Chapter 261

"That's fine too. If you have any ideas, feel free to bring them up. After all, you're one of us."

The perfect investor who, back then, invested 700 million without a second thought and never once interfered with Xu Can's decisions—

Xu Can really did treat her as one of their own.

Otherwise, Ivanka wouldn't have been present at this high-level meeting.

Hearing the word "partner," Xu Can felt it was perfectly normal, but a faint blush rose on Ivanka's originally fair cheeks.

Her elegant composure suddenly became a touch unnatural.

"What's wrong? Not feeling well?"

Xu Can noticed something off and leaned close to her ear to ask.

In the process of leaning in, his leg accidentally brushed against Ivanka's calf.

Normally, all of this would be perfectly ordinary social interaction, but just now Ivanka had suddenly become a little restless of heart and mind,

and on top of that, Xu Can's hot breath puffing into her ear made Ivanka's whole body tremble at once.

In front of so many people in the conference room, she felt an inexplicable, unprecedented electric thrill.

"N-no, it's nothing, it's fine."

"Hmm?"

Xu Can looked at her, a little puzzled. What had suddenly come over her?

Could she be on her period?

The "King of Knowing's" daughter suddenly turning shy left Xu Can somewhat unaccustomed.

The original unflappable, aloof, noble young lady—turns out she can make that kind of expression too.

Kind of interesting.

Perhaps out of a playful impulse, Xu Can seized another moment when she wasn't paying attention and secretly blew a puff of air into her ear.

Sure enough, Ivanka's whole body trembled again, and she glared at Xu Can in anger, though her beautiful eyes shimmered with rippling light.

"Okok, that was just an accident."

Xu Can knew when to quit while he was ahead, pretending he hadn't done it on purpose.

Lest he tease the young lady into getting truly ticked off.

At the conference table, people from other departments were still in the throes of a brainstorm, completely oblivious to the interaction on this side.

Yet Ivanka had never felt so flustered; all sorts of strange sensations interwove in her heart.

"So bad! This Xu Can!"

……

After the meeting adjourned, Xu Can and Ivanka walked side by side, and the young lady had once again recovered her former tranquil, composed bearing.

"If there are any follow-up investment plans, you can come to me anytime."

The potential of Xinghe Entertainment was obvious to anyone with eyes; setting aside her relationship with Xu Can, Ivanka would still be willing to invest in him.

"We can be self-sufficient, we don't need it for now," Xu Can declined politely. "Of course, our relationship definitely won't change."

"What relationship?" Ivanka suddenly turned her beautiful eyes toward Xu Can.

"A partnership, of course," Xu Can was a bit dumbfounded. What other relationship could there be?

"Oh."

Arriving at the front gate, the Rolls-Royce was already waiting with its door open for her.

Ivanka suddenly stopped and looked at Xu Can.

"Do you have plans later? Want to grab a meal together?"

As she spoke, Ivanka unconsciously tucked a strand of hair by her ear.

(Got it) "Hmm?"

Relying on Spider-Man's meticulous observation, and the Blue Pill salesman's lover-quotient emotional intelligence,

Xu Can suddenly realized something.

"Could this young lady actually have feelings for me?"

Xu Can suddenly found himself in a bit of a dilemma.

Last New Year's Eve, Ivanka had already invited him to a party, suggesting she be his female companion for the night.

Xu Can had been busy dealing with Taylor Swift and Stone Sister, and brushed her off casually.

Now, faced with Ivanka's invitation in person, refusing it wouldn't be a big deal, but Xu Can couldn't bear to see a girl get hurt.

"It's just one meal, it won't create any connection with the King of Knowing, right?"

Xu Can figured it out and accepted the invitation, stepping into Ivanka's Rolls-Royce.

……

The next day, a private Boeing 757 passenger jet.

Flying from Los Santos across the ocean to Huaxia.

Xu Can looked at the jet's interior and his face was covered in helpless sweat.

From the door handles, faucets, light fixtures, mirror frames… everything in sight was crafted from pure gold.

Even the inside of the toilet was made of gold.

Luxury staterooms, massage bathtubs, a bar, an AV room... every rest and entertainment amenity maxed out.

This was one of the King of Knowing's personal aircraft, "The Power of Knowing One,"

yet now it had been borrowed by his eldest daughter Ivanka, for Xu Can to ride in.

All because Xu Can had mentioned his upcoming itinerary yesterday, saying he needed to return to Huaxia to prepare for a new film.

Ivanka had, without a second thought, dispatched her private jet to escort Xu Can,

She herself was of course also on the plane.

"Do you like it?" Ivanka still looked at Xu Can with a calm expression, noticing he had been observing the gold interior the whole time.

"It's alright."

This plane was way too flashy, not Xu Can's style.

"If you like it, I can give it to you."

"Huh?"

Xu Can was slightly taken aback.

This rich lady, please don't be like this, I don't eat soft rice.

If converted to cash, then I could consider it...