Flash Marriage with My Ex-Boyfriend’s Nemesis chapter 24 PART 1
Chapter 24: Marriage First, Love Later, and a Side of Scum-Bashing 2 part 1
Ah, the way Gu Youchen said that was like a confession!
Ning Qingqing inexplicably felt her face heat up. Her gaze involuntarily drifted downwards, landing on Gu Youchen’s abdomen.
Gu Youchen noticed her little action. He looked down at his flat abdomen and asked: “Do you think I should have a beer belly?”
Ning Qingqing quickly shook her head.
Gu Youchen asked: “Qingqing, can you swim?”
Ning Qingqing didn’t know how to answer: “Does barely staying afloat count as swimming?”
Gu Youchen chuckled: “Then I’ll teach you when we have time.”
Ning Qingqing imagined herself in a swimsuit and suddenly felt a little ambiguous, but the next second she realized why Gu Youchen brought up this topic—
He was subtly hinting that he had abs, and he would show her later.
This man… is quite clever.
Ning Qingqing thought, her understanding of Gu Youchen had deepened a little.
After cleaning up the kitchen, before leaving, Gu Youchen gave Ning Qingqing a security card and told her the login password for his study computer before leaving.
At the same time, Shen Zhiqian, who hadn’t slept all night, arrived at the top-floor office of Shen Corporation.
“Assistant Wu, let me see the contract for Si Luoqing’s endorsement.” he said.
Assistant Wu went to the legal department to get the contract. Seeing his boss’s bloodshot eyes, he couldn’t help but ask: “Mr. Shen, haven’t you rested well? Should we postpone this morning’s schedule?”
Shen Zhiqian took the contract without answering, and Assistant Wu didn’t say anything more.
Reading through it line by line, Shen Zhiqian’s gaze fell on one line, his pupils constricting. He then looked up: “Assistant Wu, ask Director Wang to come up.”
Soon, Director Wang, who had just arrived at the company, hurried up. Seeing Shen Zhiqian’s expression, he thought he had done something wrong.
Shen Zhiqian pointed to the contract: “The contract stipulates a one-week exemption period. It’s the seventh day today. Can the group unilaterally terminate the endorsement?”
Director Wang was stunned, then quickly looked carefully. Shen Zhiqian was referring to an exemption clause, a standard unified clause, which usually wouldn’t be questioned.
And if this were used, directly declaring the endorsement invalid would be completely compliant.
So…
Director Wang looked up at Shen Zhiqian, trying to confirm his boss’s intentions.
Shen Zhiqian didn’t give him time to guess and directly said: “Go and do it. Remember to notify the public relations department after you’re done, and let the official Weibo account release this news.”
Director Wang quickly nodded: “Okay, Mr. Shen, we’ll finish it this morning!”
After Director Wang left, Shen Zhiqian instructed Assistant Wu: “Have the public relations department find a new spokesperson.”
When the two left, the office suddenly became quiet.
Shen Zhiqian looked out the window, and his eyes, which had been tired from a sleepless night, were stung by the sunlight.
He had thought all night. His relationship with Ning Qingqing couldn’t just disappear. She chose to be with Gu Youchen because she was angered by those around her.
And Gu Youchen is adept at seizing opportunities. Such a good chance to strike him was right in front of him; how could he not take it?
Even if they got married impulsively now, this marriage lacked a foundation of feelings and wouldn’t last.
Perhaps Gu Youchen was waiting for him to collapse, to strike him hard enough, and then he would quickly divorce Ning Qingqing.
During this time, he would clean up the people around him and wait for Ning Qingqing to come back.
At ten o’clock in the morning, Shen Corporation’s official Weibo unilaterally announced that the endorsement contract was invalid, and the group would find a new spokesperson.
In less than half an hour, the topic had soared to the top of Weibo’s trending list.
#SiLuoqing’s Shen Corporation Endorsement Fails, #SiLuoqing Faces Biggest Embarrassment Since Debut, #Si Family Bankruptcy Adds Another Factor…
Four of the top trending topics were about Si Luoqing.
At this moment, Kenny was waiting at the Shen Corporation’s legal department. Wang Qian was in charge of receiving him today.
Times change. Kenny, who had once come to sign a contract with the old Mr. Shen with an arrogant attitude, was anxiously watching Wang Qian slowly organizing the contract, wanting to speak but trying his best to hold back.
Finally, he couldn’t help but ask: “Miss Wang, are you done?”
Wang Qian lazily raised her eyes: “Oh, almost.”
Kenny’s temples throbbed. He had called old Mr. Shen’s secretary today, but the call was not answered.
He then went to the top floor to find Shen Zhiqian, but the receptionist at the president’s office wouldn’t let him in.
He had no choice but to come to the legal department. Director Wang directly said that Wang Qian was in charge of this matter, so he had to come and find Wang Qian.
After being met with repeated setbacks, although he understood that the Shen Corporation endorsement was likely to fail, he still had to seize the last chance.
The Si family could still hold on for a while, but some competitors revealed problems with the Si family, and now the original partners came to question them.
Coupled with the fact that the Si family’s liquidity was indeed insufficient, the follow-up funds for previously invested projects had long been insufficient, and investment returns couldn’t be obtained overnight. Now that everyone was looking for them, they couldn’t solve it.
If Si Luoqing lost this endorsement, it would certainly become a market signal.
Then, all the brands she endorsed might question her ability. If the contracts expired, renewal would be difficult. If they hadn’t expired, the contract stipulated that if the artist had negative news, the brand could unilaterally terminate the cooperation.
Negative news was too easy for artists. The market was like a signal flare. Once the wind changed, wouldn’t Si Luoqing’s competitors all jump in?
Finally, Wang Qian finished organizing the contracts and looked at Kenny: “What can I do for you?”
Kenny suppressed his anger: “Director Wang just said that Si Luoqing’s endorsement is now your responsibility. I want to ask what problems we have, why Shen Corporation wants to unilaterally terminate the contract?”
After listening, Wang Qian pretended to look for a file bag, mumbling to herself: “The contracts that Qingqing organized are all here. Si Luoqing’s… oh, found it.”
Hearing Ning Qingqing’s name, Kenny’s eyebrows twitched, and he had a bad feeling—could Shen Corporation be doing this for Ning Qingqing?
Wang Qian had already found a certain clause and said expressionlessly: “The group can terminate the contract within one week. Today is the seventh day.”
Kenny knew this, of course, because the contract was mutual, and the artist also had a seven-day exemption period.
But that wasn’t what he wanted to hear. He asked: “If your company thinks there’s a problem with this contract, can we renegotiate?”
Wang Qian smiled at him: “We think this contract is quite good.”
Kenny’s face stiffened: “Then—”
Wang Qian continued: “But the group’s public relations department has already started looking for a new spokesperson.”
Seeing Kenny’s face turning red, Wang Qian stood up, looking regretful: “I’m sorry, our legal department is just a small department, and I’m just a small worker. I can’t make any decisions! Sigh, these days, we’re working 996 all the time, look at my hair, so much falling out, I wonder what kind of shampoo your artist uses, recommend it to me…”
Kenny glanced at Wang Qian’s beautiful, thick black hair and knew he had been played today. He almost used all his strength to finally say nothing and turned to leave.
At the same time, Ning Qingqing was putting down her phone after reading the hot search when she received a call from Nie Yu: “Qingqing, the Si family’s current projects are running out of funds, so there will definitely be action this month. If I’m not mistaken, they should contact us soon. Currently, several project managers at Ningchuang have projects to wrap up in Nancheng, so is there any problem with handing over the cooperation with the Si family to you?”
Ning Qingqing knew that the project had entered the maintenance phase. Now that she was taking over, although it was a challenge for a newcomer with no project experience, as long as she put her heart into it, there wouldn’t be any major problems. This was the best opportunity for her to improve.
Ning Qingqing replied: “Brother Nie, no problem. Do you have the relevant information? If not, I’ll collect it myself and prepare in advance.”
Nie Yu said: “I have some here. You can collect it while reading through. The office, administration and other functional departments will go over first. I’ll come over on the weekend and introduce you to everyone. We’ll have a small get-together.”
Ning Qingqing was even more excited about her new job: “Okay.”
She soon received the information sent by Nie Yu and began to collect relevant information online.
When Gu Youchen returned, Ning Qingqing was in the study, working seriously in front of the computer.
