What are you doing, Mr. President? I'm just an extra!

[Ding! Iron Will in effect!]

Lu Li felt like he was about to explode, but he couldn't because he was passive.

The bottle of cola on the table was no longer cold because it had been sitting there for a while.

On the contrary, because it had been exposed to the sun for so long, the cola was now scalding hot, frighteningly hot, and no longer tasted good.

"Brother Lu, I've never had cola before. My family never let me drink it when I was little... Can I have a sip of this one?"

Shen Weilan's voice rang out softly. In order not to interfere with the negotiation, she spoke in her ear, her breath tickling her earlobe.

Lu Li remained silent, only gritting his teeth.

If you drank it, what will your cousin drink?!

[Your cousin has never even had a Coke before, is this what high society is like?!]

Shen Weilan smiled, her eyebrows curving like a little fox; she was determined to drink her cola before her cousin.

At this moment, Lu Li realized a truth: if a roller coaster stays at its highest point, it's very scary and uncomfortable.

The half-empty bottle of cola was still sloshing around on the table, the bubbles inside hissing.

This can't go on. First, it will cause internal damage. Second, Su Feiyan will find out that she's in a meeting while Lu Li and Shen Weilan are secretly drinking cola. This is bad!

[System! Turn off Iron Will immediately!]

Lu Li roared in his heart.

[Ding! Host request received.]

The skill "Iron Will (Beginner)" has been removed.

[Friendly reminder: There may be a rebound effect upon deactivation; please be prepared.]

What is the rebound effect?

Lu Li hadn't reacted yet.

boom!

The Coke bottle with the cap not screwed on tightly suffered the consequences.

The Coke bottle flew out, tracing a graceful arc in the air, and spilled all the Coke.

Everyone was looking at Lu Li.

Lu Li maintained that pose, his expression shy, because he was socially awkward.

His clothes were all dirty.

Shen Weilan took out a pack of wet wipes from her bag with satisfaction and slowly wiped her fingers. At the end, she even tasted the cola with great interest.

Only then did she begin her performance.

"Oh dear, brother-in-law!"

Shen Weilan looked surprised.

How could you be so careless?

"You get this excited just from drinking a Coke?"

Lu Li glared at her, but that wasn't the priority right now.

"I'm...I'm sorry, Mr. Su."

Lu Li stood up with his legs clamped together in an awkward posture.

"I'll go take care of it."

[Ding! Crisis detected has been averted. Global sound muting has been automatically turned off, and special muting words have been added.]

The system's prompts were somewhat nonsensical, but Lu Li couldn't care less about that at the moment.

Without waiting for Su Feiyan to speak, he rushed out of the conference room like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Su Feiyan frowned even more as she watched Lu Li's disheveled figure.

She felt something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Mr. Su, what do you mean?"

Wang Teng didn't care and impatiently tapped the table, causing cigarette ash to fall onto the mahogany surface.

"My time is very precious."

"If they don't agree, I'll have to sell this batch of goods to someone else. I heard that the Ye Group is also short of stock."

He was applying pressure, which was also a blatant threat.

Su Feiyan tapped the table with her finger, just about to speak.

At that moment, the meeting room door was pushed open again.

Lu Li is back.

He quickly cleaned himself up in the restroom, splashing cold water on his face, which was still dripping with water, and his clothes were stained with water.

He didn't dare sit back down next to Shen Weilan, but went straight to the tea cabinet next to him, picked up the teapot, and started pouring tea.

"Mr. Wang."

Shen Weilan suddenly spoke.

She crumpled the wet wipe she had used to clean her hands into a ball, held it tightly in her palm, then looked up and gave a sweet smile.

"It's not like we can't discuss this business."

"But your price is really too high."

"Our CEO, Mr. Su, is very sincere. How about we each take a step back?"

Her voice was soft and sweet.

This trick might be very effective against older men under normal circumstances.

But Wang Teng wasn't buying it, or rather, he only wanted to buy it from Su Feiyan right now.

He glanced at Shen Weilan, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.

"What are you?"

"Do you even have the right to speak here?"

"A secretary who's just a pretty face, doesn't she even know what kind of occasion this is? Doesn't she understand the rules?"

Wang Teng exhaled a puff of smoke, directly towards Shen Weilan.

"When adults are talking, children should not interrupt."

"President Su, your ability to train subordinates is lacking. How come just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get onto the table?"

Shen Weilan's smile froze on her face.

She's always been the school beauty who's been pampered since she was a child. When has she ever been insulted like this?

Su Feiyan's face darkened completely.

"Mr. Wang."

"She is my special assistant, and also my cousin."

"Please show some respect."

"respect?"

Wang Teng sneered, stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray, and crushed it a few times.

"Business is business."

"That's my rule."

"Since President Su is so protective of her own, it seems this business deal is off?"

He feigned an attack, intending to seize the opportunity while deliberately letting go.

He bet Su Feiyan wouldn't dare let him leave.

Lu Li stood next to the tea cabinet, holding a pot of hot tea in his hand.

He looked at Wang Teng's arrogant and domineering face, and then at Shen Weilan, whose eyes were slightly red and who looked wronged.

Although this girl just stole his Coke, it was still his own "green tea" (a term of endearment for a woman who is considered untrustworthy).

She can only bully herself; how dare this greasy old man humiliate her?

In Lu Li's mind, information about the original plot began to flow wildly.

[Huaxin Group...Wang Teng...]

Didn't this guy just go to Macau recently?

I remember this scene being mentioned in the book, though it was just a background element.

By the way!

Lu Li's eyes suddenly lit up.

Old Wang looks arrogant and domineering, like a big boss.

[Actually, it's been outwardly strong but inwardly weak for a long time.]

Last week at the Lisboa Casino in Macau, I lost everything, not only all my personal savings but also embezzled 50 million yuan of company funds to try and win it all back.

The 50 million yuan hole still hasn't been plugged.

[His eagerness to raise the price and his threat to sell to the Ye family if they don't sign is all just bluffing.]

The Ye family's financial lifeline has long since dried up; where would they get the money to buy his goods?

He's in a rush to cash out and cover the 50 million yuan shortfall in public funds; otherwise, when the finance department audits the accounts at the end of tomorrow, he'll be stuck working at a sewing machine.

【and……】

Lu Li glanced at Wang Teng's Mediterranean hairstyle.

This guy is extremely afraid of his wife.

His wife is Zhao Jinhua, a notorious "tiger mom" in Jianghai City. Her family has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. If his wife found out that he not only embezzled public funds but also wanted to use those funds to support college students...

[Boss Wang, you don't want to be chopped into mincemeat and fed to your dogs, do you?]