Chapter 114
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Chapter 114 Mosby Flower Tea
Su Rui was indeed an oddball in the marketing department, with no performance indicators to meet. Every day at work, he either watched games, watched movies, or occasionally played a few rounds of League of Legends. Of course, his skill level was terrible, the type who specialized in sabotaging his teammates, and after playing a few games, he would get kicked out. Combined with his fitting ID—”God of the Pit”—he truly left no room for negotiation when it came to ruining games.
“Damn it, not even one person wants to team up with me, what’s that about?” Su Rui had just recruited the gang leader Li Yang as his underling, but showed no excitement at all, angrily throwing down his mouse: “I’m not playing with them anymore.”
“More like they don’t want to play with you,” Cao Tianping bluntly exposed Su Rui from the side: “That’s not how you use Void Reaver at all. Charging head-on only makes you die faster, and not only do you charge in, you’re so slow about it. You’ve ruined the game for all your teammates—who would want to play with you?”
Su Rui pushed his chair back: “You talk like you’re so amazing. Come on, I don’t believe a fat guy like you could be more agile than me.”
There was no helping it. Su Rui’s intuition in almost every aspect of life could be described as extremely high, but when it came to League of Legends, he just couldn’t get the hang of it.
Cao Tianping might look clumsy, but once he grabbed the mouse, he immediately became radiant with energy, like a commanding general in complete control.
Watching Cao Tianping skillfully control the character in the game, Su Rui’s eyes nearly popped out!
This fat guy, with fingers like carrot tops, how could he be so nimble!
While one played and one watched, both deeply engrossed, CEO Lin Aoxue had somehow appeared standing beside them.
The other marketing department employees had all noticed this scene but couldn’t warn them, only making faces.
Chen Leijiu smiled sinisterly: “Look at you two having fun every day. Now you’re going to get it!”
This guy hadn’t seen Su Rui’s earlier scene in the plaza where he subdued Li Yang, otherwise he definitely wouldn’t have spoken like that.
“Hehe, how’s my jungling skill?”
Cao Tianping was quite proud, chuckling, but got no response from Su Rui.
“Hey, I’m asking if my skills have left you speechless? Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Cao Tianping was operating the mouse while turning his face, and nearly scared himself half to death!
Lin Aoxue was standing right behind him, coldly watching the screen!
Su Rui had a schadenfreude expression, this guy was so disloyal that he was laughing while giving a “you’re done for” look.
“Uh, CEO, I didn’t expect you to be here.”
When he saw Lin Aoxue’s icy gaze, Cao Tianping felt like he’d fallen into an ice cellar, feeling the temperature of his body drop several degrees! Cold sweat instantly broke out on his back, soaking through his shirt!
Openly playing online games during work hours, completely disregarding company rules and regulations—he was definitely dead this time!
Cao Tianping still remembered that previously, a colleague had been fired directly by the then Marketing Director for getting too absorbed in gaming during work hours, shouting and yelling!
If a Marketing Director could do that, then for CEO Lin Aoxue to get rid of him would be easier than lifting a finger.
Hearing Cao Tianping refer to her as “your elderly self,” Lin Aoxue’s eyebrows twitched slightly. This guy, since hanging around Su Rui, why had he become so annoying?
“You come with me.”
To Cao Tianping’s relief, Lin Aoxue didn’t give him another glance, but instead dropped a sentence to Su Rui before turning to leave.
Cao Tianping finally let out his suspended breath. He looked at Su Rui and gave him a contemptuous look. It was all this guy’s fault—if he hadn’t enticed him to play games, how would Lin Aoxue have caught them?
Su Rui cheerfully patted Cao Tianping’s shoulder: “Group Leader Cao, don’t look at me like that. I’ll go say a few bad things about you to the CEO right away, and then you’ll really be in trouble.”
Hearing this, Cao Tianping’s face immediately fell, while Su Rui strode arrogantly into Lin Aoxue’s office.
“Aoxue, what did you want to see me about?” Su Rui sat on the sofa, noticed an exquisite teacup there, picked it up directly, and took a sip.
Lin Aoxue looked up just in time to see Su Rui pick up the teacup she had just used, and almost dropped the folder in her hand!
This guy, wasn’t this basically an indirect kiss with her?
Well, she couldn’t keep this cup anymore! Disgusting fellow!
The tea was still warm, and a faint floral fragrance entered his mouth. Su Rui couldn’t help but close his eyes, quietly feeling the warm flow slowly spreading inside his body.
Lin Aoxue was about to slam the table in anger when she heard Su Rui say: “This flower tea is really excellent. Aoxue truly has good taste.”
“Keep pretending.” Lin Aoxue’s eyes were full of disdain, clearly believing Su Rui was just putting on airs.
“Mosbi flowers specially imported from the Pampas grasslands of Argentina—the tea they brew is indeed extraordinary.” Su Rui’s single sentence caused Lin Aoxue’s face to show a hint of surprise.
How did he know these were Mosbi flowers imported from Argentina? Could he tell just from one sip? But this type of flower tea was extremely rare—if one didn’t drink it regularly, it would be impossible to identify!
“Mosbi flowers only grow on the Pampas grasslands of Argentina. They can’t be cultivated artificially, only growing naturally, with extremely low annual yield—probably only a few hundred jin collected from the entire grassland, and even less after drying. That’s why each ounce sells for an astronomical price.” Su Rui took another gentle sip: “Hmm, that’s definitely the taste.”
For some reason, from Su Rui’s tea-tasting manner, Lin Aoxue actually saw a rather noble feeling, completely different from his usual spoiled and annoying demeanor.
“Being able to afford such tea shows that you truly have good taste, Aoxue.” Su Rui took another sip, seemingly savoring it.
Lin Aoxue nodded slightly. She seemed to recall her first time tasting this flower tea during a business trip to Argentina. The flavor wasn’t stunning, but it was sufficiently gentle and lingering.
Just one sip, and she had fallen in love with that feeling.
From encounter to infatuation, sometimes it really is a very simple thing.
Since then, no matter how difficult the process or how high the price, Lin Aoxue would buy herself half a jin of flower tea every year.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t afford more; she just feared becoming too accustomed to the feeling, and that her fondness would fade with familiarity.
From this perspective, Lin Aoxue was actually quite a sentimental girl.
“How do you know about this flower tea?” After pondering, Lin Aoxue voiced her question.
Su Rui smiled slightly: “Because I’m the sole monopolist of this flower tea. The Argentine government signed an exclusive 50-year purchase agreement with me.”
“Yeah, right.” Lin Aoxue naturally didn’t believe him. These Mosbi flowers were far more expensive than gold. Though the annual yield was only a few hundred jin, the actual profit wasn’t much less than Bikan’s total annual profit!
For this hobby of hers, Lin Aoxue truly spent quite a lot of money each year.
All over the world, countless people eyed these small flower petals with envy. Every year when the new flower tea came out, many celebrities and wealthy ladies would rush to buy it, clearing it out immediately. If Su Rui really had the exclusive rights to Mosbi flowers, Lin Aoxue absolutely wouldn’t believe it—what kind of incredibly well-connected person would be able to accomplish that?
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me,” Su Rui pouted. “I shouldn’t have said anything.”
“I didn’t ask you to tell me,” Lin Aoxue retorted, shutting Su Rui down.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me. Just don’t blame me when you can’t buy Mosbi flowers next year.” Su Rui took another sip of tea and looked at the exquisite teacup: “This cup is nice, give it to me.”
Lin Aoxue coldly said: “Even if you gave it back to me, I wouldn’t want it anymore.”
“That works out perfectly then.” Su Rui happily held the cup in his hands, rubbing it up and down in a deliberately vulgar manner.
“Tomorrow afternoon there’s a cocktail party hosted by the China Pharmaceutical Association that I need to attend,” Lin Aoxue said.
“I’ll go with you,” Su Rui said directly. “I can check out the beautiful women too.”
“That was my intention,” Lin Aoxue replied. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have called you here.”
Su Rui immediately beamed with joy: “You’ve improved! Your awareness is much higher now—you’ve realized you need a handsome guy like me by your side to make an impression?”
“I just need a bodyguard.”
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“What’s the purpose of these industry cocktail parties?”
“This type of industry association cocktail party can be considered the highest-level gathering in China’s pharmaceutical industry. It happens only once a year, and the attendees are all executives from the top hundred pharmaceutical companies in the country. A single ticket can be scalped for an astronomical price.”
Perhaps because Su Rui had recognized the Mosbi tea, putting Lin Aoxue in a good mood, she was willing to patiently explain to him today.
“Nobody misses this cocktail party. The association has an agreement that allows information sharing—many trade secrets aren’t secrets here. Of course, it’s also a great place to network with big companies and their bosses. If the owner of a small pharmaceutical company can attach themselves to any of the top ten companies, it’s enough to guarantee their worry-free development for years to come.”
“Did you always attend these by yourself before?”
“I only go occasionally. Most of the time, the Chairman attends.” Lin Aoxue looked at Su Rui: “Don’t be too narcissistic. The main reason for attending this meeting is—”
“Trizolamrene.”
Before Lin Aoxue could finish, Su Rui had already naturally provided the answer.
Lin Aoxue nodded. She knew Su Rui was exceptionally intelligent, so she wasn’t too surprised that he could guess the answer.
The successful development of Trizolamrene represented a revolutionary breakthrough in psychiatric medications. All eyes were on Bikan, all eyes were on Lin Aoxue, and everyone wanted to see how the owner of this hot potato would react.
And this industry cocktail party provided them with just such an opportunity.
They were all competitors, and no one wanted to see Bikan, which was already quite strong, break through to another level. If possible, others would definitely join forces to boycott Bikan!
“Don’t worry,” Su Rui patted his chest. “With me around, no one will dare to give you trouble.”
