Fang Xueqing was stunned for a moment, then looked astonished.

"Lin Xueyan..."

What are you doing here?

"I came from Binzhou to discuss business!"

Lin Xueyan gave a brief response, her gaze falling on Ye Tianyu.

Who is this?

"Oh! He's my bodyguard, Ye Tianyu!"

Fang Xueqing then introduced Ye Tianyu: "Lin Xueyan, a colleague from six or seven years ago when we interned together at a large company!"

Ye Tianyu nodded politely to her.

"Hello!"

Lin Xueyan, however, stared wide-eyed as if she had discovered a new continent.

"So you're Ye Tianyu!"

"I've heard about what happened between the two of you. Seeing you two eating here, it seems it's true."

"Hehe, Xueqing, bodyguards do everything when there's trouble, bodyguards do everything when there's nothing to do."

"You really know how to have fun! A personal bodyguard, available 24/7, never lonely!"

Ye Tianyu was immediately embarrassed; the rumors about him and Fang Xueqing had actually spread to Binzhou.

He was furious and was about to scold Lin Xueyan for talking nonsense.

Fang Xueqing spoke up: "That's just someone spreading rumors. If you keep talking nonsense, I won't be polite to you!"

"Stop joking like that. Let's talk about something else. Who are you here to discuss cooperation with?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xueyan gave Ye Tianyu a mysterious look, and then whispered.

"It's Jiang Ruonan and Liu Qingyao. I heard that Liu Qingyao is your bodyguard's ex-girlfriend!"

"Hehe, it's such a coincidence that you're both here!"

Ye Tianyu was dumbfounded. It turned out that Liu Qingyao had come to discuss cooperation with Lin Xueyan. Wasn't she going to auction off the Liu Group?

Fang Xueqing remained calm and smiled lightly, "As soon as you said you were here to discuss cooperation with a client, I already guessed it was Liu Qingyao and Jiang Ruonan!"

"Hehe! As expected of the famous and proud daughter of Jiangnan, you're so clever; you guessed it as soon as you saw me!"

"By the way, I heard you and Jiang Ruonan had a falling out, is that true?"

Lin Xueyan cast a meaningful glance at Fang Xueqing's face.

"Yes! It's true!"

Fang Xueqing straightened her face and said, "When Jiang Ruonan arrives, don't talk to her about me!"

"If she won't talk about it, I won't talk about it either, okay?"

"Okay, that's all for now, I'm going!"

As Lin Xueyan spoke, she turned and walked towards Liu Qingyao.

Watching her retreating figure, Fang Xueqing gave a bitter smile.

"You just refused my offer to buy the Liu Group and put it under your management, but now you can't have it even if you want it!"

Ye Tianyu asked, puzzled, "Does she have a powerful background?"

"I'd say that's alright! Much better than Liu Qingyao!"

Fang Xueqing nodded and said, "She is a big shot in the Hong family, a prominent business family in Binzhou, and the vice president of the Hong Group!"

Ye Tianyu smiled wryly and said, "Liu Qingyao is quite lucky. She was already desperate, but she still managed to meet a benefactor!"

When Liu Qingyao was about to auction off the Liu Group, Ye Tianyu was initially somewhat gloating, thinking it was retribution. However, he was surprised when a savior suddenly appeared to help her, which left him a little disappointed.

When Liu Qingyao saw Lin Xueyan turn to chat with Fang Xueqing, she was immediately dumbfounded; they actually knew each other.

Gu Tingchen didn't care. What he cared about was Liu Qingyao saying that she and Lin Xueyan were mortal enemies. Curious, he pressed for details.

A hint of hatred suddenly flashed in Liu Qingyao's eyes.

"She is the vice president of Binzhou Hongshi Group. She snatched several good projects from me before. When I confronted her about it, she was very arrogant and said that she was deliberately targeting me. What could I do to her?"

As they were talking, Lin Xueyan walked towards the two of them.

"Um?"

"It looks like she's coming towards us!"

Liu Qingyao's face immediately darkened. She thought to herself, "I didn't provoke you. If you dare to provoke me, I won't be polite to you!"

She thought Lin Xueyan had discovered her and was coming to provoke her, so she prepared for a fight.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xueyan came to the two of them and sat down directly.

Then he looked at Liu Qingyao with a smile: "You didn't expect that, did you? We used to be enemies, but today I'm here to save you!"

"What?"

Liu Qingyao almost jumped up, her eyes wide: "The client that President Jiang is talking about is you?"

"What? Do you have any questions? Or do you have any objections?"

Lin Xueyan looked at her mockingly: "I am the vice president of Binzhou Hong's Group. Am I not qualified to be President Jiang's client?"

"Well……"

Liu Qingyao was speechless for a moment; Lin Xueyan was indeed qualified.

The reputation of the Hong family of Binzhou is on par with that of the Fang family group in Jiangnan.

As the vice president of Hong's Group and a top figure in the business world, if Lin Xueyan is not qualified to do business with Jiang Ruonan, then who is?

However, she felt awkward having to rely on her former arch-enemy to save her company.

Gu Tingchen didn't recognize Lin Xueyan, but seeing her beautiful appearance and elegant demeanor, he couldn't help but glance at her a few more times before introducing himself: "President Lin, I am..."

"No need for introductions, I already know!"

"Your name is Gu Tingchen, Liu Qingyao's ex. After you returned from abroad, you snatched Liu Qingyao away from your current boyfriend!"

"He's a despicable man!"

Lin Xueyan didn't hold back in mocking and insulting him.

Gu Tingchen's face immediately turned green, and he was about to retort.

Lin Xueyan turned her gaze to Liu Qingyao.

"Liu Qingyao, Ye Tianyu, whom you abandoned, is over there, with Fang Xueqing."

"You really are a disappointment. In what way is Ye Tianyu inferior to Gu Tingchen?"

"You actually dumped him and chose to be with a spendthrift! You're too love-struck, you're poisoned!"

"If I were you, I wouldn't do that. You're so stupid!"

A statement that is extremely ironic.

Gu Tingchen was so angry he almost vomited blood. Lin Xueyan belittled him to his face and called him a spendthrift, her arrogance was beyond imagination.

Liu Qingyao's face was even more ashen than if she had eaten shit. She stood up abruptly and glared angrily.

"Lin Xueyan, are you here to discuss cooperation, or to mock and insult me?"

"Tsk tsk! Gets angry so easily?"

Lin Xueyan didn't care at all, a mocking smile on her face.

"I'm just stating the facts. Look for yourself, you abandoned Ye Tianyu, while Fang Xueqing is with him!"

Are you of higher status than her? More outstanding than her? More famous than her? More attractive than her?

"She's a hundred times better than you in every way, how could her taste be bad?"

"So you're just a stupid woman, you don't know how to cherish things, and Fang Xueqing got a great deal!"

A single statement can be not only highly damaging, but also extremely insulting.

Liu Qingyao was furious, her face flushed red.

If it weren't for the fact that resolving the crisis of the Liu Group depended on her, she would definitely be fighting Lin Xueyan to the death right now.

"Enough, I don't want to argue with you!"

Liu Qingyao, suppressing her anger, asked, "Why hasn't President Jiang arrived yet?"

"What's wrong? Are you getting annoyed waiting?"

Jiang Ruonan's voice came from ahead.

As if on cue, Jiang Ruonan appeared as soon as the waiter led her over.

"Sorry for the traffic, I kept you waiting!"

After Jiang Ruonan sat down, she noticed that Liu Qingyao and Gu Tingchen looked very uncomfortable and surprised.

What did you do?

"Are you angry because you've been waiting too long?"