Third Master, please restrain yourself. Our marriage is a marriage of convenience.

Pei Jinhe: "..."

What's going on here?

Chu Yunyan clenched his fists, holding the plate tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging slightly, and a cold glint reflected from his glasses.

Did he do it on purpose?

Is he close to them?

With so many empty seats, he had to sit next to Pei Jinhe.

The other three looked at each other, completely bewildered as they stared at Shen Huaiyu and Pei Jinhe.

Song Mingchuan was so shocked that he forgot to swallow the food in his mouth.

Shen Huaiyu, however, remained calm and composed. Looking at Pei Jinhe's bright, watery eyes, he slightly curved his lips and asked, "Can't I sit here?"

Pei Jinhe quickly replied, "I can sit."

Officially, Shen Huaiyu was their business partner and the financial backer of their laboratory; privately, Shen Huaiyu was her husband in name only.

Sitting next to her is perfectly reasonable from any perspective.

Chu Yunyan sat next to Wei Chenghang, looking at the delicious-looking food on the plate, but felt utterly bored.

Pei Jinhe buried her head in her food, eating instant noodles from the spicy hot pot. The steam made her face flushed.

Wei Chenghang ate his stir-fried green peppers and pork: "I must say, the food in this cafeteria is really good."

Song Mingchuan nodded in agreement: "Not only is it delicious, but it's also cheap. You can get three dishes and a soup for fifteen yuan, including two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and rice is free."

"I just saw they sell milk tea on the first floor." Han Wanying raised her eyes. "Jinhe, want to get a cup after dinner?"

Pei Jinhe nodded hastily: "Okay."

Perhaps because Shen Huaiyu was there, even Song Mingchuan, who was usually the most talkative, remained silent.

The air seemed to freeze, and the atmosphere was strangely eerie.

Pei Jinhe remained silent, simply burying her head in her rice.

It was already awkward enough for her to eat with Shen Huaiyu alone, but now that her friends were involved, she couldn't let others know about her relationship with Shen Huaiyu.

This is just adding insult to injury.

Han Wanying's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them twice.

Putting everything else aside, the two of them are such a good-looking couple.

Could it be that President Shen also wants to pursue her Jinhe?

impossible.

Someone like Shen Huaiyu has seen all sorts of socialites and heiresses. How could they possibly develop feelings for each other so quickly after only meeting a few times?

But Pei Jinhe is just too outstanding.

She is beautiful and capable.

Even she, a woman, was tempted.

Wei Chenghang and Song Mingchuan exchanged a knowing glance.

Something's strange.

Chu Yunyan keenly sensed Shen Huaiyu's ill intentions.

He definitely has feelings for Pei Jinhe.

Each of the six people had their own thoughts and remained silent.

Halfway through the meal, Shen Huaiyu suddenly asked, "Miss Pei, do you have time for the evening party?"

Pei Jinhe tightened her grip on the chopsticks: "Yes."

Shen Huaiyu said casually, "Come with me later, I have something to ask you."

Pei Jinhe didn't know what he was planning to do again, but she still agreed: "Okay."

Han Wanying sighed, "Jinhe is really working hard; she has to work even during her rest time."

Shen Huaiyu said calmly, "I'll pay overtime."

Han Wanying blushed with embarrassment and hurriedly waved her hand, "President Shen, that's not what I meant."

They were just business partners, and even if overtime pay was due, it wouldn't be Shen Huaiyu's responsibility to pay it.

Moreover, Shen Huaiyu has already donated over a billion yuan to their laboratory, along with a batch of experimental equipment. They still haven't figured out anything from the research, so how could they possibly ask Shen Huaiyu for overtime pay?

Shen Huaiyu turned his head to look at Pei Jinhe. Her face was fair and beautiful, delicate and sweet, and her peach blossom eyes looked at people with a deep affection.

His eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained cold, and his voice was unhurried: "This is not working time. Miss Pei is sacrificing her rest time to discuss work, so it is only right to pay her overtime."

Pei Jinhe almost bit her tongue.

What is all this about?

Although it's true that the more money the better.

But Shen Huaiyu can't be considered her boss, so what's the deal with the money between them?

Song Mingchuan's worldview was refreshed: "I used to think that capitalists only exploited workers, but I never expected that there would be an exception like President Shen."

Some capitalists are eager to squeeze every last bit of value out of their employees, but it's rare to see someone like Shen Huaiyu who even pays his partners' overtime pay out of his own pocket.

Wei Chenghang smiled and said, "Otherwise, how could they have built the Shen Group into such a large company?"

.....

Zhou's Group.

The assistant looked at the person across the desk, his voice trembling with anxiety: "Mr. Zhou, there's been no progress on chip A. The chip is the core of the smart home system. Without it, all our previous preparations will be in vain."

Zhou Yuanche remained calm: "What's the rush? I've only just contacted Dean He Bing's last disciple. There will be progress on the chip soon."

The assistant asked, "Mr. Zhou, how much longer?"

Scientific research costs a lot of money every minute and every second.

Zhou Yuanche: "I'll ask again later."

After his assistant left, Zhou Yuanche opened WeChat and carefully considered his words: "Have you finished reading it? When can you give me an answer?"

The message disappeared without a trace after it was sent.

When he needed someone's help, Zhou Yuanche could only wait patiently.

Pei Jinhe was sitting on the sofa in the CEO's office. She looked at Shen Huaiyu across from her and asked, "Is there anything else you wanted to see me about?"

Shen Huaiyu poured a glass of water and placed it on the coffee table in front of her.

Pei Jinhe politely said, "Thank you."

Shen Huaiyu cut to the chase: "When can I have the A chip?"

Pei Jinhe paused for a moment, then said, "The day after tomorrow, I don't have the chip in my hands right now."

Shen Huaiyu didn't say anything, but asked seemingly casually, "The five of you seem to have a good relationship."

He asked the question very casually, as if it were just something he asked off the cuff.

"That's for sure. Yingying and I have been good friends since our freshman year. Even Song Mingchuan, who has known me the least in the team, has been with me for two years. We are a team, doing research together. We are not only partners, but also friends."

Pei Jinhe said a lot, but Shen Huaiyu's attention was focused on the last two words.

The man's thin lips curved slightly, revealing a hint of a smile: "Just friends?"

Pei Jinhe retorted, "Otherwise what?"

Shen Huaiyu picked up his water glass and took a sip.

The water tastes pretty good.

It seems that it was all just Chu Yunyan's unrequited love.

The office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Qin Yuyang walked in as if no one else was there: "Third Brother, I'll give you the information you wanted..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

Qin Yuyang was stunned for a moment, his eyes widening in surprise.

A woman was sitting opposite Shen Huaiyu.

He doesn't look very old, probably only in his early twenties.

But she was stunningly beautiful.

With fair skin, captivating peach blossom eyes that are clear and clean beneath, lips as red as cinnabar, and a delicate, straight nose, she possesses an ethereal beauty.

Qin Yuyang stared in disbelief and asked, "You wouldn't happen to be my sister-in-law, would you?!"