novelraw Chapter 646: She... Really Likes Qin Nanyu
Chapter 646: She... Really Likes Qin Nanyu
In the private room.
As soon as Ji Weitian closed the door, she couldn’t wait to ask, "What is going on with Re Group? Is Lu Jing the one who previously asked me to help research AI chip architecture through you?"
Leng Jian stood in front of the dining table, having just reached out to pull a chair out for her. Seeing that she hadn’t sat down yet and appeared anxious, a flicker of light passed through his eyes.
In his ears, it seemed as if he could hear again what Lu Jing had said, "You don’t want to expose Dr. CC’s identity, and I can leave it at that, but are you really willing to watch her help Qin Nanyu and even gradually get closer to him?"
The hand Leng Jian had on the back of the chair suddenly tightened.
Veins bulged on the back of his hand, but he still endured, not allowing his emotions to show.
However, when he met Ji Weitian’s gaze, he lightly began, "Didn’t you tell me that we can collaborate with any legitimate enterprise dedicated to AI research, no matter who the client is? Why do you have such a strong reaction only to Re Group?"
Without thinking, Ji Weitian replied, "That’s different! You know as well as I do that Re Group and Qin Technology Group are competitors now. If I help Lu Jing at this time, wouldn’t that be opposing Qin Nanyu..."
"So what about it? What does Qin Nanyu have to do with us?" Leng Jian suddenly interrupted her, his words clearly deliberate.
"..."
Ji Weitian was somewhat stunned.
Meeting his puzzled gaze, she seemed to suddenly realize how abnormal her behavior was.
Her hostility towards Lu Jing seemed rather inexplicable.
Just because Re Group and Qin Technology Group were competitors, and Lu Jing was Qin Nanyu’s rival, she subconsciously considered Lu Jing as her rival, too.
But she had forgotten that she actually had no relation with Qin Nanyu...
Neither he nor Qin Technology Group had anything to do with her.
Ji Weitian’s face instantly became a bit unsightly.
Leng Jian watched every expression on her face, guessing everything in his heart, though he felt reluctant, he did not point it out.
Still gracefully, he pulled the chair out for her, asking her to sit down first.
"I asked you out today to discuss Lu Jing and Re Group. No matter what decision you make, I will support you. I just want you to understand that I help Qin Technology, not for Qin Nanyu, but because of you."
Leng Jian personally poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of her.
He pulled out another chair and sat next to her.
His calm gaze fixed on her.
"Leng Jian..."
"Don’t speak yet, let me talk. Otherwise, in a little while, I might regret it and do something to disappoint you," Leng Jian withdrew his hand and also poured himself a cup of hot tea.
He took a sip of tea to compose his thoughts before slowly beginning.
"Just as you guessed, Lu Jing came to me because of the project he is competing with Qin Technology Group for. What you said earlier is also correct. The person who approached us for cooperation, asking you to design a series of AI programs, was indeed him."
"Lu Jing’s purpose in finding me today was quite simple. The first was to scrutinize your identity. He seems to suspect that you are Dr. CC and, through some means, found out my real identity, wanting to get confirmation from me."
"The second purpose was to try to win me over. He wants me to agree to continue working with him on subsequent research without telling you."
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.