"Come and get used to it beforehand, this will be your permanent place from now on."
Standing in the elevator, Shen Yunyi gave instructions to Jiang Shuiyun.
"I probably won't come here often in the future, and I don't know anything about these things."
Jiang Shuiyun had no intention of keeping the company under her control. She had many other things to do, such as dealing with the Jiang family, which couldn't be resolved in a short time.
"You don't intend to just keep shirking your responsibilities like this, do you? That's going too far. Once the contract is signed, things will really get busy. I bet you'll be busier than my Shengguang Group. What will you do with my own company then?"
Shen Yunyi could tell from Jiang Shuiyun's expression that this was exactly what she thought.
Jiang Shuiyun paused for a moment, then said, "Why don't we merge this company into your group? You can deal with it all at once."
"Such a good thing?" Shen Yunyi desperately suppressed his smile, hesitated for a moment, and still chose to refuse. "Although I'm very tempted, it's still no good. Don't underestimate this company just because it's small. If the 'Star Wars' project goes smoothly in the later stages, it will be equivalent to half the profits of my group. Moreover, everyone in the industry has already heard of it. It's only a matter of time before the name Jianghu rises to prominence. We can cooperate, but I only manage Shengguang Group for my father. It's not mine. I can't let them benefit from it."
Jiang Shuiyun really hadn't expected this reason. She didn't know anything about Shen Yunyi's family affairs. "Then I'll trouble you to run back and forth between the two places."
"In the end, nothing has changed," Shen Yunyi shook his head helplessly, but didn't refuse again. "By the way, besides playing games, what are your plans for the future?"
"I don't have any plans for the time being. I need to take care of things at home first."
The lawsuit involving Jianghe Group has caused quite a stir, and now it's involved with Jiang Shuiyun. Even if Jiang Shuiyun doesn't say anything, Shen Yunyi knows.
"That's true, no need to rush. We have to take things one step at a time. Leave the company matters to me, you can rest assured."
While the two were talking, the elevator arrived. After introducing Jiang Shuiyun to the people in the company, the two went to Shen Yunyi's office to wait. The people from the Star Wars development company would be coming to sign the contract in a little while.
"The other party has contacted me. Since it's the latest computing method and only you understand it, they hope that after signing the contract, we can guarantee support for operation and maintenance."
Shen Yunyi took out a stack of documents and handed them to Jiang Shuiyun. "Don't worry, as I said, these two things must be kept separate. They need to pay additional fees, and we can't be their laborers. We'll only provide consulting services. Also, I directly rejected their request for a technology monopoly. They might bring it up again later, but don't say anything. I'll handle it. This time, we'll only cooperate with them on the version of the game you produced. Everything else is another matter."
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the documents in front of her and quickly flipped through them. Shen Yunyi had never disappointed her. Anything that Shen Yunyi handled was flawless, and he took care of every detail without her having to worry about anything.
"Okay, I'll try not to say anything later. I'll sign whatever you ask me to sign, and the rest is up to you."
Jiang Shuiyun closed the document and nodded in agreement.
The two had agreed on what to do, and sure enough, when the time came, the other party arrived.
The two sides sat down in the conference room. After the initial introductions and pleasantries, Jiang Shuiyun sat in the middle of the delegation, essentially becoming a mascot. She watched as the other side and her side went back and forth, carefully checking each clause of the contract. Any unsuitable parts required repeated negotiations and constant revisions, including the issues that Shen Yunyi had previously discussed with Jiang Shuiyun.
Jiang Shuiyun's eyes moved with the back-and-forth of the two speakers. She understood all of this and knew there was nothing wrong with it, but it was just a little noisy and hurt her ears.
After two or three hours of discussion, both parties finally reached an agreement and sat down to prepare to sign the contract.
The other party made significant concessions, and the leading vice president looked at Shen Yunyi with a wry smile, "Young President Shen, you're really ruthless when it comes to taking advantage of your own people."
Hearing this, Jiang Shuiyun looked at Shen Yunyi beside her with some curiosity.
Shen Yunyi remained expressionless, his smile not reaching his eyes as he looked at the other party, "In the business world, at the negotiating table, there's no such thing as being family or not."
Hearing this, the other party could only nod in agreement, and both parties opened the final version of the contract and signed it.
Jiang Shuiyun's role was only played for this one moment. After signing and both parties confirmed that everything was correct, they saw off the other delegation. Everyone else in the company should go about their own business. Jiang Shuiyun and Shen Yunyi returned to Shen Yunyi's office.
"I didn't tell you about this before..."
Shen Yunyi's expression was not as calm as before; he was somewhat uneasy and was about to explain the whole story to Jiang Shuiyun.
“You told me this from the beginning,” Jiang Shuiyun interrupted Shen Yunyi, looking directly into his eyes without any hesitation. “Remember? You told me from the start that you had shares in Star Wars, and that’s why you helped me get the license.”
Shen Yunyi looked into Jiang Shuiyun's eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. "So you knew everything? You investigated me?"
"No, but I want to tell you that none of this is important. You are Shen Yunyi, so I trust you. You have already told me everything you need to tell me. Whether you say the rest is up to you."
Even if Shen Yunyi doesn't say it now, Jiang Shuiyun can roughly guess that when she met Wang Qingwen and Li Rushan before, they had ridiculed Shen Yunyi about his family matters. These things must have been bad for him. If Shen Yunyi is willing to talk about it, she will listen; if he doesn't want to, she won't reopen his wounds.
"Honestly, Jiang Shuiyun, you're really good at winning people over. You," Shen Yunyi didn't know what words to use to describe Jiang Shuiyun, so he could only shake his head with a smile, "Who wouldn't be devoted to you and open their heart to you?"
"Are you praising me?"
Jiang Shuiyun got up to pour two cups of tea and changed the subject, "It's already this late? Let's rest for a while and then go eat. We missed lunch."
"OK."
Shen Yunyi ultimately didn't say anything. Perhaps it wasn't that he didn't want to confide in Jiang Shuiyun, but rather that some things couldn't be easily said in a short time.
After the two finished their meal, Shen Yunyi took Jiang Shuiyun home. Jiang Shuiyun looked at the group who were still training, and then glanced at the time. "There's no rush to fight hard. Let's get some rest after this round."
"Yes, Captain!"
Seeing that the others had agreed, Jiang Shuiyun went upstairs to her room. It had been another whole day. It seemed she would have to stay up late tonight to catch up, otherwise it would be difficult to finish before the next competition.
After Jiang Shuiyun went upstairs, the group finished their last training session. Yao Yaoling grabbed Jian Mang, who was about to leave, and her eyes darted around mysteriously. "I feel like something's not right. The captain and President Shen went out for a day, and when they came back, they had even changed their clothes?"
"What's the big deal? Maybe you spilled some soup or got a little dirty while eating. It's normal to change your clothes."
The venomous snake rubbed its stiff neck, stretched, and prepared to go back to its room to rest.
"No, it's just that I feel that since Sister Jinbai left, the captain has been away from home more and more often, and he's gone for the whole day. Also, the captain has been locking himself in his room for longer periods of time. Before, he didn't even step out the door once in a month."
Yao Yao Ling counted Jiang Shuiyun's unusual behavior over the past two days, and she felt that something was wrong.
"What's it to you? Can't the captain have a few friends? Before, it might have been like a tiger fallen into the plains, with the Jianghe Group collapsing and its monkeys scattering. The captain was in a bad mood and didn't want to go out. But look at him now, the Jianghe Group has risen again. With the captain's status, he probably can't even keep up with all his old friends now."
Viper didn't pay attention to anything unusual. Anyway, the captain wasn't affecting the training progress, and it was fine for him to have some personal life. "Also, Yao Yao, stop thinking about these trivial things and focus on the game, okay? Do you know that if it weren't for your mistake in that last round, I wouldn't have died at all?"
"No, what's wrong with me showing concern? The captain and Sister Jinbai used to be inseparable, but now they're suddenly in a long-distance relationship. What if their relationship runs into problems?"
Yao Yao Ling felt genuinely exhausted. How come these people have no brains other than gaming?
"You don't trust the captain's character?" Jian Mang glanced at Yao Yao Ling, and his words completely silenced all of Yao Yao Ling's pent-up complaints.
"Of course I believe it, but..."
As Yao Yao Ling watched his teammates walk away one by one, he felt like he was about to choke on his own blood. How did he end up being the bad guy?
At midnight, Jiang Shuiyun yawned, shut down her computer, and went to bed. She habitually took out her phone to check her messages. One of them was from Gao Zhouzhou, along with a picture.
[Gao Zhouzhou: Mission accomplished, items handed over.]
The accompanying picture shows the pure gold medal lying in Yi Jinbai's hand.
Jiang Shuiyun: Thank you.
Jiang Shuiyun originally wanted to reply to a message before going to sleep, but she didn't expect that even at this hour, Gao Zhouzhou, that night owl, was still awake and replied instantly.
[Gao Zhouzhou: Jinbai asked me to tell you to do your best in the competition.]
[Jiang Shuiyun: Is there nothing else?]
With so much going on about me these past few days, Yi Jinbai must have heard a bit about it too.
[Gao Zhouzhou: That's all. She's currently in closed training and doesn't know about the news online yet. Is that what you wanted to ask?]
Gao Zhouzhou's words were indeed quite insightful, and Jiang Shuiyun touched her nose.
[Jiang Shuiyun: When will the training end?]
[Gao Zhouzhou: One month, just wait. Also, what did you mean when you told me the other day that you didn't know how Lao Jiang treated Jin Bai?]
Jiang Shuiyun: It's nothing, goodbye.
Jiang Shuiyun ended the chat. She had talked too much about Yi Jinbai and the original owner that day. However, no matter how much Gao Zhouzhou investigated, she probably wouldn't be able to find out about such family matters that only the original owner and Yi Jinbai knew.
However, given Gao Zhouzhou's brain, she might actually do something like directly asking Yi Jinbai.
The more Jiang Shuiyun thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so she sent Gao Zhouzhou another message.
[Jiang Shuiyun: Please don't ask Jinbai. I apologize for being nosy. Please keep this a secret, thank you.]
Gao Zhouzhou's reply was as quick as ever.
[Gao Zhouzhou: People who only say half of what they mean will be struck by lightning.]
[Jiang Shuiyun: Believe in science, dispel superstition.]
With her phone on silent, Jiang Shuiyun ignored Gao Zhouzhou's furious barrage of text messages, turned off the lights, and peacefully went to sleep.
Yi Jinbai is in closed training, preparing for the production of the single, while Jiang Shuiyun is busier every day, not only maintaining the original training plan, but also taking a lot of time to complete the certification.
Finally, on the day before the competition, Jiang Shuiyun sent the certificate she had rushed to Fu Xian, and on her way to catch her flight, she even discussed related issues with Fu Xian on her phone.
This hectic life felt like it had just begun, and then it seemed to go on forever.
Jiang Shuiyun was cooperating with the testing of the new version of "Star Wars" at Jianghu Company, and Fu Xian was going to court again and again. Jiang Shuiyun had to provide guidance on a lot of professional knowledge, and there was also a dense schedule of competitions. She was practically being used by three people. She was like a spinning top every day, never stopping for a moment, and she was losing track of time.
It wasn't until the start of a new match, when Jiang Shuiyun boarded a plane to City B, that she seemed to suddenly realize, just before the plane landed, that she had promised Yi Jinbai she would come to see her.
I glanced at the calendar, then at my chat history with Gao Zhouzhou, and realized it had been a whole month.
Jiang Shuiyun rubbed her temples. The first thing she did after getting off the plane was to turn on her phone and call Yi Jinbai.
Yi Jinbai's training ended, and her phone naturally returned to her hands. Looking at the long-awaited incoming call on her phone, her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"Jinbai, I've arrived in City B."
Jiang Shuiyun, supporting her suitcase, walked at the back of the team. Lately, she had been so tired that she tried to keep her words brief.
"I have a two-hour break at noon..."
Just as Yi Jinbai opened his mouth, another voice came from the other side, "Teacher Jinbai, don't speak, protect your voice, we're about to do it again."
Jiang Shuiyun heard everything clearly on the other end and didn't want to put Yi Jinbai in a difficult position. "I'll pick you up downstairs at your company at twelve o'clock."
"Um."
The two of them truly maximized the effectiveness of communication, resolving the issue in just two sentences.
The competition won't start until tomorrow, so there's nothing major happening today. Jiang Shuiyun told Xi Rong that she was going to see Yi Jinbai, and Xi Rong naturally couldn't refuse.
Just in time, Jiang Shuiyun took a taxi and arrived at the music company building at noon. As soon as she got out of the car, carrying a bouquet of flowers she had bought on the way, she saw Yi Jinbai standing at the door waiting for her in the distance.
Yi Jinbai had very limited time, so the two of them found a relatively secluded private room in a nearby coffee shop and sat down.
Because of the need to protect her voice, Yi Jinbai had to strictly manage all her food and drink, and she couldn't eat anything from outside. So even if it was just a cup of coffee and a few snacks, she could only watch Jiang Shuiyun eat them.
The time apart didn't seem long in their busy lives, but now that they've met again, it feels like a lifetime has passed.
"You've lost a lot of weight."
Yi Jinbai looked at Jiang Shuiyun and spoke his first words.
Jiang Shuiyun belatedly touched her face. "It's alright, probably because I've been quite busy lately."
Yi Jinbai stopped talking and just stared at Jiang Shuiyun in silence.
Compared to Jiang Shuiyun before she left, Jiang Shuiyun now looks much more haggard. Not only that, but there is always a sense of fatigue in her brows, and her double eyelids, which are almost three layers thick, show her exhaustion.