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Lin Qian's smile was gentle and harmless.

In Lin Xi's memories, Lin Qian seemed to have always been this gentle, and even a little weak.

If she hadn't seen her fierce appearance with her own eyes, Lin Xi wouldn't have believed that her weak older sister could kill people, and even kill her own younger sister …

Lin Xi did not reply to her question. She was staring at Lin Qian and making him uncomfortable, but she patiently asked again. "Hello, can you help me to get the inside information?"

"No." Lin Xi coldly opened her mouth and rejected her.

She knew that she should pretend as if nothing had happened in front of Lin Qian, but facing a murderer who was still at large even when he had killed her, she really couldn't remain calm.

After Lin Qian was rejected, she was stunned for a moment, and was a little surprised that the reception desk person at VICI would actually dare to throw a face at his customer.

She was a little angry in her heart, but after thinking of her purpose for coming here, she quickly covered it up. "Then tell me what floor your Boss Gao's office is on. I can go up and find him. We made an appointment early in the morning."

Lin Qian's voice became softer again, and with her delicate and pitiful face, any other person would have gone soft long ago. However, Lin Xi refused again without giving face: "I don't know."

She purposefully spoke word for word. Her provocative attitude was very clear.

Lin Qian was initially worried about the matters regarding Lin's's company. It had to be known that managing a business was not easy, but because of her qualifications and identity, she had been troubled by the Lin's's higher ups many times. The reason why she came to VICI today was because she wanted to make use of this cooperation with VICI. Fortunately, the company had a solid foundation, allowing those who were making things difficult for her to see her strength clearly, leaving them speechless.

It was one thing for her to be angry at Lin's, but to think that she would even meet such an overbearing receptionist when she stepped out of the door. The anger that Lin Qian had accumulated for the past few days finally couldn't help but explode out.

The gentle smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she leaned close to Lin Xi and threatened in a low voice: "Heh! You dare to put on airs with a small front desk? Do you believe that you can make Boss Gao dismiss you with just a word of mine? "

"I don't believe it." Lin Xi looked at her without fear.

She was Bai Nianxi now, not a staff member of VICI, nor was she the Lin Xi from his previous life who had been fooled by a fool.

"You!" Lin Qian raised his hand to slap Lin Xi, but Lin Xi, who had already prepared herself, dodged it.

"Miss Lin!"

Seeing that Lin Qian wanted to take action again, the reception manager who had rushed over saw that she was about to do so and anxiously stepped forward to stop him: "Miss Lin, I'm sorry, I'm the receptionist. This Miss Bai is the spokesperson for the VICI for the audition today, and there might be some sort of misunderstanding.

The receptionist recognized Lin Qian. Chief Gao had said long ago that the person in charge of the Lin's would come today to sign the contract, and told her to directly invite him up to the seventeenth floor at that time. But unexpectedly, in just the time it took for her to answer a phone call, Lin Qian had already started arguing with someone, and even started fighting with them.

The call that she had received was from Director Gao. He specifically told her to go to a quiet place to pick up the call, so she left the front desk for the time being. And the person Boss Gao had instructed her to take special care of on the phone was Bai Nianxi, the person who started a conflict with Lin Qian.

The front desk manager looked around between Lin Qian and Bai Nianxi. Of the two, one was an important customer of the company, and the other one was someone that Boss Gao thought highly of.

On her way back to the front desk, she happened to hear Lin Qian's threatening words. After connecting the dots, she guessed that Lin Qian had mistakenly treated Bai Nianxi as a part of the VICI, and started to argue because she was dissatisfied with Bai Nianxi's arrogant attitude.

In her opinion, it was indeed wrong for Bai Nianxi to be arrogant, but it was even more wrong for Lin Qian to hit someone. When the two boxes were compared, she actually had a strange good impression of Bai Nianxi.

She shielded Bai Nianxi behind her, bowed to Lin Qian and said in a neither humble nor haughty manner: "Miss Lin, this matter was caused by my dereliction of duty, I apologize to you, I'm sorry."

The front desk manager's apologetic attitude was extremely sincere, even though Lin Qian's anger had not faded, she did not want to pursue the matter, so she suppressed the anger in her heart and said: "Since it's all a misunderstanding, then let's forget about it this time."

However, during their conversation, Lin Qian acted as if she had changed her mind. She quickly changed from a tyrannical, shrew who threatened to beat people up to a pitiful little white rabbit with red eyes.

Lin Qian liked to act gentle and pitiful in front of others, so as to gain everyone's goodwill and recognition. Although it was fake, this move was still very useful.

When she was young, she used this move to make Lin Xi bear the blame for her countless times. When she grew up, she used this move to kill Lin Xi and take over Lin's.

However, this time, because the front desk manager had seen how fierce she looked when she hit him, he already had a bad impression of her. When he saw her red eyes, he felt that she was a fake.

Therefore, the front desk manager said, "Director Gao is waiting for you on the 17th floor. Do you want to go up now?"

Lin Qian nodded.

She came today to sign a contract with VICI, business was more important, as for that little artiste called Bai Nianxi, there would be plenty of opportunities to discipline her in the future.

Lin Qian walked towards the elevator. As she passed by, he did not forget to glare at her.

Lin Xi suddenly thought back to what Lin Qian had said on the phone just now. She had said that she was here to sign a contract with VICI today, and the contract was extremely important to her. It was related to whether or not she could establish her prestige and establish a foothold in Lin's.

Lin Xi rolled her eyes and asked the manager at the front desk: "I also have some matters to attend to with Boss Gao, can I go up with her?"

Although working with the rich VICI would change the current chaotic situation in the Lin's, she would rather destroy the Lin's than let it fall into Lin Qian's hands.

She wanted to prevent Lin Qian from signing a contract with VICI.

The front desk manager remembered Director Gao's instructions and nodded without hesitation.

Just then, the elevator arrived at the first floor, and Lin Xi was allowed to enter before the elevator door closed.

The elevator door quickly closed. In less than three square meters of space, there was only Lin Xi and Lin Qian.

A quiet space would amplify all one's emotions. Lin Qian's anger, which had just been suppressed, suddenly rose back up when she met Lin Xi's eyes.

She looked at Lin Xi with disgust and said: "I heard that you are a little artiste? "However, I advise you not to enter the entertainment circle. Otherwise, with your personality, even if I do not act, you will still have a miserable life in the future."

Lin Xi retorted bluntly: "There is no need for Miss Lin to worry about what will happen to me in the future. But for now, I think it's better for Miss Lin to worry about cooperating with VICI. According to what I know, Lin's has always been doing things to the end, and now that they suddenly have to step foot into women's clothing, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. "

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. Lin's and VICI have already agreed on a contract. I'm here to sign it today." Lin Qian laughed proudly.

Lin Xi also smiled and said: "Things have not yet come to the end, it is best for Miss Lin not to be too confident, who knows if the one who will be disappointed in the end will be you instead."

Just as she finished her sentence, the elevator rumbled and they reached the seventeenth floor.

Lin Xi walked out of the elevator first, followed by Lin Qian. The two of them went into Gao Quan's office, one following behind the other.

Seeing Bai Nianxi walking in with him, Gao Quan could not help but be startled.

The meeting between him and Lin Qian was predetermined early in the morning, but for Bai Nianxi to come up at this time, could it be that there was a problem with the audition?

Gao Quan wanted to ask Bai Nianxi what was going on, but due to Lin Qian being present, he couldn't say anything. As such, he pushed Lin Qian away and said: "Miss Lin, can I trouble you to go to the resting room to wait for a while?

"No need," Gao Quan interrupted his before he could finish his sentence. "The reason I came to look for Boss Gao is also because of the cooperation between the VICI and the Lin's. Since Miss Lin is here too, let's sit down and discuss."

Lin Qian frowned, she never thought that Lin Xi would follow her, and she was actually going against her!

She coldly rejected him: "This is a collaboration between our Lin's and VICI. I wonder what identity our Miss Bai will use to talk to Director Gao and I?"

Gao Quan was also a little hesitant at the side. He did not know that Director Qin had mentioned that they would give special treatment to Bai Nianxi, which did not include permission for Bai Nianxi to interfere in the affairs of the company.

Lin Xi paused for a bit, and then pretended to be Qin Yu. "I am the fiancee of the VICI CEO, Qin Yu. I wonder if this identity is enough?"

Actually, she wanted to shout out her true identity to Lin Qian and tell him that she was still alive.

But in the end, reason triumphed over impulse.

Hearing that Lin Xi had revealed her identity, Gao Quan could not help but be stunned, and suddenly recalled recent rumors.

It was rumored that Qin Yu Director Qin had a mysterious fiancee, the two of them were already engaged and were very fond of each other …

Gao Quan thought about how the Director Qin had given him special attention today. He said that the relationship between Bai Nianxi and the Director Qin was not ordinary, so it turned out that Bai Nianxi was that mysterious fiancee!

Not only Gao Quan was shocked by this news, it was also Lin Qian.

However, she very quickly calmed herself down and said: "Even if you are Director Qin's fiancee, you cannot rely solely on your personal preferences to interfere in the affairs of the company. If all the middle and upper management's decisions are like Miss Bai's, then wouldn't the company become a mess? I'm afraid the Director Qin would not be happy to see it too. "

"You're right. If both sides can win, I will not interfere. But can Miss Lin really guarantee that the VICI will not lose any money?" Lin Xi stared into her eyes and asked.

Lin Qian's heart trembled, her brows furrowed as she asked her: "What do you mean?"

Lin Xi was too lazy to beat around the bush with her, she directly said: "What I mean is, there are some major loopholes in Lin's's finances. How does Miss Lin guarantee that in the future, Lin's will not ruin VICI because of some financial issues?"

Regardless of what projects the two companies are working on, new projects require significant investment. Before she got married, she had inadvertently heard her father mention the company's financial problems. Unfortunately, before she could thoroughly investigate them, her father had already fainted.

Less than half a month had passed since her father found out about the financial problems. She didn't believe that Lin Qian could fill up the loopholes that quickly.

Sure enough, after Lin Qian heard her words, her eyes flashed with guilt. "There are no problems with Lin's's finances, Miss Bai doesn't want to spout nonsense."

Lin Xi said: "If there's no problem, then let me publicize the Lin's's financial statements."

With that, she suggested to Gao Quan: "I feel that before we investigate the financial situation of the Lin's clearly, the matter regarding the contract will be settled slowly."

"Of course." Gao Quan replied. VICI was cooperating with the Lin's on such a big project. In order to be cautious, they would not let go of any risks. Even if it was just a rumor, they would have to investigate it first.

Besides, the 'rumors' coming out from the mouth of the CEO's fiancee might not be as simple as rumors. Gao Quan frowned as he thought to himself: Maybe the company's background check on the Lin's did make a mistake.

Lin Qian saw that with just a few words from Bai Nianxi, she had caused the contract that she had been discussing for the whole month to be suspended, and immediately clenched her teeth in anger, but she did not dare to be too obvious in front of Gao Quan.

In fact, there was a financial problem with the Lin's, but only she and a few of the company's upper echelons knew about it. After all, she was confident that no one would casually spread the news of Lin's's development. She just did not know where Bai Nianxi had gotten the news from.

Lin Qian took a deep breath, then said: "Boss Gao, I understand your caution, but please believe me, when I took over Lin's, I had already personally checked the accounts, and did not find any financial issues with the company …"

"That means your ability is lacking and you aren't suitable to manage the Lin's. That's why you didn't even notice such an important problem." Lin Xi interrupted her mercilessly.

"You!" Lin Qian was simply about to be half dead from her actions, and couldn't hang on anymore.

Gao Quan had faced all sorts of opponents at the market before, so from his point of view, Lin Qian's current reaction was one of guilt.

Therefore, he took the opportunity to say: "Miss Lin, if you trust me, you can pass a copy of Lin's's financial report to me. I can help you take a look and see if someone from Lin's is bullying your youth, intentionally tricking you financially."

Naturally, Lin Qian did not dare to loosen her grip on him and allowed him to look at the financial statements. She forced a smile and said: "It's still better if I don't trouble Boss Gao. I will personally investigate it again."

She knew that by rejecting Gao Quan's request to look at the financial situation of the Lin's, she had basically tacitly agreed that there was a problem with the Lin's's finances.

But even if it was like this, she could not truly put the financial problems of the Lin's on the surface for everyone to see. Otherwise, if this were to be made public, who would be able to work with the Lin's in the future? Where did the Lin's get the investment from?

It wasn't that she didn't think about making a fake financial report to fool Gao Quan, but if she was to be discovered, it would be equivalent to personally handing over the information regarding the company to him, which was too risky.

Gao Quan saw Lin Qian's expression, he nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for your news. Your dad and I are old acquaintances, and although I really want to help you, I'm also the person in charge of VICI. I can't do anything that would harm VICI's interests, so I hope you can forgive me. "

His words came to a close, but everyone was tacit agreement. It was hopeless for Lin's and VICI to work together.

"I know." Lin Qian closed her eyes, trying her best to act calm and collected. After all, she was deliberately hiding it from her, but she could not help but feel a tinge of hatred in her heart.

Originally, she was full of hope that with this collaboration, and with the help of the VICI's investment funds, she would be able to close the financial loopholes of the Lin's. But now, all of this was gone, destroyed by Bai Nianxi's words!

Lin Qian knew that she had no leeway left on the contract, so she quickly left. When he passed by Bai Nianxi, he glanced at her coldly.

After Lin Qian left, Gao Quan also curiously asked Lin Xi how she knew about the financial situation of the Lin's.

Oh, I accidentally overheard Qin Yu's words. Lin Xi spouted nonsense, but was afraid that if she said too much, she would expose herself. She pretended to look at the clock, and exclaimed: "Aiya, it's my turn to audition."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Gao Quan to speak again, he instantly disappeared.

Gao Quan looked at the empty office and suddenly sighed, as if he had survived a calamity. Fortunately, Bai Nianxi had overheard the words of the Director Qin, if not, once the contract was signed, and if there were any problems, he would not be able to keep his position as the person in charge.

And at this time, Lin Xi, who was running down the stairs, was on her way back to the audition room corridor, when she was suddenly called out to.

The one who stopped her was Lin Qian.

Lin Qian was purposely waiting here, and had something to ask Lin Xi.

She did not have the time to think it over, and only now did she realize that the moment she saw Bai Nianxi, the way she looked at her was strange. Following that, Bai Nianxi purposely provoked her again and again. She even mentioned a few financial issues that not many in the upper echelons of Lin's knew about.

Only now did she start to suspect that Bai Nianxi was deliberately targeting her.

"Miss Bai, I don't think we have met before. I wonder how I offended you that I would make you continuously go against me?"

"How did you offend me?" Lin Xi thought in her heart, "It's you who owes me your life!"

She stared coldly at Lin Qian and said: "Because I don't like you."