Chapter 101: Negotiation (Part 2)

Jiang Bufan, as her name suggests, is very extraordinary and very uncommon.

It is said that her name was chosen by her grandfather, with the hope that she would be extraordinary and make a name for herself in the future.

Jiang Bufan's great-grandfather was a veteran who participated in many battles and was the elder the Jiang family was most proud of.

As for the generations of her grandfather, her father, and even her brother, almost all were influenced by the older generation and joined the military one after another, wanting to serve their country.

The Jiang Bufan family is a typical military family!

Against such a family background, Jiang Bufan appears somewhat unconventional.

Since she was young, she has had independent thoughts and unique behavior, with rationality and maturity beyond that of ordinary people, which is rarely seen among children of her age.

In Zhou Xiaoru's eyes, she feels that if Jiang Bufan's personality and style of doing things were placed in ancient times, she would be either a great hero or a swordsman!

Unrestrained by trifles, chivalrous and righteous, acting according to her own will, both righteous and evil, somewhat dissolute and unruly, yet not dissolute but loving freedom...

(Author, uh... is this sentence grammatically incorrect?)

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaoru suddenly thought of several representative characters in martial arts novels.

Li Xunhuan, Jin She Langjun, Huang Yaoshi, Li Mochou...

Uh, Li Mochou?

How could she think of this person!

At this time, Su Poyang had gradually begun to show impatience and asked directly.

"Then what do you want?"

Usually in this kind of situation, it is nothing more than wanting money; although the number of women Su Poyang has dismissed with money is not large, it is not small either.

If it were a matter that could be dismissed with money, it would be much simpler, but this Jiang Bufan specifically does not want money.

This makes Su Poyang somewhat unsure of how to deal with it.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru and Xiao Lan have already completely verified this person.

The nature of a scumbag and the face of a jerk are all vividly portrayed on Su "Big Pot."

Zhou Xiaoru is unhurried and does not directly state any demands or the like, but replies very calmly.

"For this matter, Xiaofan still needs to make the decision herself; she is not in the mood to think about these things right now. In any case, rest assured, she will not take a single cent of your money. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the hospital with her; it is not convenient to squeeze onto the bus in the morning, so please drive us there."

She thinks this "pot" must be very familiar with hospitals.

So many girlfriends... could it be that none of them have ever gone to the hospital for surgery?!

She doesn't believe it!

In fact, there really hasn't been.

This kind of "car flipping" situation is truly the first time Su Poyang has encountered it in his life.

A certain "pot" did not refuse; after all, it was just asking him to drive them to the hospital, which was not an excessive request.

He also truly had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing and still had to go back and think about it carefully.

"Alright, send me a message about what time we are leaving tomorrow morning."

The negotiation ended there, and both Zhou Xiaoru and Xiao Lan breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Just now, seeing this guy's expression suddenly change, they thought he would just throw a tantrum and leave.

Fortunately, fortunately, they persisted until the very last moment.

The two prepared to return to school to tell Jiang Bufan about the situation here.

Su Poyang had already stood up first, but just as he turned to walk toward the door, he was startled by the table of people behind him.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoru, who had also stood up, looked over following his line of sight.

"......"

A certain Xiaoru only felt a cold breeze sweep under her neck at this moment.

Were they talking too seriously just now! They didn't even notice who was sitting behind them.

She couldn't help but turn her gaze toward Xiao Lan, who had been sitting opposite her just now.

Logically speaking, even if they returned a second time, Xiao Lan should have been able to see them!

Xiao Lan had the same look of astonishment and confusion, seeing that Zhou Xiaoru was already looking at her with suspicious eyes.

She immediately reacted and hurriedly waved her hands.

"I really didn't see them; I was just focused on listening to you talk."

Zhou Xiaoru didn't speak, withdrew her gaze, and glared at the men at this table a few times.

Thinking somewhat depressedly, why do they clearly have such handsome, flower-like faces, yet have such gossiping hearts?

Is gossip really human nature, regardless of gender?

Without saying a word to Gu Liyan and the others, she and Xiao Lan left the KFC first.

At this time, Zhou Ding moved inward and said to the person still standing there.

"Well... this seat has just been warmed up by me, you can sit here."

The even more depressed Su Poyang sat down somewhat dejectedly.

The previous part has passed, and this next part has begun.

Zhou Ding, who was still a bit confused, asked, "What did Zhou Xiaoru want with you? She was talking about marriage or something just now, and I didn't understand any of it."

Could it be that Zhou Xiaoru is getting married and invited Su Poyang to attend?

But looking at Gu's expression, it doesn't seem like it!

Shen Andong glanced at the dejected man opposite him and said.

"What do you plan to do?"

A certain "pot" scratched his hair in some agitation, encountering such a thorny problem for the first time.

In the past, when negotiating contracts and cooperation plans worth hundreds of millions, he had never been this troubled.

He said with some helplessness, "I don't know either; this is the first time I've encountered something like this."

Originally, upon hearing that Jiang Bufan was pregnant, his first reaction was that the woman must be after money.

But facts proved that he had thought wrong.

It was just like that time when, after they had muddled through a night together, he saw that pool of blood on the bed.

He thought he could solve it with money, but he never expected that he would instead become the one receiving money.

That Jiang Bufan really left a deep impression on him.

To tell the truth, for this past month or so, he had actually thought of her quite often.

And now, thinking and thinking, he had thought himself into trouble.

Hearing him say it was the first time he had encountered such a thing, Shen Andong raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

"Are you sure it's the first time?" This guy's girlfriends never seem to stop, he's thirty-two this year, and he's never slipped up?

Upon hearing this questioning tone, Su Poyang lifted his eyes to look at the person opposite him, and saw him staring at him with an expression of disbelief.

He immediately said helplessly, "It really is the first time, why would I lie to you?"

At this moment, Shen Andong couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"That's really impressive!"

Once this was mentioned, Su Poyang began to complain, "If we're talking about this, you also bear a great deal of responsibility; if you hadn't sent me to the wrong room back then, I wouldn't have..."

He stopped abruptly at the end, which made Zhou Ding, who was listening with great interest, feel anxious.

"What are you two talking about! What first time, really impressive, wasn't Little Su's first time gone twenty years ago..."

As soon as these words were out, Shen Andong let out a light laugh, and even the usually stern Gu Liyan had the corners of his mouth twitch.

And Su Poyang's face turned black instantly...

"Can you fix your bad habit of talking nonsense without thinking? What twenty years ago! How old was I twenty years ago! It was fifteen years ago, okay!"

Originally, Shen Andong and Gu Liyan thought Su Poyang was going to defend himself, but upon hearing this answer, they couldn't help but cross their arms, lower their heads, and shake them.

Who doesn't have a few idiot friends? This answer was truly something else.

And the conversation between these two idiots continued.

"It's only a difference of a few years, it's about the same."

"What do you mean about the same? Twenty years ago I was only twelve, I hadn't even finished developing."

"Didn't you used to brag that you were fully developed at ten?"

"When did I ever say that?"

"It was at the dinner party last year..."

At this moment, Shen Andong and Gu Liyan could no longer bear to listen.

Gu Liyan even took the initiative to cough twice, interrupting their conversation, which was a rare occurrence.

"Ahem... say less, mind the occasion."

He had just seen several girls passing by their table laughing; he didn't know what these two grown men were thinking, or if they knew what they were saying.

It was getting more and more outrageous; weren't they embarrassed?

Look at these two: one is a company president, the other is an IT elite, yet the things they say aren't even as good as elementary school students.

Shen Andong was trying his best to hold back his laughter; it was going to kill him.

He had heard that Zhou Ding and Zhou Xiaoru were very close when they were in school, so now he had also become a bit of an idiot.

Looking at Su Poyang again...

He wondered if it was because he had been in contact with Zhou Xiaoru too much that he had also become a bit of an idiot.

He didn't expect idiocy to be contagious; he had truly seen it today. In the future, he had better stay away from these guys; preserving his IQ was the most important thing.

At this moment, Gu Liyan spoke again.

"Regarding this matter, you had best not let the old man know; if he finds out, you should know the consequences."

At the mention of that old man, Su Poyang shivered all over.

The old man in Gu Liyan's words was none other than his grandfather, Su Datong.

This name used to be famous and renowned in the business world.

The brilliance that Tengyuan Company has today was all built up by Su Datong bit by bit.

Now the old man has retired, letting his grandson handle the empire he built, so he himself can enjoy his later years in peace.

However, the old man still has two unfinished wishes.

One is the marriage of his eldest grandson Su Poyang, and the other is the marriage of his younger grandson Gu Liyan.

Especially Su Poyang, who is already thirty and hasn't settled down yet, which has the old man very anxious.

If he were to find out that the Su family already has a pearl lost in the sea out there, that would be a disaster.

It wasn't just Su Poyang's grandfather who was anxious; his parents also frequently urged him to marry.

Not to mention things like blind dates and matchmaking; over the course of a year, there were no fewer than ten or twenty blind dates.

But no matter how anxious his family was, Su Poyang continued to go his own way, carefree and at ease.

He didn't want to get married so early and be shackled by marriage; seizing the day was his life motto.

Thinking of this, Su Poyang made a request to his cousin.

"My good brother, you must never tell the old man about this; if he finds out, I'll be in trouble."

Gu Liyan looked back at him, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"You just said this is the first time you've encountered such a thing; you need to consider it carefully. This isn't as simple as which time you've encountered this; this is also your first child..."

Su Poyang fell silent. His first child...

Child... this term was very unfamiliar to him, and it was something he had never thought about.

Gu Liyan's reminder was very correct; this concerned a life, so he had to consider it carefully and clearly.

Hearing this, Zhou Ding was already completely confused, and then some.

What was all this, and how did it even involve a child!

At this moment, Shen Andong, who had been watching for a while, stood up and called out to Zhou Ding.

"Zhou Ding, come with me to buy some coffee."

Gu Liyan and Su Poyang were cousins after all; they could talk about such matters properly, but as a friend, it was not appropriate for him and Zhou Ding to interfere too much.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ding reacted immediately and followed him to the front counter to order...

It was also a good opportunity for him to ask Shen Andong about it.

Over here, the two remaining people sat opposite each other in silence.

One was heavy-hearted, while the other had turned his gaze toward the window at this moment.

On the road outside, there were university students coming and going.

Looking at those couples in pairs, he couldn't help but feel a little regret in his heart at this moment.

He regretted not treating his relationship with Zhou Xiaoru well when they were in school.

Everything on campus was beautiful; he had given the most beautiful love of his youth to Fang Qingkong, without sharing any of it with Zhou Xiaoru.

Yet Zhou Xiaoru had given him the beauty of her most youthful years.

Now, her good friend had become entangled in an unclear connection with his cousin.

For some reason, Gu Liyan had a premonition.

The matter between Su Poyang and Jiang Bufan would not end so simply.

Just like him and Zhou Xiaoru, after going around in a circle, they had met and started over again.

It was just that he didn't know how his cousin would resolve this matter this time.

After thinking for a long time, the man finally raised his head and said with some frustration.

"Other than getting rid of the child, I really can't think of what else to do, otherwise I could just pay Jiang Bufan a sum of money."

Aside from what money could compensate for, he really couldn't think of anything else to do.

Did he have to marry because of a child conceived after a one-night stand!

Stop joking, don't even think about such a possibility.

Unless it was his somewhat overbearing grandfather; if he found out about this, he might force him to marry Jiang Bufan.

As for himself, just as Jiang Bufan thought, it was fundamentally impossible for them to voluntarily marry each other just because of a pregnancy.

(Hmm, I am the author, I'm here again. Little Su, you're thinking just right, because your dreams will come true later, hahaha...)

Gu Liyan did not express an opinion on his remarks, only saying one sentence.

"Think clearly before you handle this matter. Tengyuan has several cooperation projects recently developed and launched; we cannot have any news breaking at this time. This would affect not only you and Jiang Bufan, but also the company. Because of the last bidding incident, the people at Wantong Technology have been keeping an eye on us. Any slight mistake in your words or actions could very likely land you on the entertainment and business headlines, and as for what the consequences of that would be, you and I both know clearly."

Su Poyang knew the gravity of the situation; the business trip this week was because Wantong Technology had not obtained the cooperation opportunity and had deliberately retaliated by leaking the news and exposing the internal bidding results.

They had spent nearly a week in W City to settle the matter.

Now, it was the business world and the romantic world, both coming at him at once.

Su Poyang suddenly felt his future was hazy, leaving him unable to find his way...

Surprises and shocks were waiting for him to move forward into the haze.