My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot-Chapter 495: Zhou Shuyan Finally Agrees to See Us?

But that agreement and the current situation are two different things; they can’t be compared together.

Lu Youxi also greeted Lawyer Sheng.

On this side, Lu Youxi, in the name of Youshu Real Estate, posted a call for submissions on campus.

The offered price was a bit lower than the main design fees of other companies, but it was higher than the price for those who were just starting in the field and still training under seniors.

This was where Lu Youxi’s cleverness came into play.

Hiring designers with experience and portfolios from other companies was really too expensive.

Although there was now an investment from the old gentleman, the investment had limits, instead of being an unlimited backing.

Otherwise, how could it be considered a test for Lu Youxi?

Lu Youxi might have the support of the old gentleman now, but his financial means were still tight; he still needed to be frugal.

Given that, Lu Youxi simply decided to recruit Jing University students for the design, which he saw as a cost-effective choice.

Once the call for submissions was out, the students flooded in. They could earn money, gain experience, and lay the foundation for future commissions. They all worked hard on their designs.

Lu Youxi not only looked at the designs but also specially had someone verify whether the proposals were feasible.

In the end, a five-person design team was selected.

The designs of these five individuals each had their strengths and weaknesses. It was clear that students without experience couldn’t compare with renowned designers.

However, the combined fee for the five people, let alone hiring a famous designer, wouldn’t even be enough to hire an ordinary designer.

But after all, they were top talents from Jing University. The shortcomings in their designs were only aesthetic.

They sacrificed some details for the sake of the building’s safety.

So Lu Youxi had the five become a team, without skimping on their pay and giving each of them a byline as well.

He asked them to work together to refine the details, playing to each other’s strengths.

While the five-person team worked overtime to improve the design and complement each other’s abilities, the university held a meeting with Lu Youxi, ultimately signing an agreement to recruit talent from Jing University.

After countless revisions and meetings, the design by the five-person team was finally finalized.

Lu Youxi breathed a sigh of relief.

From now on, Youshu Real Estate was truly starting to operate.

While Lu Youxi was busy with all these, the Lin Family father and son were not idle either.

In Zhou Shuyan’s office.

Yu Zeqin walked in with a somewhat strange expression, his face almost bearing the words "beyond words."

Hearing footsteps, Zhou Shuyan looked up and noticed Yu Zeqin’s reaction, raising an eyebrow slightly, "What’s the matter?"

"I just got a call from the CEO of Lin Group, Lin Zhenghao, personally," Yu Zeqin thought to himself that Lin Zhenghao was indeed earnest this time, actually making the call himself.

"What does he want?" Zhou Shuyan asked.

"It’s still about the social isolation against the Lin Family on the personal front," Yu Zeqin said, "but this time he mentioned he has something that could make up for his past mistakes—a matter of great importance. He hopes to speak with you in person. Also, he hopes to redeem himself through this matter and receive your forgiveness, so that you won’t isolate the Lin Family anymore."

"What could make him so confident?" Zhou Shuyan was quite surprised, "Does he have any chance to redeem himself that I’m not aware of?"

"He said it’s concerning your wife," Yu Zeqin added, "Of course, he doesn’t know that President Lu is your wife. He said he has evidence that President Lu personally spread rumors about having an intimate relationship with you, which he recorded and wants to play it for you."

Zhou Shuyan: "..."

Zhou Shuyan’s mouth twitched, "My wife is still waiting to play the pig to eat the tiger; how could she admit her relationship with me in public?"

He actually wished Lu Youxi would hurry and admit it; he had been longing for it.

But Lu Youxi had always been unwilling to go public.

"Besides, even if it was said, it wouldn’t be a rumor, just admitting the truth," Zhou Shuyan was very strict on this point.

"That’s a given," Yu Zeqin nodded.

Initially, Lu Youxi had been thinking about divorce every day, and it was Zhou Shuyan who unilaterally insisted that Lu Youxi was his wife.

Yu Zeqin knew this all too well.

Now that Lu Youxi was not divorcing anymore, Zhou Shuyan was hoping that Lu Youxi would go public.

Lin Zhenghao actually said Lu Youxi was spreading rumors?

It was already good that Zhou Shuyan wasn’t the one spreading rumors!

Lin Zhenghao was still hoping that Zhou Shuyan would refute them?

"Exactly because of what Lin Zhenghao said, I felt I should mention it to you," Yu Zeqin said, "Do you want to reject him outright, or..."

"Aren’t you quite curious about what he has to say?" Zhou Shuyan raised an eyebrow and said teasingly.

Yu Zeqin nodded, "I am curious indeed, wondering what could make Lin Zhenghao so confident that by bringing it up, he could redeem himself and earn your forgiveness."

"Ahem." Yu Zeqin coughed again, "Actually, more importantly, I want to see just how foolish Lin Zhenghao can be."

"I’m quite interested to see as well," Zhou Shuyan nodded, "Then check my schedule and arrange for him to come."

"Yes," Yu Zeqin said cheerfully, his steps light as he left the office.

Zhou Shuyan: "..."

Upon learning that Zhou Shuyan finally agreed to meet him, Lin Zhenghao was elated.

He felt that the Lin Family was about to pull through.

Immediately, Lin Zhenghao called Lin Jingshen to his office, "Tomorrow morning, come with me to Chengzhou."

Lin Jingshen was slightly stunned, then quickly understood, "Did Zhou Shuyan finally agree to see us?"

"Since it’s about spreading rumors about him, he’s bound to take it seriously," Lin Zhenghao was pleased with his approach. "Come with me tomorrow and apologize properly to Zhou Shuyan. Don’t be afraid of losing face; for the sake of the family interests, there’s nothing embarrassing about it. Only if Zhou Shuyan is willing to let us off the hook can we consider the Lin Family’s crisis to be over."

"Alright," Lin Jingshen nodded.

Lin Zhenghao let out a long breath, "The Lin Family is finally going to pull through."

Lin Jingshen also couldn’t help but feel a lot more relaxed.

The Lin Family had been going through tough times recently, and he had been under a lot of pressure because he was the one who caused the issue.

His two older brothers had always used it against him, making it hard for him to hold his head high.

Whenever there was a disagreement at work, Lin Jingcong and Lin Jingming would bring up this issue, and Lin Jingshen would find his reasoning overwhelmed.

That evening, Zhou Shuyan mentioned the matter to Lu Youxi, "What do you think they’ll say to me?"

"I think... I might know..." the corner of Lu Youxi’s mouth twitched.

"You know?" Zhou Shuyan asked in surprise, "Have you met them?"

"Didn’t I tell you that I went to the land auction and ran into them?" Lu Youxi told Zhou Shuyan.

She had briefly told Zhou Shuyan when she returned that day but hadn’t gone into detail.