Xiangjiang, Peninsula Hotel.
In the elegantly decorated lobby, a young man and a foreign girl sat in the corner of the tea table. They enjoyed the warm sunlight on the bed and quietly enjoyed their afternoon tea.
The lobby band played a melodious and soothing classical music. A waiter in a British uniform politely walked to the two, placed a three-tiered silver tray with dessert in front of the two, and respectfully poured black tea for the two.
To be honest, the British style of tea wasn't very delicious. The taste of the chocolate balls and cream puffs was no different from the ones sold in a dessert shop. But if there was anything special about having afternoon tea here, it would probably be the elegant atmosphere and the rich history behind it.
Construction of the hotel began in 1922 and was completed in 1926. It opened in 1928 and was known as the "Far East Lady". It was one of the most luxurious and famous hotels in Xiangjiang and the world.
Of course, Jiang Chen couldn't taste the atmosphere and history at all. The reason why he appeared here was purely for novelty. Ayesha was also not interested in those trivial things. She was poking the soft pudding with her fork with interest.
Her slightly curled brown hair gently draped over her right shoulder. Her cute little mouth and smooth cheeks blossomed with charm under the dim sunlight.
It was like a painting.
Jiang Chen could clearly feel that a lot of gentlemen were looking at him with envy and jealousy. But he didn't care at all. He just lazily looked at the street outside the window and enjoyed the tranquil and peaceful sunlight.
As to why he appeared here 800 kilometers away, it had to start from two days ago.
After eliminating the CIB and rescuing Xia Shiyu, Jiang Chen, who had a small conflict with the General Staff Department, didn't return to Hucheng. Instead, he drove day and night to Fujian.
In the car, Jiang Chen told Xia Shiyu the whole story. Including the meeting with Wang Linhua after the party, as well as the details of the cooperation with Zhongxin High Tech.
After dawn, he called his parents again and said he had to return to Wanghai. Therefore, he left first and told them not to worry. He then turned off his phone and stopped answering any calls.
With Robert's help and the help of "Mr. Chen", Jiang Chen boarded a luxury cruise between Xiangjiang and Egret Island as a temporary tourist and got off the ship in Xiangjiang.
As for Xia Shiyu, she stayed on Egret Island for a day before boarding a flight from Egret Island to Wanghai.
As soon as they got off the plane, the General Staff Department contacted Xia Shiyu and asked about Jiang Chen's current location.
In this regard, under Jiang Chen's instructions, Xia Shiyu handed over the USB containing the full version of the drone intelligent control system 1.0 and repeated Jiang Chen's words to them. Although Jiang Chen's tone was very euphemistic, if those words were expressed in a flat tone, it would be a bit harsh.
"I'm very dissatisfied with how the incident in Hu City was handled. I've never been one of your subordinates. I've already done my duty by paying taxes. However, when I've done my duty, you want me to put the overall situation first. This is ridiculous, so I'm leaving. "
"Although I'm leaving, it doesn't mean I've given up my business in Hua, and it doesn't mean my overseas team will give up their business in Hua. However, due to the 'deterioration of the investment environment', we have to refocus our business. Future Technology will be a subsidiary with the soon-to-be-established Future International as the parent company. "
"Of course, regarding the drone intelligent control system 1.0 project, we've already completed the development according to the agreement. I hope you can fulfill your promise and provide convenience to Future Technology in terms of policy."
"Yes, Future Technology has close to 300 million domestic users. But don't forget, we also have more than 400 million foreign users and one billion untapped market. "
"Our choice is never the only one."
General Liu was silent for a long time when he heard Jiang Chen's response. In the end, he didn't say anything. He just sent people to protect Xia Shiyu and reported Jiang Chen's response.
As to how to deal with Future Technology, the higher-ups also had a discussion. After weighing the pros and cons, they finally made the choice to maintain friendly cooperation and canceled the document restricting Jiang Chen from leaving the country … although he had already left the country.
To be able to provide technology in the military field, it already proved that the overseas technical team indeed had the value to maintain a good relationship. Jiang Chen didn't develop the software during this time, so based on the time and cost required to develop the software, the actual developer of the software was indeed not Jiang Chen. The conjecture that Jiang Chen was the actual developer of the software was naturally self-defeating.
From this perspective, even if they controlled Jiang Chen, it would be meaningless.
There was also a small interlude. As the initiator of forcing Future Technology to leave, the Wang family was disliked by their political enemies because of this incident. The establishment of Future International meant the separation of Future Technology's foreign and domestic businesses. The local finance of Wanghai lost at least 500 million in foreign tax revenue every month.
Although other forces were tempted by this juicy piece of meat, who asked the Wang family to make a move? With such an unsightly behavior, the Wang family also received a lot of criticism from the dissatisfied central government.
Of course, this was all in the future.
Since he already left, at least for a while, Jiang Chen wouldn't be coming back.
…
Speaking of which, he had met the Hong Kong businessman who was responsible for picking him up on the ship. When he partnered with Robert to sell gold, he was responsible for bringing the gold to the international waters and then Robert's ship to South Africa.
When he saw Jiang Chen this time, he very attentively arranged everything for Jiang Chen. Not only did he personally drive to the port early in the morning to pick him up, but he also enthusiastically booked a room for Jiang Chen at the famous Peninsula Hotel.
To his kindness, Jiang Chen didn't reject it. He held Ayesha's hand and moved into the luxurious sea-view room on the top floor.
Strictly speaking, it was illegal immigration. But after they got off the ship, Robert prepared all the documents for Jiang Chen, so he checked into the Peninsula Hotel as usual. As to Ayesha, because she had a green card, she didn't need any documents to stay in Xiangjiang for a short period of time.
The program was already delivered, the General Staff Department no longer bothered him, and the CIB also had other troublesome matters to deal with.
Only Jiang Chen had nothing to do.
"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly kiss me?" Jiang Chen casually asked while enjoying his afternoon tea.
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Ayesha buried her head and stopped fiddling with the pudding. She was somewhat embarrassed as she whispered.
"Because … I want to share with her, and not be unaware of each other's existence."
Hearing Ayesha's naive words, Jiang Chen wanted to say something along the lines of "if it was Xia Shiyu, she would not tolerate the existence of another woman," but he didn't say anything in the end.
Because his thoughts were indeed a bit greedy, even if Ayesha wouldn't be jealous.
As if she saw through Jiang Chen's thoughts, Ayesha only smiled.
Being stared at by the gentle blue eyes, Jiang Chen was speechless.
Ayesha gently put down the silver fork in her hand and continued.
"If she leaves you because of this, it only means she only likes you and not loves you. If she loves you deeply, she will never leave because of this. At least, she will try to 'take you back.' "
[Take me back? It doesn't seem like something the thin-skinned Xia Shiyu would do.]
"Uh, it feels more complicated." Jiang Chen let out a sigh and scratched the back of his head.
[Whatever, let the relationship take its course.]
It was already January. In order to secure the food supply on the wasteland, it was best to solve the problem of Pannu Islands as soon as possible.
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