In the city of W, at the Optics Valley Software Park.
Wang Shuo stood in front of a not-so-tall building, looking around at the lush environment and the distant, faintly visible artificial lake, feeling a bit emotional.
Is this the office space that Chen Xin prepared?
Indeed... having money can really make one feel relaxed and happy.
When will I be able to be as generous and carefree with money as Miss Chen Xin? Thinking about the contract he had made with Miss Chen Xin, Wang Shuo couldn't help but smile slightly. It seemed like it wasn't that difficult.
Collecting himself, Wang Shuo stepped into the building.
"Welcome." A young lady who seemed to have been waiting for a long time came forward, "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"
Her warm smile made Wang Shuo feel a bit embarrassed. He touched his nose and said, "Hello, I am Chen Xin..."
"You must be Mr. Wang Shuo?" The young lady looked at him with curiosity, "Miss Chen has already arranged everything for you. I'll show you around now."
Wang Shuo swallowed the second half of his sentence and nodded, "Okay."
"Let me first introduce you to the specifics of our park." The young lady led the way, explaining, "The W City Optics Valley Software Park is located at the intersection of Guanshan Avenue and Nanhu Avenue in the Optics Valley area. The planned land for the park's construction was 680 mu, with a total construction area of 730,000 square meters, including 630,000 square meters above ground and 100,000 square meters underground. Our park is recognized as a software industry base by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, so the facilities are very comprehensive."
"Mr. Wang is so young, you must still be a student?"
"I'm a freshman at Huazhong University of Science and Technology."
"It's impressive that you've started your own company at such a young age, Mr. Wang. It's even better if you're at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. It's less than five kilometers from our park to the university, and it only takes a few minutes by taxi, which is very convenient."
The young lady smiled and continued the introduction.
"The building you are in now belongs to Area A of our park, which is close to the central artificial lake. If you sit on the third floor, you can see the lake right above you. Mr. Wang Shuo, please follow me..."
The young lady led Wang Shuo to the third floor.
"This floor has been specially prepared for you by Miss Chen Xin, totaling 246 square meters. As per your request, it has been fully equipped with advanced equipment and enterprise-level servers. The expenses have already been paid for, so you can use them with peace of mind."
"Our park is equipped with a professional property management company. If you have any issues or requests during the rental period, you can report them to us, and we will resolve them for you in a timely manner."
Looking at the spacious floor filled with computers and equipment, and the specially separated server room, Wang Shuo was quite impressed.
"Is the rent here... very expensive?"
"Our park charges based on the specific location and area. For the building rented by Miss Chen, the rent is 230 yuan per square meter, which is not a very high price."
230 yuan per square meter... Wang Shuo did a quick calculation in his head, 246 multiplied by 230... that's... 56,000 yuan per month!
It's just about 500,000 yuan, not much... not much...
Perhaps wanting to alleviate Wang Shuo's concerns, the young lady kindly said, "Mr. Wang, you don't need to worry. Miss Chen has rented this building for a year, so you don't need to worry about any issues within that time."
"And Miss Chen has also paid all the property fees, as well as the costs for the use and maintenance of the equipment, in one go. So you and your company can move in right now."
"This..."
This favor is too big. Wang Shuo, with a somewhat dazed mind, bid farewell to the receptionist and sat on the sofa on the third floor, looking at the neat equipment with a dumbfounded expression.
Did I... overlook something?
What could it be?
...
In the center of W City, at the branch of the Chen Group.
Chen Xin quietly looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a bitter expression, remaining silent.
"Xin'er, I know you have a lot of opinions about me right now, but even so, you can't act recklessly." The middle-aged man in the video said helplessly, "Look at what you've been doing recently: skipping school, running away from home, wandering around by yourself, and almost encountering thugs. Tell me... what do you think about this..."
"All right, repaying someone's help, I have nothing to say about that. Our family is influential and cannot be known for forgetting favors. But look at what you've done afterward?"
"Paying for the hospital stay, I can understand that. Sending breakfast every day... I can understand that too! But you... you set up a company for someone, signed a contract... how am I supposed to explain this to your aunts and uncles? This... you're trying to upset me to death!"
Chen Xin listened quietly, not interrupting.
"Especially the contract! Signing it is one thing, I can consider it as repaying that Wang Shuo. But... you took the initiative to hand over the group's confidential information to an outsider! You're not young anymore, you should clearly know the seriousness of this matter. It's about the life and death of the company! If even a little information leaks out, the group will collapse on its own before the bet contract even takes effect!"
"Chen Xin ah Chen Xin..." The middle-aged man looked troubled and finally sighed, "What... what am I supposed to say to you!"
"You two sisters, I've watched grow up since you were young. How... not one of you gives me peace of mind..."
"With this matter of yours, the board is still discussing it. If they catch you red-handed, then..." The middle-aged man shook his head sorrowfully, as if thinking of something that upset him.
"I agreed."
"What?"
Chen Xin spoke calmly, "I agreed to the conditions of my aunts and uncles."
The middle-aged man showed a hint of surprise.
"I agree to the matter with the son of Matsumoto." Chen Xin said calmly, "But I also set conditions, and my aunts and uncles all agreed."
Chen Xin looked quietly at her father.
"So you can rest assured, the shareholders won't use this to make things difficult for you."
"You..." The middle-aged man seemed to lose his strength all at once, "So... I'm the only one who was kept in the dark? Bangguo he..."
"Uncle Chen, I insisted on not telling you, and I even threatened him. So don't blame Uncle Chen, this is all my own choice."
"No one forced me, no one coerced me."
The middle-aged man, having led the group for decades, quickly calmed down.
"Xin'er, have you... made up your mind?"
"The transaction is already complete, father." Chen Xin said softly, looking down.
"I want to hear you call me dad, just like when you were a child."
Chen Xin remained silent.
The middle-aged man showed a bitter smile again and sighed, "Do you know the nature of the difficulties the group is facing?"
"I know." Chen Xin nodded, "That's why I agreed to this trade, because only this can save you, save the group. In the end, I still can't bear to abandon you, dad."
"All of Huaxia... so many people in all of Huaxia, without a successful team. In the most critical aspect of the system, we have never reached the level of Japan... I once tried to use all the resources of the group to make a breakthrough, to innovate, and for this, I did not hesitate to establish a branch in W City, set up technology companies, and look for an incubation park, recruit engineers. Unfortunately..."
The middle-aged man shook his head.
"So... you really believe that your benefactor can help you? Can solve the technology that the group couldn't within fifteen days?"
Chen Xin remained silent, looking down.
"As long as you understand." The middle-aged man showed no emotion, "I will try my best to fix this, and you don't have to worry too much, just believe in me."
"Also, I hope your retaliation against the group stops here, and no more incidents occur..."
With that, the middle-aged man ended the video call.
Chen Xin sat quietly, pondering over the words of the middle-aged man.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated. Chen Xin glanced at it and it seemed to be a WeChat message. She didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but after looking at the nickname, she instinctively clicked on it.
Then, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she smiled.