The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 2035

Charles nodded gravely upon hearing this. "Okay, please go prepare the meeting room."

David wanted to express his advice as he threw a look at his boss. But he restrained himself as Charles already had his nose in the files to get familiar with the relevant information. Obviously, he was determined to grab every minute to devote himself to the work. So David could only leave the office at that moment.

When David had left, Charles continued to prepare for the meeting. He always believed in the saying, 'If you know your enemy as well as yourself, then there is no need to fear a hundred battles.'

"President Lu, it's time to go," David said, knocking on Charles' door.

Charles nodded as he went straight to the meeting room without any hesitation.

"President Lu, I've heard a lot about you!" President Xu rose from his seat as he greeted Charles with a polite smile.

He was a man several years older than Charles, and he looked like he was already in his fifties.

"President Xu, how do you do? Welcome to our company," Charles responded with a smile as he reached out to shake hands.

Both parties began to negotiate on the project as they sat down. Charles liked the way President Xu went straight to business without beating around the bush.

However, the negotiation didn't go as smoothly as Charles had hoped. President Xu seemed to be making too many requests as if he was doing it on purpose.

It wasn't that Charles couldn't handle a situation like this. He was just a little confused. Even though this was his first time working with President Xu, he'd heard that President Xu was quite easy to work with. However, this didn't seem to be the case now. It was clear that something was up. Charles couldn't help but wonder what was going on.

"President Xu, what do you think about this project?" Charles handed the letter of intention to President Xu as he tried his best to clear his mind. He wanted this partnership to work.

President Xu didn't look at the letter; instead, he looked Charles in the eye and grinned. "President Lu, I heard that you're an excellent drinker."

"Yeah, I can hold my liquor." Charles frowned at the idea for a split second. He quickly shifted his face in fear that President Xu would notice.

"This is perfect. Let's drink! It's my first time to visit. Would you honor me by accepting my invitation?" Even though President Xu was just extending an invitation, it seemed as if he was leaving no room for Charles to decline. It was written all over his face.

"I'm honored, President Xu. I'm more than delighted to accept your invitation," Charles responded, smiling.

It was easy to notice that President Xu was deliberately avoiding the topic of the project they were going to work on together. They were now both playing games with each other.

The entire afternoon they had spent in the meeting room was quite fruitless. Charles then asked David to send President Xu back to his hotel room before returning to his office.

"President Lu, is there anything else I can do for you?" David returned to Charles after a while.

He was surprised to find Charles a bit distressed, just merely sitting in his chair. He asked, "President Lu, what is the matter? Is it because President Xu hasn't agreed to the letter of intention yet?"

"If he was just going to decline the project, I wouldn't have spent so much time and energy on it in the first place. I just can't read him. He seemed to be so willing to work with us, but he doesn't seem to be interested in discussing any further details." Charles was quite confused. He'd never encountered a situation like this before—a prospective partner who didn't play by the rules.

David nodded as he listened to Charles. He frowned as he asked, "President Lu, what can we do now?"

"You will come with me. We need to seal the deal tonight." Neither Charles nor David had any problems with drinking. However, he was afraid that President Xu had something up his sleeve.

"Yes, President Lu."