Not a good thing

"President Ning, what's the rush?" Tang Long said with a chuckle, grabbing Ning Wei's arm.

"Let go of me! I don't want to talk to you!" Ning Wei shook off Tang Long's hand and made to get into his car.

"Come on now, President Ning. I wanted to talk to you back in the lobby, but you wouldn't give me the time of day. Now that the meeting is over, why don't the two of us find a place and have a proper chat?" Tang Long kept smiling, once again grabbing Ning Wei's arm.

Unable to get into the car, Ning Wei turned around and shouted angrily, "Tang Long, you don't need to put on a show of goodwill here. You know very well why I'm ignoring you!"

"I know, I know..." Tang Long didn't get angry at all, his tone remaining gentle. "That's why I want to talk it over with you properly! President Ning, it would be a real shame if our project didn't continue. According to the plan I drew up, once our two sides start cooperating, within a year at most, we will both undoubtedly rank among the top-tier enterprises in Huaijiang City. By then, your net worth and mine will skyrocket..."

"Alright, if that's how you want to put it, I'll tell you straight," Ning Wei said, turning back around. "I feel like I have enough money, and there's completely no need to push any further. You can't tempt me with profits! I'll say it again: you fire Lu Feifei, and have her kneel and apologize to my daughter. Otherwise, don't even talk about cooperation, and forget about the project!"

"President Ning, it's been several days now. Haven't you cooled down yet? Since you've brought it up yourself, I have to say my piece. I don't think Feifei did anything wrong. That day, it was clearly your daughter who went too far..."

Tang Long recounted the incident again and said earnestly, "It was President Lin who poured tea on Mod's head, wasn't it? Jiajia dumping a trash can on another girl's head was already unreasonable, and when Feifei tried to stop her, the two sides had a scuffle, and Feifei accidentally pushed Jiajia down... Putting aside who was right and who was wrong in this matter, I truly feel it shouldn't affect our cooperation! Besides, Feifei already said that if Jiajia feels wronged, she is willing to go and apologize. But as for firing her, making her kneel, and all that—I really can't do it."

"If you can't do that, then there's nothing more to say to you!" Ning Wei flicked his sleeve and once again turned to get into his car.

"President Ning, think about it again!" Tang Long grabbed his arm tightly, his brow furrowing involuntarily.

To facilitate this cooperation, Tang Long had indeed put in a lot of effort, and Nanhua Group was the one he had carefully selected, believing it held the greatest cooperative value and development prospects.

Success makes the king; failure makes the bandit!

In front of Lu Feifei and the others, his relaxed demeanor was just an act to avoid putting pressure on everyone, but in truth, he valued this cooperation more than anyone else.

Unable to hold back any longer, his true nature finally showed, and a murderous aura flashed in his eyes.

"What do you want to do? Are you planning to hit me?!" Ning Wei said, even more furious. "Let me tell you, this is the municipal guesthouse! Do you believe I can call the security guards right now?"

"President Ning, how could I hit you? I just want to have a talk..."

"Security! Secu—"

Just as the two were at a deadlock and on the verge of a loud argument, a young man suddenly walked over with a smile.

"Oh, President Ning, what's going on here?" Lin Ki asked with a smile. Although he had been listening in from the shadows for a while, he actually already knew what was happening.

"President Lin!" Ning Wei immediately became respectful.

"President Lin..." Tang Long also greeted him. Facing this young president who shared the same name as his young master, he hadn't thought much of it, simply assuming it was a coincidence.

"I heard the two of you arguing just now, and it seemed my name was mentioned. What's this about?" Lin Ki asked casually, his voice naturally slightly hoarse.

"It's like this, President Lin..." Tang Long realized this was an opportunity. Since the whole affair started because of Lin Ki, he recounted the previous events and then sighed, "I really don't think this is a big deal, but President Ning is fiercely protective of his daughter, and a perfectly good project is about to fall apart!"

Lin Ki feigned great astonishment. "There's such a thing? That day I was just casually helping out, I didn't expect to offend your daughter! President Ning, do I need to go apologize to your daughter?"

Ning Wei wore an embarrassed expression. "No... no need..."

In front of Lin Ki, Ning Wei had zero temper.

"I don't think so either," Lin Ki said earnestly. "President Ning, that Mod fellow—I could tell at a glance he's no good. Slick-haired and lacking in any real ability, dumping his previous girlfriend just because he went to study abroad. His character is deeply questionable! If your daughter is with him, she certainly won't come out ahead. If you ask me, he's just after your assets... Pouring tea on his head was my way of helping your daughter clear out the trashy man. Wouldn't you say that makes sense?"

If anyone else had said those words, Ning Wei might not have listened.

But coming from Lin Ki—backed by his overwhelming status—it actually made a lot of sense to Ning Wei!

"That Mod really isn't a good person?" Ning Wei asked doubtfully.

"Definitely not a good person... We're all men here, what tricks can't we see right through?" Lin Ki said with a serious expression.