Yingyao forced himself to explain, "Miss Qin is an employee of the Chu Consortium. This is an internal matter of the company.
The president won't have any objections, will he?"
"No! Not at all!"
Even if Yiqin Chu were to give a woman a mountain of gold, he wouldn't dare to object.
"What about Mr. Qin? This land originally belonged to the Qin family..."
"Well, actually,
I..." Zhenguo Qin was about to speak when Jasmine interrupted him.
"This land has already passed the review for auction. So, Mr. Qin, you can't go back on your word. Isn't that right, Mr. Chu?" Jasmine flashed a smile, which was unexpectedly captivating. It was a smile that seemed to thaw the ice, yet still carried a hint of coolness, making her overall demeanor somewhat contradictory.
"Hmm," Yiqin Chu responded non - committedly, his tone unreadable.
Jasmine had already signed the agreement. She held the contract tightly in her hand, as if it were half of her life.
Jasmine never could have imagined that in the end, the land on West Hill would end up in her name.
Yun Shu's eyes darted around. She looked up at Jasmine and smiled. "Jasmine, it's quite a coincidence that this land has come back to you.
We're really a family, after all." If she could trick Jasmine into giving the land back, they'd earn another five hundred million for nothing.
"A family?" Jasmine scoffed. "Who's your family? Do we look like a family?"
"Jasmine! Is this how you talk to your elders? I'm sorry, everyone. I've clearly failed as a father in raising her," Zhenguo Qin said, his face turning ashen.
Jasmine sneered, taking in his hypocritical act. This was her father, perhaps so bewitched by Yun Shu that he didn't care about his own flesh - and - blood daughter.
"Are you still going to chat?"
The tall man beside Jasmine cast a fleeting glance at her, causing the hairs on the back of her neck to stand up.
"Of course not, Mr. Chu."
Yiqin Chu's expression remained cold. Without a word, he turned and left. Jasmine quickly followed suit.
"Jasmine! Jasmine! Unfilial daughter!"
Zhenguo Qin's voice was thick with suppressed anger.
"Zhenguo, don't be angry. Jasmine seems to have a special relationship with Mr. Chu. Girls are always attracted to men like him,"
Yun Shu said, casting a sidelong glance at Qingqing Wen.
Qingqing Wen bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at Jasmine's retreating figure.
"Mrs. Qin, which eye of yours saw that they're on good terms? That's just ridiculous," Qingqing Wen said, looking down on the Qin family in general. She then walked away haughtily in her high - heeled shoes.
Despite being insulted, Yun Shu didn't get angry.
Instead, she seemed quite pleased. But she still put on an innocent look, making all the men present feel that she was the victim of an unjust attack.
"Mrs.
Qin, you see, the eldest daughter of the Wen family has had a crush on Mr. Chu for a long time. Rumor has it that the two families might even get married," someone explained.
"So that's the case. No wonder she was so angry just now.
I really need to go home and talk some sense into Jasmine. She's always had high hopes and is eager to get married. Five years ago,
sigh..." Yun Shu let out a long sigh, feigning helplessness.
"Why should I care about her? If she causes trouble, I'll disown her!" Zhenguo Qin snapped.
Yun Shu took his arm, whispering words of comfort. To onlookers, it seemed like Zhenguo Qin had a very understanding wife...
Meanwhile, Jasmine followed Yiqin Chu out of the hotel.
"Aren't you going to attend the banquet?"
She had seen that after the auction ended, the banquet hall outside was filled with guests. Wasn't this the time to seek business partnerships?
"Do you like being in the thick of things that much?"
Jasmine rubbed her nose. She definitely didn't. She had a million questions she wanted to ask him right now.