Chapter 46

Busy days always fly by, while waiting days make you feel as if each day lasts a year.

This was Su Yuxin's state of mind.

Before Ye Fan secretly intervened, she had to ensure that her company would win the bid for the first phase of the Binhe New District project. Under immense pressure, she worked day and night, feeling a strong sense of urgency. After Ye Fan secretly intervened, especially after making a bet with He Fenghua, she eagerly awaited the day of the bid opening, only to find that time seemed to move very slowly.

Seven days later, after Su Yuxin's anxious wait, the first phase of the Binhe New District project was publicly opened for bidding at the Hanghu Bidding and Tendering Center.

On that day, Ye Fan, as usual, got up early, put on his sportswear, and was about to go for a workout. However, when he came to the first-floor hall, he found Su Yuxin pacing back and forth in the living room.

"Doctor Ye." Seeing Ye Fan come down the stairs, Su Yuxin stopped and greeted him.

"Too nervous to sleep?"

Ye Fan noticed that Su Yuxin looked slightly tired, with faint dark circles under her eyes, and understood that she must not have slept well last night.

Su Yuxin nodded, then shook her head, and said with a bitter smile, "I didn't sleep well, but it wasn't because of nervousness, it was because of excitement."

"Whatever is coming will come, why be so excited?"

Ye Fan smiled, then thought about the bet Su Yuxin had made with He Fenghua and said with some regret, "But... to be honest, you missed a chance to take advantage of a rich target."

"It's not really a waste. After all, it was just a bet, not a contract, and it's not legally binding. If He Fenghua wants to back out, there's nothing we can do about it," Su Yuxin explained, understanding what Ye Fan meant.

"Hmm, I see. I'm not too familiar with these things."

Ye Fan paused and then continued, "But even if you can't take him down, you shouldn't trade your most precious night for an apology. The stakes are unequal, and it's not worth it."

"When I saw He Fenghua threatening you, I was very angry. I just wanted him to apologize to you, I didn't think about it that much," Su Yuxin said honestly. Then, realizing she had revealed her true feelings, she quickly added, "Anyway, we're going to win, so what's there to worry about?"

As she spoke, Su Yuxin felt her cheeks flush and dared not look into Ye Fan's eyes, only observing his expression with her peripheral vision.

"Uh..."

Hearing Su Yuxin's heartfelt words, Ye Fan was momentarily speechless, feeling a warm glow in his heart and realizing that helping Su Yuxin was worth it.

It was unclear whether Su Yuxin cared more about winning the first phase of the Binhe New District project or about making He Fenghua apologize to Ye Fan. Although she was in the villa at Jiuxi Rose Garden, her heart was already at the bidding and tendering center. When Ye Fan returned from his morning exercise, Su Yuxin had already changed her clothes and put on makeup, ready to leave.

Seeing this, Ye Fan knew Su Yuxin was anxious and didn't say anything. He quickly took a cold shower, changed into a shirt, trousers, and leather shoes, and came to the hall, saying, "Let's go."

"You haven't had breakfast yet."

Although she was eager to get to the bidding and tendering center, Su Yuxin knew that Ye Fan always had breakfast after his morning exercise. Seeing that he hadn't eaten, she didn't seem as anxious.

"Doctor Ye, I've already set your breakfast. Have breakfast before we go. A man is iron, and food is steel. No matter how urgent things are, you can't skip breakfast," Su's mother said, smiling, as she came out of the kitchen.

Despite the fact that Su's mother had been very grateful to Ye Fan in the past and had taken good care of him, for some reason, she felt a strange sensation when she saw the mother and daughter urging him to eat first.

This feeling was something only Chu Xuanji and Chu Ji had ever given him.

After breakfast, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin went to the Hanghu Bidding and Tendering Center together.

Unlike the previous day when they went to the Hanghu Exhibition Center, today Ye Fan and Su Yuxin each drove a car because they had to meet with company employees. In the past few days, they had also gone to work separately.

This was Su Yuxin's decision.

She wasn't afraid of the rumors in the company, but she was worried that the rumors would make Ye Fan uncomfortable!

...

In the parking lot of the Hanghu Bidding and Tendering Center, Xu Weize and the vice president in charge of operations had already arrived with a team of ten people, including Su Yuxin's assistant, Yang Miaomiao.

Today, Xu Weize was still wearing an Armani suit, but the style was different, and he had a new leather bag, though the glasses on his nose remained the same.

The glasses were expensive enough to buy a mid-range car, and he had bought them with his first year's salary. He was particularly fond of them.

In the crowd, Xu Weize was chatting and joking with the people involved in the bidding, making the female employees of the operations department laugh heartily. One of them, who was in charge of public relations, even leaned against Xu Weize, as if she wanted to spread her legs for him immediately.

The vice president in charge of operations was named Zhang Tiejun. He was also standing in the crowd, not participating in the conversation but not stopping Xu Weize, seemingly unconcerned about Xu Weize stealing the spotlight.

Indeed, on one hand, Xu Weize's position in the company was equal to his, and on the other hand, Xu Weize was highly regarded by the group's leadership, including Su Hongyuan. Moreover, he was over fifty and didn't need to compete with Xu Weize over such trivial matters.

The only one not standing in the group was Yang Miaomiao.

Although the bid had been sealed three days ago, Yang Miaomiao looked extremely tired, with a yellowish complexion and dark circles under her eyes.

She sat alone in the car, occasionally casting a glance at Xu Weize, who was the center of attention, with a look of intense anger.

However, she seemed to be afraid of being noticed by Xu Weize and would quickly look away after a glance.

Half an hour later, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin arrived at the Hanghu Bidding and Tendering Center, with Ye Fan driving a relatively low-key Audi A6L and Su Yuxin a stretched Mercedes.

"President Su!"

Seeing Su Yuxin get out of the car, everyone hurried to greet her, but their eyes were on the latest Audi A6L behind her, where Ye Fan was slowly getting out of the car as if he were on a holiday.

Seeing this, except for Xu Weize and Yang Miaomiao, who knew Ye Fan's 'true' identity, the other nine people, including Zhang Tiejun, looked somewhat displeased!

After Lin Zhiping spread the news that Ye Fan was playing games during work hours, although there were rumors in the Green Lake Group Jiangnan Company that Ye Fan was Su Yuxin's kept man, no one believed that a goddess-like figure like Su Yuxin would do such a thing!

Most people thought that Ye Fan had entered the company through connections and had a strong background, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to play games at work under Su Yuxin's watch.

In such a situation, the company employees generally looked down on Ye Fan, considering him a parasite in the company—earning a higher salary than others but not doing any work.

In contrast, in the past few days, everyone had worked hard to win the bid for this project, with most of them working overtime and being exhausted.

Now, they had finally waited for the day when their efforts would pay off, and Ye Fan appeared...

This made them feel that Ye Fan was there to snatch their victory!

Faced with the contemptuous and angry gazes of the crowd, Ye Fan acted as if he hadn't noticed anything and naturally walked to Su Yuxin's side.

Seeing this, the crowd, like a swarm of annoying flies, all stood on the other side, trying to stay as far away from Ye Fan as possible.

"Assistant Yang, take Xiao Liu and Xiao Li to check the bid documents and qualifications to ensure there are no mistakes, and bring them up later." Sensing the crowd's contempt and disdain for Ye Fan, Su Yuxin felt uncomfortable but knew it wasn't time to reveal the truth yet.

"Yes, President Su!"

Yang Miaomiao immediately accepted the task, feeling secretly indignant on Ye Fan's behalf—she knew very well that without Ye Fan, all their efforts would have been in vain!

Seemingly understanding the meaning in Yang Miaomiao's gaze, Ye Fan smiled, showing a carefree attitude.

To him, he didn't care at all about what Zhang Tiejun and others thought!

Shortly after, Su Yuxin led the group to the bidding and tendering center building without further ado. Xu Weize walked at the back of the crowd, glancing at Yang Miaomiao and the others. Seeing that they had brought the sealed bid documents from a few days ago, he felt relieved.

Five minutes later, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin took the elevator to the thirteenth-floor hall and were led by the staff to the No. 1 bidding hall.

"President Su, you all go to the hall first, I need to use the restroom."

Just before reaching the No. 1 hall, Xu Weize awkwardly greeted Su Yuxin.

"Uh..."

Hearing Xu Weize's words and seeing his awkward expression, Zhang Tiejun and others looked somewhat strange, while Su Yuxin, although guessing what Xu Weize was going to do, didn't show it and just nodded slightly.

Xu Weize awkwardly smiled, turned, and quickly walked to the restroom at the end of the corridor.

"Master He, the bid price here hasn't changed."

Entering the restroom, Xu Weize entered a stall, locked the door, and quickly switched to a different SIM card, sending a text message to He Fenghua.

Seeing the message sent successfully, he deftly removed the SIM card, threw it into the toilet, and flushed it away, then left as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, He Fenghua, who was on his way to the bidding and tendering center in a stretched Bentley, took out his phone, saw the content of the message, and showed a victorious smile.

Smiling, he turned to Lu Jian, who was with him, and joked, "Lu Jian, I heard Su Yuxin is still a virgin. If you can't perform, take some medicine."

"Master He, even if you have erectile dysfunction, you'd instantly regain your strength when it comes to Su Yuxin!" Lu Jian said with a lecherous grin. "The only worry is that she might back out."

"Back out?"

He Fenghua smiled coldly, "Even if she backs out, it will only be for a moment, not forever—when I have the entire Su family under my feet, it won't be hard to sell her to a nightclub, let alone you playing with her."

"Of course!"

Feeling the chill in He Fenghua's words, Lu Jian knew that both Ye Fan's arrogant attitude at the exhibition center and Su Yuxin's defense of Ye Fan had deeply angered He Fenghua!

As He Fenghua put it, "What is that Ye guy? Making me apologize, does he even deserve it?"