Chapter 762 - 337: I Don’t Know About Before, But You’re the First Today

Li Deshui frowned at the young man who had suddenly burst in. He looked at Ning Qian and said with displeasure, "President Ning, can anyone from your company just barge into your office like this?"

"Other people can’t, but he can."

Upon seeing Xu Yun, Ning Qian immediately stepped down from the main seat and stood to the side, looking for all the world like a handmaiden.

It was immediately clear who was in charge.

Indeed, the moment Li Deshui saw Xu Yun, it all made sense. ’That explains why a woman was running the show,’ he thought.

This was the real person in charge.

Li Deshui looked at Xu Yun, smiled, and introduced himself all over again. Then he asked, "And you are, brother?"

"I’m your Daddy Xu!"

At these words, Ning Qian couldn’t help but burst out laughing, while Li Deshui’s face turned crimson with rage.

But he quickly suppressed his anger and said furiously, "President Xu, if we can’t reach an agreement, then let’s not negotiate. There’s no need for insults. It’s beneath people of our standing."

"You don’t have any damn standing."

Xu Yun stared at the man before him and asked again, "Let me ask you, were you threatening me just now?"

"No. We’re businessmen. We believe in harmony bringing wealth."

Li Deshui, thinking he was handling himself with decorum, smiled and said, "I was just giving President Ning a kind reminder. I meant nothing else by it."

"Well, thank you for your shitty advice."

Xu Yun gestured with his hand. "If there’s nothing else, you can get the hell out."

"President Xu, I hope you can still talk this tough later on."

"Don’t you worry. I’m always hard!"

"..."

No matter how much self-control Li Deshui had, he finally cracked. His face was ashen as he stormed out.

His visit today was only meant to be an initial probe.

He hadn’t expected this kind of result.

After returning, he called his boss—the one pulling the strings—and gave him an embellished account of the situation.

He especially emphasized Xu Yun’s arrogance.

After listening, his boss just nodded and told him to go home and wait for news.

「Cloud Office」

Ning Qian watched Li Deshui leave and said with some concern, "There won’t be any trouble, will there?"

"What trouble could there be?"

Xu Yun smiled. "We live in a society governed by law. If he wants to talk reason, I’ll talk reason with him. If he wants to use force, well, I know a little something about that, too."

"I’m just worried he’ll play dirty behind our backs."

"It’s fine. You all just keep doing your work as usual. If you run into so much resistance that you can’t continue, then just stop."

Xu Yun said, "If the sky falls, the tall guys will hold it up. And if this tall guy can’t hold it, we’ll just run for it."

"Okay, I understand."

Ning Qian smiled. "By the way, your old classmate Chen Yang said he wants to treat you to a meal now that you’re back. Do you want to go?"

"Sure."

Speaking of Chen Yang, Xu Yun asked curiously, "Has his issue been taken care of?"

"It’s been handled."

"How was it handled?"

Ning Qian said, a bit awkwardly, "I’m not very good at this sort of thing, so I just had someone replace the entire project department."

Xu Yun was speechless.

Ning Qian asked worriedly, "Did I not handle it well?"

"No, you handled it perfectly."

Xu Yun couldn’t help but chuckle. "Come on, let’s invite Chen Yang and go grab a meal together."

"Okay. Should we take my car?"

"Mhm."

Ning Qian sent Chen Yang a text with the address, and then they headed over to wait for him.

Before long, Chen Yang rushed over, looking dusty from his travels.

He saw the two of them already seated in the private room and said, a little sheepishly, "It’s dusty at the construction site. I didn’t have time to change into clean clothes."

"Don’t worry about it."

Ning Qian smiled. "With President Yang keeping an eye on the construction site for me, I feel completely at ease."

"President Yang, you’re a busy man now," Xu Yun teased. "Don’t forget me when you get rich."

"Xu Yun, stop making fun of me."

Chen Yang smiled. "If you hadn’t asked President Ning to help me this time, I would have fallen flat on my face again."

At this, he raised his glass. "I’d like to propose a toast to you and President Ning."

"Alright, I accept."

The three of them raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Later, after a few rounds of drinks, Chen Yang watched as President Ning attentively poured wine and served food for Xu Yun. He asked tentatively, "Xu Yun, what exactly is the relationship between you and President Ning?"

Xu Yun grinned. "What do you think?"

"I think you two are like a couple."

"Well, congratulations. You guessed right."

Xu Yun turned, took Ning Qian’s face in his hands, and gave her a kiss, making her blush profusely.

"So? Your brother’s pretty good at being a kept man, huh? Found myself a rich, beautiful girl and cut fifty years of hard work out of my life."

Chen Yang: "..."

"Don’t be jealous. This kind of thing depends on fate."

Xu Yun continued, "From now on, you’re one of us. For her construction sites, you need to be extra diligent and guarantee the quality."

"You can rest assured on that point."

Emboldened by a few drinks, Chen Yang guaranteed, "From now on, as long as I’m on the site, not a single brick in my sister-in-law’s project will be fake."

"I hope so."

After the meal, Chen Yang returned to his dorm at the construction site to rest. He had drunk a bit too much at lunch.

Xu Yun had Ning Qian drive him to the front of Lin Suiling’s factory complex, and then she returned to the company to handle her work.

As the president of a large enterprise, she had a mountain of tasks and documents waiting for her to process and sign every day.

It was safe to say that of everyone in Xu Yun’s circle, Ning Qian was now the one with the most to do, the busiest of them all.

It had to be said, the position was a true trial by fire.

Today, Xu Yun could clearly see a difference in her, especially in how she dealt with people other than him.

When Xu Yun arrived at Lin Suiling’s temporary project office, he found her making instant noodles for her meal—a rather miserable sight.

"You’re here?"

Lin Suiling smiled when she saw Xu Yun. "Have you eaten? Want me to make you a cup, too?"