What do you want in life

Chapter 55 Don't Want to Lose Your Smile (6)
Shen Juncheng's eyes seemed to be burning again with the passion they had when they ran the G3 project together. That fiery and pure ambition had indeed infected Li Zhen, but now he is deeply suspicious of the real reason why Shen Juncheng built the factory. He met Shen Juncheng's expectant eyes, but smiled without saying a word.

One dish after another was served, and next to Li Zhen's ears was the voice of Shen Juncheng who continued to talk about his grand plan in a passionate tone.

"The new company's equipment is all newly purchased from Germany and Switzerland, and its scale is more than double that of Nanxiang. I plan to expand Shen's market share in the southeast market first. There are many products here that are comparable to ours. A supporting parts processor. Of course, this is only the first step in my goal of building a factory in H City. I also want to set up a Shen’s most advanced R&D center here. I don’t want our products to follow Japan and Japan forever. Behind some companies in Europe and the United States, why can we only do OEM? Why can’t we develop decent new products?”

Li Zhen took a sip of his drink, and under the gaze of Shen Juncheng's flaming eyes, he smacked his lips and said not optimistically: "Mr. Shen, with all due respect, your idea is good, but you know, Your second step, I mean the research and development of new products, may not be effective in a short period of time. You Shen invested a lot of money this time, can the board of directors really only ask about hard work and not about harvest?"

Shen Juncheng smiled and said: "I understand your concerns, but it is precisely because I have seen too many examples of quick success and instant benefit that I spend my time thinking about how to make it possible for Shen to go far. I don't I hope that the Shen family, which looks good at present, will disappear from everyone's sight in a few years, just like Pu Mao and Chang Xin five years ago, blindly following the trend and following others' opinions will only end in extinction. Therefore, I hope that through This way of planning for a rainy day prepares for the freezing period that Shen may encounter in the future."

Li Zhen was deeply moved by his heartfelt words, he did not expect Shen Juncheng to have such a big heart and ambition.

"How about it, Li Zhen, come and help me." Shen Juncheng looked at him again with deep eyes, "I always knew that you are a person who can do things, and I need you very much. I specially reserved the position of director of the R&D center for you." That's it. In addition to the annuity, I also reserved a part of the shares for you, although not many, but as long as the company develops, the dividends are quite considerable."

The juice cup was twisting and turning in Li Zhen's hands, like a little animal struggling with its brains. Shen Juncheng's eyes moved from Li Zhen's face to his hands, and he waited patiently, with a confident smile rippling On his lips, he believed that no one could resist the conditions he offered.

The cup in Li Chen's hand finally stopped twisting, as if his chaotic thoughts were flying wildly to a node, whether it was untied or broken, it was finally broken.

"Mr. Shen, thank you for your kindness." Li Zhen put down the cup and clasped his hands together, "However, I am used to the current life, and I am very happy in the current company. I... don't want to change the environment. .”

Shen Juncheng was stunned. He didn't expect this result to be waiting for him. He stared at Li Zhen's face, "Is there something unsatisfactory about the conditions?"

"No no!" Li Zhen waved his hand, "The conditions you provided are already very generous for someone with my qualifications, even far exceeding my expectations and the strength that should be equipped. But," he paused, with a sincere expression Look at the other party, "I am a person, how should I put it, what I want is a stable and peaceful living environment, and it is enough to live a small life with my family. In terms of money, it doesn't matter if you earn more or less .”

Shen Juncheng read long memories from his face. He remembered that when he first met Li Zhen, he had such an attitude of indifference to the world. Unexpectedly, after so many years, he was still like that.

For some reason, a feeling of disappointment gradually spread in his heart, and Shen Juncheng suddenly thought that Li Zhen helped him back then, maybe it wasn't because of his so-called professionalism, he was just in that position, and the boss could do whatever the boss needed him to do. That's all, now that he is no longer under his command, naturally he no longer has to obey his advice.

After all, they are two completely different people.

No, maybe they are the same kind of people at all, it's just that Li Zhen has a choice, but he has no choice.

"However, Shen's can't be called a new environment for you!" Shen Juncheng did not give up, and tried to persuade him, "Among the few people I brought, two of them are people you knew before, Lin Fan and Xia Bin, do you remember? This project will also be chaired by me personally, will I make things difficult for you?"

Li Zhen shook his head with a smile.

Shen Juncheng took a breath, pondered for a moment and said: "How about this, as long as you can come, you can choose the candidates for the R&D department, isn't that okay?"

"Mr. Shen, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm really sorry, I... still can't accept it."

"Why?" Shen Juncheng felt unbelievable, a beautiful image suddenly flashed in his mind, his pupils contracted sharply a few times, and when he looked at Li Zhen again, the eagerness and anxiety in his eyes also subsided a lot, Turned into deep and complex.

This night, he tried his best to avoid mentioning Xiaoying, and even controlled his thoughts not to think about her, not to connect her with Li Zhen. He told himself that he was here to talk about his grand plan. If he wanted to succeed, He had to recruit all the talents who could help him regardless of past suspicions.

However, now he realizes that it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to talk about it, the control between him and Li Zhen is not in his hands at all.

The glass full of red wine returned to his hand, Shen Juncheng slowly took a breath, tried to squeeze out a smile, and stopped asking Li Zhen so impatiently, but changed into a leisurely tone, "Can you tell me the truth that you don't want to come?" Is there a reason?"

"Mr. Shen, I am very grateful for your trust in me, but I know that everything in the world can only survive if it maintains a balance. The conditions you set for me may not be given to me for free, right? In the future One day, you must hope to get a corresponding return from me. What if I can’t meet your expectations? Even, what if one day your investment is wasted because of me? These are Questions I have to think about."

Shen Juncheng smiled slightly, "Are you so unconfident in yourself?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "Confidence is not based on words. I don't want to belittle myself, but I'm not so proud that I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. The burden you threw is too heavy, and I don't have the guts to carry it."

"You...don't think about it again?" Shen Juncheng shook the wine glass in his hand and glanced at him.

Li Zhen smiled regretfully, "Sorry, I can't live up to your expectations."

Shen Juncheng took a deep breath, nodded with a snort, "Well, everyone has their own aspirations, and I can't force it. However, I don't think that if you reject me, it will be the end of our relationship. Come!" He put the cup Hold it up high, "I believe that in the future, we still have a lot to discuss together - your opinion still has very important reference value for me!"

"As long as I can be useful, I will do my best." Li Zhen also smiled and raised the juice glass, and lightly touched Shen Juncheng's wine glass in the air.

The dinner ended much earlier than Shen Juncheng expected, because Li Zhen secretly lowered his head to check the time on his watch several times. Seeing this, Shen Juncheng pretended to be relaxed and teased: "Why, there is something at home, and you are in a hurry to go back?"

Li Zhen raised his head and smiled when he heard the words, "Only my wife and son are at home. The child is too naughty. I'm afraid she won't be able to control it alone."

"Oh?" Shen Juncheng smiled, and looked at him with deep meaning in his eyes, "Actually, you are much happier than me. You have a family, a job, and a stable life. Unlike me, you are still busy all day long. Why are you running around so embarrassingly?"

"Well, it depends on each person. Isn't there a saying called 'seek benevolence to gain benevolence'?" Li Zhen looked at him peacefully, "Shen is always a person who wants to do big things. Stand tall and see clearly." Far, the ambition is definitely not in the love of these children, right?"

Shen Juncheng seemed to understand something behind the words, and hummed twice with a dry smile.

Li Zhen drank the juice in the glass, then picked up the wet towel at hand and wiped his mouth, checked the time again, "Boss Shen, I really should go back."

Shen Juncheng was still sitting by the window with his legs crossed, raised his wine glass to him, "Let's get together some other day, don't drive, we can drink as much as we want and have a good chat."

"must."

Li Zhen put on his coat, walked to the door, stood still suddenly, turned his head and smiled at Shen Juncheng: "Whenever Shen is free, come to my house for a meal, my wife is very good at cooking. Oh, you Didn't you know her a long time ago?"

Shen Juncheng's smiling expression finally became stiff, but he didn't answer, he raised the cup in his hand again, and laughed it off.

Li Zhen, who walked a few steps away, recalled every sentence of the conversation with Shen Juncheng just now in a trance, as well as his no longer calm face when Xiaoying was mentioned, and a trace of relief gradually appeared on the corners of his lips. smile.

He still remembers that three years ago, at the wedding between him and Xiaoying, Shen Juncheng rushed over, but Xiaoying was the only one in his eyes, with those eyes that looked like no one else, and that blatant approach, no matter how stupid a discerning person is, he can Guess what happened, but Li Zhen, the groom who deserved the most attention that day, was left aside like a pile of rubbish!
He will never forget the feeling of being humiliated.His hatred for Shen Juncheng was probably deeply rooted in his heart from that time.

At today's dinner, Shen Juncheng didn't mention anything about what happened that day, and there was no trace of apology on his brows, as if it never existed.

Maybe he really forgot—a young man like him, how many people can have sincere feelings for an ordinary girl, but it’s just a novelty for a while—but he, Li Zhen, will never forget, because that It was the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered in his life.

Shen Juncheng in the box slowly got up and walked to the window, and stood facing the glass. The beautiful night of H City was no longer haunting his eyes.

He realized that he had made a mistake—he wanted to invite Li Zhen to join him with great enthusiasm, but found that the other party didn't want to have anything to do with him at all. He even read the hatred in Li Zhen's eyes when he was leaving. Taste, so he knows everything, so he remembers everything!

This realization shocked him.

How did he make this mistake?Is it because of excessive trust in Li Zhen all the time?Or did he never really know Li Zhen?
If Li Zhen was not as gentle and generous as he imagined, would Xiaoying's current life be very close to happiness?
He leaned against the wall, looked down and could see the vehicles passing by like fire outside the window, and in the halo of street lights, he seemed to see Xiaoying's graceful and thin figure...

He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to hold her out of thin air, but what greeted his palm was only cold glass.

When Li Zhen came home, Xiaoying was still awake, sitting on the sofa and waiting for him while reading a book.

"Xiaozhi is asleep?"

"En." Xiaoying stared at him, hesitating to speak.

Li Zhen picked up Xiaoying's water glass on the coffee table, and drank several gulps, the thick juice made his throat dry.

"How is it?" Xiaoying cast her probing gaze on him.

"Not bad." Li Zhen smiled lightly, "The dishes are very rich, and Shen Juncheng has always been generous."

Xiaoying silently picked up the water glass and went to the water dispenser to refill it.

"Oh, by the way, as you wish, he invited me to Shen's new company in City H." Li Zhen said to her back, "Say, should I go or not?"

Xiaoying straightened her back, and turned around after a few seconds, "This is up to you to decide."

"His offer is very generous, do you want to hear it?"

Xiaoying finally figured out the abnormality in Li Zhen's tone. She put down the water glass and glanced at Li Zhen. There was a keen wolf-like breath in his eyes, as if he was sniffing something hard.

"You never talked to me about this before." She took a deep breath, trying to keep her breathing steady, "No matter what you decide, I have no opinion."

Regarding his attitude, what else would she want to say? Over the years, they occasionally mentioned Shen Juncheng. Although it was rare, every time he was mentioned, Li Zhen's attitude would change. It's different from usual, I can't tell what it is, it's unnatural anyway, and even half-jokingly ridiculed Shen Juncheng, Xiaoying always felt that she was too sensitive before, and because she was somewhat hypocritical, she never talked to Li Really dig into this topic.Only today did she realize that she wasn't worrying too much.

She opened her mouth a few times, but she couldn't think of any suitable words. After thinking about it, she decided to forget it. It's better to save one thing than to do more.

She turned silently and was about to walk into the room.

"Do you want me to go, or not?" Li Zhen insisted, chasing her closely and asking.

Xiaoying turned around patiently by the door and met his almost provocative gaze, "If you want to go, I won't stop you, but I think you must have an idea in your heart, right? You...wouldn't want to go .”

Li Zhen laughed slowly, "That's right, you guessed right, I really don't plan to go——Who knows me, Mo Ruo's wife."

On Tuesday, Fan Zhijun called Xiaoying into the office, and the frowning expression made Xiaoying realize that the progress of Shen's side must not be smooth.

Sure enough, Fan Zhijun said: "I asked Xiao Jiang to contact Ms. Xiao, who is in contact with Shen's, several times, but the other party refused to let us have a chance to meet, but asked Xiao Jiang to fax a copy of our promotional materials. This is obviously perfunctory to us."

Xiao Jiang is one of the members of Ke Lan's counterpart Shen's project team.

After Fan Zhijun finished speaking, he sighed heavily again, "It seems that Mrs. Shen has several interested suppliers!"

He glanced at Xiaoying as he spoke, and said in a probing tone: "Do you think this is okay? Don't you know Manager Xia Binxia from their technical department? Can you invite him out for a private meal? I believe that as long as we can connect with one of them, things will be much easier, and I have great confidence in our products!"

Xiaoying gritted her teeth in embarrassment, but seeing Fan Zhijun looking at her expectantly, it was really hard to say no.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and this saying is true everywhere.

Since Xiaoying joined Kelan, Fan Zhijun has been taking good care of her, striving for benefits for her within his ability, and always discussing things when talking and doing things, showing great respect for her. She occasionally leaves early for her son , He never had a second word.

Now, it's time for her to pay and repay Fan Zhijun. Besides, she should have expected from the moment she entered Kelan that Fan Zhijun would make this request to herself sooner or later.

Now she can only be thankful that Fan Zhijun didn't ask her to contact Shen Juncheng himself.

"...Okay." She gave up struggling, and bit the bullet and promised, "I'll try to contact him, but we really haven't contacted for a long time, I don't know..."

"It's okay, it's okay, even if he refuses, it's okay, we can think of other ways, but this road is indeed the fastest right now, it's a pity not to go!" Fan Zhijun encouraged her with bright eyes.

Xiaoying felt that he really should engage in public relations.

Back at her seat, Xiaoying thought about it for 10 minutes and was sure that she had no way out, so she took out her phone and searched for Xia Bin's number after three times, five times and two times. Shao Nanxiang's colleague's mobile phone number, perhaps out of some subtle nostalgia, has not been willing to delete it, but whether the other party has changed the number is out of her control.

She tried to dial Xia Bin's number with the landline, but it was connected. After three or four rings, a strange yet familiar voice rang in her ears. She was a little surprised, probably because she didn't expect that there would be someone in H City. Knowing his old number, "Which one is there?"

Before she had time to adjust her mixed emotions, Xiaoying took a deep breath and quickly answered, "Is it Xia Bin? I'm Han Xiaoying. I wonder if you still remember me?"

The other party was stunned for five seconds before responding, "Are you Han Xiaoying? Mrs. Li Zhen?"

"That's right!" Xiaoying laughed when she heard his heartless voice as before.

Once we get to know each other, the next thing will be much easier.

Xia Bin was much more enthusiastic than she imagined. He asked a lot about Li Zhen's situation, and repeatedly asked to meet Li Zhen to have a good chat.

"Li Gong's departure was really terrible. We lost all contact with our former colleagues, but we still miss him!" Xiao Xia was filled with emotion. From his tone, he probably didn't know that Shen Juncheng had already looked for Li Zhen. up.

For his invitation, Xiaoying had no choice but to perfunctory first. She couldn't figure out how enthusiastic Li Zhen was when he met his old colleagues.

At the right time, Xiaoying introduced Ke Lan's company profile and Fan Zhijun to Xia Bin. She didn't invite him out for dinner in a private name as Fan Zhijun told him. She hoped that Fan Zhijun could meet with him directly so that She felt confident about the enthusiasm of the conversation just now.

Xia Bin seemed to be hearing Kelan Company for the first time, and his tone was obviously slow, "It turns out that your company also has bidding intentions! In fact, it is like this. I am not in charge of the bidding. The person in charge over there is Xiao Yuxin. The special assistant to the general manager. She will report directly to President Shen, and I will only be in charge of technology."

"Then," Xiaoying twisted her fingers around the phone cord, "can you introduce me—if it's not troublesome."

"Oh, of course there's no problem with this!" Xia Bin became bold once again, "Please pass me your company's information as soon as possible, and I'll find time to recommend it to Yuxin. There is no way!"

Xiaoying smiled and said: "That's natural! Oh, yes, Xia Bin, if, I mean if..." She pondered, and the next request was obviously more difficult than the previous one, "Do you think it is possible to invite Miss Xiao Come out and meet Mr. Fan for a meal or something? I think the effect of talking face to face is definitely better than reading paper materials."

(End of this chapter)