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Chapter 497 Woman, You've Gone Bad

She took a deep breath, raised her hand and knocked on the door. A voice inside told her to come in. Tong Shili composed herself and handed the documents to Yan Zuozuo.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shili." Yan Zuozuo gestured for her to sit beside her, then suddenly noticed that Shili seemed preoccupied. She frowned. "Shili?"

Tong Shili was taken aback, meeting Yan Zuozuo's questioning gaze. She quickly snapped out of it and whispered, "I'm sorry."

Bai Ningxuan glanced over, but only for a moment. However, Ou Luhan noticed it, her eyes lit up, and she stood up and walked over to Tong Shili. "Shili, don't be fooled by this guy's appearance. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing, with a string of womanizing affairs." After saying that, she deliberately gave Bai Ningxuan a provocative look. "Mr. Bai, am I right?"

Bai Ningxuan looked at him with a half-smile: "What you said is true, but it's strange that Young Master Ou is slandering me everywhere."

"This isn't slander, I'm just..." Ou Luhan suddenly leaned closer to Bai Ningxuan, grinning, "...telling the truth so that my fellow unmarried women won't be fooled... Ah, sorry..."

Before anyone could react, the coffee cup suddenly tipped over and spilled all over Bai Ningxuan.

Yan Zuozuo and Tong Shili stared wide-eyed. Was this guy doing this on purpose?

"Oh dear, look how careless I was, Mr. Bai, I'm so sorry!" Ou Luhan exclaimed, as if she had been frightened. Her acting skills were superb; she didn't seem a little sorry at all.

Most people would have been upset by now, but Bai Ningxuan just smiled slightly. "It's alright. Given my previous experience, I usually prepare a couple of extra outfits. Please wait a few minutes, I'll be right back." With that, he stood up, nodded politely to everyone, and turned to leave the office.

His words made Tong Shili blush slightly.

"My God, this kid actually has a change of clothes ready at any time. How many bad things must he be doing outside?" Ou Luhan said with a look of surprise.

Yan Zuozuo looked at him calmly and said, "Young Master Ou, is this interesting?"

Ou Luhan pouted and sat back down. "It's not that interesting."

"..." Yan Zuozuo was speechless. This Third Young Master Ou was always quite serious when he was working. What happened to him? What did Bai Ningxuan do to provoke him to bully him like this?

She looked at him strangely, wondering what was going on in his head.

"That guy tried to steal my woman, but I actually lost!" Ou Luhan suddenly blurted out this extremely angry sentence, leaving Yan Zuozuo and Tong Shili dumbfounded.

"Always wearing a sheep's skin and trying to be a 'warm man' is nothing but a wolf from the north, so hypocritical!"

Yan Zuozuo finally understood what was wrong with Ou Luhan. It turned out that she had been venting all her resentment about her previous heartbreak on Bai Ningxuan. Her thoughts were really strange.

Not long after, Bai Ningxuan returned dressed in a spotless white suit. With his refined and handsome face, he looked like a perfect god who had fallen from the sky.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting," Bai Ningxuan said apologetically as he sat back down in his seat.

Ou Luhan curled her lip, looking disdainful.

Yan Zuozuo's eyebrows twitched as she watched. Couldn't he distinguish between public and private matters? Most importantly, this man with the small nose and eyes was already married, yet he was still so immature. How could they possibly conduct business if things continued like this?

"Alright, the welcoming ceremony is over. Let's get straight to the point." She sighed, "If Third Young Master doesn't like the atmosphere here, we can go somewhere else. We can also invite Guoguo along so we can have a meal together later."

Ou Luhan froze, looking at Yan Zuozuo in disbelief, then her eyes accused: Woman, you've gone bad.

Yan Zuozuo ignored him and said, "Young Master Ou, let's decide on a location."

“No need, it’s fine here.” He sat up straight. “Now that everyone’s here, let’s begin.”

Bai Ningxuan smiled faintly, flipped through the materials, and said, "The cooperation proposal in Third Young Master's hands is what we're going to discuss today. I hope that our three families can achieve mutual benefit and a win-win situation."

Ou Luhan looked at the materials very seriously.

When Yan Zuozuo saw that he was almost finished reading, she asked, "What does Third Young Master think?"

Ou Luhan looked up and gave a sarcastic snort, "To be honest, the terms of cooperation are very generous, but I'm always a little skeptical about things falling from the sky."

Bai Ningxuan is a very cunning person. No matter how well the treaty is written, with his limited intelligence, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause. Of course, besides personal prejudice, there is some truth to this.

In fact, Yan Zuozuo also had doubts. This contract essentially meant everyone would profit, but if it didn't, the Bourbon Group would bear almost all the losses. Bai Ningxuan's purpose in negotiating with this kind of contract was indeed strange.

If they cannot reach an agreement with Ou Luhan, then they will have to find a new partner. However, Yan Zuozuo still hopes to cooperate with Ou Luhan.

"Since Young Master Ou has brought this up, why don't we all have an open and honest discussion? Mr. Bai, please explain your reasons so we can all reconsider."

Bai Ningxuan nodded: "Then I'll be frank. Actually, we didn't plan to enter the Asian market so early. But Director Yan and Chi Shang have been kind to our young master, and the Bourbon Group will expand into the Asian market sooner or later. Rather than missing the chance to repay their kindness a few years later, the young master thinks it's better to do it sooner rather than later. It's that simple."

"As for the preferential terms, that was also instructed by the young master. The important thing is that I don't think this cooperation will result in a loss at all. In my opinion, it is a very profitable project, unless the third young master lacks confidence in himself."

"Me!" Ou Luhan was about to explode, but suddenly calmed down and chuckled. "Maybe it's true, but even if you make it sound amazing, I still need to consider this matter carefully."

Yan Zuozuo pursed her lips: "How much time does Third Young Master need to consider?"

"I don't know."

Yan Zuozuo frowned: "So you don't have any other business concerns?"

“No, if what Mr. Bai said is true, this project is indeed quite good.” Ou Luhan was quite frank.

"So the reason you're considering is just a personal grudge?"

Of course, he just didn't like this kid, really didn't like him, extremely didn't like him!

Yan Zuozuo was also speechless. She knew Ou Luhan liked making money, but he also had his principles. His words today clearly indicated he had no intention of cooperating. It seemed that if they wanted to join forces, they would first need to settle the old scores between Ou Luhan and Bai Ningxuan.

She glanced at Bai Ningxuan, then at Ou Luhan, and after a moment's thought, said, "Gentlemen, I have other things to take care of today. You should both think it over carefully and arrange to meet again when you have time, okay?"

Bai Ningxuan nodded: "Alright." He stood up to see Yan Zuozuo off, and said, "I still have some things to say to Young Master Ou, so I'll leave a little later. Be careful on the road."

Yan Zuozuo nodded and left with Tong Shili. Before leaving, Tong Shili glanced back at Bai Ningxuan. He was such a gentle man; wouldn't he be bullied by Young Master Ou if he stayed?

However, thinking of the conversation between Ou Luhan and Bai Ningxuan, she lowered her eyes and resolutely strode away.

As soon as Yan Zuozuo left, Ou Luhan, like a young master, sat down behind his desk, crossed his legs, and said, "Oh, now that little Zuozuo is gone, there's nothing fun left. Mr. Bai, goodbye."

"Young Master Ou," Bai Ningxuan said with a faint smile, "it seems there really is some misunderstanding between us. Perhaps..."

“There’s no misunderstanding. The facts speak for themselves, and there’s no point in arguing.” Ou Luhan snorted. “I have nothing to talk to you about either. Hurry up and leave; I’m busy.”

Ou Luhan looked impatient and pretended to work while holding the documents.

*Snap!* A claw appeared on his file. He jumped in fright. What the hell? A threat? Did they think he'd be scared?

Meeting Ou Luhan's angry eyes, Bai Ningxuan smiled and said, "Let bygones be bygones. Third Young Master is already married and has children. It's not worth ruining our relationship over such a small matter." As he spoke, he patted Ou Luhan's shoulder, "We're all businessmen, making money is the most important thing, isn't it?"

Ou Luhan looked coldly at Bai Ningxuan: "Very well, I will consider it carefully."

"That's wonderful. In that case, I'll go back and wait patiently." Bai Ningxuan smiled kindly and turned to leave. But a strange smile lingered on his lips; it seemed that it wouldn't be him who couldn't wait, but rather Ou Luhan.

What do you call this? It's true what they say, enemies are destined to meet, tsk!

Yan Zuozuo left precisely because she wanted the two men to resolve their personal issues themselves; otherwise, with her present, things might have become difficult. But now she was worried again: what if the two men were left alone and started fighting?

One of these two appears carefree and nonchalant, but is actually incredibly skilled; the other looks refined and cultured, but is also quite capable. Chi Moqing once said that families of high-ranking officials usually have their children learn martial arts from a young age, just in case. I heard that Bai Ningxuan even worked as a mercenary for a few years; his skills are no joke.

Tong Shili, who had been silent the whole way, couldn't help but ask, "Are Mr. Bai and Young Master Ou really alright?"

Yan Zuozuo's eyes lit up, and he gave Tong Shili a knowing look. Hey, this girl seems really heartbroken over Bai Ningxuan.

She withdrew her gaze from the madam and said, feigning seriousness, "It's alright, Mr. Bai is quite skilled."

Tong Shili was stunned. Was that so? Even she herself hadn't realized how much attention she was paying to Bai Ningxuan.

Seeing her like that, Yan Zuozuo thought it was good news. She actually wanted to ask Tong Shili about her relationship with Yi Fanxi, but she swallowed the words back.

Firstly, she still had a grudge against Tong Shili, so this topic was probably not suitable for her to ask; secondly, if she asked now, Tong Shili might get angry and embarrassment, and the budding romance between her and Bai Ningxuan would be destroyed by her.

It's best for them to handle this themselves.

Since it was Saturday, the streets were quite crowded, bustling with people out shopping. She thought for a moment that she hadn't gone shopping in a long time, and since she was already out, why not take a walk too?

"Shili, want to go shopping together?" she invited.

Tong Shili was taken aback, as if she were quite surprised. She looked out of the car window. Yes, how long had it been since she had properly gone shopping? Her days had been wasted on so-called work and tasks. She suddenly felt somewhat pathetic.

"Alright," she said.

This time it was Yan Zuozuo's turn to be surprised. She asked the driver to stop the car and was about to get out when she suddenly saw a figure flash past the window. That person...