CHAPTER 1587: CHAPTER 1587: KICKING SOMEONE WHEN THEY’RE DOWN

"Of course, it’s a lucrative business!" Lin Qiushu smiled and said, "Since we’re here to talk business, let’s cut to the chase! I’ve discovered a very good deal, but this deal involves Mr. Hou. If you are willing to cooperate, both of our parties will benefit greatly. How does that sound?"

"Oh? Let’s hear it, then?" Mr. Hou said.

"Nanguofeng, what do you think of this restaurant?"

Hou Zicheng was taken aback, "What? Don’t tell me you want to take over Nanguofeng?"

"That’s the idea."

"You? Take over Nanguofeng? How do you plan to do that? What makes you think I would join forces with you?"

Hou Zicheng became more and more interested in this woman before him. Her idea was astonishing, something he wouldn’t even dare to think about.

"You are a businessman! No one gets up early without profit! A business that I want to make money from, you shouldn’t be reluctant to do it, right?" Lin Qiushu had already clearly understood what he wanted.

She did not believe that Mr. Hou was someone who was truly loyal to his business partners.

"I’m interested." Hou Zicheng said decisively, expressing his true thoughts, "But Guan Qing is my friend, I can’t betray my friend!"

"No problem, you don’t have to put the property in your own name; it can be registered under the name of a relative. That way, you can continue to be friends with Guan Qing! She won’t suspect a thing if you don’t show up, never even imagining it’s you taking over her business." Lin Qiushu’s calculations clicked rapidly in her head.

"This sounds too good to be true. Tell me, sister, why would you want to do this deal with me?"

"Because that vegetable company is owned by my friend. Guan Qing has done something despicable, something unforgivable! Mr. Hou, this is where your financial support comes in!" Lin Qiushu looked straight at him and said, "What follows will be a series of hurdles harder than the last for her! I just need you to pull the rug out from under her at the critical moment."

"Pull the rug out?" After hearing that, Hou Zicheng’s face showed a cruel smile, "That’s quite ruthless! To put it nicely, it’s ’pulling the rug out,’ but to speak unpleasantly, it’s ’kicking someone while they’re down.’"

"What? You don’t like it? Or can’t bear to do it?" Lin Qiushu didn’t think for a second he’d be squeamish about it.

"I just don’t want to lose Guan Qing as a friend..." Hou Zicheng said while stroking his sparse beard.

An Hao rolled her eyes at him.

In other words, he wants to have his cake and eat it too.

"If you lose Guan Qing, you still have me as a friend, Mr. Hou. Do you think I’m inferior to Guan Qing?" Lin Qiushu batted her eyelids at him.

Seeing the beauty’s gaze, Hou Zicheng felt dizzy.

He really wanted to agree, but after thinking it over, he decided against it. Guan Qing had resources Lin Qiushu couldn’t match.

He was after bigger gains.

"That’s not it." Hou Zicheng smiled and said, "I think it’s better not to. I don’t like betraying friends."

The smile at the corner of Lin Qiushu’s mouth became a bit stiff; she truly hadn’t anticipated Hou Zicheng refusing her.

This was indeed somewhat unbelievable.

"That’s easy to handle." An Hao had already sensed the subtle hints, "Mr. Hou is afraid of losing the friend Guan Qing. We can do something that keeps Guan Qing from finding out it was you, right?"

"You... can do that?" Hou Zicheng looked at An Hao inquiringly.

"Of course. It’ll be watertight!" An Hao already had a simple idea in mind, it was just the four-word adage ’human nature’ that would suffice.