"So you don’t care about your image anymore?"

Nan Jiaying remained haughty and silent.

"Even if you look down on her today, you should keep a low profile. After all, the control of the situation is still in her hands."

Nan Jiaying snorted coldly.

She’ll try.

If that woman still doesn’t get it, she can’t blame her for not showing face.

Just as Chu Xiyao finished speaking, footsteps sounded at the office door. The two looked up to see Su Ran walking in with her secretary.

Su Ran, tall and slender, had a blazer draped over her arm, her expression casual, striding confidently.

Qin Ke followed behind her, exuding an unstoppable aura that immediately subdued the arrogant-looking Nan Jiaying.

Chu Xiyao subtly frowned, truly disliking the aura Su Ran exuded, making her feel weakened and inferior.

Quietly, she straightened her back.

Su Ran casually glanced at the two, noticing Chu Xiyao’s movement and slightly curved her lips, "A rare visitor, what brings Miss Chu here today?"

With that, Su Ran walked to the office chair, hung the blazer on the chair, then sat down, leaned forward, and clasped her hands on the table, nonchalantly watching the two on the sofa opposite.

Seeing this, Chu Xiyao’s gaze darkened, her hands on her lap tightened slightly, she opened her lips, suddenly feeling the words were hard to say.

Qin Ke, from the moment she entered, had been watching the two; she had also seen Paris Fashion Week, naturally knowing what happened.

CE and their Qianran International are competitors. These two showing up was definitely not a good sign.

Qin Ke’s eyes twinkled, then she held the documents and stood opposite Su Ran, speaking loudly—

"President Su, 27 company heads who want to have dinner with you tonight are still waiting for your response. Do you have time to meet them?"

Su Ran looked up at Qin Ke, seeing her serious look, she raised her eyebrow, "No time."

"What about the 10 media outlets wanting to interview you, along with V-V’s magazine cover invitation and the biographical interview by Country Y’s famous figures?"

"Decline them."

Qin Ke nodded, then, with a serious face, said, "You have a high-level meeting at 9:30, the main focus is on multiple brands wanting to collaborate with Qianran International, as well as this week’s earnings report and..."

Qin Ke repeated the report contents in front of Chu Xiyao and Nan Jiaying, especially when mentioning profit comparisons and stocks...

The voice was extremely loud.

Successfully turning Chu Xiyao’s face even darker, looking exceptionally ugly.

Su Ran couldn’t help but chuckle; she didn’t expect her secretary to be such a drama queen.

"Also, President Su, everyone has been working hard lately, and the company’s profits have multiplied several times this month. Shouldn’t we hold a celebration to reward all employees?"

Su Ran nodded, "Sure, I’ll leave that to you. Send the plan to my email."

"Okay, President Su, rest assured, I will plan the celebration well to keep the employees engaged and happy."

"..."

"Hmm."

Qin Ke, satisfied, returned to stand beside Su Ran with the documents.

Su Ran shook her head with a smile, looking at the grim-faced, lips pressed into a pale line, Chu Xiyao, raising an eyebrow, said, "I wonder what brings Miss Chu here today? As you can see, I’m... quite busy."

Chu Xiyao secretly bit her teeth, took a deep breath, and raised a seemingly flawless smile, "I’m here today to discuss the matter of Fashion Week with President Su."

"The matter of Fashion Week?" Su Ran raised an eyebrow, glanced at Nan Jiaying, who looked arrogant, and half-squinted, "Is President Chu talking about your designer’s plagiarism issue?"

Chu Xiyao’s face darkened, a hint of irritation flashed in her eyes, "Jiaying is also from Hua Country, how can it be considered plagiarism?!"

Su Ran nodded, not refuting her, "Whatever President Chu says, there’s nothing to discuss between us. Instead of finding me to talk, President Chu should think about how to deal with the lawsuit." She chuckled, her voice very relaxed, "But don’t worry, you’ll have a chance to defend yourselves on the day of the trial, so there’s no need for President Chu to come here to complain, after all, we’re not on terms to sit down and talk!"

Chu Xiyao looked at Su Ran, her face cold, "So, President Su is using public office to avenge personal grudges?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ran couldn’t help but laugh softly. She looked at Chu Xiyao, her tone unhurried, "Then tell me, President Chu, what personal grudges do we have between us?"

Chu Xiyao’s expression changed slightly; she and Su Ran were ostensibly only competitors in the industry.

If there were any personal grudges...

It would only be about Qi Yuan.

And Qi Yuan was that woman’s fiancé!

"Since President Chu feels there’s a personal grudge between us, then there’s nothing more to talk about. Or did I do something to make President Chu misunderstand? Misunderstand that I’m someone who can amicably discuss personal grudges?"

Su Ran chuckled lightly, "President Chu, I’m not that generous!!"

"..."

"..."

Chu Xiyao’s face suddenly darkened, it was the first time someone called her narrow-minded.

And said it so confidently, openly. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

But coming from this woman, it made her feel an unyielding anger.

This was even more humiliating than the Fashion Week incident!

Chu Xiyao’s face was darker than the storm clouds, and beside her, Nan Jiaying finally snapped back from the intimidation that Su Ran brought, immediately standing up from the sofa.

"Su Ran, stop using your position as authority! Don’t think that just because you’re the president of the Fashion Association, we’ll be afraid of you!"

"Oh? Not afraid?" Su Ran smirked, "Then why are you here today?"

"..." Nan Jiaying choked, then angrily said, "We came today to give you face, otherwise who would want to come to this dump of yours?!"

"Did I invite you?" Su Ran sincerely asked, in a tone so leisurely it was a bit annoying.