"No," Xia Weilan licked her lips and lowered her voice. "We can't sign this deal."
Mo Beichen's eyes flickered.
"Reason!"
"A friend of mine who used to live there told me that the water quality in that area is problematic. Although it has been abandoned for years, the underground soil was polluted decades ago." Xia Weilan said half - truthfully.
Actually, she learned this from a TV news report in her previous life. Later, when construction started on that land, the soil problem was discovered but covered up. As a result, the Mo Ying Group, which participated in the investment, suffered quite a bit of loss.
"Just based on what your friend said, you want me to give up this deal?" Mo Beichen said in a bad tone.
"Trust me." Knowing that she couldn't produce evidence for the time being, Xia Weilan looked at him sincerely.
"Or you can wait a few days, investigate it, and then make a decision."
Back in the meeting room, General Manager Zhang was obviously fuming. When he saw the two of them coming in together, he immediately slapped the table and said,
"Mr. Mo, I sat here today because I believed in the sincerity of the Mo Ying Group. I didn't expect you to be so disrespectful! A mere secretary can interrupt our meeting twice!"
General Manager Zhang had a temper. Having been embarrassed like this, he naturally wanted to get even.
"I'm sorry. It's my fault." Xia Weilan quickly apologized. After all, she had indeed violated the rules.
"Humph!" General Manager Zhang snorted through his nose and suddenly stood up.
"It seems this cooperation can't be finalized today. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
General Manager Zhang was sure that Mo Beichen was eager to get this land deal, so he wasn't in a hurry. He put on a big show and walked out without even looking at Xia Weilan.
On the other side, in the office, Xia Ruolin had been monitoring the situation in the meeting room. When she saw General Manager Zhang storming out in anger and then Xia Weilan walking to the door with a terrible expression, she couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.
"Miss Xia, are you listening?" the manager asked in surprise, looking at Xia Ruolin.
"Yes, manager. I'm listening." Xia Ruolin composed herself and replied seriously.
The manager looked out of the window but saw that the meeting - room door was tightly closed and there was no sign of anything unusual, so he said no more and continued the previous topic.
In the meeting room, Mo Beichen sat coldly on the chair, with Xia Weilan standing in front of him.
Right in front of Xia Weilan, Mo Beichen made a phone call. "Go and check if there's any pollution problem with the land in the northern part of the city."
After hanging up the phone, Mo Beichen began to settle the score with Xia Weilan.
"Do you know how long I waited for you in the meeting room this morning? Didn't you say you wouldn't be late? How did you do it?"
"I know I was wrong." Xia Weilan lowered her head, feeling ashamed of herself.
"Humph!" Thinking of her going to school to take pictures with other boys, Mo Beichen felt annoyed and roared,
"Stay here and reflect on your mistakes. Don't leave without my order."
After saying that, Mo Beichen walked out directly.
Not long after, Xia Ruolin pushed open the door of the meeting room and said mockingly, "Oh, isn't this Sister Weilan? What's wrong? Did you cause trouble?"
"Xia Ruolin, what are you doing here!" Xia Weilan immediately looked at her warily.
"Hehe," Xia Ruolin sat down on a chair in a great mood and said disdainfully,
"I'm here on behalf of the Xia Corporation to discuss cooperation. I didn't expect to see such a good show. The eldest daughter of the Xia family is working as a secretary and being late, causing the Mo Ying Group to lose a cooperation deal. Haha, if Grandpa knew about this, he'd probably be pissed off by your stupidity!"
"Are you done? If so, get out!" Xia Weilan didn't want to waste any more words on her.
Seeing her speechless, Xia Ruolin felt even more delighted.
"Got angry, huh? Hehe, you're only capable of this much."
Xia Weilan had been feeling stuffy in her heart. Now seeing Xia Ruolin acting like a pesky fly that she couldn't get rid of, she turned to her and sneered,
"What capabilities do I have? Anyway, I'm the young mistress of the Mo family. Isn't this what you've been dreaming of but can't get? You're even worse than me, who has no capabilities."
"Xia Weilan!" Xia Ruolin immediately jumped up and pointed at her sharply.
"Don't be too happy. You'll be kicked out of the Mo family sooner or later. Do you think Brother Beichen can tolerate you for long!"
"What are you two doing?" A man's low shout came from the door. Mo Beichen walked up to Xia Weilan and protected her behind him.
"Who allowed you to come in?"
"Brother Beichen," Xia Ruolin immediately composed herself, but said unwillingly,
"Don't be deceived by her. She's promiscuous at school, flirting with everyone. She's not worthy of you at all. Why can't you see it clearly?"
Mo Beichen narrowed his eyes, and a fierce aura suddenly emerged.
"See clearly? Did you send those photos yesterday?"
"What photos?" Xia Weilan asked in confusion.
"So what if I sent them? It's all the truth!" Xia Ruolin stiffened her neck and glared at Xia Weilan defiantly.
Hearing this, Mo Beichen immediately took out his phone and made a call.
"From now on, Xia Ruolin is not allowed to participate in any cooperation between our company and the Xia family. She's also not allowed to enter the Mo Ying Group. Now ask the security guards to come up and escort her out!"
A series of orders made Xia Ruolin's face turn paler and paler. Her mind went blank with a bang, and she stood there stupidly.
"Brother Beichen..."
Without even looking at Xia Ruolin, Mo Beichen pulled Xia Weilan and said, "Come with me!"
Xia Weilan obediently followed Mo Beichen. Looking at Mo Beichen walking silently in front of her, all her previous unhappiness dissipated.
In the president's office, Mo Beichen finally let go of her.
"What's the deal with the photos Xia Ruolin mentioned?" Xia Weilan's eyes flashed with a sharp light and she immediately asked.
Hearing this, Mo Beichen said coldly with a straight face, "They're photos of you getting too close to a boy at school. They were all taken through tricky angles."
Hearing Mo Beichen's explanation, Xia Weilan let out a sigh of relief. "It's good that you know they were taken through tricky angles. I was worried that you'd be influenced by others."
"Humph!" Mo Beichen looked at Xia Weilan coldly. "How could I be influenced? But since you're the young mistress of the Mo family, pay attention to your image usually. Don't disgrace the Mo family!"
"I know." Xia Weilan replied indifferently. After all, she really had no interest in provoking anyone.
Just then, Mo Beichen's phone rang. He glanced at it. It was Xu Wei's call. He immediately answered it.
"Speak."
Xia Weilan also saw the name and felt suspicious. Didn't they say that Xu Wei was on leave? What was going on now? Why was he making this call?
Mo Beichen noticed Xia Weilan's suspicion but didn't explain. After hanging up the phone, his tone softened a bit.
"Consider it your way of making amends. The land in the northern part of the city really has problems. You don't have to be punished this time, but don't let it happen again!"