Upon seeing He Mengxue play this move right off the bat, Chen Yan was a bit surprised.

Before coming here, he had really imagined all sorts of scenarios for meeting with He Mengxue.

For instance... the two might start quarreling upon meeting. After all, Chen Yan did manage to take away an important guest from a banquet hosted by the He family.

Or, He Mengxue, cunning and calculating, might keep a smile on her face all the time, feigning politeness with him.

Or, He Mengxue could be cold as ice, showing her dislike for him despite making conversation.

Or...

But no matter the scenario, Chen Yan hadn't predicted that He Mengxue would act like this.

Not even starting the conversation, just giving him what he wanted?

Could there really be such good luck in the world?

However, although surprised in his heart, with the system as his trump card, the fearless Chen Yan was ready to face whatever came at him.

He placed his hand on the document bag and then looked at He Mengxue, saying, "Miss He is indeed forthright. Well... may I take a look at it now?"

He Mengxue laughed, tipping her head back to take a sip of her drink, removed her delicate hand, and said in her ethereal voice, "Of course, please feel free."

While taking the document bag, Chen Yan gave her a glance.

After He Mengxue finished her drink, she set down the glass, placed the lady's cigarette between her lips, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a ring of smoke into the air.

The white smoke wafted around, lending a dreamy and illusory feel to the bar, enveloping her figure and adding an even more ephemeral quality to her presence.

Chen Yan shifted his gaze back to the documents he had just taken out of the bag.

The first document contained contact information and project introductions of several foreign translation companies, all of which had experience with ACG projects and were very suitable for Chen Yan's requirements for game localization translations.

The second document was from several mainstream language international dubbing agencies. It clearly listed the fees of related voice actors and the roles they had previously dubbed.

The third document was an endorsement contract for a domestic brand ambassador with the internationally renowned luxury brand: Dior.

Dior, as one of the most famous luxury brands internationally, along with Chanel, LV, and three others, had become the five blue-blooded aristocrats of luxury goods.

Its endorsement contracts had always been hotly contested resources among celebrities from various countries.

After all, such contracts not only offered generous prices but also substantially boosted a celebrity's fame and class thanks to the association with such a high-profile brand.

Generally speaking, endorsement contracts came in three major levels and numerous sublevels. To be a domestic brand ambassador was already considered a high-level endorsement contract.

After carefully reviewing these three documents, Chen Yan had to admit, they indeed were what he wanted.

Chen Yan was very satisfied.

Yet, still unclear on He Mengxue's goals, he did not rush to express his stance. He put the documents back into the bag, placed the bag on the bar, looked at He Mengxue, and said with a smile, "Miss He's sincerity is quite evident."

"So... what do you want in return?"

He Mengxue stubbed out her cigarette in the ashtray, then took another sip of her drink, tilting her head to look at Chen Yan.

Her skin was very white, and her black hair cascaded down, making her complexion appear even paler against her red dress and the lighting.

Her blurry eyes looked at Chen Yan, and she said in a spacey voice, "Mr. Chen, what can you offer me?"

Chen Yan didn't answer directly but said, "That depends on what Miss He wants."

He Mengxue's hand lightly rested on Chen Yan's shoulder, her eyes slightly squinting with drunkenness as she said, "What if... I want you?"

Chen Yan chuckled, rejecting her offer, "Sorry, I have a girlfriend already."

Upon hearing this, He Mengxue giggled twice and then, playfully, said, "I'm just joking, Mr. Chen."

She withdrew her hand and then took another cigarette out of the pack, placed it in her mouth, lit it, inhaled, elegantly lifted her head, and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.

Amid the haze of smoke, holding her cigarette, she said lightly, "I want money."

Chen Yan asked, "How much?"

He Mengxue replied, "Twenty million."

If it had been any other demand, Chen Yan might have considered it, but... if it's just money, he honestly didn't care.

After all, the most valuable piece of information in those documents was the endorsement contract.

Plus, the endorsement contract was intended for Lu Man. Meaning, the money would be spent on Lu Man.

As long as it was spent on Lu Man, Chen Yan would gain a two-fold cashback.

So... Chen Yan simply nodded his head, "Okay."

He Mengxue smiled softly, her head tilted as she looked at Chen Yan, said in a sweet voice, "Mr. Chen's fortune really is substantial."

While she played with the cup in her hand, she elucidated her understanding of the deal, "These three documents, the first two are just trimmings at best. Their worth for intelligence, plus a little connection pulling, is at most a value of a few tens of thousands."

"As for that Dior endorsement contract..."

"Dior may well be one of the five blue bloods, but there are a lot of domestic brand ambassadors in the country. There are no less than five A-list celebrities working as brand ambassadors. So, the value isn't all that high. The endorsement fee wouldn't be particularly significant either, around five million."

"Even accounting for the additional brand value that comes with the contract, it's worth at most eight million."

"Documents worth eight million in total, and I asked for twenty million right off the bat—Mr. Chen actually agreed~~"

Her voice was dreamy, enchanting, "I don't know whether Mr. Chen is too naive or too astute."

Chen Yan laughed, then took a glass from the bar, placed it in front of himself, poured himself some of He Mengxue's drink, took a sip, and said, "You see, I... don't have many strengths. I'm simply straightforward."

"I don't like to haggle. I prefer to settle deals in one go."

"As for the extra amount, that's the price you set for yourself."

He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan with interest, "Oh?"

"Then by that logic... I could have asked for more, right?"

"How about thirty million?"

Chen Yan laughed, "Sure."

He Mengxue's interest grew, "And forty million?"

Chen Yan took a sip of his drink with a nonchalant air, "Sure."

He Mengxue chuckled, "Then, how about fifty million?"

Chen Yan set his glass on the table, "Of course, that's fine too."

He Mengxue laughed merrily, her voice lazy, "Mr. Chen, you really are full of surprises."

Chen Yan looked at her and then said, "Actually, there's quite a few more surprises."

He Mengxue inquired, "Such as...?"

Chen Yan looked at He Mengxue, smiling mysteriously, "Such as... not only Miss He can read minds, so can I."

He Mengxue's slender eyebrows rose, "Really?"

Chen Yan nodded, "Of course."

He Mengxue turned to face him, asking lazily, "Then, Mr. Chen, guess what I'm thinking right now?"

Chen Yan looked at He Mengxue and said with a smile, "Miss He is thinking that I'm surely bluffing."

He Mengxue covered her mouth and giggled, cooing, "That doesn't count as mind reading. After all, that's something anyone could figure out from context."

Chen Yan looked at her with a half-smile, "Where in this world can you truly read minds? That's all for deceiving people."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue thought he was backing down and was about to nod in laughter.

But then, she heard Chen Yan continue, "It seems Chen Yan isn't anything special after all. Speaking of mind reading was just to bamboozle me."

He Mengxue's expression froze for a moment.

Then she heard Chen Yan continue, "Is he really guessing what I'm thinking?"

"That's impossible!"

"Hmm? Something's not right."

"I'm wearing pink underwear today."

With Chen Yan's words, He Mengxue's face filled with surprise.

And when she heard Chen Yan's last sentence, she felt a chill run through her body: What's happening? What's going on?!

At first, she thought Chen Yan was talking to her, but as he went on with the second and third sentences, she shockingly realized that Chen Yan seemed to be voicing his own inner thoughts!

At that moment, He Mengxue was truly startled!

Although she didn't believe that mind reading existed in this world, the fact that her thoughts were so easily seen through by another left her feeling a chill.

So, she quickly tried to think of something random to sidestep Chen Yan's "mind reading."

But then... something terrifying happened.

Chen Yan accurately voiced out her random thoughts: indeed, in that instant, she had been thinking of the color of her underwear.

In that moment, she felt as though she was stripped bare by Chen Yan, standing naked before him, being intriguingly scrutinized.

From the moment she entered, the nonchalant, composed air she carried vanished. She hastily lowered her head to take a sip of her drink, concealing her fluster.

Chen Yan looked at He Mengxue with an amused glance, and said, "Miss He, don't worry so much."

"It's nothing magical. Just a simple observation of microexpressions."

He Mengxue rallied her spirits, raised her head and smiled at Chen Yan, prepared to follow up with a few words, but as soon as her eyes met Chen Yan's, she again felt his bright eyes could see through everything, leaving her feeling completely exposed.

She forced out a couple of laughs, then bowed her head for a drag on her cigarette, letting the smoke envelop her and bring some ease to her heart.

At that moment, Chen Yan gently took the cigarette from her hand, snuffed it out in the ashtray, and softly said, "While you do look beautiful smoking, cigarettes are detrimental to health."

After that, Chen Yan finished the drink in his glass and said, "Thank you for tonight, Miss He."

"Let's discuss the final price and payment method tomorrow—Qin Ming can inform me."

"Here, my thanks to Miss He in advance."

With that, Chen Yan picked up the documents, rose to leave.

As he walked past He Mengxue, Chen Yan suddenly stopped.

He pulled He Mengxue's shoulder close and whispered, "Miss He, you look very beautiful tonight. But... you should still be careful."

He Mengxue looked at Chen Yan, puzzled, only to see him gesture downward...

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