Falling in Love with My Contracted Husband - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 Contract
It took An Zixi nearly an hour to get out of the company and catch sight of the landmark building of the Tang Corporation.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, there were the busiest buildings in Xinjing. Any of these floors could be sold for an astronomical price.

The main building of the Tang Corporation was situated in this group of buildings, and the valuable properties on the ground had already reached one billion. These were far from being comparable to the current An Corporation.

It was just after ten o’clock in the morning, but there was an endless stream of people entering and leaving the company. However, there were strict restrictions on swiping cards in and out of this place. An Zixi followed behind the secretary’s car and saw her chatting with the card for a while. Only then did the restriction lever in front of the car slowly rise.

Along the way, she listened to Chen Ting’s introduction to the Tang family and was shocked by the size of the Tang family.

An shi didn’t have much weight in Tang shi’s eyes.

Tang Jin Chen’s office was on the high floor of the building. An Zi Xi followed behind Chen Ting. Looking at the rising numbers in the elevator, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Originally, she did not feel that her line of sight was too narrow in An Clan. Now that she saw a corner of the Tang Clan’s huge system, she could feel the real gap between An Clan and Tang Clan.

There was no need for Tang Jin Chen to plot against her and An Corporation. Everything could be put on the table. This was also one of the reasons why she could not reject the proposal Tang Jin Chen had provided.

“President Tang, President An has already arrived.”

Tang Jin Chen seemed to be busy with something. He raised his head and looked at An Zi Xi behind Chen Ting. He waved his hand and signaled Chen Ting to leave.

An Zixi did not speak, but she felt that she could not remain silent. She did not want to see the man in front of her, but she had no choice but to start her own speech first.

“Manager Tang …”

“Sit down first.”

An Zixi took a few steps forward. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Tang Jin Chen, and his gaze did not move away from the pile of thick documents.

She could only sit down helplessly, but her gaze landed on Tang Jin Chen again without obedience.

Ever since that night’s incident, An Zixi had never thought that she would see Tang Jin Chen again. At this moment, his expression was focused, and his heroic expression was overwhelming. He was still so handsome, but she did not have the slightest bit of admiration for him.

If it wasn’t for An shi, she wouldn’t have come here no matter what.

The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment, pressing heavily on An Zixi’s heart, making her unable to breathe.

Probably feeling a little uncomfortable, Tang Jin Chen raised his head and looked at An Zi Xi with a smile. “What, is Miss An still hating me?”

An Zixi came back to his senses. Tang Jin Chen had already stopped the work in his hand and leaned back comfortably in his comfortable chair. He looked at her with a somewhat narrow gaze.

This surprised her, but it also made her very uncomfortable.

The man in front of her had used despicable means to steal her virginity. At this moment, he was still teasing her freely. She even wished she could slap Tang Jin Chen in the face again. But thinking back to the slap he gave him, he was such an arrogant and domineering man. He couldn’t stand it no matter what, could he?

It wasn’t to settle the score with her … but it wasn’t to apologize.

“Manager Tang.”

She tried her best to restrain her emotions and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. An Zixi’s mood was as calm as she could.

She turned around and looked at Tang Jin Chen calmly. There was not a single ripple in her eyes.

“President Tang gave Madam An such a big favor, it can’t be just for me to visit, right? I thought President Tang had asked me to come over. There’s something else I need to talk about.”

Tang Jin Chen smiled and crossed his hands in front of his chest. “You probably don’t want to talk to me about this, and you don’t have that much time. Here is a contract. As long as you sign this contract, I will unconditionally relax the deadline for acquiring An Corporation, and An Corporation will get a buffer fund.”

As he spoke, he had already tossed the document in his hand to An Zixi.

An Zixi took it and looked at it. She felt as if her entire body had been poured with a bucket of ice water. The cold feeling through her feet made her body tremble, and the oppressive feeling blocked her heart, causing her to feel uncomfortable and speechless.

It seemed that the contract was only one or two pages long, but it caused her heart to be uncontrollably furious.

It’s a lover’s treaty.

An Zixi’s lips trembled. She endured the anger in her heart and finished reading the contents of the document. She looked sideways at Tang Jin Chen’s eyes and was about to spit out fire.

Tang Jin Chen didn’t care about this at all. He gently tapped his finger on the swivel chair and watched An Zi Xi’s reaction with great interest. The playfulness in his eyes became even more intense.

“Miss An, if you have any questions, you can ask.”

“I really don’t know what President Tang has taken a fancy to me. Could it be that I’ve really made you pay so much attention to me?”

An Zixi turned her head away. She was afraid that if she stared at Tang Jin Chen like this, she would be unable to help but pick up the cup on the table and smash it over. In this special period, she did not want to mess things up on impulse.

Tang Jin Chen snorted coldly and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He leaned forward and sized An Zi Xi up and down. His frivolous eyes were filled with confidence.

“If I say I like you, do you believe me?”

An Zixi absolutely didn’t believe it.

Her hand felt extremely heavy from those few pages. If she really wanted to sign such a treaty, it would mark her entire life as a disgrace.

However, at this time, apart from being at Tang Jin Chen’s mercy and accepting the conveniences Tang Jin Chen provided, could there be any other way to get her out of her current predicament?

The return promised by Tang Jin Chen could be said to be generous. As long as An Zi Xi agreed to his conditions, An shi would not only be able to get out of the current predicament of being acquired, but would even be able to receive nearly 50 million yuan in assistance in the future.

She had no choice but to weigh the weight of the contract. Was it worth it to use her happiness alone to exchange for the safety of everyone in An Corporation?

“You have ten minutes to think about it.”

Looking at her silence, Tang Jin Chen stood up, his hands in the pockets of his suit. He walked a few steps casually, stopped in front of An Zi Xi, and looked down at her arrogantly.

An Zixi raised his head. The light outside the room was blocked by his body, and the Tang Jin Chen in his eyes suddenly became exceptionally tall.

“I, Tang Jin Chen, have taken a fancy to a woman. No one can slip away from me. You can totally reject my proposal, but I can’t guarantee that An Corporation will be able to hold out until tomorrow. You’ve seen this contract. As long as you can keep me interested in you, not only will An Corporation not collapse, it will also be able to jump out of the small business and become Tang Corporation’s partner. ”

These words were half a threat and half a temptation.

An Zixi knew that Tang Jin Chen was not lying. In Tang Jin Chen’s eyes, An shi’s family business was nothing. As long as An shi maintained a cooperative relationship with Tang shi, An shi could completely jump out of the original framework and use Tang shi to enter the upper echelons of Xinjing business circle.

Right now, she didn’t have any capital to fight against Tang Jin Chen.

An Zixi slowly raised his head, his lonely eyes unable to conceal her despair. “I promise you to sign this contract, but I still have one condition.”

The smile on Tang Jin Chen’s face became even more intense. An Zi Xi’s words aroused his interest. He looked down thoughtfully as if he was thinking about what kind of conditions she would offer.

“I don’t want anyone to know about this, especially my family. After this matter is over, we’ll go our separate ways and not owe each other anything.”

‘”Noproblem, of course there’s no problem. It won’t do me any good to publicize such a thing. By the way, I would like to remind Miss An that you might as well sign the contract in your hand first. We have a lot of things to do next.”

Tang Jin Chen bent down and leaned closer to An Zi Xi’s ear. The hot air blew out made her heart thrown into a mess, and the scene a few days ago seemed to appear before her eyes.

Looking at An Zixi’s blushing and angry cheeks, Tang Jin Chen smiled gently. He did not continue to entangle himself. He teased An Zi Xi so lightly and scratched the bashfulness of An Zi Xi’s innocent girl. In his eyes, it added to his satisfaction.

‘”I have already prepared a suitable position for Miss An in the company. During this period of time, Miss An will be wronged to stay with the Tang family. I will let Chen Ting take you to familiarize you with your working environment later.”

Tang Jin Huan was not talking about discussion at all, but about orders.

An Zixi raised her head in surprise. Looking at the unconcealable depth in Tang Jin Chen’s sparkling eyes, a sense of powerlessness sprouted in her heart.

However, his words did not allow her to refuse at all. She had already signed the contract, and it would be too stingy for her to cause complications on such a trivial matter.

Since Tang Jin Chen wanted to restrain her within the limits of his control, it was not something she could easily refuse.

An Zixi nodded his head numbly, his empty eyes filled with exhaustion. “I still need to deal with An Corporation. Please give me some time. I… will officially come over this afternoon.”

After discussing all of this, An Zixi was able to escape from Tang Jin Chen’s office.

In front of her was still the towering main building of the Tang Corporation, but she did not have the slightest admiration for it.

Facing the cold wind blowing in her face, she subconsciously tightened her purple coat and sat on the car. An Zixi leaned against the empty backseat and closed her eyes painfully.

An Heng was still in the city when he received An Zixi’s call, so he hurriedly rushed home when he received the call.

In the huge room, there was almost no sound. An Zixi quietly leaned against the sofa, her face so calm that she could not see a single ripple. Hearing the sound of the door, she raised her head and saw An Heng casually close the door. She couldn’t help but ask about what had happened to her this time.

An Zixi didn’t tell An Heng in detail on the phone, but he was still thinking about how to tell him about this matter.

It was impossible for Tang Jin Chen to let An shi off without a reason, let alone to provide An shi with such a large sum of money free of charge.

She didn’t know how to explain to An Heng, who had been in the business world for a long time, that was why she was so worried.

“Dad, Tang Jin Chen has decided to postpone the acquisition of An Corporation. In addition, he has borrowed 50 million in follow-up funds to assist An Corporation in the development of follow-up products and establish a cooperative relationship with An Corporation.”

An Zixi said calmly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. However, when An Heng heard her words, he had already stood there with shock on his face.

This was a result that he had not expected at all.

He thought …

He looked at An Zixi and didn’t say anything. He also reacted. He coughed gently to conceal his shock. He looked at An Zixi happily. Only then did he notice that An Zixi’s interest didn’t seem to be so high.

The smile on his face instantly stopped. He thought that there might be more twists and turns in it. He sighed deeply and sat down beside An Zixi.

The temperature in the room was much warmer than outside. It was only after running all the way that An Heng felt that it was stuffy and hot that he took off his coat, but his gaze never moved away from An Zixi’s body.

“What kind of trick is Tang Jin Chen playing? Did he put forward any conditions?”

This kind of news made him unable to digest it for a while, so he could only ask through An Zixi, who he had contacted with Tang Jin Chen.

An Zixi also understood what he meant. Although she had nominally taken over An Corporation now, this did not mean that An Heng’s will had no influence on An Corporation.

‘”I don’t understand what Tang Jin Chen said. He asked me to work for the Tang Corporation for a period of time. I was wondering if he had any other intentions. That’s why I wanted to discuss it with you.”

An Zixi could clearly feel An Heng tightening his brows. He looked at her with a puzzled gaze. He knew that Tang Jin Chen did not seem to be able to reap any benefits from this operation. If he really had any intentions, she might be his real target.

However, she was also very nervous. If she really confessed to An Heng, would An Heng really let her sacrifice herself for An Corporation? However, she did not have the courage to confess.

He didn’t have the courage to know the answer.

An Corporation was founded by An Heng. Now that An Zixi was able to get this kind of training opportunity, it was also the right he had boldly given her. In the end, he did not have much faith in An Zixi’s ability. He could only treat dead horses as living horse doctors. He did not expect An Zixi to actually allow An Corporation to receive such assistance from Tang Corporation.

“If that’s the case, then his thoughts are hard to guess. Did he tell you anything else?” An Heng probed.

“I’ve only met him once. I don’t think I have that much charm to make him fall in love at first sight.” An Zixi looked out of the window and deliberately avoided An Heng’s gaze.

If An Zixi said this, An Heng wouldn’t be able to ask her anything. After all, if Tang Jin Chen really had any thoughts about An Zi Xi, he wouldn’t be able to weigh the pros and cons, so he could only stop the topic right now.

‘”Alright, since he has such a plan, you might as well go over and train. Don’t worry about the company’s affairs. Although I have already retreated to the second line, those fellows in the company can still listen to me for a few words.”

An Zixi listened to An Heng’s teasing words and forced a smile on her face. She tried her best to conceal the uneasiness in her heart, lest An Heng really discover something.

She still had to think about how to deal with that troublesome Tang Jin Chen.

An Corporation could not be said to have completely escaped this crisis. Since Tang Jin Chen could decide An Corporation’s life and death in a single sentence, An Corporation would have to continue to look at his expression in the future.

She no longer had the mood to ask what An Heng would do next. The entire An Corporation had received news from An Zixi, and the haze brought about by the pressure of bankruptcy had been swept away.

An Zixi could not share the joy at this moment. Tang Jin Chen was still waiting for her to return to complete the agreement on her work.

She went back to her room and closed the door. She took off the coat on her shoulders, her chest, her neck … There were still red marks left behind, as if they were indelible slaves.