Tian Xin, upon hearing Huo Shenting's response, watched Ye Shu with a face expecting amusement. Seeing Huo Shenting not giving Ye Shu any face, she almost couldn't restrain her smile.
"Mr. Huo, Xiao Shu is just a designer and is not good at discussing plans and cooperation. The things she said just now didn't have any other meaning. The Ye family, under the current circumstances, still qualifies to compete with other companies and win this project."
Huo Zijun, hearing Tian Xin's words, couldn't help but look at her in a new light, thinking that a woman who could remain so calm and collected while speaking in front of Huo Shenting must have courage.
Seeing Huo Zijun's gaze focused on her, Tian Xin slightly raised her neck, exuding a confident and composed appearance.
Huo Shenting's gaze had not left Ye Shu from the beginning to the end.
The woman who had been eloquent in his bed before had now become mute.
Ye Shu very well understood that the Ye Corporation, in its current state, couldn't compete fairly to win the project like other companies could.
If her mother were still alive, it might be possible, but now under Ye Wenzhao's leadership, Ye Corporation had gradually started to decline.
Huo Shenting didn't call out Tian Xin's overflowing confidence, only because he disdained to do so.
Her palm clenched slightly, and she looked up at Huo Shenting, her clear eyes landing on him, a glint flickering in them.
"Husband, can't you let your wife take a shortcut?"
Her tone was coquettishly complaining when she said this, only she knew how fast her heartbeat was at that moment.
"Weren't you just swearing by your words a moment ago?"
Huo Shenting smiled mockingly, his gaze on Ye Shu was less sharp than before.
"I was originally trying to demonstrate my business capabilities in front of you, but with such a capable husband, I really don't have any chance to show off. It's better to just plead frankly."
Ye Shu smiled, seeing that Huo Shenting was not angry, her suspended heart slightly settled.
Huo Zijun observed the woman who knew how to advance and withdraw, a hint of interest flashed through his eyes. He wondered why he hadn't noticed before how interesting the Ye family's daughter was; Huo Shenting had really beaten him to it.
"The sister-in-law is really interesting..."
As soon as Huo Zijun spoke, Huo Shenting's expression slightly darkened, then he coldly glanced at Ye Shu, "Come back early tonight. I'll reevaluate your business capabilities."
As his words fell, he stepped away, and Huo Zijun, seeing his dark expression, quickly followed behind him.
Tian Xin, seeing Ye Shu's coquetry and Huo Shenting not giving in, sneered mockingly.
"Xiao Shu, it seems your relationship with Mr. Huo isn't that great after all. You even spoke up like that, and he still did not agree with you."
Ye Shu remained composed and turned to walk out of the drawing room.
"Tian Xin, you should be realistic when discussing matters. Just now, you made the Ye Corporation sound so formidable. Do you really think that it's because Huo Shenting doesn't know the current state of the Ye family?"
Tian Xin collected herself, her expression gradually turning cold, "Even if you are dissatisfied with me, you shouldn't demean the Ye Corporation. After all, it was founded by your mom and dad."
Her life with Tian Tian in the past hadn't been comfortable. Although Ye Wenzhao had secretly supported them, he didn't dare to blatantly provide them with better days.
In Tian Xin's eyes, Ye Corporation was bigger than any company she had stayed in before, and cooperating with the Huo Group was not excessive.
"I am not demeaning Ye Corporation, I am demeaning you and your mother. Since you two entered the Ye family's door, nothing has gone smoothly. Saying you two are jinxes wouldn't be too much, right?"
Tian Xin clenched her teeth secretly, "Can you really blame me and my mother for this? Ye Shu, why don't you admit that you're just not generous enough?"
Ye Shu smiled faintly, unfazed by Tian Xin's words, and walked out of the Huo Group with her backbone held high.
Throughout the whole process, it wasn't apparent she was quarreling with Tian Xin.
"You are also a woman; someday you will marry and bear children, don't worry. After you have a child, I will teach her to be more accepting of the women your husband keeps on the side."
"Ye Shu."
Tian Xin was furious.
Ye Shu placed her index finger over her lips, signaling for silence.
When Tian Xin looked up, she saw that all the eyes of the staff in the Huo Group's grand lobby were fixed on her, filled with condemnation.
Huo Zijun was among them; he was shaking hands and talking to a foreigner but turned his gaze towards her upon hearing the commotion.
The lobby of Huo Group was unlike that of any ordinary small company; most of the people gathered here were representatives from businesses that had dealings with Huo Group, here to discuss project collaborations.
Any of the suit-and-tie individuals could easily be elites from some listed companies.
Tian Xin, feeling the eyes of everyone upon her, wished she could just disappear into a crack in the floor.
However, Ye Shu remained completely composed, standing straight with her spine erect, dressed in a tailored suit that made her look competent and refined with an otherworldly charm.
Her every move radiated an air of nobility that could not be imitated overnight.
Tian Xin took a deep breath, her hands clenched tightly together, her head bowed as she followed Ye Shu out of Huo Group.
As Ye Shu walked to her car, Tian Xin caught up with her and grabbed her wrist.
"That was deliberate, wasn't it? Deliberately making me look foolish in front of so many people."
Ye Shu shook off her hand with a look of disdain and flicked her crumpled sleeve.
"Your lack of decorum is not my fault. Go home and let your mother teach you better. I found it embarrassing to bring you out this time too."
With that, she opened the car door, got in, and with a fleeting glance at the still-standing Tian Xin, she pressed the gas pedal and drove past her.
Watching Ye Shu's car disappear into the distance, Tian Xin bit her lip, deeply resenting Ye Shu's arrogant demeanor.
It was clear that Ye Shu had taken everything from her, yet she had to live like an illegitimate child. Even now that she had returned to the Ye family, she couldn't become the true Miss Ye.
Ye Wenzhao had said that if Ye Shu knew her true identity, she would never let the matter rest.
There could only be one Miss Ye, and that was Ye Shu!
Tian Xin hated Ye Shu so much that she wished she would just disappear from this world.
When Ye Shu returned to Ye Corporation, Ye Wenzhao immediately came to her office, "Xiao Shu, how did the discussion go?"
Ye Shu placed the contract on the desk, and Ye Wenzhao immediately picked it up to review it, only to see that it bore only his signature.
He frantically flipped through a few more pages but found no signature from Huo Shenting, becoming anxious, "What happened? Didn't you say you could secure this project? What exactly is going on?"
Ye Shu lifted her eyelids slightly and glanced at the frantic Ye Wenzhao.
"Isn't Tian Xin your beloved darling? She was there; you could totally ask her. Ask her how she exaggerated in front of Shenting about how Ye Corporation could compete with those listed companies, and why she had to make a scene and disgrace herself in the lobby of Huo Group."
Her tone was harsh, and after speaking, she sat back in her office chair, not sparing Ye Wenzhao another glance.