Xia Ye sucked her fingers.
Mmm~ So sweet~~
"Sister Xia Ye, what are you doing?" Lilian asked curiously.
"Want to try it?"
"Huh?"
Before Lilian could react, Xia Ye directly stuffed his fingers into her mouth.
"Ugh! Uh-huh...hmm~~~~"
Although she was startled at first, a luscious sweetness that she had never tasted before spread in her mouth.
Lillian couldn't help but lick it with her tongue again. She wanted to remember this taste, and maybe she could replicate it next time she made dessert.
But after just two licks, Xia Ye pulled her finger away.
"Sister Xia Ye..." Lilian looked at her longingly.
But Xia Ye had already put her fingers back into her mouth, like a little girl who was reluctant to give up her lollipop to others.
Suck, suck, suck...
So sweet~
When Xia Ye took out her finger, she had already eaten up all the sweetness.
"No more," she said to Lillian.
"Ugh~~Sister Xia Ye, bad."
"Actually, it's my first time to eat it. I didn't expect it to be so delicious, so I finished it accidentally. I'll give it all to you when I get the chance next time." Xia Ye comforted her.
"Great!"
Lilian was indeed very easy to coax, Xia Ye thought to herself that if Susha hid this time, she would not be able to come out, and she didn't know how to fulfill her promise.
She looked at the flowers in the cup and found that the other person was curled up at the bottom, motionless, looking like she had been spoiled.
Forget it, let it sleep a little longer, Xia Ye thought kindly.
"Well... Lord Xia Ye, you just said that Coren has given up on killing me for the time being. Can you tell me specifically what happened?" Chris has always been thinking about this matter.
However, even if she didn't ask, Xia Ye would tell her that after all, she needed to verify everything Coren said to her with Chris.
"As soon as I returned to Debsota, Curran invited me over to have a chat. She started talking about it when you were still at Bavalia Academy, and continued until 'ocean-going ship' became 'ocean-going ship charter'. '..."
Xia Ye repeated what Column said to her. In order to save time, most of the places were briefly passed over. Only the places where she or Chris had questions would be elaborated.
Even so, she didn't finish until her throat felt dry.
"Lillian, I'm thirsty," she said to Lillian.
"Right away, sister Xia Ye." Lillian ran into the kitchen and soon brought out a glass of iced juice that Xia Ye had never seen before.
"Hmm~ It tastes good, thank you, Lilian."
"Hehe, sister Xia Ye, drink slowly, I've done a lot~" Lilian said happily after being praised.
"Lillian, I'm thirsty too." Chris said that she had just said a lot.
"Well, wait a minute."
Lillian walked into the kitchen and after a while, brought out a glass of lukewarm water and placed it in front of Chris.
"Drink." She said with a smile.
"Uh, I want to drink that juice too..."
"Sorry, no more~"
"But you just said there are many more..."
"Sorry, no more~"
"Wow, I always feel like idiot Lilian has become stronger since Lady Xia Ye came back."
"Sorry, no more~"
"..."
"..."
Finally, Chris picked up the cup and took a swig of water.
After her throat was moistened, she returned to the topic:
"What Karen said is true, but some things she described were rather... plain." She said to Xia Ye.
"dull?"
"For example, Curran told you that in order for the company to survive in the downtown area, violence was often used. But she just said it in one sentence, but did not tell you what she did at that time."
Xia Ye's curiosity was suddenly aroused: "Tell me about it?"
Chris looked down at the water glass in his hand, thought for a while, and then said:
"Let me tell you something that still impresses me to this day. At that time, the 'voyage ship' had just defeated many competitors and obtained the qualification to load the ether ramjet thruster on its own ship for trial voyage. But within two days , a company called 'Ether Whaling' came to our door and expressed that it wanted to invest in 'Voyage Charter' and carry out 'all-round cooperation' with us.
"But in fact, 'Ether Whaling' was a very notorious company in the Lower City at that time. What they liked to do most was to find high-quality small companies in the Lower City, and then forcibly sell them to each other in the name of 'cooperation' If the other party firmly disagrees with the acquisition, they will send killers to kill one or two key figures of the other party, so that the other party will not dare to resist anymore."
"But I remember that in Debsotta, killing people is not free. You either have to pay a large bail or be sentenced, right?" Xia Ye asked.
"But no matter which one, the executor is 'Ether Exploration'." Chris explained, "'Ether Whaling' is known as a subsidiary company of 'Ether Exploration', so even though it is very arrogant in the lower city, no one dares to Mess with them, and they do kill with impunity.
"Of course we rejected the 'cooperation proposal' of 'Ether Whaling'. Many people know that most of the companies acquired by 'Ether Whaling' will collapse soon. In my opinion and that of Curran , what the other party really wanted was the qualification for trial sailing, which was a rare thing in Xiacheng District at that time. There were only 5 companies in total, and we were the smallest one.
"A few days after we clearly refused, we received the ultimatum from 'Ether Whaling'. The other party said that they would give us three more days to seriously consider it. If we still refuse to acquire it after three days, then the cups of some of us will be lost. They will use it to drink tea.
"After receiving the threat, many people in the company were very scared. Everyone thought that 'Yuan Voyage Ship' was a small company that had just been established, and it was obviously unable to compete with the behemoth 'Aether Whaling', not to mention that the other party also had 'Ether Exploration' "As a backer, even if we resist, we will only destroy ourselves. It is better to let the other party buy it, share a sum of money with everyone, and then find other ways out."
"To be honest, even I was a little shaken at the time. The only one who insisted that the company could not be acquired was Curran. At that time, she said something that she repeated many times later: 'I founded Ocean Shipping Charter. , it is like my daughter. Even if I die, I will not let it close down, let alone be acquired.'
"Afterwards, she analyzed several of our core members and said that she believed that the 'Ether Whaling' was bluffing. The other party may have a slight connection with the 'Ether Exploration', but the 'Ether Exploration' is definitely not their backer. The evidence is : Although the qualification for the trial voyage is ostensibly jointly issued by several large manufacturers such as Bavlia, in fact, the entire project of the aether ramjet thruster is under the control of 'Aether Exploration' from beginning to end. If the other party has As a backer, 'Ether Exploration', why can't it even get a qualification for a trial voyage? Why does it still need to come against us?
"Everyone thought that what Curran said made sense, but they still didn't dare to take the risk. But Curran said that she had already thought of a countermeasure and was just waiting for her good news. She took me with her and took the initiative to find the 'Ether Whaling', First, she asked me to state that even if I have the qualifications for the trial voyage, I will encounter many technical difficulties during the trial voyage without the relevant technology. Then, she very sincerely expressed her willingness to share the qualifications for the trial voyage with 'Ether Whaling' and was willing to All technical support is provided free of charge, and the only request is not to acquire her company. If 'Ether Whaling' still persists, then even if it dies, it will have a few people behind it.
"Three days later, the deadline for the 'Aether Whaling' ultimatum came. We did not agree to the other party's acquisition request, but no one died. The representatives of the 'Aether Whaling' came to our company and told us again in a very stern tone. They scolded us, and finally asked us to share our sea trial qualifications immediately, and to sort out all the relevant technical information and hand it over to them within three days. As for the acquisition, because of Curran's plea, out of 'mercy', they could postpone it for a while. time to execute again.
"After the other party's representative left, the company was filled with joy. Everyone praised Curran for his superb negotiation skills and his success in keeping the company, but Curran always just smiled and did not answer the conversation.
"It wasn't until a few days later that we learned that for Curran, it had just begun..."
"'Aether Whaling' shouldn't expose its weakness." Xia Ye suddenly said, "And Curran can see it."
Chris was stunned for a while, then nodded and said: "You are right, Sir Xia Ye. In fact, I thought before... please don't take it off... you and Kelun are the same kind of people. It’s really similar.”
"Keren and I are not the same kind of people." Xia Ye said seriously, "It's just that we happen to have the same views on this matter."
"Okay..." Chris didn't dwell on this point anymore, she continued:
"Ke Lun also said the same thing to me, that is, 'Aether whale hunting should not reveal its weakness'. I didn't understand what she meant at the time. But the next day, Ke Lun suddenly brought a bloody The cup returned to the company.
"She told us that it was the cup of the chairman of 'Aether Whaling', and she killed him with her own hands.
"In the following days, the crazy revenge from the 'Aether Whaling' we imagined did not come. Instead, a witch wearing a silver mask came to our company and expressed that she wanted to see Curran.
"Curen received her in his office and poured her a cup of tea using the cup of the chairman of 'Ether Whaling'. The two chatted for a long time, and no third party knew the specific content. When Curran gave away the mask The Witch Queen, she said to me, those are people from 'Ether Exploration Venture Capital Department Seven', 'Venture Capital Department Seven' has decided to divest from 'Ether Whaling', and it won't be long before 'Ether Whaling' will Totally screwed.
"I asked her at the time: 'Will the other party acquire our company?'
"Kelen shook his head and said, 'She mentioned it, but after I rejected it, she didn't insist anymore. She just expressed her willingness to establish friendship with us.'"
(End of chapter)
