Chapter 240: The wooden beauty of Young Master Sheng
Chapter 240: Shared Goals
"Ah Si, I wanted to talk to you about something."
Jiang Chenchen provided the address, emphasizing that she was absolutely not under any coercion.
"Zhan Chen is seriously ill, and his arrival from Country A signifies an important discovery. Can you come over tonight?" Jiang Chenchen's voice conveyed a sense of urgency.
Sheng Mingsi's tense nerves remained unchanged, and upon hearing this, it seemed like something clicked in his mind. He fell silent for a moment.
Thinking that he might be too busy with work to come, Jiang Chenchen said, "If you're busy, forget it. Don't force yourself."
Sheng Mingsi snapped back to attention, and his tone became slightly more elevated. "No, I'll come tonight. It's just that... Chenchen, what do you take him for?"
The last part of his sentence suddenly lowered, and his usually cold and reserved voice seemed to carry a hint of uneasy inquiry.
Sensing the sudden change in tone, Jiang Chenchen admitted frankly, "He's my brother. I only see him as a brother."
Sheng Mingsi's pitch-black eyes lowered, and a shadow covered his handsome face. It turned out that he, too, was that damned brother.
Without hearing Jiang Chenchen's response, Sheng Mingsi asked with some concern, "Chenchen, what's wrong?"
"What about me?"
A suppressed voice emerged.
Things that were already confirmed could still be disrupted by certain special factors, causing fears of the day of loss, even though it might just be unfounded paranoia.
But these thoughts couldn't be stopped, and they couldn't be handled with the ease of dealing with anything in the company.
He thought, losing rationality, caring recklessly, all the uncontrollable and uneasy emotions came from her.
From this feeling.
No one could imagine that the tycoon, the noble heir with financial power in the capital, would be in a vulnerable position in matters of the heart.
Jiang Chenchen felt that the question was a bit strange. "Sheng Mingsi, what about you? You're my favorite person in the world."
Sheng Mingsi's uneasy emotions immediately dissipated with this sentence. He smiled like a child who had just received candy, even feeling inexplicably pleased with himself.
"Chenchen, I feel the same."
Ending the call, he turned to the window, took out a cigarette, and sighed heavily the moment it was lit. In the swirling smoke, he picked up the files and experimental data on the table, his eyes becoming even deeper.
And more determined.
...
Jiang Chenchen continued to stay by Zhan Chen's bedside, caring for him like a qualified nurse.
He woke up only when it was dark.
Jiang Chenchen asked, "Feeling better?"
Zhan Chen's weak eyes looked over, and there was a moment of confusion. He reached out to touch her cheek.
"If it's like the dream, that would be great."
His voice was dry and hoarse, his breath unsteady.
Jiang Chenchen grabbed his wrist and looked down. "Dream?"
Zhan Chen's moon-like eyes stared at her intently, a gentle smile appearing on his lips. "An extravagant hope that can never be realized."
After saying this, he looked down, trying to sit up, and asked her, "What time is it? Has Sheng Mingsi arrived?"
"Almost."
Jiang Chenchen helped him sit up. "Do you want some water?"
"No need. I need to get up."
"But you..."
"It's okay, I won't die for now."
Zhan Chen got off the bed, changed into formal attire with the help of Ning Yi, and sat in a wheelchair. Together, they went downstairs to the restaurant to wait for Sheng Mingsi. The most lavish dinner was prepared here, perhaps for him, as Chenchen's family, the last meal he hosted.
Sheng Mingsi arrived early.
Jiang Chenchen went forward to greet him, and their eyes met. "Ah Si."
"I'm here."
Sheng Mingsi's pitch-black gaze passed over her face and fell on Zhan Chen sitting in the wheelchair.
His physical condition looked terrible, and his mental state was poor, but he was visibly holding on.
As someone in charge of the entire underground force in Country A, even if he looked frail, his imposing presence was not to be underestimated.
Zhan Chen's gaze had been on him since he appeared, inviting him to sit. Despite his unstable condition, he carried himself calmly like the wind. "I suddenly admire you. You came alone. Aren't you afraid of entering here and not being able to leave?"
Sheng Mingsi placed his briefcase to the side of the chair, gazing at him with a cold and indifferent expression. "No, this is my place in the capital."
"I don't like the way you talk, but maybe you're right."
Zhan Chen, unperturbed, laughed lightly, but the laughter was interrupted by a cough.
Ning Yi quickly expressed concern, asking if he needed to go upstairs immediately, but Zhan Chen sternly reprimanded him.
"Shut up. This is an important dinner. We'll talk later after it's over."
"Mr. Sheng, please have a seat."
Sheng Mingsi sat down, and Jiang Chenchen sat beside him.
Although they had important matters to discuss, the dinner table was not the place for these discussions. It was a quiet meal, as if it were an ordinary dinner.
"How's the food? Does it suit your taste?"
"Not bad."
"Delicious."
Zhan Chen raised the corners of his mouth. "It's a pity there's no wine on this table. I thought we needed to discuss some important matters tonight, so I didn't prepare any. Please forgive me."
"It's okay. We don't need wine," Jiang Chenchen said. "When can I meet the young man named Chi Yan?"
Zhan Chen, who hadn't eaten much, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up, and said, "Releasing him would be dangerous. It's better to keep him locked up. After you leave tonight, I will send him to your place. Now, please follow me."
Jiang Chenchen and Sheng Mingsi followed him to the study. It was a very classical room where Zhan Chen handed some documents to Sheng Mingsi and explained the things he had discovered.
"Originally, I could investigate this matter alone, but I found that it might involve the upper echelons. Recently, my movements have been closely monitored, so it's not convenient for me to act."
"If your people investigate, I will arrange cover and ensure a quiet investigation."
In fact, he didn't explain in so much detail, and Sheng Mingsi also roughly guessed the issue with the situation. Someone who climbed from the bottom to the top could fall from the top at any time, especially in such a frail condition. More people were watching.
So, being in such a precarious position made it inconvenient for him to act.
Therefore, cooperation was needed.
The ultimate goal of all this was to find out why Jiang Chenchen was being studied, what secrets were hidden in the taken data, and what else was being concealed.
Once it involved Jiang Chenchen, Sheng Mingsi would definitely take action.
In this regard, the two of them reached a common goal.
There was no concealment from Jiang Chenchen.
However, when it came to discussing blood, they excluded Jiang Chenchen.
"Why? Can't I listen?"
"Chenchen, this is a topic between men. Wait for me in the living room, and we'll go home in a while."
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