The way he called out "Brother Tiger" was so soft and sweet that it made Zhang Hu shudder, and a surge of anger rose in his lower abdomen.
His hand even trembled, and he almost spilled the tea. He looked up at Gu Manyun's curvaceous figure and almost lost control.
But when he thought about the reputation of the Black Widow of Hexi, he felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't afford to mess with this woman.
"Mr. Yun, I won't bother with formalities. I've come to see you today because I have serious business to discuss." Zhang Hu put down his cup and composed himself.
"Getting straight to the point, that's good, I like it this way." Gu Manyun smiled faintly, crossing her legs and striking an extremely alluring pose: "Go ahead and speak."
"These are the contracts for the three mines, two wharves, and one sand-making plant that we occupy in Hexi." Zhang Hu waved his hand, and one of his underlings brought over several contracts and placed them on the table.
"Hmm, and then?" Gu Manyun said calmly.
“The land covered by these contracts originally belonged to your Fengwu Chamber of Commerce. We borrowed it for a period of time, and now we are returning it all to you,” Zhang Hu said. “As long as President Yun signs, all of this land will belong to President Yun.”
"If I remember correctly, four of these places were taken away by Shengshi through various means," Gu Manyun said calmly. "You stole my things, and now you're giving them back to me. It's like I owe you some huge favor?"
“You’ve gone too far. We’re just using business tactics and competing fairly.” Zhang Hu smiled. “These places are also quite important to President Yun, especially the river transport terminal, which is related to several of President Yun’s shipping routes. Now that we’re returning them to you, you won’t have to take such a long detour to ship your goods anymore.”
"What are the conditions?" Gu Manyun poured herself a cup of tea.
"The condition is... hand over Liu Qingwan and guarantee that you will not interfere in anything concerning her again," Zhang Hu stated.
“She’s my niece, practically the only family I have in this world. You want me to hand her over?” Gu Manyun held the cup in her hand, took a small sip, and then looked at Zhang Hu with icy eyes: “Do you think this is appropriate?”
“I’ve already investigated, and there’s absolutely no blood relation between her and you.” Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and said, “Going to war with our Shengshi Chamber of Commerce for someone who has no blood relation to you is by no means a wise choice.”
"Hehe, it is indeed not a wise choice, but if I can't even protect the only family I have in this world, then what is the meaning of my life, Gu Manyun?" Gu Manyun laughed.
She slowly put down the cup in her hand and murmured to herself, "When I was young, I was ignorant and broke with my family, so much so that I never went back to see my adoptive parents when they died."
“My older sister, who I grew up with, had a bad marriage, and I haven’t shown my face since. There aren’t many people I have left who are family to me.”
"Qingyue was a very good girl. Although I haven't had any contact with her all these years, I've been secretly watching over her. She... was drugged and raped to death by your young master Huang. Now you want to harm her only sister?"
“President Yun…you know Uncle San’s temper, and we also need to protect the Liang family’s reputation. If this matter continues to escalate, it won’t benefit anyone.” Zhang Huqiang tried to remain calm: “As long as Liu Qingwan listens to me, I guarantee she won’t die.”
"She won't die, but will she be crippled? All Huang San wants to do is shut her up," Gu Manyun said coldly. "As for how to shut her up, he didn't say."
“President Yun, I’ve already made the biggest concessions I can. You know the weight of these contracts.” Zhang Hu’s face darkened. “Besides, we’ll talk today if we can, but if we can’t…”
"What do you plan to do if we can't reach an agreement?" Ye Xingchen walked in.
"It's you?" Zhang Hu's pupils contracted, and his expression became unnatural. When he saw Ye Xingchen, he felt more fear and apprehension.
After all, he remembered Ye Xingchen's brutal beating very clearly.
"Yes, it's me." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and stopped in front of Zhang Hu: "I'm asking you, what do you plan to do if we can't reach an agreement?"
"Gu Manyun, what is your relationship with him?" Zhang Hu looked at Ye Xingchen with trepidation. He had already gone to hire experts to deal with Ye Xingchen, but he did not expect to encounter him here.
He was emotionally devastated by Ye Xingchen; he had never been so devastated before.
"It's none of your business if you're having an affair?" Ye Xingchen glanced at Zhang Hu.
Gu Manyun's pretty face flushed red, and she glared angrily at Ye Xingchen before giggling, "What kind of relationship we have is not important. What's important is what your Shengshi Chamber of Commerce plans to do if I don't accept these contracts?"
“If you don’t accept these contracts, then we will… we will…” Zhang Hu stopped there, unsure how to continue.
War? Although the Fengwu Chamber of Commerce is not as strong as the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce, and Gu Manyun doesn't seem to have any powerful backers, this woman is a madwoman. If a full-scale war really breaks out, the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Huang San wanted him to solve this problem, not to fight Gu Manyun to the death.
Although Huang San is indeed the Liang family's dog, the Liang family in the ancient city of Jinling still has some face to maintain.
"So what? Start a war?" Gu Manyun casually said the rest of his sentence, and she laughed heartily, standing up as she laughed.
"If war breaks out, I would be more than happy to do so."
“Go back and tell your master Huang San that there must be an explanation for my niece’s death. Even if Huang Shihao is his only son, he cannot escape unscathed.”
"Are you crazy?" Huang San stared at the woman in front of him in astonishment. He no longer knew how to describe his feelings.
Even he dared not easily utter the words.
The woman before him was not as powerful as Sheng Shi, nor did she have a behemoth like the Liang family as her backer.
But how dare she say such a thing? The Black Widow of Hexi truly lives up to her name; she's incredibly daring.
"My reputation in the industry is that I'm crazy, did you only realize that today?" Gu Manyun said with a chuckle.
"Gu Manyun, you... I came here today with sincerity to talk." Zhang Hu was so angry that his face turned pale.
He had already made enough concessions to complete what Huang San had asked him to do, but this woman didn't take it seriously at all.
"If you're sincere, then bring Huang Shih-hao along to talk." Gu Manyun smiled slightly: "You call bringing a few worthless contracts sincerity? What do you take me for?"
"Fine, fine..." Chen Hu suddenly stood up. Since they couldn't talk, they wouldn't talk. He gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Manyun, you have guts."
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