"Have you had enough fun, gorgeous? Or do you want me to keep you company?" Lin Chen teased Xu Zhiruo with a smile.

Xu Zhiruo blinked her beautiful eyes, the anger on her face disappeared instantly, and she showed a charming smile: "Lin Chen, I admit I lost today, but we have plenty of time. Sister will play with you properly."

With that, Xu Zhiruo snorted coldly and, with her four female bodyguards and the recently awakened man in the suit, quickly left the private room.

Ai Ying hurried over: "Lin Chen, do you know who you just offended?"

"Who is it?" Lin Chen said indifferently.

"She's the flower of the Western Province, Xu Zhiruo." Ai Ying said cautiously.

"The flower of the Western Province, wouldn't that be the poison rose?" Lin Chen joked.

Ai Ying nodded: "You're right."

At this moment, Lin Chen glanced at the private room and realized that Hu Chen had somehow slipped away.

"Damn, he got away lucky, that old bastard," Lin Chen snorted coldly.

Ai Ying sighed: "Looks like we don't need to go to tomorrow's investment meeting. You beat Hu Chen so badly; why would he give us the project?"

Lin Chen smiled confidently: "That's not necessarily the case. We still want to attend tomorrow's investment meeting, and I'll help Qiao Corporation get all the projects."

"Forget it, you don't have to comfort me. Let's go back and talk," Ai Ying thought Lin Chen was joking and didn't take his words seriously at all.

Back at the company, Qiao Xue was sitting in the CEO's office, looking anxious.

Seeing Ai Ying return, Qiao Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ai Ying, you should know who Hu Chen is. How could you go to meet him? Don't you know about his terrible reputation?" Qiao Xue said angrily.

Ai Ying looked ashamed: "President, I'm sorry, I've messed things up."

"What happened?" Qiao Xue was stunned when she saw the ugly expression on Ai Ying's face.

Ai Ying explained the situation once.

After listening to Ai Ying's words, Qiao Xue sighed: "Forget it, what Lin Chen did was right; that Hu Chen deserved a beating."

"But if we lose this project, our company might be..." Ai Ying said somewhat remorsefully.

"Ai Ying, do you think sleeping with Hu Chen would get us the project? You're too naive. Xu Corporation has already taken a significant position in West City, taking over many companies. We can't fight them," Qiao Xue smiled bitterly.

"Then what should we do?" Ai Ying's expression changed slightly.

"Forget it, both Xu Corporation and Star Group are giants compared to us; we're no match for them. The best way now is to voluntarily file for bankruptcy to minimize losses," Qiao Xue took a deep breath.

"Bankruptcy? President Qiao, you've built Qiao Cosmetics Corporation from scratch. This is your life's work," Ai Ying said, unable to bear it.

"Sometimes, one can't fight fate. Forget it, inform all the directors for a meeting," Qiao Xue said wearily as she sat down in her chair.

"Who said you can't fight fate? How do you know you can't if you don't try?" Lin Chen walked in from outside at this moment.

Qiao Xue looked at Lin Chen and smiled bitterly: "Are you here to laugh at me?"

Lin Chen casually sat down on the chair beside and smiled gently: "You're wrong; I'm here to cheer you on."

"Cheer me on? After you had such a great time beating him up, do you think Hu Chen will still sign an agreement with us?" Qiao Xue glanced at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen smiled awkwardly: "I did that to protect Ai Ying. Don't worry; I'll go with you to the investment meeting tomorrow and certainly get the agreement signed."

"Are you kidding? I don't want to get thrown out by them; you think you're the chairman of Star Group?" Qiao Xue looked at Lin Chen with disbelief.

After all, Lin Chen just beat the manager of Star Group's investment department. Unless the manager had memory loss, how could they possibly sign an agreement with them?

"You're right. Don't you know the chairman of Star Group is named Lin Chen?" Lin Chen smiled and said.

"You really have the nerve to say that. You think just sharing the same name will make them give you face?" Qiao Xue said angrily.

"How about this? Let's make a bet. You go with me to the investment meeting, and if we sign the agreement, you have to call me husband obediently whenever you see me. If we can't sign it, I'll pack up and leave and never bother you again. How about it?" Lin Chen asked with a smile.

"Fine, I hope you can keep your promise." Qiao Xue nodded.

To her, Lin Chen didn't bring out any positive feeling, and her grandfather had been pressuring her to marry Lin Chen. Seizing this opportunity to get rid of Lin Chen wouldn't be bad.

"Ai Ying, schedule the board meeting after the investment meeting. For now, don't mention bankruptcy to anyone. I want to see how Vice President Lin saves the situation," Qiao Xue said coldly.

Ai Ying nodded, looking at Lin Chen, who stood beside with a confident expression.

She was really curious where this guy's confidence came from.

At Xu Club, Xu Zhiruo sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression.

"Miss, should I take some men to deal with this kid directly?" Taozi said from the side.

"Haven't you had enough beating? This kid's combat power is high; we can only outsmart him," Xu Zhiruo said coldly.

"Outsmart him? How?" Taozi asked, puzzled.

"I have my arrangements. By the way, how about tomorrow's investment meeting? Is Hu Chen settled?" Xu Zhiruo asked.

"Don't worry. Yesterday, I arranged a third-tier celebrity to accompany Fatty Hu. He had a great time, and tomorrow's investment meeting is just a formality; the agreement will definitely be signed."

Xu Zhiruo nodded: "This project is crucial to our strategic layout in West City. There must be no mistakes."

Taozi nodded: "Rest assured, Miss, definitely foolproof."

The next day, luxury cars gathered at West City Hotel, where Star Group's investment meeting took place.

Those attending this investment meeting are leaders in West City's cosmetics market industry.

Lin Chen and Qiao Xue walked into the hall, where many people had already arrived.

However, everyone looked at Qiao Xue and Lin Chen with strange expressions.

Originally, Qiao Xue wanted to greet a few familiar faces in the business scene, but they evaded her like a plague.

"How could this happen?" Qiao Xue frowned.

At this moment, a friend of Qiao Xue whispered in her ear: "Xiao Xue, how dare you come? I've heard your Vice President Lin beat Star Group's Hu Manager. They have already threatened to bankrupt your company immediately. Aren't you humiliating yourself by coming now?"

Qiao Xue's face changed slightly upon hearing this. Although she was prepared, she didn't expect Hu Chen to take things this far.

Just then, Hu Chen and Xu Zhiruo, surrounded by the crowd, walked in.

Seeing them chatting happily, everyone knew that Star Group would definitely sign the agreement with Xu Corporation this time.

At this point, Hu Chen's gaze fell on Qiao Xue and Lin Chen, and he grinned tauntingly as he walked toward them.