Ouyang Jiahui pointed at Gu Xinyan, nervous as if she were secretly reporting to a teacher in her childhood, "He and Gu Jie intend to kidnap her."
Gu Xiangyi dragged Gu Xinyan’s wheelchair into the bedroom like an eagle carrying a chick.
Gu Xinyan wore a look of bitterness, casting a seeking gaze at Xu Xiangbei. Xu Xiangbei shrugged, a wry smile on his face, indicating his inability to help, leaving her to fend for herself.
Less than ten minutes later, Gu Xiangyi erged from the bedroom, her eyes filled with a fierce murderous intent, acting wildly, clutching a kitchen knife, attempting to charge towards the door, but was stopped by Xu Xiangbei.
Xu Xiangbei understood Gu Xiangyi; she was most impulsive at this mont. If she encountered Liu Yuxing, she would indeed chop him.
Xu Xiangbei took advantage of the situation to seize Gu Xinyan’s knife, jokingly smiling, "You need to calm down. Xinyan is safe and sound, there’s no need for you to be so angry."
Gu Xiangyi attempted to snatch the knife from Xu Xiangbei’s hand, "That bastard Gu Jie, dared to target my sister. I want to kill him, will you help ?"
"Killing is illegal. If you truly want his life, you don’t need to do it yourself. Just say the word, but definitely not now."
Gu Xiangyi gradually regained her composure. Gu Jie, after all, was her cousin and the only grandson of the Gu Family; killing him wouldn’t be a satisfying solution.
Still holding onto her anger, she said to Xiao Lin, "You better make sure Liu Yuxing stays out of my sight, or it won’t just be a simple band-aid on his face."
Xiao Lin, helpless, could only nod.
The European Union Building, located on Huaihai Road, stood like a massive beast covered in prisms, housing nurous strong and broad-ranging foreign comrcial companies.
Gu Xiangyi was visiting a French company responsible for distributing toys from Xiangyi Group to supermarket chains in various European countries.
Gu Xiangyi had already arranged to et business manager Basel in the conference room.
Gu Xiangyi was dressed in a standard Prada professional suit, with exquisite makeup on her face, wearing seven-centiter stiletto heels that exuded an alluring elegance and the aura of a strong woman.
Basel was a tall Frenchman, with a face full of beard, wearing a well-tailored suit, exuding arrogance in his deanor.
Gu Xiangyi made extensive preparations, presenting favorable docunts to Basel, initiating the negotiation.
Gu Xiangyi’s tone was resolute, her words sharp, "According to our contract, you’ve already withheld ten percent of the paynt as a guarantee. That two hundred thousand can’t be held indefinitely; it should be given to us by the end of this month. If it’s overdue, you’ll be breaching the contract. According to the breach of contract terms, we can sue you, demanding double the paynt as compensation."
Basel, experienced, was unfazed by Gu Xiangyi’s threats, cunningly smiling.
"I’m sorry, since the electronic chips in these toys involve intellectual property, they’re illegal products, so we can’t pay you a cent. If it goes to court, I’m afraid it will be you breaching the contract, and your loss won’t just be two hundred thousand, but possibly two million."
Gu Xiangyi raised her noble head, arguing, "These electronic chips are entirely from Huaxia Dragon Tiger Group Electronics Company. I’ve submitted proof docunts; there’s absolutely no infringent of intellectual property rights."
She showed the proof docunts to Basel, patiently explaining, but Basel’s simple response left Gu Xiangyi speechless, "Sorry, there’s nothing I can do; it’s a decision made by our CEO, Mr. Renault, I’m rely executing it."
Gu Xiangyi was nearly furious, "If you had no power, you should have said earlier, I’ll find your in-charge, your boss, Mr. Renault."
"Our boss, Mr. Renault, isn’t here; he’s still in Europe attending a eting. I can only pass your demands to him."
Gu Xiangyi felt Basel’s gaze was evasive, evidently stalling her, still wanting to reason, but was driven out by security.
Due to the business secret involvent, Xu Xiangbei couldn’t enter the eting room, so he could only wander the corridor when he spotted a familiar figure.
Silver-haired Thomas, followed by tall, strong bodyguards, ran into him head-on.
Thomas had an affable smile, tightly shook hands with Xu Xiangbei, though his hand was rough, it was strong and powerful.
"Isn’t this Dr. Xu? Hello, what are you doing here?"
Xu Xiangbei straightforwardly inford him, "Mr. Thomas, hello, my friend is inside discussing business."
"That’s quite a coincidence; I’m very familiar with the boss here, Mr. Renault. This ti visiting Huaxia, I specifically ca to visit him. Is there anything you need to assist with?"
Xu Xiangbei just responded no when he saw Gu Xiangyi walking out with a flushed face, with two unfriendly-looking security guards behind her.
"What happened?"
Gu Xiangyi grumbled indignantly, "I’m infuriated, a bunch of rogues, withholding the paynt. I said I wanted to see their Mr. Renault, but they said he’s attending a eting in Europe and drove out. Once I get back, I’ll prepare materials to sue them."
Xu Xiangbei resignedly said to Mr. Thomas, "Mr. Thomas, your good friend Mr. Renault isn’t here, you probably ca in vain."
Seeing Xu Xiangbei speaking with Thomas, Gu Xiangyi was surprised, "Oh, who’s this foreigner, you know him?"
Thomas, smiling, proactively introduced himself, "I’m Thomas, a friend of Dr. Xu. This company’s Mr. Renault is a good friend of mine; if you’re willing, I can help facilitate a eting for you to discuss."
Gu Xiangyi looked at Thomas in surprise, captivated by his charisma, this foreigner was elegantly spoken, especially his silver hair made him appear more mature and solemn.
Xu Xiangbei introduced them, "This is Thomas from Hollywood’s Tri-Star Pictures, and this is my girlfriend, Gu Xiangyi."
Gu Xiangyi didn’t want to file a lawsuit, nor did she want to get into a cross-border case; not to ntion the language barrier, rely investigating and presenting evidence would take half a year, and coupled with political and intellectual property issues, retrieving the two hundred thousand paynt would take three to five years. She preferred to talk with CEO Mr. Renault to resolve the paynt issue.
Gu Xiangyi revealed a grateful smile, "If Mr. Thomas can help et Mr. Renault, I’d be very thankful."
Thomas led Xu Xiangbei and Gu Xiangyi, walking casually towards the innermost office, a transparent office partitioned by glass.
Inside the office, sat a slender middle-aged man with graying temples, smoking a cigar and reading docunts.
The corridor security recognized Thomas, knowing he was a friend of their boss, and dared not stop him, instead smiled and greeted.
Mr. Renault hadn’t gone to Europe for a eting; he was sitting in his office, Basel was entirely stalling Gu Xiangyi, not wanting her to et his boss.
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