"So what if it was arranged by the old master? Cooperating with Juan Yi will only add icing on the cake for the Bo Group," Li Xiaoru said with a straight face, no longer beating around the bush.
"If I remember correctly, Ah Hairui didn't cooperate with you at the last exhibition," Bo Jingyu said bluntly.
"It's just that the type of this exhibition doesn't match theirs."
"Really just the type mismatch?" He squinted his eyes and probed. His direct gaze seemed to see through people.
"Forget it," Li Xiaoru shed her stubbornness and said with a troubled look on her face, "Actually, Juan Yi is facing a big problem now. Not long ago, the factory lost a lot of raw materials due to a fire. In order to design the clothes before the exhibition, some cheap materials were used."
"Now the capital chain is broken. If there is no new cooperation, the company will collapse soon. I don't want to watch the painstaking effort my father built up with his own hands go to waste like this."
Although Bo Jingyu sympathized with her, he had his own principles.
He had no reason to accept a clothing company that produced clothes with inferior fabrics. There would surely be negative feedback online.
The reputation of the Bo Group should not be affected by such so - called cooperation.
"Are you trying to gain my sympathy by saying these things?"
Li Xiaoru stared blankly at him and suddenly laughed.
"Are you completely unmoved after hearing all this?"
Bo Jingyu was very calm. "If you want to cooperate with me, then show me something valuable."
"Just as the rumors outside said, you're a cold - hearted stone!" She got up unhappily, opened the door with a bang, but didn't go out immediately. Instead, she turned back and added, "No wonder your ugly wife is still missing."
"Staying with someone like you is torture! I won't come to you about the cooperation again. Just sit in your position and be at the mercy of others without real power."
Bang! The door was slammed shut.
After hearing these words, ripples appeared on Bo Jingyu's calm heart lake. He knew what kind of person he was and could guess Li Xiaoru's over - reactive response.
But what he couldn't digest for a long time was the sentence "Staying with someone like you is torture." He still hadn't made it clear to himself what kind of feelings he had for Shen Ximan.
Did he fall in love with her?
But this kind of love shouldn't have appeared on him.
The title of the president of the Bo Group had now become an inescapable responsibility for Bo Jingyu.
It was heavy and burdensome.
If he gave up his power to love a woman, he would be laughed at for a lifetime and might even implicate Shen Ximan.
But if he took the power and abandoned her, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Bo Jingyu dared not love, let alone say the word "like."
At this moment, his head started to ache again. The uncontrollable irritability made him not know how to make a choice for a while. Just then, his grandfather's call came, interrupting his train of thought.
"What's wrong with you?" Bo Yanhai started to scold as soon as the call connected.
"Grandpa, I have my own judgment."
"What right do you have to judge? You're currently on suspension. All matters in the company must be discussed with the directors first and then reported to me! Who allowed you to make decisions on your own?"
He shouted relentlessly.
Bo Jingyu lowered his eyes, his tone firm.
"Grandpa, even if I'm on suspension, I'm still the president. You have no right to interfere with my thoughts and my life. Li Xiaoru is not suitable for me."
Bo Yanhai sneered. "Then who is suitable for you? That ugly girl?!"
His ears buzzed, and the pain made him unable to reply immediately.
"Why don't you say anything? Are you still hesitating? I knew that girl used some sweet talk to bewitch you. That's why you still miss her. You're really out of your mind!"
"Grandpa, I've already divorced her. Please don't mention it anymore."
Bo Jingyu endured his anger and gently rubbed his temples.
"I'm warning you. If I find out that you still have contact with that girl, you'll no longer be my grandson."
Beep beep beep. The call was hung up.
He buried his face in his palms and let out a helpless sigh.
Shen Ximan, Shen Ximan! Everyone was talking about this woman.
Bo Jingyu had planned not to think about her anymore in the future, but the people and things around him forced him to remember. There was also that Assistant Wen beside the representative of Ah Hairui.
He raised his eyes and rushed straight into the meeting room.
"Qian Li, come out."
"… Okay. You guys continue to summarize."
He settled the others, closed the door and followed out.
"Second Master, what's going on?"
Bo Jingyu's face was gloomy. "Go to the eastern suburbs and find the hair on An Ruo's bed and send it to the hospital for testing."
Qian Li looked confused. "Hair?"
"Be quick."
"Okay, okay. I'll go right away."
Watching his back as he left, Bo Jingyu made up his mind.
That woman must still be in Yancheng. This time he was going to make a clean break.
He wanted Shen Ximan to leave his sight forever.
When Su Minghan returned to the company, he saw Tian Danni chatting cheerfully with several employees. He couldn't help but frown.
"What are you doing here?"
"Here," she handed over a handbag. "Return this to you."
The several employees looked at each other and smiled mischievously.
"Our General Manager Su is really popular."
"It's really enviable."
Su Minghan curled his lips. "Don't you guys have anything to do? Stop gossiping about me. Hurry up and get back to work."
Then he gave Tian Danni a look. "Come with me."
After closing the office door, he paced back and forth with his hands on his hips.
"Who told you to come and return the clothes to me?"
Tian Danni blinked. "Didn't you tell me to come and talk to you about the advertisement and the photo shoot today? You gave me the clothes at the last banquet. I just thought I'd return them to you by the way."
"Please just throw them away in the future, okay?"
He looked impatient and even lost his temper.
"Who are you taking your anger out on? I'm not your punching bag!"
She threw the handbag on the ground. Her temper was even bigger than his.
"I'm not taking my anger out on anyone."
Su Minghan calmed down his emotions and his tone softened a lot.
"What, did you quarrel with Xiao Shujing?" Tian Danni asked tentatively.
"… She wouldn't dare."
She knew it well and sat down on the sofa on her own. "People outside are all spreading rumors about you and her. It's not surprising if you quarreled."
Su Minghan folded his arms and sneered coldly. "You've only been in the company for a few days, and you dare to talk about this kind of thing right in front of me?"
"I don't think an artist having a rumor with the boss will gain much fame. Moreover, Xiao Shujing and I have no relationship at all, so there's no such thing as quarreling or not."
Tian Danni glanced at him sideways. "Then why are you getting defensive?"
His body froze. His expression was unnatural for a few seconds. "What do you mean I'm getting defensive?"
"You're so talkative. The more you defend, the more it shows that you care about her. It's obvious to anyone with eyes."