“Dad!”
Her voice was soft, with a quality that could melt one’s bones.
At that moment, Li Se was stunned. He simply stared at Chen Xue. Her face was flushed, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't beautiful. However, she was the daughter of the Vice Mayor, and the way she uttered that title seemed to change everything.
“A bet is a bet, I’m leaving!” Chen Xue wished she could disappear into a hole, but she had lost the bet. Thus, she came out to call Li Se “Dad.” Without giving Li Se time to react, she turned and ran.
After returning, Li Se’s mind was still filled with Chen Xue’s image, unable to calm down for a long time.
“Why are you so distracted? What did she say to you?” Qiao Weiwei asked, full of confusion.
“It’s nothing.” Li Se shook his head, trying his best to clear the unhealthy images from his mind. Was he perhaps too frivolous? He decided to think less about such things in the future. He didn’t have any feelings for Chen Xue and hadn’t even taken their bet seriously.
What a joke! She was, after all, the daughter of the Vice Mayor. How could he possibly let her call him Dad? It was just Chen Xue’s forwardness that made him uncomfortable.
After sending Qiao Weiwei home, Li Se received a call from Zhang Aimin. There was trouble at the company, so he had to go there immediately.
Yuanfeng Group.
“President Zhang, have you thought it through? Hand over the formulas for these two medicines, and I’ll pay you ten million. We can be civil, but if you’re uncooperative, don’t blame me for being ruthless. I warn you, don’t make the wrong move.”
Sitting in front of Zhang Aimin was a man with a scar on his face. He sat with his legs crossed, a cigar in his mouth, acting incredibly arrogant. Behind him stood several other men, one of whom was burly and radiating a killing aura that inspired awe and fear.
“Zhou Mingcheng, you think ten million can buy the formulas? Aren’t you thinking a bit too simply? Don’t you know how popular these two medicines our company is selling right now? And you want to acquire them for ten million?” Zhang Aimin said with a cold face.
“I know they are selling well. What’s the problem with ten million?” Zhou Mingcheng retorted.
“Who are these people?”
“They seem to be from a major corporation, and their hands aren’t clean. There are even people who have died. Being targeted by such a group is not a good thing.”
“Look at the big guy standing behind Zhou Mingcheng. Just by his demeanor, you can tell he’s killed someone!”
“He looks terrifying.”
“Now there’s trouble. Our boss is just a woman after all…”
“…”
Many employees in the company were whispering. No one dared to get close. Even the company’s security guards stood by, trembling. They weren’t unfamiliar with thugs, but the person behind Zhou Mingcheng made one’s hair stand on end with just a glance.
Zhang Aimin sneered, “Zhou Mingcheng, these formulas are not for sale for ten million, not even for ten billion. Why would I sell them for ten million? You’d better take your ten million and leave. If you continue like this, I’ll call the police!”
“Haha!” Zhou Mingcheng burst into laughter, not forgetting to glance at the person behind him. “Did you hear that? She says she’s going to call the police? I’m dying of laughter. How can someone be so cute? Ah, President Zhang, you are indeed both beautiful and cute. Why don’t you just come with me? I’ll give you a life of luxury, and you won’t have to show your face in public anymore.”
“Haha, yes, just follow our President Zhou. She’s so beautiful, why work so hard?”
“If you serve our President Zhou well, luxury cars and villas will be yours to use!”
“So beautiful, and with such a good figure, our President Zhou will definitely be able to have a blast…”
“…”
The henchmen behind him all burst into laughter, their words filled with teasing.
Zhang Aimin was both angry and ashamed. She said, “Zhou Mingcheng, I told you, I won’t sell for ten million. Go back where you came from.”
“President Zhang, you have no choice,” Zhou Mingcheng said, shaking his head and sneering. “I’ve set my sights on these formulas, and I’ve come here in person. How could I leave empty-handed? Accept the ten million, hand over the formulas, otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless with beautiful flowers!”
“How dare you?” Zhang Aimin said coldly. “Our Yuanfeng has a cooperation with the military for both of these medicines. If you dare to act out here, you’ll have to pay the price!”
“Military cooperation?” Zhou Mingcheng was not afraid at all. “Stop trying to scare anyone. Cooperating with the military? Your pathetic company is worthy of cooperating with the military? I’m telling you, President Zhang, I’m not scared easily. I’ll give you ten million. Hand over the formulas, or you won’t even have ten million, and you’ll have to obediently serve me. Haha, someone as intellectual and beautiful as you, President Zhang, must be very comfortable to play with, right?”
Bang!
Zhang Aimin slammed the table in anger, “Security!”
Although these guards were afraid, they still braced themselves and walked forward.
“Get them out of here!” Zhang Aimin said sternly.
The guards looked at Zhou Mingcheng and his group, couldn’t help but swallow. Then they slowly stepped forward. One of the guards said with a cold face, “Please leave.”
Zhou Mingcheng, however, didn’t take these guards seriously at all. He took a puff of his cigar and said faintly, “You are just guards. Is it worth risking your lives for this company?”
“Risking our lives?” The guards were stunned for a moment.
Zhou Mingcheng continued, “The consequence of opposing me is death. You earn at most five to six thousand a month, so do what five to six thousand should do. This is not a place you can interfere. Do you see the person behind me? Do you know how much salary I pay him? A full one million. That kind of salary is worth risking one’s life for. What do you think?”
Cold sweat broke out on the guards’ faces. Zhou Mingcheng was threatening them implicitly, as if they would die if they interfered. For a moment, they didn’t know what to do.
Seeing this, Zhang Aimin was also extremely angry. She didn’t blame the guards but felt that Zhou Mingcheng was simply going too far.
“Step down,” Zhou Mingcheng waved his hand impatiently. “This is the chance I’m giving you, and it’s the only chance. If you don’t leave now, the consequences will be different!”
“What do you want to do to our President Zhang?” one of the guards gritted his teeth and asked.
“That’s not for you to worry about,” Zhou Mingcheng said with a chuckle.
“I’m not leaving!” The guard said with determination.
“Are you sure?” Zhou Mingcheng narrowed his eyes.
“We’re not leaving. We are the security here, and we are responsible for President Zhang’s safety!” The guards all spoke up.
Clap, clap, clap…
Zhou Mingcheng actually started applauding. “Good, good, very good. Courageous. Since you are not afraid of death, then don’t blame me for being ruthless…”
However, before he could finish his words, a cold voice came from the doorway, “If you don’t get lost, you’ll regret it later!”