Prince Chuan, standing before them, intended to exchange ten million yuan for thirty percent of the company's shares. The man was utterly delusional.
Furthermore, even if he had asked for just one percent, Liu Shishi felt that dealing with such a person was akin to inviting a wolf into the house.
Therefore, as soon as Prince Chuan finished speaking, Liu Shishi got up and left without a moment's hesitation.
Prince Chuan, seated at the table, made no move to stop her.
"Director Liu, your company's product launch is less than a week away."
As Liu Shishi exited the room, Prince Chuan's words reached her ears.
Outside, Liu Shishi clenched her fists tightly, her expression a mask of fury.
However, just as Liu Shishi reached the elevator lobby.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"
The person approaching her saw Liu Shishi and exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Shishi, preoccupied with Prince Chuan's matters, hadn't paid attention to anything else.
Looking up now, she saw Gong Chengbin not far from her.
At this moment, Gong Chengbin exchanged a few words with the people beside him, and then they left first.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Liu Shishi mustered a smile and greeted Gong Chengbin.
If it were in the past, Liu Shishi would have blushed intensely at Gong Chengbin's address.
But now that she and Du Fei were truly a couple, and with her current troubles over Prince Chuan, she barely spared a thought for embarrassment.
Although Gong Chengbin noticed Liu Shishi seemed preoccupied, he didn't dwell on it.
He was heading to the parking lot as well, so they walked together.
Along the way, Gong Chengbin wished to converse with Liu Shishi, but her mood was clearly not good, so after a few brief responses, he ceased speaking.
"Director Liu."
Upon seeing Liu Shishi, her secretary Xiao Ying and the driver immediately emerged from the car.
Liu Shishi bid farewell to Gong Chengbin and got into her own car.
Vroom.
Vroom.
To her surprise, after getting into the car, the driver attempted to start it several times without success.
"Is there a problem with the car?"
Liu Shishi frowned slightly.
When one is unlucky, even drinking cold water can lead to getting choked.
She was already agitated, and now the car decided to act up.
The driver quickly got out and opened the hood. After fiddling with it for a moment, he returned to the rear door and informed Liu Shishi that there was a problem with the car and a tow truck would need to be called.
"Director Liu, I'll stay here to wait for the tow truck. I'll call you a car right away."
With that, the driver took out his phone to make a call.
Just then.
"What's wrong? Car trouble?"
A Mercedes-Benz van pulled up beside Liu Shishi's car and stopped. Gong Chengbin rolled down the window and peered out.
The driver and secretary Xiao Ying did not recognize Gong Chengbin, so they instinctively looked towards Liu Shishi.
Liu Shishi nodded, "Yes, the car has broken down. We were just about to call for a ride."
"In that case, please take my car."
Upon hearing that Liu Shishi's car was broken, Gong Chengbin directly opened the door and stepped out.
"So Director Liu knows him," the driver and Xiao Ying thought, listening to their conversation.
Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Immediately after, she and her secretary Xiao Ying got into Gong Chengbin's car. As for Liu Shishi's driver, he stayed behind as he said to wait for the tow truck.
Gong Chengbin's Mercedes-Benz van soon drove out of the parking lot.
"Sister-in-law, uh, I don't really know what to call you."
Sitting next to Liu Shishi, Gong Chengbin felt a bit awkward just sitting there and wanted to break the ice.
"You can just call me by my name."
Liu Shishi replied.
Although Gong Chengbin and Du Fei were good friends, calling her "Shishi" would be a bit inappropriate, so her name was more suitable.
"By the way, Du Fei mentioned your new company before. Your product should be launching soon, right?"
Gong Chengbin finally thought of something to start a conversation.
Mentioned the product by Gong Chengbin, Liu Shishi and secretary Xiao Ying's faces became a little unnatural.
However, Gong Chengbin on the opposite side seemed puzzled.
Did he say something he shouldn't have?
But upon careful thought, his words were not out of place.
"Ah, to be frank, the company has encountered some trouble recently."
Initially, Liu Shishi intended to make up an excuse to brush him off. But the person in front of her was Du Fei's good friend. Moreover, the company's product had not been successfully registered, and the product launch event couldn't be held, which was something that couldn't be hidden.
With this in mind, Liu Shishi decided to be straightforward.
"The company is in trouble?" Gong Chengbin was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Well, you know how close I am to Du Fei. Since he's not in Rongcheng right now, why don't you tell me exactly what kind of trouble you're in? Don't worry, if I can help, I will do my utmost."
Seeing Gong Chengbin's earnest expression and sincere tone, Liu Shishi paused, then explained the company's predicament.
Since she had chosen to tell Gong Chengbin, Liu Shishi held nothing back.
She first explained that the company's product could not be registered with the drug administration, and then mentioned Prince Chuan's unsolicited approach.
Subsequently, Liu Shishi recounted the entire process in detail, even mentioning that she had gone to meet Prince Chuan before encountering Gong Chengbin that evening.
Gong Chengbin listened, his eyes narrowing in thought.
"Um, I need to make a call first."
Gong Chengbin didn't immediately respond to Liu Shishi. Instead, he excused himself, took out his phone, and made a call.
"Hello, Uncle Ji, it's Xiao Bin. It's like this, I wanted to ask you something..."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Uncle Ji. I'll treat you to a meal another day. Alright, see you then."
Gong Chengbin cheerfully hung up the phone.
Slipping his phone into his pocket, Gong Chengbin looked up at Liu Shishi and said, "I've just asked someone. The product registration should be manageable. How about this, do you have time tomorrow?"
"Yes, I have time."
Liu Shishi had harbored a glimmer of hope since Gong Chengbin started making the call.
Now that Gong Chengbin told her that the product registration could be handled and asked if she had time, Liu Shishi instinctively said yes without thinking.
"Alright, we'll be in touch by phone tomorrow. I'll accompany you personally to get the product registration sorted out."
"This, this is truly too kind of you."
Upon hearing Gong Chengbin's words, Liu Shishi's worries vanished.
Originally, she had been extremely agitated, her mind consumed by the inability to complete the product registration, the ensuing inability to launch the company's beauty products, and the subsequent chain of consequences.
But now, Gong Chengbin, whom she met by chance, told her that this was not a significant problem, and Liu Shishi was overjoyed.
"Don't be so polite. Du Fei has helped me quite a bit before. Being able to help you is also a way of repaying him."
Gong Chengbin also smiled.