I hide the white roses behind me

Chapter 235 Shouldn’t

"Try it."

Symbolically pushing the cup on the desk, Lin Zengxian retracted his gaze to look at the computer screen, and withdrew the barely perceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

He was used to seeing Ming Jingnan's calmness in private, and this was the first time he saw Ming Jingnan so flustered.

"Thank you."

Sitting opposite the desk, Ming Jingnan, who was already wearing light makeup, reached out and hooked the handle of the cup, but did not hold it tightly.

Unlike when Nan Jianen was here just now, there were only her and Lin Zengxian in the office at this moment. Ming Jingnan relaxed a lot and didn't sit as straight as usual, allowing herself to reveal a little confusion in her eyes.

"Our ship has already made two trips. I am ready to..."

The thesis has been completed, and a nautical chart is displayed on Lin Zengxian's computer screen. Although he is not good at business and has professionals to take care of those things for him, Lin Zengxian is not the type of person who would just sit back and do nothing. He has to go through every link himself at least once.

"Lin, aren't you going to ask me why I fell asleep here last night?"

With drooping eyebrows, Ming Jingnan's voice interrupted 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. There is never a dull moment in front of her. No matter what topic she starts, Lin Zengxian can pick it up. 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 on her.

"If you feel that you can let me know and are willing to let me know, then I will naturally hear you tell me."

Turning his gaze in the direction of Ming Jingnan again, Lin Zengxian looked at the man in front of him who lowered his head like a student who had made a mistake. He suddenly felt dazed, as if he saw the person in his memory.

Although she is not like Minami Nagai, who is aloof and unapproachable in front of outsiders, Hanyu Airi is also a person who never shows her emotions. Only in front of him will she reveal emotions such as confusion and frustration.

He kept his head down, like a student who had made a mistake.

"Lin, you're not going to ask, are you?"

Ming Jingnan raised his head, frowned slightly, stared into Lin Zengxian's eyes, and pursed his lips into a straight line.

"Yes, at least in this matter, I won't ask proactively. This is not something I should ask."

He closed his eyes briefly to drive the memories back into the depths of his mind. Lin Zengxian looked at Ming Jingnan. The other's eyes were like a calm lake with a stone thrown into it.

"Have you known about this for a long time?"

His pupils swayed, and Ming Jingnan slowly stood up. His breathing became heavy, his chest rose and fell noticeably, and his shoulders rose 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, and following this clue, they accidentally found out about Sumitomo Motonobu."

Compared to Ming Jingnan who tends to show his emotions openly, Lin Zengxian is always calm.

It was so calm that Ming Jingnan felt as if he was meeting this person for the first time.

"He graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Mechanical Science and currently works at Sumitomo Heavy Industries. He is said to be a humble, polite, cheerful, and handsome young man who is keen on doing charity work. Like you in the Mitsui family, he is a marginal person with no status but a strong bloodline."

Lin Zengxian stood up, walked out from behind the desk and stood in front of Ming Jingnan.

"Lin, why did you know in advance but never tell me... Do you think it doesn't matter who I marry as long as it doesn't destroy our cooperation, right?"

Her eyelashes trembled twice, and Ming Jingnan looked up at Lin Zengxian, but his eyes could not return to their usual calmness, like a cracked window.

Lin Zengxian opened his mouth, but didn't say a word.

Because what Ming Jingnan said was all right. Sumitomo and Mitsui's actions were a step closer to each other, and were a routine move that would not cause any waves.

For insiders within Mitsui, Lin Zengxian is a foreigner. Although he is backed by a behemoth like Great Wall Heavy Industries, Lin Zengxian himself is not yet an heir. So compared with the tiny Lin Zengxian, Sumitomo, a local giant that has made achievements in the field of heavy machinery, is of course more lovable.

After all, introducing foreign investment always makes people feel uneasy, and Lin Zengxian himself is no exception.

Although he cooperated with the Mingjing family and used the funds provided by Mitsui to buy ships, from beginning to end he only dared to put the names of FSE and Mitsui OSK Lines together and never mentioned Putuo Shipping at all.

Moreover, this incident was most likely initiated by the rivals of the Naoi family within Mitsui, or even by the rivals of the Naoi Minami family within the Naoi family.

Lin Zengxian is just a foreigner, why should he meddle in other people's affairs?

As long as it does not affect the cooperation between each other.

What's more, the Sumitomo family and the Mitsui family only arranged a blind date for the young people in the family to let the two young people consciously interact more often, not to let the two young people get married now.

It is even less chance for outsiders to say anything.

Lin Zengxian believed that Ming Jingnan could think of these things, and he also understood Ming Jingnan's emotions about her family's sudden and arbitrary control over her life.

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However, Ming Jingnan doesn’t seem to want to think about that now, and is letting his emotions control himself.

"You are willing to regard the Uesugi and Saito families, who pose no threat to you, as partners, but you have always been highly vigilant towards the Mitsui family, and you have been both cooperative and defensive towards my family. Therefore, I can only be your ally. I will never be Uesugi-kun and Mayaya, and I may not even make you feel as relaxed as Makoto, right?"

Ming Jingnan's chest rose and fell noticeably as her breathing became heavier, and even though she clenched her fingers, she still couldn't suppress the trembling in her voice.

It felt like bubbles were popping up in my body and I couldn't control the slight trembling of my shoulders.

"Mingjing, you..."

Individuals are individuals, and families are families;
Friendship is friendship, business is business.

The first half of Mingjing Nan's sentence was very correct. Lin Zengxian did just that and even made preparations from the beginning. If the Mingjing family became a threat one day, including Mitsui OSK Lines, he could fight back at any time and would never hesitate.

But Lin Zengxian did not plan that way for Professor Mingjing and his wife and Mingjing Nan and his sister.

He really felt that he was an outsider and had no right to interfere in other people's family affairs.

And based on what we know so far, Sumitomo Motonobu is a pretty good young man. If the two of them were to date, it would not be unfair to Minami Naoi.

Without listening to what Lin Zengxian had to say, Ming Jingnan turned his back to him and expressed his refusal to communicate with his body language.

"Excuse me, ally."

You could hear Mingjingnan's voice regain its composure, see the lines of her shoulders steady after a deep breath, and see her raise her hand and seem to wipe her cheek with her fingers.

Then, Mingjingnan walked out of the office without looking back.

"Forget it, just calm down."

Looking at the office door that was gently closed, Lin Zengxian frowned and scratched his head.

Shouldn't.

She shouldn't be such an uncalm person...

(End of this chapter)