Chapter 615: The Trap of the Board of Directors
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Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
As Zheng Yue and Xu Le interacted more and more frequently recently, their relationship had also become much closer than before. Usually, when they were alone, they were even more ambiguous.
Not to mention that Xu Le had almost tacitly agreed to tease her in front of the others. Facing everyone’s jeering, he was not in a hurry to deny it. Instead, he looked at her first.
Everyone had played together for a long time and were already familiar with each other. Seeing Xu Le like this, many people were secretly gossiping that Xu Le had most likely decided to settle with Zheng Yue this time.
Zheng Yue also followed suit, and her standard of living increased greatly.
“Are you done eating?” Xu Le looked up at her and asked softly.
The two of them were now sitting in a high-end restaurant. Zheng Yue looked at the salivating dessert in front of her and finally endured the pain to part with it. She nodded and said that she had finished eating.
Only by casting a long line could one catch a big fish. She understood this principle better than anyone else.
Zheng Yue took the initiative to say, “It’s not good to always let you treat me.
Ill settle the bill this time.”
She didn’t forget the socialite persona she had fabricated in front of Xu Le, so she took out a bank card from her bag.
“How can that do?” Xu Le shook his head.
Xu Le subconsciously wanted to reject the idea of a woman treating him to a
meal.
He had been taught to be a gentleman since he was young, so he naturally couldn’t do such a thing.
However, Zheng Yue insisted, “Then, can you treat me to a meal next time?”
“…Alright.” Xu Le reluctantly agreed.
When Zheng Yue saw this, she called the attendant over and used her card to settle the bill.
Seeing Zheng Yue being so straightforward, Xu Le had a good impression of her. He felt that she was not the type of person his friends were talking about.
Not long after he met Zheng Yue, Xu Le planned to bring her into his circle.
Moreover, he vaguely had a good impression of her.
However, after looking at Zheng Yue, Xu Le was pulled over by one of the young ladies he often played with and secretly chatted with her.
“From the looks of it, don’t tell me you have a good impression of her?” The young lady looked at him hesitantly.
Xu Le took on the responsibility generously. “Yes, a little. Why?
“No way? I feel like there’s something off with someone like Zheng Yue. You have to be careful. Don’t fall into a honey trap,” The lady told him.
With a woman’s intuition, although Zheng Yue appeared dignified and generous and she couldn’t find any mistakes in her various etiquettes, she still felt that something was wrong.
Xu Le frowned. “You have to use evidence when you say things.”
“Ever since I met her, I feel that she’s quite a good person. Don’t always speculate about people with malice.” He was confused for a moment, but he still put in a good word for Zheng Yue.
Seeing this, the Eldest Miss rolled her eyes and didn’t continue.
She would only be angry if she continued talking to him.
Now that he saw that Zheng Yue still wanted to treat him to a meal, Xu Le felt that what he said back then was right. Zheng Yue was a good girl.
“Shall I send you home?” After eating and paying the bill, Xu Le took the initiative to ask.
Zheng Yue naturally had no reason to refuse. She told him the address of a high-end apartment and got into Xu Le’s car.
Unlike the sports car that came to pick her up from work the other day, Xu Le had changed to a silver sports car with smooth lines today. It was the kind that made people unable to look away.
Zheng Yue sat in the front pa.s.senger seat. Seeing the envious gazes of the people by the roadside, she felt that she had to catch this big fish.
The wind whistled after its speed soared, carrying the unique coldness of the night.
At the moment, the lights had lit up slightly. The entire city seemed to have fallen into a revelry of lights. The tall buildings were also dazzling, becoming a flurry of bright colors in the night scene.
Just as Huo Yichen was thinking that it was time for Murong Qiao to get off work, he planned to drive the other party home. Just as this thought surfaced in his mind, he was interrupted by a sudden call.
“President.” It was Ye Zhen.
He spoke in a hurry. “There’s something at the last minute that might need your time…”
“Speak,” Huo Yichen said with a frown.
Usually, if there was nothing serious, Ye Zhen wouldn’t call him in such a hurry.
Ye Zhen said with a bitter expression, “The board of directors said that there was a collaboration meeting, but an accident happened at the last minute. Our people haven’t gone over yet…”
In other words, they needed Huo Yichen to go over and discuss the cooperation.
“Got it.” Huo Yichen turned the steering wheel and drove away.
The Huo Corporation had never made such a huge mistake. When he heard Ye Zhen explain the situation, Huo Yichen had a faint trace of doubt in his heart, but since it was an emergency, he couldn’t care less.
When Huo Yichen went to the hotel and pushed open the door according to the address, he saw not the partners waiting for him, but the smiles on the faces of the people on both sides after the negotiations were completed.
“I’ll have to trouble you with the details of the collaboration this time.” Both sides shook hands and stood up. When they turned around, they saw Huo Yichen standing at the door with an apologetic smile on his face.
The partner spread his hands. “I’m sorry, President Huo. I saw that your people didn’t come for a long time, so 1 had no choice but to make other considerations.”
“After all, time is money. I’m sure President Huo can understand this, right?
The other party also spoke at this moment.
Huo Yichen remembered this person. He was from a company that had always been hostile to the Huo Corporation. Recently, there has been a faint trend of competing in terms of performance. He didn’t expect the other party to s.n.a.t.c.h his collaboration away this time.
Even in the face of the collaboration being s.n.a.t.c.hed away, Huo Yichen stood at the door without showing any weakness. When he met the person’s provocative gaze, his face remained calm.
“Some people can’t rely on their own strength and have to rely on external aid. This can’t be helped.”
There was nothing to say to the enemy. Seeing this, Huo Yichen didn’t stay here to eat the disgusting food and left.
As soon as Huo Yichen walked out of the hotel, Ye Zhen called.
“President, I’m already on the way. You—”
Huo Yichen said directly, “There’s no need to come.”
“I’m still in a traffic jam here. You-Ah?” Ye Zhen was halfway through his sentence when he realized what Huo Yichen meant.
“I said, there’s no need to come. I’m going back to the company.” With that, Huo Yichen hung up.
Naturally, the collaboration didn’t succeed. Huo Yichen returned to the company directly. The faint premonition in his heart became true after being reprimanded by the board of directors.
“There’s clearly time to rush over. Moreover, we’ve pre-discussed it with the other party. How could it fail?” Xu Dong took the lead to cause trouble.
Zheng Qjguang also nodded in agreement. “The other party has always been very inclined to cooperate with the Huo Corporation previously, and there were no problems in our communication.”
With Xu Dong and Zheng Qiguang’s words, the others said what they wanted to say.
“It’s not that I want to question your ability, but the reason this collaboration failed—”
“Previously, we had always agreed to cooperate with the other party. If we fail this time and change to other suppliers, what if there are problems and losses?”
Other than a few people and Huo Yichen, everyone in the board of directors were sly old foxes. They would say anything that gave people psychological pressure.
Huo Yichen sat in the middle of the table and stared at the table with his eyes lowered. His expression was cold, and no one could tell what he was thinking. On the other hand, Ye Zhen’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the board of directors “crushing” Huo Yichen as soon as he entered. He understood that this was completely a trap..