106: Rejected

8:03 AM, Sunny

Jiang Chuan and Little Green Tea finished breakfast on the first floor and got into the car to head to Cosmetics Company. Their appointment was at nine o'clock, and the hotel Uncle Li chose was very close to the company.

Going so early was purely out of politeness, but also to leave a good impression, complete the task early, and head back sooner.

Jiang Chuan looked at the towering corporate skyscraper outside the car window, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes; that was his old rival from his past life.

"Shunxing Group!"

Standing 503 meters tall with 99 floors above ground and 36 floors below, it was the second-tallest office building in Yangcheng.

One of the Four Major Investment Companies in the country, covering multiple industries such as technology, consumer goods, medical care, and manufacturing—a true domestic giant!

In his past life, Starlight was fully capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with it and was known as the fifth major investment company. This showed its massive scale and his arrogance during interviews back then!

This was also why the outside world called him the "King of Posturing."

Feng Qiqi also noticed the building he was observing. Knowing that boys all have grand ambitions, she tilted her small head and said:

"In the future, our Starlight will definitely be able to build a skyscraper this tall too!"

Jiang Chuan shook his head with a smile. Becoming like Shunxing might not necessarily lead to revenge. He said:

"We're going to build a skyscraper even taller than that one, so everyone can see the dazzling Starlight!"

"Right! Even taller than this one!"

Little Green Tea had a blind confidence in him. Even if he said he could pluck the stars from the sky, she might not believe that... but in business, he was the most talented person she had ever seen. Even her father wasn't as much of a genius—calculating every move and consolidating every step!

Soon, the car arrived at the factory gates. This time, the security guard didn't stop them, and they drove in easily.

Jiang Chuan got out of the car and found that no one had come down to meet them. In such a large factory, he didn't know where the office building was, so he had to call to ask.

But no matter how many times he called, no one answered. He scratched his head in confusion.

"The person we contacted yesterday couldn't be a scammer, could they?"

Feng Qiqi shook her head and said, "That can't be. The security guard let us in, so someone must have given them a heads-up."

"True. Let's wait in the car for a bit."

The two got back into the car and waited patiently.

Half an hour, an hour, an hour and a half... No matter how patient Jiang Chuan was, he couldn't keep waiting like this. He told Little Green Tea to wait in the car while he got out to ask someone where the boss's office was.

However, the factory employees were quite disciplined. Seeing that the person asking was an outsider, none of them spoke and instead quickened their pace and walked away.

Jiang Chuan asked three people in a row but still came up empty-handed. He could no longer suppress the irritation in his heart. He already had a bad temper, let alone being treated like this.

He picked the most impressive-looking office building outside and walked in. Fortunately, this factory practiced a management style that was strict on the outside but loose on the inside; no one stopped him, and he entered easily.

Usually, bosses set up their offices on the upper floors. The elevator required an access card, so he had to take the stairs.

Jiang Chuan climbed nine floors in one go. Luckily, he hadn't brought Little Green Tea; otherwise, it would be unimaginable for her to climb nine flights of stairs in high heels.

Finally, heaven rewards the diligent. Upon reaching the ninth floor, he saw the sign for the General Manager's office.

Jiang Chuan walked over and found the door wide open. Glancing inside, he saw a middle-aged man sitting in an executive chair, making a phone call. He could faintly hear the conversation.

He took out his phone and redialed the number he had contacted yesterday. Sure enough, the landline inside rang. He saw the man impatiently hang up and continue his conversation with a smile.

Jiang Chuan was so angry he laughed. He went to the public restroom on the ninth floor, filled a basin with bone-chillingly cold water, rushed into the office, and splashed it directly onto the man.

Water dripped from the man's hair. He was clearly stunned, still holding the phone to his ear, not yet realizing what had happened.

After a moment, he sprang up from his chair and roared at the unfamiliar man in front of him:

"Who the hell are you? Get out of my company! Don't even think about touching this industry for the rest of your life!"

After saying that, he tried to push past him to go to the lounge to change clothes, but he found he couldn't budge him. He looked up and saw the other man still looking at him with a smile.

His suppressed anger flared up instantly, and he swung a slap directly at him!

Jiang Chuan's daily exercise wasn't for show. He caught the arm swinging at him and, looking at the business card printed on the desk, said with a smile:

"Xu Wenqiang? That's a good name. What a pity for such a name!"

Xu Wenqiang used all his strength to try and pull his arm back but found he couldn't. Seeing the other man's aggressive demeanor, he was also afraid of getting beaten, so he stiffened his neck and asked:

"Which department are you from? Let's talk this out. Hitting people is against the law!"

Jiang Chuan let him go and sat in his executive chair. Finding it had wheels, he pushed off with his feet to glide in front of him, leaning back comfortably.

"I'm Jiang Chuan from Starlight. What's the meaning of this? If you can't cooperate, just say so. You've left me hanging for two hours. You've got some nerve, haven't you?"

Xu Wenqiang looked at the person sitting in his chair, feeling a bit guilty. He thought that if he didn't answer the phone, the other party would just leave after a while. He never expected them to charge straight into his office.

He had genuinely wanted to cooperate yesterday, but this morning he received a phone call telling him not to accept the cooperation and to try to delay the other party's time as much as possible.

He wasn't usually that obedient, doing whatever someone else told him to do. But after learning the identity of the person on the other end of the line, he decided to grant them this favor.

He didn't value this project much anyway, so why not make a powerful friend?

That was why he hadn't answered the phone just now—to waste the other party's time.

But he really hadn't expected a company from out of town to be so undisciplined, charging straight into the boss's office and even splashing a basin of cold water on him. He was a complete brute!

But he was in the wrong to begin with, and he was indeed afraid of such a brute. He could only answer stutteringly, "My company had an urgent matter. I was just listening to a subordinate's report. I was indeed quite busy."

Jiang Chuan sat up and patted the other man's fat face, teasingly saying:

"You call your subordinate 'baby'? And her job is to come find you tonight and remember to wear something sexy? I recall you have a wife, don't you? Surely that person on the phone wasn't your..."

"Yes! It was my wife! It was my wife!"

Xu Wenqiang nodded hurriedly in terror. If his wife found out about this, he'd be finished!

Jiang Chuan laughed and snatched the phone from the man's hand, pointing at him. "Don't move! It would be effortless for me to find your wife's contact info. There's still a chance for cooperation now; that might not be the case later!"

"Fine! As long as you don't tell my wife, anything is fine!"

"Unlock the phone for me."

Xu Wenqiang had no choice. He took the phone and unlocked it with his fingerprint, his hand trembling as he handed it over.