CHAPTER 536: CHAPTER 536 WE HAVE ALREADY BROKEN UP

Wu Jie weakly nodded, her heart filled with fear.

She knew that Chen Bin wasn’t joking with her.

Turning her small face to the side, she murmured.

"If you want me to follow you wholeheartedly, you better treat me well, otherwise... otherwise..."

Chen Bin reached out to turn Wu Jie’s face back and continued speaking firmly.

"Don’t worry about that. I never mistreat my own woman."

For some reason, Chen Bin’s words seemed to have a certain magic.

Wu Jie couldn’t summon even a hint of doubt.

Like a little cat, she obediently nodded her head.

Meanwhile, in another hotel, Nie Kang slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and the faint pain in his stomach, he realized he couldn’t remember anything.

He hastily got dressed, grabbed a cab back to school, and went to call out outside Wu Jie’s dorm balcony.

"Xiao Jie, Xiao Jie!"

At this moment, Cong Lijie appeared from inside.

"Didn’t you and Xiao Jie break up? What are you here for?"

"Break up? When did I break up with her?"

Seeing Nie Kang’s puzzled expression, Cong Lijie answered.

"Last night, we were celebrating my friend’s birthday. After you got drunk, you insisted you liked my friend and went to the hotel. Xiao Jie saw it, and she broke up with you."

Shaking his head, Nie Kang still looked blank.

"But... why do I have no memory of any of this?"

"That, I don’t know."

"Xiao Jie! Please come out and listen to my explanation!"

Watching Nie Kang yelling toward the dorm room, Cong Lijie replied.

"She hasn’t returned yet. Just wait outside."

Nie Kang didn’t believe her and quickly took out his phone to send Wu Jie a WeChat message.

But he discovered he had already been deleted from her contact list.

When he tried calling, the line showed as temporarily unavailable.

At this moment, he began to realize the gravity of the situation.

He sat blankly below the girls’ dormitory the entire morning, until nearly class time in the afternoon, when he finally saw Wu Jie approaching alone.

Nie Kang adjusted his emotions, quickly smiled, and ran over.

"Xiao Jie, where have you been? I’ve been waiting here for so long."

Wu Jie stopped immediately upon seeing Nie Kang and started walking quickly in the opposite direction.

However, after just a few steps, she was grabbed by the arm.

"Xiao Jie, what’s the matter with you? Why are you avoiding me?"

Wu Jie forcefully shook off Nie Kang’s arm and said coldly.

"We’ve already broken up. Why are you still looking for me?"

Nie Kang felt his heart tighten and quickly asked, "Why?"

"Why? You know perfectly well why!"

As her words fell, Wu Jie turned directly and headed toward the dormitory.

Nie Kang watched her retreating figure and slapped himself hard across the face.

Regret overwhelmed him for drinking the previous night.

A week later, the architectural designer that Liao Ruoli introduced to Chen Bin finally arrived in Tianhai.

When the three met, Liao Ruoli introduced him.

"This is Mo Sha, a doctoral graduate in architecture from abroad. And this is Chen Bin, the director of Yanxi Province TV Station."

Mo Sha immediately smiled and extended his hands. "Director Chen, it’s an honor to meet you."

"Hello!"

When shaking hands with Mo Sha, Chen Bin began quietly sizing him up.

Lean and tall, fairly good-looking.

But with long hair and wearing oversized glasses, he exuded a kind of lifeless vibe.

Judging by his overall demeanor, it was clear this guy was either a madman or a genius.

Certainly not a normal person!

After sitting down, Mo Sha immediately took out his laptop and asked Chen Bin to share all the requirements.

As Chen Bin spoke, Mo Sha’s hands danced quickly over the keyboard, meticulously recording everything.

"To turn Yanxi Province TV Station into a landmark building, it must be rich in meaning, unique, and yet not overly flashy."

Chen Bin nodded repeatedly. "Yes, that’s exactly what I want."

"Then give me seven days. I’ll draft a simple drawing. If you’re satisfied, we can discuss the price. If not, I’ll leave, not wasting any more of your time."

Chen Bin liked this clean and efficient approach, so he agreed immediately.

A week later, Mo Sha came to Chen Bin’s office again.

When he spread the blueprints open on the desk, Chen Bin was completely stunned.

"This... this was drawn by hand?"

"That’s correct; it’s just my personal habit. Now, let me introduce my creative concept..."

Mo Sha was very thorough in his explanation, and Chen Bin listened attentively.

By the end, Chen Bin smiled and said.

"I’m very satisfied with your proposal, but I’m also planning to build a five-star hotel next to the new station. How about you take on that design as well?"

Mo Sha nodded repeatedly. "No problem! I just happen to have a few unused ideas."

"How much will you charge for the design fee?"

"Well..."

Furrowing his brow, Mo Sha couldn’t make up his mind at the moment.

After facing repeated rejection previously, he had lost his confidence.

Now, with someone finally appreciating his work, he feared quoting too high a price would upset Chen Bin.

Seeing Mo Sha hesitating, Chen Bin spoke again.

"How about this: since it’s our first collaboration, I’ll pay you ten million for the station and hotel designs together. Does that sound fair?"

Ten million was indeed generous, but compared to top-tier foreign designers, it was still economical.

Mo Sha hadn’t expected Chen Bin to offer him so much money and quickly nodded in agreement.

"No problem! Please rest assured, Director Chen. I’ll carefully refine the designs until you’re fully satisfied."

In the days that followed, Mo Sha worked to perfect the station’s blueprints.

At the same time, he began drafting the hotel’s designs.

During this process, he often visited the provincial station to exchange ideas with Chen Bin.

After the May Day holiday, Mo Sha finally completed all the blueprints.

When handing them to Chen Bin, he specifically said.

If any modifications were needed, he was just a call away.

Chen Bin was very pleased and didn’t find anything that needed changing.

However, the blueprints still needed to be reviewed by the higher-ups. If they had any opinions, revisions would have to be made.

So Chen Bin asked Mo Sha to stay in Tianhai for a few more days while he took the blueprints to the higher-ups.

Aside from a few minor dissenters, most expressed approval.

With that, the blueprints were finalized.

After the bidding process for the project was completed, construction officially broke ground in late May.

The planned completion time was set for two years later.

While Chen Bin was busy with the bustling project, Mei Ouchi knocked on Fan Sheng’s door and walked in.

"Director Fan, are you busy?"

"Not busy, please have a seat!"

Fan Sheng immediately got up and poured Mei Ouchi a cup of water.

"What brings Director Mei here?"

"Oh, nothing much. Just came over to chat. I initially wanted to find Director Chen, but unfortunately, he wasn’t around."

"Director Mei might not be familiar with our station’s situation. Director Chen is extremely busy every day. No matter the size of the matters, he always handles them personally."

Mei Ouchi shook her head and scoffed at this.

"A leader should act like a leader. Running around everywhere all the time—what’s the point?"