Yao Yutong immediately took the initiative and greeted the overseas wealthy businessman in English: "Hello, I'm Ze's girlfriend. Nice to meet you."
She thought that Huo Mingze wouldn't expose her for the sake of his reputation, nor would he introduce Shen Modi in front of the foreign businessman.
After all, who would want others to know that their wife couldn't even handle basic English? Who could afford to lose face like that?
If Huo Mingze used his head a little, he would understand that she was the most suitable person to be his wife.
Whether it was family background or personal ability, Shen Modi couldn't catch up with her in ten lifetimes.
Moreover, they had been in a relationship for six years.
However, to her surprise, Huo Mingze said to the foreign businessman in a pure British accent: "Mr. Mike, when did you arrive in Haicheng? Why didn't you let me know? I could have arranged for someone to pick you up at the airport. Let me introduce you. This is my wife, Shen Modi."
"Wife? You're married? When did that happen?" Mike's blue-green eyes widened in shock as he politely glanced at Shen Modi and complimented, "Wow, Ze, your wife is really beautiful!"
He then looked at Yao Yutong with a strange expression: "Girlfriend?"
Yao Yut'tong was extremely embarrassed.
Huo Mingze, you're being so mean.
Shen Modi gracefully and fluently said in English: "Yes, Miss Yao is our female friend."
She had been excellent in English since junior high school. She even got a full mark in the English exam during the college entrance examination.
When she was in college and dating Gu Tianxi, knowing that Gu Tianxi was the young master of a wealthy family, in order not to hold him back, she practiced spoken English hard and took elective courses in Spanish and Thai. To practice well, she watched original language movies. She was also good at computer skills and often climbed over the wall to find resources.
"Ah, ha, so it's a female friend. You scared me. Haha." Mike had a big smile on his face.
"Yes, we're all good friends." Yao Yutong forced a smile.
She was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She felt like she had lost all her face.
If it weren't for the plan she still had, she would have run away to the restroom to escape this situation right now.
She hadn't expected that Shen Modi, this woman, could speak English so well. Hehe.
Huo Mingze had been amazed from the moment he heard Modi speaking English.
He had always thought that since she came from an ordinary background, even if she knew English, it should be limited to doing exercises, the kind of "dumb English".
Unexpectedly, not only was she poised and graceful in such an occasion, but her English was also so fluent. If it weren't for her oriental face, just listening to her voice, one might mistake her for a native English speaker.
She was really much better than he had expected.
She gave him the feeling of being a hidden gem.
Like a book full of profound meaning, every time you turn a page, you are amazed by the words inside.
He reached out and held Modi's hand tightly. He felt his whole body getting a bit hot, and inappropriate images started to pop up in his mind.
"Ze, for the project we talked about last month, I'm willing to lower the price by another half a point. Can you make a little more concession?" Mike asked.
At that time, it was Huo Mingze, as the president of the Huo Corporation, who went to the United States to discuss the project with him. But because he wanted to push down the price, the matter was put on hold.
Nowadays, everyone is vying for the Chinese market, and he is no exception. He had come to China a week ago and had already privately contacted many heads of large groups.
He also found that those in charge were either narrow-minded or asked for exorbitant prices. It was really hard to find someone like Huo Mingze who had vision and was far-sighted.
"Then, I'll also make a concession of half a point." Huo Mingze said.
"But..." Mike looked pained.
If Huo Mingze was only willing to make a concession of half a point, the profit he could make would be very little.
"Mr. Mike, we should all make money together." Huo Mingze said, "Our goal of cooperation is to make the project bigger and stronger, not just focus on the immediate benefits."
"But after three years of this project, you'll have a profit of 3 billion US dollars, while I'll only have 1 billion." Mike was a bit reluctant.
After the cooperation of this project, his earnings would be only one-third of Huo Mingze's.
Hearing 3 billion US dollars, even Yao Yutong, who had been pampered since childhood and was used to big scenes, was shocked. 3 billion US dollars, which was equivalent to more than 20 billion yuan.
Such a profit was an astronomical figure for any group.
She had been in a relationship with Huo Mingze for six years, and she had always known that Huo Mingze was very capable.
But she also thought that the platform was more important.
If Huo Mingze could successfully inherit the Huo Corporation, his talent would naturally be put to use. Otherwise, no matter how capable he was, he couldn't show it.
This was also the reason why she had insisted on going abroad and continued to wait and see before.
Seeing that Huo Mingze didn't budge, she was afraid of missing the project, so she immediately whispered to Huo Mingze: "Mingze, this profit is quite可观了, it's okay to make a little concession."
Grandma said that Huo Mingze had already acquired the southern suburbs plot and a large overseas project. If he could win this project as well, his position as the heir would be even more unshakable.
Huo Mingze completely ignored Yao Yutong and said to Mike: "My profit is indeed higher, but I'll also contribute more. You can think about the project slowly. I'll host a welcome banquet for you tomorrow. We have a saying in China that 'business may fail, but friendship remains'. Since you're here, you're a guest. I'll accompany you to sightsee all day tomorrow. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave now. Let's talk tomorrow."
Previously, he had inappropriate images in his mind, and now it was even worse.
He had realized that he might have eaten something unclean.
He could talk about the business matters later. He had to leave here immediately now.
"OK, Ze, see you tomorrow. We'll discuss it in detail tomorrow." Mike said politely.
"Let's go home." Huo Mingze whispered in Modi's ear.
"Okay." Modi felt the warmth of his breath on her ear and sensed that Huo Mingze was a bit off.
She thought he was drunk and immediately reached out to support him.
"Drunk? Then go upstairs to rest. The hangover tea in Jizhou is very effective. After drinking it, you won't feel uncomfortable." Yao Yutong said immediately when she saw Huo Mingze was about to leave, and then quickly said to Shen Modi, "You help him to the room, and I'll ask the waiter to bring the hangover tea."
"We're going home!" Huo Mingze insisted.
"Okay." Modi immediately helped Huo Mingze walk towards the elevator.
Huo Mingze felt that he was losing more and more control of himself. Especially when he heard Modi's voice and smelled the fragrance on her body, he had an urge to pounce on her immediately.
Afraid that he might lose control and force himself on her later, he tried his best to stay calm and called Qiu Zhan on his phone: "Where are you? Is it far from Jizhou?"
"Not far. It's three kilometers. I've invited a few friends to go motorcycle riding." Qiu Zhan said cheerfully on the phone.
"Bring silver needles. Come to Jizhou." Huo Mingze said.
"Ah, what's going on? I'll come right away." Qiu Zhan quickly hung up the phone on his end.
Huo Mingze said to Modi: "Help me go upstairs."
"Okay." Seeing that Huo Mingze was feeling even worse, Modi immediately helped Huo Mingze walk towards the elevator.
Yao Yutong's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately winked at Mu Tingting who was not far away.