Chapter 46 Frustrated, Testing Gu Huaikun
Gu Mingxia felt a cold sweat pour down her forehead. Was it really Xiao Yan, the president, who said such a ridiculous thing?
She now seriously doubts the intelligence of the person in charge of the Morgan Group. Is Xiao Yan, who is comparable to Ersha, really chosen as the sole heir of the group?
"Xiao Yan, I have a question for you."
"Okay, go ahead and ask!"
Xiao Yan didn't see the helplessness in Gu Mingxia's eyes. He continued to eat the fried egg in small bites, as if he were eating a dinosaur egg instead of a chicken egg.
"Was the head of the Morgan Group out of his mind when he chose you as his sole heir?"
"Forehead?"
Gu Mingxia's words made Xiao Yan look up at him in confusion. His lips were slightly parted, with a fried egg still inside. Why did he say that choosing him as the heir to the conglomerate was a sign of being out of his mind?
Is this what they call envy, jealousy, and hatred?
"It's okay, you keep eating. I'll go prepare and go to the company later."
Gu Mingxia gave Xiao Yan a disappointed look, shook her head, went upstairs to get her bag, and came downstairs to find Xiao Yan already dressed and waiting for her in the living room.
"Here you go, don't use that hacked phone of yours for now."
Xiao Yan handed Gu Mingxia a brand new model phone. His gaze fell uneasily on the sofa in the living room. When Gu Mingxia didn't answer the phone, Xiao Yan turned to look at her.
"Hey, if you don't want it, then forget it!"
"Who said I don't want it anymore? Why wouldn't I use a new phone!"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to take the phone back, Gu Mingxia stepped forward, took the phone from his hand, put it in her bag without even looking at it, and then walked out of the living room without looking back.
Watching Gu Mingxia's figure, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and quickened his pace to catch up.
"Director Ye is here today to assess whether Maoguang Machinery is qualified to undertake the old city redevelopment project!"
Gu Mingxia slowly spoke as she transferred the SIM card from her old phone to the new one. Xiao Yan, wearing sunglasses, remained silent. The higher-ups at Maoguang hadn't even decided whether or not to take on the old city redevelopment project, and Director Ye was already eagerly collecting pocket money. These officials… they're truly corrupt!
Do you really think we should take on this project?
While waiting for the green light after the car turned, Xiao Yan casually asked a question, and Gu Mingxia answered while checking her emails.
“Of course, I’ve even prepared the bid proposal.” After replying to the email, Gu Mingxia turned to look at Xiao Yan very seriously. “I advocate doing this, absolutely for Maoguang’s good!”
"I believe you 100% on this."
After the green light turned on, Xiao Yan continued driving forward. He had only convened those high-level meetings to inform them and ask various departments to allocate a group of people to support the old city renovation project. He had no intention of letting their attitude determine the fate of the project.
For the rest of the journey, neither of them spoke again. Just as the car was about to arrive at the Maoguang Group building, Gu Mingxia suddenly spoke.
"How's your investigation going regarding the hacking of my phone?"
Don't worry, I'll give you an answer at the appropriate time!
Xiao Yan steadied the car, unbuckled his seatbelt, and turned to smile at Gu Mingxia. Gu Mingxia unbuckled her seatbelt, grabbed her bag, and got out of the car, holding onto the car door with one hand and carrying her bag with the other.
"We hope that when Mr. Xiao announces the answer, our answers will be the same!"
"good."
Xiao Yan responded, and the two walked towards the elevator together. Gu Mingxia was wearing a white tank top, tropical-style hot pants, and a light pink blazer, with her long hair draped behind her.
While the two were waiting for the elevator, a gust of wind suddenly blew through the parking garage, scattering her long, flowing hair. Xiao Yan, with one hand in his pocket, reached out and tucked the hair that had been blown in front of her behind her back.
"Your hair is messy. You should tie it up or put it in a bun in this windy weather."
"I forgot when I left home."
Their conversation was uneventful, like that of a long-term married couple, or a pair of lovers who had been together for many years. Xiao Yan reached out and smoothed her long hair down her back, smiled faintly, his eyes filled with deep affection.
The two had just arrived at the office when Liang Yuhao rushed over. "Xiao Yan, Director Ye is waiting for you in the conference room."
"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy!"
After Xiao Yan responded, Liang Yuhao wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth and ultimately said nothing. He just looked at Xiao Yan and Gu Mingxia with some concern.
"Xiaxia, come with me!"
"good."
Gu Mingxia tidied up the messy documents on her desk and then got up to follow Xiao Yan to the conference room. Sure enough, as soon as they entered the conference room, they saw Director Ye sitting at the table drinking coffee. When he saw them come in, he did not get up, but simply picked up his coffee cup and nodded to Xiao Yan.
"Mr. Xiao, your company's coffee is great, I like it!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Xiao Yan gave Director Ye a lukewarm reply. Gu Mingxia knew that he disliked Director Ye's arrogant attitude, but Director Ye seemed not to understand the meaning behind his words and continued to sip his coffee with a smile.
Finally, when he put down his coffee cup, he looked at Xiao Yan with a smile.
"I came here mainly to see if Maoguang Group has the capability to handle urban redevelopment projects. Mr. Xiao should know that I have a lot of confidence in Maoguang!"
Director Ye put on an air of officialdom, speaking in a thick, bureaucratic tone, but Xiao Yan seemed not to hear him at all, simply sitting quietly in the chairman's seat, stirring the cup of coffee in front of him with a coffee spoon.
After a long while, he put down his coffee spoon, looked up at Director Ye, and his cold face was expressionless, as if Director Ye were just an ordinary customer.
"It's kind of Director Ye to care so much about our Maoguang."
Director Ye was very unhappy with that extremely simple sentence, but he couldn't show it, so he could only smile awkwardly.
"Mr. Xiao, you're being too polite. Urban renewal is our responsibility, and it's our duty to evaluate companies with the necessary capabilities!"
He spoke with such official jargon, but the person he was dealing with was Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan picked up his coffee cup, took a small sip, and then looked at Director Ye.
"What are Director Ye's thoughts on our Maoguang?"
Gu Mingxia sat to the side with her head down, her long eyelashes concealing the mockery in her eyes. Xiao Yan was clearly making fun of Director Ye, and Director Ye wasn't there to do any inspection at all; he just wanted to collect some kickbacks from the companies that wanted to win the projects.
"Maoguang is quite powerful overall. Backed by the Morgan Group, it wouldn't take too much trouble to win the old city renovation project."
Director Ye still wore a smile. Even though he could tell from Xiao Yan's words that he wasn't welcoming, he didn't show any displeasure. This shows that being an official really does require thick skin and shamelessness!
"However, many companies have already submitted their bidding proposals to our bidding committee. I've taken a look, and Feilong Group's proposal stands out the most! To be honest, Mr. Xiao, if your company doesn't put in the effort, even with strong backing, it's impossible to win this project!"
Feilong Group, Bai Zixuan's company! Gu Mingxia's eyes flashed with sarcasm. Sure enough, she had latched onto a powerful patron! She glanced up at Xiao Yan's expression, and seeing that he still had that icy face, she quickly lowered her head again. Anyway, she was just an assistant, and whether or not she won the project didn't really matter to her.
"I see. Don't worry, Director Ye. We plan to submit our bidding proposal in a few days. It's really kind of you to make this special trip for us."
After saying this, Xiao Yan raised his wrist to check the time, then looked at Director Ye apologetically.
"Director Ye, I'm so sorry, I have to meet a client later, this..."
"It's alright, it's alright. Before Mr. Xiao arrived, your company's General Manager Liang gave me a detailed tour of the company, so I have a good understanding of it now. I won't bother you any longer!"
Director Ye reluctantly got up and walked out, and Gu Mingxia tactfully stood up to see him off, all the way to the company's entrance.
"Director Ye, I won't see you off any further. Please take care!"
After watching Director Ye enter the elevator, Gu Mingxia tossed her long hair, turned around, and quickly walked back to the conference room. As soon as she entered, she saw Xiao Yan staring blankly at the coffee cup on the table.
"Aren't you afraid that if you treat Director Ye like this, he might sabotage Maoguang during the bidding process?"
"He's clearly here to ask for kickbacks! This is barely even a done deal, and he has the nerve to come here asking for kickbacks? Besides, if Feilong Group's bidding proposal is good, then he should just give the project to Feilong!"
Even if Director Ye were willing to give such a massive project to Feilong Group, Feilong Group wouldn't dare to take it all on! If anything goes wrong with a government project, it could lead to bankruptcy and compensation!
If Bai Zixuan had even a shred of sense, he would never have taken on the old city renovation project by himself. Xiao Yan's words were clearly tinged with a sense of defiance.
Ignoring Xiao Yan's emotions, Gu Mingxia was still thinking about the truth behind her mother and brother's deaths. She looked at Xiao Yan before speaking.
"There's nothing much going on at the company, so I'd like to go back to the Gu family home and talk to Gu Huaikun about my mother, to see if he has any leads!"
Do you need me to come with you?
Xiao Yan pulled himself together and looked at Gu Mingxia. He had thought that Gu Mingxia would refuse him, but to his surprise, Gu Mingxia just lowered her head and thought for a moment before nodding.
"Okay, then you can come with me. But when you get there, you have to keep an eye on what Gu Huaikun is saying and see if he knows anything."
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