Cheng Hai pulled out his phone, ready to call his underlings to deal with Lu Ming.
Just then, a woman with a graceful figure walked over.
"Senior, is something wrong?"
Cheng Hai looked up and saw Jiang Mengxin, the female CEO of Jiang Corporation.
He immediately put away his phone and put on a wronged, indignant expression, pointing at his car. "Mengxin, I came here in good faith to help you, but your husband has insulted me like this?"
Jiang Mengxin glanced at the car and looked coldly at Lu Ming, "You did this?"
"Yes."
"Apologize."
Jiang Mengxin's words were icy and commanding, leaving no room for negotiation.
Lu Ming stood still.
Jiang Mengxin raised her voice and roared, "I order you to apologize to CEO Cheng!"
Lu Ming remained motionless.
Zhao Donglai couldn't bear it any longer and said, "President Jiang, it's not entirely Brother Ming's fault. CEO Cheng was the one who..."
Before Zhao Donglai could finish, Jiang Mengxin snapped, "Is this your place to speak?"
Zhao Donglai shut his mouth in fright.
Jiang Mengxin continued, "Brother Ming? In just one day, you've switched allegiances? You ungrateful stray dog, do you even remember who feeds you?"
Zhao Donglai lowered his head, not daring to breathe.
Jiang Mengxin looked at Lu Ming again, "Will you apologize to CEO Cheng?"
Lu Ming said calmly, "Don't you want to know my reasons for doing this?"
"Does it matter?" Jiang Mengxin sneered. "You're a penniless nobody from a small town. I don't care what your reasons are. You just need to know one thing: CEO Cheng is an honored guest of our Jiang family. No matter what he says or does to you, you must silently accept it! This is called respect for hierarchy."
"Now, I order you to apologize to CEO Cheng. Hurry up, my patience is limited."
Lu Ming let out a wry smile.
Is this the Jiang family he was meant to save? Is this the wife he was meant to protect? Honestly, if it weren't for Grandpa Jiang, he would have slapped Jiang Mengxin.
Lu Ming murmured to himself, "Master, master, you've really given me a difficult task."
Just then.
A secretary hurried over, "President Jiang, people from Qirui Bank are here. They're waiting for you in the conference room."
Jiang Mengxin frowned slightly.
She couldn't afford to offend the people from Qirui Bank and had to go quickly. But Cheng Hai's dignity hadn't been restored yet, so she couldn't just leave.
Instead, Cheng Hai said with great righteousness, "Mengxin, work is more important. Let's not waste our energy on this societal dregs. Go and receive the people from Qirui Bank first."
Jiang Mengxin nodded, "Senior is indeed magnanimous."
She turned back to Lu Ming and sneered, "Do you know what noble character is? CEO Cheng's way of handling things is something you can learn from your entire life! Hmph."
With that, she left with Cheng Hai.
Cheng Hai deliberately looked back at Lu Ming with a sly grin. Although Cheng Hai hadn't regained his dignity, he had won Jiang Mengxin's trust and respect. Taking Jiang Mengxin in the future would be a piece of cake.
Watching their retreating figures, Zhao Donglai whispered, "Damn it, this Cheng Hai is really scum. He's clearly in the wrong, but he's acting so innocent. President Jiang is really something else. Even though Brother Ming is your fiancé, you're siding with him and always speaking up for that bastard Cheng Hai. I really feel bad for Brother Ming."
Lu Ming was quite philosophical. He didn't have any feelings for Jiang Mengxin in the first place. He came to the Jiang family just to fulfill his master's last wish.
Once the wish was fulfilled, he would leave immediately.
Not having any feelings made things easier.
...
On the way to the conference room.
Jiang Mengxin asked Cheng Hai, "Senior, are you sure you can handle the 300 million loan from Qirui Bank?"
Cheng Hai patted his chest confidently and said, "Of course. I spoke with Director Liu of Qirui Bank last night. It's no problem. You can trust me. Unlike your fiancé, who talks big without any substance."
Jiang Mengxin said, "Don't mention him, it's bad luck. I don't know what Grandpa was thinking to make me marry such a useless person. I'll break off this engagement sooner or later."
The two arrived at the conference room.
The representatives from Qirui Bank were already seated. Director Liu wasn't present, and the matter was being handled by the deputy director, Zhu Xiaobin.
Everyone took their seats.
Zhu Xiaobin got straight to the point, "President Jiang, your company took out a 300 million loan from our bank a year ago. The repayment date has arrived. Please repay the loan."
Jiang Mengxin coughed and said, "Mr. Zhu, didn't my grandfather discuss an extension of one month with your bank? We would repay the loan after receiving the final payment for our company's project."
Zhu Xiaobin smiled, "There was indeed such a discussion, but it was only a verbal agreement. Before we could sign anything, Old Master Jiang unfortunately passed away, so the agreement is no longer valid."
Jiang Mengxin gritted her teeth.
If Grandpa were still alive, signing wouldn't have been an issue. With just a word from him, this matter would have been resolved!
Now that Qirui Bank was calling in the debt, it was clearly someone working behind the scenes, knowing the Jiang family was in financial distress and short on cash, using this opportunity to force them to repay.
Their intentions were wicked.
She looked at Cheng Hai beside her with a pitiful expression, placing all her hopes on this senior.
Cheng Hai smiled slightly, understanding.
He coughed and said confidently, "Mr. Zhu, Deputy Director Zhu, regarding the Jiang family's 300 million loan, I spoke with Director Liu of your Qirui Bank last night. Did Director Liu not mention it to you?"
Cheng Hai invoked Director Liu to pressure Zhu Xiaobin, relying on his numerous business dealings with Qirui Bank. He believed that delaying the loan by a month or two was no big deal.
Zhu Xiaobin nodded, "Ahem, hello, CEO Cheng. Director Liu did mention you to me."
Cheng Hai was pleased.
The matter was almost settled.
Unexpectedly!
Zhu Xiaobin gave a ghostly smile and continued, "Director Liu specifically instructed me that if I met CEO Cheng at today's meeting, I should ask CEO Cheng to repay his outstanding loans to our bank as well."
What?!
Cheng Hai's eyes widened, staring at Zhu Xiaobin in disbelief.
"What... what do you mean?" Cheng Hai stammered.
Zhu Xiaobin said, "CEO Cheng has a 200 million loan with a six-month extension. After Director Liu's review, it was found to be non-compliant. Please repay it immediately."
Cheng Hai was completely stunned.
He came to help Jiang Mengxin, but not only did he fail to help her, he ended up getting himself into trouble. What kind of situation was this?
Jiang Mengxin was also dumbfounded.
What should she do in this situation?
Outside the conference room, Lu Ming looked at the flustered Jiang Mengxin and sighed. He calmly walked in and said composedly, "It's just 300 million yuan, not a lot. Leave it to me to handle."