Qin Long scanned the people around him with an incredibly stern expression. At his words, the hall instantly fell silent enough to hear a pin drop. Both Tang Xuewu and Zhang ilan stared at Qin Long in utter shock.
In contrast, Qin Long appeared suprely confident, as if everything he said was true.
"Shut your foul mouth!" After a mont of stunned silence, Zhang ilan slowly ca to her senses and began furiously cursing at Qin Long. "Xuewu, has he not been taking his dication on ti lately? This fool’s illness is getting worse!"
"Qin Long, stop bragging." Even Tang Xuewu furrowed her brow and coldly chided Qin Long, telling him not to speak such nonsense.
Qin Long shook his head, sighed helplessly, and said no more. The Aixue Group was his final ace in the hole for Tang Xuewu, sothing the Tang Family must never find out about. Otherwise, it would bring endless trouble upon them both. This card could only be played at the most critical mont.
"Qin Long, because of you, the glory that should have belonged to Xuewu was stolen by Tang Yuxiang and Tang Chuchu! When they get back, they’ll definitely heap insults and scorn on us!" Zhang ilan glared at him furiously. If Tang Xuewu hadn’t been holding her back, she would have torn his mouth to shreds.
DING-A-LING-LING!
Suddenly, a voice call ca through on Tang Xuewu’s tablet.
"Assistant Wang, what is it?" Seeing the call was from her departnt, Tang Xuewu quickly answered.
"What!" Upon hearing Assistant Wang’s words, Tang Xuewu cried out, her pretty face filled with shock. Then, her head whipped around to face Qin Long.
"Okay, I understand..." Tang Xuewu was still reeling from the news, her expression one of utter disbelief.
"How shaless! Why don’t you just claim you opened the Aixue Group yourself?" Zhang ilan continued to mock Qin Long before turning to leave in a huff. "To even say you were the one who stopped them from working with the Tang Family? Qin Long, you’re really killing !"
"Qin Long, tell the truth. Are you really the major shareholder of the Aixue Group?" Tang Xuewu asked, her voice filled with bewildernt. "Or are you friends with their CEO?"
Her words of doubt made Zhang ilan whirl back around. What on earth is this foolish girl talking about?
"Xuewu, have you gone mad too?" Zhang ilan snapped at her daughter.
"I’m not mad! Assistant Wang just told that the Aixue Group directly rejected the Tang Family’s partnership proposal."
Hearing this, Zhang ilan froze on the spot. Could it be just as Qin Long said? Doesn’t that an Tang Yuxiang and Tang Chuchu just got slapped hard in the face?
"Haha, you’re not lying to , are you?" Zhang ilan’s eyes widened as she asked nervously.
"Why would I? The Aixue Group has already posted the list of partners on their official website. Over seventy companies went today. Every family except the Tang Family signed a three-year contract. Tang Chuchu and Tang Yuxiang didn’t even get a cooperation agreent..." Tang Xuewu relayed everything she had learned from Assistant Wang, sneaking a glance at Qin Long as she finished.
"What? All those small-ti companies signed, but they only rejected our Tang Family?" Zhang ilan’s eyes were wide with shock and confusion.
"That’s right! They personally printed and signed all the electronic contracts that were submitted. Only the one Tang Yuxiang brought wasn’t printed; it was completely ignored." After speaking, Tang Xuewu also found herself looking at the calm and composed Qin Long. He seed so tranquil, as if he were orchestrating the entire affair.
"This doesn’t add up." Zhang ilan sat down on the sofa, sinking into thought. "Even those minor firms got three-year contracts, but the Tang Family was overlooked? Why does it sound like the Aixue Group’s boss is deliberately targeting us?"
Tang Xuewu also shook her head helplessly; the intention was all too clear. The Aixue Group is deliberately trying to slap the Tang Family in the face! But why would their CEO do such a thing? Could the powerful figure behind them have a grudge against the Tang Family? Otherwise, why refuse to partner with them?
"I didn’t lie to you, did I?" Qin Long poured a cup of tea and said lightly. "It was a hopeless endeavor from the start. Going there was just a waste of ti and energy."
At this point, Zhang ilan was also looking at Qin Long with a confused expression. How could Qin Long know the truth? He isn’t an employee of the Aixue Group, nor does he have any connection with its CEO... How can he be so confident?
Even Tang Xuewu was suspicious.
"Qin Long, did you have sothing to do with this?" she asked, confronting him directly.
Qin Long just shrugged. "Given the character of Tang Yuxiang and Tang Chuchu, it would have been abnormal if they had actually secured the partnership."
At this, Zhang ilan nodded in firm agreent. "Of course! The two of them combined aren’t worth one of my Xuewu’s fingers. If Xuewu had gone, she would have succeeded without a doubt." Zhang ilan was extrely confident in her treasured daughter.
However, Tang Xuewu felt that Qin Long was deliberately avoiding the question. She had been navigating the business world for many years and understood its intricacies far better than Zhang ilan. The matter of the Aixue Group deliberately targeting the Tang Family is definitely not that simple. Qin Long told us beforehand that this deal wouldn’t succeed. Was he involved sohow?
But after pondering it further, she gave a helpless smile. How could Qin Long possibly influence a huge corporation like the Aixue Group? Even if he knew so of their executives, the Aixue Group wouldn’t abandon a well-established company like the Tang Family just because of his word.
"Alright," Tang Xuewu sighed, waving her hand. "Life really is unpredictable. And here I was, thinking we’d be drinking to their success."
"Goodness, silly girl, have you lost your mind? If Tang Yuxiang and his sister had gotten that contract, they would have humiliated us terribly! But now that they’ve failed, I’d love to see them try to act so high and mighty, haha!" Zhang ilan burst out laughing, feeling an imnse sense of vindication.
"Mom, that’s not right," Tang Xuewu said, glaring at her mother with displeasure. "After all, we’re one family. Even if they’re a bit arrogant, they’re still working for the good of the Tang Family. Of course, it’s better for the family to do well."
"What do you know! There’s no need to pity bad people. You’re just too soft-hearted," Zhang ilan gritted out angrily. "Have you forgotten how they’ve ridiculed us in the past?"
"You treat them like your cousins, but have they ever once called you Sister Xuewu?" she continued sharply. "What’s more, the Tang Family has been profitable for years, yet we’ve been stripped of our benefits within the main family!"
"This ti, I’m siding with Aunt Lan," Qin Long added with a mischievous smile.
"See? At least this brat is sensible," Zhang ilan said, flashing a wide, toothy grin as she laughed heartily.
"You two..." Tang Xuewu bit her red lip, lost in thought.
"Xuewu, your kindness is a noble quality, but so people don’t deserve it," Qin Long said, helping her analyze the situation. "The more face you give them, the more they’ll push their luck. That’s why, sotis, it’s good to be a little selfish."
Given the Tang Family’s current attitude, if I were to leave her in the future, Xuewu would definitely be driven out of the family.
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