Chapter 599: Why Don't We Go Up There?

The eldest miss, Liu Shiqi, was currently extremely unhappy!

Very, very unhappy!

Coming to Shanghu should have been a joyful occasion, after all, she could see Zheng Qian. Their last experience was a level of enjoyment she had never felt before; no one had ever made her that exhausted or that blissfully high.

She had stayed in the clouds the whole time, never once coming down.

She wasn't some inexperienced young girl; she knew her own "pleasure points" very well.

But!

Zheng Qian had actually managed to discover new spots for her.

If it weren't for Zheng Qian, she never would have imagined such an experience was possible. Occasionally, when she thought of Zheng Qian during a midnight dream, Liu Shiqi would even have a faint physiological reaction... which was, in fact, quite normal.

It wasn't that Liu Shiqi was particularly depraved; don't men also pitch tents when they have a fantasy object?

Before arriving in Shanghu, she had already sent Zheng Qian a WeChat message.

Even with such a tight schedule, she had prepared ahead of time with a full-body beauty treatment and certain maintenance. To ensure both she and Zheng Qian had the best experience, her swallow's nest was currently very beautiful, and...

Yet he had rejected her, using his recent busy workload as an excuse.

"What a scumbag!"

Liu Shiqi sat in her chair with her legs crossed, arms folded in indignation, thinking this to herself.

As usual, she was wearing a red dress today. Her toes, encased in reinforced flesh-colored stockings, toyed with her high heels rhythmically, her gaze somewhat hazy. She had already finished several cocktails. Although the alcohol content wasn't high and the environment was elegant and quiet...

The buzz was gradually starting to go to her head.

It was truly a case of the wine not intoxicating the person, but the person intoxicating themselves.

The young man sitting across from her had been secretly swallowing his saliva.

This older sister is so beautiful...

He had only seen her in meetings before, but after she’d had some drinks, she seemed to have become even more beautiful. Her half-closed eyes weren't even looking at him, yet he felt as if he'd been struck hard. Especially her somewhat rapid breathing due to the alcohol, which caused her chest to rise and fall. It reached the point where the young man had to keep his head down, not daring to look up and meet her gaze.

But while looking down, he saw the scenery beneath the table.

Those red-soled high heels were being toyed with by Liu Shiqi's toes, looking as if they might fall off at any moment.

He had even prepared himself; the moment a heel fell, he would immediately drop to his knees to catch it, then take the opportunity to grasp her ankle and help Sister Liu Shiqi put the shoe back on—strictly nothing extra, of course.

"Where is he?"

Liu Shiqi was growing impatient from waiting and asked coldly.

"Right away, our boss will be here momentarily," the young man quickly replied.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. Today, she had specifically brought her assistant on a temporary flight from Yebai. Zhongguang Fund had previously invested in a certain startup in Shanghu. This internet company had great potential and had performed well later on.

After adding several rounds of investment, they decided to move forward with a hostile takeover.

They had used this tactic before: investing in many companies at once, and as soon as one rose to prominence, they would immediately initiate a hostile takeover process. They would either keep it or flip it to someone else, making a massive profit in the middle.

Often, because of their status as investors, they already held a significant advantage in shareholding.

A hostile takeover should have been easy, but this time, a problem arose.

The other party had actually set up bylaws within the company early on, which Zhongguang Fund's legal department had failed to notice. This seemingly insignificant rule turned out to be the opponent's chance to turn the tables, triggering a "Shark Repellent" anti-takeover provision.

Broadly speaking, it meant that no matter how much money they spent, they would never achieve absolute control.

In fact, the more money they spent, the more their equity would be diluted.

This made Liu Shiqi very unhappy. At the same time, the boss of this company contacted her privately. He told her that a takeover wasn't impossible, and he was even willing to step down as founder and sell the company to her.

Furthermore, the price was more than reasonable; his only condition was to meet with Liu Shiqi in person.

In truth, Liu Shiqi wasn't that interested.

This company wasn't worth the trouble of her coming here personally.

The main reason was that *that* man was in Shanghu. Her coming to Shanghu was also to see him, with the company acquisition being handled along the way. After all, the dividends from the Qianhe Group shares Zheng Qian had given her were already very, very substantial.

She didn't care much about this company's profits; she only wanted to experience it one more time...

"Leader."

Just then, a refined and elegant man appeared before her.

The young contact person immediately stood up to greet him, yielded the seat directly facing Liu Shiqi, and walked out of the area. Before leaving, he cast one last lingering, greedy look at Liu Shiqi's high heels.

Hmm?

Liu Shiqi raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly not expecting the person standing before her to be of this caliber.

The [Nobility] on Shang Yanxiong was palpable.

Anyone's first impression of him would be that of an undisputed gentleman. Every movement he made seemed like that of a truly elegant aristocrat. This kind of temperament was definitely not something an ordinary wealthy family could cultivate.

It would take at least five or six generations of wealth to foster such a feeling.

But were there any families in Kyushu who had been wealthy for five or six generations?

Liu Shiqi became somewhat interested in him.

"My apologies for keeping you waiting, Miss Liu Shiqi."

Shang Yanxiong sat down gracefully, speaking naturally and sincerely.

No matter how much anger or impatience Liu Shiqi had felt before, most of it dissipated in this moment. His gaze was so earnest and sincere that she truly believed Shang Yanxiong was speaking from the heart.

He must have been in a company meeting just now, or delayed by something very urgent.

He didn't slight me on purpose.

For some reason, this strong thought just popped into Liu Shiqi's mind.

Even she found it very strange.

Shang Yanxiong's appearance even somewhat diluted her longing for Zheng Qian. Indeed, her relationship with Zheng Qian was currently just that of having shared the 'Rites of Duke Zhou'—oh, and being ordinary shareholder friends.

"It's fine."

Liu Shiqi shook her head gently and subconsciously put her high heels back on properly.

She nodded slightly, a trace of an imperceptible smirk flashing across her lips. "You're the company's other investor? Why didn't the founder meet me and instead delegated it to you? Also, the location you chose for our meeting seems a bit off, doesn't it?"

Was this a hint?

Liu Shiqi couldn't help but think this to herself.

"Yes, it is off. In that case, let's go upstairs to a room to talk. While this is a lounge bar, it's inevitable that we might be seen by irrelevant people. I have a long-term suite on the top floor where no one will disturb us."