Chapter 1373 1368: Suing You for Slander
"What a joke?!"
Qiao Jiaojiao widened her eyes. She had just casually mentioned it, was it really that serious?
"A joke? You'll know soon enough if it's a joke or not." That unique Hong Kong-accented Mandarin accentuated his sense of superiority.
Shelley wasn't joking; he had indeed just called a top lawyer from Hong Kong, Chen Da, commonly known as the Big Lawyer Chen.
Big Lawyer Chen had business dealings with Shelley's and Dai Yifei's agency and had represented Dai Yifei in numerous reputation and financial cases.
They were quite familiar with each other, and Shelley saying that Big Lawyer Chen would come to the Mainland was not just to scare Qiao Jiaojiao. What Qiao Jiaojiao said earlier had already infringed on Dai Yifei's interests.
As Dai Yifei's agent, Shelley didn't know who Qiao Jiaojiao was, so why would he be polite to her?
Dai Yifei was not that naive girl anymore; she understood the implications. Qiao Jiaojiao often made things difficult for Qin Keren during school.
Today, she jumped out at the wrong time, and Dai Yifei naturally didn't mind teaching her a lesson.
"Darling, he's threatening me, did you see that?" Qiao Jiaojiao wasn't sure if what Shelley said was true or not.
But judging by the reactions of the people around, Dai Yifei certainly was doing well, having become a big star over in Hong Kong.
So she turned to Charlie for help, believing that with Charlie's influence, he could easily solve the problem, right?
"Friend, do me a favor, let's pretend this never happened, cheers!" Charlie stood up, raising his glass to offer a toast to the others around.
"Who are you? Can you represent her? Do you know she's slandering Miss Dai Yifei?" Shelley remained unmoved, responding to Charlie in the same Hong Kong-accented Mandarin.
Charlie's face didn't look too good, having already been disgusted by someone once today.
He didn't expect there to be someone who wouldn't give him face.
He reached into his pocket and took out a business card.
"This is my business card."
The business card contained a string of English letters, which Shelley initially didn't care about, but upon seeing the content, he couldn't help but change his expression.
Assistant Deputy Director of the External Investment Department of the British Royal Bank, Charlie Miles.
The man Charlie might not be much, but the key was his identity, the British Royal Bank! Assistant Deputy Director of the Investment Department!
Shelley had no choice but to reassess this man in front of him.
Even if Charlie were an American, Shelley wouldn't treat him so respectfully, but Charlie was British and a senior executive at the British Royal Bank!
The influence of the British on Hong Kong people has undeniably always existed.
To put it bluntly, Shelley's and Dai Yifei's agency might not want to offend a senior executive from the British Royal Bank.
Because the shareholders behind their company have investments from British companies.
If something were to happen, Dai Yifei certainly wouldn't be troubled, but as a small-time agent, even a celebrity agent, he could well become the scapegoat.
"Miss Dai..." Shelley quietly explained the background of the British man beside Qiao Jiaojiao.
Dai Yifei calmly asked, "You can't handle it?"
Shelley gritted his teeth, "It's not that I can't handle it, but it might encounter some obstacles..."
"I'll handle whatever comes!" Dai Yifei said calmly.
Hearing this, Shelley immediately gained confidence. Since Dai Yifei said so, as her agent, it wouldn't be right for him to back down.
"I'm sorry, even though you are a British citizen, if you, like this lady, defame Miss Dai, I will take you both to court!"
"Damn it, don't you know who I am?" Charlie widened his eyes.
He had heard Shelley's accent just now, which was why he had shown his business card to Shelley.
It was correct; it said Assistant Deputy Director of the External Investment Department of the British Royal Bank.
But in truth, he didn't hold such a high position; he was just a low-ranking employee at the External Investment Department of the British Royal Bank.
On this business trip to Huaxia, he was the team leader of the delegation. For convenience in business negotiations, he was temporarily given the title of Assistant Deputy Director.
But his actual position didn't even equate to a slightly powerful junior manager.
"No matter who you are, today she defamed Miss Dai and must apologize and compensate!" Shelley's attitude was unexpectedly firm.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Dai Yifei's status made them envious and jealous, but upon recalling the people who were close to Dai Yifei back in school, aside from Qin Keren, there seemed to be no one else.
As for Qiao Jiaojiao, well, what kind of popularity does she have?
Although there were more than ten people in the private room, apart from Charlie, who came with her, no one was approaching her side.
"Cough, cough, Yifei, we're all old classmates, can't you just let this slide for my sake? How about I apologize for Qiao Jiaojiao to you? I'll drink three glasses as a penalty, how about that?"
He Zehua was also having a headache. The gathering hadn't formally started, and first Su Chen, then Dai Yifei's agent caused trouble. What on earth was this?
Although by logic, he should try to please Dai Yifei, after all, she is Qin Keren's close friend, and he would need Dai Yifei's help if he wanted to confess his love to Qin Keren later. But if he stood with Dai Yifei to pressure Qiao Jiaojiao, then there was no point in continuing this student reunion.
He Zehua would become a joke too.
With He Zehua taking the lead in smoothing things over, other classmates also attempted to mediate.
Dai Yifei hesitated; after all, they were classmates once.
She whispered to Shelley, "Shelley, maybe we should just let it go."
However, Shelley's lack of giving face had already angered Charlie. Charlie Miles might be a small figure in Britain.
But in Huaxia, he could show off!
He was the Assistant Deputy Director of the External Investment Department of the British Royal Bank. During this trip to Huaxia for cooperation discussions, he had connected with some local businesses and officials.
Therefore, he had made a phone call just now.
"You will pay for your arrogance!" After hanging up the phone, Charlie said coldly.
However, his gaze towards Dai Yifei remained fiery. This Eastern woman was much more appealing than the Qiao Jiaojiao beside him.
"Mr. Charlie, they've already decided not to pursue Qiao Jiaojiao's inappropriate words earlier. Why not just let this go? After all, we're all old friends; no need to make it so unpleasant..."
Moving between people, He Zehua also felt a headache. It was quite difficult for him too. He organized such a student reunion primarily to show off and eventually pursue Qin Keren.
