Wang Xiao: “…”

After a moment's silence, Wang Xiao said, "I'm sorry, I can't agree to this. As you said before, Xu's open competition emphasizes fairness and justice. The rules are what they are and they won't be changed because of any one person or team. Even when playing a game, you have to abide by the rules, let alone a project of this magnitude."

Xia Xi didn't give up and continued to use her persuasive words to try to persuade him: "Of course we have to follow the rules. It's just a change in the order of presentations. It doesn't affect the other participating companies. It doesn't count as breaking the rules. It also shows Xu's concern for humanity. Why not do it?"

How did this even involve humanistic concerns? Vice President Wang's expression nearly collapsed.

This Mr. Xia is really a man of both strength and gentleness. He was threatening to sue and talk about Xu's reputation one second ago, and then he was flattering people the next second.

After a while of wrangling, Vice President Wang insisted on his decision and used the rules to stop them: "I'm sorry, although I'm the person in charge of this project, I didn't set the rules. If you really want to switch, why not go to our President Xu and plead for mercy."

Wang Xiao was certain that they would not really find Xu Yanfeng, so he used him as an excuse.

Sure enough, Lu Mingji and Xia Xi exchanged glances, knowing that it was futile to continue arguing, and they could only compromise.

Lu Mingji stood up and said goodbye: "In that case, I won't disturb you all to rest."

"Have a good time." Wang Xiao said.

Lu Mingji pushed open the door to the conference room, slightly stepped aside, and let Xia Xi go out first. He then let go of the door handle and followed her. As they entered the elevator, Xia Xi said, "I clearly expected this result in advance, so why am I still disappointed?"

Lu Mingji comforted her: "Relax, we have tried our best."

Another elevator just arrived at the 16th floor. Xu Yanfeng walked out and glanced to the side inadvertently. Through the gap in the elevator door that was about to close, he saw Xia Xi and Lu Mingji standing side by side.

The two were talking and did not notice Xu Yanfeng outside. Then, the elevator door closed completely.

Xu Yanfeng paused, walked towards the conference room, pushed open the door, and just heard the people inside talking about Boya and Chengbai. They also mentioned Xia Xi's name, saying that she was not interested in being a designer and it would be better for her to be a negotiation expert.

Seeing Xu Yanfeng, several senior executives stood up and asked, "Boss Xu, why are you here?"

Xu Yanfeng: "I was passing by and came to see how the competition was going."

Wang Xiao pulled out a chair, gave him his seat, stood beside him, and reported some of the situation to him. He didn't mention Boya and Chengbai, lest the boss think he was incompetent.

But Xu Yanfeng took the initiative to bring it up: "When I first came in, why did I hear you guys talking about Boya and Chengbai? What happened?"

Wang Xiao closed his eyes and thought to himself, it’s over. How come the boss heard it?

He laughed dryly, his face showing embarrassment. Once Mr. Xu asked, it would be impossible to hide it. If he found out from others, it would be a disaster. Wang Xiao organized his words and told him the whole story.