Ding Ruola forced a smile. She also realized that her reaction had been too extreme, which might make Fang Siyan uncomfortable.
She quickly tried to explain, but it was already too late.
Fang Siyan wouldn't believe the nonsense Ding Ruola came up with later.
Since things had come to this, Ding Ruola had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Is this kid really that rampant?"
Fang Siyan clenched his fist and slammed it on the table. Fortunately, it was the back of his fist that hit the table, where there was more flesh, so his hand didn't get hurt.
"I don't know. It's all my fault," Ding Ruola said, feeling that all the trouble had been brought on by her wanton behavior those days.
Fang Siyan half - squinted his eyes, looking at Ding Ruola, but it seemed as if he wasn't really looking at the girl. He let out a long breath.
"That's just his personality."
"Old Fang, I want to terminate the cooperation between the studio and Keda!"
Now that Ding Ruola was scared, she thought that if she terminated the cooperation with Keda, she wouldn't have to see Gu Tingjun. With less contact, she would be much safer.
Fang Siyan let out a chuckle. He was amused by Ding Ruola's immature idea.
Keda was just one of the ways Gu Tingjun got close to Ding Ruola. One - fourth of the studio's cooperation was with the Gu family's industries. There was also some business from Shi Yihan and Gu Sen. The rest were design tasks from Fangyuan Group.
Given this proportion, if Ding Ruola cut off business with the Gu family, it would be like cutting off her own left arm.
"The sacrifice is too great. You have to be prepared!"
Fang Siyan also didn't want Ding Ruola to have any contact with the Gu family. If the business with the Gu family was cut off, there would be a steady stream of cooperation from the four major families in the capital city coming to Ding Ruola.
In terms of cooperation, Fang Siyan was confident that he could help Ding Ruola's career thrive. But he couldn't guarantee that after cutting off this path with Gu Tingjun, Gu Tingjun wouldn't find other ways to get close to Ding Ruola.
"Let's talk about it later," Fang Siyan thought it was necessary to postpone the decision and see how things developed. For now, he couldn't figure out Gu Tingjun's next move.
But Ding Ruola couldn't bear it. She was naturally timid and wanted to cut through the Gordian knot and quickly resolve the matter with Gu Tingjun. She was eager to terminate the contract with Keda.
Since Ding Ruola was determined to terminate the contract, the man could only support her.
As soon as Ding Ruola arrived at the studio, she immediately contacted Gu Tingjun. She briefly mentioned the contract termination on the phone.
After Gu Tingjun left Ding Ruola's place yesterday, he had been sitting in his company. He had already anticipated that Ding Ruola would terminate the contract with Keda.
He had already drawn up a breach - of - contract agreement. Especially the item about the liquidated damages, which was an astronomical figure for the current Solaka Studio.
Ding Ruola sat in the office waiting for the man to come.
She buried her head on the table and played out in her mind over and over again the scene of meeting Gu Tingjun later.
She thought Gu Tingjun would pester her, but unexpectedly, the man came alone and directly pushed the document in his hand in front of Ding Ruola.
Ding Ruola carefully read the terms of the contract. The only thing she was dissatisfied with in this contract was the amount of liquidated damages.
"Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"
The girl circled this astronomical figure with a pen and then pushed the document back in front of Gu Tingjun.
"Ten million isn't a big deal for you, is it?"
Gu Tingjun curled his lips. He knew that Ding Ruola definitely couldn't come up with so much money. What he wanted was for Fang Siyan to step in and help Ding Ruola. In this way, he could gain an advantage. Although he would temporarily lose a reason to contact Ding Ruola, he would deplete Fang Siyan's funds.
"My upper limit is four million," Ding Ruola was really good at bargaining, directly cutting off more than half of the amount.
She stared at the man in front of her nervously, waiting for Gu Tingjun to say something.
But Gu Tingjun still remained silent.
Snap!
Ding Ruola's attention was attracted by the harsh sound. She saw that the pen in the man's hand had been broken. The broken part was facing Ding Ruola, and her clothes were not spared. There were small black dots all over it.
"See! You can't escape!"
Gu Tingjun's actions and words carried a deeper meaning, and Ding Ruola didn't dare to think too much about it.
"Four million! Let's terminate the contract!"
The man didn't say a word. He took out a pack of tissues from his clothes, carefully wiped the ink on his hand, and then slowly stood up, rolling up the document in front of him.
Ding Ruola watched the man approaching. Her legs seemed to be petrified, and she couldn't move at all.
She could only sit there quietly, letting the man do as he pleased.
"Friendship price! Ten million. If you want to have some other kind of relationship with me, a thousand yuan will do."
The man ran the document across Ding Ruola's face.
So what was the price of the relationship between the two of them?
The man didn't make any further moves. He left with the document.
After the man left, Ding Ruola called Gu Tingjun.
"He's asking for an exorbitant price! Gu Tingjun is crazy! I'll bring a lawyer over later!"
Hearing that Gu Tingjun would come, Ding Ruola felt much more at ease. She leaned back on the chair and covered her eyes with her arm.
She suddenly found that the normal light was a bit too bright.
Because of Gu Tingjun, Ding Ruola hadn't been involved in the design work recently.
In the afternoon, Fang Siyan came upstairs and took Ding Ruola away.
The two of them went to Keda's office building together.
"Mr. Fang, what brings you to our humble company?"
Although Gu Tingjun addressed Fang Siyan as "Mr. Fang", his eyes were fixed on Ding Ruola as if they were nailed there.
The man's actions made Fang Siyan very uncomfortable, but they were on the other person's territory, so Fang Siyan didn't dare to make any big moves.
"Why be so formal! You used to call me 'brother'..."
"Stop!"
Gu Tingjun quickly waved his hand. He didn't want to get chummy with Fang Siyan. They knew each other too well. There was no need to act so pretentiously.
Fang Siyan had a smiling face with his signature fake smile. It looked kind, but in fact, it was a way to keep people at a distance.
"We talked this morning. Ten million. This price already takes personal feelings into account!"
The lawyer standing aside came over and compared this contract with the cooperation contract Ding Ruola had signed before.
"Mr. Fang! There's still a month left. Actually, I don't recommend terminating the contract."
He was just there to mediate the economic conflict, so of course, he put the economic aspect first. He didn't know the relationship among these three people.
Hearing the lawyer's conclusion, Fang Siyan waved his hand, signaling the man to leave.
"Seeing how hesitant you are, eight million!"
Ding Ruola was still not satisfied with this amount. She shook her head at Fang Siyan.
Fang Siyan saw the girl's gesture but still agreed without hesitation.
"Old Fang!"
How could the girl not understand what this money meant to Fang Siyan?
Without these eight million yuan, during Fang Siyan's tenure, Fangyuan Group couldn't have any problems. As long as there was the slightest mistake, his position as the president might be in jeopardy, and the share of his stocks might decrease.
This was the last thing Ding Ruola wanted to see.
"Sign it!"
Party A: Gu Tingjun.
The man's flamboyant signature was already clearly on the paper.
Fang Siyan winked at the girl, signaling Ding Ruola to sign. Her hands were trembling.