Chapter 564: Chapter 272: Ma Zifan

"Is he your current boyfriend?"

Ma Zifan said with immense confidence after straightening his clothes.

"Jianing, it’s not that I’m trying to be mean, but I’ve pretty much sized up everyone who came to this car club meet. There’s really no one who can compete with me in terms of assets. And no one’s better looking or taller than me, either."

"Jianing, if you found a boyfriend like that, I’d be very disappointed."

"Get lost! I don’t have the damn time to mess around with romance like you do."

Zhao Jianing shot Ma Zifan a fierce glare and, forgetting her ladylike demeanor, even kicked him before dragging him over to Lin Shen.

This left Ma Zifan momentarily stunned.

He had indeed observed the people attending the Ferrari club meet, but aside from Zhao Jianing, he hadn’t paid much attention to anyone else.

He was long accustomed to the social stratification in these circles and never wasted too much energy on people he considered beneath him.

If someone had no exploitable value, Ma Zifan generally wouldn’t bother befriending them.

The social class of the Ferrari club members truly wasn’t high enough to warrant him making friends.

He had mostly come for Zhao Jianing’s sake, and also because of Mr. Mateo.

The two of them had met many times at high-end banquets and had naturally become good friends.

Lin Shen, however, was the only other person at the venue Ma Zifan had noticed.

First, it was easy to remember a man who had gotten married so young.

Besides, when a man was out and about, his wife’s beauty was a reflection of his own status.

Judging by Zheng Yanfei’s looks and figure, she easily ranked among the top at this Ferrari club meet.

She was, at the very least, prettier than the other women. In fact, setting aside his personal feelings, Ma Zifan even thought she was more beautiful than Zhao Jianing.

After all, youth is a girl’s greatest asset when it comes to looks.

That face, full of collagen, and that vibrant, graceful figure... how many men dreamed of possessing such things?

Thus, Ma Zifan remembered the name Lin Shen, as well as his identity as the boss of Shennan Pet Industry.

Although for someone like Ma Zifan, such a small-scale company wasn’t even worth looking into.

But unfortunately for his pride, this Shennan Pet Industry was different.

Even Ma Zifan, who had just returned to the country, had seen numerous ads from Shennan while browsing online.

They were everywhere, from major influencers with millions of followers to small-time pet-themed short videos.

If a video was about pets, there was a 70% chance you’d see a Shennan ad.

’How much money did they sink into marketing and promotion?! To build up this much hype?’

Ma Zifan had no choice but to re-evaluate Lin Shen. He felt there was something extraordinary about this young man who was a head taller than him.

Most importantly, he was also incredibly handsome!

As a man himself, Ma Zifan had to admit that Lin Shen was one of the most handsome Huaxia people he had ever seen.

He could even be compared to some A-list male celebrities.

With so many excellent qualities stacked up, Ma Zifan developed a considerable interest in Lin Shen.

Of course, Lin Shen felt the same way.

Seeing Zhao Jianing bring someone over, Lin Shen gently stopped Zheng Yanfei’s little hand as she reached for a piece of cake. He turned with her and smiled.

"Jianing."

"Come on, Lin Shen, let me introduce you to someone."

Zhao Jianing smiled and slapped Ma Zifan hard on the back, causing him to stumble forward.

"Ma Zifan. He already introduced himself, but now I’ll give you the details."

"Male, 28, three years older than you. His family is in foreign trade and investment banking. I won’t go into the nitty-gritty, but suffice to say he has shares in a lot of companies, kind of like you."

"If Shennan wants to expand into overseas markets in the future, he’s your guy. Right?"

Zhao Jianing gave Ma Zifan a deceptively harmless smile, but only he could understand the killing intent and danger hidden within it.

He sighed softly and proactively extended his right hand to Lin Shen.

"Yes. Lin Shen, my friend, I’ve had my eye on you since earlier. I’m very optimistic about the Shennan you’ve founded. Do you need financing? If you do, I can be your angel investor..."

"Thank you for your confidence, but I’m not considering that for the time being."

Lin Shen replied with a smile.

"Shennan is still in its startup phase. It’ll be a long time before we reach the financing stage. And even when we do, given the assets I have on hand, I probably won’t need much funding."

’Oh?’

Lin Shen’s confident and magnanimous words stirred a strange feeling inside Ma Zifan.

The people he’d dealt with before had always used all sorts of hints, beating around the bush to get his funding and support.

This was because the industries he invested in almost always went on to become leaders in their sectors.

If not number one, then at least within the top five.

It could be said that Ma Zifan had a good eye; 60% of the companies he chose had a positive rate of return.

This was also why his father felt comfortable letting him gradually take over the family business.

But Lin Shen had rejected his kind offer. It was the first time he’d ever been turned down like this, and it gave him a novel feeling.

’This kid’s pretty self-reliant!’

"It seems like you two have a pretty good relationship?"

More than Ma Zifan’s status, Lin Shen was more curious about his relationship with Zhao Jianing.

Judging by their bickering, they definitely weren’t just ordinary friends.

Sure enough, when asked about it, before Zhao Jianing could cover his mouth, Ma Zifan said with utmost sincerity.

"I’m her ex-boyfriend."

"Would it kill you to just shut up!"

Zhao Jianing twisted Ma Zifan’s arm viciously, making him cry out in pain and complain to Lin Shen.

"See? This is her personality. I’d advise you not to be friends with her. She’s very violent."

"Say that again!"

Zhao Jianing immediately chased Ma Zifan across the lawn, pummeling him. This bickering-couple dynamic made Zheng Yanfei and Lin Shen look at each other and smile.

"It doesn’t seem like you guys have the kind of breakup where you never speak to each other again."

"Because it was an amicable split."

Ma Zifan said with a wry smile while fending off Zhao Jianing.

"I met Jianing overseas. At the time, she had to return to Huaxia to work for her family, while I still needed to learn the business abroad and couldn’t come back for another year."

"So we broke up."

"So it was a long-distance relationship," Lin Shen said with sudden understanding, but Zhao Jianing added a few details.

"Long-distance my ass! He’s just like you, he played the field like crazy overseas, sleeping with tons of women. You actually think he’s some deeply devoted lover? It’s all an act!"

"You were no different."

Ma Zifan was a little speechless.

"We agreed not to break up, that you’d wait for me for a year. Who knew that by the time I came back, you’d already had several boyfriends!"

"By then, I had already assumed we’d broken up."

"Then you should have told me!"

"You were messing around with other women, and I needed to tell *you*?"

"Let’s get the cause and effect straight, okay? It was because I found out you got a boyfriend that I started getting involved with other women."

"Stop making excuses, you scumbag!"

"As if you’re not a player yourself."

Seeing their argument growing more intense, Lin Shen quickly stepped in to play peacemaker.

"Alright, alright, let’s drop the subject."

"See? Didn’t I tell you she was difficult?"

Ma Zifan complained to Lin Shen as if he’d just found an ally on a united front.

"She actually said you play the field just like me. Aren’t you angry?"

"Was I wrong?"

Zhao Jianing lifted her chin and huffed.

"His actual girlfriend is my best friend. Right now, my best friend is helping him manage his company, but he’s here at a car club meet with his mistress. If that’s not a scumbag, what is?"

"AHEM!"

Faced with Zhao Jianing airing his dirty laundry, Lin Shen gave a few slightly embarrassed coughs, unable to find a reason to refute her.

When Ma Zifan saw this, however, his eyes lit up and he slung an arm around Lin Shen’s shoulder with a grin.

"Well, it looks like we’re the same kind of people! When you have time, I’ll take you out. We can have some real fun."

"I’ve been pretty busy with company matters lately."

Lin Shen tactfully refused, pulling Zheng Yanfei closer by her slender waist.

"Besides, I don’t like to fool around. I’m very devoted when it comes to relationships."

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