She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Shengshi Group.

The father and daughter were sitting in the office with gloomy expressions when the secretary knocked on the door and came in: "The Han family has responded."

Sheng Qianrui frowned slightly, and Sheng Jinghui, who was standing beside her, asked, "What do you mean?"

Secretary: "The Han family has agreed to President Sheng's request to participate in the project, but..."

"But what?" Sheng Qianrui's expression turned stern.

"Their representative said they could continue to award 30% of the project construction work to Shengshi Group, as per Chairman Sheng's request. As for Chairman Sheng's desire to participate in the project, that's also possible, but..."

The secretary glanced nervously at the two bosses and whispered, "Once the Taihu Bay project is completed, we welcome Shengshi Group to visit and experience it as one of the contractors. As for anything else... it has nothing to do with Shengshi Group."

"Is he planning to kick our Shengshi aside after he succeeds?!"

It's all too obvious who Sheng Qianrui is referring to.

Not only her, but even Sheng Jinghui behind his desk had a grim and ashen face.

There was a two-second silence in the office, then Sheng Qianrui suddenly gave a cold laugh: "Dad, did you see that? This is the Han family. You helped Han's Jewelry through its difficulties by offering timely assistance and withstanding pressure from the shareholders, but now they're in the lead and don't respect our Shengshi at all."

Sheng Jinghui pondered for a moment, then sighed slightly: "To be honest, I didn't really want to help the Han family back then. It just so happened that your grandfather was dissatisfied with me because of an investment project, and your second uncle was eyeing it covetously. I was optimistic about the development prospects of Han's Jewelry, so I invested that money."

"So what? It's an undeniable fact that you helped the Han family. If it weren't for you, the Han family wouldn't have the status they have today. They might have gone bankrupt long ago. The Han family's current actions are nothing short of ungrateful and disloyal!"

Sheng Qianrui suddenly stood up as she spoke, "No, we can't just let ourselves be slaughtered like this. I have to go to the Han family in person and talk to Han Xi to make things clear."

Seeing his daughter storm out, Sheng Jinghui immediately stopped her: "Qianrui!"

"Back then, I only invested a few million, but later your Uncle Han gave us a project worth hundreds of millions for free. In the end, we didn't lose out!"

“…” Sheng Qianrui stopped in her tracks.

Sheng Jinghui: "In recent years, the real estate industry has gradually declined, and the several emerging industries that Shengshi wanted to transform and invest in have not made much of a splash. If it weren't for the help of the Han family, Shengshi would not have been able to survive."

Sheng Qianrui turned around: "But..."

“I know you’re ambitious and have always been secretly competing with Han Xi, but have you ever thought that with the relationship between our two families, you and him don’t necessarily have to be rivals? Perhaps a different approach could lead to a win-win situation?”

"Change to another method?"

Sheng Jinghui stood up, shook his head helplessly, walked over to Sheng Qianrui, patted her shoulder and said, "I saw your Uncle Han yesterday, guess what he told me?"

Sheng Qianrui's red lips parted slightly: "What?"

"He brought up your relationship with Han Xi on his own initiative."

“You mean…” Sheng Qianrui frowned in surprise, “Uncle Han has never liked…”

Sheng Jinghui smiled and asked, "Then why do you think he suddenly changed his mind?"

Sheng Qianrui remained silent, her eyes lowered in thought.

After a moment, he looked up at his father with a start: "Is it because of Han Xi?"

Sheng Jinghui smiled mysteriously and nodded slightly: "Han Xi has developed too fast in the past few years. The huge Han Group has become his personal fiefdom. Even if your Uncle Han is not good, he still founded the Han Group. How can he stand seeing his son showing off his power over him?"

Sheng Qianrui pursed her red lips slightly, her eyes sparkling with a subtle light.

"Qianrui," Sheng Jinghui patted her shoulder and said, "In the past, when our Shengshi family was powerful, your Uncle Han worried that a marriage between the two families would make the Sheng family a powerful ally of Han Xi, but now..."

He shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Perhaps this is what they call loss and gain. Shengshi is on the verge of collapse. If you and Han Xi are together now, not only will we not be able to help Han Xi, but we may also be able to keep seeking opportunities from him for the sake of Shengshi. That's exactly what he values."

Sheng Qianrui opened her mouth, exclaiming in surprise: "So, his relenting wasn't... just a way to drag Han Xi down?"

The father and daughter exchanged a glance, sighed, and then both frowned and fell silent.

Despite the Han family's seemingly promising future, internal strife has been rampant.

A father and son, vying for control of the company, have resorted to open and covert struggles and scheming against each other.

“Dad knows you’ve always been a thoughtful child, and he also knows you don’t have any feelings for Han Xi. But for families like ours, marriage isn’t always about mutual understanding; we need to consider the interests that come with it.”

Sheng Jinghui sighed and continued, "Although you're entering the game as a pawn right now, no one can predict what the outcome will be. For our Shengshi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if you don't like it, I'm afraid we'll have to make you suffer this time."

Sheng Qianrui remained silent.

Don't you like...?

Thinking of the man who had always been superior to her since childhood, she thought he would only be her target and her rival!

but now.......

Sheng Qianrui suddenly recalled the image of him expressionlessly telling her to see a doctor outside the coffee shop that day.

He's always been indifferent to everyone since he was little, so why did he suddenly change?

She was just an ordinary woman with some good looks, yet he was so angry that he targeted her in front of her!

A surge of resentment and anger welled up in Sheng Qianrui's heart, mixed with a strong competitive spirit.

Seeing his daughter's displeased expression, Sheng Jinghui assumed she was unwilling.

After thinking for a moment, he reminded her, "Don't forget that Sun Zhixin is still missing. Do you think this matter has nothing to do with Han Xi?"

Sun Zhixin.......

Sheng Qianrui suddenly looked up and said, "Okay, let's do as Dad says."

.......afternoon.

Fang Li came out of the building after get off work and didn't see Han Xi's car. Just as she was about to take out her phone to ask, her phone rang.

Seeing the familiar number, she smiled slightly, then, as if remembering something, she lowered her expression and answered the phone, her tone indifferent: "Hmm."

A single syllable unexpectedly elicited a soft chuckle from the man opposite him.

"Who made our Ah Li angry?"

Every time Fang Li hears a man say the words "our Ah Li," her heart feels like it's being scratched by a cat, unbearably itchy.

She couldn't keep up the act any longer, so she cleared her throat and asked as usual, "Still not off work?"

Han Xi: "The Taihu Bay project has just started, so we'll be quite busy."

"Oh, then you go ahead with your work. I'll go back with Brother Tian."

"Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Just then, Yu Tian drove up. Fang Li waved and prepared to hang up the phone and get in the car when she heard the man across the street say, "Wait."

The car pulled over to the side of the road, and Fang Li opened the car door, getting in as she asked, "What?"

After a few seconds of silence, a deep, warm voice came from the other end: "Don't wait for me for dinner. I have a business dinner tonight, but I'll try to be back as early as possible."

Fang Li pursed her lips: "I understand."

“Ah Li”.

"Anything else?"

“…It’s nothing.” The man chuckled softly, “I just wanted to call you.”

Fang Li's lips curled up involuntarily: "Drink less alcohol, bye."

"Ah."

Seeing her CEO hang up, Elara, who had been standing quietly to the side, spoke up at the opportune moment: "President Han, we received a call from Tan Palace. Almost all the people we invited have arrived. When shall we depart?"

The tenderness in the man's eyes, who was standing by the window, gradually faded, and he returned to his usual coldness.

The tall, upright figure turned around, leaving only silence. He parted his thin lips slightly and said, "Let's go."