The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Meanwhile, inside the hotel's presidential suite, the atmosphere had already reached its peak of tension.

Xu Nian stood in the center of the living room, looking at the dozen or so fully armed men in black, her brows furrowing involuntarily.

Just now, there was a knock on the door of his suite from the outside.

He assumed it was dinner Xu Xi had ordered for him, so he opened the door without any suspicion.

The moment the door opened a crack, the group of men in black forced their way in without a word. Their movements were swift and decisive, and in an instant they surrounded him, blocking all his escape routes.

"What are you trying to do?" Xu Nian stared intently at the leader.

"Mr. Xu, here is a contract that you need to sign. We hope you will cooperate."

The burly man at the head of the group spoke broken Chinese, pulled a document from his pocket, and tossed it onto the coffee table in front of him.

Xu Nian stepped forward, picked up the document and flipped through it. The contents of the paper clearly stated that this was a project contract for the cooperation between Sinian Group and Solong Group to develop an oil field.

He was not proficient in business terms, let alone could see the tricks hidden in the additional terms. On the surface, the cooperation seemed like a win-win situation, and could even push the Sinian Group to a new level.

But he showed no intention of putting pen to paper.

Even if he couldn't understand the traps in the contract, he knew that these uninvited guests who had barged in wouldn't have offered such a good thing for no reason.

There must be something wrong here, or even a deadly trap.

Xu Nian put the contract back on the table and looked up at the burly man in the lead: "Business matters should be discussed with my fiancée, not with me."

The burly man seemed to have expected him to say that, and his face showed no surprise as he replied.

"Ms. Xu has agreed to sign this contract, but she is not the largest shareholder of the Sinian Group. For this contract to be effective, it must be signed by the largest shareholder of the group, which is you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a cell phone from his pocket and played a pre-recorded video.

In the video, Xu Xi sits at a table, with Yang Ming, Long Teng, and others sitting beside him, smiling at the camera and urging him to sign the document as soon as possible.

Has Little Flame already agreed?

Xu Nian rubbed her chin, a hint of suspicion passing through her mind. She felt that something was off, and the feeling that something was wrong was growing stronger.

"I'll make a call and ask."

He took out his phone and dialed Xu Xi's number.

The receiver kept playing a busy tone, and after repeatedly dialing several times, it only indicated that the other party was out of service area and could not be connected at all.

This scene deepened Xu Nian's suspicions.

"Please sign as soon as possible, Mr. Xu."

The burly man's tone became noticeably impatient, carrying a menacing air.

"The cooperation between the two companies hinges on your payment. Are you really going to delay the project that Ms. Xu worked so hard to secure?"

Just then, Xu Nian's phone vibrated slightly, and a message popped up.

He looked down and saw a reminder from the Anti-Fraud Center APP, advising others to be vigilant and guard against various fraud traps when abroad.

He thought about it and felt that the whole thing was full of suspicious points.

First of all, he has been the largest shareholder of Sinian Group for quite some time now. During this long period of time, neither Xiaoxi nor Xiaohuomiao has ever asked him to sign any document.

Even if there were any important projects that required his signature, why weren't they delivered by Long Teng and his men?

Judging from the accents of these burly men, they are clearly Zoro's men.

As for that video, others might not see the flaws, but as Xu Xi's bedmate, he saw through the trick at a glance.

Throughout the video, Xu Xi wore a refined and composed smile, like a kind older sister.

But he knew that Xu Xi was not a girl who liked to laugh. Even when she was putting on an act in the business world, she would only show a distant, fake smile, and would never be such a stiff, rigid smile, like a copy of a template.

He suddenly remembered that there was a hot topic online recently: AI video.

He has also seen many AI-generated silly animations on short video platforms.

The video in front of him was clearly a fabricated one; this group of people wanted to use the fake footage to trick him into signing it.

After thinking everything through, Xu Nian became convinced that this contract was a huge trap, and if he signed it, it would definitely bring serious consequences to the group.

He shook his head. "Sorry, I'm not involved in company management and don't know much about business matters. You should get my fiancée to sign. If I absolutely have to sign, I'll have to wait for her to be there and sign together with her."

Upon hearing this, the previously restrained burly men instantly changed their expressions, a chilling murderous intent flashing in their eyes. They took small steps, closing in on Xu Nian step by step, once again tightly surrounding him, and an oppressive aura emanating from them.

"Mr. Xu, there is an old Chinese saying: 'Those who understand the times are wise.'"

The burly man at the head of the group curled into a ferocious smile, his tone filled with blatant threat.

"We hope you will cooperate with us well; we will not treat you unfairly."

Xu Nian frowned and carefully examined the group of men in black.

These people were clearly professionally trained armed thugs. He could handle one or two on his own, but if they were all together, he would have no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.

He quickly calculated that if he fought with all his might, he might be able to find a chance to escape.

But then he realized that he couldn't contact Xu Xi at all and had no idea what was going on with her.

Zoro's willingness to openly send people to ambush him already shows that they have completely broken off all pretense of civility.

Xu Xi's situation might be even more dangerous than his.

If he insists on refusing to sign and completely angers these people, not only will he not be able to leave, but he may also implicate Xu Xi and suffer the same fate.

In a flash, Xu Nian immediately changed her expression, her tense brows relaxed, and she adopted a smiling and easygoing demeanor.

As if he had instantly figured out the pros and cons, his tone became cheerful.

"Oh, look at me, I was just joking with you all. Such a great deal has been delivered to my doorstep, wouldn't I be a fool not to sign?"

He stepped forward, snatched the contract from the burly man's hand, took out a pen from his pocket, and quickly wrote his name at the signature line with two swift strokes.

The burly man at the head of the group stepped forward to retrieve the contract. He carefully examined the crooked handwriting on it and confirmed that it was indeed the signature of "Xu Nian." Only after confirming that he had not been tricked into signing a pseudonym did he breathe a sigh of relief, and the hostility on his face disappeared, replaced by a beaming smile.

He carefully placed the contract into a sealed document bag and put it away. Then he held out his hand to Xu Nian, his tone becoming more polite: "Mr. Xu, you are indeed a smart man. With your signature, the project can move forward quickly. I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Xu Nian extended her hand, a cryptic smile playing on her lips, and shook his hand: "Pleasure doing business with you."