After symbolically pushing the cup on the desk, Lin Zengxian retracted his gaze to look at the computer screen, and then withdrew the imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.
He was used to seeing Mingjing Nan's unshakable calmness in private, but just now was the first time he saw Mingjing Nan's panicked side.
"Thanks."
Sitting across from the desk, Mingnan, already wearing light makeup, stretched out her hand to hook the handle of the cup, but did not hold it tightly.
Different from when Nan Jiaen was there just now, she and Lin Zengxian were the only two people in the office at this time. Mingjing Nan relaxed a lot, and her sitting position was not as straight as usual, allowing her eyes to show a little confusion.
"Our ship has already made two trips, I'm going to..."
The thesis has been completed, and a sea chart is displayed on Lin Zengxian's computer screen. Although he is not good at business and has professional talents to worry about those things for him, Lin Zengxian is not a hands-off shopkeeper. Every link must be at least
Go through it yourself.
"Lin, don't you ask me why I fell asleep here last night?"
With her eyebrows lowered, Ming Jingnan's voice caught Lin Zengxian's unfinished words, like a broken feather falling into the steaming cup in front of her.
Lin Zengxian is a good person to talk to. This person has never been silent in front of her. No matter what topic she initiates, Lin Zengxian can take it. He is also knowledgeable and can put forward insightful opinions.
More importantly, although Lin Zengxian was nine years older than her, he always treated her as a peer and never looked down upon her.
"If you think you can let me know and are willing to let me know, then I will naturally hear you tell me."
Putting his gaze in the direction of Mingjing Nan again, Lin Zengxian watched the man in front of him lower his head, like a student who made a mistake, and suddenly felt in a trance, as if he saw the person in his memory.
Although she was not like Minami Nai, who was distant and unapproachable in front of outsiders, Airi Hanyu also kept her emotions and anger intangible. Only in front of him would she reveal emotions such as confusion and depression.
He kept his head down, like a student who made a mistake.
"Lin, you won't take the initiative to ask, will you?"
Mingjing Nan raised his head, frowned slightly, stared into Lin Zengxian's eyes, and pursed his lips into a straight line.
"Yes, at least on this matter, I won't take the initiative to ask. This is not something I should ask."
Closing his eyes briefly and pushing the memory back to the depths of his mind, Lin Zengxian looked at Mingjing Nan, and the other person's eyes looked like a stone had been thrown into the calm lake.
"You already knew about this?"
His pupils swayed, and Najing Nan slowly stood up. His breathing became heavy, his chest rose and fell significantly, and his shoulders also lifted slightly.
"Yes, originally the target I was focusing on was only related to Osaka Bay, but my subordinates saw the actions of the Sumitomo family during the execution. Following this clue, I accidentally found out about Sumitomo Motonobu."
Compared to Ming Jingnan who showed some emotions, Lin Zengxian was always calm.
He was so calm that Mingnan felt as if he had just met this person for the first time.
"Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Mechanical Science, he currently works at Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Industries. He is said to be a handsome young man who is modest, polite, cheerful, and enthusiastic about doing charity work. Like you in the Mitsui family, he is on the edge of having little status but strong pedigree.
people."
Lin Zengxian stood up, walked out from behind the desk, and stood in front of Mingjing Nan.
"Lin, why did you know it in advance but never told me... Do you think it doesn't matter who I marry, as long as it doesn't destroy our cooperation, right?"
Eyelashes trembling twice, Mingjing Nan looked up at Lin Zengxian, but his eyes were not as calm as before, like a window that had been knocked out of a crack.
Lin Zengxian opened his mouth, but not a word came out.
Because everything Mingjing Nan said is right.
What Sumitomo and Mitsui did was a matter of getting closer and closer to each other, and it was a routine move without causing any trouble.
For insiders within Mitsui, Lin Zengxian is a foreigner. Although behind him is a behemoth like Great Wall Heavy Industries, Lin Zengxian himself is not yet the heir. Therefore, compared with the insignificant Lin Zengxian, of course he is Sumitomo
This local giant company that has made great achievements in the field of heavy machinery is even more adorable.
After all, the introduction of foreign investment will always make people uneasy, and Lin Zengxian himself is no different.
Although he cooperated with the Nai family and used the funds provided by Mitsui to buy the ship, he only dared to put the names of F.S.E and Mitsui Lines together from the beginning to the end, and never mentioned Putuo Shipping at all.
Moreover, there is a high probability that this incident was initiated by the opponents of the Nai family within the Mitsui family, or even by the opponents of the Nai Minami family within the Nai family.
Lin Zengxian is just a foreigner, why should he meddle in other people's business?
As long as it doesn't affect mutual cooperation.
What's more, the Sumitomo family and the Mitsui family only arranged a blind date for the young people in the family, so that the two young people could interact more consciously, and they did not want the two young people to get married now.
It's not the outsiders' turn to say anything.
Lin Zengxian believed that Mingjingnan could think of this, and he also understood that Mingjingnan had emotions about her family's sudden and wanton influence on her life.
However, now Mingjing Nan doesn't seem to want to think about that, but is letting his emotions control him.
"You are willing to regard the Uesugi family and the Saito family, who are not threats to you, as partners, but you have always been highly vigilant about the Mitsui family, and you are both cooperative and defensive about my family, so I can only be your ally, and I will never be
Uesugi-kun and Maaya are not even as relaxed as Makoto, right?"
Najing Nan's chest rose and fell visibly as her breathing became heavier, and she still couldn't suppress the vibrato when she spoke even though she clenched her fingers.
It felt like bubbles were bubbling in his body, and he couldn't control the slight trembling of his shoulders.
"Mingjing, you..."
An individual is an individual and a family is a family;
Friendship is friendship, business is business.
The first half of what Mingnan said was correct. That's what Lin Zengxian did. He was even prepared from the beginning. Once the Mingnan family became a threat one day, including Mitsui, he could fight back at any time.
There will never be any hesitation.
But Lin Zengxian didn't have such plans for Professor Mingjing and his wife and Mingjing Nan brother and sister.
He really felt that he was an outsider and had no position to interfere in other people's housework.
And judging from what we know so far, Sumitomo Motonobu is a pretty good young man. If the two of them date, he will not treat Nai Minami badly.
Not listening to what Lin Zengxian had to say, Mingjing Nan turned her back to him and expressed her refusal to communicate with her body movements.
"Excuse me, ally."
I could hear Najing Nan's voice regaining her composure, and I could see the lines of her shoulders becoming smoother after taking a deep breath. I could also see her raising her hand, and her fingers seemed to be wiping on her cheeks.
Then, Nai Minami walked out of the office without looking back.
"Forget it, just calm down and calm down."
Looking at the office door that was gently closed, Lin Zengxian wrinkled his expression and scratched his head.