Chapter 320 - 208: Green Light on Xia Bin’s Forehead

Chapter 320: Chapter 208: Green Light on Xia Bin’s Forehead

’For the sake of their families’ friendship? Lin Ya never admitted to being his fiancée. Lin Jian’s hold on her was getting weaker and weaker, and now that she’s joined Junxiao Business Management, his control over her must be even weaker!’

His business had taken a serious hit, and his fiancée had run into the arms of his enemy. If there was an award for this year’s most tragic figure, Xia Bin would surely win it.

Dejected, he left the office area of Junxiao Square Second Store. His retreating figure looked utterly desolate, evoking the tragic air of a hero marching to his doom.

Xu Jun returned to Lin Ya’s office. Chen Xiao had been mentally chanting the Purifying Heart Spell to no avail, but his awkwardness immediately vanished upon seeing Xu Jun. It seemed an older man was the perfect antidote for his high Endurance Value.

Just then, Lin Ya came back from the meeting room. She couldn’t help but blush when she saw Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao acted as if nothing had happened. He stood up and said, "President Lin, President Xu and I will be leaving now. I’ll come by to visit you all often in the future!"

’Visit us? You just got a taste and now you’re hooked, aren’t you? Who knows if you’ll be back next time to "play cards" with me!’

Lin Ya’s heart pounded wildly. ’What would I do if he really did ask me to play cards?’

About ten minutes after leaving Lin Ya’s office, the distracting thoughts in Chen Xiao’s mind finally faded.

Xu Gang had a driver take Chen Xiao home. On the way, Chen Xiao received another text, this time from Bai Lu: "Chen Xiao, when are you taking me for that essential oil massage?"

’Little Red Riding Hood keeps provoking the Big Bad Wolf. You must not think I have the guts to eat you up, huh?’

Chen Xiao’s fire hadn’t even died down, and here she was, fanning the flames again. ’What’s with all these demons lately? Even Tang Monk didn’t face so many trials on his journey to the west!’

"Are you really not scared? You know you have to take your clothes off, right?"

"Of course!"

"And you still dare to go?"

"I do. When are we going?"

"How about right now?"

"Then let’s schedule it for another day!"

Chen Xiao was speechless. ’What do you mean, young lady? You’re just teasing me on purpose. You start a fire and then just walk away, is that it?’

’Looks like clients aren’t as easy to mess with as subordinates!’

’Keep acting up. Just give me a chance next time, and see if I don’t torment you until you cry.’ Chen Xiao thought viciously. This was infuriating!

’How dare you provoke someone with an Endurance Value of 109? A warrior with 109 strength could charge back and forth through enemy lines countless times!’

"President Chen, I have an update for you. Regarding the Xinyue City project in Ning’an we just discussed on the phone, the other party has made an offer: 500 million!"

Chen Xiao grunted and nodded. "Discuss it with President Xu. If the price is about right, just buy it."

He took a quick look at the return on investment with his Wisdom Eye. It was abysmal—it would take 15 years to break even.

This was actually quite good for a heavy-asset commercial project, but it tied up too much capital. That was why business management companies nowadays preferred to do asset-light operations.

But then you had an oddball like Chen Xiao, who loved buying heavy assets. As long as it had a future, he would buy it. He had no interest in asset-light operations; he wasn’t hurting for that kind of chump change and looked down on such meager profits.

Xu Jun acknowledged. He had been on the phone outside for a while, partly negotiating the price with the property owner, and partly reporting the matter to Xu Wu. Xu Wu’s opinion was: "Try to negotiate a bit more, but 500 million is acceptable. The main goal is to acquire it as soon as possible!"

It was already 5:00 PM when Chen Xiao got back to Bihu Twin Seals. Zhao Xiangjun hadn’t been feeling well the past few days, so she hadn’t gone to her shop.

Going to the shop was now just a way for her to pass the time. After all, it was her old social circle. Her life before had just been a cycle between her rental apartment and the shop.

If you didn’t let her go to the shop now, she would feel lonely without any social life.

"Chen Xiao, how about we go out for a nice dinner tonight?"

Chen Xiao had just sat down on the sofa when he heard Zhao Xiangjun’s suggestion. It was as if the sun had risen in the west.

This was the first time she had suggested going out to eat. He definitely couldn’t disappoint her.

Since Chen Xiao had been drinking, he couldn’t drive, so they took Zhao Xiangjun’s Wisdom Realm R7.

"Chen Xiao, maybe I’ll switch to a Junxing M7 next year too," Zhao Xiangjun said as she fastened her seatbelt.

"No need, the one you’re driving is great. Wait until our cars are truly better than the Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car, then you can switch."

Chen Xiao knew she must have heard that Zhao Hui and the others had all switched to the Junxing M7. As the person closest to him, she felt she should be setting an example.

The Junxing Intelligent Research and Development Center was developing its own autonomous driving system, but going from nothing to something takes time, and going from something to something great takes even more time.

Training this large-scale model required massive amounts of data; it couldn’t be accomplished overnight.

He couldn’t bring himself to let Zhao Xiangjun use such a system yet. Even though it was already safe, he wanted to eliminate even the slightest possible risk for her.

The last time Zhao Xiangjun used the autonomous driving feature, Chen Xiao heard her tell the car to go to Fenghe Street.

He hadn’t paid it much mind. Wasn’t that just a street with food stalls? He didn’t know of any good restaurants there, nor how Zhao Xiangjun had found one.

They got out of the car, and Zhao Xiangjun activated the automated parking feature. The car went off to find a parking spot on its own.

The two of them strolled confidently into the street block.

"Wait, this is what you meant by a ’nice dinner’?"

Chen Xiao’s eyes widened.

"Yeah. I want a liangpi and rice noodle combo, extra spicy. What are you having?"

Speechless, Chen Xiao ordered the same thing, but then told the owner, "Make hers mild."

Zhao Xiangjun immediately protested, "No way! It’s no good if it’s not spicy!"