Chapter 23
The moment she walked toward the private room, she suddenly stopped. She turned around and walked through a corridor into an elegant tea room at the innermost part of the room. She hid behind a pillar and heard the conversation inside, “Alex, I heard that Asia’s largest e-commerce company, MUK group, is preparing to enter Harken’s market. They’re currently looking for our local companies to finance an e-commerce project. Instead of us doing e-commerce ourselves, we might as well use this platform.”
“That’s why we have to take advantage of the fact that the news has yet to be released. We have to be one step ahead of them. I have an old friend who has a good relationship with the person in charge of MUK’s project. As long as their conditions are met, they’ll consider cooperating with us! Don’t worry, I have all those conditions. Once I meet them, I’ll take the initiative to discuss the collaboration with them. By then, the other companies won’t stand a chance! It’s just that…”
“Didn’t we agree to give your family 300 million dollars to develop an e-commerce project? Now, in order to meet MUK’s conditions, I won’t have enough funds, so the financing will be slightly delayed. Don’t worry, as long as the collaboration with MUK is settled, it’ll be a piece of cake to get funding from the bank.”
The Lawrence Residence also had a large and luxurious entertainment venue. Monica liked to play mahjong. After lunch, she called Nox and Jeanne to play mahjong with her. Of course, she did not dare to invite Fourth Master Swan. It just so happened that she was short of one, and Eden suddenly volunteered to join them.
“MUK? It’s naturally a good thing to be able to cooperate with them!” Alexander was a little excited. “That said, how can you guarantee that they’ll choose us? Once everyone knows they’re going to enter the market here, the local companies will rack their brains to compete with each other, right?”
Alexander thought for a moment and said, “Working with MUK is the priority, of course. In any case, it’s all for working on an e-commerce enterprise together. Isn’t there a platform that suits our needs now?! By then, we’ll have both your collaboration with MUK and the Lawrence Enterprise.”
“You’re more addicted to mahjong than I am. We met at the mahjong table back then. Don’t give me that crap!” Monica did not appreciate his kindness at all. She looked very serious as she asked, “Tell me honestly, are you and Fourth Master Swan a couple?”
“I’m also annoyed whenever I see that woman.” Octavia’s face was unsightly. “Just thinking about how she embarrassed us in public today makes me want to strangle her to death!”
The Lawrence family’s mahjong room was also a private room. When they walked in, the maid immediately went forward and asked respectfully, “What would you like to drink?”
Eden pretended not to hear it and said to the waiter, “Jasmine and I will have coffee. She’ll have a cappuccino with more sugar, and I’ll have a latte with less sugar.”
“Mom, it’s boring for me to watch you play mahjong here. I don’t want to play mahjong either. Just let me leave. I’ll be back before dinner!” It was Thedus’s voice.
Jeanne did not want to join in the fun, but she could not resist Monica’s hospitality. She let George go back to his room and followed her to the mahjong room.
“Isn’t he discussing business financing with Uncle Lawrence? Why would he care about me? Just let me leave. I’m so annoyed whenever I see that woman, Jeanne!”
“I know you treat me the best! Don’t worry, once Jeanne marries me, I’ll surely take it out on her for you!” Thedus said with a fawning look on his face.
“Monica, do you have poison in your mouth?” Nox was displeased. “I abandoned Fourth Master Swan to play mahjong with you, yet you’re being ungrateful?!”
“Brat, it’s Old Master Lawrence’s birthday banquet today. How can you leave? If your dad finds out, he’ll beat you to death!” Octavia said fiercely.
