Yi Pin Ju.
Li Se had eaten here yesterday, and the food was still quite good. Of course, the prices here were not cheap either; a casual meal could cost thousands, even tens of thousands.
In the private room, Xia Bingyun and Li Se had already ordered their dishes and were waiting for the bank manager's arrival. It took over an hour before the private room door was opened. A portly man walked in. When he saw Xia Bingyun, the lust in his eyes was unhidden.
"Manager Liu, please sit," Xia Bingyun greeted him, feeling quite disgusted by the manager's naked gaze.
"Manager Liu, President Xia is more beautiful than ever," Manager Liu chuckled.
"Manager Liu, about the previous loan…" Xia Bingyun went straight to the point.
Manager Liu waved his hand, "Let's put work aside for now. Whether the loan can be approved is just a word from me. Let's not talk about that yet. President Xia, with a beautiful and intelligent woman like you, you must have many suitors, right?"
As he spoke, Manager Liu subtly moved closer to Xia Bingyun, his face wearing a heated smile.
"Manager Liu, let's discuss the loan," Xia Bingyun said with a frown.
"Heh, no rush," Manager Liu smiled. "Actually, it's very simple for me to approve the loan. As long as President Xia can accompany me for a few days…"
"Impossible!" Xia Bingyun replied crisply.
Manager Liu didn't seem too bothered by Xia Bingyun's reaction and said with a smile, "President Xia, you're applying for a fifty-million loan. If I don't agree, you won't get a single penny. Don't worry, as long as you accompany me, I'll lower the interest rate…"
As he spoke, he slowly reached out, intending to touch Xia Bingyun's stocking-clad thigh.
"Manager Liu, please be respectful!" Xia Bingyun said angrily.
"Heh, I'm already being very respectful. If you refuse, then forget it. You won't get a single cent of the bank loan!" Manager Liu said indifferently.
"Manager Liu, do you own the bank?" Li Se interjected with a cold expression. He couldn't stand by and watch this Manager Liu have such wicked thoughts about Xia Bingyun.
"Who do you think you are? Is it your turn to speak here?" Manager Liu retorted. In his eyes, Li Se was at most an assistant, and it wasn't an assistant's place to speak in such a setting.
"President Xia, tell him to get out!" Manager Liu said sternly.
"You're not qualified to tell me to get out. You're the one who should leave!" Li Se said coldly.
"You… you… you…" Manager Liu was truly taken aback that even an assistant dared to be so impudent to him. He was a manager of the Construction Bank Head Office. Even the general manager of a normal large corporation had to be courteous to him. Companies like Yun Meng that desperately needed loans were completely at his mercy, otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a demand.
"Fine, fine, fine. Yun Meng Company, I'll remember you. I will have Construction Bank put you on the blacklist, and you won't be able to get a penny of loan from here. Moreover, I'll contact several other bank managers. They are all my friends. Heh, I'll make sure you can't get any loans at all!" Manager Liu said fiercely.
"I told you, you're not qualified!" Li Se sneered and took out his phone, calling Cao Fei.
"Doctor Li, why are you calling me all of a sudden?" Cao Fei asked in surprise after answering.
"Branch Manager Cao, I'm discussing a loan with your bank's Manager Liu. He insists my woman accompany him for a few days before approving the loan," Li Se said calmly.
"Where are you? I'll be right there!" Cao Fei's expression changed. Not to mention that Li Se had cured his gout, but even without that, just because of his relationship with Ding Peng, he had to be respectful to Li Se.
After Li Se told him the address, he hung up the phone. He glanced at Manager Liu and said, "Since you won't approve the loan, let your branch manager come and approve it!"
"Pfft…" Manager Liu couldn't help but burst out laughing. "You think you can know my branch manager? Heh, fine then, I'll wait for Branch Manager Cao to come. You fake, I'd like to see who can approve your loan without my permission!"
He didn't believe that this Yun Meng Company knew Branch Manager Cao. After all, this was the third time Xia Bingyun had approached him for a loan. If she truly knew the branch manager, why would she bother? She could have just asked Branch Manager Cao to tell him directly, saving all this trouble. Therefore, he was certain that Xia Bingyun and Li Se's phone call was just an act, and definitely not to Branch Manager Cao.
Xia Bingyun looked at Li Se in surprise. Did this guy actually know Branch Manager Cao?
After about ten minutes, Manager Liu took a sip of red wine and said with a half-smile, "What, Branch Manager Cao isn't here yet? I'm starting to get impatient waiting."
As soon as he finished speaking, the private room door was pushed open, and Cao Fei walked in. Manager Liu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Branch Manager Cao, why have you come in person?"
"What's going on with the loan?" Branch Manager Cao said sternly.
Manager Liu's heart sank. Could it be that Branch Manager Cao was indeed called by Li Se? It didn't make sense. If Li Se really had this capability, why would he come begging him? He composed himself and said, "Branch Manager Cao, it's like this, this Yun Meng Company wants to loan fifty million. This is not a small amount, so naturally, I have to review it slowly…"
"Review slowly?" Li Se sneered, "You want my woman to accompany you for a few days, and you call this 'reviewing slowly'?"
Manager Liu angrily said, "Is it your turn to speak here? Even if your woman accompanies me for a few days, what of it? Do you think the bank is your family's property, where you can get as much loan as you want without paying any price? How ridiculous!"
Saying this, he immediately turned to Cao Fei respectfully and said, "Branch Manager Cao, this kid doesn't know his limits and really thinks too highly of himself. I propose blacklisting Yun Meng Company, so they can't get any loans from here in the future!"
Even at this point, Manager Liu still didn't believe that Cao Fei was called by Li Se. Even if he was, so what? He was Cao Fei's most valued subordinate, and he also had relatives in the bank. Even if Cao Fei had a good relationship with Li Se, he didn't believe Cao Fei would do anything to him for Li Se's sake. At most, he would just mediate.
*Slap!*
As soon as he finished his triumphant thoughts, Cao Fei's palm ruthlessly struck his face. The sharp sound of the slap filled the entire private room.
"Cao… Branch Manager Cao, why are you hitting me?" Manager Liu was completely bewildered, and a bad premonition arose.