The bed… she definitely said that on purpose for him to hear.
「You should rest early tonight!」 Veins subtly throbbing at his temple, he responded as calmly as possible.
A seductive woman who knew how to use her beauty – he had been careless today and suffered a loss.
「You should rest early too!」 Xia Xi could barely contain the laughter in her voice.
「Don’t get too pleased too soon. If there’s a next time, I’ll definitely devour you,」 Lu Ziyi answered with a slightly muffled voice, gritting his teeth.
「Okay, okay, I’ll be waiting for you!」 Xia Xi happily provoked.
「Did I hear that wrong? Qianqiu,」 walking out from behind the smooth large desk with his hands behind his back, Lu Ziyi’s black eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the man sitting on the cream leather sofa with a face full of regret, 「you said you lost?
“Yes, I lost,” Zhao Qianqiu did not hide his annoyance at all, “It’s a waste that I offered such good conditions, but in the end, I lost to a cunning woman.”
“You lost to a woman?” Lu Ziyi repeated with a furrowed brow.
“I was really too careless,” Zhao Qianqiu, red-faced and fuming, muttered continuously, “The other party’s price was less than 2/3 of ours, and I was momentarily careless, thinking the landowner wouldn’t look her way.”
“Qianqiu, this is not like your style,” Lu Ziyi returned to his seat, his long fingers interlaced into a tower.
“What do we do now? That was my most satisfactory piece of land, and Zhen Qi’s responsible team will arrive within a month.”
“It’s my fault, truly my fault, how could I make such a big mistake, I should have kept pursuing,” Zhao Qianqiu was so excited he almost pulled out all his hair, “I shouldn’t have trusted that old man.”
“Has the other party signed the contract?” Lu Ziyi asked casually.
“Already signed.” What kindergarten nonsense, it’s driving him crazy!
“If we’re willing to bear the breach of contract fees, would the landowner be willing to sell the land to us?” Lu Ziyi raised an eyebrow.
“My idea is to raise the price further, with us covering the entire breach of contract fees.”
“There’s no way, the landowner’s mind is very resolute, he doesn’t want to sell the land to us at all,” Zhao Qianqiu answered seriously.
Pluck! Pluck! He might as well pluck out all his hair. If he becomes bald, perha
“Doesn’t want to sell the land to us?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyi couldn’t help but laugh. Is True Dragon Group a notorious enterprise? Not at all, in fact, their corporate image has always been good, so why would anyone not want to sell land to them? “If I encounter that woman in the business world, I’ll definitely bring her down, hmph!” Zhao Qianchao was still muttering. “What? From the tone of your voice, you’ve met her?” Not many could snatch business from Qianchao, so he was naturally curious. “A brief encounter,” Zhao Qianchao grumbled dissatisfiedly, “I was about to visit the landowner when she had just left his house.” “Oh?” “She might be beautiful, but she’s a total femme fatale. Even the landowner refused to sell land to us because of her persuasion.” Zhao Qianchao was still emotional. “How interesting,” a flash of brilliance crossed his black eyes. “Qianchao, I remember it’s been a long time since you’ve met a worthy opponent. You should be feeling excited now!” “I’m so cold just thinking about our planned site in Zhen Qi being snatched away, how could I be excited! That woman better not have any business dealings with me, otherwise, hmph! We’ll see who gets the last laugh.” “Looks like you’ve got a serious grudge,” Lu Ziyi smiled nonchalantly. “Since that piece of land can’t be recovered, you’d better think about your next move! I want to see the report before getting off work tomorrow, this is your punishment for not handling things well.” “Yes, I’ll prepare it right away,” Zhao Qianchao nodded forcefully. “Now that you understand, get moving!”
Summer Xi handed the taxi fare to the driver and immediately opened the door to get out. Standing before her eyes was the Chen residence, as cold and imposing as ever, but now this house was no longer a castle in her eyes, but a cage from which she could not escape even with wings. She hesitated for three seconds before finally taking a step forward.
“Oh! Look who’s back, our big shot from Yalong Enterprise!” As soon as she stepped through the door, Chen Yuanhong’s first wife, Qian Shuihong, immediately sneered, “Sister-in-law, hurry and help her with her coat. Her status is different now! Our Yalong owes everything to her!”
“Sister-in-law, I’ll do it myself,” Summer Xi refused the outstretched hand and walked expressionlessly into the hall. “Where is the Chairman?”
She never called him father; the words “Chairman” best illustrated their relationship – purely a business one.
“He’s u
“No, I just wanted to confirm he’s here,” Summer Xi answered coldly. “If he’s not, I’ll leave immediately.” Today was the monthly family gathering her father had mandated. Despite not wanting to attend, she chose to show up to avoid giving people more reason to talk. The Chen family already had enough opinions about her; there was no need to add another item to their list of complaints.
“Listen to her tone, how proud and arrogant!” Qian Shuihong deliberately sighed. “She should remember who fed and clothed her to grow up like this. She’d be more obedient if she were a dog.”
“Then go raise a dog!” Summer Xi stared at her expressionlessly, “When are we going to eat? The air here makes me sick.”
“Summer Xi, you’d better watch your words!” Qian Shuihong stood up angrily, glaring at her with resentment. Summer Xi’s beauty was a thorn in her heart, practically a carbon copy of that despicable mother of hers.
“What right do you have to speak to me like this? You’re nothing but an illegitimate child born outside.”
“Provoking me will do you no good, Madam Chen,” Summer Xi emphasized her words. She most detested anyone criticizing her deceased mother. It was Chen Yuanhong who had deceived her about his marital status – he was the one with unforgivable sins, so why insist on placing all the blame on her mother! At most… her mother was just foolishly too trusting of love.
“I’m no longer the child you could bully at will,” she warned.
“Oh? Meaning you’ve grown tough? Thinking Alon can’t do without you?” Qian Shuihong retorted sarcastically.
“Think what you want!” Summer Xi couldn’t be bothered to even look at her again, immediately turning to leave. Since they weren’t about to eat immediately, she had no reason to face Qian Shuihong directly!
Every blade of grass and tree here disgusted her. Sometimes, she admired herself for having lived here for ten years without going crazy. If only she could escape all this, she wouldn’t have to come back. But after escaping, where could she go?
“No, don’t…”
“Please don’t, young master…” Taking a deep breath of fresh air, Xia Xi’s sharp ears heard a low sobbing female voice from the grass, the voice of refusal very weak, seemingly hesitant to speak out. Xia Xi was stunned for three seconds, and without thinking further, she knew who was responsible. She angrily rushed over. “Chen Qijue, aren’t you satisfied with women outside that you won’t even let the servants go?” She pushed aside the grass angrily and coldly questioned.
Useless fool! Nothing but playing with women!
“Damn it! Xia Xi, you’re so annoying!” Having his actions interrupted, Chen Qijue impatiently let go of the young maidservant and brushed the dust off his clothes. “Do you have to be so annoying?”
“I’m glad you hate me,” Xia Xi glared back at him after seeing the young maidservant flee in panic. “Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re doing? This is a crime!”
“Crime? Isn’t that too serious! Do you really think she didn’t want it?” Chen Qijue sneered, “Just give her some money, and she’ll be happy.”
