Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

Durand looked at Fei Huainan with curiosity. He hadn't seen Xu Manman and Fei Huainan when he picked up Lu Chenzhou and the others last time.

He wasn't at the company yesterday because of some things.

So they had no idea when Lu Chenzhou's team had gained two more people.

But that's alright, since we still need his help with the collaboration anyway.

Thinking this, he walked up to Lu Chenzhou and said with a smile, "Mr. Lu, why didn't I see this lady and this gentleman before?"

Lu Chenzhou frowned when he noticed that Durand's eyes kept glancing at Xu Manman.

He had previously investigated Durand, who was an extremely womanizing man with a constant stream of scandals. He was indiscriminate in his pursuit of women, and if he set his sights on someone, he would always find a way to get her into bed.

Lu Chenzhou disliked this kind of person very much, but as a business partner, he only cared about the quality of the ship and didn't care about the quality of the employees.

But right now, this person has clearly set his sights on Xu Manman, so we can't just ignore it.

He stepped aside, blocking Durand's view, and spoke with a smile.

"This is a member of our team. She just arrived yesterday. Miss Xu is Captain Fei's wife."

Durand nodded upon hearing this, then a hint of regret flashed in his eyes; he hadn't expected such a beautiful person to be married.

But that doesn't matter. It's more exciting to play with women who have men around.

He knew that China was eager to finalize this cooperation, but their chances of success were extremely slim.

If he could help, that wouldn't be impossible, but since he's doing charity work and helped others sign contracts, he'd naturally expect some benefits in return.

He has no other hobbies except for liking beautiful women.

Thinking of this, he looked at Xu Manman and said, "Hello, Ms. Xu. I am the person in charge of this cooperation. It is an honor to meet you. I have some suggestions on the cooperation. I wonder if you have time tonight so we can talk privately."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

In the plot, Durand is going to invite Xu Manman to dinner. Didn't he just make plans to have dinner with Fu Kexin?

Fu Kexin's face showed a moment of embarrassment, but then she remembered that she didn't want to have dinner with Durand in the first place, so it was perfect that he was inviting someone else.

In particular, the person who invited her was Xu Manman, and she couldn't help but feel a secret joy.

Since she was willing to endure some grievances for the sake of cooperation, Xu Manman could certainly do the same.

She wanted to see if Fei Huainan would stand up for Xu Manman.

As soon as Fu Kexin finished speaking, Fei Huainan declined Durand's invitation.

"I'm sorry, my wife doesn't like having dinner with strangers."

Duland was surprised that Fei Huainan would refuse, and then spoke.

"I know you value this collaboration highly. If you just have Ms. Xu have dinner with me, I will definitely help you secure this cooperation. What do you say?"

Everyone's expressions changed.

It's true that Durant is a womanizer, but I never expected him to say it in public.

This matter has become a matter of price; their people have to sell their bodies to help them.

Lu Chenzhou was the first to refuse.

“Mr. Durand, I’m afraid that won’t work.”

They are here to discuss cooperation, and they care about this cooperation, but if it requires sacrificing one person to achieve their goal, then it's better not to discuss the cooperation at all.

A hint of impatience flashed across Durand's face, and he said directly, "Let her spend one night with me, and I'll give you the cooperation. Otherwise, don't even think about it."

Before he could finish speaking, he met Fei Huainan's menacing gaze and immediately shut his mouth in fright.

What's wrong with this Chinese man? Why does he look so scary? Even if he has feelings for his wife, there's no need to be this frightening!

Durand couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Fei Huainan stood up and walked step by step toward Durand.

Durand kept backing away, his face filled with fear.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to hit me? I'm telling you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he tripped over his own foot and fell backward.

The back of his head hit the bench leg with a crisp sound.

Durand screamed, scrambled to his feet, and walked away clutching the bump on his head.

He even made some harsh remarks before leaving.

"You just wait. If you offend me, you won't be able to finalize the contract today."

The group looked rather grim. Now that they had offended Flander, they feared that not only would he not help them, but he would also sabotage their efforts.

This is really troublesome.

Zhang Shuli was furious when she saw that the opportunity and the person she had worked so hard to obtain were gone.

Do you know how important this collaboration is to us?

"If Kexin can feel wronged about this, why can't Xu Manman feel wronged too?"

"If we offend people now, who will take responsibility later?"

"If I had known things would turn out this way, I shouldn't have let them come in the first place."

Fu Kexin's face was pale. She had just understood that Durand's dinner was not just about eating dinner, but about doing something else.

Zhang Shuli didn't know what Durand meant at all.

At this moment, Fu Kexin's heart was in turmoil.

Lu Chenzhou's expression was icy: "We negotiate cooperation based on our own abilities, not by sacrificing a female comrade."

"If we really have to sacrifice our female comrades to reach an agreement, then we might as well not have this cooperation."

Zhang Shuli was furious: "Fine, fine, you're all so noble. If the cooperation can't be reached, then just wait for the US to charge three times the rent!"

The original price of 200 million has now been increased to 600 million.

These people are all very eloquent, so don't hesitate to spend your money when it comes time to pay.

Moreover, if this collaboration fails, she will lose all credit and have no hope of promotion.

Thinking of this, she glared at Xu Manman fiercely. It was all her fault; she was always good at seducing people.

When the rent was mentioned, everyone in the meeting room fell silent.

Just then, the door was pushed open again, and Hawke walked in with his team.

The moment he appeared, he couldn't hide the schadenfreude on his face.

Originally, he was thinking about whether he should use some means to cause accidents to happen to these people and make their cooperation fail.

Now it seems there was no need to resort to any underhanded tactics. These people were foolish enough to offend Durand at this point, and the cooperation is hopeless.

Hawke, sitting in his seat, couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"China is truly courageous! Offending Durand at this time, hehe, you're all doomed!"

Lu Chenzhou's expression turned cold: "Mr. Hawke, you don't need to worry about this matter."

Hawke scoffed. These people are just stubborn. Once they reach an agreement, let's see if Lu Chenzhou will still be so stubborn.

After waiting for about five more minutes, the door was pushed open, and Victor personally led two supervisors in.

Durand, who was covering his head, looked at Lu Chenzhou and the others with a gloomy expression.

He will make these people pay the price.