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Chapter 109 Should I believe you?

Shen Luo looked at Cheng Mai with a puzzled expression. It was indeed necessary to send the boss away today, but why ask these questions all of a sudden?

"The feud between the boss and the God of Wisdom?" Shen Luo thought about this question seriously. "Actually, it's all just rumors. After all, no one in the mortal world has ever seen the two of them together. They just say that they were born on the same day, but it seems that they have different missions, so their relationship has always been bad."

Every god is born with his own mission. For example, the mission of the God of Wisdom is to save the world, so her magic weapon is the Bell of Binding Evil, which binds all living beings in the world that are harmful to the world.

Each deity has their own mission, but it seems that no one knows the mission of Deity Genga.

“But I think, I think the rumors are wrong, their relationship shouldn’t be bad.” Shen Luo whispered to Cheng Mai, gossiping, “Otherwise, the boss shouldn’t treat you like this.”

The Bagua (Eight Trigrams) has a logical basis.

"He's not here, why are you speaking so softly?" Cheng Mai couldn't help but remind her, seeing her furtive, dog-like manner.

Shen Luo: "...I'm used to it."

Shen Luo quickly returned to normal, "Anyway, the rumors about a bad relationship are just that. As for the real relationship, only the boss himself probably knows right now."

Cheng Mai lowered her eyes. The cursed bell was still tied to her wrist. There was one thing she was 80% sure of: she had not inherited the wisdom of the God of Wisdom. She was Jupiter herself.

Perhaps because of the stripping away of her divine essence, her true form can only slumber within her body and will not awaken unless absolutely necessary.

Knowing this answer did not make Cheng Mai happy; in fact, it brought a sense of unease, an unease stemming from Sui Xing.

Why did the void realm collapse?

Cheng Mai couldn't come up with an answer.

"Maimai, Maimai?" Shen Luo suddenly nudged her gently. "What's wrong? I've called you several times."

Cheng Mai snapped out of her thoughts and stopped thinking about those distressing issues. "It's nothing, I was just wondering why he hasn't come back yet after buying some steamed buns?"

Shen Luo suddenly thought of a question, "Boss, do you have money?"

Cheng Mai: "...That's a good question."

At this moment, the penniless shop owner is standing in front of the xiaolongbao shop, pondering how to bring up the fact that he has no money.

"Two baskets of xiaolongbao to go, pay for them together with this basket." Cheng Ming paid with his phone, took the packaged xiaolongbao, and turned to leave.

Shang Xingjian took his steamed buns, turned around, and followed.

"Old Chairman Cheng actually went out to buy breakfast himself?"

"Isn't Boss Shang the same?" Cheng Ming said expressionlessly, his expression even carrying a hint of impatience. "However, Boss Shang looks rather down on his luck."

"The main problem is that all the money has been made by Cheng Mai. Old Chairman Cheng has a good daughter." Shang Xingjian emphasized the word "daughter," which made Cheng Ming glance at him.

Cheng Ming got into the car, and Shang Xingjian naturally followed suit.

Cheng Ming: "...What are you doing?"

"The steamed buns will be cold by the time we get back. Cheng Mai is delicate and doesn't eat cold food. Would you like to see him off, Chairman Cheng?" Shang Xingjian continued to smile.

Cheng Ming took a deep breath and, when the driver looked at him, gave him the address of Cheng Mai's residential area, showing that he had finally conceded.

Shang Xingjian consciously took one out of Cheng Ming's steamed bun and ate it naturally.

Cheng Ming displayed his disgust to the fullest, eventually tossing the entire bag to him. Shang Xingjian didn't see anything wrong with it; as long as he was happy eating it, that was all that mattered.

"Your actions regarding the Cheng Group were unethical; your underhanded tactics were utterly despicable," Shang Xingjian rebuked calmly.

Cheng Ming looked at him casually, "You can't do two things at once. If you want her to do something, then focus on doing one thing well."

“That’s called ‘the capable should do more.’” Shang Xingjian finished breakfast, cracked his neck, and said, “Time is running out.”

Cheng Ming frowned slightly, finding the steamed bun in his mouth tasteless.

"I know who you are, and you don't need to hide it from me. Our goals are ultimately the same." Shang Xingjian said this to Cheng Ming when the car stopped, then got out of the car and added as he closed the door, "Qingfan."

The car door was closed, also isolating Cheng Ming's gloomy face.

Shang Xingjian brought back the steamed buns that Cheng Mai wanted to eat, and generously told Cheng Mai that Cheng Ming had paid for them.

Cheng Mai: "...You ran into him? Downstairs at my place?"

"Isn't your favorite place the one downstairs from the company?" Shang Xingjian retorted, "When did it become the one downstairs?"

Cheng Mai moved her lips, and Shen Luo called out, unable to bear it any longer, and told her to leave.

Cheng Mai was in a slightly better mood, but she didn't say it.

"What did you say to him?" Cheng Mai asked, opening the xiaolongbao (soup dumpling).

"Just some meaningless nonsense." Shang Xingjian poured some water, drank it while watching Cheng Mai eat xiaolongbao, and said, "I'll buy you fish buns next time."

Cheng Mai: "What's your obsession with fish and fish soup?"

Shang Xingjian did not answer, and Cheng Mai did not press further, as if the two had only exchanged a few words out of boredom.

When Cheng Mai had almost finished eating, Shang Xingjian handed her a cup.

"Cheng Ming did make a good point just now. You are indeed not suited to multitasking. Xuanhe cannot do without you, but if things don't work out with the Cheng Group, then let go."

"Let go? Give money to the enemy?" Cheng Mai drank water and rinsed the steamed buns down his throat, retorting without thinking, "This time things have all come together at once, but it's not like there's no way to break the deadlock."

Merchant Jian raised an eyebrow slightly, "Don't bite off more than you can chew."

"Did Cheng Ming say something to you?" Cheng Mai narrowed her eyes dangerously. She hadn't even tried to turn Cheng Ming against them, yet Cheng Ming had already turned Shang Xingjian against them.

“I did tell you, but it’s not enough to turn me to your side. If I were turned, you could all quit.” Shang Xingjian took her empty water glass and placed it on the table. “Xuanhe Technology will be dealing with more and more things. I know that the R&D side needs a constant influx of funds, but the problem right now is that you can’t be in two places at once.”

Cheng Mai seemed to be listening to Shang Xingjian speak, yet also seemed to be judging the deeper meaning behind his words, "Did you reach some kind of agreement with Cheng Ming? Or do you know who is behind this and what they want to do? So you decided to let them go?"

Shang Xingjian leaned back in his chair, looking at Cheng Mai with a half-smile, "Sometimes when people are too smart, they will be proven wrong by the saying, 'Cleverness can backfire.'"

"What do you mean?"

"Can't you tell? I'm encouraging you to focus all your attention on Xuanhe Technology," Shang Xingjian said with a smile, as if to say, 'I'm clearly trying to win you over.'

Cheng Mai remained silent, simply looking at Shang Xingjian.
In the past, she might have actually believed that.

Shang Xingjian let her look, saying, "You've seen how big Xuanhe Technology's expansion is. Personally, I would definitely prefer you to focus all your energy on Xuanhe Technology."

Should I believe you?