As the two waited for the elevator, ding, it arrived at the floor Mo Qingyun needed to get off on.
Mo Qingyun slowly turned her head, glancing at Ou Yunchen and then at Maggie, as if using her eyes to ask Ou Yunchen who this woman was. But Ou Yunchen remained silent, his expression blank, even conveying with his gaze that she should leave quickly.
Ou Yunchen coughed lightly. Mo Qingyun turned and left the elevator.
Meanwhile, Maggie held her breath, not daring to look at Mo Qingyun.
Maggie: "What did she mean by looking back at us just now?"
Ou Yunchen: "..."
Maggie: "Did she hear us talking? She's not deaf, is she?"
Ou Yunchen: "..."
Maggie: "She must have... Oh, how embarrassing."
***
The group split into two. Ou Yunchen's matters were all settled, leaving only Jin Datong and Colin.
At the Su Corporation, today was the day Jin Datong was to sign the contract with Xu Shuming's company.
Besides himself, personnel from all relevant parties were present to verify and confirm Su Corporation's acquisition of Datong Textiles.
Xu Shuming: "Jin Datong, I never thought you'd end up becoming a part of our Su Corporation."
Jin Datong: "Yes, this is perhaps the best outcome."
Xu Shuming: "However, I can't help but admire your courage when I think about how you once tried to compete with our Su Corporation for a hundred billion project."
An awkward silence fell over the room. The victor takes all, as they say.
After the final contract was signed, confirmed, and sealed by all parties, Datong officially transitioned from ATL to Su Corporation, becoming a minuscule subsidiary.
As Jin Datong had said, becoming a subsidiary of Su Corporation was indeed the best outcome.
Without Colin's suggestion, Datong Textiles might not have even retained its name and would have completely become a department of Su Corporation, which would have invalidated Ou Yunchen's plan.
Xu Shuming: "Now, can I ask what your Datong has been doing under ATL all these years? It couldn't have just been as dismal as the books made it seem, right?"
Jin Datong: "How could I possibly have the capability of Boss Xu? Ou Yunchen took us in and let us maintain the status quo, which I'm already very content with. After all, we owed a mountain of debt that needed to be repaid."
Xu Shuming: "Come on, ATL didn't pay off your debts for you!"
"Look at this, this, and this. Who are these related parties? How did the money in these accounts get there? Did Datong do any lucrative business for ATL?"
Jin Datong stammered, reluctant to speak, appearing very troubled.
Xu Shuming: "You have to tell me. You can't hide anything. Datong is a subsidiary now. If it doesn't perform well, it might even disappear completely. You wouldn't want that, would you?"
Jin Datong: "Oh, no, no. I don't have any grand ambitions anymore. Just being able to keep the Datong name is enough to make me very satisfied."
Xu Shuming: "Tell me quickly."
Jin Datong glanced at Xu Shuming, then at Colin beside him, and finally revealed the "truth."
However, these were words they had rehearsed multiple times, all to make Xu Shuming believe that Datong had undisclosed businesses under ATL!