"Junxuan, before coming to H City, my father repeatedly told me to pay a visit to Uncle Lou and Aunt Lou. Now that we've visited the company, it's only right to also visit the Lou family, don't you think?"
Cui Shiwan walked into Lou Junxuan's office in full view of everyone and sat down on the sofa without any politeness.
Along the way, Guan Xin'an adhered to the principle of handling official business and led her to visit many departments, but did not take her to the top floor.
There is an innate aversion between women, especially when they both have their eyes on the same man.
Ultimately, she was a guest, and Guan Xin'an was merely a subordinate, having no right to interfere with Cui Shiwan's actions.
Besides, the Cui and Lou families have a history, so there's no need for her to be so distant with Lou Junxuan. Calling him Junxuan is perfectly appropriate. Strictly speaking, Lou Junxuan should call her "sister," but she's unwilling, and Lou Junxuan probably wouldn't agree either.
“Miss Cui, please have some self-respect. We are not yet close enough to address each other by name or visit each other’s parents, so I cannot accompany you. If you are so inclined, you may go by yourself; my parents would be very pleased.”
Lou Junxuan signed the document without looking up, then called his secretary over and took the contract away.
These were documents that he needed to handle personally. Usually, his assistant would help him look at them, but for some reason, he was looking at them very carefully today. He could even spot the punctuation mistakes at a glance.
"Don't be so aloof. Get to know each other. Maybe we'll not only have business dealings, but also be very compatible in other aspects," Cui Shiwan tried to divert Lou Junxuan's attention.
"For example, do you also have a disobedient younger brother?" Lou Junxuan remained unmoved.
Cui Shiwan's face stiffened; it seemed Lou Junxuan was quite displeased with her making a private appointment with his brother.
"You mean Kevin? Didn't he say he didn't have an older brother?"
If it's not explicitly stated, she'll pretend to be confused.
“Ms. Cui, I don’t believe you would choose a partner without conducting any investigation. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. I don’t need to say more about that, do I?”
"You investigated me?" Cui Shiwan's expression turned cold.
"Why the accusatory tone? I'm just doing what you did before, returning the favor. What's wrong with that?"
Lou Junxuan began to take this woman seriously for the first time because he discovered that Lou Xiangwan had a suspicious person around her, and he happened to run into her asking him out last night.
Lou Junxuan knew perfectly well what kind of work Lou Xiangwan did.
At such a critical juncture, Cui Shiwan just happened to appear next to Lou Xiangwan. Would he believe her if she said she had no ulterior motives?
He had only been bluffing her, but seeing her reaction, Lou Junxuan was now quite certain.
While business is business, it doesn't preclude conducting thorough investigations in private, including the other party's preferences, whereabouts, contacts, and conversations.
If Guan Xin'an and his team have any work skills, they are the typical work qualities that people at this level possess. However, their greatest advantage lies in their ability to gather information about customer preferences and trends.
After a moment's thought, Cui Shiwan's gaze softened, and she calmly said, "Then I might as well be frank. My Cui family has no shortage of partners, and it's not that your Lou family is indispensable. There are two reasons why I'm standing here."
First, your group certainly has many successful cases, and even your profit model is leading social development trends. However, you also lack flexibility and agility. Compared to developing in a step-by-step, traditional way, I prefer visually appealing and explosive solutions, because the future belongs to young people, and what they like and pursue should be the top priority. Although you have this intention, making changes is too difficult.
As for the second point, I think you've heard about the Cui family. I'm an only child. We have the funds and the resources to develop this independently, so why did we come here, and specifically to find you? Have you considered what this means?"
Lou Junxuan chuckled, stood up, and facing the bustling traffic outside, said slowly and deliberately, "Miss Cui is straightforward and has a genuine personality, which I admire. But we are just doing business, we won't discuss anything else, and we certainly can't involve each other's families. That's the bottom line."
"Has Junxuan never considered a marriage alliance?" Cui Shiwan walked over and stood beside him.
"You shouldn't be asking this question. Whether I refuse or not, you've already lost the upper hand. It's not something someone of Miss Cui's status should say."
"Just kidding, don't take it seriously."
"However, I can tell you clearly that I am not against marriage alliances, but they must be based on mutual affection. So, Miss Cui, you are overthinking it."
Overthinking?
Cui Shiwan stared calmly at the buildings outside the window, her heart hardening little by little.
He said the same thing in his past life, and what happened?
Marrying her but not treating her well is worse than refusing her in the first place.
Now that she's refused, Cui Shiwan no longer cares.
"It's getting late, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Cui Shiwan grabbed her handbag and walked out of the office without looking back.
Lou Junxuan stood there for a moment, then picked up the phone and assigned some tasks to He Yi.
He Yi, who was chatting on the phone in the stairwell, suddenly received a call from his boss and almost dropped his phone.
He raised his hand to look at the phone, then turned his head to look at the office door, confirming that it was indeed his boss calling him. It was only a few steps away, why couldn't he just be called over to talk face to face?
The miserable assistant pressed the answer button, and upon hearing what his boss was telling him to do, he felt he should have just smashed his phone.
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