After Xia Lan added water for them again, she left the room, taking advantage of the lack of hot water.
Billy paid no attention to Xia Lan, but Garen glanced at her.
"The pretty girl who just went out was quite good-looking! She was just a bit too thin!"
Garen was very interested in Xia Lan's appearance. Unlike the women of his country, she was bold and had an urge to protect her.
"Once you have money, when we go back, what kind of beautiful woman won't you want? Don't cause trouble and ruin my plans, or you'll be in for a world of hurt when we get back."
Billy gave Garen a cold look and threatened.
"I know, I know, you don't need to be so nervous."
Knowing Billy's ruthlessness, Garen raised his hands in surrender and admitted his mistake.
Billy then looked away.
After Xia Lan left the room, she was invited to stand before Xiao Guoqiang.
What did you discover?
Xiao Guoqiang looked at Xia Lan and asked.
Instead of immediately revealing the truth about Billy and the other man, Xia Lan spoke a sentence in English to the translator beside her.
The translator's expression changed drastically.
Seeing this, Xiao Guoqiang realized the seriousness of the situation and looked at the translator.
What did she say?
I don't understand what it means, but I'm sure it's similar to what those two people said.
“She…she said…” The translator wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and translated Xia Lan’s words to Xiao Guoqiang.
"Garen said we didn't know anything, and told Billy to just brush us off and get us to sign the contract quickly!"
As soon as the translator finished speaking, Xiao Guoqiang sensed something was off about what he was saying.
"Is that really what they said? Is there anything else?"
Xiao Guoqiang looked at Xia Lan and asked seriously.
"This is no joke; we'll be held accountable later! Think it through!"
Xu Yu tugged at Xia Lan's clothes and warned her.
Xia Lan looked at Xiao Guoqiang.
"The two people standing inside, although they don't know what I mean, should know whether what I'm saying is what they said!"
There were two men in black in the meeting room, which Xia Lan guessed were arranged by Xiao Guoqiang to protect Billy and his companion.
Xiao Guoqiang nodded, and then two bodyguards in black came and replaced the two people in the conference room.
Do you remember what those two people just said?
Xiao Guoqiang called over two people and asked them directly.
He gestured for the translator to repeat himself, without letting Xia Lan speak.
After the translator finished speaking, the two looked at each other.
"I do think I said something like that, but the tone wasn't like that... faster and more skillfully."
One person answered.
At this point, Xia Lan spoke again.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly it! They talk with such disdain, like they look down on people."
Upon hearing Xia Lan repeat herself, the two immediately nodded.
She spoke just like the two men, her tone fluctuating, filled with disdain.
After the two made their decision, Xiao Guoqiang asked Xia Lan to say the rest of what she wanted to say.
After listening to Xia Lan's words, the two nodded affirmatively.
"Indeed, as this comrade said, there are a few words that left a deep impression on us."
Xiao Guoqiang looked at the translator and found that the translator, who had just had a rosy complexion, was now pale.
Seeing Xiao Guoqiang looking at him, the translator wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and wrote down what he had just said for Xiao Guoqiang to read.
Xiao Guoqiang's face turned ashen as he looked at the words the translator had written in the notebook. He stared at those words with a dark expression and remained silent for a long time.
"Wang Jun, take Xia Lan and Xu Yu back!"
Xiao Guoqiang took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
"Old Xiao, I overheard this. If you question them, they definitely won't admit it!"
Xia Lan knew, of course, why Xiao Guoqiang wanted to send them away first, but since she was the one who discovered it, she couldn't escape responsibility. She might as well step forward and handle the matter properly.
Xiao Guoqiang gave Xia Lan a deep look and nodded.
"Alright, you stay here, Xu Yu, you can go back first!"
Wang Jun looked at Xu Yu, and Xu Yu obediently followed Wang Jun.
Before leaving, he looked back at Xia Lan with concern.
Xiao Guoqiang reported the matter to his superiors, and after receiving a reply, he immediately led his men back in a menacing manner, not forgetting to bring Xia Lan with him.
When Billy and Galen saw Xiao Guoqiang and the others return, they assumed they had brought the contract and were ready to sign it.
He lazily flicked off the ash, took another puff of his cigar, and then extinguished it.
Xiao Guoqiang had previously thought this attitude was just their style, but now it seemed that it was clearly a sign of disrespect.
They didn't take them seriously at all.
Xiao Guoqiang's expression darkened further as he watched Billy walk up to him with a smile.
"Hello, is the contract ready? We are truly very sincere!"
After Billy finished speaking, he looked at the translator beside him.
The translator gave a cold laugh and translated Billy's words to Xiao Guoqiang.
Xiao Guoqiang's face twitched, and he glanced coldly at Billy.
"Are you sure you can ship the goods? Are you really investing money? Our leaders just discussed this cooperation, and the contract requirements may need to be revised. We'd like you to prepay a certain percentage of the payment to show us your sincerity!"
Billy looked at Xiao Guoqiang and waited for him. Xiao Guoqiang looked at Xia Lan beside him. Xia Lan stepped forward and smiled at Billy.
Sure enough, Xia Lan spoke two sentences in fluent English, and Billy and Garen's expressions immediately changed.
Garen stood up in astonishment, unable to believe that Xia Lan actually understood their language, and so fluently at that. If she weren't Chinese, they would have thought she was one of their own.
At the same time, the two were filled with regret. Just now, because of their contempt, they had openly discussed and whispered in front of Xia Lan, exposing their plan.
Xia Lan heard everything.
The two looked at each other, gritting their teeth in resentment.
"Is there anything else you two would like to explain?"
Xiao Guoqiang looked at the two of them with cold eyes and asked with a sneer.
After a while without seeing the translator translate, he turned around and saw the translator looking at Xia Lan, seemingly waiting for Xia Lan to translate for Xiao Guoqiang.
"..."
Xia Lan noticed it, and then, in Xiao Guoqiang's tone, expressed his coldness.
Xiao Guoqiang gave Xia Lan a satisfied look, then turned back and rolled his eyes at the translator.
This is so pathetic.
She's not even as good as a little girl.
"So what if you've all heard it? We'll just stop cooperating! Garen, let's go!"
Billy glared coldly at Xia Lan; they had actually been defeated by a woman.
After calling Garen, the two wanted to leave.
Xia Lan sneered when she saw them trying to leave.
"Do you two consider my country an amusement park? Coming and going as you please? This is a violation of the law and constitutes fraud! You must stay, explain everything, and accept punishment! However, you can contact your country and ask them to handle your problem. After all, this should be a disgrace to your country."
Xia Lan coldly extended her hand to block their way, her smiling eyes sharp.
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