Chapter 431: Chapter 431: Provide Full Support

Ouyang Yude was already sitting in the private room, looking somewhat gloomy. Upon seeing Xu Xiangbei and Gu Xiangyi, his expression brightened a bit, and he stood up with a smile.

"Fourth Brother, when did you become the president of Thunderbird Group? Such a big happy event, and you didn’t even throw a party to celebrate?"

Xu Xiangbei chuckled and complained involuntarily, "Ever since I became president, I’m not myself anymore. I wish I could split myself into ten people to handle everything. It’s exhausting being a president, I was curious and got duped, if I had known it would be this tiring, I wouldn’t have become a ’bird president’. I’d rather be a carefree barefoot doctor."

A familiar laughter came from outside the private room: "Who dares to trick our President Xu, that’s quite daring."

Shen Congru entered the private room with a gentle smile. He was still wearing that white Armani suit, with a white handkerchief in his chest pocket, and his hair slicked back.

Xu Xiangbei gave him a glare: "Who else tricked me other than you? Why are you here, following me around?"

Shen Congru replied with a smile, "I really did follow you. I brought a few clients to eat here and just happened to see you bringing a beauty upstairs, so I came over to catch a glimpse."

Ouyang Yude, who also knew Shen Congru, shook hands with him: "So it’s Young Master Shen from the Commercial Bank, long time no see."

Shen Congru smiled ambiguously: "Boss Ouyang, it’s been a long time since your Dragon Tiger Group took out a loan from us. For the sake of Doctor Xu, we’ll give you the lowest interest rate."

Not knowing if Shen Congru was joking or serious, most of the words at the dining table can’t be taken seriously. Following Shen Congru’s words, Ouyang Yude said, half-jokingly and half-seriously surprised, "Oh, that would be great. We’re tight on funds recently, I’ll go to your commercial bank for a loan in a few days."

"You’re very welcome, just find me, and I guarantee the lowest interest rate."

Shen Congru’s gaze fell on Gu Xiangyi, and his eyes involuntarily lit up. Secretly, he wondered to himself, Xu Xiangbei is really lucky, how does he know so many beautiful women.

He had met model Xiao Lin, Gu Xinyan, and Liu Ningyan, but this was his first time meeting Gu Xiangyi.

Gu Xiangyi was not only exquisitely beautiful and graceful in figure, wearing glasses and a Prada professional suit, but she also exuded the sharp and capable aura of a female entrepreneur, which was something ordinary beauties did not have.

He extended a hand that was even more delicate and fair than a woman’s, jokingly saying, "May I know how to address this beauty? You wouldn’t be Xu Xiangbei’s girlfriend, would you? Be careful not to fall for his tricks, he already has several girlfriends."

Knowing that Shen Congru was joking, Gu Xiangyi shook hands with him and handed him a business card, smiling as she said, "I’m Gu Xiangyi, a friend of Xu Xiangbei, but not his girlfriend."

Looking at the business card indicating Gu Xiangyi as the president of Xiangyi Group, Shen Congru’s eyes flashed with surprise. Surprisingly, such a young and beautiful woman was the president of a group company. Although Xiangyi Group wasn’t a major company, it still had assets worth over a billion yuan—it was a group company.

Out of courtesy, Shen Congru also handed Gu Xiangyi a business card inlaid with gold, smiling lightly, "President Gu, you’re truly talented. Your words are so profound, good thing I went to school, I can understand what you mean."

Xu Xiangbei pointed to the seat next to Gu Xiangyi, intentionally teasing, "Seeing a beauty and you can’t move your legs, huh? If you want to chat with a beauty, go ahead and sit down."

"I still have clients, and they’re big clients, can’t be neglected. I won’t chat with you much now, I’ll come back for a chat with the beauty when I have time."

Shen Congru’s gaze was still on Gu Xiangyi’s face, seemingly having discovered something, he asked with a surprised expression, "I feel like your appearance is very familiar, you resemble Gu Xinyan, are you sisters?"

Gu Xiangyi responded with a smile, "Young Master Shen has good eyes, I have no privacy in front of you. I am Gu Xinyan’s elder sister."

"You sisters are both extremely beautiful..."

Xu Xiangbei ridiculed with a smile, "Those important clients of yours must be anxiously waiting for you, go keep your clients company. Stop praising the girls here."

Checking his watch, Shen Congru indeed had to return to his clients. He generously bid farewell, "President Gu, it was a delightful yet brief encounter today. Let’s meet again when there’s an opportunity. I need to see my clients now."

Ouyang Yude and Gu Xiangyi said their goodbyes to Shen Congru, while Xu Xiangbei wore a look of disdain, "Go quickly, I don’t want to see you again."

During the meal, Ouyang Yude explained Dragon Tiger Group’s current difficulties to Xu Xiangbei, "Recently, the price of raw materials for chips has skyrocketed, our costs have increased too much, and product prices can’t be raised too high. Although we have many orders this month, the more we produce, the more we lose. That’s why we want to win the Zijin Real Estate smart home chip project; the profit from that is quite substantial."

Xu Xiangbei nodded, "Don’t worry, the project opens for bidding the day after tomorrow, and we’ll be going to Yanjing tomorrow. At that time, I’ll make sure to forfeit this project, so your group can win it. But I’m concerned other companies might compete with us, we’ll only find out the specifics once we get to Yanjing."

"Fourth Brother, on behalf of Dragon Tiger Group and the entire Ouyang Family, thank you for giving up this project. Let’s have a drink."

"Big Brother, aren’t things between us brothers just a matter of a word? Whenever you face difficulties, just tell me, your Fourth Brother will definitely lend full support."

The three of them clinked their glasses and drank the crimson wine from the crystal glasses.

With Xu Xiangbei’s promise, Ouyang Yude felt much relieved, his furrowed brows relaxed, and he drank happily. Influenced by his emotions, he drank too much and had to take a cab home first.

The private room was left with just Xu Xiangbei and Gu Xiangyi, who gently leaned against Xu Xiangbei like a gentle kitten, "The project opens for bidding the day after tomorrow, so shall we fly to Yanjing tomorrow?"

Smelling the pleasant fragrance of Chanel on Gu Xiangyi, Xu Xiangbei felt a bit flustered, gazing at her charming nose, "No need to fly, we’ll drive and take the highway, it’ll only take a bit over ten hours to get to Yanjing."

With previous experience of driving to Yanjing, Xu Xiangbei thought driving was quite convenient despite the tiring journey.

Gu Xiangyi’s smile was somewhat suggestive, her breath fragrant as orchids, her slender fingers lightly gliding over Xu Xiangbei’s firm arm as if stroking a beloved toy, "But flying only takes a bit more than two hours, we could save a lot of time, and then we could find a nice hotel, and have fun at an interesting park."

Gu Xiangyi’s alluring smile always gave a sense of being seduced; he smirked mischievously, "Heh, we could find a nice room with a big bed, the two of us, and have a good time..."