Chapter 564 - 546: Defending Dignity_2
With wealth in their hands that had doubled in an instant, could they not be happy? They all wished fervently for the price to climb a few more points. Unfortunately, Tianya Group’s stocks were always in high demand, leading to a situation where there were only buyers and no sellers.
Logically speaking, with such a situation at Tianya Group, Li Ruo should have been excited. However, these past days, Li Ruo had been extremely anxious, because since the day Ye Chen left Hong Kong, she had not been able to contact him—his phone was off, and when asking Tianya Group’s people, they all claimed to have no knowledge. Therefore, Li Ruo had been very sad, not knowing what had happened to Ye Chen.
"Mr. Li, the representative from Zhu Group Japan has arrived!" Lin Ziwen looked at Li Ruo.
"Oh, why have they come again, didn’t we say that we didn’t need funds?" Li Ruo frowned.
During these past few days, she had been preoccupied with thoughts of Ye Chen, always avoiding meetings with the people from Zhu Group Japan. Li Ruo didn’t really have a good impression of Japanese people; having lived in the United States for so many years, Japanese people there always seemed somewhat enigmatic to her. Whether it was their words and actions or their attitude towards people and affairs.
When Japanese people bow to you, it doesn’t necessarily mean friendliness; it could be a sign of caution and vigilance. Moreover, Japanese people have always displayed a flattering attitude toward Americans and Europeans, while harboring significant prejudices against Chinese and other Asian ethnic groups, and on top of that, they often arrogantly consider themselves a major Asian power.
Over the years, naturally, many Japanese men had shown interest in Li Ruo, even attempting to pursue her. Unfortunately, Li Ruo didn’t really have much of a favorable opinion of Japanese people. Therefore, she had always been rejecting them.
This time, the Zhu Group’s representative stationed in China had actually traveled personally from Beijing to Jianghuai City to meet with Li Ruo, proposing to invest in the Northern City District project, which Li Ruo had declined due to sufficient funds. Unexpectedly, they came again.
"But this time, they said they have some new proposals they want to discuss with you!" Lin Ziwen added.
"Alright, let them in," Li Ruo nodded.
Lin Ziwen quickly left, and soon a Japanese young man around twenty-five or twenty-six, accompanied by several assistants, entered the room. He carried a strong presence. The man was 1.78 meters tall and seemed quite refined. If this man were not Japanese, Li Ruo might have felt some attraction to him, but unfortunately, he was a Japanese man, and this fact alone made her good feelings plummet.
"Miss Li Ruo, it’s a pleasure to meet you!" Upon entering the room, the young man gave Li Ruo a slight bow.
Out of politeness, Li Ruo could only stand up to greet him, saying, "Mr. Ichiro, please take a seat."