Chapter 254

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

If we speak purely from a business perspective, the condition General Manager Xu proposed is indeed already sincere enough.

Conceding ten percent of the profit — that is no small sum; this money could even let Du Xiaojuan's company rise to a higher level.

But many things, once they involve oneself, are no longer purely business problems.

Du Xiaojuan knew very clearly in her heart: General Manager Xu kept saying it was just this once, this once would be the last time, but in reality, once this opening was made, there would be countless times afterward.

Why would General Manager Xu come to her with such a demand at this time?

Before, when she had not yet confirmed being together with Wang Dashan, when she was still single, why did he not come make this demand?

Inside this lies the most fundamental logic of business:

As long as you grasp a person's weak spot, you can control that person, and thereby control the company that person runs.

It is very obvious: this old crafty merchant General Manager Xu wants not merely Du Xiaojuan herself; he has even greater ambition.

"General Manager Xu, aren't you afraid of me biting back?"

Du Xiaojuan suddenly laughed out loud, countering with this one sentence.

General Manager Xu froze for a moment, a puzzled look on his face:

"What do you mean by that?"

Du Xiaojuan then said:

"As far as I know, General Manager Xu, you are a married man. If you make a move on me this time and open this opening, I will turn around and go raise hell at your home. The price you would have to pay then would probably be far more than what you stand to gain now, right?"

General Manager Xu's body trembled slightly.

He looked at Du Xiaojuan with slight shock.

He completely had not expected that Du Xiaojuan, already grasped in his hand, could actually counterattack him at this moment.

"General Manager Xu, you must consider carefully. Even if I promise you now that I will keep it secret for you, no one can guarantee what will happen later. My boyfriend and I are not married yet; we can separate anytime. But you are different — you and your wife are not only married, you also have children. At that time, property division would be an extremely troublesome matter."

Du Xiaojuan spoke to here, revealing a very magnanimous smile:

"General Manager Xu, I don't mind. If you really want me, I'll give myself to you. Anyway, I've dated two boyfriends before, my thinking is quite open too. But you must consider carefully — are you sure you want to voluntarily let me grasp this handle on you? If so, I would really be too grateful to you."

General Manager Xu widened his eyes, his face full of incredulity.

He completely had not expected that Du Xiaojuan could actually turn passive into active amid banter, and in a single instant completely reverse the negotiation situation.

And he also had to admit, what Du Xiaojuan said was all correct!

Doing this was indeed tantamount to voluntarily handing his own handle to Du Xiaojuan!

If at that time Du Xiaojuan held this handle to threaten him, to demand money from him, would he give it or not?

And if he gave it, there would be a first time, then a second time, a third time, even countless times.

Thinking of this, General Manager Xu's scalp went numb.

The atmosphere in the conference room became somewhat quiet.

An eerie quiet.

Who knows how long passed.

General Manager Xu suddenly laughed heartily:

"Miss Du, I was just joking with you. Look at you — you actually took it seriously!"

Du Xiaojuan's suspended heart secretly relaxed.

She also showed a smile:

"I knew General Manager Xu was joking with me, so I was also joking with General Manager Xu. Since the joke has been made, let's talk business. May I ask, can we still continue cooperating?"

General Manager Xu readily said:

"Of course we continue cooperating. Miss Du, you are so clever and so eloquent; I think highly of your potential! But I'll say this in advance: ours is purely business cooperation, no mixing in any other impure matters. You must not come seduce me — I'm afraid my wife would misunderstand!"

Du Xiaojuan laughed:

"General Manager Xu, you can set your mind at ease a hundred times over. I am very loyal to my boyfriend. Although your tens of millions in assets are tempting, I absolutely will not have any improper thoughts toward you!"

This was Du Xiaojuan's honest truth; she fundamentally never thought of being together with a middle-aged greasy man like General Manager Xu.

But these words, heard in General Manager Xu's ears, took on another meaning, making him secretly break into a cold sweat, forcing him to stay vigilant at all times, afraid that a single careless move would let Du Xiaojuan grasp him.

This cooperation negotiation, although there were twists and turns in the middle, in the end still very smoothly reached a cooperation consensus and a formal contract was signed.

Du Xiaojuan was overjoyed at this.

When she walked out of the conference room, she couldn't wait to share her joy with Wang Dashan.

She wanted to tell Wang Dashan how she turned danger into safety under General Manager Xu's coveting, how she reversed the situation; she wanted Wang Dashan to praise her wit and cleverness, praise her for guarding the bottom line for him, praise her for winning a business victory.

However, when she called to tell Wang Dashan these things, Wang Dashan's reaction was beyond her expectation.

"What? That General Manager Xu actually made such an excessive demand to you?"

Wang Dashan was huffing with anger.

Possibly because of the traffic jam on the road, his mood was originally not too good.

Right now he is still stuck on the road.

The long-distance bus crawled like a snail, stopping and starting, making him irritable and restless.

"Don't react so strongly. I didn't agree to his proposed conditions!"

Du Xiaojuan said this.

Wang Dashan, however, fired back a question:

"You didn't agree to him, so how could he cooperate with you? How could he sign a formal contract with you?"

Du Xiaojuan heard suspicion in Wang Dashan's tone.

So she became unhappy all at once.

"Didn't I just say? I counterattacked him. I told him that if he dared to make a move on me, I would use this matter to threaten his family. Out of consideration for his own benefit, he could only rein in his wicked intentions. Ordinary people simply can't handle this kind of situation, but I, Du Xiaojuan, am not an ordinary person. I turned danger into safety amid laughter and talk, and even got the formal contract. Shouldn't you praise me?"

"Hehe, putting it that way, you're really something."

Wang Dashan's praise was dry and perfunctory — not like praise at all, more like mockery.

Du Xiaojuan turned sharp-tongued in an instant.

"Wang Dashan, what kind of attitude is this? You wouldn't be suspecting me, would you?"

But Wang Dashan denied it:

"I'm not suspecting you. I just find it inconceivable. That General Manager Xu harbored ulterior motives toward you, yet you refused him, and he actually continued cooperating with you and even signed a formal contract. Normal logic says he should have left in a huff and your cooperation should have fallen through, right?"

Du Xiaojuan heard this and didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so angry she laughed:

"Wang Dashan, bottom line, you still suspect me. This makes me sad, you know? I originally thought sharing this with you would make you happy for me, proud for me. Never imagined I'd get this attitude in return. Am I really that unworthy of your trust?"

Du Xiaojuan was truly angry this time.

She used to be so tolerant, so considerate, so virtuous.

But Wang Dashan's attitude like this really chilled her heart.

So in a huff, she said:

"Forget it. I'm not going to your home for Spring Festival. I'm going back to my hometown!"