Chapter 731 - Wash Yourself Clean (1/2)
The servant hesitated, then handed the coffee tray to Xia Xiaofu.
“Thank you.” Xia Xiaofu took it and headed upstairs.
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In the study
Ou Luoxi sat in his office chair, and Ah Li spread out a document on the desk. “Young Master, Mr. Osaka from Japan is coming to T City in two days. We will be preparing a feast to welcome him.”
Ou Luoxi silently looked down at the document in his hand.
“Young Master, Mr. Osaka and Fourth Uncle have been close friends for nearly 40 years. He is the most important customer source for the Green Door. He has expressed deep enthusiasm and appreciation for you in the first two meetings. This time, Fourth Uncle will fly back in person for this grand banquet, together with the main branch leaders of the Green Door. If Mr. Osaka fully supports Young Master and gives his resources to you at the banquet, the feast will be the day when the young master rises to the summit.”
At this point, it was imperative for Ou Luoxi to take over the Green Door. But if he wouldn’t outright agree to marrying Gong Ling, then Fourth Uncle would not hand over his power, and Ou Luoxi would not be able to climb to the top.
If he could gain Mr. Osaka’s support, then Fourth Uncle would no longer be a problem. This feast would be a great opportunity for Ou Luoxi to completely monopolize the Green Door.
“Mhm.” Ou Luoxi hummed, not commenting.
Ah Li was not sure what he was thinking, so he tentatively said, “Young Master, I have investigated. This Mr. Osaka has everything, but he has one shortcoming, that is, he is lecherous. Mr. Osaka has no resistance to beautiful women and will spend a fortune to get any woman he has set his eyes on.”
“Young Master, should we pick a beauty to send over to him? But this Mr. Osaka has high standards, my only worry is that the beauty we sent to him will not suit his taste, and instead, we would make a fool of ourselves.”
Ah Li still wanted to say more, but a knock on the door suddenly sounded. Knock, knock. He knew it was a servant, so he said, “Come in.”
The door to the study opened, and Xia Xiaofu entered to serve the coffee.
Ah Li had not seen Xia Xiaofu in a long time and he felt that the woman had lost a lot of weight. Xia Xiaofu looked over at him, and he politely nodded his head.
Xia Xiaofu smiled faintly at Ah Li, then walked over to the office desk.
The man in the office chair did not raise his head. He was still looking down at the documents. Xia Xiaofu came close to him and snuck a look at him. Today, he was wearing a black shirt. This cold color scheme of his shirt emphasized his delicate, three-dimensional face. A shadow of a beard had appeared on his chin in the two weeks she had not seen him. Although it made him seem more masculine, it also made him seem more cold and distant.
“Your coffee is here.” She picked up the cup of coffee on the tray and placed it beside his hand.
Right at that moment, his right hand shifted. Xia Xiaofu looked down quickly only to see that she had accidentally spilled a small drop of coffee when she was putting the coffee cup down, which had landed on his sleeve.
“I’m sorry…” she apologized.
But it was too late. He swiped his hand and simply tipped the cup of coffee over, then raised his head to look at her. There was no sign of warmth in his eyes. “Go and learn if you do not know how to do it. You’re not here to be a Young Madam.”
Xia Xiaofu’s clothes were covered with coffee, and she looked incredibly unpresentable. She squatted down to clean up the mess on the ground. “I’m sorry, I’ll go and make another cup of coffee.”
“Don’t come in again. Let someone else deliver it.”
His words made her stiffen. She quickly cleaned up the mess, then walked out with her head down.
The door closed, and Ou Luoxi put the document down, leaning back into the chair. He unbuttoned his shirt out of frustration.
“Young Master, Miss Xia and you…”
Ou Luoxi pressed his lips into a thin line.
Just then, there was another knock at the door. From outside the door, Aunty Xiang said, “Young Master, Leader Ah Gan is here.”