Long Xiao and his group were staying at the Port City Grand Hotel, and it was past 8 PM, but Huo Kun had yet to show up.
Lin Xuan, feeling anxious, went to Long Xiao's room to inquire about the situation.
Long Xiao called Huo Zhen, who was at Huo Chaoren's villa. Huo Zhen had just finished dinner and was reporting the company's recent affairs to Huo Chaoren.
Although Huo Zhen was nominally the president of the Huo Group and Huo Kun the vice-president, the part of the business Huo Kun managed never reported to Huo Zhen.
After Huo Zhen finished his report, when Huo Kun was reporting, he mentioned that the cooperation negotiation with Xuan Xiao Company was ongoing and would yield results tomorrow.
Huo Zhen relayed everything Huo Kun had reported to Huo Chaoren to Long Xiao, which finally put Long Xiao and Lin Xuan's minds at ease.
After ending the call, Long Xiao informed Lin Xuan of the situation and said, "Wife, during the negotiation, you can demand anything you want; he won't dare to refuse."
Huo Kun's arrogance and high-handedness were well-known. Lin Xuan worried that Huo Kun would be unreasonable and resort to force, saying, "Long Xiao, I'm uneasy. You must attend this negotiation."
Long Xiao nodded and replied, "Alright, I'll take the opportunity to remind Huo Kun to stop always trying to harm Huo Zhen."
It wasn't until 10 PM that Huo Kun's people found out where Long Xiao and his group were staying.
At 10:30 PM, Huo Kun arrived at the Port City Grand Hotel with four escorts.
As soon as he got out of the car, the doorman rushed over to open the door and said loudly, "Welcome, Young Master Huo."
Huo Kun didn't even glance at the doorman and walked directly into the Port City Grand Hotel, taking the elevator upstairs.
Huo Kun frequently stayed at the Port City Grand Hotel, so he was very familiar with it.
Upon arriving outside Lin Xuan's room, one of Huo Kun's cronies stepped forward to knock.
Hearing the knock, Yang Xiaoyue opened the door and looked out. Seeing Huo Zhen, she smiled and said, "Hello, President Huo."
Huo Kun nodded and said, "You must be Lin Xuan. Are we still negotiating our cooperation? Why didn't you come to my company to see me?"
Yang Xiaoyue shook her head and replied, "President Huo, I am the Vice President of Xuan Xiao Company. Our President Lin is in the room opposite."
Huo Kun's crony quickly knocked on Long Xiao's door. Huo Kun turned to look at Long Xiao's room, ignoring Yang Xiaoyue.
Looking at Huo Kun's back, Yang Xiaoyue thought that this Huo Kun was not only arrogant and overbearing but also lacked basic manners.
In Huo Kun's eyes, only core members of the top four families in Port City were worthy of his respect; everyone else was just an ant, not worth respecting.
Long Xiao heard the knock and knew Huo Kun had arrived.
Lin Xuan went to open the door, but Long Xiao said, "Wait a moment before opening it. Make him knock a few more times."
Huo Kun's crony had learned nothing from following Huo Kun except arrogance and high-handedness.
After knocking a few times and waiting for over ten seconds with no one opening the door, he kicked the door.
With a bang, the door didn't open, and the crony stumbled back two steps from the impact.
"Is anyone there? Open the door quickly," Huo Kun's crony shouted loudly.
Fearing that he would ruin things, Huo Kun kicked his crony and said, "I told you to knock, not to dismantle the door."
The crony knocked a few more times, and when no one opened, he raised his foot to kick again.
Mr. Luo, Huo Kun's strategist, stepped forward, pushed the crony aside, and said, "We are here to negotiate cooperation. Be polite to them."
Mr. Luo raised his hand and knocked a few times, then stood respectfully at the door.
Long Xiao spread out his five-element qi and observed the situation outside the door. He then stood up and said, "I'll go open the door."
Long Xiao opened the door, looked at the people outside, and asked, "Who are you, and what do you need?"
Mr. Luo nodded and said, "We are from the Huo family. This is the second young master of the Huo family, Huo Kun. We are looking for President Lin to discuss cooperation."
"Looking for Lin Xuan? Please come in," Long Xiao said, stepping aside to let them in.
Huo Kun and his subordinates entered, followed by Yang Xiaoyue.
Huo Kun swaggered into Long Xiao's room and plopped onto the sofa, saying, "President Lin, what do you mean? I heard you went to our Huo's headquarters, why didn't you come in to see me?"
Lin Xuan's face was icy, and her voice was cold as she replied, "Your Huo family is powerful, and I can't even afford to offend your doorman. I was stopped and couldn't get in, and I was almost bitten by the dog."
Lin Xuan's words were strong and forceful. Huo Kun burst into laughter and said, "It seems President Lin is also a straightforward person. Don't worry, I'll get rid of that doorman. Shall we discuss cooperation?"
"Sure, let's talk. However, I don't have much hope for this cooperation."
"Why? You have the technology and the formulas, and we have the money. There are no obstacles to cooperation."
Long Xiao said, "The premise of cooperation is sincerity. We have the technology and formulas, and we also have money. We are not cooperating with Huo's for the sake of money."
Huo Kun glanced at Long Xiao and said, "When the master is speaking, the servant should not interrupt."
Lin Xuan said unhappily, "I didn't expect President Huo to be so snobbish, judging people by their appearance. He is my husband, Long Xiao, the chairman of Xuan Xiao Company."
Huo Kun looked at Long Xiao again. He didn't expect this ordinary-looking young man, dressed and speaking ordinarily, to be the chairman of Xuan Xiao Group.
"You are the chairman, and you run a husband-and-wife company?" Huo Kun asked Long Xiao with surprise.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "President Huo is right, we run a husband-and-wife company. I also have some news for you: I am the owner of Xinglin Caotang, and Donghai Divine Doctor Li Yizhen is my disciple."
"Young man, that's not how you brag. Why don't you say that Medicine King Sun Simiao is also your disciple?"
"He wanted to be my disciple, but I didn't accept him."
"Hahaha."
Huo Kun and his subordinates burst into laughter. In their eyes, the three divine doctors of Donghai represented the highest medical skills in Donghai, and they could also rank among the top in China.
"Don't laugh. Hua Xianfeng also wanted to be my disciple, and I didn't agree. If you don't believe me, you can call any of the three of them."
Lin Xuan didn't know that Li Yizhen was Long Xiao's disciple. She looked at Long Xiao and felt that Long Xiao's bragging was a bit excessive.
"Long Xiao, let's not discuss this for now. Let's first discuss cooperation with Mr. Huo," Lin Xuan reminded him, worried that Long Xiao's bragging would backfire.
Before Long Xiao could speak, Elder Luo said, "Since Mr. Long believes he is not lying, I happen to have Divine Doctor Li's phone number. We can ask him now."
Huo Kun said, "Mr. Luo is right. I have Divine Doctor Hua's phone number. He came to the Huo family last year to treat my uncle's leg. I invited him from Donghai."
Mr. Luo called Li Yizhen, and Huo Kun called Hua Xianfeng.
Lin Xuan glared at Long Xiao, thinking, "He's bragging at the wrong time. This matter might be ruined because of your bragging."
Mr. Luo's call went through first. Li Yizhen was about to rest and was displeased to receive the call.
"Who is this? Is there something you need?" Li Yizhen asked.
Li Yizhen's voice was very cold, but Mr. Luo knew that masters were often like this, so he didn't take it to heart.
Mr. Luo wanted to build rapport first before asking about Long Xiao.
Mr. Luo introduced himself, and after a brief chat, Li Yizhen said, "If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, I'll hang up."
"Don't hang up, Divine Doctor Li. I have something to ask your advice on."
"Go ahead."
"A young man claims to be your disciple. I'm worried he might be lying and damaging your reputation, so I want to verify it."
"What is that young man's name?"
"His name is Long Xiao, in his early twenties..."
"My master is with you. Coincidentally, I have something I want to ask him."
Li Yizhen's words shocked Mr. Luo. He could never have imagined that Long Xiao was telling the truth.