The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 564 - 546: Defending Dignity_2

Chapter 564: Chapter 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."

"Ah, Mr. Li truly has an unparalleled beauty. Throughout Jianghuai City, even in all of China, I haven’t seen any woman more beautiful than Mr. Li!" Fujiwara Ichiro let out a sigh and said, "Mr. Li, I wonder if you would be willing to have someone like me as your boyfriend?"

"Hehe, Mr. Ichiro is joking!" Li Ruo smiled faintly and replied, "I’m afraid I may not catch your eye!"

"How could that be? I’ve wished all my life to find a woman like Mr. Li for a wife!" Fujiwara Ichiro quickly said.

"Mr. Ichiro sure knows how to make someone feel cheerful!" Li Ruo laughed awkwardly because she had seen a hint of sincerity in Fujiwara Ichiro’s eyes. She hastily changed the subject, saying, "What important matter brings Mr. Ichiro to me?"

"Hehe, the thing is!" Fujiwara Ichiro smiled and said, "Our Zhu Group plans to establish a biotech base here, with an investment of around 50 billion yen, so we hope to cooperate with your company this time."

"With your company’s capabilities, you should be able to complete it independently, so why seek out our company?" Li Ruo frowned, quite puzzled.

"Hehe, as newcomers to this area, we want to establish the base quickly and fear we’ll still need your company’s help!" Fujiwara Ichiro laughed and said, "Of course, regarding the investment, we can surely negotiate. You provide the personnel, we’ll provide the money. The profits can be split fifty-fifty. How does that sound?"

Li Ruo thought for a moment. Businesspeople are driven by profit, but many times, Li Ruo still had to consider her national sentiments. Torn, she nodded and said, "We can discuss the specifics in more detail."

"Of course, but we do have one condition!" Fujiwara Ichiro laughed.

"What condition?" Li Ruo was startled.

"We insist that the joint venture be managed by your company’s Vice President Ye," Fujiwara Ichiro said earnestly, looking at Li Ruo. "We’ve kept an eye on Tianya Group’s development over the years, and Ye Chen’s outstanding performance has attracted us at Zhu Group. His remarkable achievements and abilities have shown us his potential. We’re willing to offer him a high annual salary to take charge of this project!"

Li Ruo was taken aback. If they had come specifically for Ye Chen, that would be understandable, given Ye Chen’s truly extraordinary performance.

"That will need further negotiation," Li Ruo said uneasily. If Ye Chen were here, she could let Ye Chen talk, but the key issue was that Ye Chen had disappeared, whereabouts unknown. Fujiwara Ichiro nodded and suggested, "Then... why not invite Mr. Ye Chen to meet with us?"

"That’s..." Li Ruo was startled, and awkwardly replied, "However, Ye Chen isn’t currently at the company, so I’m afraid we can’t discuss this right now!"