Unable to Divorce After Signing the Marriage Contract

If Your Reaction is So Big Now, What Happens After Marriage? (4)

In the high level conference room, a cooperation contract was still being discussed. Although the entire Tai Ping team had recently become accustomed to working overtime, they still had to consider the working hours of the partner company.

However, it was purely an accident this time. Originally, this large collaboration had been scheduled for every Wednesday afternoon, but this week it was interrupted because Tai Ping’s CEO, Lu Nan, was temporarily out of town, but the partner said they were willing to wait, so the meeting was held in the evening.

Although it was late, the negotiations went well and the progress was very encouraging. The CEO of the partner is a burly man from the northeast, and his behavior is very generous. [T/N: Northeast here can be referred to as Dongbei, which consists of 3 provinces – Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.] As soon as the discussion was over, he waved his hand and invited everyone for a late dinner.

“Everyone should go! My treat!”

Lu Nan was among those invited. To be precise, this boss wanted to invite Lu Nan.

It was not that the older man had not had doubts about Tai Ping’s new and young CEO before. But as the cooperation progressed, his attitude completely changed – not only was he very optimistic about the prospect of this cooperation, but he also wanted to build a closer bond with Lu Nan.

Tai Ping’s side naturally felt the enthusiasm of the partner’s boss, so despite the fact that the company would provide overtime meals, everyone was happy to follow him to have a late dinner together.

But Lu Nan did not go with him.

He had work to do.

The boss said he understood: “Business is important. Business is important indeed. Settle those first.”

He looked at the time with his Porsche phone and saw that it was almost eleven o’clock, very late indeed.

The boss couldn’t help but exclaim: “Mr. Lu is really young and talented.”

A large group of people went to have a late night supper, and their departure also took away a lot of laughter and people’s voices. Now, the building seemed even more quiet.

Lu Nan returned to the top floor office and continued to work on the remaining documents.

The top floor is extremely spacious, with huge circular floor-to-ceiling windows showing the bustling scene outside. The bright lights of the surrounding skyscrapers are within sight, but here it seems closer to the darkness of the night.

Ever since the building was built five years ago, the top floor has always been exclusively for the CEO’s office. However, the former chairman Liu Gao Yi has been working in the office of the old building, and did not often come over to this new building, so the top floor office has been left in an idle state. It was only after Lu Nan came over, then it was finally put into use.

Except, not much livelihood was added to this office even after this man came.

The furnishings size and colors are customized according to the occupant’s preferences, mostly black, white, and gray, and they are placed neatly and systematically in the room, making the office look rather frigid. Everyone who enters the office to report matters are all afraid to speak loudly.

Even if the temperature here is regulated at the most comfortable temperature for the human body, 26 degrees, all year round, it can’t dispel that indescribable coldness.

Knock knock.

A simulated door knock sound came from the communicator, and after permission was granted, Fang Mu Sen, his personal assistant, walked in and stood before the solid wood office desk, reporting to Lu Nan on the evening’s work progress.

At the end of the report, Fang Mu Sen paused briefly but did not leave, as if he had something more to say.

Lu Nan continued to look through the documents without looking up: “What is it.”

Fang Mu Sen said, “It’s about Mr Lin.”

Lu Nan was concise: “Speak.”

Fang Mu Sen said, “Mr Lin went to eat hotpot with his roommates tonight and returned to the dormitory fifteen minutes ago.”

Finished eating?

Lu Nan stopped flipping through the documents.

How come he didn’t get the spending alert from the bank for his card?

Before he could ask, Fang Mu Sen already gave an explanation: “Mr Lin didn’t use your card.”

Lu Nan raised his eyes to look at him.

Fang Mu Sen had been with Lu Nan for so long that he naturally understood this silent inquiry. He had already prepared a follow-up response: “Our people asked Mr Lin to fill out an online questionnaire in the form of a consumer survey, and asked him why he didn’t use his bank card.”

Lu Nan asked a rare follow-up question, “Why?”

Fang Mu Sen wore an indescribable odd expression

and cleared his throat before speaking.

“Mr Lin said …… because your card doesn’t have a student discount.”

Lu Nan: “……”