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Editor: Beryll

The secretary sent by Lin Wanqiu was invited into the conference room.

“Miss Secretary, please go back and tell Miss Lin that we will definitely find a way to earn her forgiveness. Please just give us some time,” Qiao Qingyu said hurriedly.

The secretary gave Qiao Qingyu a strange look and ignored her. Instead, she turned to Qiao Qiumeng and said, “President Qiao, I am truly sorry. Miss Lin is currently experiencing some physical discomfort, so she could not come in person.”

Qiao Qiumeng naturally knew why Lin Wanqiu was “uncomfortable.” After all, she had just received a massive slap from Zhao Heilong. Her face was likely still swollen.

“It’s no problem. Is there something I can help you with?” Qiao Qiumeng asked politely.

“It is like this. Miss Lin has already written a letter of apology; please look it over. Additionally, here is a contract for her to serve as your company’s spokesperson free of charge. Finally, this is thirty million yuan as compensation for your company’s losses.” The secretary pulled three items from her briefcase: the letter of apology, the contract, and a check.

The words from Lin Wanqiu’s secretary instantly plunged the entire board of directors into a dead silence.

Just moments ago, they had been preparing to watch a good show of Qiao Qiumeng being humiliated. However, the other party hadn’t come to cause trouble at all. They had truly come to apologize!

What kind of power did Qiao Qiumeng have to make someone like Lin Wanqiu bow her head like this? To be this humble?

Qiao Qingyu stared at the scene, dumbfounded. She felt as if invisible slaps were raining down on her own face, one after another, stinging with a sharp, agonizing heat.

Grandpa Qiao couldn’t help but frown deeply. He had been preparing to discuss how to beg for Lin Wanqiu’s forgiveness, but he hadn’t expected that Qiao Qiumeng had already resolved the issue long ago.

“No… is there some mistake? Qiao Qiumeng offended Miss Lin so severely. How could Miss Lin just forgive her like this?!” Qiao Qingyu cried out in shock.

“Miss Lin sincerely apologizes to you and hopes you can accept it,” the secretary said, ignoring Qiao Qingyu and speaking directly to Qiao Qiumeng.

“What? Miss Lin is apologizing to Qiao Qiumeng?!”

The executives felt as if they had been struck by a bolt of lightning. Their heads were buzzing, unable to make sense of the situation.

Qi Dengxian reached out and took the items from the secretary’s hand on Qiao Qiumeng’s behalf. “We’ve received Miss Lin’s sentiments. Go back and tell her that the matter ends here.”

“Yes, Mr. Qi,” the secretary replied with extreme courtesy before turning to leave.

Qi Dengxian turned his head, his face cold as he looked at Qiao Qingyu. “Kneel down and call me Dad.”

“What? You want me to kneel and call you Dad? Are you even worthy? You’re just a stinking prison guard!” Qiao Qingyu shouted, her voice a mix of shock and fury.

“Just now, you made a bet with me. You said if we resolved this matter, you would kneel and call me Dad,” Qi Dengxian said indifferently. “Everyone heard it. Are you planning to welsh on the bet now?”

Qiao Qingyu’s face flushed between shades of blue and red. Even her father, Qiao Guodong, looked incredibly uncomfortable. Qiao Qingyu was his daughter; having her kneel and call a young man “Dad,” what kind of nonsense was that?

Qiao Qingyu sneered. “I’m backing out of the bet. What are you going to do about it?”

“This is the Qiao Group. This is our Qiao family’s business. I’ll do whatever I want!”

“I’m welshing on the bet. You’re not satisfied? If you’re not satisfied, what can you possibly do?”

Qi Dengxian turned to look at Grandpa Qiao. “What does the Old Master have to say?”

Grandpa Qiao simply pretended not to hear, clearly favoring Qiao Qingyu.

Qiao Qiumeng was also starting to feel angry. She knew very well that with Qiao Qingyu’s aggressive personality, if Qi Dengxian had lost, she would have hounded him to the brink of death!

But now that Qi Dengxian had won, she was backing out so openly and shamelessly. It was utterly loathsome!

The most critical part was that the executives and Grandpa Qiao were all intentionally biased, acting as if the bet had never happened.

“Oh… then forget it. I’ll just tear these things up and consider it my loss.” Qi Dengxian chuckled and raised his hand. With a sharp rip, he tore the letter of apology in half.

Grandpa Qiao’s eyelids twitched violently. The executives were also shocked.

“I might as well tear the thirty-million-yuan check too. Since no one wants to honor their word anyway,” Qi Dengxian continued with a smile.

“Wait!” Grandpa Qiao hurriedly stood up.

Rip!

Everyone watched as a piece of paper in Qi Dengxian’s hand was shredded.

The executives were filled with shock and rage. They hadn’t expected that Qi Dengxian would actually tear up a thirty-million-yuan check just like that!

Grandpa Qiao was also red in the face with anger. “You… you tore up thirty million yuan belonging to our Qiao Group?”

“Haha, I just tore a piece of blank white paper. The check is right here. However, if someone continues to welsh on the bet, I can’t guarantee I won’t actually tear it!” Qi Dengxian said seriously.

Grandpa Qiao said in a heavy voice, “Qiumeng, aren’t you going to control your husband?!”

Qiao Qiumeng’s temper had also flared up by now. She simply pretended not to hear him.

They were all family, so why did everyone feel entitled to bully her?

Qi Dengxian let out a yawn. “Then I’m really tearing it. You can go explain it to Lin Wanqiu yourselves when the time comes.”

After saying this, he truly moved to shred the check worth thirty million yuan.

“Don’t, don’t, don’t! Grandson-in-law, let’s talk this through properly.” Grandpa Qiao’s face suddenly changed. He spoke with a beaming smile, his tone incredibly amiable.

“Oh? Old Master, you tell me what to do. Someone wants to back out of a bet, so there’s no point in me keeping this!” Qi Dengxian said with a face full of feigned difficulty.

Grandpa Qiao was fuming internally, but he kept the smile on his face. He then said, “Who dares to back out? Everyone heard it clearly just now. No one dares to welsh on a bet in front of me!”

Qiao Qingyu hurriedly cried out, “Grandpa!”

“Shut up!” Grandpa Qiao barked. “If you make a mistake, you take the hit. If you bet, you accept the loss. Qiao Qingyu, fulfill your promise immediately!”

Qiao Qingyu was left feeling utterly aggrieved by Grandpa Qiao’s roar, her face turning a deep, burning crimson.

Qi Dengxian waved the check in his hand, signaling for Qiao Qingyu to hurry up.

Thud!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Qiao Qingyu could only kneel before Qi Dengxian.

She felt an immense sense of humiliation. She, of all people, was actually kneeling to a man she had always looked down upon!

“Dad…” Qiao Qingyu gritted her teeth, forcing the words out from between them.

Sitting in his chair, Qiao Guodong’s eyes were red with rage, but there was nothing he could do. After all, Qiao Qingyu had brought this on herself by giving others an opening.

Qiao Qiumeng turned her head and gave Qi Dengxian a slightly reproachful look. Although she also found this satisfying, she felt he might have taken it a bit too far.

Qi Dengxian let out a scoff. “Alright, my good daughter, you may rise.”

After saying this, he tossed the check and the contract to Grandpa Qiao. “Old Master, shouldn’t Qiumeng continue to serve as the President?”

“Mm…” Grandpa Qiao nodded in silence.

Qiao Qiumeng felt a wave of relief wash over her. She turned toward Qi Dengxian and gave him a faint smile.

This was the first time in a long while that she had actually smiled at him.

Once Qiao Qingyu stood up, she was beside herself with rage. She shouted loudly, “Just now, Qiao Qiumeng promised to secure a project from the Xiang Group!”

“Grandpa, I believe we can use that matter to evaluate her.”

“If she can truly do it, then she can continue as President, and no one will have any objections.”

“But if she can’t do it, then she should hurry up and step down to make room for someone more capable!”

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