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"I know," said Holt in a low voice. "You come with me."

His words caused Bai Mo Lian's body to stiffen a little, because six o'clock was her hour to get off work. If she accompanied him to this meal, then she would probably delay getting off work.

However, it was impossible for them to refuse a job like this.

At five in the afternoon, the two of them left for the restaurant where they would meet Chief Chen. When they arrived, it was exactly five-thirty.

As he walked into the private room, he saw a man around the age of 28 or 9 sitting inside.

"Director Huo, we've been waiting for you."

The man stood up when Holt came in.

The man's words caused Holt's brows to slightly furrow without being noticed. Naturally, he could sense the hidden meaning in the man's words.

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't we already meet at 5 o'clock? I've been waiting here for half an hour already. It seems like Director Huo's time is precious, so I just don't think other people's time is precious anymore." The man's words were laced with a hint of sarcasm.

Hearing this, Holt's eyes shifted to Bai Mo Lian, who was standing beside him.

Bai Moyan lowered his head nervously. They had agreed to meet at 5 o'clock? How could that be? The list that Wu Zixuan had given him clearly stated that they would meet at half past five.

Bai Moyan seemed to have understood something.

I'm afraid Wu Zixuan changed the time on purpose because of what happened that day, and wanted to take revenge on me?

Bai Mo Lian hurriedly opened his mouth to apologize, "Chief Chen, I'm very sorry. I was wrong about the time. I'm very sorry!"

Hearing Bai Mojiao's voice, Chief Chen's gaze fell on her.

When he saw Bai Moyan's face, a trace of unfathomable meaning flashed across Director Chen's eyes. But … It was not a good thing.

"Since you're here, Boss Huo, let's sit down and talk about cooperation."

Holt took the seat opposite Director Chen, while Bai Moyan stood to one side, not knowing what to do.

Holt's deep voice rang out, "Come sit down."

Bai Mojiao resisted the pressure and sat beside Holt.

Director Chen was boasting about something with Holt. Holt had an expressionless face, and it was unknown if he was listening to Director Chen's narration.

On the other hand, Bai Mojiao, who was standing next to Holt, was feeling anxious because he made a mistake. At this moment, he was feeling even more anxious because of Chief Chen.

Bai Mo Chen's leg was lightly touched by CEO Chen's foot.

Initially, she thought that she had accidentally touched it, so she backed off a little. As she backed off, Director Chen continued moving forward.

The expensive leather shoes lightly rubbed against Bai Mo's soft and tender calves, carrying a provocative tone.

Bai Mo Lian shot a pleading gaze at Holt, but Holt didn't seem to notice Bai Mo Lian's gaze, nor did he notice that something was wrong under the table.

In reality, however, that was not the case. From the corner of his eyes, Huo Sheng could clearly see Bai Mojiao's pleading eyes which were like a panicking fawn. He also knew that Director Chen was dishonest with his actions.

However, why would Holt, who was also a hunter, help a lost fawn?

Seeing Bai Mojiao's panicked, afraid yet not daring to say anything, a strange sense of joy unexpectedly rose up from within his heart.

"Director Huo, what do you think? If you're willing to work with me, this will definitely be a win-win situation."

"That sounds good."

Sensing that Holt's interest was also piqued, Director Chen seemed to be very sure that Holson would agree to cooperate with him.

"If Director Huo agrees to my request, I'm willing to give up 5% of the profits from this cooperation."

Hearing this, Huo Sheng slightly raised his brows, as if he was very interested in Director Chen's words. He said in a thought-provoking voice, "Oh? "What is it?"

Chief Chen's sharp gaze fell on Bai Mo Yan's body, and he could see everything clearly.

"Let Director Huo, your secretary, accompany me for a night."

When he heard Chief Chen's words, Bai Mo Yan's eyes suddenly opened wide, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard.

Compared to Bai Mojiao's reaction, there wasn't any change on his face after hearing Director Chen's words. However, his deep understanding of the matter had caused his eyes to darken a little.

Director Chen seemed full of confidence. Just a secretary, yet he had earned 5% of the money without any reason.

Five percent didn't sound like much, but for people like them, this was a number that many people wouldn't be able to earn in their entire lives.

The reason Director Chen had suggested this was because he and Yan Haotian could be considered to have had some conflicts in the past.

As for Bai Mojiao, he had caused a huge ruckus in the upper echelons of society. It was impossible for him to not know that Bai Mojiao was Yan Haotian's ex-fiancée.

He really wanted to know what it was like for the woman that Yan Haotian had once slept with.

Bai Mo Lian looked at Holt with pleading eyes.

She was truly very scared, very afraid that Huo Sheng would agree to Chief Chen.

This world was just that cruel. Right now, she was someone without any background. Even if he did something to her, he wouldn't be able to sue them and let them receive the punishment they deserved.

Time and space seemed to have frozen in an instant.

Bai Moyan felt that he was finished, because she felt that Holt would agree to Director Chen's request.

After all, he had heard quite a bit of what they had just discussed.

Even before Holt could reply, Bai Moyan felt a chill in his heart.

A few seconds later, Holt's thin lips opened and closed, without any undulations, but with a cold tone, he replied, "I'm afraid I am unable to agree to Chief Chen's request."

Director Chen, who had originally been confident that Holt would agree, did not expect this response. He could not help but raise his voice excitedly, "Director Huo, you're not joking with me, are you?"

"Also, Director Chen should look for someone else to work with for this project."

The tall figure stood up as he spoke, his sharp eyes glancing at Bai Mojiao who was still in shock.

"You're not leaving?"

Bai Moyan snapped out of his daze and hurriedly left with Holt. He did not dare to stay here even a little bit longer!

The two of them left the dining room, leaving Director Chen, who was still in shock, unable to recover from his shock.