."
Jiang Cheng raised his eyebrows and was about to continue scrolling when a new comment suddenly popped up on the screen. The ID was a nonsensical combination of letters, but the content was aggressive: "Have you all forgotten who arranged the air conditioning currently blowing in the dorms?"
"You're enjoying the air conditioning and subsidies, and now you're turning your backs on him."
"If it weren't for him, could the auditorium be renovated so beautifully??"
Scrolling further down, there were many similar rebuttals, all with a tone of anxious seriousness. Jiang Cheng recognized at a glance that these were likely Lin Qingxue's alt accounts.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt that Lin Qingxue was quite cute.
Seeing Jiang look like he couldn't help but laugh, Lin Qingxue pouted and said, "Wang Xi posted this today, and some people started getting jealous and kept talking and talking. It made me so angry. Why are you still laughing??"
Jiang Cheng leaned close to Lin Qingxue and gave her pouting lips a loud kiss.
"What's there to be angry about? The ones who should be angry are them. I'm currently holding the goddess they can't have, pinching her... Tell me, who should be the one suffering??"
Hearing these blunt words, Lin Qingxue didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Instead, she felt a sense of happiness from being possessed by Jiang Cheng.
Wang Xi, on the side, made a "tsk tsk" sound to show her disdain.
"Big Boss, you two, I'm still here, okay? Ugh, I won't be a third wheel anymore, I'm leaving..."
When Wang Xi said she was leaving, her cheeks had actually quietly flushed with heat.
Although she was carefree, seeing Jiang Cheng give that kiss in person...
Still made her a bit shy.
Lin Qingxue saw it, and the tips of her own ears still had a bit of red that hadn't faded.
After gently pushing Jiang Cheng away, she said defensively, "What's the rush? The milk tea you ordered hasn't arrived yet. Take it back with you when you get it, otherwise, you've waited all this time for nothing."
Her words gave Wang Xi a reason to stay and also seemed like a way to find a way out for herself.
Wang Xi's thoughts were hit, and she said stubbornly, "Fine."
But her footsteps truly stopped, and her gaze unconsciously glanced toward Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng didn't expect that the two girls could be happily looking at these comments just now, only to become so shy in the blink of an eye.
The phone chimed once.
Jiang Cheng picked up his phone and saw that it was all the information on Lin Weiwei sent by the Security Team.
After glancing at it, Jiang Cheng spoke to Lin Qingxue: "You two chat first, I'm going to handle some work matters."
Hearing this, Lin Qingxue and Wang Xi both nodded in tacit agreement.
After Jiang Cheng entered the room, he carefully looked through the information Wang Sheng sent about Lin Weiwei's family.
He confirmed that her family did indeed own three luxury goods stores in K11.