"Ms. Lily." Dressed in a white shirt and black pants, Baron looks exceptionally handsome. He really doesn't seem like a 36-year-old man. He nods at Lily with a smile, "Long time no see."
When Lily sees that he seems to be with his client. So, she says directly, "It seems that you're busy, I'll go first."
"This is not my client, just a friend." Baron explains and asks, "I heard that Ms. Lily has begun to work in HS Company?"
"HS Company is a small company. I didn't expect you to know about it."
Baron smiles gently, "HS Company is small but you are famous, Ms. Lily. If you are not busy now, what about going to my place? Since you work in HS Company now, you will need to look for investors for HS Company. It is good for you to observe more and listen more."
Lily freezes for a moment. Then she replies, "Mr. Smollett, I have already resigned from the Smith Group."
"I know." Baron says, "I invited you because you are the vice president of HS Company. I am a businessman. I wouldn't miss a chance to make money. Also, I want to make more friends."
His words are quite reasonable and Lily really can't find any flaws.
Lily suddenly remembers that the Smollett Group has invested a large sum of money in a movie not long ago, so she secretly thinks of the possibility for her to cooperate with the Smollett Group. After thinking, she smiles faintly at Baron and says, "I hope you don't find me clumsy, Mr. Smollett."
"Don't be like this. You are too self-deprecating, Ms. Lily. I hope you don't find me rude."
The two of them exchange a few words and go to the private room together.
After stepping into the luxurious high-class private room, Lily finds that there are still a few men sitting inside.
Those men are chatting at that time but when they see her and Baron comes, they can't help but glance at them.
Baron greets those people one by one and finally introduces Lily to the group of people, "This is Lily. She used to work with Mr. Smith but now she is the vice president of HS Company."
Then, Baron introduces this group of people to Lily.
Lily walks forward with a smile. She shakes hands with them one by one and greets them politely.
She notices that although the men are shaking hands with her with smiles, their eyes are filled with arrogance and they still look down on her. It can be told that if Baron isn't here, they wouldn't look at her at all.
Lily still smiles elegantly and doesn't take their attitudes to heart at all.
In the world of business, there are different groups of people. Bosses of the same level will play together. She doesn't have her own company and isn't that famous. It is normal that these people would look down on her.
After the greetings and the polite words, Lily wants to move to the side and sit down, but Baron points to the seat beside him, "Ms. Lily, sit here so that you can hear us clearly."
"..."
Under Baron's repeated insistence, Lily has no choice but to sit over.
There are about ten men in the private room. She is the only woman and she is sitting in the middle. She seems to be surrounded by those bosses. They are so imposing that they give people strong pressure.
Lily has been working in the Smith Group for so long and she often goes out with Louis, so she has already become at ease in any circumstances.
She smiles faintly, "Thank you, Mr. Smollett, for giving me this opportunity to increase my knowledge."
A wisp of surprise flashes through Baron's eyes. He secretly admires Lily for being more and more strong and calm. When she first came to discuss business with him, she was still alarmed and bewildered, but now, she is calm and relaxed.
If he were a few years younger, he may have chased after this woman.
Lily serves herself a glass of juice and drinks it leisurely. She sits there and listens to Baron chatting with those men, their topics are ranging from family affairs to news and gossips to the stock market.
Those men do not put Lily in their eyes. Or, they are pretending that she doesn't exist at all. They just talk about all kinds of things without scruples.
For example, a man says that he has three lovers in three foreign cities. He would spend some holidays with his first lover, some with his second lover, and some with his third lover. Each time, he has to pay attention not to wear the wrong ring.
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