Chapter 23 - He also... all that money and interest from the past...

Zhou Qi paused, then let out a cold laugh through her nose. "In this situation, Brother Fu couldn't possibly be so presumptuous as to deliberately reject her, could he?! We initially thought she'd lost her mind, trying to play hard to get, but later we realized she'd deliberately leaked those rumors. With her inclination towards marriage, the two families, wanting a deeper bond of mutual benefit, would prioritize such a union! But she miscalculated. Brother Fu isn't one of those aristocratic scions who compromise for money and profit; he'd rather give up his inheritance than agree to a marriage alliance."

"After Fu Ge had a falling out with his family, he went to the United States alone and completely cut off contact with Fu Wenxun. Su Yi'an, however, did not give up and tried every means to investigate Fu Ge's whereabouts and create chance encounters. After Fu Ge found out, he handed over Zhao Mingyuan to attend all his public schedules. With such a relationship, Su Yi'an still shamelessly called herself his fiancée in front of others and said that the two had a deep relationship. Isn't that just plain crazy?!"

Although Lin Xi had preconceived notions about Fu Qingli's life over the past six years, hearing Zhou Qi's words made her realize that reality was even more cruel than she had imagined.

Not only did his life not go as smoothly as he had imagined, but he also gave up everything the Fu family had given him, and struggled alone in a foreign land.

If he didn't like Su Yi'an, why did he break up with her in the first place?

When he sent that breakup text message, did he waver and consider trying to accept Su Yi'an?

Lin Xi couldn't help but murmur, "He'd be tempted by all that money and interest, wouldn't he?"

Her words seemed to be a way of convincing herself to let go of Fu Qingli's past deviations.

But Zhou Qi thought she was being asked, and answered decisively: "Brother Fu wouldn't be tempted! With his abilities, he can get whatever he wants on his own, without needing to sacrifice himself for it. We can all see that he's been working hard all these years to make himself strong enough to stand up to the Fu family and prevent the people he loves from getting hurt again!"

The exhibition area was bustling with activity, but the president's office at Qingyuan Technology was quiet, with only the occasional sound of papers turning.

There was a gentle knock on the door. Zou Song, who was curled up on the sofa playing games, lazily opened his eyes and replied, "Come in!"

Zhao Mingyuan frowned, looking angry. He quickly greeted Zou Song and headed straight for the desk in the center of the room.

The usually neat and tidy table was now piled high with various files and documents, and Fu Qingli and Ji Jiali were sitting opposite each other, engrossed in browsing them.

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't wait for Fu Qingli to pause and spoke directly: "Boss, Jiang Shun and Jiu Yi just contacted the marketing department to cancel their pre-orders and request that the deposits not be refunded. The total order amount from the two companies is 250 million, and the deposit is 30 million."

Fu Qingli turned a page of documents with her well-defined fingers without even looking up: "Okay, there are still cancellations after Yaoshi, you can just agree to it."

Seeing his nonchalant demeanor, Zhao Mingyuan calmed down a bit, but he still couldn't swallow his anger and couldn't help but ask, "But boss, are we just going to let them bully us like this?"

Even during the most difficult early days of Qingyuan's establishment, they had never suffered such humiliation!

Now they've been manipulated by others, and even orders placed months ago have been cancelled!

Zou Songxian clicked his tongue lightly: "A Yuan, after following your boss for so long, don't you know his personality? He only knows how to keep a low profile, he won't just accept things passively!"

Zhao Mingyuan's eyes lit up, and he stared at Fu Qingli with anticipation.

But he remained completely unaffected, calmly reading the last paragraph before folding the corner and casually tossing it to Ji Jiali: "Take a look at this first."

After speaking, he finally looked up at Zhao Mingyuan, his expression calm and composed: "Those companies have been blacklisted, and we will no longer cooperate with them. Also, notify the technical department to focus on game updates during this period, and complete the new version plan a month ahead of schedule."

"OK, I'll go back and make the arrangements."

Reassured, Zhao Mingyuan left satisfied.

After reviewing the important information, Ji Jiali glanced at his watch, pressed his tongue against his cheek, and let out a cold laugh: "Only an hour has passed, they've moved fast enough!"

"They're willing to spend a lot of money, 30 million, plus the benefits given to those companies."

In business, breaking one's word is the worst thing. For these industry leaders to breach their contracts, the benefits must be extremely tempting. Zou Song clicked his tongue in amazement, "They really went all out to bring down Brother Fu!"

Fu Qingli gave an indifferent smirk: "Let them do whatever they want for now."

He tapped the table with his finger, indicating to Ji Jiali, "Can you handle this by yourself?"

"..." Ji Jiali was silent for a few seconds, looking helpless. "Brother Fu, this matter involves too many people. It's not enough for me to go alone!"

Fu Wenxun and Su Yi'an's father, Su Qichao, had their eye on a project in Haicheng, planning to build a luxury hotel on an undeveloped island.

After more than a year of negotiations, the two parties have basically reached an agreement on the terms and cooperation. The right to use the island will be officially put up for auction in mid-October.

Now they want to hijack the deal midway, so they need to smooth things over and secure as much support as possible in less than three months to break the advantage of both companies.

The purpose of this trip to Haicheng was to test the waters and find potential partners to find a breakthrough.

Ji Jiali understood Fu Qingli's feelings. With Fu Qingli and Lin Xi having resolved their differences, it was the perfect time for their relationship to blossom, so naturally, he was reluctant to part ways.

However, the current situation is not optimistic. The Fu family's foundation is too deep to be easily shaken. If Fu Wenxun cannot completely give up the idea of ​​a marriage alliance, the relationship between the two will face challenges at any time.

How could Fu Qingli not have thought of these things?

He frowned and pondered for a long time, then helplessly pinched the bridge of his nose and asked, "What time did you arrange to meet them?"

"We're leaving today, at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"You go first, I'll book a flight for the early morning."

Ji Jiali opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't try to persuade him to hurry: "I'll go with you!"

As he spoke, he made a phone call to his assistant to book tickets.

"Ah Zou, I'm entrusting Xiaoxi to you for now."

Upon hearing his name called, Zou Song immediately put down his crossed legs and sat up straight: "Brother Fu, don't worry, I have already assigned the Yaoshi project to the fourth team stationed overseas, and I have also instructed the front desk not to let Su Yi'an into the company again. I will also personally conduct background checks on the projects that my sister-in-law is in charge of!"

Fu Qingli didn't reply, but frowned and rubbed her temples in frustration.

After a while, he said, "Put your mind to it. Songjia has been around for a while, it's time to expand his business in Haicheng."

Zou Song: "..."

*

Linxi's work continued until 9 p.m., when the drone show arranged by the organizers ended, and the team members finally finished their work and went home.

She declined Zhou Qi's offer to take her home, using the excuse of sending Gun Gun to Qingyuan.

Only after the crowd dispersed did she take out her phone to check the messages.

A few minutes ago, a new message appeared.

[Ting: I'll wait for you where I got off this morning. Take your time.]

Murmure: Okay.

Lin Xi looked through the conversation between the two of them that day and had a feeling of going back to her freshman or sophomore year of college.

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