A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1347 Qu Xiaoxiao's Collapse! (Please Subscribe)
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and onto the large bed.

Andy opened her eyes and found herself being held in Hua Shier's arms. The sensation of their skin touching made her instantly awake.

"you're awake?"

Hua Shier's deep, sleepy voice sounded in my ear, and my arms tightened naturally.

Andy hurriedly pushed him away, sat up, and wrapped herself in the blanket:

"Last night... last night was just an accident, let's pretend nothing happened."

Hua Shier lazily propped his head up, a half-smile flickering in his dark eyes: "Okay."

Hearing him speak so readily, Andy was somewhat surprised and disappointed. She had lost her most precious thing, yet he was so indifferent and didn't care at all.

What did they take her for? Did they think she was that kind of woman?
For some reason, when Andy thought of that kind of woman, the scene from last night when Fan Shengmei seduced Hua Shier came to mind.

Just then, Hua Shier suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of her neck, pulled her back, pressed her down, and kissed her again.

"you!"

Andy's protests were silenced, and his struggles gradually became futile.

An hour later, she leaned against his chest, panting, her face flushed and seemingly glowing. She tried to remain calm.

This is the last time; from now on, we...

"it is good!"

Hua Shier agreed again, and then leaned down to press his lips against hers, this time with even greater passion and tenderness.

Another hour passed, and Andy slumped against him, her cheeks flushed, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes from the peak of her emotions.

She opened her mouth, but ultimately buried her face in the pillow in despair.

"Whatever you want."

Hua Shier chuckled, gently running his fingers through her messy long hair:

"It should have been done long ago."

Then he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Want to do it again?"

Andy grabbed a pillow and threw it at him, but he pulled her and the pillow into his arms.

Just then, Hua Shier's phone, which was on the bedside table, rang. He picked it up and said a few words:
"Okay, I get it!"

After he hung up the phone, Andy peeked out from under the covers, her face flushed, and said:

"what time is it now?"

Hua Shier glanced at his phone: "A little past eleven!"

Andy sat up abruptly, the blanket slipping off to reveal the beauty beneath.

However, Andy's mood was not so good at this moment:
"It's all your fault! I'm going to be late for work!"

She was about to get up and put on her clothes when she suddenly noticed Hua Shier's burning gaze on her. Realizing her current state, she exclaimed in surprise and quickly wrapped herself back up in the blanket, complaining:

"I've never been late before, but I'm late all morning this time, it's all your fault! Aren't you going out yet? I need to get dressed!"

When she spoke, there was a hint of coquettishness in her tone that she herself was unaware of, as if a girlfriend were being affectionate with her boyfriend.

Hua Twelve didn't move a single place:

"I found a cell phone in your pajamas pocket this morning, so I just called in sick for you. You don't have to go to work today. And I was worried the phone ringing would disturb you, so I put it on silent!"

As he spoke, he handed Andy another cell phone from the bedside table.

Andy took his phone and saw more than sixty missed calls, which immediately gave him a headache.

He glared at Hua Shier and then started making phone calls from under the covers.
"Hey, Lao Tan, it's nothing, just a bit of a cold. Oh, the one who helped me call in sick is my neighbor, um, just a regular neighbor!"

When he said "ordinary neighbor," he glanced at Hua Shier somewhat guiltily.

Hua Shier suddenly reached out and grabbed Andy, almost making him scream. Fortunately, he covered his mouth in time to stop himself from shouting.

After hanging up the phone, she said, both embarrassed and angry, "Can you please stop being ridiculous!"

As she spoke, she checked her missed calls. Apart from Lao Tan's call, all the other calls were from Qu Xiaoxiao. Andy thought it was something urgent and quickly called back:
"Hey, Xiao Qu, I left my phone at home, just got it back. What's up?"

Hua Shier raised an eyebrow, a barely perceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He has amazing hearing; although he didn't eavesdrop intentionally, he could clearly hear Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy's conversation.

Then, on the other end of the phone, Qu Xiaoxiao loudly said:
"Andy, why can't I get through to you on the phone? Do you know that the negotiations for the GI agency rights have been brought forward to today? I pretended to have an upset stomach and called you more than fifty times from the bathroom, but no one answered. I was almost scared to death."

Andy looked surprised:

"Isn't the GI negotiation tomorrow? Why is it being brought forward? I left my phone at home and just got back to pick it up!"

Qu Xiaoxiao's tone was relaxed:
"It was all those foreign devils' fault for causing trouble. They said something came up and they had to go to Tokyo after the negotiations, so they moved the negotiations forward. Luckily, I remained calm even when I couldn't find you, and I successfully dealt with those foreign devils. The contracts are all signed!"

Andy looked incredulous:
"You actually succeeded?"

Then, seemingly realizing that what he said was inappropriate, he quickly corrected himself:
"Congratulations, Xiao Qu! I knew you were the best!"

Hua Shier mouthed, "Hypocrite!"

Andy kicked him from under the covers.

Qu Xiaoxiao, unaware of what was happening on the other end of the phone, laughed heartily:
"It's all thanks to you tutoring me recently. Otherwise, how would I know anything about business negotiations? I just followed what you always taught me, and I handled it with ease. Okay, I'm going to tell my dad the good news now. I'll treat you to a big meal when I get back!"

He hung up the phone after saying that.

After Andy ended the call, he still couldn't quite believe it:
"Aren't Germans supposed to be very meticulous in their work, like Qu?"

Hua Shier interjected, "How could someone with such mediocre skills possibly pass?"

Andy glared at Hua Twelve, amused and annoyed at the same time:
"Xiao Qu works very hard, don't talk about her like that!"

Hua Shier smiled and kissed Andy on the cheek:
"Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you!"

Andy's expression was somewhat complicated: "Old Wang, I think about our relationship..."

Hua Shier pounced on him immediately, and Andy was terrified.
"It's all up to you!"

It wasn't that she lacked self-respect, it was just that this beast was endless, and she was terrified.

Hua Twelve was very satisfied with this answer:

"That's more like it. Tell me, what do you want to eat? I can make anything you want to eat!"

"You're bragging. I heard from Fan Xiaomei that you treated her to Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I want to eat it too. Can you make it?" Andy was clearly annoyed with Hua Shier and wanted to give him a hard time.

Unexpectedly, Hua Shier snapped his fingers: "Almost done!"

He got up, dressed, and went out. A few seconds later, he opened the door and came back in, carrying a folding low table in one hand and a tray in the other, on which was a white porcelain stew pot.

Hua Shier first placed the low table on the bed, had Andy help her prop it up, then placed the tray on the table, lifted the lid of the stew pot, and immediately the room was filled with a rich aroma:
"Ta-da! Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is here!"

Andy stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief. Inside the stew pot was a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, still steaming hot, clearly freshly cooked.

She exclaimed in surprise, "How...how is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible, come and try it!"

Hua Shier had an extra pair of chopsticks in his hand, which he handed to Andy.

Andy took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of abalone, blew on it, and put it in his mouth. The flavor was rich and delicious.

At that moment, whether it was the food or the handsome, considerate man in front of him, Andy actually experienced a feeling called 'happiness'.

After Andy had finished her delicious meal, she asked Hua Twelve:

"Now you should tell me if you know anything about my brother?"

Hua Shier looked at Andy with a smile: "Then tell me first, what is our relationship now?"

Andy's face instantly turned red: "You, you don't force me, I, I haven't thought it through yet, can you give me some time!"

Hua nodded:
"Okay, then I'll tell you. I didn't know anything about your brother. That day, I saw you protect your brother after you lost control, so I knew he must be very important to you. That's why I said those things on purpose to calm you down!"

Andy's face instantly turned disappointed.

Hua Shier grabbed her hand: "I'm sorry!"

Yes, he meant it sincerely, because he knew where Andy's brother was, but he couldn't say it yet.

Andy shook his head:

"This isn't your fault. After all, the idea that you knew about my brother was just wishful thinking on my part!"

In the afternoon, whether Andy couldn't face Hua Shier or the company really needed her, she still insisted on going to work despite her difficulty walking.

Hua Shier didn't stop him, after all, he had his own things to do.

As soon as Andy left, Hua Shier called Qu Lianjie:
"Has the person been sent away?"

Qu Lianjie complained on the other end of the phone:

"They left this morning. Holy crap, those foreign devils can really drink! The contract was signed the day before yesterday, and yesterday I took them to Hong Kong Island for a day trip. They forced me to drink two bottles of XO. My head still hurts!"

"By the way, how's it going on your end?"

Hua Shier chuckled and said, "The contract has already been signed, so just wait to collect your money!"

Cheers and laughter came from the other end of the phone:

"Qu Xiaoxiao, let's see how you compete with me this time!"

Qu Xiaoxiao organized all the girls on the 22nd floor to go out for a big meal that evening.

The following day, Qu Xiaoxiao's branch received a $10 million grant from the parent company, Yaohong Group. According to the contract signed with GI, this money would be used as a deposit and payment for the first batch of goods, and would be transferred to the overseas account provided by GI.

Forty days later, the employee Qu Xiaoxiao sent to the port to collect the goods called back, his tone filled with anxiety:
"President Qu, something's happened! GI Company didn't send air conditioners, they sent refurbished used tires. I opened all the containers GI sent and they were all full of tires!"

Qu Xiaoxiao was immediately stunned, then hung up the phone and drove to the scene to check it out herself.

As the employees were right, all the containers that GI sent to Yaohong Group were filled with tires.

Qu Xiaoxiao quickly took out her phone and called the private number of the GI representative who had been in charge of the negotiations.

The call connected smoothly, and the person on the other end spoke broken Mandarin, but was quite enthusiastic:
"Beautiful Ms. Qu, you should have received our goods by now!"

Qu Xiaoxiao cut to the chase and asked:
"Mr. Conrad, I'd like to ask if you've sent the wrong goods? The containers you sent don't contain air conditioners, but used tires!"

Conrad on the other end of the phone looked very puzzled:
"What air conditioning? There's no such thing as air conditioning!"

Qu Xiaoxiao screamed:

"Of course we have! We're here to be your company's air conditioner distributors. What kind of contract would we sign if we didn't have air conditioners? You have to give me an explanation for this, or I'll take you to Germany and sue you!"

Conrad patiently explained:
"The contract we signed allows your company to act as an agent for all of our company's products, am I right?"

Qu Xiaoxiao forced herself to calm down:
"That's right, isn't your company's main product air conditioners?"

Conrad quickly denied it, "No, no, no, I think you've got it wrong, Ms. Qu. Our company's main product is retreaded tires. We strictly follow the contract. The tires we send are all second-hand retreaded tires. We're not afraid to sue you for this!"

Qu Xiaoxiao's head was buzzing:
"The whole world knows that your GI Technology Company develops and manufactures air conditioners. Are you kidding me?"

Conrad denied it again on the phone:

"Ms. Qu, please take a close look at the contract. It's true that GI Technology Company makes air conditioners, but we are not GI Technology Company. We are GI Technology Group!"

"The full name of GI Technology Company is Grundig International, which translates to 根德国际 in Chinese!"

"Our company's full name is Gigantic Industrial Group, which translates to 'Giant Industrial Technology Group' in Chinese!"

"We are not even the same company!"

Qu Xiaoxiao felt a very private feeling, and she was a little confused:

"I'm going to sue you for fraud! We signed a contract with GI Technology Company, and we're supposed to be distributing air conditioners, not tires, and they're refurbished ones at that!"

Conrad chuckled lightly on the other end of the phone:

"I don't know about that. Anyway, we've received the money and delivered the goods, so the agency rights for the used tires have been sold to you. I have to remind you, Ms. Qu, that if you don't meet the sales targets stipulated in the contract, you'll have to pay us a penalty for breach of contract!"

After hanging up the phone, Qu Xiaoxiao felt completely numb.

She clearly wanted to prove to her dad that she was capable of handling this deal, but now the air conditioner has been turned into tires, and they're even refurbished second-hand ones. How is she going to explain this?

Qu Xiaoxiao immediately called her father, who was also stunned. Ten million US dollars! Their Yaohong Group only had assets of several hundred million, and this ten million US dollars represented most of their working capital.

On the phone, Qu's father gave Qu Xiaoxiao a good scolding, calling her a good-for-nothing who was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything, and telling her not to try to take the plate if she didn't have the ability.

Qu Xiaoxiao was still not satisfied:
"Dad, retreaded tires are still goods, aren't they? If all else fails, we can sell these. At least it'll lessen our losses, right?"

Mr. Qu was so angry that he started cursing on the other end of the phone:
"Sell you your motherfucker! Although we support tire retreading in China, this stuff isn't allowed to be imported. Selling it is illegal, you know? You're all doomed! You better get back here right now, and I'll beat you to a pulp!"

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