The chairman was a bit embarrassed. "If Taoxun needs any help, please feel free to ask. Of course, this is limited to the 'Appliances to the Countryside' project…"
"That won't be necessary," Ye Zhi said after some thought. "Taoxun can try it first. If Taoxun can transport specialty products out of the countryside, it will naturally find a way to deliver appliances in."
"Good, as expected of President Ye! After the conference, I will arrange for staff to discuss the specific details with Taoxun." The chairman beamed, a worry lifted from his mind.
After the chairman left, before Qi Xuan could congratulate Ye Zhi, someone else stepped forward and struck up a conversation with her.
Qi Xuan didn't wait long either; someone also greeted him. Before long, the two were separated by the crowd.
When Qi Xuan finally managed to break away from those who came to greet him, he looked up and saw that although Ye Zhi was still surrounded by people, she appeared composed and was engaging with everyone with ease.
Qi Xuan gave a wry smile. Ye Zhi was now even more popular than he was.
In a corner not far away, Ou Minghan stared at Qi Xuan with a gloomy expression. His chance had come!
Normally, he didn't even have the opportunity to get close to Qi Xuan or Ye Zhi. Now, he could finally create conflict between them and sow discord in their relationship!
"Yaya, Qi Xuan is alone!" Ou Minghan said with a cold smile to Cen Ya beside him.
"Ah?" Cen Ya looked at him blankly, not quite understanding the meaning of his words.
"A man like Qi Xuan, how could he possibly lack women around him? Now that Ye Zhi isn't here, as long as a woman throws herself at him, he definitely won't refuse! Tell me, if Ye Zhi saw this scene, wouldn't she cause a scene?! If they made a scene in such a setting, Ye Zhi would be utterly disgraced!" Ou Minghan said proudly.
Cen Ya came back to her senses. Actually, she felt quite disappointed tonight.
Originally, with her status as the daughter of a Duke from Country K, she thought she would be the center of attention.
However, even though Ou Minghan had introduced her identity to those people multiple times, they only maintained the most basic politeness towards her.
Especially after she went to the restroom earlier, upon exiting, she inadvertently overheard two foreigners discussing and even mocking her and Country K in private.
They said that the worst decision they ever made was investing in a country with absolute monarchical power. It was fine at first, but as soon as their company started making money, the King of Country K, on a flimsy excuse of insulting the royal family, forcibly acquired the company at a low price.
Such a country, unless it was capital intervention at the national level, private enterprises would just be lambs to the slaughter, sending money. They weren't fools, why would they have any further dealings with such a country? If they looked down on Country K, how could they possibly look favorably upon the daughter of a Duke?
This huge disparity had greatly impacted Cen Ya, and she still hadn't recovered.
Hearing Qi Xuan say that, she frowned and asked, "But what if Ye Zhi endures it?"
"Wouldn't that be even better?" Ou Minghan sneered. "That would mean Ye Zhi doesn't dare to interfere in any of Qi Xuan's affairs! Then, as long as we find ways to send various women to Qi Xuan, there will always be someone he likes, and we can win him over to our side! Without Qi Xuan's support, can Ye Zhi still defeat us?!"
Cen Ya remained somewhat distracted. "But where can we find women now? And women that Qi Xuan would like…"
"I've already found suitable candidates!" Ou Minghan pulled her along and pointed to a woman in another corner. "Look!"
"Who is she?" Cen Ya blinked in surprise. She seemed to have seen the woman before but couldn't recall her name.
"She is Chang Yu, the daughter of a director from Qi Corporation. The Chang family is an old acquaintance of the Qi family, although the Chang family hasn't been doing well in recent years, and their interactions with the Qi family have decreased. She attended when your mother held her banquet…"
Cen Ya remembered. At that time, it was this woman who rolled her eyes the most when Ou Minghan publicly confessed to her, and she was also the first to leave, showing no respect to the Cen family.
"Will she be willing?" Cen Ya said unhappily.
"Why wouldn't she be willing? She came for Qi Xuan last time, which means she's interested in him! Now that she has an opportunity to meet Qi Xuan, how can she give it up? Besides, her father is a director of Qi Corporation, so would Qi Xuan possibly treat her coldly?"
Cen Ya felt that what he said made sense, but…
Why did Ou Minghan know so much?
"Let's go, we shouldn't waste any more time," Ou Minghan urged. Soon, he pulled Cen Ya to meet Chang Yu. Chang Yu initially didn't give them a good look, but after hearing them say that Qi Xuan was nearby, her expression improved significantly.
Soon, she walked towards Qi Xuan. As she was about to approach Qi Xuan, she raised her hand to her forehead, appearing unsteady from drinking, and stumbled towards Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan, who was standing near the lounge area, quickly grabbed a high stool beside him and calmly pushed it towards Chang Yu.
Chang Yu sat down on the stool with a thud, her expression immediately becoming very awkward. Seeing many people looking at her, Chang Yu helplessly lowered her hand to cover half of her face.
She had intended for Qi Xuan to support her, but Qi Xuan had directly pushed a stool, interrupting her action. She could imagine how comical that scene was.
"Madam, are you alright?" Qi Xuan asked calmly.
Chang Yu gritted her teeth. She was going all out! The next moment, she looked up at Qi Xuan, first with confusion, then with a look of surprise, saying, "Thank you… Qi Xuan? Is that you who saved me? Do you still remember me? I'm Chang Yu. My dad brought me to your house to play when we were kids, and we even went to the same primary school…"
Qi Xuan listened with a detached expression. He called over a passing waiter. "Please take care of Miss Chang; she's drunk."
"Certainly." The waiter replied. The next moment, the waiter professionally took out an antidote and handed it to Chang Yu. "Miss, this is an antidote provided at the reception. If you don't like it, we also have hangover tea and hangover soup…"
Chang Yu bit her lip in annoyance. Who wanted those things?
It seemed she had to resort to emotional appeals!
"Qi Xuan," she looked at him pitifully. "I'm drunk now and probably can't get back to the hotel. My dad isn't here right now. Can you take me back?"
Qi Xuan said blandly, "I can help you contact Director Chang."
"No, no, no, please don't tell my dad! If my dad sees me this drunk, he'll beat me to death!" Chang Yu pleaded again. "Please, Qi Xuan, for the sake of our families' friendship, help me this once!"
Qi Xuan coldly surveyed her. That gaze made Chang Yu feel a little guilty, as if she had been seen through!
"Alright." Qi Xuan agreed.