Chapter 62 - The Meeting Commenced

The door to the meeting room swung open and after a while, the shareholders who were waiting outside walked into the room. Li Qin Yao walked further inside and sat down at her designated seat. Because she was not part of QL's managerial, her seat was naturally further than the Chairman.

Li Mu Chen and her mother, Zhao Wei walked in next. Once her aunt walked in, the shareholders stood up to greet her. Li Qin Yao picked up the file on the table and pretended to read the agenda.

The meeting was expected to end at the end of the day and will continue on the next day if they could not settle all matters by the end of the meeting.

However, just because Li Qin Yao did not want to have a conversation with her cousin, Li Mu Chen, it doesn't mean that her cousin would feel the same. From her peripheral vision, Li Qin Yao watched as Li Mu Chen walked over to her and sat down.

"Cousin, you're here."

Li Mu Chen's cheery tone sounded irritating to Li Qin Yao's ears. However, she tilted up her head, gave her cousin a business-like smile, grabbed a piece of chocolate bar on the table and went back to inspecting the file.

Seeing the way Li Qin Yao acted towards her, Li Mu Chen clenched her hands into a fist and sneered before she looked away. She could not understand why her grandfather and her brother, Li Mu Bai, would think highly of Li Qin Yao. Li Mu Chen made a vow that sooner or later, she will prove to them that she was better than Li Qin Yao.

The Chairman and the President walked in into the room with their assistant following closely after them. Li Qin Yao met her grandfather's gaze and raised a brow. In response, Li Ren Xin gave her a quick nod before he sat down at the other end of the table.

Li Qin Yao let out a breath of relief, knowing that her grandfather had helped her to settle her problem.

After a brief speech by both Li Ren Xin and Li Mu Bai, the meeting commenced. Two beautiful ladies who stood at the side stepped forward with a few folders in their hands. They passed the folder to everyone in the room before they returned to where they came from.

At this time, Li Mu Bai spoke up, "As everyone has heard, rumors are speculating that one of the shareholders will join QL Group as part of the manager."

The shareholders began to whisper among themselves.

"Starting from today, my sister, Li Mu Chen will work under QL Group and take the position as a project manager," Li Mu Bai announced.

Hearing Li Mu Chen's name, Li Qin Yao turned her head swiftly. Her gaze met with her cousin's and she caught Li Mu Chen's proud gaze. Li Mu Chen stood up from her seat and greeted the other shareholders with a wide smile on her face.

Coincidentally, as Li Qin Yao was watching the others' expression, her gaze met with Li Ming Han. He shot a few glances at Li Mu Chen a few times before raised his eyebrow a few times and curved his lips into a lopsided smile.

Li Qin Yao followed his gaze on Li Mu Chen's body and immediately guessed that her cousin had long heard about Li Mu Chen joining QL's Group.

It seemed that when they were talking about the rumors in QL Group earlier, Li Ming Hao meant that it was Li Mu Chen who will be joining the company. Li Qin Yao turned to Li Ming Han again and rolled her eyes at him.

Li Mu Chen gave a brief speech about how she was going to work hard for the company before the meeting continued. However, her expression turned a shade darker upon seeing that Li Qin Yao was not looking at her.

Once Li Ming Han walked up front and started to brief everyone in the room his project proposal, Li Mu Chen sensed that something was not right. She shot a look at her mother and noted that her mother too had a puzzled look on her face.

Last week, she overheard her brother's conversation with his assistant that their grandfather was planning to bring Li Qin Yao back to the group. However, their grandfather showed no sign that he was going to announce anything.

In the end, both Li Mu Chen and her mother sat down quietly. They were relieved to know that Li Qin Yao was not going to return to the company. However, they could not shake off their uneasiness upon seeing that Li Qin Yao had joined the shareholders meeting this time.

The first presentation on the development project on the west side of the city lasted for almost an hour before it continued to the discussion among the shareholders. At the end of the discussion, almost everyone in the room agreed to this project.

Seeing the numbers of votes for the project, Li Qin Yao raised a brow and wondered if her cousin, Li Ming Han was playing with her. Earlier, Li Ming Han made it sounded like he was having problems with the shareholders to approve of the project. However, looking at the situation now, Li Qin Yao could see that there was no problem at all.

With questions running through her head, Li Qin Yao glanced at Li Ming Han questioningly, but the man only answered her with a smile. However, it did not take Li Qin Yao too long to know why Li Ming Han asked her to stand on his side.

Just as Li Mu Bai announced that the project will proceed with the amount of budget requested, Manager Zhao Wei stood up, and everyone in the room paused at her sudden movement. Then, Zhao Wei proposed to let her daughter, Li Mu Chen to be the one who managed the development project on the west side of the city.

At that moment, Li Qin Yao noticed how Li Ming Han's expression turned a few shades darker before he composed himself and put on the usual smile on his face.

The room was silenced as Zhao Wei explained that letting her daughter be in charge of the project will help her learn a lot about the company. Hearing the reason, the shareholders nodded in agreement.

"I don't agree," Li Ming Han stood up. "Manager Zhao Wei, I worked hard to prepare this proposal. This is my project. On what basis should I give this project to your daughter?"

Zhao Wei had a displeased look on her face. She had come over to meet Li Ming Han a few days ago and discussed this matter with him. At the end of the meeting, Zhao Wei had promised that she will hand over one of the projects under her if Li Ming Han promised to let Li Mu Chen manage the development project on the west side.

The two of them began to exchange a few words in front of everyone else.

From Zhao Wei's argument, the development project will be too easy for someone with a lot of experience like Li Ming Han. It would be better if it was given to a newbie like Li Mu Chen so that she can learn a lot about the industry. As a senior in QL Group, it was proper for Li Ming Han to give in.

Li Qin Yao thought that her auntie had a really thick skin. It was absurd for her to demand a project that Li Ming Han had work hard on. However, she could understand Zhao Wei's motive. This development project was success guaranteed. Once the project completed, naturally, Li Mu Chen will benefit a lot from it.