"Sir, that's quite an interesting remark!" The cold voice on the other end carried a hint of sarcasm. "We are a legitimate foreign-invested enterprise; how could we possibly engage in illegal or disorderly conduct in the capital city?"
"No, no...that's not what I meant! Hey?"
The other party had already hung up the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Sang Qing, dressed in a bright lake-blue sarong, lazily put down the phone and gave Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian a playful smile.
"This voice changer really works!" Sang Qing laughed. "It just turned my voice into a man's!"
"Auntie, your acting is superb too!" Huo Junyu flattered. "You truly are worthy of being taught by my uncle!"
Sang Qing winked, took Jiang Mianmian's small hand, and grew to like this pretty girl more and more as she looked at her.
Jiang Mianmian also liked her very much, and there was a sense of instant familiarity between them.
Last time she went to the Grand Palace, she didn't have any suitable clothes to wear, so she wore the young prince's old formal attire.
Upon seeing her in person, Jiang Mianmian was stunned. She hadn't expected that Sang Qing, who was over forty, would still be so radiant and beautiful.
Mixed-race individuals naturally possess striking and deep-set features, and coupled with her innate noble气质 (qi zhi, a kind of refined elegance or aura), she is unforgettable.
"How was it?" Huo Junyu sat down next to Jiang Mianmian, put his arm around her shoulder and laughed, "I told you I have a very beautiful aunt, wasn't I right? It's just a pity that my dad has arranged my movie star uncle's schedule to be full these past few days, otherwise you could have met him today!"
"Whether I see him or not doesn't matter!" Sang Qing shrugged. "The most important thing is that I saw my little Youzi, so the trip wasn't in vain!"
"Aunt?" Huo Junyu was taken aback and reminded her, "Your... little Youzi?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Then who am I?"
"Hmm..." Sang Qing thought for a moment, then answered seriously, "Nephew-in-law!"
Just then, Huo Junyang and Lu Ran walked in hand in hand. Upon hearing this, Huo Junyang couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
Huo Junyu gave him a look that seemed to say, "Want to fight?", which made Huo Junyang hold back.
"Alright, let's get serious!" Sang Qing looked at her two adorable nephews and nieces. "Was my performance just now correct or not?"
“Absolutely correct.” Huo Junyu nodded.
“But I’ve already rejected him several times.” Sang Qing frowned. “Won’t he give up? Then we won’t be able to catch him in the act?”
"Hu Liansheng is greedy by nature, how could he possibly back down?" Huo Junyang smiled. "Aunt, don't worry! He'll call again!"
Lu Ran chuckled and stepped forward, took Sang Qing's phone, and skillfully downloaded a few apps.
"Your Highness, these are all voice-changing software programs. If you use one at a time, it will make it seem like there are many people in the company!"
Sang Qing smiled, looking at this group of energetic young people, as if she had returned to the days when she wore a gypsy dress and sang and danced in the square.
*
Lu Lishan deliberately spread the word at the board meeting that there was a mole in the company and that a thorough investigation and clean house must be carried out.
These past few days, Hu Liansheng has been as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
He was just an employee. The Lu family was a large and powerful family, and Lu Ming's remnants still held sway over the board of directors. Hu Liansheng was just a pawn for these people.
He was well aware of his own identity, but even as a pawn, he still wanted to gain some benefits.
So they set their sights on the plots of land in the film and television city.
But as expected, the truth eventually came out...
Hu Liansheng was so anxious that his mouth was full of sores, and even drinking water was painful. He had just picked up the cup and taken a sip when he grimaced in pain. In anger, he slammed the cup down on the door!
Just then, Xia Zhi came looking for him, and the shards that had broken off landed on the instep of Xia Zhi's foot, causing her to cry out in surprise.
"What are you yelling about?!" Hu Liansheng was finding her increasingly displeasing; it seemed that ever since he got involved with this woman, nothing had gone smoothly for him.
Xia Zhi desperately suppressed her anger and forced a smile at him. "I... I just wanted to ask if you've found a buyer for those two plots of land where you're planning to build houses?"
"Don't mention this, it makes me angry!" Hu Liansheng glared at her. "Xinqing Industry refuses to cooperate with me, and even bringing up the Lu family didn't work!"
"Xinqing Industry?" Xia Zhi was taken aback, then suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a foreign company there that was gaining momentum recently.
But her intuition told her that the more brightly colored the mushroom, the more poisonous it was.
Moreover, this company seems to have capital from Southeast Asia...
Whenever she thought of Nanyang, she would think of Jiang Mianmian, and then she couldn't control the fire in her heart.
"If you ask me, it's better not to cooperate!" she said defiantly, sitting on the sofa. "What if they're scammers? They sign the contract, then run off with the money back to Southeast Asia. Where are you going to find them then?"
"What the hell are you talking nonsense about!"
Hu Liansheng grabbed her from the sofa and threw her violently outside.
Xia Zhi stumbled and was thrown a long way, her back hitting the corridor wall, her head buzzing.
"Hu Liansheng! You..."
"What's wrong with me? How could my judgment be wrong?!" Hu Liansheng looked at her contemptuously. "Do you know that this conglomerate is backed by the royal family of Southeast Asia? What, is the King of Southeast Asia a swindler too? Did he come here specifically to deceive me? What would he be after!"
"The royal family?" Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi felt something was amiss and quickly stepped forward to grab Hu Liansheng's hand.
Hu Liansheng now avoids her like the plague dog, and when she lunges at him, he pushes her away with all his might.
The two pushed and shoved each other for a while, their shouts echoing throughout the office and corridor.
"Hu Liansheng, you can't cooperate with them!" Xia Zhi cried hysterically.
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