Just as Gu Shiqian was losing her vision and had yet to catch her breath,
Trotsky, adorned in flamboyant colors, entered the office with his team, striding casually.
"Huh?"
He had visited the Face of Jade Group headquarters once and naturally knew this office belonged to Gu Xiyan, but today, someone else was seated there.
And, among those present, he didn't see Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong, so he asked in English, "Where are General Gu and President Yu?"
Gu Shiqian forced herself to remain composed and said, "They have already left the company. Now, I am in charge of Face of Jade Group."
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Trotsky, although unaware of what major turmoil had occurred within the ranks of Face of Jade Group, couldn't be bothered to care about it. After giving Gu Shiqian a few looks and noticing that her appearance fell far short compared to that of Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Putting aside his disappointment, Trotsky said with a cold expression, "I came here today to tell you that due to your malicious deception, our cooperation is canceled!"
"Malicious deception, what happened?"
Gu Shiqian was new and hardly knew anything about the affairs of Face of Jade Group. Anxious after Trotsky's statement, she quickly asked.
She thought that if there was a possibility to make amends, she would do her best to do so.
Hearing this, Trotsky let out a cold laugh and said, "You're not aware, huh? Right, they wouldn't just tell anyone about the malicious deception they played on me."
Seeing that Gu Shiqian was clueless about the true events and subtly guessing that she didn't get along with Gu Xiyan, he wouldn't be inclined to ask for the truth from them, Trotsky decided to exaggerate the story when he relayed it to Gu Shiqian.
Thus, according to Trotsky, the truth became:
Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong, having learned that Trotsky fancied a certain rare and precious type of cloth that was incredibly scarce and seldom seen in the world, decided to spend a great deal of money on creating a high-quality imitation and gifted it to Trotsky. Then they duped him into signing a highly unfavorable collaboration contract. Later, when Trotsky presented the fabric to a distinguished guest, it led to his utter humiliation...
Therefore, it's no surprise what the final outcome would be. Faced with such malicious deception and fraudulent tactics, Trotsky preferred to pay a breach of contract penalty rather than continue any partnership with Face of Jade Group!
After listening to Trotsky's version of events, Gu Shiqian felt the room darken before her eyes and almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
Damn it, Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong were low enough to dare play such tricks on Trotsky; they had no idea how they were going to die.
Now, both women had beaten a premature retreat from Face of Jade Group, but they had left her with an entire mess!
If she couldn't handle it properly, she would certainly have to roll out as well!
Gu Shiqian's hatred for Gu Xiyan grew even more intense.
But this was not the time to dwell on these matters. Gu Shiqian quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I truly wasn't aware that they would do such a thing, I will make it up to you..."
"Make it up?!" Upon hearing this, Trotsky looked Gu Shiqian up and down again, then shook his head and said, "You can't make it up!"
Trotsky was very disappointed. If he wanted to directly cancel the cooperation with Face of Jade Group, a simple phone call to them would have sufficed. Why would he bother coming in person?
The reason he came today was because he thought that in the process of canceling the cooperation, he could take advantage of Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong—if he found the opportunity to exploit them, he would do so and then leave Huaxia...
That way, he could vent his frustration fully.
Unfortunately, the two striking beauties were no longer with Face of Jade Group, leaving behind only a plain and unremarkable girl. Naturally, he found no interest in her.
Seeing that Gu Shiqian was still stubbornly attempting to offer herself, Trotsky dismissed her with an indifferent wave, "Enough, no need to say more. I came here today to inform you that the cooperation is canceled, not to discuss it with you..."
After saying this, Trotsky, with his entourage, swaggeringly left the office.
"Mr. Trotsky…"
Gu Shiqian extended her hand, still wishing to retain him, but he totally ignored her.
"Bang!"
Gu Shiqian watched in despair as Trotsky left, until she could no longer see the backs of his team members; then anger surged within her. She grabbed her coffee cup and viciously smashed it on the ground!
"Gu Xiyan, Yu Linglong, you two sluts, being sly is bad enough, but to even screw me over, don't let me see you again, or I swear I won't let you off!"
Gu Shiqian roared furiously.
The secretary, trembling with fear, stood by. Looking at this scene, she felt that if Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong appeared in front of Gu Shiqian right now, they would probably be torn limb from limb!
After smashing one cup, Gu Shiqian was not yet appeased, and started to continue her rampage, destroying the office.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
She smashed things for almost four or five minutes.
During this time, actually, quite a few longtime employees who had also planned to come in hand their resignations were deterred by the noise at the door, knowing that if they went in now, they might come out with only half a life left, so they all decided to come back after the new boss's anger had cooled down.
But...
Waiting for her temper to subside before provoking her again might not be a good idea, right?!
"Huff puff..."
Gu Shiqian, tired from her destruction, heavily collapsed into the office chair, gasping for air, her eyes filled with despair and rage, now bloodshot to the point of madness.
The secretary waited a while, hesitated, then weakly suggested, "General Gu, they did sign a contract with us. If we just cancel the cooperation like this, we can sue them..."
"Sue them?!"
When Gu Shiqian heard the secretary's words, she was furious, cursing out, "They're an international corporation, do you dare to sue them? Besides, didn't he just say that even if they have to pay a penalty fee, they want to cancel the cooperation with me? Even if I sue them, they can just delay it, can our company afford to wait?!"
The secretary instantly fell silent, not daring to respond.
"Knock knock!"
The door was knocked on again.
Gu Shiqian was already very sensitive to the sound of knocking. Hearing someone knock again almost made her rush over to fight!
Just as Gu Shiqian was preparing to bark out: "Get lost!"
The door was already opened directly.
Then, Gu Shiqian saw her assistant, leading in a young woman, respectfully introducing, "General Gu, this is the former President of Jinyu International Fashion Co., Ltd., Xu Xiaojiao. She has come to say she wants to cooperate with us!"
"Cooperate? Cooperate on what?" As soon as Gu Shiqian heard the word 'cooperate,' she felt the anger surge within her again!
Xu Xiaojiao walked into the office, glanced at the chaotic scene, and thought back to Trotsky's recent departure, knowing that the Face of Jade Group's chance for transformation had failed.
Thus, Xu Xiaojiao looked down at the dispirited Gu Shiqian and bluntly said,
"I am here to offer Face of Jade Group a chance to bring you back from the dead!"