Chapter 334: Chapter 334

If the Qi Imperial Court were to interfere, then their IPO in City A would run into problems.

So, after all was said and done, it all came down to this person.

"President Qi, can we not mix business with personal matters? We’re discussing business now, so let’s stick to business and not bring personal matters into it, okay?" Hua Xiaomo looked at him, already somewhat speechless. This man seemed to particularly enjoy controlling her.

But she really wanted to tell him that she was no longer the old Hua Xiaomo. She had a daughter, and just taking good care of her daughter was enough; she didn’t want to think about anything else.

"I’m sorry, but I don’t think business and personal matters are contradictory at all. For you and me, it’s all part of the same issue," Qi Longbing said decisively. He then stopped the small talk and looked at his portrait.

"The contract can be signed, and we can reach an agreement on a joint game development project. However, if your company thinks it can go public, forget it," Qi Longbing declared, his words final. Seeing the dim light in Hua Xiaomo’s eyes, he couldn’t bear to hurt her.

He knew if he wasn’t ruthless, he would lose her, so he would rather be harsh now, because he was thinking about a future that would last forever.

Hua Xiaomo clenched her teeth in anger. She looked at Qi Longbing, really, really wanting to express her true feelings, but in the end, she said nothing and just gave a wry smile.

"President Qi, you’re always so presumptuous. Do you really think you can stop my company from going public? I can tell you, my company will definitely go public!" Hua Xiaomo said as she walked towards the cable car.

"Wait a minute," Qi Longbing’s voice cooled as he looked at Hua Xiaomo. At this moment, he didn’t know what to say to her. It seemed impossible to continue the conversation; today’s discussion would likely end here.

While there was no substantial progress, it wasn’t a complete loss either.

He knew her ultimate goal: she wanted her company to go public. Fine. He would find a way to prevent it and make her come begging to him.

"What else do you want? Or is there something else you’d like to say? Or do you still want to try and stop me? I’m telling you, Qi Longbing, you can’t stop me. I, Hua Xiaomo, am not who I was before. Nobody can stop me from doing what I want to do," Hua Xiaomo said sternly, a fierce light in her beautiful eyes.

What a joke! She was now a billionaire. With enough money, she could pull all the necessary strings; she didn’t believe she couldn’t get her company listed!

Qi Longbing looked at her confidence and smiled mischievously. "I wish you success. However, let me also remind you: if you succeed, you’d better be able to withstand failure too."

"Of course, if losing everything helps you understand things more clearly, then I hope you’ll learn what to cherish," Qi Longbing said with a smile, then stepped into the cable car first.

Hua Xiaomo followed. Soon, they got off the cable car. Qi Longbing personally escorted Hua Xiaomo out of the villa, then had Yu Bao take her back to her mother’s small villa.

The meal yielded no substantial progress, and she left with a belly full of fire.

Hua Xiaomo remained silent on the way back, feeling that she had indeed encountered a difficult problem. It was clear that Qi Longbing would obstruct their path to going public.

How annoying! What right did he have to do this? she thought, growing angrier. To this day, was he still treating her ?

If she still had to grovel before him, she would rather not cooperate with him at all.

Thinking about this, Hua Xiaomo lay in bed, unable to fall asleep. A little while later, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in, the door’s unlocked," Hua Xiaomo said.

Soon, a tall figure entered. Zi Yunsui wore only a white shirt, and as he looked at Hua Xiaomo, the very brilliance of his expression was somewhat disquieting. Updates are released by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

"What’s wrong? You don’t seem very happy. You went to Qi Longbing’s house for dinner; how did it go?" Zi Yunsui asked with concern.

"Sigh, don’t even mention it. It looks like there’s an eighty percent chance our cooperation will fall through," Hua Xiaomo said, sounding somewhat dejected.

"What exactly happened?" Zi Yunsui asked. He looked at her and noticed something was off about her tone. From this, he could guess the reason the cooperation had been terminated.

He hadn’t expected Qi Longbing to be such an emotional person.

Then again, the Qi Family was already incredibly wealthy; he probably didn’t care much about making extra money from one more gaming channel.

However, for their company to continue developing, they needed to attract larger investments. To achieve a bigger scale, they would then have to go public. This was crucial to ensure their company’s continuous growth and prevent stagnation.

"Zi Yunsui, I think we should find someone else," Hua Xiaomo suddenly said, sounding ready to back down. "Qi Longbing is too difficult to deal with. Cooperating with him, we’re the only ones who stand to lose; he never does!"

Hua Xiaomo spoke vaguely, of course, not specifying the extent of the ’loss’ she was referring to.

Zi Yunsui looked at her. "Actually, the Qi Family is the largest enterprise in City A. If they refuse to cooperate with us, I’m afraid most other companies, upon hearing this, wouldn’t dare to partner with us either. However, I’ll do my best to find other collaborators. You don’t need to worry too much."

"Thank you, Zi Yunsui," Hua Xiaomo said, looking at him. Matters of the heart truly couldn’t be forced.Candy also liked him a lot, but she knew she couldn’t make Candy call him ’Dad.’

After all, Candy’s biological father was Qi Longbing.

And Qi Longbing still had no idea!

It was hard to imagine how Qi Longbing would feel if he found out that he and she had a daughter together, one who was already five years old!

She didn’t want to imagine it, nor did she want to confront that problem again. She felt she could take good care of her daughter on her own, and that her daughter wouldn’t suffer any injustice in this world.

On the contrary, she would give her daughter plenty of love, including the fatherly love that was missing. She would give it all to her, as long as Candy could be with her forever.

"You’re being too formal, saying that to me. Alright, get some rest. I’ll head out now," Zi Yunsui said, then quickly left Hua Xiaomo’s room.

But Hua Xiaomo tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She was worried about what Qi Longbing had done that day. If her company couldn’t go public, it would disappoint everyone, and that was something she didn’t want to see happen.