Chapter 54: Note
If someone were genuinely proposing to Li Huiran with a sincere heart, the Chen Dong of today wouldn't say a thing.
But this man before him not only had ulterior motives, the lust in his eyes was practically leaping out.
He was clearly using Li Huiran as a tool—one to gain both power and sex.
Facing An Junxian's furious shout, before Chen Dong could speak, Li Huiran interjected coldly, "What he said is what I'm saying! If this is your attitude, President An, then there's no need to talk!"
How could An Junxian let Li Huiran leave? In his eyes, her stunning face and graceful figure were already his private possessions; no one but him was worthy of having her.
Besides, as long as he married Li Huiran, he would have the Li Family's support, and he could surely become the next Patriarch of the An Family.
Thus, An Junxian said gently, "I'm sorry, Huiran. I was too hasty."
Li Huiran shot him a cold glare. The way he said "Huiran" made her skin crawl.
If not for the Li Family's dire circumstances, she would have already walked out and wouldn't have wasted a second listening to this man's nonsense.
Seeing Li Huiran stop, An Junxian knew that with the construction materials as his trump card, he could slowly conquer this stunning woman. 'Even if she doesn't agree to marry me now, a night of passion would be nice too. As long as I sleep with her and she gets pregnant with a child or two, whether we get married or not will be up to me to decide.'
An Junxian grew excited at the thought. The only thing in his way now was that Li Group employee.
He said, "If you want the construction materials, we can take our time discussing it. I just don't really like this underling. Can you have him leave first?"
But Chen Dong wasn't someone who would put up with that. Hearing the request, he propped his feet directly on the table.
He taunted An Junxian, "Heh! Now that you've said that, I'm definitely not leaving. I'll just sit right here."
Li Huiran also said coldly, "President An, if you're sincere about discussing the construction materials, then let's get straight to it!"
An Junxian was starting to get angry as well. It was the Li Group begging him, not the other way around.
He snarled, "President Li, I have plenty of sincerity. I'll be in room 3015 all night. If you want the materials, you don't even have to marry me. Just come and spend one night with me, and I'll sell them to you at a twenty percent markup." With that, An Junxian stormed out of the private room.
Li Huiran was so furious she was trembling all over.
Chen Dong's brow was also furrowed in a cold frown. He already felt the urge to kill An Junxian; the only reason he hadn't acted was that he wanted to see the An Family's attitude.
After her initial burst of anger, Li Huiran sank powerlessly to the floor, burying her head in her hands, feeling as if all her efforts had been for nothing.
Chen Dong didn't disturb her. He stepped out of the private room and called An Ruoling.
He asked directly, "What exactly does your An Family do?"
An Ruoling held nothing back. They were the largest construction materials merchant in Tianjiang City, controlling ninety percent of the market share.
"Was there a young President An who came to the Jiangzhou Hotel for business today?"
An Ruoling replied, "I'm not sure. I don't really manage company affairs."
This answer did not satisfy Chen Dong.
Chen Dong said bluntly, "I don't like this person. If the An Family can't give me a satisfactory response today, then I'm sorry, but I can no longer help you with your treatment."
With that, Chen Dong hung up the phone.
He was well aware of the Li Group's crisis.
He opened a message on his phone from a contact saved under the single character, "Huang".
It contained a file on Liu Qi, including a method to make him compromise.
But Chen Dong had no intention of using the method in the message.
The message had arrived yesterday. The first line was: My surname is Huang.
The second line was: We are friends, not foes.
Chen Dong had tried calling the number, but the other party didn't pick up. They only sent him a text telling him not to make contact.
Following that was the file on Liu Qi, including the method to make him compromise.
Unless it was a last resort, Chen Dong really didn't want to follow this Mr. Huang's plan. This person was clearly the mastermind behind the Liang Family incident, and he had only contacted Chen Dong because he wanted to turn him into a pawn.
Meanwhile, An Ruoling was aghast after receiving Chen Dong's call. She only needed two more days of treatment before she had a hope of walking again, but now someone from the An family had offended Chen Dong. The thought terrified her.
'What if Chen Dong refuses to treat me anymore?' This was a result she could not accept. She hurriedly called her father, An Zhengping.
An Zhengping was initially delighted to receive a call from his daughter, but his happiness vanished when he heard what she had to say.
He immediately launched a strict investigation into all company personnel in Jiangzhou today.
When he discovered it was An Junxian, he exploded with rage.
An Junxian was a distant relative who had only gotten his position through family connections. And now he had offended his daughter's lifesaver.
He immediately made a call.
At that moment, An Junxian was lost in his fantasy. He held the Li Group's weakness in his hands; he refused to believe Li Huiran wouldn't yield. 'Soon I'll have that stunning beauty, and I can use the Li Family to climb to a higher position. It's not impossible to even become the An Family's Patriarch! The family's daughter is a cripple now. In the future, they'll have to rely on people like me to run the company.'
Just as he was imagining himself at the peak of his life, An Zhengping's call came through directly to his phone.
An Junxian was a bit suspicious. 'Why would the chairman call me directly?'
'Is he going to promote me? Am I about to be given a major role?'
'Fighting to lead this negotiation with the Li Group really was the right decision!'
He answered the phone, only to be met with a furious roar from the other end: "An Junxian, are you fucking tired of living?!"