Ye Qiu jolted, immediately called Xiao Zhan, and slipped out of the hospital room.
When Ye Qiu stepped out, Xiao Zhan was already waiting.
“Give me the car. Take a cab back,” Ye Qiu instructed, then drove straight to Lin Jingzhi’s company.
…
Lin Group.
Conference room.
It was packed.
Today was the first meeting between Lin Group and Xu Group executives, and they were deep in heated talks about a partnership.
Lin Jingzhi sat at the head of the table.
While listening to the executives, she texted Ye Qiu under the table.
Xu Minghui, Xu Group’s general manager, sat beside her, stealing glances at her.
Suddenly, he noticed her lift her skirt, revealing her stockinged legs, and snap a photo with her phone.
Gulp!
Xu Minghui’s heart raced, swallowing hard.
“No wonder they call her Lin the Enchantress. She’s a real siren.”
“If I could marry her, I’d be the luckiest man alive.”
“I have to have her!”
With that thought, he pulled out his phone and sent a quick message.
Ten minutes later, he got a reply and said, “President Lin, we’ve covered most of the partnership details. Let’s wrap up for today.”
“I’ll notify our legal team to draft the contract as soon as I’m back at the hotel.”
“Your pharmaceutical company’s opening tomorrow, right? How about we sign the contract at the ceremony?”
Lin Jingzhi agreed readily, “Sounds good.”
Xu Minghui stood, extending his right hand with a smile, “President Lin, here’s to a fruitful partnership.”
Lin rose, shaking his hand lightly, smiling back, “To a great partnership.”
She turned to Sun Mengjiao, “Mengjiao, arrange transport to take President Xu and his team back to their hotel.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Sun Mengjiao gestured to Xu, “President Xu, this way.”
Xu Minghui glanced at Sun, thinking: She’s pretty too, but too cold for my taste.
He checked his Patek Philippe watch and lingered, “President Lin, it’s almost lunchtime. How about lunch together?”
“Sorry, President Xu, I’ve got company matters…”
Xu cut her off, “President Lin, work never ends, but as they say, you can’t work on an empty stomach.”
“Besides, this is a chance for our teams to bond and get to know each other, which will help our future collaboration.”
“What do you say?”
He grinned at her, confident his reasoning was airtight.
Sure enough, after a brief pause, Lin said, “Alright, let’s have lunch together.”
“Mengjiao, call the hotel manager and book the best private room.”
“Tell them I’m hosting President Xu and the executives today.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Sun replied.
“President Xu, after you.”
Lin led Xu Minghui and the executives out of the meeting room.
As they stepped outside the company, they saw a crowd gathered, many snapping photos with their phones.
It looked like a celebrity sighting.
Lin looked up and saw, thirty meters away, countless roses blocking the driveway.
Tens of thousands, at least.
The roses were arranged in a heart shape, surrounded by well-dressed young men and women holding colorful balloons.
Lin realized instantly: someone was proposing.
“Don’t know who the lucky girl is. So jealous,” Sun Mengjiao whispered.
Lin smiled.
Such a grand proposal would make any woman envious.
Sun added, “President Lin, the roses are blocking the drive. I’ll ask them to move them.”
“No, don’t interrupt their moment,” Lin said. “Mengjiao, arrange cars. We’ll use the underground garage.”
“Got it,” Sun nodded, about to leave.
“Wait!” Xu Minghui called her back.
Sun looked puzzled, “President Xu…?”
Xu smiled, strode to the center of the rose heart, and shed his black suit jacket.
Underneath, he wore a white shirt and vest, his handsome features making him look like a prince.
He adjusted his collar, then gazed at Lin Jingzhi with deep affection.
Lin’s expression shifted, sensing his intent: “Is he about to…?”
Thud!
Xu dropped to one knee, flashing a charming smile, and declared loudly:
“They say it takes five hundred glances in a past life for a fleeting encounter in this one. Can I trade lifetimes of encounters for a lifetime with you?”
“I don’t know if our meeting is a continuation from a past life or a fresh start today. All I know is I can’t live without you.”
“I want you as my wife, to cherish you forever.”
“Lin Jingzhi, I love you!”
“Will you marry me?”
He pulled a box from his pocket, revealing a ten-carat diamond ring, sparkling in the sunlight.
The crowd erupted in gasps and screams, especially the women, green with envy. A proposal like this, and they’d say yes in a heartbeat.
Someone recognized Xu Minghui.
“My God, he’s Xu Group’s general manager!”
“Not just that—he’s the heir to the Xu family in Beijing!”
“Rich, young, handsome—a perfect dream guy.”
“Too bad he’s not proposing to me.”
“If he proposed to me, I’d marry him!”
Xu’s executives started chanting, “Get together!”
“Get together!”
“Get together!”
Xu’s smile widened.
His real goal in Jiangzhou wasn’t the partnership—it was proposing to Lin Jingzhi.
Marry her, and the Lin Group deal would follow naturally.
Better yet, her company would be his.
“Xu Minghui’s out of line,” Sun Mengjiao muttered, glancing at Lin’s icy face. “President Lin, what now?”
Lin snorted, about to respond, when suddenly—
