Liu Manjin slowly looked up, seeing her tearful appearance, he felt a pang of sympathy. "Tell your uncle who bullied you?"
"It was that designer who came today. I saw her holding blueprints, and it looked like she was going to cooperate with your company," Lin Minglan wiped her tears.
"What's her name?"
Lin Minglan gritted her teeth, "Shen Qingqing."
Liu Manjin frowned slightly. Matters of cooperation with designers were usually handled by the design department or project department. As a shareholder, he didn't pay much attention to such details.
"I understand."
"What do you mean by 'understand'? Are you going to stand up for me?" Lin Minglan walked to the desk, her hands anxiously resting on it. "You've always doted on me the most. Whenever Mom disciplined me when I was little, you always spoke up for me. Why are you ignoring me this time?"
Liu Manjin sighed. "When did I say I wouldn't? I just need to think about this. It's not good for me to go down and tell her directly that we won't cooperate. She's just a minor designer. Do you want your uncle to personally go down there?"
Lin Minglan thought about it. Shen Qingqing was nobody. She didn't deserve her uncle's personal attention. "Alright, then I'll leave this to you, Uncle!"
"Don't worry, Uncle knows what he's doing."
In front of her, Liu Manjin made a call to the security department, then another to the general manager, making a few simple arrangements.
Downstairs, the general manager quickly returned and said respectfully to Fu Jingshu, "Mr. Fu, the information I told you about earlier has been sent to my office. Shall we go take a look?"
"Bring it here to look at."
The general manager explained, "It's not convenient here. This is the reception room, and we might have other guests arriving soon. It might not be as quiet then. Perhaps we can talk in my office."
Fu Jingshu did not respond.
The general manager looked at Shen Qingqing. Shen Qingqing couldn't pretend not to notice and glanced at Fu Jingshu. "Since you have something to do, you should go take care of it first."
Fu Jingshu gazed at her, not moving.
"Don't worry about me."
Only then did Fu Jingshu follow the general manager.
Less than two minutes after they left, security guards came up. Shen Qingqing initially paid them no mind until the two guards stopped directly in front of her.
"Miss Shen, please leave this place."
"On what grounds?" Shen Qingqing remained still.
"Our company is ranked in the top ten in Country M, while Miss Shen is just an unknown designer. Our company will not cooperate with someone like you."
Shen Qingqing felt like laughing at the contempt and mockery in the security guards' eyes, but she was more curious. "Who asked you to come and drive me away?"
She had never met these two guards before today, so someone must have deliberately instructed them. However, to be able to command them, they must be high-ranking officials in the company.
The security guard said sternly, "I'm sorry, we are not obligated to tell you who gave the order. In any case, please leave our company now, or don't blame us for being impolite."
Shen Qingqing slowly stood up. "Cooperating with your company was a matter discussed and decided between me and your company's senior management. Even if you want me to leave now, he must come and tell me personally. What's the meaning of two security guards coming to inform me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Lin Minglan walking down from upstairs, her face filled with smugness and provocation. In a flash, Shen Qingqing understood everything.
"Since you won't leave, we'll have to escort you out."
The two security guards exchanged a look and reached out towards her, intending to drag her out.
Shen Qingqing's left hand, hidden behind her back, tightened slightly. Her gaze was fixed on the guards' outstretched hands. If they dared to touch her... she wouldn't care about the occasion.
Breaking one of their arms wouldn't be a problem.
"What are you doing?"
A cold voice sounded from not far away. Everyone turned their heads and saw Fu Jingshu standing at the doorway, his face ashen, exuding an intimidating aura.
Following closely behind him was the general manager, his face filled with regret and distress. He had tried his best to stop Fu Jingshu from coming down earlier, racking his brains, but failed to make him stay.
"Who are you?" the security guard glared at Fu Jingshu.
The general manager frowned and reprimanded, "How dare you speak to Mr. Fu like that?! This is a very important client of our company. How can you speak this way?!"
The security guards quickly apologized, "We're sorry, we didn't know Mr. Fu's identity. Please don't hold it against us."
The two security guards bowed together and admitted their mistake.
"Who told you to drive her away?" Fu Jingshu asked slowly.
The two security guards exchanged glances, hesitating to speak.
"I told them to drive her away."
Everyone turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man walking down. The general manager greeted him politely, "Director Liu, what's going on?"
Liu Manjin walked over with his hands behind his back. "I've seen Miss Shen's profile. She has no fame, nor any outstanding works or awards. Someone like her cannot cooperate with our company."
"Are you the one who decides?"
Liu Manjin nodded, with a hint of arrogance. "Yes, once I've decided, there's no room for negotiation. What are you still hesitating for?"
He looked at the two security guards.
The two security guards flinched and immediately prepared to forcibly escort Shen Qingqing out, but before they could act, a figure suddenly blocked their path.
It was Fu Jingshu. "Do you take me for dead?"
The oppressive atmosphere around him was almost tangible, silencing everyone, making them afraid to speak or even breathe. Liu Manjin frowned and glanced at him, his mind filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Who was this person?
But no matter who he was, he had promised his niece, and he had to keep his word. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm making it clear today, our company will not cooperate with her."
The commotion startled the CEO.
He hurried over to see what was happening. Upon seeing Shen Qingqing, he immediately went up to her. "Miss Shen, you've arrived."
Everyone looked at Shen Qingqing.
Why was the CEO treating her with such an attitude?
Liu Manjin asked, "CEO, do you know this woman?"
"Miss Shen, I'm truly sorry. I had something to attend to and couldn't personally welcome you. I didn't expect the people downstairs to handle such a simple matter so poorly. I apologize." He glared at the general manager, who quickly lowered his head, too guilty to meet his gaze.
The CEO looked at Liu Manjin and angrily said, "Do you really think of yourself so highly? You only own three percent of the shares, and yet you dare to drive away the designer I invited with significant investment. How audacious!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Manjin was reprimanded like this, losing face and dignity.
"I..."
Shen Qingqing didn't want to watch this farce. "Mr. Fang, since they don't welcome me, I'll leave now."
"Don't, don't, don't, don't leave," Mr. Fang immediately became anxious. He had put in a lot of effort to get Shen Qingqing to agree to come. Now, it was ruined by an idiot!
Without thinking, he turned around and slapped Liu Manjin!