Chapter 119

Shen Xun's eyes widened.

How could the person signing the cooperation agreement with Ke Zhongyu be Jiang Lai?

Yet it was indeed Jiang Lai.

The hairstyle, makeup, and clothes were all the same as he had seen in the morning.

Seeing that President Shen had no reaction for a long time, Qiao Chuan explained: "President Shen, the Madam is the Chief Engineer of the Self-developed Chip Project. Because she signed a confidentiality agreement, she never mentioned it to the people around her."

Every word fell into Shen Xun's ears, and his fingers holding the phone trembled.

"What did you say?"

Qiao Chuan knew that President Shen had heard clearly, but it was just hard to accept for a moment.

President Shen had been thinking about Miss Lin for many years, feeling that Miss Lin was shining, but now Miss Lin's excellence was not worth mentioning in front of the Madam.

It was like the stars being unable to rival the sun and the moon.

He took out his phone and forwarded an article.

"President Shen, this is an article published in the official media. It is an exclusive interview with the Self-developed Chip team and the Madam. In one afternoon, the reading and forwarding volume has reached over 100,000. It includes a three-minute interview video, team introduction, project development history, and achievements."

Qiao Chuan summarized it generally, pursed his lips, and continued:

"Academician Cui was posthumously awarded the National Highest Science and Technology Award and enjoys lifetime honorary achievement. The Madam won the National Science and Technology Achievement Award. This award is evaluated once a year, and the number of winners does not exceed five each year. This year, the Madam is the youngest winner of this award."

It could be said to be a very high honor.

Qiao Chuan had known it in the afternoon, and after a few hours, he still felt shocked.

Who could have thought that Jiang Lai, who lived an ordinary life, was a national scientific researcher.

This was the so-called "sweeping monk," right?

President Shen had recognized and employed countless people, but he had stumbled over his own wife.

For a moment, it was unclear whether love had blinded his eyes or lard had blinded his heart.

Actually, there was one more thing, and Qiao Chuan was hesitant to say it.

Shen Xun's gaze was fixed on the photo and headline on the screen, not daring to continue looking.

"What other big news is there? Say it."

"President Shen, Miss Lin is not on the list of the Self-developed Chip Project team. The specific reason is unclear." Qiao Chuan hadn't stayed until the end at the Bidding Building; he didn't know if Miss Lin had lied to President Shen or if Miss Lin had been removed from the project group.

Shen Xun slowly looked up, his attention no longer on Lin Shutong, but blankly continued to ask Qiao Chuan: "Jiang Lai is the person in charge of the Self-developed Chip Project?"

Qiao Chuan nodded: "Yes, President Shen."

Shen Xun's hand shook, and his finger happened to click on the article Qiao Chuan had shared.

The phone fell to his feet, and the article happened to open.

In the cover of the three-minute interview video at the beginning, Jiang Lai sat in the middle, with Professor Cheng on her left and Xiao Qian on her right.

The black microphone was gently pressed against Jiang Lai's lips. Jiang Lai's chin was raised slightly, looking forward, her eyes bright.

Shen Xun lowered his eyes, staring blankly.

Lin Shutong once said that there was a person in the project also named Jiang Lai.

He had never thought it would be his wife, Jiang Lai.

Qiao Chuan asked: "President Shen, where to?"

Shen Xun gradually came back to his senses, bent down to pick up the phone on the floor, and said: "My parents' place."

He had to go report safety to his father.

The car started slowly.

Shen Xun was dull for a moment, then clicked on the interview video.

Reporter: "Dr. Jiang, how long have you been in this project?"

Jiang Lai: "To be precise, seven years. The Self-developed Chip Project was led by my mentor. I joined the project group when I was in my first year of graduate school. Four years ago, my mentor passed away, and the project stalled. It was restarted not long after, and I took on the position of Chief Engineer."

So when Jiang Lai said her job was gone, she meant this project.

Reporter: "You took on the position of Chief Engineer at a young age. Do you feel you are not qualified?"

Jiang Lai: "I have, but no one knows this project better than I do."

Reporter: "How did you persist?"

Jiang Lai: "Before my mentor passed away, he solemnly told me that as long as China does not research its own chips, it will always have to look at others' faces, and as long as it does not research its own chips, scientific and technological development will always lag behind other countries. I keep these words in mind at all times."

Shen Xun heard the thunderous applause outside the screen.

He didn't know that Jiang Lai could say such weighty words.

But these words also passed through the screen and hit his heart.

Shen Xun watched seriously.

In the end, it involved private questions.

Reporter: "Dr. Jiang, I heard you are an orphan."

Jiang Lai: "Yes, I grew up eating national food, relying on national subsidies and government support to go to school."

Reporter: "Dr. Jiang, you are twenty-eight years old this year, and you are buried in scientific research. Do you have any thoughts of starting a family?"

Shen Xun held his breath.

Jiang Lai: "No."

Shen Xun looked shocked. No?

Jiang Lai had already married him, what did she mean by no?

Reporter: "Then Dr. Jiang, what kind of person do you like? A scientific researcher like you?"

Jiang Lai paused for a moment: "I choose not to answer this question."

Reporter: "Okay, thank you, Dr. Jiang."

The interview ended.

Shen Xun was stunned for a long time again.

"Qiao Chuan, Jiang Lai said she didn't have a family, what does this mean?" He frowned, "Is she denying my existence!"

Qiao Chuan didn't dare to answer.

President Shen, you haven't acknowledged the Madam's existence to the outside world for all these years either.

Shen Xun was furious, clicked on the article to forward it to Jiang Lai, and attached a question.

【Why did you tell the media that you don't have a family?】

Send.

You have 1 message not sent.

Shen Xun: "?"

He clicked on Jiang Lai's chat interface, and a large red exclamation mark appeared on the left side of the article.

A line of small print below: The message has been sent, but was rejected by the other party.

Jiang Lai had blocked him.

Shen Xun had a headache.

Jiang Lai actually blocked him!

He immediately took out Jiang Lai's phone number and called.

Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable.

This meant the phone was also blocked.

Shen Xun gritted his teeth and ordered Qiao Chuan: "Call Jiang Lai!"

Qiao Chuan immediately dialed Jiang Lai's phone and turned on the speaker.

The same ending, unavailable.

"President Shen, the Madam has blocked me."

Shen Xun had a dark face.

Qiao Chuan swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "The Madam must have seen the stack of data printed by President Ke and knows about you and Miss Lin, that's why..."

"Do I need you to tell me!" Shen Xun was angry and ashamed.

Qiao Chuan immediately shut up.

President Shen wasn't this angry when he lost the bid, but he was very angry about the Madam's anger and blocking his contact information.

Clearly, he cared a lot about the Madam.

"Don't go back to my parents' place, go to the Cui residence." Shen Xun felt that going to find Jiang Lai to explain clearly was the most important thing right now, and reporting safety to his parents could be done by phone.

However, Shen Xun made a wasted trip.

The Cui residence gate was locked, and there was clearly no one at home.

Where would she go then?

Shen Xun suddenly realized that he knew nothing about Jiang Lai.

Except for this place, he didn't know where else he could find Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai had never left him before.

Having no choice, Shen Xun had to return to his parents' house. As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard his mother anxiously saying to his father: "What should we do? How should we tell our son about the divorce certificate?"