Mr. Tycoon Is Actually the Father of My Child!
Chapter 119: One Must Be Aware of the Consequences When Doing Business

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: One Must Be Aware of the Consequences When Doing Business

Lin Qian was led by Lu Jun into the reception room to wait.

Before Lu Jun left, his gaze toward her was very unfriendly.

Lin Qian ignored him and sat quietly, waiting for the person she was to meet.

It’s not clear whether it was intentional or not, but the other party made Lin Qian wait for nearly an hour before they finally arrived late.

"Sorry, sorry, Miss Lin, I got held up by something before coming here and made you wait for a long time."

The other party was a middle-aged man in his thirties who, upon entering, greeted Lin Qian repeatedly and seemed to have a good attitude.

Lin Qian smiled, "It’s fine."

Regardless of whether he did it on purpose, she had already waited until now, and she could only hope that the signing would go smoothly from here on out.

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is Liu Yang, and I’m the Purchasing Manager at Gu Family."

Liu Yang sat down opposite Lin Qian and began to speak.

"Lin Qian." Lin Qian simply stated her name.

Liu Yang chuckled, his tone meaningful, "Miss Lin, you’re quite impressive, to have Manager Gu hand over such a big order to you. With this order, I reckon it could earn Miss Lin a substantial commission, right?"

The comment seemed a bit odd; Lin Qian couldn’t fathom Liu Yang’s real intentions, so she could only respond with a smile and quietly observe.

Seeing that Lin Qian did not say much, Liu Yang’s mouth curled up, "Alright, let’s skip the pleasantries and first firm up the designs for the work uniforms we want."

"Okay. Manager Liu, here are the latest styles of employee work uniforms from our company. Take a look and see what kind of design you’d like for the Gu Family’s workwear."

Finally getting to the main point, Lin Qian handed over the materials she was holding.

Liu Yang carefully flipped through the materials, "Does Miss Lin have any suggestions that I could consider? After all, you deal with clothes all the time and are definitely more professional than I am."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qian curled her lips into a smile and flipped to a few pages with checkmarks, "I think these few are quite decent, Manager Liu could consider them."

"Miss Lin has a really good eye; then I’ll select these two sets."

"Good."

...

The two exchanged information about the work uniform details.

Lin Qian kept her guard up, afraid that Liu Yang harbored ulterior motives.

Fortunately, until the discussion was almost over, Liu Yang did not make any undue moves.

This brought great relief to Lin Qian.

"Manager Liu, if there’s no problem, please sign your name here."

Lin Qian took out the prepared contract and handed it to Liu Yang.

She had already signed at the bottom; now she just needed Liu Yang to sign his name, and this deal would be successfully completed.

However, Liu Yang did not sign immediately.

He glanced at his wristwatch, then raised his eyes to Lin Qian, "Miss Lin, it’s already mealtime. Why don’t we talk over lunch?"

More talking?

Hadn’t they already talked everything through?

Lin Qian watched as Liu Yang stood up, frowning slightly, "Manager Liu, I have things to attend to at the shop this afternoon. If there’s anything we haven’t clarified, perhaps we could discuss it now..."

"Miss Lin, doing business requires a certain commitment."

Liu Yang looked at Lin Qian sideways and cut her off, his face turning somewhat stern, "This is a big deal, and Miss Lin’s commission is significant. Surely you won’t be so stingy as to not even be willing to share a meal, right?"

So he hadn’t gotten his way and was now holding her up?

Lin Qian immediately understood the deeper meaning behind Liu Yang’s earlier words.

As a purchaser, if he dealt directly with the head company, he likely got a bit of illicit income.

But now, as she had come to him directly, for Liu Yang, she was effectively cutting off a portion of his ill-gotten gains.

It made sense why he wanted to stall her.

There’s indeed some truth to the saying that the devil is in the details.

Lin Qian had no choice but to stand up and follow Liu Yang out.

The deal was close to fruition, and she didn’t want to walk away halfway through.

"Manager Liu, Tongqing Restaurant should be quite close to the company. How about we go there for a simple meal?"

The two reached the door, and Lin Qian suggested generously.

To secure the order, she was willing to endure the hassle of treating this difficult character to a meal in the hopes of smoothly finalizing the deal.

"Oh? Tongqing Restaurant? Their dishes aren’t cheap, Miss Lin is quite considerate."

Liu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly and pretended to assist Lin Qian, signaling her to get in the car.

Hypocrite!

Lin Qian smiled outwardly but cursed him inwardly.

From the corner of her eye, she saw Liu Yang’s outstretched hand and her brows furrowed slightly.

She hoped this man wouldn’t make any inappropriate moves during the meal.

Once in the car, Liu Yang made idle conversation with Lin Qian, sometimes skirting the edge of indecency whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Lin Qian remained silent, but was more vigilant in her mind.

Upon entering Tongqing Restaurant, Lin Qian deliberately did not reserve a private room, planning to dine with Liu Yang in the main hall.

With people coming and going in the hall, even if Liu Yang had any improper thoughts, he wouldn’t be able to act on them.

To her surprise, Liu Yang’s face darkened, "Miss Lin, what do you mean by this? We’re here to do business; have you ever seen business associates talk shop in a noisy hall? If you’re not sincere about inviting me to eat, don’t force yourself."

With those words, Liu Yang turned and walked out.

Lin Qian hurried to stop him, "I’m sorry, Manager Liu, I didn’t mean anything by it. I just didn’t make a reservation in advance and I don’t know if there’s still a private room available. Please wait a moment, I’ll check. If there’s no private room left at this restaurant, we can switch to another one. How does that sound?"

What a cunning old fox!

For the sake of the order, she would endure!

Liu Yang remained silent, merely stopping in his tracks with his expression softening slightly.

Lin Qian knew she had appeased him, so she quickly found a server to ask if there were any private rooms left.

Behind her, Liu Yang watched Lin Qian’s slender back, a gloomy light flashing in his eyes.

This woman was quite clever.

But he wasn’t a fool either.

All he had to do was wait until they were alone in a private room, and then...

"Alright, there is one small private room left. Let’s go, Manager Liu."

After communicating with the server, Lin Qian turned back and gestured to Liu Yang to follow the server.

"Good, looks like Miss Lin will be footing the bill."

Liu Yang nodded and extended his hand as if to offer Lin Qian a helpful gesture.

Lin Qian quickly stepped forward, narrowly avoiding Liu Yang’s hand.

With furrowed brows, Lin Qian considered how she should deal with Liu Yang once inside the private room.

Once they were in the room, Lin Qian gestured to Liu Yang to order first, while she went to the restroom.

Turning on the tap, she washed her hands and looked at her reflection in the mirror, exhaling deeply.

She wondered what else Liu Yang might do aside from eating.

If he were to make improper advances toward her, she...

Suddenly, the image of Yin Moran came to mind.

Ahem, why did she suddenly think of him?

Was she hoping that if something happened to her, he would come to her rescue like a hero?

Lin Qian’s face flushed with embarrassment, she smacked her own face and prepared to leave.

"Eh, Lin Qian?"

Fang Tong’s surprised voice echoed in the hallway, Lin Qian paused, her face immediately lighting up with a smile.