Chapter 196 It’s not a request, it’s a negotiation
Shen Manzhi looked at the furious Shen Luo in the rearview mirror, who had long since lost his socialite temperament, and felt a little better.
A new towel was handed to her, and she turned her head to look at Jiang Xu. The man looked ahead with a cold expression, not wanting to pay attention to her at all.
That's right, it's normal to be upset if his car gets wet.
"It does surprise me that you took the initiative to come to me."
Shen Manzhi pressed the corner of his mouth lightly, covered his hair with a towel and rubbed it, "I'm also surprised that you can raise funds for Mr. Shen."
Jiang Xu held his chin and thought for a moment.
The last time they broke up because of Xu Qiu, this person suddenly sent someone to tell him that he had something serious to discuss with him. He didn't want to meet him at first, but then he remembered the Shen family who owned her shares, and he instantly understood what Shen Manzhi meant by "business." , it happened that there was a dinner party at noon today, so I gave her an address.
He didn't expect what he saw when he came out was such a scene.
"Before we get down to business, I think it is necessary to tell you that Shen Luo is my sister."
Oh, protect yourself.
Shen Manzhi scratched a handful of hair, which was already half dry. She folded the towel and said, "Really, you know that she and I are incompatible, yet you let me get into your car in front of her."
Jiang Xu said calmly, "Wrong, this will only deepen the grudge between you and has nothing to do with me."
"Oh," Shen Manzhi said in a long voice, sliding his tongue over his canine teeth with a playful smile, "Then there is no need to say what you said before, even if she is your sister..."
She tilted her head and raised her eyebrows a bit domineeringly, "I will still bully you."
"..."
Jiang Xu pursed his lips slightly, "If you do this, we won't have to talk."
He heard a chuckle, and in the corner of his eye, the woman's long skirt was soaked, and her beautiful figure was clearly visible, but she lazily leaned on her seat as if she didn't even know.
"It's not the half-sister you care about, otherwise why would you finance the Shen family."
All he cares about is Xie Yulan, who gave birth to him and raised him. If the Shen family is in crisis, if he doesn't help, won't he also make everyone in the Shen family, including his mother, suffer?
Shen Manzhi knew there was something in his words and guessed Jiang Xu's thoughts.
He pondered for a while and then said, "Shen Luo has been spoiled. Let me apologize to you on her behalf."
"That's not necessary," Shen Manzhi felt strange to hear such words from Jiang Xu.
"Since you can also see that she took the initiative to provoke me, then you should not interfere in my affairs with her from now on. You can't control her, and she may not recognize you as her brother."
Jiang Xu was silent.
Shen Luo grew up in the Shen family. Although she behaved like a lady, her speech and demeanor still showed clear class distinctions. She looked down on her brother, who had been fostered in the countryside with her aunt's house since childhood, and was not close to him.
Shen Luo asked for very few things from him. Most of the time, he would only respond when his mother came forward to ask him for help.
Shen Manzhi was right. He protected Shen Luo every time just because of Xie Yulan.
He finally bypassed the topic, "What are you talking to me about?"
After the heavy rain, dark clouds gathered.
The sultry moisture evaporates from the ground, creating a feeling of heat.
The clothes that had been soaked were too sticky on his body, but Shen Manzhi looked relaxed and content.
"As a listed company, Shen's company has assets of hundreds of billions. However, it only invested in some projects but its capital chain was broken. I want to hear the reason for this."
Jiang Xu didn't blink, "I'm just a payer. How do I know the company's internal information?"
"We are short of funds and financing cannot be signed in a short time. It is even more difficult to conduct back-checking and asset evaluation. You can risk investing this money in such a short period of time, except for Xie Yulan's reason, that is You already know the reasons behind the failure of the project investment, and the money will be paid back soon.”
Shen Manzhi tilted his face so that he could look at him attentively. He didn't even force him, but just explained the theory to him.
Jiang Xu received that look with a calm attitude, "You are so confident that you can even talk to someone. I'm really disgusted."
The last time was at a banquet, when he and Xu Qiu bumped into Shen Manzhi in the corridor and said to her rudely, "Are you so arrogant to everyone?"
Shen Manzhi just smiled, and the wind along the road blew her hair half dry, sticking to her fair shoulders and neck, which was both decadent and arousing people's desire for destruction.
Her tone was unhurried, "The company established new projects, but the investment failed. This also involves the board of directors abusing their power to obtain funds and reselling the company's internal bidding..."
As she spoke, she raised her lips at Jiang Xu, "I heard that the directors involved are in a nepotistic relationship with Xie Yulan. If this evidence of crime is taken against her alone, you won't be able to catch it no matter how much money you have."
Jiang Xu clenched his hands hanging on the side of the car door and gritted his teeth secretly. He didn't expect Shen Manzhi to understand so deeply.
This is indeed a hidden danger that he is worried about, fearing that those people will take off his mother and get into the water.
Although Shen Manzhi entrusted someone to represent her at the shareholders' meeting to exercise her voting rights, the real power and money were still in her own hands. Shen's crisis would naturally affect her interests.
He was quite shabby and said, "Since you can find out these things, can you still find out the culprit of the broken capital chain?"
Shen Manzhi refused to argue with him and had no intention of talking anymore, "If I could find out, why would I bother talking to you about this? Jiang Xu, our relationship is not a good one. This is not a request, but a negotiation."
She is the only one who can turn "negotiation" into coercion and inducement.
Jiang Xu was always a little unhappy in his heart. The relationship between the two was not good, and there was even some tit-for-tat because of Xu Qiu.
But now that some interests are tied together, we have to let go of our prejudices.
"Take you somewhere."
Shen Manzhi was very sticky, "Why don't you take me to change clothes first."
Jiang Xu's eyes dropped slightly, "I'll have someone prepare it for you in advance."
The black car stopped at a place familiar to Shen Manzhi.
Aspartame Club in the north of the city.
At the entrance of the magnificent and luxurious club, the receptionist walked up, opened the car door on Jiang Xu's side, and made a "please" gesture.
Shen Manzhi looked at Jiang Xu slowly, his expression a little cold.
"Do you think my reputation is not bad enough, and are you planning to cause some scandal for me?"
Jiang Xu glanced at her, pulled back the car door, and asked the driver to go to the underground parking lot.
"Sorry, I always use the main entrance to come here. I'm used to it."
His tone was calm, and he seemed to be truly apologetic, making Shen Manzhi vaguely think that he was still the indifferent man he was when the Shen family blocked the tea cup that Shen Duanwen threw at her when he was angry.
She was a little surprised to be so polite. Putting aside the feud between the two, Jiang Xu can indeed be called a gentleman and a decent gentleman.
He walked around to Shen Manzhi's car and opened the door. The suit in his hand was draped over her shoulders, covering her thighs. The driver followed him to the VIP floor of the club.
Jiang Xu walked her to the door, looked at the time, and said, "I'll come out after changing my clothes. I can still make it in time."
Shen Manzhi entered the room carrying a paper bag.
Across the hollow hall, a huge crystal lamp hung in the middle. In the corridor directly opposite, a middle-aged man with a big belly looked at the partner who suddenly stopped behind him, and turned around to take a look.
"Second Master Qin?"
Qin Yanfeng's eyes flashed slightly, he turned slightly on his toes and looked back at the man, "That's it for tonight..."
The man bent his eyes and smiled, and said flatteringly, "Second Master, look at the cooperation..."
Qin Yanfeng raised his wrist and looked at the time, "I'll have my assistant contact you tomorrow."
"Hey, good...good!"
Before he could express his sincere feelings, the person in front of him returned along the original path.
He looked across and saw a young man leaning against the hollow railing on the corridor, smoking to pass the time.
When he saw Shen Manzhi coming out, he turned around and his eyebrows jumped. The person choosing the clothes was his life assistant, who said he was preparing a set of women's clothes. Unexpectedly, the other party would misunderstand and thought that the inexperienced boss had brought back a female companion.
The softness and sexy appeal of the clothes can really make people's hearts move.
The soft pink silk hip-wrapped long skirt has a halter neck tied with a bow hanging on the smooth back. The slim design outlines the hemispherical breasts and waist. A section of the calf is exposed under the long skirt, which is charming and sultry.
These are the clothes that a beauty like her can hold up.
Xu felt that today's occasion was not suitable for wearing such clothes, so she put on the suit Jiang Xu had given her before, covering up the beautiful scene.
Jiang Xu looked away calmly, "Let's go."
Even Shen Manzhi, who is the No. 001 black gold member, has never been to the top floor of the ASP club.
Jiang Xu opened a door and motioned for her to come in. The light-blocking curtains were opened, and on the other side there was only a glass wall, which was a luxuriously decorated reception room with a sunny outlook.
There were two people sitting inside, and the one Shen Manzhi was most familiar with was Bianshu, who was still sipping tea.
Her expression remained unchanged, and the other person looked familiar.
"According to seniority, you should call him uncle."
Shen Manzhi folded his arms, looked at the man with slightly lowered eyes, and said softly and lowly, "Qin Deyang."
"It's good to know each other."
Jiang Xu ignored her reaction, thus eliminating the possibility of his mother being dragged into the water.
"The agent you chose seems not to be as loyal as you imagined."
Shen Manzhi looked at the peaceful reception room, "Is he related to Shen's recent investment in new projects?"
"The Qin family and the Shen family have been cooperating for a long time. They were preparing to divest their investment some time ago, taking away some of their customers. The reason and purpose of this is up to you."
In the reception room, Bian Shu took the last sip of tea and said goodbye.
Jiang Xu took Shen Manzhi out and went to find Qin Deyang to let her do what she wanted.
"Who does Qin Deyang represent?"
Jiang Xu chuckled, surprised that she could grasp the core, "Of course it's the old man from the Qin family."
Shen Manzhi's eyebrows twitched, and surprise flashed in his eyes.
That was the instruction of Qin Xianguo, the old man of the Qin family.
In other words, Bian Shu is cooperating with the Qin family.
Her temples were throbbing for no reason. She leaned against the wall and rubbed them to relieve the pain. She found the bathroom and held some water to sober up.
The slight application of makeup had already been taken away by the rain. With her pure makeup and the delicate pink on her lips, she wore this long dress without affecting her temperament at all.
Jiang Xu didn't want to take away her suit.
The smell of cigarette smoke is a bit strong.
She took off her coat and walked out. When she raised her eyes, she was stopped by a tall figure leaning at the door.
His eyes followed the pair of long legs. The heavily crafted black shirt fit the lean upper body. The two buttons were unbuttoned to reveal the looming collarbones, sliding past the Adam's apple, revealing the handsome face.
Qin Yanfeng leaned against the door, her long legs slightly bent, as if waiting specifically for her to pass by.
The pair of peach blossom eyes that looked at everyone with affection were lowered at the moment, scraping across Shen Manzhi's beautiful face inch by inch.
There was almost no one on the top floor. Qin Yanfeng must have come specifically to block her.
Shen Manzhi had no choice but to take back her feet. Her heartbeat suddenly picked up for some reason. She folded her arms and raised her chin slightly, jokingly speaking in a lazy tone.
"Are you installing a locator on me?"
Qin Yanfeng looked at the suit in her hand, then at her excessively fair and round shoulders, and finally looked into her eyes.
"We were talking downstairs and I happened to see you with another man."
His tone was calm, but there was indeed a taste for food in his words that was difficult to conceal. However, Qin Yanfeng's voice when he said these words was low and soft, sounding casual, but upon closer inspection, he felt that it was an accusation.
It happened that Shen Manzhi didn't look into it carefully, so he didn't get the meaning.
"That's a coincidence."
She agreed casually and wanted to step over his feet on the road to leave. Qin Yanfeng grabbed the suit at the crook of her arm and leaned towards him.
Shen Manzhi raised his eyes with a cold look, but the coat was only taken away. Qin Yanfeng held her arm firmly to help her stand still.
The next second, he raised his hand and threw the clothes into the trash can in the corner of the washstand.
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