My Toxic Ex-Wife: BOSS, Stay Away！-Chapter 507: Revised - 517 Leng Yixiu is interested in you, right?
Unable to return to the United States for the time being and with Shen Xu in T City, Shi Yi was left alone in T City. Apart from eating and sleeping, she was extremely bored, feeling as if her limbs were about to atrophy from lying around. Just as she was contemplating how to pass the time, Shen Xu from Lei Man called.
"What did you say? Leng’s wants to cooperate with Lei Man?" Shi Yi exclaimed.
"Yes, and the conditions they’re offering are very attractive, it’s hard to say no." Shen Xu said.
"No matter how attractive the conditions are, I’m not interested." Shi Yi had a poor impression of Leng Yixiu. In her view, someone like Leng Yixiu, who would scheme against his father-in-law and his own partner, would leave them with nothing but bones in any cooperation.
"Shi Yi, listen to me first. Let me finish before you refuse. Leng’s condition is that our two companies jointly develop a game software. Once the software is successfully developed, Leng’s will be responsible for the promotion, and the subsequent profits will be split sixty-forty."
"They get sixty, we get forty?" Shi Yi asked.
"Wrong, we get sixty, they get forty. That’s why I said the conditions are attractive. Leng’s R&D department is quite remarkable; they could probably develop a long-term software on their own without any issues. Plus, Leng’s is a big company, their later promotion efforts would be powerful. This cooperation plan clearly benefits us enormously. Shi Yi, are we really going to give up such a great money-making opportunity?" Shen Xu replied.
"Don’t you think there’s a catch?" Shi Yi asked skeptically.
"I don’t think so. After all, Leng’s is an industry leader; they wouldn’t lower themselves to scheme against a small fry like us, let alone use underhanded tactics against a small company." Shen Xu reassured.
"That’s not necessarily true." Shi Yi remained wary. Could there really be such a good deal in the world? Would Leng’s be so generous as to not hog the entire big pie, but insist on sharing it with Lei Man?
"Shi Yi, rest assured. Our contact at Leng’s says they genuinely want to collaborate with Lei Man this time." Shen Xu said confidently.
Shi Yi knew Shen Xu somewhat well. This guy, despite seemingly aimless, was actually very reliable when it came to business. Since he was so confident, there was probably nothing to worry about.
But why would Leng’s want to give such a good deal to Lei Man? Shi Yi couldn’t figure it out.
"Let me think about it. I need to report this to the headquarters in the United States and see what the shareholders there think." Shi Yi said.
"Sure, do it quickly. After all, such opportunities don’t come around every day. If we miss this, there won’t be another chance." Shen Xu urged.
"Okay." Shi Yi nodded and then added, "Send me the detailed proposal."
"Alright, I’ll email it to you shortly." Shen Xu agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Yi immediately convened the shareholders in the United States for a video conference. Who would refuse a money-making opportunity? The Americans were no exception.
Shi Yi had just brought up the matter in the meeting when the shareholders’ consensus was almost unanimous in favor of collaborating with Leng’s. Shi Yi, after all, was just a high-level employee, and despite her concerns about the cooperation, she couldn’t go against the majority’s will.
Since everyone had unanimously voted to cooperate with Leng’s, she could only inform Shen Xu, the person in charge of Lei Man in T City, of the shareholders’ decision.
But somehow, Shi Yi had a feeling that this cooperation might stir up some trouble.
Shi Yi comforted herself, hoping that she was overthinking it. But the next day, she realized her premonition was correct.
From Shen Xu, Shi Yi learned that Leng’s was indeed sincere about cooperating with Lei Man, but there was an additional condition: Shi Yi had to be the person in charge of this cooperation.
"I’m on vacation now. Can’t you handle it?" Shi Yi asked.
"I’m afraid not. Leng’s specifically named you. If you’re not the person in charge, they won’t cooperate with Lei Man." Shen Xu explained.
"But they didn’t say that initially." Shi Yi protested.
"This is a condition they added last minute. I didn’t know beforehand either." Shen Xu shrugged helplessly. "But if you’re in charge, it’s not a loss for you."
"Not a loss?" Shi Yi sneered. "Things aren’t that simple."
"True, things aren’t simple." Shen Xu replied with a mischievous smile. He moved closer to Shi Yi and asked, "Shi Yi, be honest with me, was that gossip news from a while ago true?"
"What gossip news?" Shi Yi asked.
"You know what I’m talking about!" Shen Xu teased.
Seeing the ambiguous look in Shen Xu’s eyes, Shi Yi immediately understood what gossip news he was referring to. She couldn’t help but find it a bit funny, "Do you believe those gossips? If someday a newspaper said I was involved with you, would you believe it too?"
"Of course not." Shen Xu responded without hesitation. Shi Yi would have shown interest long ago if she had any feelings for him.
"Exactly. There’s nothing between me and Leng Yixiu." Shi Yi reiterated.
"Really?" Shen Xu still had some doubts. "Even if you have no interest in him, I feel that the president of Leng’s has quite an interest in you."
"How could someone like him be interested in me?" Shi Yi paused and said, "Even if he is, I’m not interested in him."
Shi Yi vowed never to provoke someone like Leng Yixiu.
But what she didn’t realize was that sometimes, even if she didn’t want to provoke others, others might still provoke her. Moreover, if she were in charge of this case, it would be inevitable for her and Leng Yixiu to be entangled.
Since the shareholders in the United States had approved this case and the additional condition was essentially harmless, Shi Yi had no choice but to accept and became the main person responsible for this case.
For this cooperation, Leng’s seemed very enthusiastic. During the signing ceremony, Leng Yixiu himself came to the scene to sign the contract, which was rare. After all, compared to Leng’s, Lei Man was insignificant; even if Lei Man’s main person was the executive president of headquarters, Leng’s didn’t need the big boss to personally show up.
"Miss Shi, we meet again." At the signing ceremony, the man’s mood seemed quite good.
Shi Yi’s mood, however, was not so great. She was straightforward with her likes and dislikes, and even dealing with people she didn’t like was hard for her.
"Indeed, it’s quite a coincidence." Shi Yi responded perfunctorily, then lowered her head and signed her name on the contract.
The man glanced at Shi Yi’s signature, his sharp eyebrows furrowed slightly before he also firmly signed his name on the contract.
After signing his name, the man turned his gaze to Shi Yi and asked with a smile, "Miss Shi, would you honor me by having dinner with me tonight?"
