Cheng Liu had no idea what she had missed. After giving him a kiss, she felt incredibly motivated to work and didn’t go to sleep until 1 a.m.

When she woke up the next day, she paid the price for her actions the night before.

Ji Chaozhou tossed the jar to her, refusing to apply it to Cheng Liu’s hands anymore. “You’re so smart, you should have learned it after two tries.”

“Oh.” Cheng Liu held the porcelain jar in one hand, secretly thinking that if she didn’t apply it after this, he would naturally apply it for her when he couldn’t stand it anymore.

“If you don’t apply it, don’t come over again,” Ji Chaozhou reminded her in advance, as if he had heard what she was thinking.

“I will definitely apply it.” Cheng Liu’s mind worked very quickly, and she said seriously, “I can even apply it for you every day.”

Ji Chaozhou: “…No need.”

Cheng Liu stayed next door for a while, and then went to the company around 7:30.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After arriving at the company, Cheng Liu first sent out the documents she had approved, and then dealt with a few issues on the project. After that, she asked He Bai to arrange a meeting with Ji Mushan.

“Their secretary said he’s available this afternoon,” He Bai said, knocking on the door of Cheng Liu’s office.

“Then let’s meet this afternoon.” After saying that, Cheng Liu remembered something else, “How’s the renovation going on the second floor?”

He Bai flipped through the tablet in his hand and said, “The renovation is almost finished, and the cleaning is done. We’re currently ventilating the place; we’ll be able to move in soon.”

“I understand, you go and make an appointment with Tianqi first.” After saying that, Cheng Liu continued to bury herself in her work.

In the afternoon, Cheng Liu and He Bai went to Tianqi’s headquarters together.

Ji Mushan and Cheng Liu haven’t met to discuss anything serious yet; their previous conversations have all revolved around Ji Chaozhou.

This meeting was within Ji Mushan’s expectations; he had been waiting for Cheng Liu.

“President Ji.” Cheng Liu walked into the conference room, shook hands with Ji Mushan, and sat down, saying, “President Ji should know the purpose of my visit this time. Tianqi has invested heavily in autonomous driving technology over the past two years, but has yet to see any results. Meanwhile, Shenyin Technology’s technology has always been ahead of everyone else. Our cooperation will surely be a win-win situation.”

Ji Mushan looked at Cheng Liu opposite him. She stated her purpose directly from the start, which made it difficult for him to beat around the bush.

In the past two years, Tianqi Automotive was focused on developing independent autonomous driving technology and did not accept cooperation from any technology companies. However, even a well-established automaker like Tianqi, with its abundant funds, has been unable to withstand this rapid burning of resources.

Some automakers purchased systems from external suppliers, then built their own systems, only to find the systems becoming increasingly bloated and unusable in vehicles. But building a system from scratch was far more complex and expensive.

Tianqi Auto had been following the latter route for the past two years, but it was stopped at the beginning of this year. The entire project was shelved, the staff were told to stop, and temporarily reassigned to other departments.

“President Cheng, you recently released your technology, which will benefit car companies,” Ji Mushan said calmly. “Tianqi Automotive has some resources and plans to research along the lines of your technologies.”

Cheng Liu chuckled, a rare hint of arrogance in his eyes: “Does President Ji think anyone in your technical department can surpass Shenyin?”

“How will you know if you don’t try?” Ji Mushan clasped his hands on the table. “Young President Cheng is too young. She may not know that those who walk at the forefront may not necessarily reach the end. There are too many risks along the way.”

Cheng Liu remained expressionless, resting her elbows on the table and tapping her temples with her fingertips. As if suddenly remembering something, she said, “I remember that among the important members of Tianqi Technology Department, one was once terminated for being at the bottom of the Shenyin team, and two others… what was it again?”

She looked at He Bai standing next to her and said the last half of her sentence.

He Bai stepped forward and added, “The other two had submitted their resumes to Shenyin Technology, but were rejected in the first round because they failed the initial test.”

Ji Mushan’s gaze fell on He Bai. He knew He Bai’s parents and had heard people mention ‘Assistant He’ many times. The two did seem to have a good working relationship, but…

“President Ji, Shenyin may not necessarily go all the way, but Tianqi is unlikely to make it to the front.” Cheng Liu put down her hand and said sincerely, “Only if our two families join forces can we truly surpass everyone else.”

Ji Mushan remained silent; he knew, of course, that Cheng Liu was right.

“Actually, most people in the company would prefer to cooperate with Shenyin Technology.” Ji Mushan glanced at He Bai, “but there are personal reasons involved.”

Cheng Liu met Ji Mushan’s eyes, then raised her hand, “Assistant He, you can go out first.”

He Bai was taken aback, but in the end he did as he was told and went out.

As soon as he left, Ji Mushan said to Cheng Liu, “You and your assistant have a good relationship.”

Cheng Liu was about to say yes, but suddenly she remembered that the CEO opposite her was Ji Chaozhou’s father. She immediately switched to a serious tone and said, “My only love is Chaozhou. He Bai is just the CEO’s assistant. I have a clean work style.”

Several twitches were clearly visible on Ji Mushan’s cold and stern face. He looked at Cheng Liu with a complicated expression: “…I didn’t ask you to say it so bluntly.”

“This is all from the bottom of my heart!” Cheng Liu raised her hand as if to swear an oath.

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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