The top floor of the hotel was entirely tea rooms. Considering privacy and to avoid disturbances, Qi Yun specifically had the whole tea room reserved.

At this moment, outside the tea room door, Old Hou’s secretary was being blocked, looking very displeased.

"I am the secretary of Director Hou, I have important business with your President Qi." Secretary Wang’s tone was serious, unable to conceal the impatience on his face.

He had been waiting here for nearly ten minutes, and the person who went in to convey the message hadn’t come out yet. The main issue was that his director was still waiting in the car downstairs.

"Sorry, our boss is currently receiving important guests and has instructed that no one should disturb him." Old Eagle and An Zai stood expressionless at the door, though their words were polite, their attitude was quite cold.

They were used to significant events being around Qi Yun, and even dared to deal with the Emperor of Japan, so Secretary Wang trying to pressure them with his status was indeed a miscalculation.

Just one word: disregard.

Secretary Wang was furious. Never before had he been so belittled in this realm, but he knew the background of President Qi was extraordinary, so he angrily took out his phone to report to the director.

On the other end, Old Hou listened, and after a few seconds of silence, he softly said, "Just wait."

...

Inside the private room, Qi Yun and Zhang Wei had basically finalized their cooperation. President Bi brought up some detail issues, including board seats after equity transactions.

These matters were not Qi Yun’s forte, which was a significant reason he had President Bi attend the negotiations.

After discussions ended, both parties signed a letter of intent for cooperation. The matter was set, but the formal signing needed to wait for the Changrong board to complete its processes, scheduled for two weeks later.

After clinking cups with tea instead of wine, Qi Yun apologetically said, "I’m sorry, gentlemen, I must excuse myself for a moment to handle some matters."

Wei Zhe and the others nodded, "Please, President Qi, go ahead."

Qi Yun gave President Bi a look, implying for him to entertain the guests. He then led Brother Quan out of the room, but it had been almost half an hour since Brother Quan came in to report.

Walking, Qi Yun took out his silenced phone from his pocket, the screen lit up, revealing a long list of missed calls, all from unfamiliar numbers. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

At the tea room entrance, Secretary Wang was anxiously pacing. Seeing Qi Yun come out, he immediately and urgently said, "President Qi, you’re finally out!"

President Qi glanced at him, feeling no affection for the person behind him, and casually asked, "What do you need from me?"

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Secretary Wang’s heart skipped a beat, and his prepared speech got stuck in his throat.

He originally thought that making his director wait so long, Qi Yun would be somewhat flustered or apologetic, but unexpectedly, the other party was so calm, even bringing a noticeable touch of impatience.

Secretary Wang quickly adjusted his demeanor, forcing a stiff smile, his tone lowered even further, "President Qi, Director Hou is just downstairs, waiting for you for almost half an hour."

He paused, showing some difficulty, "I know you have distinguished guests here, but this time has indeed been long, shouldn’t you..."

He didn’t finish, but the meaning was clear—Director Hou had given you enough face, now it’s time for you to be sensible.

Qi Yun looked calmly at Secretary Wang, didn’t answer his question but instead asked, "What’s your surname again?"

This question made Secretary Wang’s smile completely freeze, a wave of slight resentment and embarrassment surged in his heart.

Outside, he represented Old Hou, even someone like Qin Minghui had to be polite to him, yet today he was humiliated in such a manner.

At this moment, he really wanted to loudly criticize, "Do you, Qi Yun, really think too highly of yourself? Just because someone is backing you, are you really this arrogant?"

However, he ultimately didn’t dare to do so...

Secretary Wang took a deep breath, barely maintaining composure, "President Qi, my surname is Wang, I’m Director Hou’s secretary."

"Oh, Secretary Wang."

Qi Yun nodded, still speaking in a calm tone, revealing no emotion, "Go back and inform Director Hou, today I have very important guests here, it’s inconvenient to be disturbed."

"Once things here are settled, I will personally visit to pay my respects."

Upon saying this, he didn’t give the other a chance to speak, turned and walked away.

He had already guessed why the other party was seeking him at this time. No more than hearing about Wei Zhe’s arrival and wanting to make contact.

Otherwise, they hadn’t sought him before, nor would they likely seek him later, with Wei Zhe’s arrival being the only urgency he can think of.

But he wouldn’t play the middleman role, Wei Zhe had clearly stated that he should keep his itinerary confidential, intending to avoid such attention.

If he were to agree to Old Hou’s request now, it would not only break his promise to Wei Zhe but could also cause complications, potentially jeopardizing the already determined deal.

"President Qi! You..." Secretary Wang wanted to say something more, but Qi Yun had already walked away.

Returning to the private room, Qi Yun apologized with a smile to Wei Zhe and Zhang Wei, "Just a minor issue, it’s been resolved, let’s continue."

Wei Zhe looked at him and smiled, seemingly realizing something.

In the Audi car in the hotel’s parking lot, Secretary Wang turned around to report what happened earlier.

"Hehe, he’s refusing to help us then." Old Hou dryly laughed after hearing it.

Though his face showed no change, he was actually extremely dissatisfied with Qi Yun.

First, there was not listening to his warning during the conflict with Old He, causing such a commotion, resulting in criticism from the higher-ups;

Then, he acted alone on the photovoltaic project, giving the project to Shanghai and making him miss a great opportunity;

Now, even with such a minor matter, he wouldn’t give him face. With all these accumulating, how could he not be angry?