Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love-Chapter 396: Failing to Recognize Talent

As soon as he heard that Luo Yanran was being harassed, Luo Ming’s tone changed.

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"So it’s Li Zhou, huh? I’ve heard of him, just an empty shell. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure the boss of Hongyuan gives us an attitude about it, we can push back the cooperation, it won’t affect anything," Luo Ming said with a somewhat heavy voice.

Xie Xiao chuckled, "Dad, could this possibly affect your relationship with the boss of Hongyuan?"

"Of course not, this little brother-in-law of ours, he mentioned it a few times when he was drinking with me. From what I could tell, he was quite disdainful and it seems to stem from serious issues with his wife at home. Anyway, you just go ahead and do what you need to, Dad’s got your back."

Luo Ming said generously, "I’m working so hard to make money, could I stand by and watch my daughter and son-in-law be bullied? Then what’s all my effort for?"

Xie Xiao felt a weight lift off his heart, "Dad, with you like this, I really feel like slacking off."

"You wish, my daughter and my grandson are waiting for you," Luo Ming said with a laugh before becoming more serious, "Don’t worry about this matter, just do what you have to do, I know you have a good sense of these things."

Xie Xiao responded with a yes.

After the phone call, he felt even more confident.

Now he was just waiting for Mr. Li to come knocking on the door tomorrow.

Li Zhou originally felt terrible after facing setbacks with Luo Yanran and her husband.

But returning to the company, he discovered that a cooperation deal that had been nurtured by Manager Lan for several months and was about to be signed suddenly fell into his lap.

It instantly revived his spirits.

Although he, too, was a general manager, he felt more like a figurehead.

People below him always sought out Manager Lan.

People above him always went to his brother-in-law.

This rare cooperation had come to him unexpectedly.

Considering Manager Lan had worked on it for months, it must be quite an important deal.

When the other party brought over the documents with such an unpleasant expression, it made Li Zhou feel even better inside.

He had luckily spent the previous day understanding this cooperation deal.

Sitting in Luo’s reception room, Li Zhou still felt a tinge of envy toward the current general manager.

It was quite the coincidence that he also had the surname Xie and was so young to have taken a wife.

Wouldn’t the Luo enterprise be his eventually?

Li Zhou pondered this when suddenly it hit him that something was off—Luo, Xie?

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Was it a coincidence?

He had a vague feeling that something was amiss.

But before he could ponder further, he watched as Xie Xiao entered the room with his secretary and a few managers.

The secretary who had just asked them to wait a moment pushed up his glasses, "This is our Mr. Xie. Mr. Xie, this is Mr. Li, the representative from Hongyuan."

Xie Xiao wasn’t smiling. Looking at Li Zhou, his face went from shock to awkwardness and then to a look that flickered with uncertainty.

Li Zhou was nudged on his clothes and put on an embarrassed smile, "Hello, Manager Xie, nice to meet you for the first time."

He then extended his hand.

But Xie Xiao didn’t take the offered hand, just nodding his head, "Hello, Mr. Li, apparently you don’t have the best memory, we’ve met before at the airport."

Li Zhou’s smile stiffened. Was Xie Xiao implying that he wouldn’t even pretend to not know him?

The subsequent conversation made it clear to Li Zhou that Xie Xiao indeed wasn’t pretending.

The cooperation that was only one signature away suddenly had new problems from their side.

That afternoon, Li Zhou didn’t absorb a thing,

feeling a cold sweat on his back.

Luo Yanran is Luo Ming’s daughter.

He had hinted at playing with Xie Xiao’s wife...

He glanced at Xie Xiao, who wore an expressionless face. Feeling his gaze, Xie Xiao coldly looked back, forcing Li Zhou to quickly avert his eyes.

Naturally, they didn’t reach any agreement in the end; Xie Xiao never intended to sign the contract.

Li Zhou didn’t even know how it ended; he just overheard colleagues from the same field quietly discussing how the attitude of President Xie seemed to have changed this time.

Everyone glanced at Li Zhou.

They felt that he forcibly took over the project from Manager Lan, yet couldn’t close the deal.

Li Zhou fucking felt that he was being wrongfully blamed; he hadn’t snatched the project.

He knew his own limits; he simply couldn’t negotiate such a project.

Wasn’t it said that he only came because the contract could be signed directly?

Thinking of Xie Xiao, Li Zhou stopped in his tracks, "You guys go back first, I still have something to do."

Unexpectedly, his colleagues didn’t try to keep him, and they even left without saying goodbye.

Li Zhou cursed. Everyone looked down on him!

For other small employees, his brother-in-law wouldn’t care whether he terminated them or made other arrangements.

But for these managers, he truly couldn’t do anything, after all, his brother-in-law wouldn’t fire someone useful to the company just for him.

Xie Xiao got off work on time and indeed came across Li Zhou waiting for him in the parking lot.

After all, Li Jun had seen from the surveillance cameras that he had been waiting there.

He probably was waiting for himself.

Li Zhou was originally smoking; seeing Xie Xiao coming down, he stood up straight.

There was no expression on Xie Xiao’s face, "Mr. Li."

"President Xie." Li Zhou managed a strained smile, "Are you free for a meal after work?"

Xie Xiao smiled too, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes, "I’m sorry, Mr. Li. I have to have dinner with my wife. Or did you perhaps want me to bring my wife to dine with you?"

His tone grew colder with the last sentence.

Li Zhou was even more embarrassed now, and he said in a low voice, "President Xie, I apologize, I was blind to Mt. Tai before, unaware that Luo Law was Luo Yan’s daughter, also didn’t know you..."

"Didn’t know..." Xie Xiao laughed, "It looks like Mr. Li hasn’t done this kind of thing infrequently, quite experienced."

Saying this, Xie Xiao walked past him towards his own car.

Speaking of which, Luo Ming had even suggested a while back that maybe he should switch to a different car.

At least something in the five to six hundred thousand range, right?

But this was the first car Xie Xiao bought with his own money, and he and Luo Yanran were quite attached to it.

Plus, for business entertainment, wasn’t there a company car available?

This one was just a family car for home use, and that was enough.

Seeing the insistence of both husband and wife, Luo Ming simply stopped interfering.

Xie Xiao never expected that because of one car, the other party would look down on him.

At this moment, Li Zhou quickly followed behind Xie Xiao, completely different from the high and mighty demeanor he had on the phone before, "President Xie, about the cooperation..."

"I don’t discuss work after hours." Xie Xiao opened the car door and glanced at Li Zhou, quite certain that he indeed didn’t understand much about business.

Too bad he didn’t want to ask more about it.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come directly to him.

Li Zhou sighed, "Just a word from you, President Xie, and I’ll go pour tea and apologize to Luo Law, the cooperation is just a signature away..."

If it fell through under his watch, how would he be able to face anyone?

Xie Xiao laughed, "Mr. Li wants to know what it would take for me to sign?"

Li Zhou eagerly nodded.

Xie Xiao looked at him, a man in his forties, probably not unfamiliar with such dealings, right?

So arrogant, just because he has people backing him, right?

Xie Xiao smiled, "It’s simple, the moment Mr. Li gets fired, I’ll sign the contract."

Having said that, he didn’t wait for Li Zhou to react and closed the car door.