After finishing their meal and talking for a few more hours that afternoon, the two companies established a preliminary cooperative relationship.
Two days later, Rong Ci and Yu Moxun headed to Xundu, Feng Tingshen's technology company, to discuss the details of the contract. Upon arriving at Xundu, they were received by Director Quan and a core senior executive, Mr. Jin.
However, Mr. Jin arrived quite late. As soon as he entered the meeting room, he immediately apologized to Rong Ci and Yu Moxun. "I was just in a meeting upstairs with President Feng and the others. I'm sorry for being late."
So, Feng Tingshen was at Xundu right now?
Rong Ci thought about it as she and Yu Moxun shook hands with him. "It's no problem," she said. Once Mr. Jin arrived, they continued discussing the contents of the contract.
A moment later, someone pushed open the door and walked in. Rong Ci and Yu Moxun didn't pay much attention at first, assuming it was a regular Xundu employee. But when Director Quan and Mr. Jin saw the newcomer, they immediately stood up to greet her. "Miss Lin."
Rong Ci froze. She looked up, and sure enough, it was Lin Wu. Yu Moxun also frowned.
Lin Wu glanced at Rong Ci before speaking to Director Quan and Mr. Jin. "I just came by to take a look. Carry on with your work; don't mind me."
Director Quan and Mr. Jin repeatedly agreed. After she spoke, they didn't dare show any neglect and immediately ordered their secretary to pour tea for Lin Wu. Their posture was warm and respectful, clearly treating her as if she were the lady of the house.
Lin Wu also greeted Yu Moxun. "President Yu."
Yu Moxun nodded. "Miss Lin."
Lin Wu took the tea from Mr. Jin's secretary and sat in the chair they had specially brought over for her. After taking a sip, she set down the cup, noticed the contract nearby, and asked, "May I take a look?"
Mr. Jin smiled. "Of course." Seeing Yu Moxun and Rong Ci looking over, Mr. Jin explained with a smile, "Miss Lin is our President Feng's girlfriend. Normally, President Feng doesn't keep anything from Miss Lin when signing contracts."
The implication was that Lin Wu was one of their own, so there was no need to worry about confidential leaks.
Yu Moxun smiled. "With those words from Mr. Jin, we can rest easy."
Rong Ci, however, kept her head down and remained silent. At home, she had always been forbidden from stepping foot into Feng Tingshen's study because it involved company secrets. The housekeeper had been instructed to inform her of this on the very first day she moved in. Consequently, in all those years, she had never entered that villa's study even once.
Yet Lin Wu could not only look at Feng Tingshen's confidential company files at will, but it was also common knowledge among everyone at Xundu... It was clear that their relationship had already become very deep.
Lin Wu knew that Yu Moxun and Rong Ci would have this reaction upon seeing her touch these documents. Besides the concern over leaks, they were likely surprised that her relationship with Feng Tingshen had reached such an intimate level.
Lin Wu set the documents down and looked at Rong Ci. Seeing her head lowered as if she didn't dare to meet her eyes, Lin Wu picked up her tea and smiled. Sitting there, her posture truly resembled that of a lady boss overseeing the work.
As Yu Moxun watched them, while Mr. Jin and the others were revising one of the clauses in the contract, he suddenly asked, "Is Miss Lin planning to stay and work at Xundu?"
Lin Wu set down her water glass and looked him straight in the eye. "Tingshen did ask if I wanted to work at Xundu, but I prefer to rely on myself. I didn't want to use the back door, so I refused."
Before Yu Moxun could respond, Mr. Jin chimed in with a laugh. "Miss Lin is far too modest. We all know you're a top student in the field of AI. Even if you have a close relationship with President Feng,
none of us would think you were brought in through the back door. On the contrary, if our company could have Miss Lin join us, our work would surely proceed much more smoothly. Miss Lin, why don't you reconsider?"
Lin Wu gave a faint smile. "We'll see later."
In other words, as long as Lin Wu wanted to, she could come to work here whenever she pleased. Rong Ci no longer wanted to count the many instances of Feng Tingshen's preferential treatment.
Rong Ci picked up her glass and took a sip of water. Right then, she noticed someone standing outside the glass door. She lifted her head slightly.
Feng Tingshen.
She paused. Feng Tingshen also saw her, but his gaze didn't seem to focus on her. Rong Ci turned back and saw Lin Wu give a faint smile toward the doorway, clearly greeting him.
Then, Lin Wu said to Mr. Jin, "I'm leaving now."
Only then did Mr. Jin and Director Quan realize that Feng Tingshen had arrived. It was nearly noon, and it was obvious that Feng Tingshen had come down specifically to take Lin Wu to lunch.
Seeing Director Quan and the others about to stand up to welcome him, Feng Tingshen said, "Don't be formal. Continue with your business."
Director Quan and the others nodded quickly in agreement. Feng Tingshen then spoke politely to Yu Moxun. "There are many things to attend to, so I cannot host you personally. I hope you will forgive me, President Yu."
"You're too kind, President Feng. I understand that you're busy."
Feng Tingshen smiled slightly. After a glance at Rong Ci, he left with Lin Wu without saying another word.
It was common knowledge in their circle that Feng Tingshen owned numerous companies. Yu Moxun hadn't expected Feng Tingshen to be at Xundu today, let alone that Lin Wu would be here too... He looked at Rong Ci and silently patted her shoulder in a gesture of comfort.
Rong Ci shook her head. She was fine.
When she came to Xundu, she had already prepared herself for the possibility of running into Feng Tingshen. But she truly hadn't expected Lin Wu to be here as well. A couple of days ago, Director Quan had mentioned that Lin Wu had visited Xundu before.
She had assumed it was just an occasional appearance. She didn't expect Lin Wu to treat Feng Tingshen's company like her own home, coming and going as she pleased, and being so familiar with everyone there...
The contract involved future technical cooperation and contained many clauses. To avoid unnecessary disputes during the partnership, they had to discuss every single point in detail. By the time they had completely negotiated the terms, it was already past five in the afternoon.
After Yu Moxun signed his name, Mr. Jin personally took the documents upstairs for Feng Tingshen to sign.
Yu Moxun paused. "President Feng is still in the company?"
"Yes," Director Quan said. "He's just been very busy handling another project."
Was that really it? Was he too busy, or was it because Rong Ci was here and he didn't want too much contact with her?
Rong Ci thought of this as well.
Director Quan and Yu Moxun were both in the technical field and had known each other for a long time. Now that the contract was signed and they could relax, he coughed slightly and lowered his voice. "Miss Lin is here, too. Word is she's been at the company all day keeping President Feng company. Their relationship is really quite something."
Rong Ci was sitting right next to Yu Moxun, so she naturally heard him.
A while later, Mr. Jin returned with the documents signed by Feng Tingshen. Yu Moxun had important personal matters to attend to that evening, so he declined Mr. Jin's invitation to dinner. Mr. Jin and Director Quan didn't push the matter and politely escorted them downstairs. However, while waiting for the elevator, they ran into Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu.
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