Su Xiqin's only option left was to shake his hand and say, "Hello."
She knew that Lu Ming was the boss of the Yuntang Corporation and was one of the richest young men in S City. He was known to be a playboy. After shaking Su Xiqin's hand, Lu Ming smiled brightly as he walked over to Su Xiqin and sat down next to her, blocking her from Chairman Ling.
Su Xiqin could now only scooch over as she saw how the person next to her behaved. She was actually relieved that Lu Ming sat in between her and Chairman Ling. Then, her eyes met with Mo Xigu, who had been very quiet all along.
Mo Xigu was expressionless, so she couldn't read his mind. He was smoking a cigarette and blowing smoke out.
Lu Ming leaned over to Chairman Ling and whispered, "Chairman Ling, there's some new products that haven't been ordered yet. Do you want to try?"
Chairman Ling was tempted and smiled. He asked even though he knew the answer, "Virgins?"
Lu Ming smiled and nodded. "You sure know the market, Chairman Ling."
Then, Lu Ming patted Chairman Ling on the shoulder.
Su Xiqin overheard Lu Ming and Chairman Ling's conversation. Suddenly, she thought of the plan to send a beautiful woman to Chairman Ling to get the contract; that could potentially work.
When Su Xiqin was deep in thought, Lu Ming suddenly stood up and said, "Chairman Ling, I'll leave you guys to finish this business. Come over and chill when you have time."
"Sure."
Before Lu Ming turned to leave, he looked at Su Xiqin one final time with a glance that seemed to indicate some deeper meaning. When Lu Ming left, Chairman Ling reached out to hold Su Xiqin's hand. He said, "Ms. Su, let's go drink till my heart is satisfied. I'll sign the contract any time then."
Those words clearly indicated that his decision was going to be based on her actions. She froze but then slowly pulled out her hand and picked up the bottle of wine.
"Chairman Ling, that gives me a lot of pressure, but I won't disappoint you tonight."
There was a strange smile on her beautiful face, but regardless, it was a bright smile. Chairman Ling turned towards her and nodded rapidly. "Yes, I look forward to seeing how you won't disappoint me tonight."
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Su Xiqin had a lot to drink by the time dinner was over. She couldn't walk straight, but she forced herself to focus and stand up tall. However, before she could walk away, Chairman Ling grabbed onto her.
"Ms. Su, where are you going?"
"Chairman Ling, I need to pick up this call," she said while waving her phone.
"Then hurry."
Su Xiqin nodded with a smile as she criss-crossed out of the suite. Mo Xigu only had a few drinks since he sat down, and he watched Su Xiqin walk out and soon followed her out.
When he came out of the suite, Su Xiqin was not there. He then saw a swaying figure down the hall, so he quickly went after her.
Su Xiqin's face was bright red when she arrived at Yuntang's front desk.
"Miss, can you get your boss, Lu Ming? Please tell him that Su Xiqin is looking for him."
When the receptionist at the front desk heard that she was looking for the boss, she couldn't help but take a better look at Su Xiqin. Su Xiqin was incredibly beautiful, so the receptionist immediately called Lu Ming through their internal system.
Five minutes later, Su Xiqin saw Lu Ming quickly running over. He had a bright smile on his face and said, "Ms. Su, are you looking for me?"
Su Xiqin replied, "Mr. Lu, I heard you say you have new products in?"
Lu Ming frowned. After some deep thought, he asked, "Why are you asking me about this, Ms. Su?"
"Can you get me the best one?"
As soon as she said that, someone grabbed her arm and shouted, "Su Xiqin, what are you trying to do?"
She looked towards the side where she was grabbed. The man before her was someone she was very familiar with, yet still felt unfamiliar to her. She looked at him as he spoke to Lu Ming.
"Mr. Lu, she's drunk."
Mo Xigu nodded to Lu Ming after saying that and then started dragging her towards the direction they came from. Su Xiqin screamed and tried to get Mo Xigu off her with her hands, "Let go of me."
Not only did Mo Xigu not let go of her, he also held tighter, almost pulling her away.
"Su Xiqin, what are you trying to do? I got you the divorce agreement," Mo Xigu said in an angry tone as if Su Xiqin was trying to play some tricks, and Su Xiqin wanted to laugh and did.
"Mo Xigu, I'm not you. I'll do what I promised."
Mo Xigu pushed her against the wall. He clasped his teeth together and said, "If that's so, then why are you trying to find new products, huh? You want to push that new product to Chairman Ling, but let me tell you this - Chairman Ling wants you. That's the reason he's willing to sign the contract. Don't you dare try to scheme your way out."
Su Xiqin stopped laughing. With ice cold eyes, she glared at him and said, "Mo Xigu, you've already created a plan to use me. Is that why you were willing to give me the divorce agreement? Do you think that no one would talk behind your back after the divorce and say you're a coward who needs his woman to help save his company?"
Mo Xigu was still holding onto Su Xiqin's arm, and he tightened his grip without responding.
Su Xiqin stared at the face before her, though her eyes were blurry. However, her glare was crisp. She said, "Mo Xigu, I hoped that you could turn from beast to human, but you disappointed me. Now, I just hope you will never be human again."
Then, she pushed him away, as if she was going to set herself free from his grip. Yet, Mo Xigu was quick to react and grabbed onto her hand.
"No matter what I've become, you need to finish what you promised since you got the divorce agreement." Mo Xigu dragged her away, not to the suite but to a hotel-styled room.
The Yuntang Corporation not only operated restaurant-style suites but also hotel-style rooms.
Mo Xigu pulled Su Xiqin along and arrived at the hotel room that he opened before pushing her in. In a cold tone, he said, "Rest here for a bit, Chairman Ling will be here soon."
He left afterwards and locked the room from outside. Su Xiqin leaned against the door with tears in her eyes.
"Mo Xigu, from today on, you and I are done."
Outside the room, Mo Xigu halted when he heard her words. But at this moment, he didn't see another way out.
At this moment, the chubby Chairman Ling was walking in from the other side. He stopped by Mo Xigu and said, "CEO Mo, you sure are a good friend. This is the contract you want."
Chairman Ling then passed that contract to Mo Xigu and confidently walked into the hotel room.
Mo Xigu watched the chubby figure disappear. Inside, he felt a huge sense of disappointment.
Finally, he had accomplished his goal of making Su Xiqin's life miserable. At first, Su Xiqin viewed her future as something beautiful. Once they got married, her life turned into misery and despair, and then into hell. Now, she only felt pain and hatred.
Now that he reached his goal, Mo Xigu turned around and left.
However, he didn't know why he felt an inarticulable pain inside.
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Lu Ming was still nearby. He held onto his phone and whispered with a shocked expression on his face.
"Fourth Brother, I have something to tell you."
[TL Note: It is normal for friends in China to call each other brothers.]
Soon after, there was the sound of heavy footsteps appearing in the silent hallway.
A tall figure approached in the dim lights from the other end of the hallway, and the shadows made it seems like this person came from a time portal.
The vague shadows moved against the lights like a deity. This figurehad strong and confident strides, with footsteps that sounded like the bells of a hidden temple in the forest, long and steady.
Lu Ming looked up with a smile on his face and walked over.
"Fourth Brother, this is the room." Lu Ming pointed to the room on his side.
The man glanced at the room gloomily. Then, chilly words flowed out of his thin lips, "Kick it open."