"Brother Cheng, thank you so much for today."
"You’re still saying thank you to ?"
i Xiang was genuinely happy, "If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know what to do."
"This mine is like a mountain weighing down on my heart, pressing so hard I could barely breathe." She continued, "Now it’s much better. As long as the contract is signed tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be completely liberated!"
Chen Cheng joked, "After you sign the contract tomorrow, you’ll be my creditor."
i Xiang shook her head proudly with her hands behind her back, "Of course! You must treat your creditor well. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?"
"Awoo!" i Xiang made a face, "I’ll eat you up in one bite!"
"Hahaha..."
Amidst their chatter and laughter, the two returned to Wanbao Hall.
The shop was already closed, and Xiao ier finished today’s accounts, "Finished seeing off the guests?"
"Mm~!" i Xiang walked over happily, "Sister Xiao Er, let tell you, Brother Cheng is really talented!"
"All my problems are solved~!"
Xiao ier’s eyebrows had a confident arch; she naturally had faith in the man she chose, "I knew once Xiao Cheng stepped in, there was nothing he couldn’t solve. Tell , how exactly did he manage it?"
i Xiang enthusiastically recounted the negotiations with Zhongwu Gaoxin, from the initial stalemate, to Chen Cheng’s proposal of a dynamic profit-sharing chanism, a price risk-sharing chanism, and finally setting up an industrial fund as Plan B to solve funding issues, describing everything vividly.
Although Xiao ier didn’t understand much, she listened intently, "Your mind works so fast! Such complex matters, you handle them effortlessly."
"Just average." Chen Cheng stylishly put his hands in his pockets.
"I was almost desperate at the ti, luckily Brother Cheng was there." i Xiang’s eyes involuntarily glanced at Chen Cheng, sincerely saying, "Brother Cheng is a superhero! An omnipotent superhero!"
"Alright, alright."
Chen Cheng waved his hand, "Just the right ti to tell you sothing."
He looked at Xiao ier, "I have to go to Harbin in a couple of days."
"Huh?"
"What?"
The two won were equally surprised, and Xiao ier frowned, "It’s almost New Year, why are you going there?"
"i Xiang’s issues are resolved, but things with Cao Yue aren’t finished yet." Chen Cheng replied, "I’m going to et a professor, get in touch with him."
"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be back within two days."
Xiao ier sighed and reminded, "Xiao Cheng, I have complete trust in your work, but in this bitterly cold weather, Harbin is a place covered in ice and snow. You must take plenty of warm clothes, don’t catch a cold."
i Xiang chid in from the side, "Brother Cheng, no matter how things progress, you must tell us right away; don’t shoulder anything alone."
Xiao ier glanced over at i Xiang’s worried face, those watery eyes seed to be saying sothing.
With a woman’s intuition and seeing such concerned eyes, she felt subtly that sothing was amiss, "i Xiang... she..."
...
...
In the courtyard, Chen Cheng was asleep, rolled over, and found an empty space next to him.
When he opened his eyes, the small light by the windowsill in the bedroom was still on, Xiao ier was sitting there, her silhouette outlined thinly by the light.
Chen Cheng got up, "Why are you up?"
He got dressed and walked over, coming to stand behind Xiao ier.
"I couldn’t sleep." Xiao ier didn’t turn her head.
Chen Cheng sat down next to her, "Is sothing wrong?"
Xiao ier turned to look at the most familiar person, "Xiao Cheng, I feel i Xiang... is she..."
"Is she what?"
"Likes you."
Those three short words made Chen Cheng’s scalp tingle slightly, "Likes ?"
Xiao ier nodded, "I can see it. The way she looks at you, it’s not just admiration, there’s dependence too."
She paused and added, "Besides, today when she talked about you solving the mine issue, the tone, the expression, it was like... like a wife praising her husband."
"I don’t think so." Chen Cheng replied, "How could she..."
"Really!" Xiao ier grasped Chen Cheng’s arm, "I have this feeling."
Chen Cheng was montarily speechless by Xiao ier’s firm deanor, his mind involuntarily recalling nurous details of interactions with i Xiang.
"Are you overthinking?" Chen Cheng smiled.
"You’re increasingly successful now, your career is thriving," Xiao ier continued, "even though you truly treat well, I’m still afraid..."
"Afraid that I truly can’t compare to the won constantly appearing around you."
"i Xiang is young, outstanding, perceptive, has vision, and is financially capable, I’m genuinely afraid..."
Before Xiao ier could finish, Chen Cheng pulled her into his arms tightly, his tone firm yet gentle: "Sister Er, what wild thoughts are you having? To , you’re irreplaceable. From the mont we t, you’ve always been the most important person in my life."
He slightly loosened his grip, cupping her face in his hands, gazing deeply into her eyes, "i Xiang may have different feelings towards , but for , it’s rely help and concern between friends.
You’re the one I cherish, we’ve endured such hardships and weathered so many storms together, such feelings can’t change because of soone else’s presence."
With Chen Cheng’s deep and steadfast eyes, tears welled up in Xiao ier’s eyes, "But, I’m truly worried..."
Chen Cheng pressed her lips with his fingers, interrupting her, "Don’t worry, trust . I won’t allow you to feel uneasy, nor let anyone affect our relationship. From now on, no more wild thoughts, okay?"
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