Chapter 271 - 192: The Big Shot 2

Chapter 271: Chapter 192: The Big Shot 2

He was speechless. ’Seriously, lady, you’re going to give people the wrong idea!’

’What’s with the flushed cheeks and the breathless panting? All I did was drive the car! I didn’t do a thing!’

’I’ve heard of people being self-deprecating, but getting yourself all worked up like this? That’s a new one!’

The two of them walked on. Just then, Xia Bin finished signing in and was heading toward the auditorium. As luck would have it, they ran right into each other.

Chen Xiao was curious. ’What’s this clown doing here?’

What was even more baffling was that when Xia Bin saw him, he swaggered over and said, "Chen Xiao, we meet again. I’m here today specifically to pay my respects to Dr. Feng’s Robot Company!"

"So what if you came? It’s not like there’s a sign out front that says, ’Vile mutts not allowed.’"

"You—! Don’t you get cocky!"

Xia Bin’s tongue was nowhere near as sharp as Chen Xiao’s. He clearly wasn’t going to win a battle of wits.

He glanced at Qiao Xin, who was standing beside Chen Xiao, and said disdainfully, "Got a new woman already? Your taste is getting worse by the day!"

’Holy shit,’ Qiao Xin thought. ’I was actually feeling sorry for you when Chen Xiao called you a vile mutt. What the hell is that supposed to mean?’

"What did you mean by that, you vile mutt?" Qiao Xin demanded furiously. He was implying she was the worst of all the women Chen Xiao had been with!

Xia Bin knew he had misspoken and offended her. The memory of Gao Yue slapping him not too long ago was still fresh in his mind.

This woman seemed even fiercer. She was already baring her teeth, ready to pounce.

He took a step back. "Sorry, I misspoke. I was just trying to warn you that this guy changes women every day!"

Qiao Xin retorted, "None of your damn business. That just means he’s got game. You wish you could switch things up, but you’ve got no one to switch to!"

’I have no one to switch to? I’m not as good as him?’ Xia Bin felt deeply insulted.

"You see this?" He whipped out his Rolls-Royce key.

"Ever been in a Cullinan? When this is over, I can take you for a spin."

Qiao Xin shot him a contemptuous look. ’This loser thinks he can pick up girls? He should learn from Chen Xiao. He doesn’t even know how to properly show off!’

"Dude, if you’re having trouble in your pants, why are you out here chasing girls? Aren’t you just wasting their time?"

’Trouble in my pants?’ Xia Bin’s face flushed crimson. ’Fuck! That’s a low blow!’

Qiao Xin had no time for him now. ’A Cullinan? So what? I’ve seen a Brabus. Do you really think I’m still that naive girl who’s never seen the world?’

’You’re not as handsome as Chen Xiao, you’re not as smooth-tongued as Chen Xiao, and you’re not as rich as Chen Xiao. What exactly are you trying to prove?’

As for why she thought he wasn’t as rich as Chen Xiao, wasn’t it obvious? Chen Xiao was a salesman who made 200 million a month. Plenty of publicly traded companies didn’t make that much in an entire year!

"Brother Chen Xiao, what took you so long?"

Before Xia Bin could speak, another sweet voice called out.

He looked toward the voice and saw Ma Jing, a quiet girl with a delicate, refined air about her, walking out of the auditorium.

’Damn, another beauty,’ Xia Bin thought. ’She might not be on Lin Ya’s level, but you don’t see girls like her every day. I’ve never managed to pick up a girl of this caliber.’

From the gentle way she called out to Chen Xiao, he could tell their relationship was anything but ordinary.

’Damn it, are all beautiful women blind?’

’You all ignore a young, rich, handsome guy like me, yet some salesman is constantly surrounded by beauties!’

He was fuming. He just couldn’t accept it.

"President Xia, is that you?"

Xia Bin turned his head. "President Ma?"

It was someone from his neighborhood.

"What a coincidence. Are you also here for the Dr. Feng’s Robot Company annual meeting, President Xia?"

"Yes, I am. I didn’t expect to see you here either, President Ma."

Chen Xiao couldn’t be bothered with him in the first place. While they were talking, he had already led the two women into the auditorium.

President Ma thought, ’Of course I had to come. This Dr. Feng’s Robot Company is incredible. They’re growing so fast. We absolutely have to get on good terms with a company like this.’

"That’s right, I was invited to the Dr. Feng’s Robot Company’s annual meeting as well!" President Ma said. "It looked like you were having a disagreement just now, President Xia?"

Xia Bin smiled. "Just some low-level employee. The kind of person you can crush without a second thought."

President Ma laughed heartily. "Given your status, President Xia? Let’s see which little employee dares to be so arrogant!"

He’d run into an acquaintance. ’I am not alone!’ Xia Bin’s spirits suddenly lifted.

Coincidentally, he and President Ma were even assigned to the same table. It had to be fate.

The two men chatted and laughed as they entered the auditorium. A server asked for their names and informed them they were at Table 4.

Xia Bin frowned slightly. "What kind of seating arrangement is this? They put us at Table 4!"

He was the general manager of a company that had been in business for over a decade. Putting him at Table 4 was just disrespectful, wasn’t it?

He was also trying to stir up President Ma’s dissatisfaction. President Ma’s business was also quite successful, and since they lived in the same neighborhood, Xia Bin knew he was an influential figure.

President Ma was also rather displeased. He huffed and said, "Well, they’re a big shot company now. Let’s just sit for now and see who’s sitting at the front tables."

As they walked to Table 4, Xia Bin immediately spotted Liu Haoran, the general manager of the Yinuo Jiangzhou Branch.

The enmity between the two ran deep. In the past, Xia Bin wouldn’t have given Liu Haoran the time of day.

But now that his company, Sa Mo, had been acquired by the Yino Group, he had become one of Liu Haoran’s franchise clients. ’Damn, what rotten luck!’

Xia Bin had no choice but to offer a fake pleasantry. "President Liu, you’re here too."

Behind each other’s backs, they wished nothing less than total destruction upon one another. Now that they’d met, the superficial pleasantries couldn’t have been more fake.

Liu Haoran gave a smile that didn’t reach his eyes and nodded. "I didn’t expect you to be here, President Xia."

"And this is?"

Xia Bin asked after seeing the name on the place card in front of Zhao Hui and freezing for a moment.

"Zhao Hui, from Junxiao Square."

Zhao Hui couldn’t be bothered to feign politeness with him and stated his name and affiliation flatly.

’So it really is him,’ Xia Bin thought. ’The whole gang of my enemies is here.’

But he wouldn’t let his animosity show as he had with Chen Xiao. After all, he still had five brands operating in Junxiao Square. Even though he’d been given an ultimatum that they were being kicked out, if he could get on good terms with Zhao Hui, there might still be a chance to turn things around.