Chapter 325

Joey took Gloria to a coffee shop. "How dare you to show up at Yan Corporation to see me?" Peipei began to rebuke Joey as soon as they sat down, "What could I possibly explain if my father saw us?" Joey didn't pay heed to Peipei's concerns, and simply looked at her, "I have a question for you." "Then ask." Peipei replied, "This place is not far from the office. After you're finished asking, I will take a taxi back myself, lest someone see us." "Are you that afraid of being seen?" Perhaps it was Peipei's repeated emphasis on this point that Joey's voice fell. Peipei didn't care, and counter-questioned Joey, "Is there anything wrong with what I said?" Joey frowned and didn't continue with her question. Instead, he asked her, "How's your work in Yan Corporation?" "Not bad." Blue Mountain ordered by Peipei arrived. She took a sip from her cup and put it down, looking a bit puzzled, "Did you come to me just to ask this?" She added, "Brother, no offense, but can you consider my schedule? For such formalities, you could have asked over the phone. I am really busy." "Do you know a certain 'Chief Chen?'" Joey suddenly asked. This abrupt question made Gloria pause. She thought of the words that Giselle just told her a while ago and her expression was slightly unnatural, "I know a lot of 'Chief Chens', I'm not sure which one you're referring to." "Surely not every 'Chief Chen' could be familiar enough to kiss you." "What do you mean?" Peipei raised her voice while Joey looked at her, expressionless. Gloria bit her lower lip, "Are you here to question me?" She felt wronged, "I was taken advantage of too, and I was mad, too, but what can I do? I had to establish myself in the Yan Family, which was challenging from the very beginning. The shareholders were skeptical of a woman, thinking I lacked boldness and trust in me. I had to prove my worth to win against Giselle." "Do you really have to compete with her?" "Of course. My dad will only pass the Yan Family business to me if I beat her." Joey said, "The Yan Family business shouldn't be yours in the first place." "How could you say that?" Gloria was furious, "My mom took care of Harrison for more than twenty years, and I've called him dad for the same time. This should be rightfully mine." With that, Gloria's face turned cold, "If you cared about me, I might listen to you, but if you're here to dissuade me, you'd better save it." There wasn't much of a relationship between Gloria and Joey in the first place. Joey said, "I've no right to interfere in your business." "Now that you know it, why are you still spouting nonsense to my face." Gloria was probably upset; her tone was curt. This didn't make Joey angry. He said, "As my sister, I don't want to see you being bullied." Gloria pulled a guilty grin, "You're a driver. Can you stop me from being bullied just by saying you don't want to see me bullied?" Joey fell silent. He lit a cigarette and after two puffs, said, "I shouldn't have meddled." "Anything else?" Gloria stood up, "If there's nothing else, I am leaving." "Peipei." Just taking two steps, Joey called to her, "He's not doing well now. If you have time, please visit him." At this, Gloria's face turned worse. She strode up to Joey, "Brother, I call you that out of respect, since my mom insisted on me recognizing you. But I advise you not to overestimate yourself, and the man you mentioned, I don't know him and even less desire to meet him." Gloria had left not two minutes ago when Joey's phone rang. It was a call from Nancy. Straight to the point, "Where are you?" Instead of replying, Joey asked, "Does Miss Nan have any orders?" "I want to eat." "Alright." "Aren't you going to ask me what I want to eat?" "What would Miss Nan like to eat?" "Joey, I'm going to fire you." "How would the salary be settled?" "..." "I want to drink fruit tea." "Kiwi?" "Mm." "Okay." ..... After Peipei Yan returned to the Yan's, Liang Yan remained standing high above, watching her. Seeing her stepping out of a taxi, a little disappointment flashed in his eyes. Pick-up service with no ride back home. If Joey was courting Peipei Yan, he certainly couldn't be this ungentlemanly. Not long after Peipei Yan returned to Yan's, Zhengxiao Yan also came back. Probably returning empty-handed, he didn't seem too pleased. However, as soon as he returned, he went straight to Liang Yan and called him into his office. The first question he asked was, "Why did you and Rick get divorced in the first place?" Why she and Maverick Mo got divorced, are there still people in Finceland who don't know? Many had criticised her behind her back for being foolish. Liang Yan said, "Because of Patrick." "Was it you who wanted the divorce, or was it Rick?" Liang Yan, "You don't know about this?" Zhengxiao Yan of course knew. He just found it strange. Since Maverick Mo was the one who initiated the divorce, why would he say today at Bo's family... Yan Zhenxiao said, "I went to the Hyland family today, and talked with Maverick about the project. He is actually interested in cooperating with our Hawk family, but..." "But what?" "He said he wants to negotiate with someone else." Yan Zhenxiao explained. "Previously, Peipei handled this project. Now I've tried, but he can't possibly want to talk with other project managers with his status. I thought about it over and over. What he means is that he wants you to come.” Yan Zhenxiao recalled what happened in the Hyland family today. When Maverick saw the project brief that he brought, Maverick casually flung the contract on the table. Yan Zhenxiao thought he was not satisfied. But he said, "The project brief is well done, and this contract is not impossible to sign, but I won't sign it with you.” Yan Zhenxiao didn't react for a while and asked him, "Mr. Hyland, what do you mean?” In a tone of aloofness, Maverick uttered, "Change the person.” On the way back, Yan Zhenxiao thought about it for a long time. It could not possibly be someone other than Giselle. "I know you may feel awkward meeting Maverick post the divorce, considering it wasn't really pleasant. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing for you," Yan Zhenxiao said. "This project is important. The shareholders of our Hawk family are unhappy with you since you lost the Morris family project. If you secure this from the Hyland family, they will see you in a new light.” Giselle frowned. She didn't understand Maverick's intentions for these actions. Didn't she make herself clear the other night? However, Yan Zhenxiao had interpreted her furrowed eyebrows as hesitation. "I have heard uncle Yu's remarks. You've been working hard, proactively seeking his teaching, socializing- which is commendable. We, the Yan's cannot compare with larger corporations. The competition in building materials market is steep. I believe there are several better companies out there. It's only natural that we have to compromise when seeking collaboration. Despite Chen's situation being handled inadequately, it pointed out where we stand, thus avoiding future harassment. Overall, I'm pleased with your performance." "But my satisfaction isn't enough, you have to win over other Yan's shareholders. In regards of Peipei, I can't be biased and upset her. You must show some results in order to rightfully inherit Yan's company from our father, right?” Yan Zhenxiao had said a lot, but Giselle wasn't really listening. Even if she was not paying attention, she already knew what he was talking about. "If she can win the Bo's project, it will be a huge boost for her. "I'll take on this project," Giselle said. Bo's occupies half of the empire's capital, so she needs to deal with them sooner or later. She isn't certain what Maverick is up to. But her focus is only on work.