CH 120

Xue Zhiqing slammed the table and frowned.

Xia Roulin noticed that her phone was switched off despite there was still battery power left in her phone. But there’s no time to think about that now. She grabbed Xue Zhiqing’s arm and asked, “Z is willing to sign the contract with the company? And the credit goes to Xia Weilan?”

“Of course. Do you think it’s yours? What have you been doing since yesterday?” Xue Zhiqing panted hard. His chest was heaving up and down.

“Dad, you can’t blame me for this. Xia Weilan made use of Beichen-ge’s influence to make this happen. Do you think I can snatch a project that Beichen-ge had his eyes on?”

Xia Roulin squinted and explained everything she saw yesterday. “She went to meet Z together with Beichen-ge. These are all Beichen-ge’s credits. All she did was tag along.”

After hearing her explanation, Xue Zhiqing understood that he couldn’t blame his daughter for this as when it comes to Mo Beichen putting his nose into the matter, there was nothing much he could do too.

“They are having a meeting in the conference room now. The old master told me to stop you from joining the meeting so that you don’t mess things up!”

“What! How is it possible that grandpa said something like that?” Xia Roulin found it unbelievable.

“Z had specifically announced in the meeting that you are not invited to the project. And he insisted for Xia Weilan to be the person in charge of the project.”

Xue Zhiqing’s expression became hideous when he recalled how humiliating he felt in front of everyone just now. He hurriedly walked out of the meeting room to question Xia Roulin about what she had done. He didn’t expect that Xia Roulin didn’t even have the opportunity to do anything and the chances were taken away by Mo Beichen.

“This must be Xia Weilan’s idea. She’s trying to beat me by playing such a vicious trick!” Xia Roulin clenched her fist tightly.

That morning, Xue Zhiqing instructed her not to step out of her office.

Xia Roulin was like a hiding criminal who stayed inside the office until Mr Z left.

Noon.

In the restaurant’s VIP room, Xia Weilan sat across from Mr Z and they were chatting happily over lunch. By the time Mo Beichen reached, he saw his wife sitting with her body leaning slightly forward, chatting excitedly about something.

Mo Beichen felt depressed and he couldn’t help feeling like dragging Xia Weilan out of the restaurant.

“I didn’t know that you enjoy staring at men. Haven’t you stared enough?”

Xia Weilan felt someone leaning close to her and whispered into her ear. A big warm hand tapped on her shoulder and the person sat beside her.

It was Mo Beichen.

Xia Weilan looked at Mo Beichen in surprise. He appeared calm. But when she recalled his words just now, she couldn’t help but shiver.

Mo Beichen totally ignored Mr Z and this was not his usual style.

“What brings you here?” Xia Weilan deliberately asked.

Mo Beichen pretended that he didn’t hear her question. He picked some food with his chopsticks and placed them on her plate.

“Eat more. You’re as thin as a bamboo stick.”

“Mr Z, I guess you won’t mind that I join you guys for lunch?” Mo Beichen stared at Z dully.

“Of course not.” Z said politely.

Mo Beichen took a pair of chopsticks and a bowl but sat still.

“Hubby, there’s so much food, I can’t possibly finish this.” Xia Weilan frowned as she looked at the food in her bowl.

“Try to finish it, if you can’t, I’ll help you to finish it.” After he finished his words, he lifted his wine glass and said to Mr Z, “Here’s a toast to you. As the host, I hope that you enjoy your stay in Beijing to the fullest.”

They made a toast. A smile appeared on Mr Z while Mo Beichen was still showing a cold face as if the person in front of him had owed him a few millions dollars.

Xia Weilan picked up a pair of chopsticks and started eating. She could sense that Mo Beichen is acting this way out of jealousy. She kept quiet and obediently ate off her bowl.

Because she was distracted, she didn’t realize that she had placed a piece of chili into her mouth.

Cough, cough… Xia Weilan’s lips immediately became red and tears started rolling in her eyes.

Mo Beichen quickly passed her a glass of water. When he saw that she emptied her glass, his concerned face eased a little. He criticized her, “Why are you so careless?”

*Cough*… Tears rolled down from her cheeks as a result of choking from the spiciness. She gave Mo Beichen a stern glance, “It’s you who gave me that!”

“Haha.” Z found their interaction very funny. “I’m really envious of you guys. You made me miss my fiancee.”

“Your fiancee?” Mo Beichen asked subconsciously.

“Yes. My fiancee is a little short-tempered and I’m always worried about her. Because of this, I’ll be going back in two days.”

After hearing that, Mo Beichen finally eased his facial expression. He said casually, “Bring her over for a vacation whenever possible.”

“Of course.” Z said gently.

From that point onward, Mo Beichen had a good chat with Mr Z. They both talked about the business world. Mr Z couldn’t help but compliment Mo Beichen, “Mr Mo, you are indeed a smart man. I never expected that I’d be able to find a solution to the problems that I hadn’t been able to overcome all this while.”

Mo Beichen is a veteran in the business world compared to Mr Z who is still an amateur.

Meanwhile, Xia Weilan listened to their conversation attentively. She wished that she could grab a notepad and jot down some of the important points.

“Hubby, you’re such a genius!” Xia Weilan stared at Mo Beichen in admiration and he really enjoyed her compliment.

They had a great time having lunch together.

By the time Xia Weilan returned to Xia Corps, she found that Xia Roulin was waiting for her in the office.

“Oh, Manager Xia is back.”

Xia Roulin immediately said in a mocking tone.

“Are you looking for me?” Xia Weilan walked toward her office desk and stared at Xia Roulin who was sitting on her chair.

“Do you really think that you can get this position by using Beichen-ge’s name? There are so many things you don’t even have a clue about.”

Xia Roulin gave her a cold stare.

How could Old Master Xia let Xia Weilan become the person in charge of the new project?

Everyone knows that the collaboration with Z is the most important project in the project department. Old Master Xia had bypassed Xue Zhiqing and directly appointed Xia Weilan as the person in charge. This implied that Xia Weilan’s position is much more important than Xue Zhiqing.

Although Xue Zhiqing is the manager of the project department, he had to correspond with Xia Weilan’s project.

“Oh my, the deputy manager has so much to take care of. And yet you’re concerned about my area?” Xia Weilan deliberately emphasized on the term ‘deputy manager’ to remind Xia Roulin of her position.

How dare she come into her office and display herself as a superior when she is just merely a deputy manager.

“Xia Weilan! Don’t get happy too soon!” Xia Roulin got up from the chair furiously.