Is it hard to chase the school beauty?It doesn't matter, she still has roommates

"To celebrate the success of our cooperation, I'll treat you tonight. Miss Tang, how about we have dinner together?"

Karl said this, throwing a wink that he thought was charming and suave, and the fat on his belly trembled three times.

Tang Yu smiled slightly, raised his hand and pushed one of the signed contracts back to Karl, and the other one fell steadily into his folder.

"I appreciate Mr. Karl's kindness. Since we have agreed on the cooperation, I will not disturb you. My boyfriend is waiting for me outside."

Karl was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted.

Although he still maintained a smile on his face, there was a hint of obvious displeasure in his eyes.

He raised his hand and patted his head slightly exaggeratedly, saying:
"Ah, look at me! I forgot that Miss Tang still has a lover."

There was a hint of feigned envy in Karl's tone.

"Your boyfriend is really enviable. He has a beautiful and talented girlfriend like you."

Tang Yu didn't want to waste any more time talking to him, so he kept smiling politely and stood up to say goodbye.

Although Karl was somewhat unwilling, considering that the contract had already taken effect, he did not force him to stay, but still tried to get close to him and said:
"Since Miss Tang has an appointment, I won't bother you today. Next time there's a chance, I'll definitely honor you by having dinner with you."

"That's natural."

Tang Yuwei nodded, gave a proper and distant smile, then picked up her handbag and turned to leave.

……

After Tang Yu left, there was only a subtle silence in the conference room.

The flattering smile on Karl’s face collapsed instantly, replaced by a gloomy and impatient look.

His eyes slowly swept across the conference room, sliding from the face of the legal department manager Jeffrey to the assistant Xiao Liu, and then fixed on the silent lawyer Steven.

"Don't play dumb here!"

His voice suddenly became low, with a hint of anger.

"You all know the consequences of what happened today if one word came out of your mouth."

Jeffrey frowned and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he finally held back.

He just nodded and replied in a low voice: "Understood, Mr. Karl."

"And there are hidden clauses in the contract!"

Carl seemed to suddenly remember something, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Steven.

"Are you sure there are no omissions?"

Steven's forehead broke out in sweat because of his gaze, but he still answered calmly.

"The terms were written very obscurely according to Master Jiang Zhe's request. Miss Tang signed the contract independently, making it difficult for her team to detect this. She had no idea that there were other restrictions on the profit-sharing terms."

Carl nodded with satisfaction, a sarcastic smile on his face.

"Women can be blinded by a little bit of sweetness. She thought she got a good deal with the 70% share, but she didn't know that she had been tricked by us."

Assistant Xiao Liu seemed to remember something and spoke nervously.

"Mr. Karl, but if Miss Tang finds something wrong with the contract..."

Before he finished speaking, Karl cast a cold gaze at him, making Xiao Liu silent immediately.

He hooked his fingers and lowered his voice, "She can't find it now. This line was personally instructed by Master Jiang Zhe. What's more, if it really comes to that..."

Karl sneered, with a hint of malice in his eyes.

"We are well prepared."

There was silence in the entire conference room.

No one dared to speak again, and even their breathing sounded cautious.

Karl narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to straighten his tie, and his tone suddenly became relaxed. "Oh, by the way, Master Jiang Zhe just told us to have dinner tonight. The location is the Xingyue Club in the east of the city. That is a Feng Shui treasure land in our city, haha!"

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly silent.

Several department heads and assistants lowered their heads, and still no one responded.

How could they not see through this trick?
The Xingyue Club is quite famous in the circle. It is not only a high-end private club, but also the birthplace of the "Hongmen Banquet" which is famous for its sinister situation that tests people's hearts.

Whether I go or not today, it will be a risky move.

If I go there, I might become Master Jiang Zhe's scapegoat if I'm not careful.

If you don't go, what you'll probably get tomorrow is a notice of "voluntary resignation".

"What? Not interested?"

Karl raised his eyebrows, his tone already tinged with a hint of contempt.

His eyes swept across everyone's faces and he added with a smile.

"Are you afraid that something might go wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several people became a little subtle.

Seeing that no one reacted, Karl sneered from his throat.

"What's wrong? Are you all silent? Master Jiang Zhe even has to consider the atmosphere before inviting you to dinner? Tsk, I understand. You bunch of wimps probably don't even have the courage to curry favor with others, right?"

No one said anything, but assistant Xiao Liu's hand unconsciously clenched the notebook.

Jeffrey, the legal manager sitting nearby, lowered his head and pretended to look through some documents, but he would secretly glance at his colleagues from time to time, as if he was assessing the situation.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Karl's expression became more and more disdainful, and he shook his head and laughed.

"As expected, you are a bunch of people who are destined to be minions. Well, if you don't want to go, forget it. There are plenty of people who curry favor with Young Master Jiang anyway! When the time comes, don't regret that I didn't warn you!"

After saying this, he turned and walked out of the meeting room, his footsteps crisp and deliberate.

The moment the door slowly closed, a sigh, not too loud, was heard in the conference room. It was Jeffrey.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his head and looked at Steven, the lawyer opposite him who had remained silent.

"What should I do? Do you think I should go?"

Steven frowned, his expression serious.

"If you don't go to this kind of event, you'll be taking risks, but if you go... it will only make things worse. He asked Carl to handle this contract and conceal the hidden clauses. He's obviously targeting Miss Tang. Tonight's dinner party might just be a prelude to setting up accountability and pushing the bottom line."

Jeffrey's face immediately turned ugly and he muttered.

"That's fucking disgusting..."

Although his voice was small, it was clearly heard by the people next to him.

Steven, who had been looking down in thought, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him deeply.

But Jeffrey apparently didn't notice, he pursed his lips and tapped his fingers on the table anxiously.

"Calm down."

Steven finally spoke, his tone still as steady and calm as usual.

"Especially at times like this, we must not lose our composure."

Jeffrey couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Steven, I know you're a law-abiding guy, but this mess is already in front of us. Miss Tang may not trust us, and she may think we are cooperating with Jiang Zhe. If we are not careful, we may even lose our heads!" (End of this chapter)