That slap stunned both He Qianqian and Fang Shaoxiong. What was going on here? A re secretary, without a word, slapped the company chairman across the face. Li Qing's position as chairman must feel very suffocating! Even the secretary dared to hit him—did he have any authority left in the company at all?
Even more shocking was what followed. After getting slapped by the secretary, Li Qing didn't get angry but instead hugged her and kissed her on the mouth.
What did that an? She was just a secretary, not a wife. How could he just kiss her like that!
The secretary forcefully broke free from Li Qing, her deanor wild and fierce, a stark contrast to her earlier elegance.
The female secretary pointed at Li Qing and yelled, "Li Qing, tell them who I am, whether I have the right to speak here."
"Baby, stop it. Go back, and I will make it up to you later," Li Qing pleaded.
The secretary was relentless and, without another word, slapped Li Qing again, shouting, "Li Qing, so you've been deceiving all along. You never loved . You promised to buy a house, and now where am I living? In a rented flat shared with four others. You said you would divorce your nagging wife and let be your wife. And now? You're still happily with her. Now, when I get assaulted, you not only refuse to avenge but also ask to leave. Tell , do you care about at all? Am I even your lover anymore?"
"Yes, yes, you are my lover, forever," Li Qing hastily agreed from the side.
Unfortunately for him, the secretary landed another slap on Li Qing's face.
"Pah! Li Qing, I'll tell you, I don't want to be your secret lover anymore. I want to be your wife. I want everyone in the company to know that I'm your woman," the female secretary cried out and ran outside.
"Baby, stop making a scene, stop it," Li Qing shouted, trying to catch the female secretary but was just a step too slow, letting her get away.
The secretary yelled as she opened the door, "I am Li Qing's secret lover. We have been living together for two years. I want to announce to you now that I no longer want to be his secret lover; I want to be his lawfully wedded wife...."
Li Qing's face turned green. He said "Please excuse " to Lin Tian and others and imdiately ran out after her.
The secretary's voice continued, and the whole company was in uproar, shockingly discussing the matter. The chairman keeping a female secretary was definitely major news. This gossip was enough to fuel their discussions for a year. Li Qing would face everyone's whispers, and if this matter spread online, he would be forced by public opinion to be removed from his chairman position by the shareholders.
Lin Tian smiled faintly. Originally, he just disliked Li Qing's character and wanted to ss with him, but even Lin Tian hadn't expected the secretary to blow the whistle on their secret affair. She was really out to ruin Li Qing!
Seeing Lin Tian's smirk, He Qianqian imdiately understood the situation. She sowhat reproachfully said, "Lin Tian, why are you so wicked? What did they ever do to you?"
Fang Shaoxiong also curiously asked, "Brother, how did you know they were involved?"
Lin Tian pointed to his eyes and half-jokingly said, "Because I have Eyes of the Golden Fla."
Fang Shaoxiong continued, looking concerned, "Brother, you've really put Li Qing in a tough spot. He must hate you now. What about your cooperation? What if...!"
"Don't worry," Lin Tian said nonchalantly, "People like Li Qing, the harsher you are, the more they respect you. Trust , I've got the cooperation under control. Even if Li Qing resents , he'll have to keep it to himself."
"Besides, we can use this incident to threaten him, forcing him to sign the contract with us. We can even squeeze him on the price."
"And worst cos to worst, we stir up the public opinion online, blow this whole thing out of proportion. By then, Li Qing's position as chairman will be done for. It won't matter if he doesn't sign the contract with —I'll just sign with the new chairman in a few days."
"Wicked, really wicked, Lin Tian, you're utterly wicked," He Qianqian comnted impulsively, yet her affection for Lin Tian only grew—there's a saying, a woman loves a bad man.
"Brilliant, just brilliant!" Fang Shaoxiong raised his thumb in admiration for Lin Tian's intelligence.
...
Ten minutes later, Li Qing ca back with a despondent look, glaring coldly at Lin Tian as he entered.
Lin Tian apologetically said, "Mr. Li, I'm sorry, really sorry. I had no idea she was your secret lover. If I had known, I would have shown you so respect and not laid a hand on her. This whole ss is my fault. If I hadn't hit her, she wouldn't have exposed your relationship."
"It's fine, no worries, she deserved to be hit. She's just talking nonsense. Our relationship is nothing more than that of a pure boss and secretary. You shouldn't believe her nonsense," Li Qing weakly explained, though it sounded like even he didn't believe his own words.
Having put Li Qing in a difficult spot, Lin Tian moved on to business.
"Mr. Li, I'm here to establish a permanent partnership with you. I plan to place large orders for your Vitality Lingzhi. You have the product; I have the channels. We cooperate to mutual benefit," Lin Tian offered.
Li Qing, wanting desperately to keep his position as chairman and having no intention of cooperating, asked symbolically, "May I know how many kilograms of Vitality Lingzhi does Mr. Lin need every year?"
"Ten thousand kilograms," Lin Tian answered.
After he spoke, Fang Shaoxiong exhaled deeply beside him, surprised at the hefty amount Lin Tian demanded—ten thousand kilograms, with each kilogram costing eighty thousand! That amount was...!
Eight hundred million!
Upon hearing this figure, Li Qing was dumbfounded. A full eight hundred million. He thought to himself, what is Lin Tian trying to do? To casually spend eight hundred million seed outrageously extravagant!
Initially, his mind wasn't focused on discussing cooperation, but when the number ca out, he couldn't afford to be careless. Losing his job would at most an losing his livelihood and decreased inco, but offending Lin Tian could be a matter of life and death.
He straightened his attitude and said, "The selling price of our Vitality Ganoderma generally ranges from one hundred thousand to one hundred and twenty thousand per kilogram. Given your order of ten thousand kilograms, you are definitely our largest custor. We ought to offer you the cheapest price, one hundred thousand per kilogram, quality and quantity guaranteed."
Lin Tian countered, "Exactly because we are the biggest custor, I think you should reduce the cheapest price by another twenty percent. Let's do this, eighty thousand per kilogram, and we can sign the contract right now. As for the money, we can also pay imdiately."
Li Qing replied, "Eighty thousand is really too low. We have never sold at such a low price. How about this, ninety thousand then!"
"No, no, no. I know eighty thousand is very low and you have never sold at that price, but you have also never encountered a custor as big as us. Therefore, I think eighty thousand is feasible. The thinner the profit, the higher the sales!"
Li Qing thought for a mont and said, "How about this, let's et halfway. Eighty-five thousand, how does that sound?"
Feeling impatient, Li Qing was annoyed by Li Qing's dithering and nitpicking, more troubleso than a woman.
He pulled out his trump card and said, "Director Li, I said eighty thousand, and it's eighty thousand. Otherwise, I will expose today's events online. I'll let the whole world know about this matter. You should believe that I have the capability to do so."
Upon hearing this, Li Qing shuddered, his eyes glaring at Lin Tian with loathing, wishing he could devour him.
Lin Tian continued, "I'll give you thirty seconds to consider, but I really don't want to do this, as it wouldn't be good for either of us."
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
…, ….
The taste of being threatened was truly unpleasant. Li Qing's face was alternating between shades of pale and purple, absolutely despising Lin Tian.
If Lin Tian stopped at just hinting about taking care of a secretary, Li Qing might still have a chance to keep his chairman position. But if Lin Tian exposed him, then the chairman position would definitely be lost.
After weighing his options, Li Qing said, "Fine, eighty thousand it is. You guys go back first, I'll imdiately report to the major shareholders of the Vitality company and seek the board's approval. If they agree, I'll draft the contract right away and respond to you within three days at the latest."
"Good, then thank you very much, Director Li."
"You're welco, you're welco," Li Qing forcefully smiled.
Just as Lin Tian was about to leave, the door was suddenly flung open. A middle-aged man wearing a suit entered casually, seeming very familiar with Li Qing.
"Big brother, I have so good news to tell you, it's about Tianyi…!" The middle-aged man stopped midway as he noticed Lin Tian and two others, then swallowed the rest of his words.
Lin Tian heard the last two words about Tianyi and his interest perked up, wondering if it could be about Tianyi Pharma!
He halted his steps, not eager to leave, wanting to see what else the man had to say.
Since Lin Tian wouldn't leave, Li Qing dared not chase him away. He introduced, "Mr. Lin, this is the chairman of Composite Group, Xue Qiang, and also a good friend of mine, a business partner too."
"Hello, my na is Lin Tian," Lin Tian reached out to greet him.
"Hello," Xue Qiang also symbolically shook his hand.
He glanced at Lin Tian and then at Li Qing, his intention clear that he wanted Lin Tian to leave so he could talk about sothing important with Li Qing. However, Lin Tian remained seated, not only staying but also taking a seat in a nearby chair.
Seeing that Lin Tian wouldn't leave, and unable to explain it to Xue Qiang, Li Qing had no choice but to say, "General Manager Xue, whatever you want to say, just say it. These three are my good friends. There's no need to hold back."
Xue Qiang was visibly uneasy, clearly having sothing significant to discuss.
He gestured with his eyes for Lin Tian to leave, but Lin Tian simply ignored him. Finally, having no choice, he glared fiercely at Lin Tian and whispered in Li Qing's ear.
"Tianyi Pharma recently...!"
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