Seeing the lustful look on Boss Huang’s face, Shui Miao felt a surge of disgust. It felt like an insult to his good friend. Without hesitation, he turned around and signaled Xiao Shuang and the others to enter the office. Xiao Tang was still reluctant, but after receiving a sharp glare from Shui Miao, she quickly followed everyone inside.
As soon as the beauty left, Boss Huang returned to his usual self.
After stepping out of the car, he eagerly reached out to shake hands with Shui Miao, wearing a sly grin. “Brother Chen, please accept my apologies! I treated you poorly back then. Let me make it up to you tonight—I insist on treating you to dinner. Please do me the honor.” Being in the business world, Boss Huang was skilled at reading the situation, flattering others, and adapting accordingly.
However, Shui Miao genuinely disliked people like him—phony, pretentious, and insincere. If you ever believed in their act, you’d end up losing.
“Boss Huang, you’re being too humble. We’re all very busy, so let’s get straight to the point. If you’re serious about transferring the tea restaurant, I’ll offer you forty million, no more than forty million. I hate haggling—if you think it’s fair, we can proceed. If not, no problem either…” Shui Miao shrugged, wearing a completely indifferent expression.
His directness caught Boss Huang off guard.
Director Zhang was also taken aback. In his mind, the lowest acceptable price was fifty million. He never expected Shui Miao to slash it down to forty million so quickly. That clearly signaled he wasn’t serious about buying it! After all, the tea restaurant had cost over thirty million when it was first built, and with inflation over the years, it should still be worth more than forty million.
If it were bought for forty million, it would instantly yield a profit of over ten million.
Director Zhang remained silent, lowering his head as he pondered Shui Miao’s intentions.
Boss Huang felt awkward, releasing Shui Miao’s hand. Seeing Shui Miao’s disinterest and Director Zhang’s silence, he furrowed his brows, rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and suddenly nodded. “I know, Brother Chen, you’re still angry with me. To show my sincerity and to fight together against those old bastards in the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce, you can just pay me twenty million in cash. The rest will be considered thirty million in assets, which I’ll invest as shares in your company. I’ll work for you as your employee. How does that sound?”
In other words, Shui Miao would only need to spend twenty million to acquire the tea restaurant and gain thirty million in capital.
Director Zhang’s heart stirred and he quickly looked toward Shui Miao.
You old fox—you just want to hang around here to flirt! And you expect me to believe you’ll work for me? Do you think I’m an idiot? Shui Miao thought to himself, his face remaining calm as he gently shook his head. “Boss Huang, I can’t possibly have someone as capable as you working for me. I prefer to be straightforward—forty million, no more, no less. If you’re okay with it, we proceed. If not, forget it.”
“No, Shui Miao, won’t you reconsider?”
Director Zhang clearly understood that Shui Miao was a novice in business. These days, without financing and cost-saving strategies, one couldn’t achieve anything significant. Shareholders were necessary; expansion through individual effort alone was impossible.
“Uncle, I have my own way of doing things. I don’t like having too many shareholders. Too many shareholders mean too many troubles. I prefer to be straightforward, to be clear in life and decisive in business.” Shui Miao naturally understood that Director Zhang was the real boss, but he firmly believed he should act this way. No matter what, he couldn’t partner with Boss Huang, who was filled with lustful thoughts.
Director Zhang was bluntly rejected.
Boss Huang felt deeply humiliated. In the past, he would have stormed off without hesitation, but today, seeing those stunning beauties, he had lost his heart completely. He couldn’t bear to leave like this. He had to find a way to befriend Shui Miao and get close to those gorgeous women. After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, “Alright! Just to make a friend, I’ll settle for forty-five million in cash. I’m giving it my all.”
“Forty million. Not a single penny more, or I won’t buy it.”
Shui Miao raised four fingers gently and shook his head.
“This is just too much!” Boss Huang immediately became anxious, turning to Director Zhang and exclaiming, “Uncle Zhang, you know the market. My tea restaurant is such a big business. If I just said fifty million, there would definitely be buyers! I’m doing this for your sake, trying to befriend Brother Chen, to fight together against those bastards in the Zhonghai Chamber of Commerce. Why is it so hard? Five million—I’m giving up five million as a huge favor. Isn’t that enough?”
Indeed, Boss Huang spoke from the heart today.
Previously, in his tea restaurant, Director Zhang had bargained with him for quite some time, insisting on seven properties without budging. Those properties were worth nearly seventy million. If he didn’t accept forty-five million now, it would truly be unreasonable.
“Take it easy, take it easy. Let’s discuss it again…”
Director Zhang quickly pulled Shui Miao aside, explaining the pros and cons and how much profit could be made.
However, while Director Zhang and Shui Miao were talking, Xiao Shuang and Lin Zhiling, who had been eavesdropping by the door, stepped out. Xiao Shuang knew about the tea restaurant and believed it was worth at least sixty million. Wanting to facilitate the deal, she quickly urged Shui Miao to agree immediately. A quick profit of fifteen million was a rare opportunity hard to find even with a lantern.
Lin Zhiling remained silent, observing Shui Miao’s reaction.
Unexpectedly, Shui Miao quickly pushed Xiao Shuang and Lin Zhiling back into the office. Once inside, he said the boss was a lecher and then turned to leave again.
Xiao Shuang was stunned, never expecting Shui Miao to be thinking about this issue.
Lin Zhiling was also surprised. Suddenly, she felt a bit enchanted by what Shui Miao said. In this world, weren’t all the big bosses using beauties as tools or playthings? A boss like Shui Miao, who protected his female subordinates, was extremely rare.
“You see, this is why I choose to follow Shui Miao. He doesn’t treat us as pawns but as brothers and sisters, caring for us and protecting us without any lustful intentions. Such a boss is truly worth cherishing for a lifetime!” Wang Xiao Mi suddenly exclaimed sincerely.
Li Lan nodded heavily. The last time, down in the dry well cave, Shui Miao could have taken advantage of the situation, but he didn’t. He had behaved like a true gentleman.
“I agree with that. I always feel like Shui Miao is like my younger brother…” After expressing her feelings, Xiao Shuang bit her lip in frustration and stamped her foot lightly. “But this really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Fifteen million! Just like that!”
“Don’t worry. Let me go out and say a few words to earn twenty million for our great boss. He probably won’t mind me, a new employee, getting involved.” With a gentle smile, Lin Zhiling walked out. Although she was somewhat moved, she still believed Shui Miao was a lustful man. She didn’t believe there were any men left in this world who weren’t interested in sex unless they were eunuchs or homosexuals.
Moreover, she was eager to find out what kind of man Shui Miao really was, the one who managed to bring Lin Qing’er’s long-dead heart back to life.
“Hello Boss Huang, I’m Lin Zhiling…”
As soon as she stepped out of the office, Lin Zhiling walked with her signature catwalk, smiling sweetly as she extended her delicate hand toward Boss Huang from a distance…
“Uh…”
Hearing Lin Zhiling’s enchanting voice, Boss Huang, who had seen countless beauties, felt his bones melt. Seeing her stunning figure and angelic face, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, almost falling to the ground!
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