Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Sneaky

Qiao Yi felt a chill in her heart, followed by a surge of violent anger.

What did Lu Yanchuan mean by that! What did he mean when he said the Qiao Family and the Lu Family could afford to support her, and that he could afford it too!

She had just decided to work hard at the company, was Lu Yanchuan looking down on her now?

Watching Lu Yanchuan’s silent demeanor, Qiao Yi’s heart sank deeper and deeper.

Was he tacitly agreeing with that attitude?

“Lu Yanchuan! You’re going too far!”

Qiao Yi pushed Lu Yanchuan away and turned to get into the car back to the company.

Lu Yanchuan was still thinking about whether or not to confess Jenfors’ identity to Qiao Yi, but by the time he snapped back to reality, Qiao Yi had already run off in anger, leaving him confused.

It seemed like Qiao Yi had really misunderstood him, and she seemed quite angry, too.

Having left the restaurant, Qiao Yi gradually calmed down as well, silently cursing herself for being impatient. She had been able to face Qiao Xin’s provocations with composure, so why had she lost her stability after just a few words from Lu Yanchuan!

Seeing that Qiao Yi’s expression had eased a little, the other two in the car also relaxed a bit.

“Ms. Qiao, what should we do next…”

“What should we do? Do it right! Go back and get in touch with Jenfors again, find out their specific requirements, make targeted revisions according to their requirements, and absolutely secure this project!”

The more Lu Yanchuan didn’t allow her to work properly, the more determined she was to win this project and show him whether she really had the ability to support herself or not!

Although she was willing to be a freeloader, she could not be an unambitious one!

To conquer the project, Qiao Yi simply moved into the temporary rest room provided by the company, working day and night on document revisions.

Influenced by her, the entire interfacing team cultivated a strong working atmosphere, even drawing the attention of other employees at the company.

Indeed, in the midst of everyone’s friendly working environment, suddenly there was a group of employees working as if their lives depended on it, making it seem as if the others were merely slacking off.

In order not to give the impression to company leaders that they were slacking off, others had no choice but to buck up and work diligently.

Qiao Yi had no idea that her momentary act of defiance out of spite towards Lu Yanchuan had such an impact on the company; she just felt that the deeper she got into the project, the more problems there seemed to be!

“I thought she was some bigshot. I heard this project was personally assigned to her by the vice president, but almost half a month has passed, and she’s made no progress!”

“If I were her, I’d be too ashamed to see anyone! Look at her, still posturing every day in the company!”

“Exactly, I have no idea who she’s trying to impress!”

Qiao Yi stood outside the tea room, the two people inside chattering away, completely unaware that the subject of their discussion was right outside, listening to every clear word they spoke.

Hesitating about whether to go in or not, Qiao Yi heard the two stop talking and prepare to leave the room.

Instinctively, Qiao Yi hid around the corner, preventing them from seeing her.

However, realizing what she had just done, Qiao Yi’s expression turned odd, and she walked out from behind with a frown on her face.

The two who had left the tea room separated, and Qiao Yi, coming out, saw the woman in a beige suit looking around before heading outside the company without attracting attention.

What was this person sneaking around for?

Qiao Yi absentmindedly put down her cup and followed her.

Following her led Qiao Yi straight to the hotel where Jenfors was staying.

Hiding at a distance, Qiao Yi saw Jenfors and the woman leave the hotel together, and she hurriedly continued to follow them.

“Mr. Jenfors, our company really can’t accept your requests. If your company insists on them, I’m afraid we won’t be able to cooperate.”

Qiao Yi recognized this woman; she was the deputy director of the HR department, and additionally, she had another identity – she was Qiao Xin’s college roommate!

When Qiao Xin was still in school, Qiao Yi had visited and met this woman. Her fawning behavior towards Qiao Xin left a deep impression on Qiao Yi.

Later, Qiao Yi only heard she had joined the Qiao Family company, not expecting to encounter her at this time.

Clearly, Jenfors was not keen on giving up this cooperation, but he didn’t want to submit to the Qiao Family’s demands either, finding himself in a dilemma.

Qiao Yi sat in a corner and quietly began to record, and just as she started recording, the woman spoke up again.

“Mr. Jenfors, to be honest, our Qiao Family doesn’t lack this cooperation with your company. If you don’t agree to our terms, there really is no need to continue this partnership!”

The woman somehow produced a document and threw it in front of Jenfors.

Jenfors’ face was already looking displeased, he didn’t even glance at the document on the table, instead glaring unpleasantly at the woman opposite him.

“Just by your attitude, I think we have no need to continue this partnership either…”

“Wait a moment!”

Just as Jenfors was about to leave, Qiao Yi finally stood up and stopped him.

The appearance of Qiao Yi took the others by surprise.

Jenfors’ first reaction was to turn and look at the woman he had just been speaking with. Hadn’t she said that Qiao Yi was handling other projects and that she had taken over this one?

And that woman looked surprised, or rather, panicked.

She hadn’t expected Qiao Yi to appear at this time! She was so close to making Jenfors give up cooperating with the Qiao Family, why did she have to show up right now!

“Mr. Jenfors, I think there may be some misunderstandings between us.”

“Miss Qiao, the Qiao Family is a company that my Taylor Group cannot afford to climb up to. I apologize for disturbing you these past days!”

Jenfors was still a gentleman, not directly getting angry with Qiao Yi. He just stepped back, trying to bypass Qiao Yi and leave.

“Mr. Jenfors! This person is not the one from our company responsible for interfacing with your company! Please listen to my explanation!”

After Qiao Yi appeared, the woman knew that her mission was over. Hearing Qiao Yi speak, she suddenly turned sly and began to cry, clutching at Qiao Yi.

“Ms. Qiao! You couldn’t let go of your pride and didn’t want to break off relations with Mr. Jenfors, so I followed your orders to communicate with Mr. Jenfors. How can you talk about me like that now!”

“You’d be wasting your talent if you’re not acting!”

Qiao Yi shook off the woman’s hand and turned to Jenfors, making a gesture for him to please follow her.

“Mr. Jenfors, in the past few days I’ve re-evaluated our respective requirements and have a new planning proposal with me. Please take a look with me to see if there’s anything else that needs to be modified.”