Shera didn't look fazed by his insult. Instead, she stood up and circled him. "I read from a book that those in a fortress will not be hit by bullets."
"Oh? Which swindler wrote that?" Leo chided.
"A stupid author." Shera stopped in front of him, sizing him up.
"Everyone in the Qin family is evil.
Oh, I'll rephrase that.
Everyone in the Qin family is evil, except you. You're a kind person."
Leo Qin chuckled at her sucking-up skills. "Which part of me is kind?" For all he knew, they could only be considered fighting partners and now business partners.
The woman thought of something but didn't mention it. She looked right into his eyes. "You are the eldest son of the Qin family.
But that's it. The only person going to take over the Qin Empire is Cedric Qin.
Even though the title of President is more or less superficial - since all decisions are made after discussing as a family - it still proves one thing. You are worthless."
This woman had no filter in her mouth. She would say what she had to say without caring that the other party might be hurt by her words.
Of course, she was speaking to Leo Qin and he wouldn't be hurt so she was even more unreserved with her words. "The whole family knows you're nothing but a puppet. it is only because of your potential that you are still in that family. If you couldn't handle business properly, do you think you would even be alive?
Oh, that's not even among the main points.
Don't you get it? After working so hard for years, all that old fart wants is to let his son inherit the company even though he's a worthless scum who only knows to spend money.
While you, aside from having some DNA of him in your body, your worth is less than that of a servant. He will probably make you manage the company behind the scenes while Cedric takes all the credit, tsk tsk.
Oh... don't get me started on how much those siblings bullied you all your childhood. And you couldn't stand up for yourself because no one would listen anyway.
Don't you want to make them suffer?"
Leo chortled. "Are you done? Because if you are, I have something to say. Woman, even if I wanted to do something, I wouldn't need a woman like you to tell me whether I want revenge or not."
"Oh, your loss then." Shera shrugged. She was not in a hurry. After all, she had already sown a seed of discord in his heart. "If you change your mind, you know where to find me."
Leo Qin didn't answer her. He slammed the contract onto the desk. "Let's inspect the construction site."
Shera didn't have any objections. "Wait for me outside."
It only took a few minutes for Shera to transform from a seductive enchantress into a respectable businesswoman in her new attire.
It made Leo Qin wonder whether she had worn that skimpy dress for him.
On that note, they both left for the construction site.
Leo was impressed once they reached the site. Aside from this woman swindling him into a collaboration, she was quite organized. She had done most of the preparation already. All he needed to do was wire the money and deploy manpower and the job would begin.
Now that he thought about it, this might as well be the only person who matched up to his speed and efficiency in the business field. Working with a worthy partner, he had nothing to lose except...
...
Except the Qin family's trust.
"Why would you collaborate with that woman?" Patriarch Qin was the first to go crazy. "Don't you know that what you have done has caused trouble?" Apparently, President Turner acquiring SMF co. was no longer news.
Everyone in the business industry knew it, thanks to Shera Black's news channels and rumor mills. Of course, Purple fanned the flames by posting about it on Shera Black's social media account. She had also included the fact that SMF co was now collaborating with Leo Qin.
One had to note that she had specifically mentioned Leo Qin, not the Qin Empire. Onlookers had started questioning whether Leo Qin was leaving the company to tread solo.
It was in fact so serious that some of their overseas business partners had caught wind of the matter and were wondering whether the Qin Empire was going to fall apart. They were even reconsidering collaborating with them.
Leo frowned as he was faced with his father's confrontation. No wonder that woman would make a losing deal. So she had not swindled him into a collaboration to gain profit. She had done it to create enmity between him and his family.
.... He had underestimated that woman's level of shamelessness.
"How can you help the enemy?" Cece chimed in angrily.
"Leo, you have gone too far." This time, even his mother was siding with them.
He cursed under his breath.
That damned woman.
But since it was done already, what could he do?
Though he couldn't hide the fact that he was displeased. He had been working his brains off in The Qin Empire and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that most of the success was tied to him.
Yet because of one mistake he made, they were treating him like he had sold off the whole company?
Actually now that he thought about it, many things in this family made him unhappy.
What if deep down he actually wanted to collaborate with her and bring down the Qin Empire?