Chapter 9

At that moment, Xiao Churan's mind was suddenly filled with a bizarre thought: Could the Young Master mentioned by Wang Dongxue be her own husband, Ye Chen? However, she immediately dismissed the idea as too fantastical. How could it be possible? After all, Ye Chen was just an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. But then again, besides Ye Chen, who else in this world would treat her so well? While three million was already an extravagant hope, the other party was offering her double that amount...

Unable to contain her curiosity, Xiao Churan asked Wang Dongxue, "Vice Chairman Wang, may I ask if your chairman's name is Ye Chen?"

Wang Dongxue's heart skipped a beat. Ye Chen had instructed her not to reveal his identity, and if Madam Xiao guessed it, she would be in trouble. So she quickly replied, "Ms. Xiao, please don't pursue this. Our chairman is from a prominent family in Yanjing, and his identity is highly confidential. I'm not authorized to disclose it."

Xiao Churan nodded lightly, and the mention of a prominent family in Yanjing snapped her out of her reverie. Ye Chen couldn't possibly be from such a family. It seemed she was indeed overthinking things.

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Exiting Wang Dongxue's office, Xiao Churan felt dazed and confused. In her hands was the cooperation agreement between the Xiao family and Di Hao Corporation, worth sixty million. Everything felt like a dream. When she saw Ye Chen's figure at the entrance of Di Hao Corporation, she ran up to him excitedly. "Ye Chen, I actually managed to negotiate it!"

Ye Chen chuckled inwardly. How could his wife not succeed when he was the owner of Di Hao Corporation? However, he pretended to be surprised and said, "You managed to negotiate such a difficult project? You're amazing, wife!"

Xiao Churan said, "Oh, it's not because I'm amazing. It's as if Di Hao Corporation just handed it to me."

"Why?" Ye Chen asked deliberately. "What do you mean?"

Xiao Churan was afraid of making Ye Chen jealous by mentioning the chairman of Di Hao Corporation, so she hurriedly said, "Oh, it's a long story. Let's go to the company now and share this good news with everyone."

Ye Chen laughed heartily. "Alright! That bastard Xiao Hailong will have to abide by the bet and kneel down to me!"

Xiao Churan nodded and said, "He's usually so arrogant and looks down on us. It's time to teach him a lesson!"

In fact, Xiao Churan also had her temper. Xiao Hailong and his ilk had always looked down on her and her husband. Now that she had secured the cooperation, it was time for them to show some restraint.

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the Xiao Group.

In the conference room, everyone's expressions were strange. They all knew Xiao Churan had gone to Di Hao Corporation early in the morning, but they didn't believe she could succeed and were waiting to see her fail. Unexpectedly, she came back so soon.

When Xiao Churan and Ye Chen entered the meeting room, everyone's eyes were filled with ridicule.

Xiao Hailong didn't mince his words. "Oh, Churan, you're back in half an hour? Couldn't even get into Di Hao Corporation? Hahaha!"

His sister, Xiao Weiwei, also sneered, "Oh, Sister Churan, announcing failure in less than an hour. Isn't this setting a record?"

The expression on Old Madam Xiao's face darkened. The project with Di Hao Corporation was extremely difficult, and even if Xiao Churan couldn't secure it, she should have been more cautious. Giving up so quickly made her extremely angry. Thus, Old Madam Xiao stared at her and said coldly, "Xiao Churan, you've disappointed me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen immediately furrowed his brows. These people were too disgusting, weren't they? They didn't even inquire about the outcome and just mocked her without knowing anything?

Especially that bastard Xiao Hailong. Why the hell was he so cocky? He'd have to kneel to me later!

Xiao Churan, who was originally excited, was now filled with anger. She spoke up, "I'm sorry to disappoint you all. Wang Dongxue from Di Hao Corporation has already negotiated the project cooperation with me!"

"What? You really closed the deal?"

"It's impossible! How could you even meet with Wang Dongxue?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Xiao Churan, do you really think we'd believe this?"

Xiao Hailong snapped out of it, slamming the table angrily. "Wang Dongxue from Di Hao Corporation is a renowned business elite in the city. How could she possibly meet with you? What's your status? Don't you have any idea?"

Facing everyone's doubts and accusations, Xiao Churan directly took out the contract and handed it to Old Madam Xiao. "This is the project contract from Di Hao Corporation. Please take a look."

This contract was like a bomb, instantly exploding the atmosphere at the scene!

Xiao Hailong still didn't believe it, loudly shouting, "This must be a forged contract by her! I don't believe she could secure a deal with Di Hao Corporation!"

"Exactly!" Xiao Weiwei chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. "Why would she be able to secure a contract with Di Hao Corporation? This is a project worth thirty million! If she could do it, I would have done it long ago!"

Xiao Churan sneered, "Cousin, you're mistaken. This contract isn't for thirty million, it's for sixty million!"

"Get out of here!" Xiao Weiwei scoffed. "A sixty-million contract? You really have the nerve to say that! Do you think we're idiots? If you can secure a sixty-million contract, I'll claim I can secure a hundred-million one!"

Xiao Hailong also said coldly, "Churan, you're playing our grandmother and everyone else for fools!"

Afterwards, he turned to Old Madam Xiao. "Grandmother! Churan is being rebellious! You can't let her off!"

Old Madam Xiao was also furious. She had already thought a thirty-million deal had a slim chance, and now Xiao Churan was claiming she had signed a sixty-million one in just half an hour...

Wasn't this treating everyone like fools in front of so many people?

If she didn't drive out such unworthy descendants, how could she establish her authority in the family in the future?

Old Madam Xiao was so angry that she slammed the table and shouted, "Xiao Churan! Go to the HR department and handle your resignation immediately!"

Xiao Churan looked bewildered. Had these people gone mad? Would they die from exhaustion if they just opened the contract and read it?

Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "Holy crap! Di Hao Corporation's official public account just posted a notification! The sixty-million contract is real!"