"Yes, I want to cooperate with you." Wang Jingman took a sip of her drink and nodded seriously.

"Jingman, what does your father do? What kind of cooperation could I have with him?" Chen Yang became interested and started inquiring about Wang Jingman's father.

"Strictly speaking, my father is an individual investor, he's in business. Recently, he heard about the transformation of Liuhucun into a tourism village, so he asked me to find you and see if you'd like to collaborate," Wang Jingman said slowly.

Chen Yang immediately understood upon hearing this.

Oh, an investor, no wonder they're looking to collaborate with me.

"Oh, is that so? Are you looking to invest in shares?" Chen Yang understood the intention and didn't beat around the bush, directly asking Wang Jingman.

Seeing Chen Yang's straightforwardness, Wang Jingman's smile deepened.

"No, my dad knows the price of shares in your village is very high. He's just a small investor and can't afford to buy shares," Wang Jingman said with a smile.

Chen Yang also smiled upon hearing this.

"If not in shares, how do we cooperate then?"

"Hmm..." Wang Jingman thought for a moment and then said, "My dad's idea is to buy a piece of land in the village and build a hotel and restaurant for tourism."

"That's his initial idea. I came today to see if you're interested in cooperating; if you are, my dad will come from the provincial city to discuss the details with you."

Although their friendship wasn't very close, they were friends who helped each other, so they were straightforward about their intentions without much beating around the bush.

After listening to Wang Jingman's explanation, Chen Yang roughly understood her father's intentions.

He didn't want to invest in shares but intended to independently set up a hotel in Liuhucun and do some small business.

Although the investment cost for a hotel isn't low, in the face of a big project like Liuhucun, an investment of over ten million is relatively small.

Normally, as friends, Chen Yang would have agreed to such a small matter without hesitation.

But since Wang Jingman's father wanted to open a hotel, he had to think it over carefully.

Because the hotel business was initially intended for Li Han.

After all, Li Han had the "Lin Tianxia" brand, which could easily open a branch in Liuhucun with a good reputation.

"Um... Jingman, if it were another type of collaboration, I'd agree right away, but for the hotel business, I need to go back and have a meeting to discuss it," Chen Yang thought for a moment and didn't agree directly, but rather indicated he would discuss it.

Wang Jingman was understanding and knew it was somewhat complicated, so she kept smiling.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news." Wang Jingman nodded with a smile, then raised her glass to drink with Chen Yang.

Having discussed the collaboration, their business conversation was essentially over.

Yet Wang Jingman showed no intention of leaving, and naturally, Chen Yang wouldn't leave either.

Chatting and drinking with a beauty like Wang Jingman was a pleasant experience.

They drank and talked about many topics.

This brought them a lot closer.

As they drank, time flew by quickly.

Before they knew it, four or five hours had passed.

It was already the early morning hours.

By then, the bar had fewer people but remained lively.

Chen Yang noticed that most of the drinks on the table had been consumed by them, and Wang Jingman seemed slightly tipsy, so he didn't plan to stay much longer.

"Jingman, it's getting late. Let's call it a night. I'll take you back. As for the cooperation, I'll discuss it tomorrow and get back to you as soon as possible," Chen Yang said.

Wang Jingman was already a bit drunk.

Her mature and sexy attire, combined with her flushed face and dreamy eyes, could be truly captivating.

Chen Yang couldn't help but stare.

"Okay, let's go."

Feeling that it was about time, Wang Jingman picked up her bag and stood up, ready to leave.

Chen Yang also rose to his feet at that moment.

As he stood up, his gaze naturally shifted from Wang Jingman to a table across the room.

The people at that table were having a blast, a mixed group of men and women playing games.

One of the men sitting further inside wasn't partaking but was sneakily pointing his phone at Wang Jingman from a corner.

Noticing that Chen Yang's gaze was on him, the man hurriedly and nervously put away his phone.

He tried to act natural but came off stiff and anxious.

Seeing this, Chen Yang immediately understood what was happening and felt a surge of anger.

"Jingman, sit here for a moment. I need to handle something," Chen Yang told Wang Jingman before walking straight over to the other table.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Wang Jingman hadn't noticed anything unusual, and hearing Chen Yang, she was puzzled and quickly followed him to the other table.

Just as she was about to ask what was going on, Chen Yang spoke angrily.

"Hand over your phone!"

Chen Yang was blunt and directly addressed the man who had been pointing his phone at Wang Jingman.

The man's face was filled with panic, clearly frightened.

The others at the table, seeing Chen Yang's angry expression, were confused.

"Hey, what's going on? Why are you asking my friend to hand over his phone?" A brawny man stood up in surprise and asked Chen Yang for a reason.

Once he spoke, the others at the table chimed in.

"Yeah, we're all having a good time here, why the confrontation?"

"Dude, let's talk this out. Why are you so angry? Did you have too much to drink?"

...

The group at the table buzzed with chatter, supporting each other.

Chen Yang ignored them, fixing his gaze on the first man who spoke.

"Your friend was secretly filming my friend. I want to see his phone," Chen Yang said coldly.

"Huh?" The man was taken aback, incredulously turning to look at the panicked man.

The others did the same, casting questioning glances his way.

"What... What are you talking about! When did I secretly film anyone?" The man's face was flushed with fear, but he stubbornly denied taking any photos of Wang Jingman.

"You weren't filming? Then why were you sneaking around with your phone aimed at my friend?" Chen Yang stared coolly at him, continuing.

Chen Yang was confident in approaching them directly; otherwise, he wouldn't have confronted them so abruptly.

"I..." The man's face remained flushed, glancing around at his friends before stubbornly insisting, "Who said I aimed my phone at her? What are you talking about? I have no idea what you're saying. Have you had too much to drink and are just looking for trouble?"

The man kept denying he had secretly filmed Wang Jingman, even trying to change the topic by saying Chen Yang was drunk and just causing trouble.

Seeing him say this, his friends naturally supported him.

One by one, they cast hostile glances at Chen Yang.

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