Chapter 114: Wedding as Before

Shen Shichu’s lips were taut, his face somber as he glared at her as if he wanted to devour her.

This woman was just so dull; she always managed to make people lose face.

After a while, he picked up his smile again, “Jiaojiao, how close are you and Miss Lu?”

“Friends.” A simple two words, without elaboration.

“Can you introduce me?”

Nan Jiaojiao: “No.”

He smiled, “Jiaojiao, one shouldn’t be too rigid.

Your friend is my friend.

I could have bypassed you, but out of the minimum respect I should give you, let me put it this way, once I start operating that piece of land, it will only be profitable.

Lu’s is a major investor in the industry; there’s no reason to pass up a chance to pick up easy money, right?”

What he meant was, he wanted money.

He wanted Lu’s to invest in him.

Did he really think that by guarding a worthless piece of land, he was guarding a gold mine, that everyone eagerly needed to be bringing money to curry favor with him?

If it weren’t for Nan Jiaojiao being clear-headed at the moment, she would have been dragged into his schemes.

“How much do you want Lu Zhenzhen to invest in you?” she asked.

Shen Shichu’s eyes brightened, but he masked it quickly, pretending to be indifferent, “That needs to be discussed in person, business matters are beyond you.

Heh.

Where did that sense of superiority come from?

“Okay.”

Now Shen Shichu couldn’t keep his composure.

His hand, resting on the arm of the sofa, tightened suddenly, and his eyes shone with a brilliant glass-like splendor.

In front of him, Nan Jiaojiao dialed Lu Zhenzhen’s number on her phone, turned on the speaker, and laid it on the coffee table.

“You ask her for the money yourself.”

Shen Shichu took a deep breath, his head buzzing loudly.

“Hello?” Lu Zhenzhen’s voice came through.

His soul nearly flew out in fright; he took two steps forward and pressed down on the phone, his fingers trembling uncontrollably; it took him several attempts to hang up.

As he stood up, he knocked his leg harshly against the edge of the coffee table, winced in pain, glared coldly at Nan Jiaojiao, then quietly adjusted his breathing before sitting back down on the sofa.

“Jiaojiao, you really lack tact in handling things.

Even if we were to talk, it shouldn’t be over the phone, do you understand?”

Nan Jiaojiao smiled a non-smile, “Why don’t I ask you clearly, do you want Lu’s investment, or do you want the design plans I hold?”

Shen Shichu was at a loss for words for a moment.

He had already seen the design plans and had set up a trap to have Ye Shiqing secretly photograph them.

In fact, they were already in his possession; otherwise, why would he have started construction?

However, he needed Nan Jiaojiao to show her hand, and though his methods were underhanded, if the design plans came from Ye Shiqing, it would be difficult to explain internally and externally.

Troublesome.

Right now, what was most important was the funds.

So, the only thing Nan Jiaojiao could threaten him with was this.

With this in mind, he calmed down and even leisurely curved his lips into a smile, “Yours is mine, after all.

Let’s find a time to meet Miss Lu.”

“Made your choice, have you?”

Nan Jiaojiao stood up, took her phone back.

“Tomorrow night.

I’ll inform you.”

Shen Shichu couldn’t contain his excitement, his pupils trembled intensely, his body felt as if floating on clouds, somewhat elated.

That certainty gave him a calming pill.

He stood up, stuffed an invitation into Nan Jiaojiao’s pocket, and when he saw her frown and try to throw it away, he pressed it back through the fabric of her pocket.

“Take it back and have a look.

As long as Miss Lu is willing to loosen up, our wedding will proceed as planned.”

Nan Jiaojiao gave him a meaningful glance.

The corners of her lips lightly curled up in a smile that didn’t quite form before she let it fall.