Song Xiling maintained her smile, certain that the contract wouldn't contain such an absurd condition.
So she calmly took the contract and handed it directly to the people around her:
“Originally, contracts are confidential, but since President Jing doesn’t care about leaks, I, Song Xiling, will also be an open and honest person this time, and I ask everyone to be my witness.”
No one dared to take on the contract.
Firstly, as Song Xiling said, contracts are indeed confidential documents. Others may say they can freely browse them, but as bystanders, they cannot afford to disregard the dignity of either party.
Secondly, it's better to avoid trouble. In this tense situation, offending anyone is not a wise move. After all, fortunes can change in thirty years, and who knows whose world will be in power tomorrow?
Therefore, everyone was just joining in the fun.
When no one took the contract, it was Han Ruoling who helped her out of this predicament.
After receiving the contract, Han Ruoling quickly flipped through it. If there were any clauses related to mental illness, they would definitely be in the supplementary clauses. So she just skimmed through the beginning and focused on the end.
However, after she finished reading it, she didn't see any text about mental illnesses written in black and white.
Song Xileng's lips curled up, a smug smile he couldn't hide.
On the contrary, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway calmly offered the following reminder:
"Ms. Han must have been too tired from preparing for this race and damaged her eyes, so she missed it. It is written on the second page, in the last clause of the contract we signed. Please read it carefully again, Ms. Han."
It's actually written in such an important place!
Yes, there really is!
Han Ruoling's hands trembled. Seeing that something was wrong, Song Xileng reached out and took the contract. When she saw the terms written in black and white, she almost went crazy.
"Jingjiu, you bastard, you tricked me."
Jingjiu waved his hand repeatedly:
“Miss Song, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. You can’t just throw dirty water on someone.”
It's all clearly stated in the contract.
"Moreover, this contract was drafted by Ms. Song. We have also made it clear that we have made minor adjustments to the contract drafted by Ms. Song, and Ms. Song has reviewed the contract afterwards."
That's true.
But at the time, Song Xiling only noticed that they changed the contract term from five years, which she had initially drafted, to three years.
Because the people at Jingqi Group believe that in this fast-paced business era, plans often can't keep up with changes.
Therefore, three years is the bottom line for Jingqi Group.
Song Xi readily agreed.
This is the same principle as seeing a piece of clothing you like in a clothing store. Song Xiling set a high price, which already gave the other party room to bargain.
So three years is also what she hoped for.
In fact, she had given the other party room to negotiate the discount, but Jingqi Group didn't care about profits at all, which made Song Xiling afraid that the other party would renege on the deal, so she hurriedly signed the contract.
Who knew we'd fallen into a trap set by the Beijing-Kowloon Railway.
Now, Song Xiling faces two choices: one is to pay three times the penalty for breach of contract in full, and the other is to obediently seek treatment.
But once this treatment is started, who knows when it will be cured?
After all, Jingjiu was deliberately making things difficult for her. Even if she recovered, as long as the people Jingjiu brought in said she was sick, then this contract would just be a pile of waste paper.
“Lingling”.
Song Xileng was at a loss.
Han Ruoling bent down and whispered in Song Xiling's ear:
“I have 14 million in my bank account, plus my two properties overseas, I should be able to raise 40 million if I sell them.”
The property was left to her by her adoptive parents.
Her 14 million yuan in savings was earned at the cost of her life over the years.
The fact that she has now handed everything over represents her clearest stance.
Song Xileng frowned and shook his head:
"Mr. Jing, what if I'm willing to cooperate with the treatment?"
Sixty million is an enormous sum for ordinary people.
However, for the Song family, as long as Song Bocheng was willing to lend a helping hand, it would not be a difficult matter for Song Xiling.
Paying the penalty for breach of contract means that Song Xiling has to admit defeat.
She couldn't swallow this insult!
But she couldn't allow herself to both swallow her anger and lose money.
So she chose to wait it out with the Beijing-Kowloon Railway.
“Then I am willing to wait until Miss Song recovers before we can cooperate wholeheartedly,” Jing Jiu replied readily.
Song Xiling was about to agree when Han Ruoling blocked his way:
"Sixty million, we'll pay it."
“Lingling”.
Song Xiling grabbed Han Ruoling's sleeve.
Han Ruoling turned around, squatted down, and took Song Xiling's hand, saying:
"I will always remember when we were in the orphanage, it was you who braved the torrential rain to find the director, which allowed me, who was on the verge of death, to survive for another twenty years. Later, when I fell seriously ill, it was you who gave up the opportunity to go with my adoptive parents, which is why I am who I am today. Since then, although we are separated by oceans, I, Han Ruoling, have sworn that in this life, as long as I have something, I will give it to you without reservation. This is also why I have never thought about romantic love all these years."
Once a woman gets married and has children, she truly has no control over what she wants to do.
Jingjiu leaned closer and whispered to Tang Li:
Are these two playing the emotional card?
Tang Li sighed:
"I think they were just being genuine. Although Song Xiling is not a kind person, she was willing to endure humiliation for the sake of her good friend, which is something I didn't expect."
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