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Chapter 1040 - 1037: Actually, I Can

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1037: Actually, I Can

Yan Bo was resting peacefully at the Tong family, and after a couple of days, Yan Yuan responded, stating that the matter had been resolved.

The Boss of the Construction Company had incited the staff to cause trouble, and both the boss and the instigating staff had been arrested according to the law, awaiting trial.

The next day, the Construction Company published an apology statement on the front page of L City’s main newspaper. The statement declared that both Yanhuang Company and Yan Bo were innocent victims of the drama orchestrated by them, and they were willing to compensate Yanhuang and Yan Bo for all material and emotional damages.

Meanwhile, the Construction Company quickly appointed a new acting boss, who immediately, after the statement was released, rushed to L City with a few key staff members.

At the time, Yan Bo was still recuperating at the Tong residence when he received a call from the acting boss. After exchanging a few pleasantries, upon hearing that the party had already arrived in L City and wanted to discuss future cooperation, Yan Bo was quite impolite.

"President Chen, I’m sorry, I’m still recuperating at home and currently unable to return to the company, please go back!"

"President Yan, we are at fault here, and regarding the price, we can still negotiate further until you are satisfied."

Yan Bo, not wanting to waste words, feigned a headache and hung up the phone immediately.

About ten minutes later, Di Xu’s phone call came in.

"Boss, President Chen has lowered the original price by twenty percent. Should we continue negotiating with him?"

It could be said that the collaboration between Di Xu and Yan Bo over the near year had cultivated an unmatched understanding between them.

And indeed, it was not that Yan Bo truly did not want to negotiate; after all, their project was almost one-third complete. If they were to switch construction companies at this time, it would lead to a multitude of problems and, calculatively, more cons than pros.

Moreover, since this construction company had created such a significant issue, if Yanhuang were to terminate their contract directly, they would owe a substantial amount of money. However, the more serious issue would be the possibility that no one would want to work with their company in the future.

Thus, they now preferred to lose money on this single project rather than having Yanhuang terminate the contract outright.

Yan Bo had not discussed these pros and cons with Di Xu beforehand.

But when President Chen called Di Xu, Di Xu immediately understood his boss’s intention; hence, after some back and forth and mentioning that he could not make the decision alone and needed to consult the boss, the discussion continued.

"Drop it by another twenty-five percent. Anything above this price, and we’ll terminate the contract," Yan Bo had already calculated this price in his mind as likely the lowest the other party could accept.

Lowering it further, the other party would likely still agree, albeit begrudgingly, but whether they might sabotage anything afterward was uncertain.

"Also, afterward, we will send someone from our company to be involved in their construction work throughout the entire project, until completion."

Yan Bo clarified everything and then hung up the phone.

Just after 4 PM, having just enjoyed a comfortable nap, Yan Bo received a follow-up call from Di Xu.

"Boss, it’s settled!"

"Boss, that blow to your head wasn’t in vain; the company has now saved a substantial amount of money."

Yan Bo helplessly said, "Why don’t you try getting hit and see?"

"Well, my head isn’t as precious as yours, boss; it’d be a waste to get hit!"

Certainly, Di Xu was speaking the truth.

If it had been just a commoner involved, the outcome would have been vastly different.

It was clear to any discerning person that if it wasn’t for Yan Yuan exerting pressure from behind, the construction company could have easily blamed that unlucky staff member without making such a big fuss, including compensating both the boss and with money.

In the incident, Yanhuang ultimately emerged victorious. Although Yan Bo was ordered by the Tong family and Yan Yuan to stay home and recuperate, he was not someone who could stay idle. After resting at the Tong residence for about four or five days, he went back to work at Yanhuang on Monday.

By the end of the year, both Yan Bo and Tong Xiaohua were swamped with tasks, one after another. Although they lived under the same eaves, they actually did not see each other much each day.

As the business of Yanhuang expanded and the year-end approached, Yan Bo’s social engagements skyrocketed, often not returning to the Tong residence until one or two in the morning.

Tong Xiaohua was also extremely busy, but knowing that Yan Bo had many social engagements recently, she made sure Uncle Yuan prepared hangover tea every night. If she got home early, she would often wait for him in the living room, wrapped in a blanket, reading a book.

On his first night back, unaware of the situation, Yan Bo arrived at the Tong residence, pushed open the door, and thought the dim light in the living room was a night lamp left on by Uncle Yuan.

But as he walked out of the entrance hall, he saw a lump on the sofa. On closer inspection, it was Tong Xiaohua, curled up in a blanket, fast asleep.

Yan Bo had drunk quite a bit and was brought back by a staff member from the company. Apart from being severely dizzy, he also felt like vomiting.

However, when he clearly saw the person on the sofa, his dizzy body inexplicably stabilized, and his restless heart, as if finding a reliable residence, suddenly calmed down.

He slowed his steps, crouched in front of the sofa, and reached out to touch her face.

Under the dim light, Tong Xiaohua lay sideways with her hands crossed under her head. Her eyes were tightly closed, her long, curled eyelashes casting a row of shadows on her face. Her straight, delicate nose trembled slightly with her breathing, and her thin, slightly upturned lips were slightly parted, exhaling a slow and even breath.

The scene before him was tranquil and beautiful. Yan Bo cautiously brought his face closer and gently sucked on her slightly parted lips.

The motion was so light, like a breeze, that not even the wind chimes hanging by the window stirred.

He was terrified of ruining the beautiful sight before him.

Just as he thought he had stolen a kiss and intended to leave, the apparently soundly sleeping beauty suddenly opened her mouth, and with her teeth slightly parted, she caught his lips in her own.

A thought flashed through Yan Bo’s mind, "This girl was pretending to sleep!"

However, whether she was pretending to sleep or not was irrelevant at that moment because all they needed was to fully enjoy this fiery kiss that was theirs.

Although initially the outsider, Tong Xiaohua quickly regained the initiative from Yan Bo. The somewhat tipsy Yan Bo kissed her passionately, plundering her lips until she was breathless, then continued from her lips down to her chin, her collarbone...

Tong Xiaohua, barely holding onto her sanity, thought he would eventually lose control, but he suddenly propped himself up on the sofa, firmly and slowly refastened each button he had undone, from bottom to top.

Tong Xiaohua, aroused by his actions, reached up to touch his face, her fingertips sliding from the corner of his brow to the edge of his lips. She bit her lip, and it took great determination before she whispered softly.

"Actually, I can..."

Yan Bo’s dark eyes flickered faintly as he caught her hand by his lips and gently kissed it.

"Xiao Hua, you don’t need to do this..."

Indeed, she didn’t need to, because in his heart, she deserved to be treated and respected in a much better way!

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