My gorgeous wife
Chapter 116 - 97: How about I accompany President Pang for a day?

Chapter 116: Chapter 97: How about I accompany President Pang for a day?

The next day.

Lin Yi took Li Chen to the location for the business negotiation.

Sitting in the taxi, Lin Yi looked refreshed, seemingly having rested well the previous night, while Li Chen wore a face of grievances and depression, sporting panda eyes where Lin Yi had kicked him the night before.

Seeing Li Chen’s dispirited appearance, Lin Yi couldn’t help but laugh.

"You’re still laughing," Li Chen glared at her irritably, "Couldn’t you have aimed somewhere else? You’ve ruined my good looks."

"Hmph," Lin Yi turned her head. "If you hadn’t been handsy yesterday, would I have kicked you?"

"Plus, I didn’t even know I could kick that accurately," Lin Yi’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved, but if you listened closely, it was laced with teasing and laughter.

Li Chen was so annoyed he decided to drop it, thinking to himself, a real man doesn’t nitpick with a woman over such issues.

The two arrived quickly at a towering building.

After getting out of the car, someone was already waiting there and soon led Li Chen and Lin Yi into an elevator.

Not long after, they were taken to a conference room.

"President Lin, please wait a moment, President Pang is still in a meeting," the person said.

"Okay, no problem," Lin Yi responded.

After the person left, Lin Yi and Li Chen took their seats and began to wait.

Lin Yi had taken out her business notebook, pulled up the prepared PPT, and even connected it to the projector, displaying a series of proficient actions that showed she had often gone out on business negotiations before.

"Beautiful wife, have you done this kind of business negotiation before?" Li Chen asked leisurely from the side.

"Yes," Lin Yi replied softly, "Before becoming a director, I had to familiarize myself with the operations, so I tried out various positions, and even as a director, I had to negotiate some business."

Li Chen chuckled, "Then I’m looking forward to President Lin’s performance."

Lin Yi rolled her eyes at him.

Time ticked away, and suddenly, half an hour had passed.

"Why hasn’t he arrived?" Li Chen frowned, half an hour was too long to make someone wait for a business talk.

"It’s fine," Lin Yi reassured, after all, the business deal involved a substantial amount, and it was worth trying to negotiate if possible, so a little wait wasn’t a big deal.

Seeing Lin Yi’s demeanor, Li Chen took her hand, "Then I’ll listen to my beautiful wife."

Another half an hour passed, bringing the total waiting time to an hour. Li Chen had already downed several glasses of water and was nodding off in his rolling chair, having not slept well the previous night, as the floor was indeed hard to sleep on.

But just then, the door to the conference room burst open, and a thunderous voice woke Li Chen with a start: "President Lin, sorry about that, I’ve been tied up."

Holy shit, was that thunder, or an earthquake?

Li Chen was startled but then saw that the other party had arrived.

"It hasn’t been that long, President Pang is being too polite," Lin Yi stood up to shake hands.

"Don’t say that, President Lin," the other party said with a smile, grasping Lin Yi’s hand, his eyes fixed on her. "President Lin is a well-known figure, well-known for what?"

He turned to ask his secretary who followed behind him.

"It’s better to meet face-to-face than to hear of each other," the secretary whispered in his ear.

"Right, it’s better to meet face-to-face," the other person laughed heartily. "You’ll have to forgive me, President Lin, I haven’t been much of a scholar."

"Not at all," Lin Yi also gave a brief laugh and then tried to withdraw her hand, only to find the other party still holding on.

"Oh," the other person squeezed Lin Yi’s hand again, feeling how soft it was, "President Lin truly is the beauty of Linchuan City."

After letting go of Lin Yi, he laughed heartily and sat down across from her, his eyes then turned toward Li Chen.

"Oh? Has the secretary President Lin brought with her not woken up yet?" Pang Bo laughed heartily.

Li Chen sneered internally. Although the other party was dressed in a suit, his belly was protruding and he wore a gold chain around his neck, with slicked-back hair and large ears, the unmistakable air of a gangster from Jianghu still clung to him.

It was certain, the other party had been involved with the underworld before.

"Well then, President Pang, shall we get started?" Lin Yi adjusted her demeanor despite feeling slightly annoyed by the other’s earlier actions.

"Hey, why the rush, President Lin, we have plenty of time. We can talk business later," Pang Bo waved his hand. "Actually, I’m more interested in President Lin, the renown of Linchuan City’s beauty has spread beyond Linchuan itself."

"You flatter me, President Pang," Lin Yi responded with a smile, yet her brow furrowed internally.

Li Chen watched coldly from the side, but he was inwardly sneering continuously. You flirt with my wife right in front of me, just wait till you end up dead horizontally, vertically, or hanged!

"Ah, President Lin is naturally a beauty; such praise is indeed deserved," Pang Bo waved his hand, "I’ve heard that those pursuing President Lin could line up from Lin’s Group all the way to the Linchuan River, and some even drowned in the river."

"President Pang, those are just compliments. There are many more beautiful than me," Lin Yi said, "Why don’t we talk about the business now. Let me first introduce to you our company’s capacity to develop cosmetics..."

"Ah, President Lin, there’s no need to rush," Pang Bo interrupted Lin Yi again, "Rushing won’t get you hot tofu, and I’m very confident in Lin’s Group in this regard. It’s one of the top businesses in the country."

"What about the details in these contracts?" Lin Yi asked.

"Like I said, President Lin, don’t be in such a hurry," Pang Bo’s fatty face seemed to tremble, "We have plenty of time today."

After saying that, Pang Bo glanced at his watch, "It’s almost noon now, President Lin. I know you haven’t had lunch yet. How about I host a meal and we all go eat together, then we can talk afterwards?"

"But I still have some matters back at my company, and I hope to finish the discussion quickly and head back," Lin Yi politely declined with a smile, "President Pang, let’s discuss the business first, we can have a meal after finalizing the contract."

"Haha." Pang Bo laughed heartily, which baffled Lin Yi.

"What are you laughing at, President Pang?" Lin Yi asked, confused.

"Okay, let’s discuss the contract first," Pang Bo leaned back into his chair, which seemed to creak under the pressure.

"Well, since President Pang has no doubts about our company’s capacity in cosmetics research and development, let’s move on to the next segment," Lin Yi changed the slide, "The contract was drafted by your side, roughly including the following clauses: firstly, getting our cosmetics on the shelves of major supermarkets in Beihe City and promoting them for a period of four months; secondly..."

Li Chen was also listening, but after finishing, he turned his gaze to Pang Bo, his eyes growing colder.

This contract definitely favored Lin’s Group, who saw no objections and basically provided all sorts of resources to Lin’s Group while still ensuring a minimal profit share for themselves?

Such an unfavorable deal would not be considered by any rational company.

Clearly, Pang Bo’s real intention was not in the contract.

"President Pang, just like the following clauses, if there is no issue we can sign the contract now," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Ah, President Lin, I think there are still some issues with this contract," Pang Bo suddenly spoke.

Lin Yi was stunned and asked, "Is it regarding the profit share? How about a fifty-fifty split?"

"Haha." Pang Bo laughed again and then gestured for Lin Yi to turn the laptop toward him.

Lin Yi held the laptop and turned it on the table to show the content to Pang Bo, but suddenly, Pang Bo’s hand reached out toward Lin Yi’s right hand.

Lin Yi was startled, but suddenly, another hand appeared and firmly grabbed Pang Bo’s hand.

Pang Bo turned his head and to his surprise, it was Li Chen who had been silent until now.

"President Lin, this isn’t a secretary you’ve brought, but a bodyguard," Pang Bo said with a cold laugh.

"Dealing with President Pang, President Lin can’t afford not to bring a bodyguard," Li Chen said coolly.

Letting go, Pang Bo’s hand withdrew, and Lin Yi couldn’t help but frown slightly. Could Li Chen not restrain himself? What if he ruined the deal?

"President Pang, take a look, what needs to be modified in the contract?" Lin Yi addressed Pang Bo again.

"There’s not much," Pang Bo said with a cold laugh, "Just add one clause: President Lin accompanies me for a meal, how about that?"

"President Pang, this..." Lin Yi was suddenly at a loss for words, but at that moment Li Chen casually said, "President Pang, our President Lin has recently been suffering from some ailments and can’t casually go out for meals, we hope for your understanding."

"Who asked for your comment?" Pang Bo’s voice deepened, his face flashing with anger. Just a bodyguard and he dares to be so presumptuous?

"Don’t get angry, President Pang, he is just like that," Lin Yi quickly tried to smooth things over, "Besides that, do you see any other issues with the contract?"

"None," Pang Bo leaned back with a cold smile, "Honestly, I have just this one condition. If President Lin spends a day with me, I’ll sign this contract."

Lin Yi frowned, "President Pang, let’s keep it strictly business."

"Of course, it is business," Pang Bo spread his hands, "I’ve always been a businessman and naturally prefer to follow business norms."

"How about it?" Pang Bo leaned forward, "President Lin, just spend one day with me and I’ll sign this deal. This amount must also be significant for Lin’s Group, right?"

Lin Yi was already getting angry. What did he take him for?

"President Lin, this condition is too simple, just agree to it," Li Chen suddenly said.

"You." Seeing Li Chen suddenly say this, Lin Yi became angry. How could this jerk abandon him at such a critical moment?

"It’s just accompanying for one day. I haven’t been to Beihe City before either. I’ll join you and President Pang for a day. President Pang, what do you think?" Li Chen said with a smiling face.

The jerk.

Lin Yi rolled his eyes inwardly.