Chapter 21 Losing Money "Please call me President Jiang."

[System 0777: Miss! We're lucky too! Your treasure wasn't unearthed!]

Jiang Xiliu: "It's because I'm lucky, what does it have to do with you, you artificial intelligence idiot?"

The young lady was completely unaware of the undercurrents that had just been brewing around her.

"Jin Zhao, go and bring me a glass of juice."

Even though there were waiters right next to her, she insisted on ordering Jin Zhao around.

"I'm not going," Jin Zhao refused, his eyes fixed on Ye Qishan, who was walking slowly toward them.

Jiang Xiliu, who had just felt relieved for less than a minute, frowned: "I'm thirsty."

As if by magic, Jin Zhao pulled out a well-packaged bottle of mineral water from behind him, deftly unscrewed the cap, and handed the water to Jiang Xiliu.

Jiang Xiliu's eyes were practically overflowing with disgust. Her gaze fell on the other person's hands, as if she had seen something dirty, and she didn't even move her fingertips. "I don't want to drink anything you've touched. I just want to drink juice."

"Your juice is here." Jin Zhao acted as if he hadn't seen anything and calmly put the water away.

What?

Jiang Xiliu tilted her head.

Ye Qishan was carrying a glass of juice and walking towards her.

"I don't want to drink anything he's touched." The young lady was even more disgusted than before, and then changed her tone, "I want you to bring it to me."

She wasn't really thirsty; she just found people with better lives than her a bit of an eyesore and kindly wanted to find them something to do.

Jin Zhao glanced at her calmly, but ultimately said nothing, and turned to walk towards the beverage counter not far away.

Behind the transparent bar, a waiter was busy squeezing fresh orange juice, and he waited patiently to the side.

As he walked back with his drink, he suddenly stopped just as he rounded the crowd behind him.

In her line of sight, Jiang Xiliu was leaning back in a recliner, holding the glass of juice that Ye Qishan had brought over, which she had dismissed as "unwanted after touching it."

She tilted her head back and drank calmly, without even frowning.

However, she only took one sip and then casually put it aside.

Jin Zhao approached with the extra juice in his hand, without stopping, and very deliberately placed the juice next to the glass she had just drunk from.

Ye Qishan's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned over with a smile: "I'm thirsty right now, can I borrow this cup to quench my thirst?" As he spoke, his hand was already reaching for the cup that Jin Zhao had brought over.

Jin Zhao reacted quickly, accurately grabbing Ye Qishan's wrist with a light touch that rendered him completely immobile.

Jin Zhao turned his head, his gaze falling on Jiang Xiliu, and called out, "Jiang Xiliu."

Jiang Xiliu was resting her chin on her hand, enjoying the show immensely.

Hearing Jin Zhao call her, she slowly raised her eyes, her tone light and casual, with a hint of deliberate indifference: "Why did you call me? If he wants to drink, let him drink. It's not like it's mine."

“Exactly.” Ye Qishan’s eyes shone even brighter. He pulled the pretty boy’s hand away, picked up the glass, and drank it straight away.

Just as Jin Zhao was about to say something more, Wan Jiayu, who was holding a microphone next to him, suddenly spoke up. The microphone's built-in amplification effect instantly drowned out the little episode.

"All the treasures! We've found them all—" Wan Jiayu deliberately dragged out the last syllable, successfully attracting everyone's attention. "Come on, everyone in charge of collecting the treasures, bring the bags over! Let's see who the lucky ones are today."

"Lu Guanpeng, Lü Luo... and Jin Zhao!" She paused, then deliberately raised her voice, looking towards Ye Qishan, "And lastly, our protagonist today: Ye Qishan!"

The three of them turned around at the same time.

Jiang Xiliu, who had been reclining in her chair watching the commotion, suddenly sat up when she heard the name "Jin Zhao," her tone laced with undisguised schadenfreude: "What's going on with Jin Zhao? How did his treasure get dug up?"

[System 0777: It's a long story.]

[System 0777: Before the staff member went to retrieve Ye Qishan's bag, he accidentally slipped and fell on the sand pile behind him. When he got up, he caught a glimpse of a small corner of a sealed bag in a crevice in the sand, pulled it out, and handed it to another person who hadn't found it yet.]

Ha ha!

here you go!

Jiang Xiliu was going to give the staff member in the yellow shirt a big red envelope.

Wan Jiayu walked to the poolside with a microphone: "Attention, ten lucky ones who just found the treasure! You need to go into the water, find the small ball containing the task at the bottom of the pool, and complete the task written on the note."

"Swimsuits are ready in the changing room. Lucky ones, you can go now."

"Go change into your swimsuit." Jiang Xiliu, always eager for drama, kept urging the two men in front of her, "Stop dawdling."

Jin Zhao didn't move.

Ye Qishan grabbed Jin Zhao's shoulder: "Come on, let's go together."

Changing into a swimsuit is another way of showing off.

The swimsuits provided by the club were all the most basic styles, without any extra patterns or designs. However, the simpler the style, the more it exposed the strengths and weaknesses of one's figure.

Ye Qishan glanced down at the muscle lines he had developed through years of working out, then looked at Jin Zhao's slender figure. In terms of physique, Ye Qishan was completely confident that he could outshine Jin Zhao.

But as the system said, Jin Zhao, as the person with the strongest luck in the small world, is only lacking in family background - he looks thin, but he has just the right amount of thin muscles, firm shoulder lines, and the muscle lines on the sides of his waist are not exaggerated but full of power, which is a well-proportioned physique that can only be achieved by long-term exercise.

When Ye Qishan came out after changing into his swimsuit, he deliberately quickened his pace and walked out the door before Jin Zhao, intentionally tensing his muscles.

A few boys were the first to whistle: "Wow, bro! Those muscles are really impressive!"

The next second, an even louder "Wow—" exploded in my ears, and this time, the sound was mostly exclamations from girls.

Jin Zhao wore a simple black swimsuit; his physique was understated yet exuded an undeniable tension. Compared to Ye Qishan's massive muscles, his perfectly proportioned, slender muscles possessed a clean and ascetic allure.

Wan Jiayu leaned close to Jiang Xiliu, her voice low but unable to hide her excitement: "Xiliu, where did you find such a gem? His physique is absolutely amazing! Does he have any siblings? Introduce him to them!"

Jiang Xiliu smirked: "Found it in the trash can, no siblings."

Was Jin Zhao doing this on purpose? He picked out an eye-catching black outfit and deliberately struck a pose in front of so many people!

Although she had touched him before, Jiang Xiliu had never seen him before! Before, the lights were off or a curtain was used to cover him, so this was the first time she had seen Jin Zhao's body.

Complete and clear.

With a whistle, the ten people gathered around the pool jumped into the water.

Ye Qishan and Jin Zhao happened to be next to each other, and they were very close to each other after they went into the water.

Once underwater, it's unclear who made the first move, but the two started kicking each other intentionally or unintentionally.

At first, it was just minor squabbles, but the tempers flared and the actions became increasingly aggressive. Eventually, it became unclear whether they were looking for the ball or fighting.

Within minutes, the other eight people in the pool found the ball and came out, then stood on the shore wrapped in towels to watch the excitement.

Some people were drying their hair, while others were tossing balls around, but their eyes were all fixed on the swimming pool.

Large splashes of water were still rising and falling in the water, and occasionally a figure would surface to catch their breath before immediately sinking back down.

"How long has it been? They still haven't been found?" someone muttered, their eyes fixed on the figures churning in the water.

"It doesn't look like they're looking for a ball. I think I just saw Ye Qishan deliberately push that guy into the water!"

...

The underwater commotion grew louder and louder. Ye Qishan reached out to grab Jin Zhao, but Jin Zhao dodged to the side and simultaneously bent his knee, kicking Ye Qishan hard in the groin.

Taking advantage of the gap, Jin Zhao quickly retrieved the ball and brought it ashore.

Water droplets dripped down his hair, landing in the white bath towel he had just wrapped himself in, leaving a large wet patch. He didn't bother to wipe it off, but instead turned his head and glanced indifferently at Ye Qishan, who was still standing there in the water.

Depend on!

Ye Qishan's anger surged to its peak, and he slammed his fist into the water, splashing water all over his face.

Jin Zhao beat me to it again!

Jiang Xiliu, who had left a step earlier, didn't see any of this.

A few hours ago.

The head of the overseas sales department suddenly called Assistant Liao, sounding both anxious and bewildered: "Assistant Liao, a huge international order has come our way, with profits that could cover our quarterly targets. But the person in charge said that this order must be handled personally by General Manager Jiang, no one else can do it!"

"What's going on? Who would be so foolish as to offer such a huge discount?" Assistant Liao frowned. "Is the other party's background reliable? Could it be a setup?"

"I've sent the other party's information and letter of intent to your email. Please check it." The head of the overseas sales department spoke cautiously. He had also checked the key information repeatedly before daring to call Assistant Liao. "I've carefully reviewed it three times, and I haven't seen any obvious problems so far."

Assistant Liao opened the email attachment and skimmed through it. The company background was indeed fine, but this letter of intent…

It's too rough.

It's obvious that the other party rushed it out; it's very template-based, and the hidden risks that are common in template-based business collaborations are nowhere to be found.

What's even more unusual is that the terms, from profit distribution to the division of responsibilities, are biased towards one side in every way, making it seem like a deal where the other side is guaranteed to lose.

Assistant Liao asked into the phone, "Besides asking Xiao Jiang to make the connection, did the other party say anything else?"

“Yes.” The head of the overseas sales department hesitated for a moment. “They specifically emphasized that all cooperation details must be finalized by today. They also said that things are urgent and they hope we can give them a reply as soon as possible, preferably by signing a preliminary agreement today.”

What a ridiculous request.

The question is, is it really necessary to trouble the young lady who is on vacation for such a small matter?

Liao hesitated for a few seconds, but ultimately decided to ask the young lady for her opinion first.

"A fool wouldn't make money if he could."

Jiang Xiliu was on the phone while peering towards the swimming pool.

At this time, only half of the people had emerged from the pool; Ye Qishan and Jin Zhao were still not out.

Two embroidered pillows.

With such a great physique, how come you have such poor stamina? You can't even catch a ball.

It's useless.

Jiang Xiliu withdrew her gaze, losing interest in watching any further: "Jiayu, remember to record a video and send it to me when they're doing their punishment tasks later. I have an urgent meeting to attend, so I'll be going now."

Wan Jiayu was already writing: "No problem, you can go ahead and get busy."

The top two floors of the front building have rooms for people to rest, and Jiang Xiliu asked for an executive suite.

The online meeting was created by Liao Zhu, and everyone else joined the meeting in advance.

Jiang Xiliu adjusted the microphone and was about to greet everyone when a very familiar voice suddenly came from the meeting room: "Xiliu, are you having fun?"

"Please call me General Manager Jiang." Jiang Xiliu's expression instantly turned serious, the smile vanished from her face, and her tone became stern. "This is a work meeting; we will not discuss irrelevant topics."

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Author's note: Here comes the sucker who's willing to pay money to get scolded.