PS: Already updated normally~
When Lan Lan brought the two here, her phone rang.
“Sorry, I need to take this call.”
Seeing the name on the screen, it was a relatively important client she had just recently negotiated with, mainly related to their company’s expansion business in East NY.
“Go ahead.”
Nangong Li said.
Lan Lan said she would call someone over to explain the Night Series products to Li Ruoxi and the others.
Li Ruoxi walked over to a long dress display case and saw a shoulder-baring short-sleeved mid-length dress.
It immediately reminded her of the type of outfit Vivian wore on the first night.
“I’d like to ask, Xiaojun, is this dress made to order or sold in a uniform batch?”
The thin clerk standing nearby, who was slightly taller than Li Ruoxi, was a woman named Wen Xiaojun.
Meeting her own boss for the first time, Xiaojun didn’t dare to be careless.
She carefully examined the details of the shoulder-baring short sleeves, then looked at the special code marked on the counter.
Xiaojun pushed up the black-framed glasses on her nose.
“This style is all custom-made. Miss, all the clothes in this exhibition area are high-end custom types. In recent years, our luxury designs have been favored by many European aristocrats. That’s also the style our design team has figured out they like.”
Seeing that Li Ruoxi didn’t respond, Xiaojun immediately stood quietly aside and said nothing more.
“Then… can we find out which customers ordered this dress?”
Li Ruoxi turned around and said sincerely to Wen Xiaojun.
“I’m looking for someone.”
“Yes… that’s no problem. All these customer files are personally kept by Director Lan. If you need them, I’ll let her know later.”
“Thank you.”
Although this information wasn’t particularly detailed, for Li Ruoxi, at least it could give her some real clues.
As for Vivian, she only knew what she looked like.
As for the background she had fabricated, she couldn’t be sure it had anything to do with her.
Among the entire clothing factory, this was the only thing that bothered Li Ruoxi.
“Sister Li, I’m done looking. How about we sit down and rest for a bit?”
“Alright.”
Upon hearing this, Xiaojun led the two to the VIP reception room.
“Miss Ruoxi, I’ll go get the information you need and bring it to you first.”
“Thank you for your trouble.”
Li Ruoxi replied sweetly.
Wen Xiaojun smiled naturally and comfortably.
“It’s just a small matter. You’re too polite.”
Wen Xiaojun gently closed the door behind her. In the spacious reception room, only Li Ruoxi and Nangong Li remained.
They sat on the soft leather sofa.
Two hot drinks were placed on the low crystal table.
The air conditioning slowly seeped down from the vents in the ceiling, spreading coolness throughout the room.
“Miss, who are you looking for with this information?”
Nangong Li asked curiously.
She crossed her legs, her posture straight, and took a small sip of the hot drink from her mug.
Li Ruoxi sat with her hands propped on the edge of the sofa, stretching her legs out and then putting them down again, swinging them back and forth like a swing.
“It’s nothing… just a pretty good friend…”
“A friend?”
Nangong Li put down her cup and looked sharply at Li Ruoxi.
“Your friend must be very wealthy, Miss.”
“Lanling Company primarily specializes in custom clothes for the rich. Your friend even ordered the most expensive Night Series.”
Nangong Li knew the details of this company inside out.
As the housekeeper by Li Wentian’s side, she was now in charge of Li Ruoxi’s daily life.
It was perhaps overqualified, but at this moment, Nangong Li, as a qualified strategist-like housekeeper, was fully engaged.
“Someone who prefers this kind of series must have achieved some success themselves. Back then, even Lord was very fond of it. He classified the entire Night Series apparel as ‘Secret V’-level custom clothing. So these people naturally have considerable wealth.”
“Are you worried that you won’t recognize or find that friend of yours?”
Nangong Li crossed her hands over her knees.
“Ha… haha… Sister Li, you’re always joking. I’m just looking casually. It just happened to come up. I’m not specifically looking for her. Why would I be worried… ha…”
Li Ruoxi laughed awkwardly.
Suddenly, chaotic footsteps were heard from outside the door, all the tapping of high heels.
Just as Li Ruoxi was wondering, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Nangong Li replied first.
The door was pushed open, and three figures appeared.
Lan Lan was in front, on the left was Wen Xiaojun holding a thin stack of documents.
On the other side was a woman wearing sunglasses, with wavy crimson hair and a tight black pencil skirt.
“Miss, let me introduce you. This is an important partner of our Lanling Company, the distribution agent for the East NY market, Ms. Hu Xi.”
“Oh, Lan Lan, she’s still an eighteen-year-old girl, and you call her Ms. That makes me unhappy.”
Hu Xi took off her glasses, revealing her watery, seductive eyes.
She had an extremely alluring fox-like face, with skin as fair as Li Ruoxi’s.
Hu Xi swayed her hips and walked with a flirtatious step to stand under the air vent.
“This weather is really killing me. I told you, why don’t you turn the air conditioning lower? Aren’t you abusing your employees~”
“Xixi!”
Lan Lan said helplessly in a low voice.
“Heehee~ Miss Hu Xi, this is Ms. Nangong Li, the housekeeper beside Director Li Wentian, and this is Li Ruoxi, his daughter. They came to take a look at Lanling’s new products.”
“Ah~”
Hu Xi suddenly covered her mouth, wearing a very embarrassed smile.
“No… sorry… I thought you two were…”
“It’s fine.”
Nangong Li’s gaze had already fallen on Wen Xiaojun.
“Oh… this.”
Wen Xiaojun hurriedly carried the thin stack of documents to Li Ruoxi.
“Miss, this is the information you wanted. However, these are confidential files… they can’t be taken away.”
“Rules are rules.”
Nangong Li agreed with Wen Xiaojun’s statement.
Hu Xi’s seductive eyes were drawn to this matter.
She glanced over.
“Lan Lan, can I have a look at that firsthand customer information? You know, expanding the market in East NY isn’t that hard, but it’s life-threatening.”
Hu Xi changed her tone.
“You also know, as a woman, I still need to get to know some influential men to stay safe over there. Like the local rich people, that would be fine~ How about it~”
Hu Xi tightly hugged Lan Lan’s arm, pressing her chest against it so hard it was almost deformed.
“Stop, stop. I’m a woman. And~”
Lan Lan leaned into her ear, completely unaffected by the soft area.
“If you want that, you’re better off getting along with these two. Otherwise, why do you think I brought you here?”
Hu Xi’s gaze fell on Li Ruoxi and Nangong Li.
Nangong Li looked capable, while Li Ruoxi seemed like a little lamb to her.
“But these two… no introduction…”
Hu Xi’s seductive face showed reluctance.
She let go of Lan Lan’s hand and stood nearby, watching Li Ruoxi and Nangong Li, who were already flipping through the documents.
“Follow me.”
Lan Lan led Hu Xi in front of Nangong Li.
Nangong Li was leisurely leaning back on the sofa.
“What’s the matter?” Nangong Li spoke first, sitting up straight.
She exuded an intangible sense of pressure. Her bright eyes and capable attire said that she was not someone to be easily fooled.
“Sister Li, it’s like this. We want to open up the market in East NY…”
“Lord will not agree.”
Nangong Li saw through their intention immediately and refused.
She picked up her mug, took a small sip of the hot drink, and continued.
“Even if there’s profit over there, it doesn’t mean we can trade the lives of distribution personnel for it. So…”
Nangong Li stopped there.
Lan Lan didn’t take the hint and instead said, “Sister Li, this time we already have several clients who need large orders. It’s… about our newly developed batch of civilian bulletproof vests.”
“This time, I’m confident we can open the market over there and get a big piece of the pie. If Lord is willing to show his face and give us a little mention…”
Nangong Li glanced at Li Ruoxi beside her and shook her head.
“I can’t help you with this. You need to talk to Lord yourself.”
Nangong Li knew what she should and shouldn’t do.
She also looked at Hu Xi. “Ms. Hu Xi, right?”
Her indifferent tone was cold and distant, with no discernible emotion.
“Lan Lan is being naive. I hope you won’t mind. There are still some details regarding Lanling Company that haven’t been settled.”
Nangong Li’s cold, emotionless eyes fell on Lan Lan.
“There are still some specifics we haven’t finalized. If there’s a breach of contract, Lanling will offer sufficient compensation in good faith. You can rest assured about that.”
Lan Lan was unwilling.
She said somewhat impatiently, “Sister Li! You’re not helping me, but you can’t undermine me either.”
Hu Xi was someone she had worked hard to connect with.
Besides, though Hu Xi was a bit promiscuous, as a distributor who had connections on both sides of the law in East NY, she was truly one of a kind.
“Sister Li, please…”
As the executive director of this company, Lan Lan had the right to choose partners without going through the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Nangong Li also had the right to veto her decision with a single vote, since she was acting as Li Ruoxi’s intern director.
“I’m sorry.”
Nangong Li saw that Li Ruoxi had finished reading all the documents.
There was no disappointment on her face, so she knew her young lady had found the information she wanted.
“I usually don’t interfere in such matters, but if it involves military firearms, the profit may be large, but it’s not the right path, and it’s not the path Lanling should take right now.”
Nangong Li stood up and patted Lan Lan on the shoulder.
No matter how anxious Lan Lan was, Nangong Li remained calm and composed.
“You can’t take too big a step. Take it one step at a time. Miss has just taken over these matters, and this company is the most valuable asset in her hands. I hope you don’t mess it up yourself.”
“But, Sister Li, I can guarantee that this deal is absolutely safe and profitable.”
Hu Xi suddenly spoke up from the side.