Ye Huan stopped at the gate when he returned to Golden Shore.

"Yao Yao, just agree to help me."

"We've been such close friends for so many years, and you won't even help me with this?"

"It's just a phone call."

A heavily made-up woman was seen pleadingly holding onto Tang Yao's fair arm.

Tang Yao looked troubled: "Qiu Ting, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just... I really can't do it."

"Why can't you? I've heard that Tianyun International is relocating to Li Industrial Park, which means your company and Li Corporation must have a deep cooperative relationship."

"Yao Yao, it's very simple. As long as you make a call to your president and mention this to her, she'll surely remember your years of hard work as her secretary and ask Li Corporation to open the back door for me."

"Yao Yao, just agree to help me."

Li Qiuting's face was even more pleading, shaking Tang Yao's arm harder.

Tang Yao was in a dilemma.

"What's going on?" Ye Huan came over and asked.

Tang Yao glanced at Ye Huan and, with a helpless expression, pointed to Li Qiuting, introducing, "This is my college classmate, Li Qiuting."

"Yao Yao, you've even hidden a handsome guy; confess honestly, when did you catch such a hunk?" Li Qiuting joked.

Tang Yao blushed slightly, spitting, "Don't talk nonsense, just pure friends."

"Pure friends can come to your house?"

After saying this teasingly, Li Qiuting shook hands with Ye Huan and smiled, "Hello, handsome guy, I'm Li Qiuting, Tang Yao's good friend."

In her introduction, she became Tang Yao's good friend.

But in Tang Yao's introduction, she was just a college classmate.

Ye Huan noticed this peculiarity but still smiled slightly, introducing himself, "Ye Huan."

Li Qiuting nodded, her eyes flickering.

If she couldn't persuade Tang Yao, maybe she could work on this pretty boy Tang Yao is supporting?

Clearing her throat, she softly asked Ye Huan, "Handsome, can you help persuade Yao Yao to assist me?"

"Assist? Ye Huan frowned, "What kind of help?"

"Oh, this morning a piece of news spread through the business circles of Capital City."

"Tianyun International from Celestial Sea is going to move into Li Corporation's industrial park, pairing up with an office building and four factories."

"Even companies that have been closely cooperating with Li Corporation never received such treatment, so people in the Capital City's business circle can guess that Tianyun International's collaboration with Li Corporation has reached a super-strategic level."

"Upon hearing the news, I happened to remember Yao Yao is the secretary to Tianyun International's president, so I wanted her to help me out."

"I want her to speak to Tianyun International's president, Liu Tianyun, and have Liu Tianyun help me get in touch with Li Corporation, opening a back door for me so I can pass tomorrow's interview smoothly."

"But no matter what I say, Yao Yao refuses to agree. Handsome, help me persuade her…"

Li Qiuting put on a pitiful look, trying to make Ye Huan agree quickly.

Ye Huan felt somewhat critical inside.

This move by Li Luo sure was significant; it virtually raised Tianyun International's value several times over.

While feeling critical, Ye Huan was also slightly annoyed by Li Qiuting's pretense but didn't show it, calmly asking, "What position are you interviewing for at Li Corporation?"

"Business Department Manager. I previously served as a chairman's secretary at a large company and am confident I can handle this position," said Li Qiuting.

Beside her, Tang Yao furrowed her brow and said, "Qiu Ting, if you are confident, why not rely on your own ability to pass the interview?"

Li Qiuting was instantly embarrassed: "I… I'm just trying to be safe. I have confidence and ability, but having an in would be even better."

"Qiu Ting, it's not that I don't want to help you."

"It's just that I truly find it inappropriate to make such a request of our president."

"To be honest with you, while our company does cooperate with Li Corporation, it's far from reaching a super-strategic level."

Despite Tang Yao's words, Li Qiuting outwardly appeared embarrassed but inwardly cursed, 'Only a fool would believe you; just say you don't want to help.'

"Are you really capable?" Ye Huan inquired.

Li Qiuting was taken aback, then showed a look of delight, "I am capable, Yao Yao knows it. I used to work as a chairman's secretary at a group in Capital City with a scale of over ten billion, for more than two years."

Her resume was excellent, but she omitted that she was the type who managed both secretarial duties and extracurricular activities.

Ye Huan was unaware of this point, contemplating for a moment.

She was capable and was a college classmate of Tang Yao.

Helping out would be easy, just a phone call.

"You should head back first, I'll talk to Tang Yao for you," Ye Huan casually said.

"Huh?"

Without obtaining a specific promise, Li Qiuting felt reluctant but still nodded, turned, and left.

As she turned, a flash of anger crossed her eyes.

She used to be the secretary to the chairman of Capital City's Daming Building Materials Group, and also the chairman's mistress, eventually marrying the chairman—Liu Daming.

But a few days ago, Liu Daming offended an untouchable figure at a shooting competition in Disneyland; with one phone call, that big shot had Li Corporation sanction Daming Building Materials, which instantly went bankrupt.

Li Qiuting's days as a wealthy woman ended; her house and cars were forced to be sold to help Liu Daming pay debts, even considering divorce.

It was at this time that the news of Tianyun International moving into Li Industrial Park spread through Capital City, reaching Li Qiuting's ears.

Li Qiuting believed there was a chance for redemption!

As long as she got into Li Corporation's business department, she could gradually steer orders for building materials back to Daming, slowly revitalize Daming, and resume her dream of wealth!

Moreover, the most crucial part was the opportunity to snag a high-quality catch from Li Corporation, benefiting from both ends.

So, she called Tang Yao and arranged to meet.

Upon hearing Tang Yao lived in Golden Shore, she was greatly shocked and hurried over.

But who would have thought Tang Yao would give her no face at all.

Li Qiuting took a cab and became increasingly furious while in the car, gritting her teeth.

Damn Tang Yao, during university, she even lowered her status, gracing you with her presence at the same table.

In truth, Li Qiuting and Tang Yao were never real close friends.

They were just ordinary college classmates, having little interaction.

Li Qiuting's family background was much better than Tang Yao's, being a middle-class family, always looking down on the "poor beautiful girl" Tang Yao during university, and even harboring some hostility because of her beauty.

Now that Tang Yao refused to help and spun such a low-grade lie, it made Li Qiuting even more upset!

Golden Shore was a renowned villa area in Capital City, with extremely high house prices. If Tianyun International didn't have a super-strategic cooperation with Li Corporation, could Tang Yao afford to buy a house there?

With Tianyun International's value soaring, Tang Yao, as the chairman's secretary, could also reap a hefty reward!

Therefore, Tang Yao had the means to buy a villa in Golden Shore, and the means to keep a toy boy.

Li Qiuting was filled with jealousy.

How could there be such a gap between two chairman's secretaries?

One was soaring, while the other's dreams of wealth shattered!

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