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"Oh, so you mean this was something they planned together? If that's the case, isn't that a bit too much?" Chen Mengyao continued.

"There's nothing excessive about it. In the business world, profit is paramount. But what I don't understand is, what kind of agreement did they reach to allow them to do this? Well, this is just our speculation; we don't really know the specifics yet," Chen Ling continued.

After hearing what Chen Ling said, Liu Yuyang began to think about the day's events, carefully reviewing many details, but he couldn't find anything amiss.

"I've thought about the details of many things that happened today, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Hmm, I don't really understand what's going on. I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out," Liu Yuyang said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing Liu Yuyang's words, Chen Ling immediately said, "If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore. It's okay, just let nature take its course."

"If we know they might have some kind of conspiracy, shouldn't we do something to stop them? Or, since we've already guessed that the purpose of this cooperation might not be pure, should we still choose to continue cooperating?" Chen Mengyao, who was behind, raised her doubts at this moment.

At this moment, Liu Yuyang chimed in, "Yeah, boss, what are your plans?"

"I haven't thought of a good solution yet, but one thing I'm sure of is that now that we've secured this project, we can't back down anymore. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we should work together to complete this project and do it well. Don't you have any confidence in yourselves?" Chen Ling said with a smile.

“Yes, you’re right. Okay, then let’s do our best and see what tricks they can pull.” Chen Mengyao said firmly at this moment.

Then Chen Ling began to say, "Before you leave work this afternoon, Mengyao, please prepare the contract and send it to me. As for the compensation clause, we should follow our normal contract, but the penalty for breach of contract will be increased by ten percent. Let me see what they say."

"Boss, have you thought this through? If we really do this, and the penalty for breach of contract increases by ten percent, that's no small amount." Before Chen Mengyao could reply to Chen Ling, Liu Yuyang asked Chen Ling in a surprised tone.

"Okay, sure, sure, that's fine," Chen Mengyao said. Compared to Liu Yuyang, Chen Mengyao's reaction was much calmer.

Chapter 495 Work-Life Balance

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Chapter 496 A Slight Awkwardness

Just then, Chen Ling burst out laughing again.

"What's wrong? What are you laughing at?" Chen Mengyao, seeing Chen Xiaoqi's reaction, became even more curious. So she immediately asked.

"What are you talking about? You're overthinking it. What do you mean by 'not taking it to heart' or 'being easygoing'? It's not that at all. It's just that we don't put these things on the surface. We work very hard behind the scenes, otherwise, would we be where we are today?" Chen Ling said with a smile.

"Hmm, what you said does seem to make sense," Chen Mengyao said with a smile.

"You've been with Liu Yuyang for so long, and you still don't know?" Just then, Chen Ling began to speak.

However, Chen Ling realized he had said the wrong thing as soon as he finished speaking, and immediately shut his mouth.

"Let's eat quickly," Liu Yuyang immediately said.

In the short time they had been talking, they had already arrived at a small restaurant, ordered their food, and were ready to eat.

"Mhm." Chen Ling nodded quickly in response to Liu Yuyang and began to speak.

After that, Chen Ling stopped talking and started eating by himself. Liu Yuyang, who was next to her, glanced at Chen Mengyao and then lowered his head to eat as well.

At this moment, the atmosphere between them became somewhat awkward. Chen Ling knew that he had said something wrong, which had made the atmosphere so strange.

"Hey Liu Yuyang, think about where we should go to have fun tonight." Just then, Chen Ling reminded Liu Yuyang again in an attempt to ease the tension.

Of course, Liu Yuyang knew Chen Ling's intention, so he immediately nodded and said to Chen Ling, "Okay, don't worry, I understand. This time, we'll definitely go to a really fun place."

“Sure, I don’t have anything planned for this afternoon. You can send it to me once you’ve found it, so I can take a look. If it’s possible, we can leave work a little early today,” Chen Ling continued.

So you see Chen Ling and Liu Yuyang, the two of them, awkwardly chatting back and forth.

Fortunately, the meal didn't take long, and they finally finished eating...

"Let's go back." Just then, Chen Mengyao, the last one to finish eating, spoke up.

Then the three of them stood up and prepared to go back to the company.

"Phew~ It's finally over. How embarrassing," Chen Ling thought to himself.

On the way back, they didn't say much, just simple "uh-huh," "ah," and "oh" as they talked.

"Alright, I'm going back now." Just as he entered the company gate, Chen Ling hurriedly said. Then he strode over, eager to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

"Then I'll head back first," Chen Mengyao said to Liu Yuyang.

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy." Liu Yuyang was delighted to hear Chen Mengyao speak to him, so he quickly replied.

Chen Mengyao then left, while Liu Yuyang walked towards the bar. After lunch, Liu Yuyang always habitually wanted to drink another glass of water.

"What's going on? You've been out all morning and your relationship has become so harmonious?" Just then, Li Lili suddenly appeared next to Chen Mengyao and asked.

"Harmony? Is there such a thing?" Chen Mengyao was taken aback when she heard Li Lili's words, and then she asked.

"Of course there is! Tell me, what happened that changed your relationship so quickly?" Li Lili continued to ask curiously.

"Why are you so gossipy? I never noticed how many questions you had before," Chen Mengyao said to Li Lili with a smile.

"I've always been like this, you knew that before, hey, don't change the subject, don't bring up other things, tell me quickly, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Li Lili continued to ask Chen Mengyao with a determined attitude.

Chen Mengyao patted Li Lili on the shoulder and then continued, "Brother, you're overthinking things. But never mind, it's okay. I won't talk to you about these things anymore. I'm going to get back to work."

"Hmm? What are you busy with? By the way, did you win the project?" Li Lili asked Chen Mengyao casually what she was busy with, and then suddenly realized what they had done that morning.

“Yeah, we got it. Didn’t we already mention it in the group chat around noon? Didn’t you know?” Chen Mengyao continued.

Upon hearing Chen Mengyao's words, Li Lili immediately shook her head and continued, "How could I possibly know? You know I rarely look at electronic products now. I almost never play with my phone unless a call comes in."

"Oh dear, you poor thing, you can't even play on your phone anymore. What interesting things can modern women do? I really feel sorry for you. You must be so bored," Chen Mengyao continued.

"Yeah, it's so boring. You have no idea how idle I am every day. I feel like I'm just killing time. It's so meaningless. Sigh, it's heartbreaking to even think about it," Li Lili said, shaking her head helplessly.

Just then, Chen Mengyao began to say, "You've really worked hard. Oh, I feel so sorry for you. *pat pat*" As Chen Mengyao spoke to Li Lili, she patted Li Lili's head. A subtle smile played on her lips…

"Sigh, but what else can I do? Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Once these days are over, everything will be fine. I'll make up for all of this later. All the things I can't eat or play with, I'll do them all again." Li Lili said confidently.

"Okay, I believe in you, keep it up!" Chen Mengyao quickly encouraged Li Lili from the side.

“Okay, let’s go together then, eat and have some fun, okay?” Li Lili continued to say to Chen Mengyao.

"Okay," Chen Mengyao readily agreed.

However, at that moment, Li Lili, who was standing to the side, sensed that something was wrong.

Chapter 497 Contract Terms

At this moment, Li Lili suddenly realized something: why was the topic of conversation about her? So she quickly turned to look at Chen Mengyao.

"Hey, something's not right," Li Lili said to Chen Mengyao with a meaningful smile.

"Huh? What did you say that's wrong? What's wrong?" Chen Mengyao asked, pretending not to understand what Li Lili meant.

"How did we end up talking about me like this?" Li Lili said directly.

"Look at you, it's good to analyze the problem for you, isn't it? It doesn't matter who the topic is about," Chen Mengyao said quickly after hearing what Li Lili said.

"Yes, you're right." Li Lili nodded after hearing this, and then continued.

"Okay, I'm going to work now," Chen Mengyao said quickly upon seeing this.

Upon hearing this, Li Lili, who was standing nearby, quickly smiled and said, "Okay."

Then Chen Mengyao hurriedly walked over, leaving Li Lili standing there alone.

It was at this moment that Li Lili suddenly realized something was wrong. She had asked Chen Mengyao a question, but Chen Mengyao hadn't answered her at all. What's more, Chen Mengyao had steered the conversation back to Li Lili. When Li Lili thought about all this, she began to regret her own foolishness.

"It really is true that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years," Li Lili muttered to herself.

Soon, Li Lili turned back to her seat and began flipping through the magazine, but her thoughts had already drifted far away.

However, Chen Mengyao was busy with her work at this time, and she wanted to prepare the contract for Chen Ling as soon as possible.

Before they knew it, time had passed. Chen Mengyao had prepared the materials and sent them directly to Chen Ling.

When Chen Ling received the contract, he couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Ling muttered to himself, "This Chen Mengyao, she really is Chen Mengyao. She's amazing. She actually made the contract so beautiful."

After expressing his feelings, Chen Ling immediately sent the contract to General Manager Wang. Then, Chen Ling called General Manager Wang to remind him to check the contract.

Not long after, this Mr. Wang called Chen Ling.

"Hey, Mr. Chen, isn't there a problem with this contract?" Mr. Wang hurriedly asked from the other end.

"There shouldn't be any problems, right? My people finished making it, and I checked it all. I didn't find anything wrong with it," Chen Ling said deliberately.

"Yes, this final payment... why is our company in breach of contract and has to pay so much in compensation?" Mr. Wang immediately asked.

Then Chen Ling chuckled and continued, "Mr. Wang, there shouldn't be any problem with that, right? Since cooperation is a two-way street, there's bound to be a standard for breach of contract. You've been in business for so many years, you must know this principle."

"Yes, I know, but the key question is whether the penalty for breach of contract is a bit too high," Mr. Wang continued.

"Oh dear, Mr. Wang, why are we already talking about breach of contract fees before we've even started cooperating? How do you know that our two companies are in breach of contract? Shouldn't our cooperation be going well? You shouldn't think too much about this, okay?" Chen Ling said casually.

After Chen Ling finished speaking, Mr. Wang on the other end had nothing to say, so he could only nod and reluctantly agree with Chen Ling.

Mr. Wang's tone was indifferent at the end, but Chen Ling could easily detect his resentment. However, at this moment, Chen Ling was secretly pleased; Chen Mengyao was indeed someone he could trust to get things done.

Chen Ling imagined what would happen if Boss Wang tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead, and couldn't help but laugh to himself.

At that moment, Chen Ling immediately reviewed the contract again. He had to admit, Chen Mengyao had done a really good job this time.

"Come here for a second." Just then, Chen Ling sent a message to Chen Mengyao.

After seeing the message, Chen Mengyao immediately walked towards Chen Ling's office...

After knocking on the door, Chen Mengyao immediately went inside.

"Boss, you wanted to see me?" Chen Mengyao said immediately as soon as she entered.

"Hmm, let me tell you about the contract. You did a really good job." Chen Ling looked up at Chen Mengyao and began to speak after hearing her voice.

"Haha, this was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of ​​mine. I figured since they're determined to cooperate with us, our contract should guarantee their interests while also protecting ours." At that moment, Chen Mengyao said with a smile.

“Yes, you’re absolutely right, that’s exactly how it is,” Chen Ling said, looking at them.

"Haha, I know, that's why I did it right away," Chen Mengyao said with a laugh.

"Okay, sure. I really trust you to handle things." Chen Ling continued speaking.

However, at this moment, Chen Mengyao said, "Yes, I've heard you say that many times, of course I know it. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

"Okay, then you can go back first," Chen Ling quickly replied to Chen Mengyao.

So Chen Mengyao was about to turn around when Chen Ling said, "Hey, by the way, I have something to tell you. Is there anything you want? I'm going to give you a reward."