Chapter 134: The Man with Bad Intentions (Part 4)

"Mr. Ke, although I am only an Assistant General Manager at the company, the Board of Directors has authorized me to exercise the full authority of the General Manager when they are absent. Representing myself and the company, I hope to acquire that piece of land from your company. Our company can fully accept the price you requested last time. Since you are already here today, let's sign the contract."

Although Zhao Xiaorou felt some disgust toward the tall, thin man, she maintained her restraint and kept a smile on her face, because this man was Ke Zhendong, the General Manager of Huanyu Group, and she really wanted to acquire the plot of land that Huanyu Group was selling.

Huanyu Group was not a long-established company in Dianxi Province. Its history was not long, but it appeared very mysterious. More than three years ago, this group seemed to have popped out of a crack in a rock and appeared in Dianxi Province, purchasing land on a large scale. In just three years, it had hoarded a vast amount of land.

No one knew who the owner of this group was, and even the senior management of the group rarely made appearances. However, this year, the group began reselling the land it had purchased in previous years, making a huge profit, as land prices had risen rapidly over these past few years.

The Zhao Group was primarily engaged in finance, hotels, automobiles, and real estate, with a business scope basically similar to the Shangguan Group. After the two companies became hostile, it was foreseeable that the competition would naturally intensify.

Relatively speaking, the Zhao Group had a weakness in the hotel industry. Therefore, the Board of Directors decided to acquire the plot of land that Huanyu Group was selling to build a five-star hotel, strengthening their capabilities in the hotel industry to counter the expansion of the Shangguan Group in the same sector, as no one in the Zhao family knew at this time that Zhou Lang had already crippled Shangguan Long and Young Master Shangguan Yu.

"Ms. Zhao, you really are young and promising," Ke Zhendong said with a smile. "However, the price of this plot of land has gone up by 200 million. I wonder if your company still wants it?"

"Mr. Ke, what do you mean by this? Last time at your company, you said that we could acquire this plot for 300 million, and it was already agreed upon. In just two days, it has gone up by 200 million?" Zhao Xiaorou's expression changed slightly as she spoke; she hadn't expected Ke Zhendong to go back on his word like this.

"Ms. Zhao, please don't get excited. You should know that land is appreciating very quickly right now. Someone is already willing to pay 500 million to acquire our company's land." Ke Zhendong continued to smile elegantly. This guy was wearing a formal suit and looked like a gentleman, but his lecherous eyes betrayed his inner desire for Zhao Xiaorou's beauty.

"Which company is it?" Zhao Xiaorou asked. "It wouldn't be the Shangguan Group, would it?" The behind-the-scenes owner of the Shangguan Group was the Shangguan Family. In Dianxi Province, the only one who dared to challenge the Zhao Group was the Shangguan Group, so her first reaction was that the Shangguan Group was pulling strings behind the scenes.

"Ms. Zhao is truly sharp; you guessed it right on the first try," Ke Zhendong said with a deliberate smile. "However, since you contacted our company first, I came to your company first to seek your opinion—to see if you want this plot of land for 500 million. If your company wants it, I am still willing to give the land to you."

"What is the Shangguan Group doing? Buying this plot of land for 500 million would mean a huge loss. Is the Shangguan Family starting to squeeze our Zhao family in the business market, or even playing dirty?" Zhao Xiaorou thought to herself. How could she know that the Shangguan Group had no intention of wanting this land, and that it was Ke Zhendong who, knowing about the conflict between the Shangguan Family and the Zhao family, was deliberately making things difficult for her?

"Mr. Ke, this plot of land was agreed upon two days ago. Let's still sign the contract at the original price. You should know that our company is planning to expand vigorously in the hotel industry recently and will certainly not just acquire this one plot. We have many more opportunities for cooperation, and I don't think your company would want to lose such a high-quality partner like us, would you?" Zhao Xiaorou steadied herself and said to Ke Zhendong, still wanting to make a final effort, although she knew that it was impossible to acquire this land for the price of 300 million.

"Ms. Zhao, I admire you very much. If you could do me the honor of having dinner with me tonight, I might be able to consider it." Ke Zhendong smiled, his eyes once again lecherously sweeping over Zhao Xiaorou's full chest, which was clad in office attire.

His sources were very well-informed, yet at the same time, very poorly informed. He knew that the Shangguan Family and the Zhao family had become enemies, but he didn't know exactly why. He only knew that Zhao Xiaorou was the newly appointed Assistant General Manager of the Zhao Group, but he didn't know that Zhao Xiaorou was the daughter of Governor Zhao Cang; he thought Zhao Xiaorou was just a professional manager.

It was no wonder that a guy from out of town didn't know Zhao Xiaorou's true identity. Zhao Xiaorou was naturally very low-key, and the Zhao family had never deliberately publicized her; even some of Zhao Xiaorou's friends and classmates didn't know she was the Governor's daughter.

"Fine, then I will arrange for someone to book a table at a hotel. I really want to secure this contract." Zhao Xiaorou said after hesitating for a moment. In fact, she didn't like dealing with Ke Zhendong because she noticed that there was something impure in his eyes when he looked at her.

However, she had recently been assisting her second uncle, Zhao Zitian, and third uncle, Zhao Ziyu, in managing the company, and she hoped to achieve results through her own abilities. The layout in the hotel industry was crucial to the Zhao Group's development, and she naturally wanted to acquire the plot of land that Huanyu Group was selling at a reasonable price, so she reluctantly agreed to Ke Zhendong.

"How can a lady be the one to pay for the meal? When you get off work, I will send a car to pick you up." Ke Zhendong said with a smile.

"Then I will have to trouble you, Mr. Ke." Zhao Xiaorou said.

"It is my honor to serve a beautiful lady. I will take my leave now, and we will be in touch." Ke Zhendong said as he rose to leave.

Soon, Ke Zhendong left the Zhao Group.

"Ah Wu, go to Kulong Hotel later and book the best private room and the best suite. Tonight, I am going to dine and spend the night there with Zhao Xiaorou." Ke Zhendong said to his driver while sitting in the passenger seat. His driver looked very tough and was likely a martial arts expert, serving as both a driver and a bodyguard.

"Boss, have you bagged that beauty?" Ah Wu asked with a smile, a look that only men understood in his eyes.

"She agreed to have dinner with me. As a newly appointed Assistant General Manager, she must be eager to make achievements. If she can't even secure a contract that was already negotiated, Zhao Zitian and Zhao Ziyu will definitely fire her, because those two guys are not easy to fool. This way, she will definitely have to beg me. Tonight, I will take advantage of the situation to bag her, and sleeping with her shouldn't be a problem. This girl, in terms of both figure and temperament, is the best I've ever seen. Tonight, I'm going to have a blast." Ke Zhendong laughed. At this moment, there was not a trace of a gentleman left in him; he was entirely in the posture of a shameless rascal.

"Boss, do you want me to install a camera in the presidential suite to film the video of you sleeping with this beauty? With this video as leverage, you can have her whenever you want in the future." The driver and bodyguard, Ah Wu, asked.

"Not bad, kid. You've been with me for a year and you've learned to use your brain." Ke Zhendong nodded. Clearly, he agreed to Ah Wu's vicious plan.