Chapter 236: Survival of the Fittest
"Long time no see, Mo Shao, Mr. Edmund."
Xia Nuanxin took the lead in walking into the conference room, with just the right smile on her face, and nodded to the two people present.
After David Edmund came in, he looked out of the door frequently, and after Lu Ying came in and closed the door of the conference room, he said with some wonder: "What about Mr. Qiu?" β
Xia Nuanxin instructed the secretary to pour tea, and then replied: "I'm sorry two, my mother is in poor health these days, I'm afraid I can't come to meet you, you have something, you can tell me." β
Xia Nuanxin said very politely, David Edmund didn't say anything, but Mo Yixuan knocked on the table with great interest, and said with a smile: "Yes, warm heart, it seems that you are also a little master now?" Mr. Qiu is not here, I'm afraid you have the final say in this company, right? β
He leaned back slightly, lifted Erlang's legs, and shook slightly: "Presumably, for the sake of our previous relationship, this matter should be easier to solve today." β
Previous relationships?
Xia Nuanxin glanced at Mo Yixuan coldly, didn't answer his words, and asked, "Don't you dare to have any additional personal relationship with Mo Shao...... Having said that, what is the matter with the two of you coming to our small company? β
Mo Yixuan's face sank, he couldn't imagine that Xia Nuanxin, who had been obedient to him and almost blind, would talk to him like this.
As soon as he raised his hand, David Edmond beside him handed him the document he was carrying.
"Coming here today, there is really an important matter that has to be discussed. Presumably, you should also know that when we first registered this company, our Mr. Edmund also had capital injections? β
Mo Yixuan pushed the document in front of Xia Nuan's heart.
It was a detailed contract of registered capital, with the autographs of Qiu Yating and David Edmond.
"If you need it, we can also get back to the notary who was there."
Mo Yixuan cocked his two chair legs and spun in place nonchalantly.
As soon as Lu Ying heard this, her face suddenly changed, and she just wanted to open her mouth to remind Xia Nuanxin, but she was interrupted by Xia Nuanxin's look.
Even if Xia Nuanxin didn't understand the company's affairs, it was impossible for her not to understand such a detailed contract in front of her.
What's more, there is also Mo Yixuan, a big-tailed wolf, who tirelessly explained in detail on the side.
"Here's the thing, Mr. Edmund has been drawing money from your company for some time, and according to the regulations, your company should have returned the registered capital he had injected during this period. However, due to his resentment with Mr. Qiu, Mr. Edmund kept suggesting that we postpone our trip. So it dragged on until now. β
Xia Nuanxin finished reading the contract, closed it expressionlessly, and felt a slight wave in her heart.
She raised her chin, looked at the two people in front of her, and said bluntly, "When do you plan to get this money back?" β
"Good! Miss Xia looks much happier than Mr. Qiu! Mo Yixuan laughed and clapped his hands, his eyebrows furrowed, "In fact, Mr. Edmund has now joined our company's board of directors, and now he urgently needs this funding. If we can, we hope the money will arrive by the end of this month. β
Xia Nuanxin frowned: "Mo Shao, it's the twenty-first today." You are in such a hurry, it must be difficult for some strong people, right? β
Mo Yixuan shrugged, his face showing a sense of embarrassment: "I know that your company's economic situation seems to be a little tight recently, but we can't help it. A new project is waiting for us to get started with this funding. So...... In order not to embarrass ourselves, we can only trouble Miss Xia. β
Xia Nuanxin's hand clutched the document tightly, and turned to David Edmond: "Mr. Edmond, do you really want to take back this money immediately?" You've worked with my mother for so many years, and she didn't embarrass you when you were leaving...... Now that she's still sick in bed, do you have to fall into the well like this? β
David Edmund showed a look of embarrassment on his face, his lips moved, and he was about to say something, but Mo Yixuan took the lead.
"Miss Xia, Mr. Edmund and our company have signed a contract, and the contract stipulates that the final payment must be paid before the end of the month.
Xia Nuanxin's anger gradually rose from the bottom of her heart, and she suddenly understood what Lin Jiao meant by what Lin Jiao warned him to be careful of the Mo family that day.
She gritted her teeth, took advantage of David Edmond's efforts to go to the bathroom, looked at Mo Yixuan and said word by word: "Mo Shao, you and my father were also acquaintances back then, don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, you have to take advantage of the fire to rob like this?" β
"Robbing while it's hot?" Mo Yixuan's two chair legs fell to the ground with a bang, and he laughed as if he had heard some big joke.
Then, without warning, he leaned over to approach Xia Nuanxin, but his smiling eyes were full of gloom: "Warm heart...... You're still so naΓ―ve...... I planted this fire with my own hands, do you think I'll put it out myself? β
Xia Nuan's heart was suffocated, and he said angrily: "Sure enough, it's you!" What did our Xia family offend you? β
Mo Yixuan's face changed drastically, and the polite smile on his face that he had maintained suddenly disappeared.
"What offended me?" He stared at Xia Nuanxin coldly, and his voice was low, "When you quit the marriage without permission, did you think about our Mo family?" Have you ever wondered if we won't be able to get off the stage in the industry? At this time, you pretended to be a white rabbit in front of me? I'm telling you, it's late! β
"Mo Yixuan, why are you a thief shouting to catch a thief?" Xia Nuan's heart was also on fire, and he scolded angrily, "How did I know about you back then. You obviously have no intention of me, but you have always refused to divorce and let me go, you still have the face to blame me? β
Mo Yixuan raised his eyebrows, regained his composure, and even smiled at Xia Nuan.
It's just that smile looks so dazzling in Xia Nuanxin's eyes.
Mo Yixuan's voice was low and smooth, as if it was a demon from hell: "Warm heart." You've been following me for so long, don't you still know who I am Mo Yixuan? β
"Of all the things, it's never been the only one I'm tired of playing. Until then, you'll have to stay under my wing...... Whether you like it or not. β
"Mo Yixuan, you are such a pervert!" Xia Nuan said coldly.
Mo Yixuan shrugged indifferently: "Whatever you want." β
At this time, David Edmund came back and looked in the direction of Mo Yixuan.
"Miss Xia, we have also said what should be said, I hope you can cooperate. Otherwise, once the time has passed, our lawyer's letter will appear on your desk on time. β
After saying that, Mo Yixuan got up neatly and walked towards the door without hesitation.
"Oh, yes." Mo Yixuan held the door frame with one hand, turned his head slightly, his detached hair glowed silver in the yellowish sunlight, "If you go back now and beg me to accept you again...... Perhaps, I can think about it. β
After saying this, Mo Yixuan seemed to be amused by himself, laughed so much that his shoulders trembled involuntarily, and he left holding David Edmund's shoulders.
Xia Nuan's face turned pale with anger, and she stood in the conference room under the sunset and did not speak for a long time.
Lu Ying's face was also ugly, and the documents on the table glowed with a miserable white light, as if he was grinning, waiting for the food that was about to pass by his mouth, so that he could swallow them in one fell swoop.
"Heartwarming?" Lu Ying said.
Xia Nuanxin sat down in her position a little tired, and waved her hand at Lu Ying: "Don't let my mother know about this matter first." β
Lu Ying looked at Xia Nuanxin's appearance and felt sad. But she is just a part-time worker, and at the critical moment of life and death of this kind of company, although she really wants to help, she really can't help.
"Then ...... this?"
Xia Nuanxin sighed tiredly: "Things are at this point, what else can be done except to allocate the money to them according to the regulations?" You can't really wait for their lawyer's letter. β
Lu Ying gritted her teeth, and finally swallowed back the words that came to her lips.
In the past few weeks since taking over the company, I am afraid that no one knows the company's financial situation better than Xia Nuanxin, and now she is no longer the little girl who doesn't know anything, and she no longer needs Lu Ying's repeated reminders.
In the world, things are always the master of each other, and others can listen and sympathize, but they can never really share it. When things come to an end, the only thing that can be solved is always the person who encountered the problem.
Xia Nuanxin sat in the conference room for a long time, waiting until the sun completely set on the horizon and the lights of thousands of homes lit up one after another.
When the silence outside is replaced by the sound of horns and car engines, the silent night creeps in.
There are no lights in the conference room, only the light in the office room penetrates through the hidden door, illuminating one corner.
In just a few hours, Xia Nuanxin seemed to have experienced a long journey, and by the time she looked back, she was already physically and mentally exhausted.
In order to survive in this world of the jungle, it is necessary to obey the laws of nature that it stipulates.
The strong are self-reliant, while the weak can only find ways to cling to the strong, and then gradually become stronger.
Xia Nuanxin lowered her head, and her soft black hair poured down her ears, obscuring her facial expression.
There was a rustling sound at the door, and there were gentle footsteps hesitating as they slowly approached, and a very thin but very clear children's voice came, which shocked Xia Nuan's heart.
"Mom?"
Xia Luocheng was tired of playing in the office, so he slept on the sofa by himself, and when he woke up, he found that Xia Nuanxin was still missing, so he found out uneasily.
Xia Nuanxin raised her head, wiped her somewhat stiff cheeks casually, and smiled in the direction of the door.
"Chenchen, are you hungry? Mom takes you to eat something delicious. β
The greedy Xia Luocheng unexpectedly did not respond immediately, and his big black and white eyes stared directly at Xia Nuanxin's direction, and he inexplicably felt that today's mother seemed to be a little different from usual.
During the meal, Xia Nuanxin casually asked while serving vegetables to Xia Luocheng: "Chenchen, do you like Uncle Qiao Yu or Uncle Huo Beixiao?" β
Charlotte lifted his face buried in the bowl, tilted his head and thought for a while, "I like both." β
"What if you had to choose one?"
Charlotte swallowed a peeled prawn and hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"That's Uncle Huo."