Chapter 299: He underestimated Shen Ci too much

Shen Ci raised her wrist to check the time, then looked up at Ji Yongxiu and smiled: "Mr. Ji, there's not much time left!"

Hearing this, Ji Yongxiu hurriedly straightened his posture, putting the "coffee" matter aside for the moment, and quickly took out the prepared contract, handing it to Shen Ci with both hands.

After Shen Ci took the contract, she leaned back on the sofa and flipped through it in a lazy and casual manner.

Saying she was reading it, she was actually just going through the motions.

A land acquisition contract of such a large scale couldn't possibly have its terms written clearly in two or three pages.

But for Ji Yongxiu, it didn't matter whether Shen Ci read it or understood it; what mattered was that as long as she signed her name in the last column, he would have accomplished his task today.

In his spare time, his gaze couldn't help but wander between the two great beauties, Shen Ci and Pili.

The appearance and temperament of the two were different, but they were both goddess-level beauties, and compared to the few lovers he had carefully selected and kept in captivity, they were even better.

Pili glanced at him inadvertently and bumped into his gaze.

An old hand like Ji Yongxiu wouldn't reveal the slightest guilt or panic; instead, he smiled gentlemanly, looking as if there was nothing wrong.

After a while, Shen Ci slowly closed the contract and looked up. Seeing this, Ji Yongxiu hurriedly leaned forward with a smile, full of hope: "Miss Shen, don't worry, there absolutely won't be any problems with this contract."

Hearing this, Shen Ci raised her eyebrows, thinking to herself that she didn't know if there were problems with the contract, but there was definitely a problem with you.

She nodded nonchalantly: "I'm a layman just watching the fun. I'll take the contract first and give Mr. Ji an answer after my lawyer has reviewed it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yongxiu's smile instantly froze on his face.

"Miss Shen, didn't we agree that we would sign the contract today?"

The Chairman only gave him two days, and today was already the second day!

Shen Ci showed a look of suspicion unhurriedly: "Did we? I don't seem to have ever guaranteed to Mr. Ji that I would definitely sign the contract today, right? And isn't it a standard procedure for me to have my lawyer review the contract? Or does Mr. Ji expect me, an astronomy student, to understand a land acquisition contract?"

Ji Yongxiu: "..."

His anxiety could no longer be hidden, but it was amusing to Shen Ci.

It turned out that after the roles were reversed, someone like Ji Yongxiu, who was always composed, would also be at a loss.

Shen Ci instantly retracted her smile: "Mr. Ji, your eagerness to have me sign the contract only deepens my doubts about this contract. I have to re-examine our cooperation."

"Miss Shen, you really misunderstood me!" Ji Yongxiu argued: "I am indeed anxious, but only because I'm afraid that competitors will appear. After all, I've told Miss Shen more than once how important this piece of land is to our company."

"The more important it is, the more cautious one should be, right?" Shen Ci looked at him and whispered: "This isn't a small business of three or five yuan."

In the face of Shen Ci's elegance and composure, Ji Yongxiu's eagerness for quick success was completely useless.

Remembering their first meeting here not long ago, he still felt that the little girl in front of him was just a greenhorn with no experience, and she had been coaxed into agreeing to sell the land to him in just a few words.

As a result, he had vaguely felt that Shen Ci was a bit different last time.

Today, the feeling was even stronger. No matter what he said, she could lightly negate it, and unlike before, she wouldn't follow his words and be induced by him step by step, thereby mastering the initiative.

Only then did Ji Yongxiu realize belatedly that he had underestimated Shen Ci too much.

Quickly adjusting his state, Ji Yongxiu looked at Shen Ci and asked seriously: "Miss Shen's words make sense. Then can you give me an accurate time?"

Shen Ci pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded: "Within a week."

"This..."

Ji Yongxiu opened his mouth as if he were speechless, feeling like he was about to cry.

A week was too long. If the Chairman found out, he would definitely be furious.

However, Shen Ci suddenly laughed, looking at Ji Yongxiu's expression and teasing: "I'm teasing you. Two days. I will contact you again."

Hearing this, Ji Yongxiu let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself that two days was fine. Even if the Chairman was anxious, he should be able to accept using two more days to review the contract.

Before he could nod, Shen Ci had already stood up: "Time's up. I'm going to class."

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news, Miss Shen. Please be sure not to forget."

Looking at his earnest and pitiful appearance, the smile on Shen Ci's face widened a bit more, and she turned to take Pili's arm and walk outside.

As soon as Shen Ci left, Ji Yongxiu's face instantly turned gloomy. He was unwilling, because according to his initial plan, that piece of land should have belonged to the Li Group long ago, but so far, the contract hadn't even been reviewed.

And the initiative was completely out of his hands.

Thinking that he could join the Board of Directors by relying on this task, Ji Yongxiu's desire to succeed reached an unprecedented peak of boiling. He had to win this project!

On the other side, Li Wanchang also quickly received Ji Yongxiu's progress report. Although he was dissatisfied with the two-day extension, he also knew that one couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry. It was very professional and reasonable for the other party to find a professional lawyer to review the contract, and they had no reason to stop it.

So in the end, it was the same sentence: he told Ji Yongxiu to ensure there were no mistakes this time, and Ji Yongxiu naturally agreed to everything!

Noon, Second Middle School cafeteria.

"Withdraw the case?"

Hearing that Shen Xing intended to go to the police station after school to withdraw the case he had registered, Jiang Ran felt a bit surprised: "Why? Did the police call you? Can't find the person?"

Shen Xing was organizing his language in his heart, thinking about how to explain it to Jiang Ran, when Shi Jingming on the side interrupted: "This matter has already been handled privately, and the person has been found."

"F-found?" Jiang Ran was shocked, looking back and forth between Shen Xing and Shi Jingming with suspicion, and finally fixed her gaze on Shen Xing and asked: "Shen Xing, you tell me, what exactly happened?"

It wasn't that she had to worry about other people's business, but they had already reported this matter to the police, and from the bottom of her heart, she didn't want Shen Xing to easily bow his head to evil forces.

"It's like this, class monitor. Because my sister knows the other party's boss, this matter was handled by them." Shen Xing summarized the whole thing in one very short sentence.

Shi Jingming immediately added with a look of amazement: "Jiang Ran, you don't know, Shen Xing's sister is super awesome. That boss on the street didn't even dare to look straight when he saw his sister, and he called her 'Sister Ci' respectfully every time. My heart was beating so fast when I watched from the side yesterday. I've never seen a girl with such a strong aura. Once she stood there, everyone in front of her became a little shrimp!"

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