Song Qinian watched Shen Chi Yan with concern, afraid he would get angry.
The next second, Shen Chi Yan smiled, "President Zhou, you are so busy managing the Hong Sheng Group, yet you still have time to listen to some untrue gossip reports. The title of master of time management must be yours."
Zhou Ming Sheng wanted to say something more, but Shen Chi Yan's cold, sharp gaze made him lose half his spirit.
Whether it was based on company strength, development prospects, or personal ability, Zhou Ming Sheng was no match for Shen Chi Yan.
Every time the two companies competed, Zhou Ming Sheng never won against Shen Chi Yan, which made Zhou Ming Sheng resentful.
Previously, every time Zhou Ming Sheng saw Shen Chi Yan, he would respectfully call him "President Shen."
This time, seeing that he was about to succeed in poaching, he became arrogant.
Despite this, he still harbored fear of Shen Chi Yan.
He thought to himself, as long as he could reach an agreement with Mr. Smith, the development prospects of Hong Sheng Group would be limitless. At that time, he would definitely make Shen Chi Yan kneel and sing a song of submission.
Zhou Ming Sheng winked at Lu Yuzhu. Lu Yuzhu understood and said with a smile, "Daphne, Miss Song, the men are talking, it's none of our business. Let's go shopping by ourselves."
Daphne had no problem with it, and everyone's eyes fell on Song Qinian.
Song Qinian looked at Shen Chi Yan.
Shen Chi Yan stood up and walked towards Song Qinian. He pulled her into his arms, kissed her forehead as if they were a young couple in love who couldn't bear to be apart for a second, "Go ahead, text me if anything comes up."
Shen Chi Yan's gentle and soft kiss was like a reassurance to Song Qinian, and she felt less nervous.
As soon as she walked out of the hotel, Song Qinian's phone rang. It was a text message from Li Nan Xun.
"Miss Song, there is a card in your bag with no password. The total amount is three million. If it's not enough, please contact me or President Shen at any time. President Shen's phone number is 133..."
Song Qinian was stunned. She opened her bag and indeed found a bank card.
When was it put in?
Three million!
Song Qinian had never seen so much money in her life. Wasn't Shen Chi Yan afraid she would spend all the money on the card under the pretense of pleasing Daphne?
However, before money, Song Qinian had something more important to do. She immediately saved Shen Chi Yan's phone number.
The pastimes of wealthy wives were either shopping at luxury stores or drinking afternoon tea and playing mahjong.
Lu Yuzhu was skilled in human relations and wanted to give Daphne some money at the mahjong table to finalize this cooperation as soon as possible.
As for Song Qinian, she was just a mute and no match for her.
Lu Yuzhu couldn't understand why Shen Chi Yan married a mute wife, and even brought her to meet the Smiths. Didn't he feel embarrassed?
As a result, Lu Yuzhu's plan fell through. Daphne didn't want to play mahjong and found a coffee shop.
In terms of conversation, Lu Yuzhu was confident, even the most inarticulate person was better than a mute.
"Miss Lu, Miss Song, you seem to be very affectionate with your husbands. I also love my husband very much. Can you tell me how you met your husbands and how you fell in love with them?"
Song Qinian found it inconvenient to type, so she asked the waiter for some blank paper.
Seeing Song Qinian writing, Lu Yuzhu eagerly said, "My husband and I grew up together, childhood sweethearts with deep feelings. Our marriage was a natural progression and received the blessing of our parents. We respect and cherish each other and are very happy."
To put it bluntly, Lu Yuzhu and Zhou Ming Sheng were married due to family connections. After marriage, they both pursued their own interests, and only pretended to be a loving couple when they needed each other.
Daphne nodded and her gaze fell on Song Qinian.
Lu Yuzhu sipped her coffee and glanced at the English Song Qinian was writing. Although Song Qinian's handwriting was good and she recognized a few words, she couldn't understand them when they were put together.
Song Qinian handed the written content to the two of them. Daphne picked it up and took a look.
"I met him in my freshman year. He was the campus heartthrob of our school. The first time I saw him, I was captivated by his beauty and fell head over heels ever since."
According to the information Shen Chi Yan had given Song Qinian, the Smiths' relationship was initiated by Mr. Smith pursuing Daphne. Their relationship was not smooth sailing, and they faced opposition from both families.
Daphne was a noble lady, while Smith was a poor boy.
Smith pursued Daphne for several years. During this time, Smith, through his own efforts, gained the recognition of Daphne's family, and the lovers finally got married.
"Then how did you get together?"
Daphne didn't know if she was genuinely interested in Song Qinian and Shen Chi Yan's marriage or testing something. In any case, whenever she asked a question, Song Qinian had to answer.
"Our fate is thanks to Shen Chi Yan's grandmother. During college, I volunteered at a school for the deaf and mute, which was founded by Shen Chi Yan's grandmother. Knowing that I liked Shen Chi Yan, his grandmother introduced me to him, and thus, we fell in love and got married."
Song Qinian's story was half true and half false. She couldn't tell Daphne the real truth.
She knew that Daphne had been involved in charity work in recent years, and her words would surely resonate with Daphne.
Indeed, for the rest of the time, Daphne chatted with Song Qinian, leaving Lu Yuzhu completely ignored.
Lu Yuzhu was furious that she was outdone by a mute.
This woman was clearly a fake wife hired by Shen Chi Yan. She thought a mute would be useless, but she didn't expect her to have so many tricks up her sleeve.
Hmph, just you wait. She would reveal this little mute's true colors later.
Song Qinian and Daphne chatted for the entire afternoon, and they seemed to be getting along better and better.
Seeing that the situation was not developing as she had hoped, Lu Yuzhu claimed to be hungry.
The three of them went to a high-end Italian restaurant.
As soon as they were seated, Lu Yuzhu, to show her hospitality and enthusiasm, ordered a large table full of dishes.
During this time, Song Qinian, fearing they wouldn't be able to finish everything, wanted to ask Lu Yuzhu to order less.
But with Lu Yuzhu's commanding and unrefusable demeanor, Song Qinian couldn't say anything.
As expected, Daphne did not appear as happy as Lu Yuzhu had imagined when she saw the table full of food. Instead, her brows furrowed slightly.
Lu Yuzhu couldn't figure out Daphne's thoughts. They had been getting along well for the past few days.
Why did Daphne seem like a different person as soon as Song Qinian arrived?
No, the contract was about to be signed, and something unexpected couldn't happen at this time.
So, after the food was served, Lu Yuzhu enthusiastically served Daphne food, but Daphne did not appreciate it.
However, Lu Yuzhu did not give up. Seeing Song Qinian eating and unable to chat with Daphne, she started a casual conversation with Daphne during the meal.
Daphne's expression grew increasingly displeased, and she directly interrupted Lu Yuzhu, "Miss Lu, please remain quiet while eating."
Lu Yuzhu: "..."
Lu Yuzhu was choked, her face instantly flushed red. She didn't dare to glare at Daphne, so she glared fiercely at Song Qinian.