Chapter 104:
In the afternoon, Lin Qi t with representatives from the Won's Rights Protection Association at an outdoor caf, a man in his thirties and a woman around the sa age.
"Lin Qi..." Lin Qi introduced himself while shaking hands with them. The two visitors didn't show excessive animosity, instead politely shaking hands with Lin Qi before taking their seats at the table.
The economic downturn had significantly reduced the number of custors at the outdoor caf. In the past, it used to be full, but now there were only two tables occupied in the entire roadside garden.
One table was theirs, and the other was occupied by a young couple who didn't seem like an ordinary family.
"I heard from other sources that there might be so misunderstandings between
and you..." Lin Qi paused here, leading to the purpose of this eting, which was communication.
The two people sitting opposite exchanged a glance. The male nodded slightly. "It's possible, Mr. Lin Qi. Do you know a lady nad Julie?"
Without beating around the bush, they directly addressed the core issue.
Julie was a sowhat influential mber of the Won's Rights Protection Association in Sabin City. When the Sabin City Rugby Club was popular a few years ago, Julie had significant influence. Leveraging the club's reputation, she often expressed opinions either independently or alongside so players. People also patiently listened to what she had to say on behalf of the association.
However, in recent years, her influence in the eyes of the public and the dia had gradually declined, and her position in the association had begun to diminish. Nevertheless, considering her past efforts, so people still valued her.
They couldn't just change their attitude depending on their level of influence. It wasn't appropriate.
After Julie was fired yesterday, she went to the association and inford a few of her friends about it. After a brief closed-door eting, the association decided to help Julie seek justice.
But was justice really easy to seek?
The economic downturn had affected various levels, including the association. mbership fees were hard to collect, funding applications were getting rejected, and sponsorships were dwindling. If they didn't take so action, even the branching association in Sabin City might dissolve.
Whether it was to stir things up with Lin Qi, make those companies with a large female workforce understand their value and importance, or persuade the association higher-ups to allocate so maintenance funds, it was crucial to create so disturbance. Of course, the premise was to make so noise.
And why Lin Qi? He was the one who got caught after all.
Lin Qi didn't evade the question either. He nodded. "There were disagreents between
and Ms. Julie in terms of work, and it was difficult to find a balance, so I fired her..." He paused with a wry smile. "I rember compensating her for an extra month's salary. Did I break the law?"
According to the current laws of the Baylor Federation, if one didn't give prior notice before termination, they only needed to compensate one month's salary. This gave the other party a month's buffer to avoid causing imdiate financial problems.
Lin Qi hadn't done anything illegal, and the association wouldn't use this against him. Even if it were to escalate to the Baylor Federation Supre Court, Lin Qi hadn't done anything wrong.
The woman sitting beside him introduced herself as "Taylor()." At this mont, her expression was slightly serious, emitting a unique aura.
Lin Qi could sense that she must have a certain status in the association, a deanor often referred to by people as that of soone in authority.
"Mr. Lin Qi, Ms. Julie ntioned to us the reasons for your disagreent. She said you wanted to establish a sports movent centered around female athletes, but it was suspected of pandering to n. When she advocated for won's rights, you fired her. Is that true?"
The man sitting beside her glanced at Taylor. He felt Taylor was too eager to solve this matter, but he didn't say anything. Taylor was the vice president of the association and held so power and status.
Their goal was to cause a stir, create public opinion, put pressure on Lin Qi, and show people their power.
"If having male spectators in a sport is considered insulting to won, Ms. Taylor, do you think I'm insulting you right now?"
Taylor was montarily taken aback. Her mind was processing Lin Qi's first statent, finding it sowhat confusing, and then she had to face the second part.
A strong woman shouldn't be easily cornered. After her expression underwent so changes, she shook her head slightly. However, she didn't speak. This way, even if there were any subsequent developnts, she could change what she wanted to express once she understood Lin Qi's intentions.
Shaking her head could an affirmation or denial; it all depended on her.
Lin Qi then smiled. He chuckled with a hint of mockery. "No, Ms. Taylor, I have been insulting you all along, thoroughly insulting you..."
"Mr. Lin Qi..." The man beside him tried to interrupt the conversation, realizing that Taylor had fallen into the trap. But how could Lin Qi let him have his way?
He directly counter-questioned, "As a companion of Ms. Taylor, do you think I am insulting her?"
The man who had already noticed the problem found himself in a corner. It was hard for him to answer this question. If he said yes, regardless of whether lying through his teeth would make him uncomfortable or not, once what happened today was leaked out, it would beco a huge joke.
Everyone would find others' misfortunes amusing. Even after the person being laughed at gets angry, others would often hypocritically console them. Only the person being laughed at would truly understand how painful it was to beco a joke.
If he said no, he would obviously deviate from Taylor's position. It ant he was on Lin Qi's side. It had been less than five minutes since they t, but Lin Qi had already undermined them internally.
Taylor seed to realize that her previous evasion had turned out to be the dumbest choice. Her complexion didn't look good either. She directly interrupted Lin Qi's questioning. "You are evading the issue!"
"Evading the issue?" Lin Qi looked at Taylor, his expression exaggeratedly shocked. "Are you talking about ?"
"No, I didn't evade the issue. I was just addressing it. If you think my admiring gaze toward you is insulting, then we have no need to continue this conversation."
Lin Qi felt that if the Won's Rights Protection Association in Ssbin City consisted of people like Taylor, they wouldn't pose any threat.
Taylor stared at Lin Qi. Perhaps Lin Qi's "admiring gaze" made her feel that he wasn't lying. After about ten seconds, she nodded and said, "Okay, this isn't insulting . So what?"
Lin Qi's attitude also softened. "Let
ask another question, Ms. Taylor. Do you think I'm handso?"
Though Taylor wanted to say no, she had to admit that Lin Qi had a natural charm. Reluctantly, she nodded. "You are handso. What's your point?"
Lin Qi smiled brightly. "See, this is the difference between
and Ms. Julie. She believes that admiration from n is a form of insult to the one being admired. I deeply respect every woman; won are an indispensable part of society."
His statent quickly stabilized Taylor's emotions, and her attitude quickly softened.
"I've noticed that so girls also admire handso or well-built n, but these n never feel insulted by the girls' gaze."
"The sa goes for sports. If a sports event primarily for won can only be watched by won, that's the real insult to won."
"I personally think Ms. Julie has so ideological issues. She deliberately creates divisions and frightening viewpoints to highlight won's status and rights. This is very detrintal for the Won's Rights Protection Association."
"Because of her and her actions, people will eventually associate them with your style and approach."
"Furthermore, I had planned to create at least two thousand jobs for won in this state through the movent I was pushing. But due to our disagreents, including those between Ms. Julie and , I have decided to temporarily shelve this plan."
Lin Qi's expression gradually beca serious. "I will hold a press conference to explain this to society. I have not discriminated against or insulted anyone. Ms. Julie has subjected
to pressure I shouldn't have had to endure. Society and public opinion will give
a fair judgent."
Taylor and the man beside her exchanged a glance. Suddenly, they realized that they were the ones in trouble now.
Taylor voluntarily closed her mouth, and the man cleared his throat, solemnly saying, "Mr. Lin Qi, perhaps you can temporarily postpone the press conference. We don't have a thorough understanding of this matter yet, and there may still be serious misunderstandings. Shouldn't we first dispel these misunderstandings?"
"If Ms. Julie has so issues, we will address them and help you push forward this sports movent primarily for won in this state or even at the federal level as soon as possible."Please vote for this novel at /series/blackstone-code/There are advance chapters available nowAccess will be granted 24 hours after the donationTier 1: 6 Advance chapters Link
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