577: Chapter 573: Two Strong Women 577: Chapter 573: Two Strong Women A group of people arrived at the top-floor conference room of the Financial Building, where someone had already been waiting to receive them—it was none other than the president of the International Group, Hua Xin’er!
Ye Tian hadn’t expected that the president of a major company like International Group would be an excited woman, and moreover, a stunning beauty with an incredible figure.
Hua Xin’er wasn’t like those Korean celebrities who underwent plastic surgery; with just one look, Ye Tian could tell that Hua Xin’er wore her natural face, untouched by the knife!
Her delicate facial features and graceful figure, combined with a tight, hip-hugging dress that accentuated her shape, highlighted Hua Xin’er’s unique charm as a powerful female executive!
Moreover, Hua Xin’er was not only sharp and competent in appearance, but she also acted with extraordinary assertiveness, leaving Yun Xinyan, who had traveled thousands of miles, somewhat caught off guard…
“Ms.
Yun, for the collaboration between International Group and Yun Corporation, we must take a 4 percent stake, not a fraction less, or the deal cannot go forward!”
“Ms.
Hua, Yun Corporation is very sincere; we hope that International Group can, in consideration of our prospective partnership, yield one more point.
How about it?”
Yun Xinyan and Hua Xin’er, both typical examples of strong female leaders, dominated the negotiation, so the other representatives of both sides didn’t speak further and just listened to the two female CEOs engaging in a battle of wits.
The crux of the CEOs’ debate was whether it should be 3 percent or 4 percent!
Yun Corporation’s plan could actually work with 3 percent, but Yun Xinyan, for some reason, became very determined in her negotiation with Hua Xin’er and didn’t budge at all.
And Hua Xin’er was the same, clinging firmly to the 4 percent bottom line…
So the negotiation had reached a deadlock!
During the negotiation, Ye Tian didn’t say a word; he just watched Yun Xinyan and Hua Xin’er argue in the conference room and compared them closely.
As both presidents were incredibly assertive, the negotiation couldn’t continue, and they had to take a short break.
After the teams discussed for a while, the negotiation was set to continue.
With nothing better to do, Ye Tian went to the restroom to relieve himself.
After finishing, as he walked out of the restroom, Ye Tian accidentally bumped into someone with a full embrace!
Ye Tian was strong, and the person he bumped into seemed frail by comparison, especially since she was wearing high heels and was promptly knocked to the ground.
On closer inspection, it was none other than Hua Xin’er, the president of International Group, who had just been fiercely arguing with Yun Xinyan in the conference room!
“Ms.
Hua, are you all right?”
Since she was about to partner with Yun Corporation, it certainly wasn’t good that he had knocked her over.
Ye Tian hurriedly reached out his hand, intending to help Hua Xin’er up.
But Hua Xin’er was unappreciative, trying to slap away Ye Tian’s hand, only to catch his sleeve and accidentally tug at it.
Ye Tian suddenly lost his balance and fell down.
“Ah!”
Hua Xin’er cried out.
By the time she regained her composure, Ye Tian had already fallen on top of her.
“You, you…”
Hua Xin’er was both embarrassed and angry.
She had refused Ye Tian’s help because she wanted to avoid too much contact with men.
But now, hadn’t she ended up in even closer contact?
“Ms.
Hua, I certainly didn’t mean to fall on you.
If you hadn’t pulled at me, I wouldn’t have lost my balance!”
Ye Tian said with a smile, but he didn’t get up; instead, he continued to lie on top of Hua Xin’er.
The scent wafting from Hua Xin’er was refreshing to Ye Tian, like a gentle breeze of spring.
“Get off me now!”
Hua Xin’er swore sharply, and only then did Ye Tian reluctantly stand up.
Ye Tian dusted himself off, while Hua Xin’er also got up, straightening her dress.
After she had fixed her clothes, Hua Xin’er left…
“Wait a second!”
Ye Tian suddenly called after Hua Xin’er, who was startled and didn’t know what Ye Tian intended.
“What do you want?”
She was annoyed at being taken advantage of by Ye Tian, although she wasn’t angry because she knew it wasn’t intentional, but she couldn’t help feeling disgruntled when she looked at Ye Tian.
“Ms.
Hua, your dress is torn!”
Ye Tian pointed to Hua Xin’er’s shoulder and said, leading her to realize that her sleeve was indeed ripped at the shoulder, exposing even the strap of her bra.
For Ye Tian, Hua Xin’er’s figure was so attractive that the torn dress lent a sense of elusive beauty to the overall allure!
But to Hua Xin’er, it was mortifying.
The dress must have torn when she fell, and her face flushed red.
As the president of International Group, appearance was of great importance; how could she negotiate with the representatives of Yun Corporation with her dress torn?
Ye Tian chuckled and said, “President Hua, rest assured, I will talk to our President.
You may go handle your business first, and we can continue our discussion once you’re done; it won’t be too late!”
“Thank you.”
Hua Xin’er lowered her head.
Indeed, with her current state, she probably couldn’t continue the negotiation with the representative from Yun Corporation.
She needed to change her clothes as soon as possible.
“President Hua, this is a public place, and your appearance is a bit inappropriate.
If you don’t mind, please put this on!”
Saying this, Ye Tian took off his coat and draped it over Hua Xin’er’s shoulders.
Without refusing, Hua Xin’er accepted Ye Tian’s coat, covering her torn clothes, alleviating her embarrassment somewhat.
“This… I’ll return it to you later…”
Hua Xin’er showed a shy demeanor and spoke hesitantly.
Ye Tian smiled and replied, “President Hua, if this coat could be exchanged for a one percent profit, that would be great.”
“I’ll consider it.”
Hua Xin’er said quietly, then she left.
At that moment, Hua Xin’er’s face was flushed with color, whether from embarrassment over her torn clothes or from Ye Tian draping his coat over her.
“President Hua, why are you wearing a man’s coat?”
Hua Xin’er had hardly taken a few steps when a man called out to her.
She paused and asked, “Li Zhongfa, what are you doing here at International Group?”
Her words carried a clear tone of impoliteness.
But Li Zhongfa was undeterred by her tone and mockingly said, “President Hua, if you have already found a man to pay off your debts, then please repay what you owe us!”
“You, you…”
Hua Xin’er was so angry at Li Zhongfa that she almost gasped for breath, and her fists clenched tightly as though she was about to punch him in the face!
“Li Zhongfa, you still have the nerve to ask for money?
If it weren’t for your company’s sabotage, how would International Group have incurred such substantial external debt?”
Hua Xin’er was visibly agitated, her body trembling continuously.
Li Zhongfa sneered, “Sabotage?
President Hua, do you have evidence for that?
Without evidence, we could sue you for defamation!
By now, everyone knows that when your International Group fell into financial crisis, it was our help you sought.
Yet now, International Group shamelessly refuses to repay the money.
What kind of reasoning is that?”
“…”
Li Zhongfa’s words left Hua Xin’er speechless, her eyes filled with hatred but unable to vent it.
“President Hua, it’s not a lot of money, just 10 billion Korean won.
I know that International Group is facing some difficulties, or why else would you choose to partner with a Chinese company?”
Li Zhongfa said proudly, seemingly having a thorough understanding of International Group’s affairs.
“Leveraging International Group’s channels to introduce a Chinese company and then extracting profit margins is not a bad idea.
However, if the Chinese company learns that International Group is already deeply in debt, would they still be willing to partner with you?”
Li Zhongfa threatened, and Hua Xin’er gritted her teeth with frustration.
“Li Zhongfa, you dare!”
“Heh, why wouldn’t I dare?” he said, stepping closer to Hua Xin’er, “The current International Group is not the same as it used to be.
It’s not just the huge debts you’ve signed up for; there’s also been a serious loss of talent.
President Hua, if you don’t humble yourself soon, International Group will be finished!”
“Humble myself?
How so?”
Hua Xin’er asked tremblingly, with Li Zhongfa sporting a lecherous expression and his mouth spewing nothing decent.
“President Hua, look at you, so beautiful with such a fine figure.
Every man in Seoul is bewitched by you!
Yet you refuse to marry and become a well-to-do wife but insist on playing the strong woman in International Group.
Is it worth it?”
“Li Zhongfa, what do you mean?”
Hua Xin’er looked at Li Zhongfa with dissatisfaction.
His expression was lecherous, and his words were suggestive, making it clear he was up to no good.
“What do I mean?
President Hua, you know perfectly well,” he said, wrapping his arm around Hua Xin’er’s slender waist, “It’s simple.
You shouldn’t waste your body, President Hua.
If you’re willing to be with me, I can assure you, the debt International Group owes us will be written off!”
Despite being in a public place, Li Zhongfa didn’t care about the onlookers and reached his hands toward Hua Xin’er’s full chest.
“Stop!” Hua Xin’er shouted.
Just as Li Zhongfa’s hands were about to reach their target, another hand grabbed his.
A Chinese man stood in front of Li Zhongfa, if not Ye Tian, then who?
“Who are you?”
Li Zhongfa’s attempt to take advantage of Hua Xin’er was thwarted by Ye Tian, and he asked angrily.