The moment Shen Mingshan heard that Mingxiao security company had blacklisted Huo Corporation, his expression turned serious
"What?!"
"That's impossible!"
But just as the words left his mouth, a troublesome figure suddenly flashed through his mind.
His expression froze for a second.
Then he quickly turned to look at the assistant in front of him.
"Is this true?" Shen Mingshan asked, his voice stiff. "Did we really blocklist Huo Corporation? But how?"
The assistant immediately lowered his head and explained carefully, "Old Sir, according to what I investigated, Huo Corporation had been trying to cooperate with our security company."
Shen Mingshan's face grew uglier.
The assistant continued, "Whenever they called, somebody from our side would ruthlessly scold them. And later, they even sent people directly to our company, but those people were not allowed inside at all. They were chased away like a plague."
The more he spoke, the darker Shen Mingshan's face became.
That somebody…
Even though the assistant had not mentioned the name, Shen Mingshan already knew exactly who it was.
Who else could it be except that disaster of a girl?
The assistant paused, then added, "I don't know who spread the rumor that we blocklisted Huo Corporation, but this is what I found after investigating our members. Everything I said is true."
For a moment, Shen Mingshan sat there in silence.
Then—
"Aaahhh…"
The old man almost vomited blood from frustration.
His chest rose and fell violently. His face twitched, and his hand pressed hard against the armrest of his chair.
"That drunkard…" he muttered through clenched teeth. "She only knows how to cause trouble. What am I supposed to do with her?"
The more he thought about it, the more the anger boiling inside him refused to calm down.
It was as if this girl had been born for the sole purpose of making his blood pressure rise.
While he was still trying to suppress his frustration, his eyes suddenly landed on the envelope still being held in the assistant's hand.
"What is that you're holding?"
The assistant blinked and then quickly came back to his senses.
He had almost forgotten about the envelope in his hand.
"Old Sir," he said respectfully, stepping forward, "these are the offers sent over by Huo Corporation."
Shen Mingshan's expression changed slightly.
The assistant continued, "They are really offering a huge amount of money, and there are many favorable terms for our company as well."
His tone became more serious.
"If this cooperation succeeds, it will be a huge boon to our Mingxiao Hall."
Hearing this, Shen Mingshan's anger cooled a little.
A huge boon?
For a moment, the old man's expression eased.
No matter how furious he was, he was not someone who could ignore clear benefits being placed in front of him.
He stretched out his hand and said, "Fine. Let me hear it."
The assistant hesitated slightly before speaking again.
"There is only one problem, Old Sir."
Shen Mingshan's brow twitched.
"What problem?"
The assistant lowered his head even more and answered, "They stated two conditions."
The moment Shen Mingshan heard the words two conditions, the bit of improving mood he had just recovered immediately crashed straight to the bottom.
His expression plummeted to rock bottom.
He snorted coldly.
"I knew it."
"There is no free pie in the sky in this world."
Still, after saying that, he waved his hand impatiently.
"Fine. Read the conditions."
The assistant opened the envelope and looked at the paper inside.
Then he read aloud, "First condition: our young leader and the CEO of Mingxiao Security, Miss Shen Yueran, must personally lead the security team and coordinate the meetings and discussions inside Huo Corporation."
The room fell silent.
The assistant glanced at Shen Mingshan's face, then continued.
"Second condition: our Miss must personally provide personal security to the CEO of Huo Corporation."
He paused for one breath before finishing.
"Only if these conditions are fulfilled will the contract be valid."
After the words fell, Shen Mingshan wore a completely confused expression on his face.
For a moment, even his anger seemed to stop.
How was this possible?
Everything…
Everything was aimed directly at Yueran.
Not at Mingxiao Security as a whole.
Not at Mingxiao Hall.
Everything was targeted at that troublemaker alone.
The old man frowned deeply.
"Could it be that person who got beaten senseless by her took a liking to her or what?"
The moment that thought crossed his mind, Shen Mingshan gave a dry chuckle and immediately dismissed it.
Shen Mingshan truly could not find the reason behind it.
He sat there in silence, thinking it over.
The more he thought, the stranger it felt.
But after a long while, the old man finally calmed down a little.
At last, Shen Mingshan lifted his head and said decisively, "Contact the Huo coeporation."
The assistant straightened at once.
"Tell them to arrange a meeting. We'll discuss this matter face to face. If everything is satisfactory, we can continue talking about the cooperation and sign the contract afterward."
After hesitating for a moment, he carefully asked, "But, Old Sir… do we need to ask for Miss's consent first? Shouldn't we discuss the meeting with her?"
The moment those words left his mouth, Shen Mingshan looked at him as if he had said something ridiculous.
"You rascal!"
The old man glared at him fiercely.
"Do you think discussing things with her would do any good?"
The assistant froze.
Shen Mingshan snorted.
"That girl only knows how to drink and cause trouble. If we discuss it with her, will she honestly cooperate? She'll only make things worse!"
The assistant laughed awkwardly.
What the old master said was not wrong.
After all these years, everyone around Shen Yueran had learned one thing very clearly.
Discussing things with her often led nowhere useful.
Still, the assistant could not help feeling worried.
He scratched his cheek lightly and said in a cautious voice, "Old Master… even if the two companies reach an agreement after the meeting, what if Miss refuses afterward? What if she refuses to sign the contract and cooperate?"
The room instantly went quiet.
Shen Mingshan's face stiffened.
Clearly, that possibility had entered his mind as well.
With Shen Yueran's temperament, such a thing was not only possible—
it was very likely.
For a long time, he sat there without speaking.
The assistant also did not dare say anything else.
At that moment, both of them understood the same thing very clearly.
How exactly were they supposed to make Shen Yueran accept it?