21: Shen Zhiyuan's shock

"Your company? This place is your company, don't you know that?!" Father Shen shouted, pointing at the brat.

Shen Jincheng didn't dare to talk back. He stood there with his head bowed, listening to his father's scolding.

"I was wondering why you suddenly brought me tea. So you had an ulterior motive! It's truly hard to guard against a thief within the family!"

Father Shen grew more excited and angrier as he spoke. He pulled off his belt, preparing to teach this brat a good lesson!

Shen Qingning, wearing black silk pajamas, was writing a report on all the Streamer interviews on her laptop.

She could hear her father's voice from two rooms away. Naturally understanding the reason, she sighed and stood up to help her younger brother.

Shen Qingning pushed open her door and walked toward the study. The closer she got, the louder her brother's voice became. One could imagine how intense the 'battle' was.

Arriving at the study door, she witnessed a scene of 'fatherly love and filial piety.'

Father Shen had one hand holding the belt and the other pressing Shen Jincheng's head onto the desk, while the belt lashed down hard on Shen Jincheng's buttocks.

"Ahem."

Shen Qingning coughed twice, interrupting the two, and said softly:

"Alright, Dad. If you keep hitting him, Xiao Cheng won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

Father Shen snorted coldly and stopped. He put away his belt and sat back down in his chair.

Seeing this, Shen Qingning secretly waved her hand at her brother, signaling him to leave quickly.

Shen Jincheng was so moved he was almost in tears. He secretly cupped his fists to his Older Sister in thanks, then hurriedly ran out of the study and shut the door tight.

Father Shen watched the rebellious son run out without stopping him. He looked at his daughter, his voice softening:

"Xiao Ning, you don't need to plead for him. He must be taught a lesson this time!"

Shen Qingning sat in a chair and said in a cool voice:

"I'm not pleading for him. I think you should agree to his request."

Father Shen's attitude toward the two was completely different. If Shen Jincheng had said such a thing, he would have definitely received another beating, but since Shen Qingning said it, he was only a bit surprised.

Father Shen frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Oh? Why? What benefit is there for me to help him?"

"The watch Jiang Chuan is wearing is a patek philippe, worth several million."

Father Shen laughed dismissively:

"He really is a young man. I take back what I said—spending money on such unnecessary things as soon as he has some, he won't amount to much!"

"His company is in the Yinxin Center, an eight-story office building with over a thousand square meters per floor. He bought it."

"What? Where did he get that kind of capital?"

Father Shen gripped the armrests of his chair and sat up straight, his voice rising a few notches.

Shen Qingning ignored her father's shock and continued softly, "In his project proposal, the initial promotion cost is twenty million."

Hearing this, Father Shen leaned back against his chair again, his brow furrowing deeper. He tapped the desk with his finger and said:

"Then there are only two possibilities. One, his background isn't simple, and someone is helping him from behind.

"Two, his project was scouted by a large investment firm that is particularly optimistic about it, leading to such a large initial investment amount."

Shen Qingning nodded and said, "I think so too. But regardless of the situation, helping him will definitely not be a loss for you."

Father Shen smiled and said, "I can help with this, but why are you helping him so earnestly? Xiao Ning, don't get too deep!"

Shen Qingning froze for a moment. She didn't answer her father's question, just nodded slightly and walked out of the study, looking preoccupied.

Suddenly, a dark mass fell over, startling her. She quickly dodged to the side.

Shen Jincheng, who had been eavesdropping at the door, scratched his head with an embarrassed smile and said:

"I came to find my sister. Are you two done talking? That's perfect! Sister, let's go!"

Shen Qingning gave him a sidelong glance, pushed him out of the study area, and gently closed the door. Seeing her brother so lively, she asked curiously:

"How are you completely fine?"

Shen Jincheng looked around like a thief. After confirming no one was there, he pulled a padded cushion out from his shorts and whispered:

"Luckily I prepared early, otherwise my butt would have been split open today!"

Shen Qingning was speechless. If she had known, she wouldn't have come to save him. Ignoring his incessant questioning, she walked back to her room and shut him out.

Leaning against the door, she thought about what her father had said. She didn't know what he meant by 'deep'—whether it was not to get too deep into the company, or... Shen Jincheng wasn't angry about being locked out; he was already used to it.

Since he could remember, he had never entered his sister's room and didn't even know what it looked like inside.

"Time to tell Old Third the good news. I got beaten so badly; if he doesn't reward me with a patek philippe this time, it would be unreasonable!"

Shen Jincheng ran back to his room gleefully, already fantasizing about the amazed expressions of his friends when he wore a patek philippe.

--- -

Zhenyi Hotel

Jiang Chuan lay on the bed watching Xiao Yi's stream. There were no gaming or dancing segments, just simple chatting and singing a song when the mood was right.

Even so, the number of people in the stream remained high. He didn't know what was so attracting.

Jiang Chuan couldn't understand it. He was currently feeling drowsy watching it when a message from Old Second suddenly popped up.

[Shen Jincheng: Old Third, it's done! I used my silver tongue to successfully convince my dad!]

Jiang Chuan didn't believe a single punctuation mark of that sentence. He casually made an empty promise to coax him into going to sleep happily.

As he watched, he gradually fell asleep to Lin Shuyi's soft, sweet singing.

8:25 AM

After breakfast, Jiang Chuan and Uncle Li headed to the company. There was no need to pick up the two today, as Lin Qingning was driving herself to the office.

Jiang Chuan was deeply worried about Old Second, but fortunately, not long after he arrived, the two also successfully reached the company.

The logo had already been designed: the large blue characters of "Xinghui Network Technology Company" were embedded in an off-white background wall.

Star-like points of light were scattered over the logo, adding a sense of depth and mystery.

Seeing Old Third, Shen Jincheng said impatiently:

"This morning, people from my dad's company will be coming over. They are all veterans of the company and very professional!"

Jiang Chuan gave a thumbs up and praised:

"As expected of my Second Brother. The company needs top-tier talent like you. I'm truly lucky to have met a 'Wolong' like you!"

Shen Jincheng's mouth couldn't stop grinning from the praise. He waved his hand and laughed:

"Not at all, not at all. I'm still a tiny bit away from being the very best."

Jiang Chuan clapped his hands and said:

"Alright! How are the reports coming along? Our app should be ready for a trial run soon. Now that promotion and HR are set, we can prepare to sign the contracts."

Lin Qingning took out the prepared report and handed it to him, reporting:

"There are no major issues. Most of them are students or recent graduates."

Jiang Chuan flipped through the materials carefully, nodded, and said:

"Okay, Old Second, you notify Old First and the others. Sister Ning, you do the final check, and if there are no problems, sign the contracts!"

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