While waiting at the elevator, Liu Qingqing suddenly remembered that she had left her bag in President Qi’s office.

"Oh no, I forgot my bag. Jingman, why don’t you guys go down first? There’s a nice restaurant downstairs. You start ordering, I’ll be right there after I grab my bag," Liu Qingqing said.

"Why don’t we go back with you to get it?" Wang Jingman suggested.

"No, no, it’s fine by myself. You go ahead and order. It’s no problem," Liu Qingqing waved her hand.

"Well... alright then, we’ll just wait here for you. Hurry and come back," Wang Jingman replied.

"Okay, just wait for me a moment, I’ll be right back." Liu Qingqing nodded with a smile and headed straight back to the office.

Originally, Chen Yang hadn’t planned to do anything.

But he suddenly realized that Liu Qingqing’s return might not be as simple as just retrieving her bag, so he had the thought to follow her and see.

"Oh, Jingman, I think I also left something in President Qi’s office. I’ll go get it as well," Chen Yang said to Wang Jingman.

"Huh? You forgot something too? What’s going on?" Wang Jingman said with a mix of laughter and disbelief.

Chen Yang smiled lightly, "I got too absorbed in what President Qi was saying, so I wasn’t careful. Wait for me a moment, I’ll be right back."

"Alright, go ahead, I’ll wait for you guys."

Wang Jingman didn’t think much of it, assuming Chen Yang had truly forgotten something, so she just let him go.

Chen Yang acknowledged briefly and then quickly followed along.

When he reached the door of President Qi’s office, he happened to see Liu Qingqing going in.

The door wasn’t fully closed, just ajar.

Peering through the crack, he could see what was happening inside the office.

"Why are you back?" President Qi’s voice came.

"I forgot my bag, just came back to get it," Liu Qingqing replied.

"Is your friend reliable or not? My company is waiting on the money to pay salaries! If she doesn’t invest, I’ll have to sell you off to cover the debt!" President Qi’s voice turned cold.

"Oh, President Qi, why are you always worried about these things? Didn’t you see how eager they were just now? Don’t worry, nothing will go wrong."

"Just think about how to proceed. Her family does have some power, her money isn’t that easy to swindle," Liu Qingqing said.

President Qi sneered coldly, "Don’t worry. I’ve prepared everything long ago. Once she invests the money, I’ll just create a shell company over there."

"In a few months, I’ll just say the host wasn’t effective, all the money lost through expenses, she won’t have any recourse. Investments always come with risks."

Liu Qingqing chuckled upon hearing this, feeling quite pleased.

"You really are something, President Qi."

"Hmph, and you’re not too shabby either, finding me such a fat sheep. Once I get that thirty million from her, your gambling debt is wiped, and I’ll even give you a million reward, won’t be a penny less."

"Haha, that’s enough for me. Alright, I won’t chat too long. Don’t want to raise any suspicions by coming back late. I’ll go and brainwash her, maybe get her to sign the deal with you tonight."

"Alright, I’ll await your good news."

President Qi nodded, ending the conversation.

Both thought their cooperation was flawless, but in reality, Chen Yang outside the door had already seen through everything.

"This Liu Qingqing really isn’t an easy character to deal with, my intuition was right."

Chen Yang frowned slightly, a faint anger burning inside.

Wang Jingman considered Liu Qingqing a good sister from their school days, yet Liu Qingqing was so malicious.

Was she treating Wang Jingman like a lamb to the slaughter?

Upon hearing Liu Qingqing’s approaching footsteps, Chen Yang stopped dwelling on it.

In an instant, he disappeared from the spot, returning to the company entrance.

Liu Qingqing emerged from President Qi’s office, unaware of any unusual circumstances.

She didn’t know that Chen Yang had just been outside listening to their conversation.

Back at the company front desk, seeing Chen Yang and Wang Jingman still waiting for her, Liu Qingqing’s face was full of smiles.

"Jingman, sorry to keep you waiting. When I went back, President Qi talked to me for a bit. He said we should invest early. Soon, it’ll be the peak of online traffic and we must seize the chance for big profits, so I was delayed a bit," Liu Qingqing said, smiling and naturally linking arms with Wang Jingman.

"Qingqing, President Qi is very enthusiastic, but I’m really a bit tied up today, let’s discuss it tomorrow," Wang Jingman replied.

Liu Qingqing laughed easily, "Haha, it’s okay, I was just mentioning it. We’re sisters, I understand if you have difficulties. Let’s go downstairs and order some food now, we can chat over the meal."

"Alright."

Wang Jingman nodded, and the three took the elevator down to the restaurant together.

The restaurant downstairs was quite upscale.

It had everything one could want in terms of ingredients.

Since Liu Qingqing was treating, Chen Yang wasn’t shy.

This woman intended for him and Wang Jingman to be like lambs led to slaughter. Naturally, Chen Yang wouldn’t indulge her, right?

So as soon as they sat down, Chen Yang began ordering.

And he chose the expensive options.

So much that Liu Qingqing’s expression changed slightly.

But that wasn’t the end. After ordering the main dishes, Chen Yang called over the server to inquire about drinks.

"Is this the most expensive spirit you have?" Chen Yang asked, pointing to the menu.

The server’s eyes lit up and he nodded, "Yes sir, this is the most expensive. A bottle costs 5,888."

"Alright then, give me two bottles of this," Chen Yang said directly.

"Certainly, sir." The server agreed and left.

Liu Qingqing’s face looked somewhat grim.

Just from Chen Yang’s ordering, it would amount to tens of thousands at least, right?

What a headache.

But there was no choice. To maintain goodwill and have Wang Jingman trust her and invest.

She could only bite the bullet and accept.

"Haha, you two reuniting like this, it wouldn’t be the same without some drinks." Chen Yang pretended not to notice Liu Qingqing’s sour expression.

Liu Qingqing felt like she was bleeding money inside, but maintained a smile on her face, "Haha... You’re right, Mr. Chen, our cooperation will bring us great profit, today we should indeed eat and drink to our hearts’ content."

Wang Jingman sensed that something was a bit off.

Because no matter who Chen Yang usually dined with, he never ordered like this.

The fact that he was doing so today definitely had a reason, so she pretended not to notice anything, acting naturally.

Later, she would ask Chen Yang what exactly was going on.

"Haha, yes, Qingqing, it’s been several years since we last met..."

...

At the start of the meal, Wang Jingman genuinely reminisced with Liu Qingqing, catching up on old times.

Liu Qingqing also chatted pleasantly.

But it didn’t take long before Liu Qingqing revealed her true intentions and deliberately shifted the conversation to the investment matter for the day.

She said a lot,

But what she implied was very simple.

A rare opportunity not to be missed.

She hoped Wang Jingman would seize the moment and invest quickly, making sure not to miss the chance.

Liu Qingqing kept talking about this, making Wang Jingman start to feel a bit uneasy inside.

Because she had made it very clear, they would discuss it tomorrow.

But from Liu Qingqing’s tone, it sounded as if she had to invest today no matter what.

It gave off an uncomfortable vibe.