334: Projects with scarce resources

“Darling, are you into… in the car?”

Chen Daisy’s eyes widened. She had seen a lot of this online and knew some men really liked such settings.

And Singapore was also a hotbed for ‘car activities,’ with the main locations being the multi-story car parks of HDB flats.

News reports would occasionally surface about HDB residents filming videos and taking photos, which would then end with the police arriving.

Many Singaporean celebrities had also been forced to withdraw from their promising government careers due to engaging in such activities.

Thinking of this, she suddenly realized she had overlooked something: she had forgotten to ask about Li Qinghe’s XP.

What if she couldn’t accept it, but everyone was already committed? At that point, she probably wouldn't have a chance to back out.

“You don’t have any special preferences, do you? Like, the kind that would cause injury.”

Li Qinghe could probably guess what Chen Daisy in the passenger seat was cautiously asking him.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Do you like getting hurt or not? According to my habits, if there are no sports injuries, you might only have one chance to get hurt in your life. I don’t like playing those bloody games.”

“Really?”

Chen Daisy’s follow-up question received no response; she could only choose to believe him.

She had already walked ninety-nine steps; it was just this last one. If she fled in panic, Chen Daisy didn’t know if she would cry into her pillow tonight.

The Bentley quickly turned a few corners, and on another street next to Longguocheng, they saw the little secretary Emily.

Li Qinghe felt that Chen Daisy and Emily’s relationship was much closer than he had imagined.

Last night, they were dressed in similar best-friend outfits, and today was no different.

One thing Li Qinghe couldn't understand was why Emily always chose to wear the same clothes as Chen Daisy, even though she knew Chen Daisy had a more voluptuous figure.

A form-fitting gray spaghetti-strap mini dress fit Emily quite well and showcased her long legs, but the overall lines couldn't outline the captivating scenery that Chen Daisy displayed.

Emily

“Good afternoon, Boss.”

After Emily greeted Li Qinghe, she opened the rear door and got into the car.

Li Qinghe saw the little secretary’s eyes darting around in the rearview mirror, so he half-turned his head and asked her, “What are you thinking about?”

“Ah, nothing… nothing at all.”

Emily flatly denied it.

“Alright, where are we going next?” Li Qinghe lightly pressed the accelerator and left the street.

Li Qinghe didn't press the matter, which surprised Emily a little.

Two minutes later, she couldn't help but lean over the back of Li Qinghe’s seat: “Boss, have you and Daisy settled on the terms?”

“We haven’t fully settled yet, and you’re already in the car.” Chen Daisy in the passenger seat was all smiles.

Chen Daisy’s response made Emily pause: “Should I get out first?”

“Get out of what car? Aren’t you also very interested in this project? Don’t tell me that last night, you pretended I was your boss and kissed me all over, that it was fake.” Chen Daisy’s words directly blocked Emily’s path to getting out.

Hearing their exchange, the experienced Li Qinghe knew that as long as he locked the car doors, he didn’t need to overthink; everything would fall into place naturally.

“Darling, on behalf of Emily, I’ll summarize the conditions we hope to get…”

“A monthly living allowance of 30,000 singapore dollar, with future gift expenses not included…”

“On important holidays, we hope to receive gifts of Chanel or LV or similar brands…”

“We hope to be provided with an annual travel fund for our free disposal. Of course, you are very welcome to travel with us…”

“Provide us with a bungalow or a high-end apartment for daily living. The property title doesn’t have to be in our names, but we hope that after we turn 35, you can buy us an apartment or an HDB flat in a good location…”

Chen Daisy spoke a long string of words before stopping.

“You’ve said what you want, so what can you two offer?”

Since it was a negotiation, Li Qinghe didn't mind approaching it from a business perspective, examining the conditions of both the supply and demand sides.

After all, in this society, beautiful women are common, but wealthy resources are scarce.

It wasn’t that just because one thought she was somewhat attractive, she could make demands freely. In certain environments, looks were just the most basic condition.

After Li Qinghe posed his counter-question, Chen Daisy's expression became serious.

“Emily and I can both undergo examinations at a hospital you designate and provide corresponding certificates…”

“In the future, when your business expands to Europe, I can handle French translation, and I can also join the company to be your dedicated personal secretary…”

“Emily will be your most intimate and loyal confidante in the company from now on. All work involving dealings with the Singaporean government can be confidently entrusted to her.”

After answering these questions, Chen Daisy sat up straight, looking nothing like the woman who had just proposed those transactional terms.

“The conditions you mentioned don’t seem very attractive.”

Li Qinghe slowly parked the car in a parking space. Not far away was the Lau Pa Sat Food Centre, where they had agreed to meet.

The area around it was surrounded by tall office buildings, making the Lau Pa Sat Food Centre in the middle a popular spot for white-collar workers from nearby offices to eat and socialize.

Today was the weekend, and the entire area around Lau Pa Sat Food Centre was bustling with crowds, lively and vibrant.

Many families also took advantage of the weekend to come here for a meal. After all, they were tired of the small canteens downstairs in their residential areas, so they came to the large food court for a change of taste.

Lau Pa Sat Food Centre is a famous food center, on par with Maxwell Food Centre.

Chen Daisy chose this location for their gathering because Lau Pa Sat Food Centre was the only open-air barbecue food street in the vicinity.

In Singapore, where environmental regulations are so strict, to allow such an open-air barbecue food street to exist, especially surrounded by numerous office buildings, was a very rare exception.

And in the blue Bentley not far from Lau Pa Sat Food Centre, the atmosphere among the three people was somewhat frozen.

Emily was nervously adjusting the straps of her short dress.

She had joined Chen Daisy in this matter completely half-heartedly.

She had originally intended to work hard to achieve a good life in the future.

But Chen Daisy’s few words shattered her beautiful illusions.

Chen Daisy simply asked her, “How many years of salary do you need to save to afford an HDB flat?”

“How much money do you think you need to save each month so that you don’t have to work when you’re seventy or eighty?”

Emily was capable of being a corporate secretary, so her own abilities were definitely not an issue.

She just calculated for a moment, then lowered her head dejectedly.

In this world, whoever holds the money holds the initiative.

Some of the conditions Chen Daisy thought she had a winning hand with were shattered by Qinghe’s counter-question.

Ultimately, it was because they had always been overly self-important.

Of course, if their desires were a little lower, they could indeed be independent women as they ideally envisioned.

But the problem was, they wanted both… and more.

In this situation, they were naturally held firmly in Qinghe’s hands.