Chapter 9
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Chapter 9: Treason
At that moment, an unbelievable thought suddenly popped into Xiao Churan’s mind.
Could the Young Master Ye mentioned by Wang Dongxue actually be her husband, Ye Chen?
But then she thought again, and it seemed too fantastical.
How could that be!
Ye Chen was just an orphan who grew up in a welfare home!
However, aside from Ye Chen, who else in this world would treat her so well?
Thirty million was already a luxury, yet the other party directly offered sixty million…
Unable to help herself, she asked Wang Dongxue, “Vice Director Wang, may I ask, is your chairman named Ye Chen?”
Wang Dongxue’s heart sank. The young master had instructed her not to reveal his identity; she could only say her surname was Ye. If the young mistress figured it out, wouldn’t she be the one to take the blame?
So she hurriedly replied, “Ms. Xiao, please don’t inquire further. Our chairman is from a prestigious family in Yanjing, and his identity is highly confidential. I have no authority to disclose it.”
Xiao Churan nodded lightly. The mention of a prestigious family in Yanjing made her suddenly realize.
Ye Chen was an orphan; he couldn’t possibly be from a prestigious family in Yanjing. It seemed she had indeed overthought it.
…
When Xiao Churan came out of Wang Dongxue’s office, she still felt a bit dazed.
In her hand was the cooperation agreement between the Xiao family and the Empire Group for sixty million.
Everything felt like a dream.
At the entrance of the Empire Group, Xiao Churan spotted Ye Chen’s figure and excitedly ran over, saying, “Ye Chen, I actually managed to close the deal!”
Ye Chen secretly chuckled. Your husband is the boss of the Empire Group; how could you not succeed?
However, he pretended to be surprised and said, “You managed to close such a difficult project? Wife, you are truly amazing!”
Xiao Churan replied, “Oh, it’s not that I’m amazing; it was practically a gift from the Empire Group.”
“Why’s that?” Ye Chen asked deliberately. “Why do you say that?”
Xiao Churan was afraid that if she mentioned the chairman of the Empire Group, Ye Chen would feel jealous, so she hurriedly said, “Oh, it’s a long story. Let’s go to the company now and share this good news with everyone.”
Ye Chen laughed heartily, “Great! This time, that bastard Xiao Hailong will have to honor the bet and kneel down to me!”
Xiao Churan nodded and said, “He usually looks down on everyone; it’s time he learned a lesson!”
Actually, Xiao Churan also had her own temper. Those people under Xiao Hailong looked down on her and her husband, and now that she had secured the cooperation, it was indeed time for them to be more restrained in the future.
More than ten minutes later, the two arrived at the Xiao Group.
In the conference room, everyone from the Xiao family had strange expressions.
They all knew that Xiao Churan had gone to the Empire Group early in the morning, but no one believed she could pull it off; they were waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Unexpectedly, she returned so quickly.
When Xiao Churan and Ye Chen entered the conference room, everyone showed mocking expressions.
Xiao Hailong bluntly said, “Oh, Churan, you came back in just half an hour? You didn’t even manage to get through the door of the Empire Group, did you? Hahaha!”
His sister, Xiao Weiwei, also mocked, “Oh, Churan, less than an hour and you declare failure? That’s a record, isn’t it?”
Xiao Laotai’s face darkened. The difficulty of the Empire Group project was indeed immense. Even if Xiao Churan couldn’t close the deal, she should at least have a more serious attitude, right? To give up so quickly was truly infuriating.
Thus, Xiao Laotai stared at her coldly and said, “Xiao Churan, you have disappointed me greatly.”
Hearing this, Ye Chen’s brows immediately furrowed.
These people were too disgusting, right? They didn’t even ask about the outcome and just started mocking her?
Especially that bastard Xiao Hailong, what the hell was he so smug about? Soon, he would have to kneel before me!
Xiao Churan had originally come back with excitement, but at this moment, the words of the crowd were undoubtedly a bucket of cold water poured over her. Filled with anger, she said, “I’m sorry to disappoint everyone, but Wang Dongxue from the Empire Group has already finalized the project cooperation with me!”
“What? You finalized it?”
“Impossible! How could that be! You couldn’t even meet Wang Dongxue!”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
“Xiao Churan, do you think we would believe that?”
Xiao Hailong snapped back to reality and slammed the table angrily, “Wang Dong from the Empire Group is a well-known business elite in the city. How could she possibly meet you? Do you even know your own status?”
Faced with the doubts and accusations of everyone, Xiao Churan directly took out the contract and handed it to Xiao Laotai: “This is the project contract from the Empire Group. Please take a look.”
This contract was like a bomb, instantly shattering the atmosphere in the room!
Xiao Hailong still didn’t believe it and shouted, “This must be a forged contract! I don’t believe she could close a deal with the Empire Group!”
“Exactly!” Xiao Weiwei chimed in, “What right does she have to secure a contract with the Empire Group? This is a thirty million big project! If she could do it, I would have closed it long ago!”
Xiao Churan sneered, “Cousin, you are mistaken. This contract is not for thirty million; it’s for sixty million!”
“Get lost!” Xiao Weiwei scoffed, “A sixty million contract? You really have the nerve to say that! Do you think we’re fools? If you can sign for sixty million, I can claim I can sign for a hundred million!”
Xiao Hailong also said with a cold face, “Churan, are you trying to make a fool of Grandma and all of us?”
After saying that, he turned to Xiao Laotai and said, “Grandma! Churan is being utterly rebellious! You can’t let her off!”
Xiao Laotai was also so angry that her teeth were clenched. She thought there was a ninety percent chance of failure with thirty million, and now Xiao Churan came back after half an hour claiming she signed for sixty million…
Wasn’t that making a fool of herself in front of so many people?
Did she really think being the head of the family was just for show?
Such an unfilial descendant, if she wasn’t kicked out, how would she establish her authority in the family in the future?
Xiao Laotai was so furious that she slammed the table and shouted, “Xiao Churan! Go to the HR department immediately and process your resignation!”
Xiao Churan was utterly shocked. Had these people gone mad? Would looking at the contract tire them out?
Just then, someone suddenly shouted, “Damn! The official WeChat account of the Empire Group just posted! The sixty million contract is real!”
