Li Wen took a step back.
Liu Bo had no idea what had happened. His outstretched hand froze in midair; leaving it there felt wrong, but so did pulling it back.
For a moment, the situation became painfully awkward.
Just then, Jiang Yixin stepped forward, gave his hand a light shake, and quickly let go.
"Hello, Mr. Liu. I'm Jiang Yixin, vice president of product at Source Code Technology."
Then she gestured toward the conference table, where the nameplates were already set out. "Welcome to Source Code, everyone from Dingsheng. Please have a seat."
Only then did Liu Bo realize he had mistaken her for someone else.
Behind him, a few members of the Dingsheng team struggled not to laugh. Information about their contact had been posted in the internal group chat before they came. Mr. Liu clearly hadn't read it.
Liu Bo's first reaction was irritation. What was Source Code Technology playing at? Sending some young girl to fob them off at such an important meeting?
He now realized he had watched Jiang Yixin host the Riding the Wind launch event, but he simply couldn't connect a pretty young girl with the title of vice president-even if she was only the vice president of a small company, Source Code Technology was still one of the hottest names in AI right now.
Do you know how many years I worked before I became a vice president?
If Zhang Chi hadn't suddenly stepped down, I'd still be a senior director. Still, Liu Bo was a crafty veteran with years at major tech companies under his belt. He laughed it off. "My apologies, Ms. Jiang, my apologies. I thought I was looking at a movie star. It never occurred to me."
Hearing that made Jiang Yixin's stomach turn.
*Does this old creep