Chapter 80

A plain, unremarkable man, yet she actually cannot stop thinking about him.

At this moment, the darkness inside Xinghai Villa could not compare in the slightest to the darkness in Qiao Muting's eyes.

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Qiao Group.

Inside the towering office building, everyone was busy.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Lin Guanda, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, arrived with Lin Miao, who was also dressed in professional attire.

Lin Guanda was, after all, a company chairman; he possessed a refined temperament and an aura of authority.

His own company was not small, but in front of Qiao Group, it was not even worth mentioning.

Coupled with the matters encountered by the company over the past two days, he felt somewhat guilty and short of breath.

The moment Lin Miao walked into the building, she felt a sense of belonging.

It seemed as if she were naturally meant to be the mistress of this place.

"I apologize, but without an appointment with Zhang Tezhu, Chairman Lin cannot see Qiao." The receptionist replied with a smile after hearing that Lin Guanda had no appointment.

Lin Guanda felt slightly embarrassed; it was not that he hadn't tried to make an appointment, but he had called Zhang Tezhu several times and was always rejected.

The reason was always that Qiao had no time and he should contact the business department directly, but the person in charge of the business department only had one line: cooperation depends not only on fate but also on whether your company's proposal meets the requirements of Qiao Group.

The company had been working overtime for several days, but none of the proposals they submitted were satisfactory, and all had been returned.

In the end, there was no way to continue the cooperation.

For the company, this was an absolute bolt from the blue.

"My father is the chairman of Lin Group, and we are here today specifically to see Qiao; can't you make an exception?" Lin Miao held herself high, deliberately emphasizing the word "chairman."

These words could intimidate receptionists at other companies, but the receptionists at Qiao Group saw chairmen and CEOs of various companies most often; they were accustomed to it and continued to smile.

"I apologize."

Lin Miao frowned in anger, feeling that the receptionist's work attitude was not flexible enough and lacked discernment.

Lin Guanda's face was gloomy; having struggled in the business world for many years, this was the first time he felt as if his face had been slapped, and he could only dryly squeeze out a "very well."

Then he took out his phone to call Zhang Tezhu.

And as luck would have it, Zhang Tezhu had just walked out of the elevator.

The phone rang at this very moment.

Zhang Tezhu glanced at the phone and, without even hesitating, hung up and rejected the call.

And this scene was seen by Lin Guanda and Lin Miao.

Lin Miao stepped forward quickly in her high heels.

"Zhang Tezhu, can you give us an explanation? Why did you hang up on my father's call?"

Suddenly, a beautiful woman came over to block and question him; Zhang Tezhu raised an eyebrow and took a careful look.

With that look, he recognized who the beauty was.

"I am busy; if you have business, you can contact me through the company's front desk."

Zhang Tezhu's attitude was cold.

Lin Guanda had just walked up, and after hesitating for only three seconds, he spoke first to greet him: "Zhang Tezhu, could you spare ten minutes for us to talk?"

He had come today with a selfish motive; besides wanting to figure out why Qiao Group had changed its attitude, he also wanted Qiao Muting to meet his daughter.

The change in Qiao Group's attitude directly affected the company's operations, and they had already lost many projects in just a few short days.