I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 82 In a Fog_1

Chapter 82: Chapter 82 In a Fog_1

"Alright, I’ll be right up," said Chen Yuanfu.

He didn’t know what Qiu Jingwei wanted with him, but if Qiu Jingwei sought him out, he surely couldn’t refuse.

Anyway, interacting with someone like Qiu Jingwei was always beneficial and harmless.

This year’s insurance business for the Ao City Chamber of Commerce went to Xinbang Insurance, who knows, maybe next year it would go to Anmei Insurance.

That deal cost him the position of Vice President.

If he managed to foster a good relationship, perhaps next year he could secure the business and take up the role of Vice President again.

...

After Qiu Jingwei had hung up Chen Yuanfu’s call, the phone rang immediately.

Seeing it was Liu Chao calling, he answered promptly, "Mr. Liu."

"Mr. Qiu, Chen Yuting just told me that you have decided not to cooperate with Xinbang Insurance anymore. What’s going on? Wasn’t it settled when my dad had dinner with you last time?" Liu Chao asked bluntly, without beating around the bush.

"Mr. Liu, I’m terribly sorry. The matter was indeed settled, but some unexpected circumstances arose, and we can no longer choose to work with Xinbang Insurance," Qiu Jingwei apologized.

After all, he had previously agreed to Liu Chao’s father, Liu Jianping.

Now that an unexpected issue had emerged, he also felt somewhat embarrassed.

"What circumstances?" asked Liu Chao.

"Mr. Liu, I’m very sorry, I can’t disclose the specifics of the circumstances, I can only say they are beyond my power to change," Qiu Jingwei replied.

Zhou Chengyu had directly intervened, and the inside information involved couldn’t be disclosed.

Otherwise, it would negatively impact the Ao City Chamber of Commerce.

When Liu Chao heard Qiu Jingwei’s response, he was shocked.

Although Qiu Jingwei didn’t spell it out, the implication was clear: a big player had intervened.

Qiu Jingwei was the Chairman of the Ao City Chamber of Commerce, responsible for its daily operations.

The only people with more authority than Qiu Jingwei were the President and the three Vice Presidents.

It seemed that one of these four had stepped in.

With these four getting involved, Qiu Jingwei really was helpless.

"Mr. Qiu, is there really no chance for a turnaround?" Liu Chao asked unwillingly.

He was on the verge of settling things with Chen Yuting, but at the last moment, such a setback had occurred, and he couldn’t just accept it.

"Mr. Liu, if there were a chance, I wouldn’t be talking like this," Qiu Jingwei said with a bitter smile.

"Alright then," Liu Chao realized it was hopeless. "By the way, Mr. Qiu, which insurance company did the business go to? You can at least tell me that, right?"

"It went to Anmei Insurance Company," Qiu Jingwei said.

There was nothing secretive about it; once the contract was signed, all insurance companies in Hai City would find out.

"Okay, thank you," Liu Chao ended the call and immediately dialed Chen Yuting’s number.

Soon, the call was answered.

"Liu Chao, what happened? Can you salvage it?" Chen Yuting had been anxiously waiting for Liu Chao’s call and asked eagerly as soon as she picked up.

"Yuting, I’m really sorry, but there’s nothing I can do to rectify this situation," Liu Chao said glumly.

He had always claimed he would definitely secure the deal for Chen Yuting, and just earlier, he had been so sure of himself, saying Chen Yuting would become his girlfriend before lunch and that he would take her out to celebrate.

But now, facing such an unexpected turn of events, he was powerless to resolve it.

The humiliation was simply too sour to bear.

"Didn’t you say it was a done deal? With such a problem arising now, how can I trust you for anything?" said Chen Yuting, her face grim with frustration.

"Yuting, this incident was truly unexpected. I didn’t foresee someone intervening, probably the President or a Vice President of the Ao City Chamber of Commerce stepped in and handed the business to Anmei Insurance Company. Even Mr. Qiu was powerless," Liu Chao explained.

"The business went to Anmei Insurance Company?"

Chen Yuting was stunned.

Wasn’t that the insurance company where her uncle worked?

Hadn’t her uncle said he had no hopes for this deal?

Could it be that someone from the headquarters of Anmei Insurance had negotiated with the president or vice-president of the Ao City Chamber of Commerce?

In the final moments, had they snatched away the business?

That was the only explanation she could think of; otherwise, she couldn’t understand how the business had ended up in her uncle’s hands.

Shaking her head, Chen Yuting stopped pondering. It was useless to think any more about it. She said, "Liu Chao, I still owe 1.2 million in debt, all because you urged me to buy stocks. You said you’d help me clinch this deal, but now it’s gone. What should we do?"

Liu Chao consoled her, "Yuting, don’t panic. We’ll figure out a solution for your debt together. There must be a way out."

At this point, although he couldn’t repay Chen Yuting’s money, he still had to think of a solution for her, otherwise it would be completely over.

While he wasn’t lacking women, he had invested so much effort in Chen Yuting and hadn’t won her over yet; he wasn’t about to give up.

...

Chen Yuanfu rode the elevator to the floor where Qiu Jingwei’s office was located.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Mr. Sun, the assistant, greeting him with a smile, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Qiu has sent me to receive you. Please follow me."

"Okay, thank you." Chen Yuanfu followed, feeling somewhat overwhelmed and flattered by the attention.

"It’s no trouble at all, it’s what I should do," Mr. Sun said with an exceedingly polite attitude.

Mr. Qiu had instructed him to be particularly courteous when bringing Chen Yuanfu over.

She didn’t know why, as Mr. Qiu’s attitude towards Chen Yuanfu had not been like this before.

Mr. Qiu hadn’t explained it to her, and she couldn’t fathom why he had such a change of heart.

Not understanding the reason didn’t matter; she knew that if she didn’t follow Mr. Qiu’s instructions and neglected Chen Yuanfu, she would be in trouble.

Mr. Sun’s attitude left Chen Yuanfu completely baffled.

Without asking further, Chen Yuanfu obediently followed Mr. Sun to Mr. Qiu’s office.

Soon, they reached the door of Mr. Qiu’s office. Mr. Sun knocked and opened the door, "Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chen is here."

"Please come in quickly," Mr. Qiu walked out from behind his desk.

"Mr. Chen, please come in." Mr. Sun gestured for him to enter.

"Okay, thank you." Chen Yuanfu entered the office.

Mr. Sun closed the door from outside.

Inside the office.

"Mr. Chen, welcome, please take a seat," said Mr. Qiu with a smile all over his face, walking up to Chen Yuanfu, shaking his hand warmly as if greeting an old friend after many years.

This gesture shocked Chen Yuanfu immensely.

"Mr. Qiu, what is this..."

Chen Yuanfu was bewildered. What was Mr. Qiu doing, being so enthusiastic towards him?

"Mr. Chen, please sit down. Let’s chat over tea," invited Mr. Qiu as he guided Chen Yuanfu to the nearby tea table and personally began to prepare tea.

"Mr. Chairman, your reason for seeing me is..."

Facing Mr. Qiu’s warmth, Chen Yuanfu felt somewhat at a loss and decided to ask for clarification before proceeding, as he truly didn’t dare to drink the tea Mr. Qiu was brewing otherwise.

"Mr. Chen, I must first apologize to you. I did not mean to neglect you earlier. I truly was unaware that you were connected to Mr. Zhou, and I hope you can forgive me," Mr. Qiu said apologetically while making tea.