Chapter 271

"You're right."

Xu Rixin rubbed his temples.

"They count as our biggest competitor, but I'm not someone who will sit and wait for death; I've already thought of a countermeasure."

"What countermeasure?" Chen Shiya asked curiously.

"If the bid is too high just to grab this land, even if we get it in the end, we'll lose money, so I must figure out the bottom price of the Yan family."

"This is a secret that only a few senior executives of the Yan family know; how could we easily know it? Could it be that you have already arranged your own informant in the Yan Group?"

Xu Rixin shook his head upon hearing this.

"Ordinary informants can't climb to high positions to access these company secrets. Regarding the bottom price of this land in Beicheng, besides the president of the Yan Group, I'm afraid only a few people in the project team know. These people must all be the Yan family's confidants; it's impossible for them to leak information."

"Then you just said..."

Before Chen Shiya could finish, Xu Rixin waved his hand to interrupt her.

"Counting on those people in the company is useless, but don't forget, I have another trump card."

"What trump card? Could it be..."

Chen Shiya thought for a moment, suddenly realized something, and a charming smile appeared on her lips.

"The trump card you're talking about wouldn't be that stupid woman Yan Qingxue, would it? Wasn't she kicked out by the Yan family long ago? Now I'm afraid she can't even enter the gate of the Yan Group; how could she help you find out the bottom price of the Beicheng land?"

"Although she is no longer in the Yan family, she is the Yan Family Patriarch's granddaughter after all; it's still more convenient for her to secretly inquire about some news than others."

"But leaking the price quote is an illegal act; no matter how bold Yan Qingxue is, she wouldn't do such a thing that destroys her own future."

"Don't worry, I say she will, so she definitely will."

Xu Rixin smiled complacently: "She loves me to death now; as long as I give an order, even if it's climbing a mountain of swords or diving into a sea of fire, she won't refuse. When the time comes, I'll say a few more nice words to coax her, and she'll willingly sell her life for me."

Xu Rixin had long since figured out Yan Qingxue's personality and knew what he could do to make her soften her heart and willingly do things for him.

"You really have methods."

Chen Shiya pretended to be jealous and said: "Then since she helps you so much, is she more important than me in your heart?"

"What are you talking about? Of course it's you."

Xu Rixin pinched Chen Shiya's waist, which had no extra fat, and coaxed her in a low voice:

"Yan Qingxue is just a handy tool to me. The person I love most is of course you; you and her have no comparability at all, otherwise I wouldn't have left all her credit to you."

"That's more like it."

Chen Shiya was very satisfied with Xu Rixin's answer, smiled coquettishly, waved her fist, and hit his chest lightly:

"I warn you, you must not be bewitched by that stupid woman Yan Qingxue."

"Don't worry, Yan Qingxue has no charm at all outside of work; she's like a piece of wood, and it feels boring just looking at her."

Actually, Xu Rixin was quite satisfied with Yan Qingxue at the beginning; after all, Yan Qingxue was beautiful, and it was face-saving to take her out.

But after a long time, he discovered that Yan Qingxue was too dull and conservative.

Even when they were together in private, if he wanted to be intimate with Yan Qingxue, he would be rejected in every way.

"With that stupid look of hers, she still dreams of marrying me; she should go look in a mirror. Does she deserve me with that virtue of hers? If it weren't for the fact that she's still a bit useful, I would have broken up with her long ago."

"I feel nauseous just looking at a woman who doesn't understand romance like her, but she is indeed capable, so I'll just leave all the work matters to her to handle; this way I can have more time to accompany you."

"Hateful!"

Chen Shiya seemed very satisfied with Xu Rixin's answer and took the initiative to lean over and kiss him hard on the lips:

"Don't leave a lipstick mark; I have to go to a meeting in a while."

Xu Rixin swallowed, looked at the clock on the wall again, and simply picked up Chen Shiya and walked toward the lounge in the suite next door.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Yan Qingxue worked overtime to finish a marketing plan and was just about to get off work and go home when she found that the light in the president's office at the end of the corridor was still on, so she turned her steps and walked toward Xu Rixin's office.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Yan Qingxue knocked on the door three times gently before pushing it open and peeking inside.

"Rixin, you haven't finished work yet?"

She knew the rules very well; she usually called Xu Rixin "President Xu" when at the company, but because it was past work hours and there was no one else around, she was much more relaxed.

Xu Rixin, who was sitting behind the desk flipping through documents, managed to pull out a smile upon hearing this.

"Xiao Xue, you haven't gone back yet either?"

"I just finished a marketing plan and was about to go back; I saw the light in your office was still on."

Yan Qingxue walked to Xu Rixin's side and very considerately massaged his temples for him.

"What's wrong, is work not going smoothly?"

Xu Rixin grabbed Yan Qingxue's wrist upon hearing this and said exhaustedly: "It's indeed not going very smoothly. Didn't I plan to bid for that plot of land in Beicheng recently? But the competitors are very strong, and the Yan family is among them. If things go wrong, I'm afraid our company will be accompanying them in the race again this time."

"What? The Yan family is actually participating in the bidding for this land?" Yan Qingxue was obviously somewhat surprised.

"That's right. After I got the news, I urgently held a meeting with senior management. If the bottom price is set too high, even if we win this land, it will cause losses to the company, and subsequent development might stagnate. But if we follow the original bottom price, we definitely won't be able to compete with the Yan Group."

Xu Rixin sighed pretentiously, seemed to have thought of something, and said softly: "If only we could know the price quote of the Yan family. But how is that possible? Price quotes are always company secrets and are not easy to inquire about."

"It's a pity. This time we made such sufficient preliminary preparations, and even thought of four or five development plans, but in the end, we still can't win this land in Beicheng, sigh."

Yan Qingxue looked at Xu Rixin working overtime all night for the Beicheng land matter and couldn't help but comfort him with heartache: "Rixin, you should go back and rest early; I'll think of a way regarding the Beicheng land matter."

"Xiao Xue, what way can you think of?"

Xu Rixin was slightly startled, then shook his head.

"You are also a member of the Yan family, and your status is awkward; I don't want you to be dragged into this."

"It's okay, I know how much you've paid for the Beicheng plan this time, and I absolutely cannot let your efforts go to waste."

Yan Qingxue was very moved to see that Xu Rixin was still concerned about her and afraid of putting her in a difficult position under such circumstances.

"You don't need to worry about me; I will definitely think of a way to help you."