My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 317

When he received the WeChat message, Chen Yan was on the phone with Yang Rou.

These days, Lu Man’s popularity was soaring, her standing within the circle becoming increasingly stable, and with the first and second episodes of the new variety show completed and the promotion underway,

she wanted to take advantage of this momentum to launch the second step of her counterattack against the Xu Brothers: fight fire with fire. Blacklist the Xu Brothers.

Although this plan had been laid out in a meeting before, and after seeing Yang Rou’s hidden cards, Chen Yan was very confident in this plan. However, as it came time to implement it, the two of them were still discussing the details.

After reading the WeChat message, Chen Yan didn’t rush to reply but instead confirmed the details with Yang Rou once more.

Once everything was correct, he hung up the phone.

Picking up his cell phone, he replied to He Mengxue’s WeChat message and the two arranged to meet at her bar in half an hour.

After turning off his phone screen, Chen Yan tidied his desk and left the company to drive to the bar.

Entering the bar through that underground passage, He Mengxue was already waiting there.

She was dressed in fitting professional attire, draped in a woolen coat, with her wavy brown hair cascading down, looking both enchanting and professional.

She sat at the bar, a landscape unto herself.

But she wasn’t alone; there was a familiar-looking man sitting next to her.

Chen Yan looked closely and realized it was her cousin: Qin Ming.

Chen Yan gave Qin Ming a curious glance, and Qin Ming quickly stood up with laughter to greet him, "Brother Chen."

Chen Yan nodded and turned to He Mengxue.

He Mengxue turned to Chen Yan and said, "My father has told me everything about the new company."

Chen Yan nodded and took a seat on the high stool at the bar before asking, "And your decision?"

A flash of hesitation crossed He Mengxue’s face as she said candidly, "I am a bit hesitant."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Ming leaned in from the side with a smile and chimed in, "Brother Chen. She’s hesitant, but I’m not. Why not take me onboard with your new company?"

Chen Yan glanced at him and asked with a smile, "You know the conditions?"

Qin Ming nodded eagerly, "Isn’t it that you won’t put a dime into the company, and won’t be involved in the management, but hold a 60% stake and the final decision-making power, while we contribute capital proportionally based on a 70 billion valuation?"

He spoke without hesitation, "I accept! I’ve got 10 million on hand right now. I’ll invest it all. I won’t ask for the same favorable valuation as my sister. Just value it at 10 billion for me and give me a 0.1% stake."

He Mengxue rolled her eyes attractively, obviously not expecting her own cousin to betray her so quickly and so firmly.

Chen Yan was also surprised and didn’t expect him to have such confidence in him.

Was it an act, was it the usual trust in intuition, or did he really have that much confidence in Chen Yan?

Chen Yan tentatively turned on the "Headphones" to listen to Qin Ming’s thoughts.

To his surprise, Qin Ming truly had immense confidence in Chen Yan.

In Qin Ming’s mind, he believed the company was sure to grow significantly, enough to make him a multimillionaire.

Chen Yan didn’t know what to say.

He always suspected that the real protagonist wasn’t himself, but the man in front of him with the keen eye and incredible luck.

He looked deeply at Qin Ming but didn’t respond directly, instead continuing to look at He Mengxue.

Coincidentally, He Mengxue was also looking at Chen Yan at that moment, so their gazes inadvertently met.

He Mengxue’s gaze was firm as she looked at Chen Yan, and then she said, "Actually... I don’t have much doubt about your abilities."

She spoke slowly, "I know you are very confident in yourself. And your success over the years does indeed warrant such confidence."

"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have sent the message through my father to reach me."

"I accept the multi-billion valuation of your abilities."

"But..." she paused and then said, "I am also confident about myself."

"I think if you’re calculating your skills into the equation, mine should be included, too."

"I can create value for the company and provide you with ample assistance. I think my share of the equity should increase!"

Listening to He Mengxue, Chen Yan smiled and said, "However, your abilities can be bought with money. But mine cannot."

"I could spend tens of millions on an annual salary to hire a well-known professional manager, without giving him any shares."

"Me... you couldn’t buy no matter the price."

"My insight can bring the company hundredfold or thousandfold returns. It can contribute billions or even hundreds of billions in value. But yours doesn’t."

"That’s the difference between us."

He Mengxue’s expression froze as she looked seriously at Chen Yan, "Are you that confident?"

Chen Yan nodded.

He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan for one second, two seconds, three seconds...

After a moment, she extended her hand, "I agree to the conditions. I’m willing to take this gamble with you."

Looking at He Mengxue, Chen Yan asked in return, "You won’t reconsider?"

He Mengxue gave a sharp smile, "No need."

She spoke earnestly, "I’m afraid that if I think about it, I might regret it."

She said, "Even now, I feel like I’ve gone mad."

"To think I would invest seven hundred million just to work at your company, and you won’t have to pay a cent."

Saying this, she added, "Ah, I must be truly mad."

Chen Yan smiled and shook her extended hand, saying, "Don’t worry. In the future, you will admire this choice of yours."

He Mengxue said, "I hope so..."

Seeing the two reach an agreement, Qin Ming eagerly leaned in and asked, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, what about me? What about me?"

Chen Yan looked at him and said, "Don’t calculate it at 100 billion for you, let’s do 80. I’ll give you 0.125% of the shares."

Qin Ming was overjoyed, "Thank you, Brother Chen!"

Chen Yan looked at him again.

He felt that this guy was destined for great fortune. Pulling him in on the venture was like adding insurance.

Moreover, he had a good network on Qin Island; Chen Yan himself was planning to work with the Charity Organization through his connections.

Hmm... Of course, what was most important was that Qin Ming always clung onto coattails, played the loyal follower, and resolutely followed Chen Yan. Chen Yan simply couldn’t refuse.

Such a loyal follower – if he didn’t extend a helping hand now, how would he win the hearts of his subordinates in the future...

After chatting with the siblings, Chen Yan didn’t stay long but went back home. He had been incredibly busy recently, one thing after another.

Especially since the counterattack against the Xu Brothers was to officially start tomorrow, and Lu Man would return to coordinate with Chen Yan, he had to rejuvenate and prepare...

This even meant he neglected the novel he had been following, let alone remember to log into his secondary QQ account to ask that "housewife" author how the peer-to-peer lending was going...

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[Zhao Ying’s Favorability: 62] (Chen Yan’s physique +2, Chen Yan likes gossip +3, Chen Yan is so manly when moving stuff +1)

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Chen Yan was woken up by the sound of his phone ringing early in the morning.

He looked around in a daze, only to find his room completely dark.

He had remembered to draw the curtains before bed, blocking the first rays of morning light outside the window, but it didn’t save him from being woken up.

Chen Yan groped for his phone, pressed the answer button, and asked, "Who is it?"

It was then that it suddenly dawned on him: He had set his phone to do-not-disturb mode, so why could the call come through?

While he was pondering this, two girls’ laughter came from the other end of the line, followed by Brother Ying’s boastful voice, "Chen Yan! Have you ever seen Qin Island’s sunrise at four in the morning?"

Chen Yan: ....

Frigid as deep ice!

Why would I want to see the sunrise at four in the morning!

And right now...

Chen Yan looked at his phone...

It was already 8 a.m.! What ghost’s sunrise at four in the morning!

And just as Chen Yan was thinking of ignoring the call, to hang up and go back to sleep a bit longer,

suddenly, Zhao Ying’s voice came through the phone, "Chen Yan. Don’t try to dodge!"

"Let me tell you, as martial artists, we cannot dodge. When faced with difficulties, we must confront them head-on."

"Morning practice. It’s just the most basic training!"

Chen Yan muttered, "I’m sorry. My bed won’t let go of me, it says it can’t live without me. How about we practice in the afternoon instead?"

Zhao Ying said, "Too late. We’re already at your doorstep."

That instant, Chen Yan’s head cleared up!

Two words, left him a bit dumbfounded.

’Them?’ ’Doorstep?’

Who?

Is it Boss Qiao Qiao?

They’re at my doorstep?

Chen Yan switched on the bedside lamp, looking at the messy state of his bedroom, and then thinking about the rest of his home being just as untidy, he suddenly felt like facing a social death on the spot...

He swallowed and asked, "Um... besides you, who else is there?"

Zhao Ying casually said, "Besides me? There’s Qiao Qiao and Miss Lu Man."

Chen Yan: ??

Lu Man?

How did Lu Man end up here too?

Isn’t she in the provincial city?

How did she get mixed up with these two?

Everything felt messy for Chen Yan, and he even doubted if he was still half-asleep...

Is it Boss Qiao Qiao?

They’re at my doorstep?

Chen Yan switched on the bedside lamp, observing the messy state of his bedroom, and then reflecting on the entire house being just as chaotic, suddenly he felt a sense of impending social doom...

He swallowed and asked, "Um... besides, who else is there?"

Zhao Ying nonchalantly replied, "Besides me? There’s Qiao Qiao and Miss Lu Man."

Chen Yan: ??

Lu Man?

How did Lu Man end up here too?

Isn’t she in the provincial city?

How did she get mixed up with these two?

Everything felt messy for Chen Yan, and he even questioned if he was still half-asleep...

Is it Boss Qiao Qiao?

They’re at my doorstep?

Chen Yan switched on the bedside lamp, observing the messy state of his bedroom, and then reflecting on the entire house being just as chaotic, suddenly he felt a sense of impending social doom...

He swallowed and asked, "Um... besides, who else is there?"

Zhao Ying nonchalantly replied, "Besides me? There’s Qiao Qiao and Miss Lu Man."

Chen Yan: ??

Lu Man?

How did Lu Man end up here too?

Isn’t she in the provincial city?

How did she get mixed up with these two?

Everything felt messy for Chen Yan, and he even wondered if he was still half-asleep...