Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

After hearing this, Lin fell silent, only smiling quietly as she looked at Zhang Shihai.

Zhang Shihai remained silent, the slight smile on his lips vanishing.

He's not stupid to be in this position.

Lin Ting's meaning was quite clear—

If this doesn't work, then the project will be indefinitely postponed, still because he keeps rejecting the project proposal.

The Jiang family wouldn't mind leaving such a large piece of land undeveloped for three to five years. Even if it remained undeveloped for ten or twenty years, they could still make a profit by reselling it.

But Zhang Shihai will face accountability. The land was sold for construction, not for unscrupulous businessmen to buy and sell for profit.

It was a blatant conspiracy; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they forced him to agree.

Lin Ting, however, always smiled, and her manners and speech were impeccable.

Zhang Shihai held the project proposal in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He checked the project proposal word by word and found no errors. Jiang Zong also perfectly answered the few questions he had raised that were difficult to nitpick.

Lin Ting. Jiang Zong.

One manages to control thousands single-handedly. The other strategizes and plans meticulously.

The two of them together represent far more than a simple mathematical problem of one plus one equals two.

Zhang Shihai couldn't help but feel puzzled—neither of them seemed like the type to be subservient to others, so how could they get together and get along so well?

"Mr. Zhang, is there a problem with the project proposal?"

Jiang Zong's words abruptly pulled Zhang Shihai's wandering thoughts back to reality.

"……No."

……

"Bro, how did you do that? He couldn't find a single flaw in your project proposal! You're amazing!"

After their resounding victory, the two finally went to eat their first hot pot of mutton since arriving in Beijing.

Through the fog, Jiang Zong looked at Lin Ting: "Didn't your words make him realize the crisis?"

The two looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

"Uh... if the project proposal isn't completely flawless, what's the point of me saying anything more?"

“If you don’t point it out, he’ll still nitpick. I just added a few details.”

Are you sure it's only a little bit?

"determine."

"..."

Both sides felt that the other deserved more credit, so the conversation stalled.

"What about you two?"

Suddenly, someone casually sat down in an empty seat.

Before Duan Junren had even settled in her seat, she had already picked up her chopsticks. By the time she was seated, the mutton was already in her bowl.

The mutton was piping hot, but she didn't mind the heat. She dipped it in sesame sauce and put it in her mouth. Even though it was so hot that she gasped for breath, she couldn't bear to spit it out and swallowed it whole.

Lin Ting turned to look at her, and couldn't help but find her eating habits appalling: "Are you on a diet lately?"

Duan Jun was so burned that she couldn't speak. She fanned her mouth, hissing and unable to utter a word.

On the other end, Gao Che wore a polite smile. He was much more presentable than Duan Jun. He first shook hands with Jiang Zong to greet him, then nodded to Lin Ting before sitting down and replying on Duan Jun's behalf:

"I had one meeting after another today, and I didn't even have time for lunch."

While chewing on the mutton, Duan Jun picked up the plate and shoveled the mutton slices into the pot.

She mumbled indistinctly, "I'm starving, I'm really starving... Oh right, what were you two doing just now, staring at each other? Did Gao Che come at the wrong time?"

Lin Ting: "...?"

Could the timing be worse than yours?

It's better than you starting to eat before even sitting down, like a bandit!

Besides, at least Gao Che didn't ask such a difficult question!