Such a quick change of expression?
The secretary was surprised and quickly nodded in agreement.
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After seeing the family of three off, Yang Qingheng glanced at the time; it was already past four in the afternoon.
A familiar phone number suddenly popped up on the screen. She chuckled, hung up, touched her handbag, and slapped her forehead.
I almost forgot to pay the bill.
He strode towards the counter: "Hello, room number six, please settle my bill."
Just as he was about to take money out of his bag, a mocking voice came from behind him: "Isn't this Boss Yang? What, you have time to come here for dinner? You found a designer? You're not going to let Zhong Yan compete with the famous Shen Rong, are you? You should have said you didn't have the money to hire a designer earlier and given this position to someone else. Don't hold on to it and bring shame to the country."
"Miss Qiao, have you resolved your dispute with Manager Li? You have time to come, so why don't I?" Yang Qingheng bluntly tore off the mask of politeness and retorted sarcastically.
Qiao Xihe's expression changed slightly after being rebuked by her.
Ever since that manager was fired from the hotel, he's been acting like a mad dog, relentlessly pursuing their family and even chasing them to his father's workplace.
Although she has now been sent to prison by her father, the impact was still significant, and it took a large sum of money to settle the matter.
Adding to the fact that the hotel incident caused Qiao Jiajun to lose face in front of his former subordinates, they now treat her with hostility and sarcasm, and even when she asks him for help with company matters, he does so in a sarcastic and unfriendly manner.
Her anger reached its peak in an instant, and she sneered, "Then there's no need for Mr. Yang to worry about me. No matter how miserable I am, I will never be like you, Mr. Yang."
She paused, leaned close to Yang Qingheng's ear, and spoke in a gentle voice, yet with the most cutting words: "Boss Yang, it must be tough not to have a month without orders."
"It really is you." Yang Qingheng felt a bit annoyed.
Since last month, the distributors who used to buy goods from her have been making excuses, saying that the goods are not easy to sell during this period. They either force her to sell them at rock-bottom prices or refuse to buy from her at all, saying that they will not buy goods next month and will talk about it when the market is better.
Several warehouses have already stopped operating. Although we have long-term partners, so we won't be completely broke, the orders we have are simply not enough to keep the company running.
In order to retain existing workers and continue to pay their wages, and with new product development constantly requiring funds, the company's funds will eventually run out if things continue like this.
Qiao Xihe raised her chin and smiled contemptuously: "Yang Qingheng, I told you from the beginning not to compete with me. Since you dare to compete, don't blame me for making an example of you."
"You'd better stay this arrogant." Yang Qingheng coldly watched her smug expression.
Qiao Xihe didn't even bother to glance at her, and turned to the waiter beside her: "Is your restaurant a place where anyone can just walk in?"
Even though the receptionist disliked Qiao Xihe, she knew who she couldn't afford to offend, so she quickly replied, "Miss Qiao, don't worry, from today onwards, we will absolutely not let her come in here again."
"Get lost." Qiao Xihe chuckled, glanced at Yang Qingheng, and happily walked upstairs.
Pan Changshu almost burst out laughing when he saw Yang Qingheng's discomfiture: "You don't think you can fight my cousin just because you're a chicken who's climbed up to the Tang family, do you? You're just a bed companion. You should know your place. There are some people you can't afford to mess with."
"You should worry about the lawsuit between us in the next few days. Have you hired a lawyer?" Yang Qingheng glanced at him indifferently, picked up her bag, and walked outside.
But when he saw a familiar figure, he paused, changed his course, and headed upstairs.
The receptionist turned her head away, turning a blind eye.
Sure enough, Song Hengjue's voice came from Qiao Xihe's private room.
"Miss Qiao, I wonder what kind of cooperation you wanted to discuss with me today?" Song Hengjue took a small sip of tea, his attitude indifferent.
Qiao Xihe pointed to Pan Zhen beside her: "It's not me who wants to cooperate with you, it's my uncle."
Upon hearing this, Song Hengjue paused, his fingers still.
Pan Zhen, thinking the man looked down on his company, shuddered and quickly offered his services: "Mr. Song, although you may not have heard of our company, we have been in Beijing for many years and have considerable capabilities. We have a complete production line..."
After listening to a long, rambling explanation, Song Hengjue grew annoyed and kept glancing at his phone. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted, "Mr. Pan, do you mean you want to supply our company with metal materials? But as far as I know, the purity of your company's metals did not meet national standards in last year's testing."
“This…” Pan Zhen was sweating profusely. He glanced at Qiao Xihe beside him before continuing to fawn over Song Hengjue, “Mr. Song, as you said, it was last year. Our company has already reformed this year, and it is absolutely qualified. You can send an expert to test it.”
“Mr. Pan is not my first choice,” Song Hengjue said hesitantly. The two men in front of him felt a pang of unease, but he changed his tune again. “However, for Miss Qiao’s sake, I can trust you this once. Bring your contract to my company tomorrow to discuss cooperation.”
Pan Zhen was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Song has good judgment. We will certainly not let Mr. Song down."
Song Hengjue nodded, but put down his chopsticks and picked up his phone: "I'm going to the restroom."
As I opened the door to the private room and walked outside, before I even reached the restroom, I was met by a pair of calm and collected eyes.
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