"He was laughing?"
Louis walked quickly beside Xiao Yuanmu, holding half a piece of chocolate that he had just eaten during the meeting. He put his arm around Yang Jie's shoulder in shock and asked, "Did Xiao really laugh just now?"
Yang Jie glanced at him, and nodded calmly in his dazed look.
"OMG!" Louis walked to Xiao Yuanmu's side, looked him up and down, and muttered, "Who on earth is Song Xuanhe? I have to meet him."
"It's better not to." Yang Jie walked up to him and said expressionlessly.
Louis looked confused: "Why?"
"No reason." Yang Jie turned around and said to Joe who was checking the schedule next to him: "Is Horsman coming today?"
Joe thought about the minutes of the meeting and said, "Yes, if there is no traffic jam, Mr. Horsman should arrive in ten minutes."
Speak of the devil and he will appear. As soon as Qiao finished speaking, someone from the secretary's office came up to him and whispered, "Mr. Horsman's car is already downstairs, but his bodyguard doesn't want to wait downstairs and insists on following him upstairs."
"There are several of them over there."
"Mr. Horsman, his bodyguards and his subordinates are a total of seven people."
Qiao nodded, walked a few steps forward to Xiao Yuanmu and repeated the secretary's words. Louis exclaimed, "As expected of a member of the Horsman family, what a big show."
Xiao Yuanmu just nodded slightly and ordered: "It's okay, let his people come up and make a cup of instant coffee for Mr. Horsman later."
Qiao paused and asked in surprise: "What?"
"Do as I say." Xiao Yuanmu's expression was indifferent, and he didn't seem to want to explain.
Walking into Xiao Yuanmu's office area, Joe turned around and left to prepare coffee. Louis said, "Are you sure you want to cooperate with Horsman? Instant coffee might make his bodyguards blow up your office. After all, the bodyguards who can follow him are all from his mother's side."
Yang Jie was also a little worried, but he blindly believed in Xiao Yuanmu and thought that everything Xiao Yuanmu did had reasons, so he was very unhappy to hear Louis's doubts: "Brother Xiao must have his reasons for doing this."
As it turned out, Xiao Yuanmu did have his reasons for doing this, because Hoffman's face turned green after drinking the coffee.
"Ahem..." Hoffman swallowed the coffee with difficulty. A hint of ferocity appeared on his stern face. He quickly but politely put the cup on the coffee table and said in an elegant voice, "I didn't expect Mr. Xiao's hospitality to be so special."
Xiao Yuanmu said calmly, "I wonder what Mr. Horsman is referring to?"
Pointing out that the host's tea was bad was the worst possible behavior. Hoffman, who was always strict with himself, naturally would not say it out loud. He could only endure the taste of the bad tea that seemed to stay on his tongue for days and nights, and said something with a hidden meaning: "All."
Xiao Yuanmu looked calm, as if he didn't understand what he said, and curled his lips slightly: "Thank you for the compliment."
Louis whispered in Yang Jie's ear: "I believe it. Xiao does have his own reasons. He hates Horsman."
It was also the first time that Yang Jie saw Xiao Yuanmu treat guests like this. He cleared his throat and stared at Xiao Yuanmu and Hoffman as if he didn't hear anything, without saying a word.
"Mr. Xiao, our time is very precious. You are Chinese. There is an old saying in China that goes straight to the point, so I will say it directly. I hope to obtain the monopoly rights of RE New Energy in Country D. Of course, I will give you absolutely satisfactory compensation and sincerity as a partner. Here is the contract, you can take a look."
Hoffman is fluent in several languages and speaks Chinese like his mother tongue. His distant tone and slightly cold voice seem similar to Xiao Yuanmu at first glance, but if you listen to a few more sentences, you will find that they are completely different. Xiao Yuanmu is cold and indifferent in his bones, while Hoffman is noble and aloof from birth. The difference is very obvious.
Qiao took the contract and handed it to Xiao Yuanmu.
Xiao Yuanmu waved his hand, his face cold: "I can't feel the sincerity of the Hoffman family."
Hoffman's face turned cold and he said, "This is just my own small business. It has nothing to do with the family."
"The Hoffman family doesn't want to participate in the monopoly of new energy supply in Country D?" Xiao Yuanmu raised his eyes, his long and straight eyelashes facing Hoffman's direction, a hint of mockery flashed across his dark and cold eyes, with a sharp light.
Hoffman stared at Xiao Yuanmu closely, with oppression in his eyes: "I thought Mr. Xiao's RE had nothing to do with the Xiao family, it seems I was wrong."
"Mr. Horsman is right." Xiao Yuanmu didn't say anything. Yang Jie said expressionlessly, "Everything Mr. Xiao has is earned from scratch. He didn't use any direct or indirect help from the Xiao family. RE belongs to him alone and has nothing to do with the Xiao family."
A cold light flashed in Horsman's eyes. He didn't even look at Yang Jie, but just asked Xiao Yuanmu: "Is this the rule for Mr. Xiao's subordinates?"
The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a moment.
Louis laughed a few times and said, "Horseman, this is the United States, not Country D. We don't have too many rules. You have come to the United States to discuss cooperation many times, so you should know these."
Seeing the smile on Lewis's face, the coldness on Horsman's face subsided a little, but his tone was still unfriendly: "I don't know why Mr. Xiao believes that I am not sincere, or that the Horsman family is not sincere. I hope you can give me an explanation."
"Mr. Hoseman, is the Schroeder family cooperating with the Hoseman family?" Yang Jie asked.
Horsman finally looked at Yang Jie, frowned, and said in a cold voice: "Yes."
"Do you know about the new drug that the Schroeder family has just developed?"
Horsman's expression changed slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes: "The Schroeder family had already given up the Southeast Asia route two months ago. I think you misunderstood."
The Southeast Asian route is another way of saying the drug smuggling route.
"But, as far as I know, the Schroeder family's new drug has already flowed into China."
"Impossible." Hoseman said firmly, "The Hoseman family gave up the smuggling business two years ago. These routes are almost useless after two years. Schroeder sold drugs without our knowledge before. I think Mr. Louis also knew about this. The Hoseman family severely punished the Schroeder family at that time. I don't think they dare to do it again."
Louis looked at Xiao Yuanmu, Xiao Yuanmu raised his hand, and Yang Jie turned around to get something.
Horsman took it and saw the syringe inside. His face changed slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "This is something from the Schroeder family laboratory."
Lewis raised his hand, pointed his index finger in the air, and said, "This is the evidence."
Horsman put the syringe back into the box and handed it to the person behind him. He looked at Xiao Yuanmu deeply and said, "The syringe is indeed from the Schroeder family, but I still need to test what the liquid inside is. But before that, I have one thing I don't understand. Even if the Schroeder family is still making drugs, it shouldn't have much to do with our cooperation, right?"
"Of course there is a connection." Xiao Yuanmu said calmly, "The actions of the Schroeder family make it hard for me to believe in the overall vision of the Hoseman family and Mr. Hoseman. Although the Schroeder family is only a small family, it is still affiliated with the Hoseman family. Their actions will not only make me think of the Hoseman family, but others will also think of it. Moreover, I also have some doubts about your sincerity in wanting to cooperate with RE."
Huosman's eyes were cold, and he stood up and said, "Although Mr. Xiao did not tell the truth, I will give you a satisfactory answer."
Xiao Yuanmu also stood up, and the two men shook hands politely, then quickly separated.
"Slow down."
"I don't want to say I enjoyed meeting you today," Horsman said with a grim expression, "but I look forward to our next meeting."
After Huosman's people left, Yang Jie stood beside Xiao Yuanmu with a guilty look on his face and said, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, I just interrupted."
Xiao Yuanmu looked indifferent, looking at the direction where Horsman left, thoughtfully: "It's okay."
Yang Jie frowned and said, "Tomorrow is the Xiao family's banquet. You and Mr. Horsman will definitely meet again. Other members of the Horsman family will also be present. If he mentions cooperation again, you..."
"He won't."
Yang Jie turned his head and saw Louis's smiling face. He blinked and asked, "Do you want to bet?"
"No bet." Yang Jie looked away, with some worry in his eyes: "Brother Xiao, if Horsman investigates the whereabouts of the drugs, he will definitely find Mr. Song, and will also know the reason why you refused to cooperate with him. In this case, will Mr. Song be in danger?"
"Won't."
Yang Jie turned his head again, and Louis shrugged and said, “Believe me, there is no need to bet this time. Jung Horsman is a smart man, he won’t do stupid things.”
"So what do you think he will do?"
"I'm not him, how would I know." Louis said, "But I know that what you're worried about will not happen. What you should really worry about is the Schroeder family who sold the drugs to China, and the two people who handled the drugs and wanted to harm Xiao's lover."
Xiao Yuanmu said calmly: "He has a name."
Lewis raised his eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking of, his eyes rolled, and he said teasingly: “What did Mr. Song say to you before? I have never seen you smile so... like you are in love.”
Yang Jie also pricked up his ears when he heard this. To be honest, although he had seen Xiao Yuanmu smile a few times before, it was only in private. He had never seen him show his expression so openly in front of so many people.
Thinking of Song Xuanhe's words that seemed to be spoken with great effort, Xiao Yuanmu's lips curled up and his eyes gleamed.
"What on earth is it?" Louis became even more curious when he saw Xiao Yuanmu's expression, "Did he say he loves you? Probably not. Saying I love you is a very normal thing between lovers. It shouldn't make your eyes look like they are glowing."
Xiao Yuanmu looked at Louis, with a hint of confusion in his dark eyes, and said uncertainly: "Is it normal for lovers to say 'I love you'?"
"Of course." Louis nodded, and after seeing Xiao Yuanmu's expression, he hesitated for a moment, widened his eyes and said, "You haven't never said that, have you?"
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