Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Simply Here to Flirt with Me
Jiang Yan saw that it was her, but showed no reaction whatsoever.
On the contrary, it was Bai Luo, who remained in utter shock.
She suddenly had an epiphany about some things.
Then the significance of her coming here today seemed to have diminished.
The man walked straight to the head seat and sat down.
Afterward, he looked up at Bai Luo, his deep black eyes conveying distance and indifference.
He spoke unhurriedly, “President Bai, there’s no need to stand, please take a seat.”
Bai Luo frowned slightly, then went straight to the point, “Are you the President of DK?”
She still couldn’t believe it.
Jiang Yan replied with four simple words: “Genuine and guaranteed.”
Bai Luo then said, “So, the cooperation with the Bai Family was also you…”
She didn’t finish what she was saying, but those who understood, understood.
Jiang Yan leaned back in his chair, legs crossed, hands clasped over his knees, emanating an invisible oppressive force from his entire being.
Moreover, Bai Luo had to admit that she felt unprecedented pressure in his presence.
He appeared as a sovereign born to rule, possessing an air of dominion over all.
Even without saying a word, his mere presence alone could deter everyone present.
Before Bai Luo arrived, she was full of confidence about this business negotiation, but now her heart was filled with gloom.
After a moment of silence in the conference room.
The man’s low and detached voice rose again, “President Bai, Shengqi Wealth has decided not to cooperate with the Bai Family, and it has nothing to do with personal grievances. I am a businessman, if there’s an opportunity to make money, I naturally won’t let go of it.”
Bai Luo quickly grasped his meaning, “But the prospects of this project’s development are promising, I believe you know this too, President Jiang. Furthermore, the Bai Family has a strong research and development team. Once this project is successfully developed, its value will far exceed the current investment costs. In addition, we only need a year and a half, as the project has already reached an intermediate stage of development.”
“President Jiang, Shengqi Wealth won’t lose out on this investment.”
Bai Luo’s eyes and tone were very determined, although she no longer held hope for the investment, she still wanted to make an effort to fight for it.
“Or, President Jiang, if you have any conditions, as long as the Bai Family can afford it, I can agree.”
Bai Luo made her final concession, because the Bai Family’s project really needed the participation of Shengqi Wealth.
That was not all; it was also her ticket to enter the board of directors of the Bai Group.
Even though she currently held the position of President of the Bai Family, the group of old men on the board still took issue with her, simply because she was a woman.
Jiang Yan glanced at her indifferently and said in a deep voice, “President Bai, although Shengqi Wealth is one of the leading investment giants in the investment world, surely the Bai Family’s choices aren’t limited to just one investment company like Shengqi Wealth, right?”
What he implied was: If Shengqi Wealth doesn’t invest, you can still find other investment companies.
Bai Luo naturally understood the meaning.
She also spoke very directly of her own true thoughts, “Yes, that’s true, the investment world is not lacking in investment companies, but Shengqi Wealth is backed by a large group like DK. As the common saying goes, it’s good to stay in the shade of a big tree. In the investment world, it’s not easy to find an investment company as strong as Shengqi Wealth.”
Jiang Yan: “President Bai is quite forthright.”
Bai Luo: “President Jiang, I am just speaking the truth. Moreover, if there is really an opportunity for cooperation again, the Bai Family would also give a hundred percent sincerity, and I hope you can consider it.”
As soon as her words ended, the man sitting at the head position directly stated, “Profit to be split seventy to thirty. If President Bai agrees, I can have someone sign the contract with you now.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Luo was stunned.
She had always known Jiang Yan to be an ambitious businessman, but she did not expect him to be so ruthless, proposing a seventy to thirty profit split from the get-go.
The biggest concession she had prepared before coming was a forty-six split.
But now there was an additional one percent.
This one percent was not a small amount of money, enough to buy a medium-sized company.
She did not give an immediate answer.
Jiang Yan wasn’t in a hurry, “President Bai, you still have time to consider it, you can go back and discuss it slowly.”
After saying that, he stood up, turned around, and prepared to leave.
But just as he took a step, Bai Luo spoke up, “Alright, I agree.”
The secretary she brought along looked at her in amazement, “President Bai, the board of directors won’t agree to this.”
Bai Luo did not respond to the secretary’s words, but instead addressed Jiang Yan’s retreating figure, “President Jiang, but I also have one condition.”
Jiang Yan slightly turned his body to look at her, “Please speak, President Bai.”
He didn’t say he would agree, nor did he say he wouldn’t.
Instead, he would wait to hear her out before considering.
After all, he never did a business that ran at a loss.
“DK and the Bai Family to sign a five-year cooperation agreement.”
Bai Luo knew this condition was somewhat excessive.
But the Bai Family was worth it, and she had the confidence.
Without much consideration, Jiang Yan agreed, “Sure, I will have someone send the contract to you.”
Bai Luo was somewhat surprised by his swift agreement.
After that, the man left the conference room.
“Master, is five years too long?” Jiang Feng inquired.
Jiang Yan’s agreement to Bai Luo’s condition was without any mix of personal feelings.
Bai Group is not just any small company; it inherently possesses great potential.
Over the years, even though Bai Yingxiong is no longer the chairman of Bai Group, the control of the Group still fell into the hands of the second Bai family member who knows nothing about business, yet it remains standing tall.
This is sufficient to show the deep roots of Bai Group.
Moreover, with the return of Bai Yingxiong, the rise of Bai Group is bound to be even more impressive.
Additionally, Bai Luo is no weak and incompetent woman.
Her ambition is by no means less than that of any man.
After all, what she’s aiming for is not Shengqi Wealth but DK Group.
“With money to be made, none of this time matters in the slightest.”
“Then I’ll go prepare the contract.”
…
Half an hour later, Bai Luo had signed a contract with DK.
From negotiation to contract signing, it took about an hour.
When she stepped out of DK’s headquarters, it all felt a bit surreal.
She had been ready to engage in a prolonged battle with them over these few days.
“President Bai, do you know President Jiang?”
The secretary looked on; this question was on his mind just now, but it wasn’t appropriate to ask at that time.
Bai Luo responded with a hum: “We were university classmates.”
The secretary also felt that this signing seemed a bit too smooth.
Especially since the other party is a publicly-listed major company like DK Group.
“President Bai, the success of this signing, could it be it went through because President Jiang knows you and he agreed so readily?”
“I’ve heard that this CEO of DK is notorious for being difficult to handle at the negotiation table.”
Bai Luo denied the secretary’s speculation.
“Impossible, with the position he holds today, having control over two corporate groups, do you think he would break such a precedent just because of some personal connections?”
He is a businessman, not a philanthropist.
Moreover, her personal relationship with him isn’t at that stage.
However, being able to collaborate with DK has indeed boosted her confidence; Bai Group truly has potential.
If that were not the case, Jiang Yan would not have relaxed the conditions.
Su He just happened to come to DK to look for Jiang Yan, and she ran into Bai Luo who had just left.
However, Bai Luo did not see her, because she was still sitting in the car and had not gotten out.
She raised an eyebrow in intrigue, so Bai Luo’s talk of coming to Yue City for a collaboration was with DK?
President’s office.
Su He did not tell him that she had just seen Bai Luo at the company downstairs.
Yet the man brought it up on his own initiative.
“Why don’t you ask me why I agreed to cooperate with Bai Group?”
After Jiang Yan said this, Su He was very calm.
She simply responded with a nonchalant hum.
Unable to restrain himself, the man asked of his own accord.
Su He glanced at him, her eyes and brows smiling, and said, “There isn’t much to ask, I don’t understand the affairs of the business world.”
“You’re not angry?”
Jiang Yan asked cautiously.
Su He laughed, “You don’t think I’d be jealous, do you?”
Jiang Yan: “…”
Su He extended a hand, her palm gently covering his cheek, her slender and fair fingers caressing his divinely favored facial features.
“You know me; I never make enemies with money.”
He had just analyzed the current situation of Bai Group for her. Although she did not fully understand, she grasped the underlying meaning: cooperating with Bai Group meant there was money to be made.
Suddenly, Jiang Yan remembered the ten-billion-yuan project that Wen Family had offered him, all to make him get together with Wen Qianyi.
This woman, after listening, did not hesitate to tell him to agree.
Seeing that he had fallen silent, Su He spoke again, “I truly am not jealous, and I truly never make enemies with money, but all this is because I trust you.”
Her fingers trailed down from the corner of his lips to his chest.
She said, “I also know that you only have me in here.”
Jiang Yan looked at her face, cold yet carrying a hint of charm, and his Adam’s apple involuntarily moved up and down.
Her fingers just now were like a match with a flame, igniting his entire being.
And a certain little lady had absolutely no idea that she was playing with fire at this moment.
“Did you come to see me today just to flirt with me?”
Suddenly, the conversation took a one hundred and eighty-degree turn.
Su He almost failed to catch up with his words.
She glanced at her own posture and indeed found it a bit, well, suggestive.
Half of her body was sprawled across his.
She certainly didn’t want to play the role of Daji.
Just as she was about to get up and leave, the man’s palm gripped her waist.
Su He looked up and met his deep, desire-filled eyes.
She knew all too well what that look meant.
In broad daylight like this, she did not want to do it with him.
“President Jiang, if I remember correctly, you have a meeting in five minutes.”
Her smile carried a hint of playfulness and triumph.
“Five minutes, are you sure you want it?” she said.
Jiang Yan squinted his eyes, and the hand on her waist suddenly pinched the soft flesh on her side.
“I can postpone the meeting; that’s not a problem.”
Su He rolled her eyes speechlessly, “Please don’t. I don’t want people to gossip about me being a femme fatale.”
She sneakily reached out and pinched the acupoint on the inside of his wrist.
In an instant, Jiang Yan felt his hand lose strength.
Su He deftly got up from him and sat at a distance.
Jiang Yan: “…”
Su He crossed her arms and watched him, blinking her eyes playfully, “Be good, just go to your meeting, and work hard to earn money for your wife. I’ll wait for you to come back, and we can have lunch together.”
Right at that moment, Jiang Feng knocked on the door, “Master, it’s time for the meeting.”
Su He tilted her head toward the door, signaling him to hurry up.
Jiang Yan had no choice but to stand up, yet he didn’t leave immediately.
Instead, he walked over to her and stood in front of her.
He leaned over, one hand bracing on the back of the sofa, and lifted her chin with the other hand.
Su He’s eyebrows curved as she looked back at him.
“There’s still time for a kiss,” he said.
He kissed her, prying open her teeth and swept in deeply, stirring relentlessly.
Only when he felt satisfied, did he let her go.
When leaving, he didn’t forget to bite the corner of her lip.
This stingy man!
“Tonight, you’ll pay it back double to me.”
With those words, he stood up and left.
Su He: “…”
Jiang Feng waited at the door for a while but didn’t see anyone come out.
He frowned, wondering if Master and the Young Madam were doing that sort of thing in here.
Should he send a notice and postpone the meeting?
Just as this thought crossed his mind, with a “click,” the door opened.
Jiang Feng was startled, “Ma… Master.”
His gaze unconsciously fell on the man’s lips, which appeared different.
He coughed lightly and then plucked up the courage to say, “Master, there’s lipstick on your mouth.”
If he didn’t remind him now, he’d probably be in deep trouble later.
Then, he quickly took out a packet of tissues from his pocket and handed them over.
The man glanced at him and took the tissues.
Jiang Feng immediately lowered his head.
That scared him to death; thank goodness he hadn’t rushed him, otherwise his bonus might have been gone.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After Bai Luo returned to the hotel, Xi Jue came to find her.
He saw that she had come back early and thought that the negotiation might not have been successful.
“If it really doesn’t work out, don’t force yourself.”
Bai Luo had just poured a glass of water on the Central Island and turned to look at him: “It went well, we’ll go back tomorrow.”
Xi Jue thought he had heard wrong, “What? It went well?”
Bai Luo took a sip of water and sat down on a nearby chair, confirming with a hum, “It went well. Not only did it go well, but we also signed a five-year agreement with DK.”
Xi Jue furrowed his brows, “If it was so easy to come to an agreement, why did you need to come here personally? And originally, it was they who actively refused to cooperate again.”
Bai Luo looked at him, asking, “Do you know who the president of DK is?”
Xi Jue, looking at her expression, “Do you know them?”
Bai Luo smiled lightly, “Not only do I know them, but you know them too.”
Xi Jue was puzzled; he didn’t know the president of DK. If he had known him earlier, she wouldn’t have needed to come here personally.
“It’s Jiang Yan.”
Bai Luo said three words.
This caused Xi Jue’s frown to deepen even further.
“Isn’t he from the Jiang Family? How did he become a person from DK?”
“I’m not sure about that.”
That part, she did not ask.
Even if she had asked, the other party might not have told her.
“Or maybe, he’s been in charge of both companies all the time,” Bai Luo said.
Xi Jue’s concern wasn’t there, but in the collaboration between DK and the Bai Family.
“Luoluo, we can’t sign this contract. There has always been a rift between us and Jiang Yan, and now he readily agrees to cooperate, don’t you fear it’s a trap?”
Bai Luo looked at him with a profound gaze and said, “It’s already signed, and I’ve personally reviewed the contract, which doesn’t have any problems.”
Bai Luo had indeed wondered why Jiang Yan suddenly agreed and if there could be a deceit.
However, upon further thought.
The Bai Family didn’t have anything that merited his scheming, and he bore no grudge against the Bai Family either.
“Ah Jue, the one with a grudge and rift with him is you, not the Bai Family, nor me,” Bai Luo said.
Upon hearing this, a cold and stern aura spread across Xi Jue’s brows.
“So, you don’t trust me?”
She kept saying she had let go of Jiang Yan, but Xi Jue always felt that she hadn’t truly let go.
Bai Luo sighed and said, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but you’re overthinking. If Jiang Yan really wanted to make a move against the Bai Family, what would his motive be? Tell me?”
“The country X is a hundred thousand miles away from country Z. Even if he wants to expand into overseas markets, country X wouldn’t be the first choice. Besides, the Jiang Family and DK have plenty of industries already; both groups have many subsidiaries overseas. Do you think the Bai Family alone is worth his elaborate plotting?”
Overall, Bai Luo was not convinced.
Moreover, the foundations of the Bai Family were solid, it wasn’t a business that could be bought over just like that.
Bai Luo’s words left Xi Jue at a loss for a response.
Then, her tone softened a bit, “Ah Jue, I know you have past grievances with them, but I hope you won’t interfere with the Bai Family’s affairs. I have my own plans. Moreover, I really need this partnership, both Shengqi Wealth’s investment and the future cooperation with DK are the most compelling answers I can use to persuade the old men on the board.”
Xi Jue’s dark eyes stared intently at her.
“Are you really doing this just to convince those old men? Or do you have your own ulterior motives?”
Upon hearing this, Bai Luo chuckled lightly.
She knew what he was getting at.
But she was too lazy to explain.
She had already said these words at least three times.
If he didn’t trust her, there was nothing she could do.
Before she had visited DK that day, before even meeting Jiang Yan, she hadn’t even known that Jiang Yan was the president of DK.
How could she have any ulterior motives?
“Get ready, we’re returning to country X first thing tomorrow morning.”
After speaking, Bai Luo stood up and walked back to her room.
After taking a couple of steps, she looked back at him and said, “I’m a bit tired, I’ll rest for a while, don’t call me for lunch.”
“…”
At noon, Su He had lunch with Jiang Yan at a restaurant near DK.
Right after finishing, Su He’s phone rang.
She glanced at it, it was an unknown number, and she hung up directly.
Shortly after, a text message popped up.
“Pick up the phone, I’m Xi Jue!”
Su He glanced at it and was left speechless: “…”
Such arrogance!
Who did he think he was?
If he told her to pick up the phone, was she supposed to just comply?
Su He didn’t entertain him, directly blocking the number.
“What’s the matter? Whose call was it?” Jiang Yan asked casually.
Su He replied, “Nothing, just a telemarketer selling ads.”
Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Xi Jue tried calling Su He’s mobile number once more, only to discover that it had been switched off.
Ah Wu silently observed from the side.
“Master, I think it’s best not to arrange a meeting with Dr. Su,” he tried to offer his advice.
He was worried that if Dr. Su decided to fight back, he wouldn’t be able to protect his master.
His injuries hadn’t fully healed yet, and he hoped they wouldn’t worsen.
Of course, these thoughts were ones he dared not to voice out loud.