The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 19 He really wanted to see how capable she actually was!

Chapter 19: Chapter 19 He really wanted to see how capable she actually was!

Bo Yunshen thought about it, reached out to pick up the mobile phone on his office desk, and dialed an internal number. The person who answered the call wasn’t Xu Lin—it must have been a newcomer from the secretariat.

His tone was cold and detached, "Have Xu Lin come to my office!"

After he hung up, it took less than five minutes for Xu Lin to knock on the office door.

"Come in!"

Xu Lin heard the voice, strode over to Bo Yunshen, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Bo, do you have any instructions for me?"

Bo Yunshen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Cancel the engagement I have for tonight, clear my schedule, I’m attending the celebration banquet!"

Xu Lin paused upon hearing this. He looked at Bo Yunshen with surprise and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Bo, hadn’t you said earlier that you weren’t going?"

The man’s eyebrows lifted slightly, and a swift hint of cold light flashed in his eyes, settling on Xu Lin. Xu Lin instinctively stood up straighter.

"What, do I need to report my schedule to Assistant Xu?"

Xu Lin felt a cold sweat on his back and chuckled nervously, "Of course not!"

Bo Yunshen gave Xu Lin a dismissive glance. Seeing no reaction from him, Xu Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. President, if there’s nothing else, may I leave?"

Bo Yunshen did not make a sound. Xu Lin pondered for a moment before turning around to walk out of the office.

He shifted his position, his gaze landing on a newspaper he had deliberately left out a week earlier. Bo Yunshen gripped the newspaper in one hand and casually said, "Wait!"

Xu Lin’s hand on the door stopped. He turned back to look at Bo Yunshen. The man stretched out his hand, his index finger curled, beckoning Xu Lin, "Come here!"

Xu Lin returned to the front of the desk. Bo Yunshen placed the newspaper in front of him and said, "Call Director Lin Han of GR Building Materials Marketing Department, and say that I hope he can attend the celebration banquet tonight. We are all partners; it’s good for everyone to meet and foster our relationships."

Xu Lin glanced at the newspaper, and his body jolted.

The headline at the top of the newspaper was strikingly prominent.

#GR Building Materials’ construction materials cause problems, resulting in casualties and injuries of twenty-three people!#

Xu Lin’s eyelids twitched. If he remembered correctly, this Director Lin Han of GR’s marketing department had previous disputes with Director Qin!

"Mr. Bo, the celebration banquet is a company internal event, and Director Lin, after all, is not from our company. Do you think it might be inappropriate to invite him over?" Xu Lin stopped for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, the celebration banquet was originally for the marketing department, shouldn’t we discuss it with Director Qin of the marketing department beforehand? Just to avoid any awkwardness?"

Bo Yunshen lit up a cigarette, his demeanor lazy and indifferent, "What, does the Bo Group now belong to Qin Yan? With bonuses set to six figures, throwing a celebration banquet for her, yet even I, the CEO, need to consult with Qin Yan before inviting someone over. As my assistant, does that upset you? Do you want me to apply on your behalf to Director Qin, so you can serve at her beck and call?"

Xu Lin’s face changed, and he spoke in a low voice, "I will call Director Lin immediately to invite him to the celebration banquet."

Bo Yunshen’s gaze swept over Xu Lin dispassionately. As the president’s assistant, his competency was well known. He wondered what tricks Qin Yan had played to make Xu Lin speak up for her time and again in front of him.

The man’s eyelids lowered, concealing the shards of cold light within, while his tone softened, sounding flippant and icy, "Given that it’s a celebration banquet, let’s make it more lively. When you go out, call Tang Tian and ask her to join as well. After all, Tang Tian is Director Qin’s dear sister, and I’m sure Qin Yan will be delighted to see her there."

Tang Tian and Lin Han attending the celebration banquet together—how could that still be called a celebration banquet? It seemed more like an attempt to sabotage the event! The intention to give Director Qin a hard time was a little too obvious, wasn’t it?

Xu Lin couldn’t hold back and blurted out, "President, Tang Tian’s conduct is improper. The scandal that erupted during Luo Shen Bay’s opening ceremony might have been suppressed by Director Qin, but the storm hasn’t passed. Tang Tian isn’t suitable to appear at the marketing department’s celebration banquet!"

"If I told you to invite her, just do it. You’re my assistant. If you can’t get it done, I don’t mind replacing you!"

Xu Lin: "..."

Bo Yunshen’s way of doing things was willful and domineering, his tone left no room for negotiation. Xu Lin, having no choice, could only agree and then left the office.

As soon as Xu Lin left, the president’s office returned to silence with only Bo Yunshen. The man’s gaze flitted indifferently over the lush indoor plants.

He reached out, his fingertips clenched tightly, and plucked a tender green leaf. The man couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

Xu Lin spoke for Qin Yan, and Lu Yi also tirelessly protected her, making it seem as though he was the one full of extreme malice and saturated with evil deeds!

It was Qin Yan who had severed the connection between him and Manman, yet she still had the audacity to play the victim in front of him!

Fine!

Since Director Qin is so capable, he really wanted to see how much true talent she actually had!

She liked to cuddle and hug men, didn’t she? Today, he would open his eyes to see how she would cuddle and hug men at the banquet!

...

Right after work, someone knocked at the door to remind Qin Yan that it was time to go to the celebration banquet.

The person was a stranger to Qin Yan. She narrowed her eyes slightly, a layer of coldness seeping through.

She was familiar with everyone from the marketing department. Since this person wasn’t from her department, she didn’t need to think to know that this was someone Bo Yunshen had sent to remind her to attend the banquet!

Or perhaps, this person was here to remind her that if she didn’t attend the banquet, she need not show up at Bo Group’s building tomorrow!

After the person left, Qin Yan exhaled deeply, quickly got her things together, and left the company.

When Qin Yan reached the parking garage and found her car, she changed her mind. Bo Yunshen had specifically ordered her to attend the celebration banquet, and she would inevitably have to drink.

Driving was not a good choice.

Thinking this, Qin Yan went straight to the company’s ground floor and hailed a taxi.

The location for the celebration was set at the largest Golden Cave in Tong City, Night Club, which was also an asset of Bo Group. From its construction to its fame in Tong City, Bo Group had invested a heavy and colorful stroke in it.

When Qin Yan arrived, she looked up at the magnificent building in front of her, her eyes revealing no emotion. Whether it was gourmet food or anything else, Night Club was top-notch in Tong City!

Of course, the consumption level also lived up to the name ’Golden Cave’!

Bo Yunshen had grandly altered her bonus amount, and she didn’t know if it would be enough to cover the expenses of this celebration banquet!

Taking large steps toward Night Club, Qin Yan ran into Lu Yi, who seemed to have been standing at the entrance for some time.

"Qin Yan!" he called out to her, his voice tinged with urgency, "Why are you only arriving now?"

"I might have to drink later at the banquet, so I took a taxi here. It’s the rush hour after work; I was stuck in traffic for a while just now. But what about you? What are you doing standing at the entrance?"