Chapter 328: Chapter 328 Accident Chapter 328: Chapter 328 Accident “Otherwise, maybe one…”

“Hmm?”

“Three days?”

Under Mu Lan’s questioning gaze, Huo Tingxiao forcibly changed one day to three days.

“What’s the difference then? I’ll be going back in three days!”

Huo Tingxiao cleared his throat twice.

“Then how about we start counting from the day you come back? Three days, it’s really torturous, wife, wife…”

Mu Lan supported her forehead.

“You’re all grown up, stop acting coquettishly.”

Huo Tingxiao’s dark eyes looked at her like a large canine.

But Mu Lan knew this man was only pretending to be good, that in secret he was a wolf.

“Three days will really teach me a lesson, I promise.”

Huo Tingxiao was on the verge of wagging his tail to make amends with her.

Mu Lan really couldn’t resist his pestering, so she could only agree.

“But we need to make this clear, if it happens again next time, it will turn into thirty days, think about it.”

Huo Tingxiao felt a pang in his heart, thinking this woman was really ruthless, but damned if he didn’t love this ruthless woman. He even found her harshness charming, irresistibly so.

The harsher and thornier she was, the happier he became, wanting to cherish her right in the palm of his hand, to spoil her so much that nobody else could tolerate her temper. Then no one would compete with him.

Huo Tingxiao felt he really had a problem.

“Whatever my wife says goes, I’ll listen to you.”

Mu Lan still wasn’t used to Huo Tingxiao being so compliant; she truly was someone who could be persuaded by gentleness but not by force.

“It’s late, go to sleep early.”

“Then you have to video call me tomorrow.”

Huo Tingxiao started making requests. Indeed, men are dogs that can’t be spoiled.

“Alright, good night.”

“Good night.”

Finally, the call ended, and Mu Lan lay in bed, allowing sleep to take over.

Sweet dreams to the romantics.

—–
The next day
Mu Lan went down to the factory again and saw a batch of goods arrive, but something unexpected happened.

“Mold? What do you mean?”

The factory manager was also at a loss.

“I’m sorry, Director Mu, I really don’t know how this could have happened, but we will definitely find out and give you a reasonable explanation.”

“Explanation? It’s already like this, what explanation can there be? We’ve already left this batch of fabric with you, how could you store it like this?

Do you know what this batch means to us?”

Tang Xin was truly anxious; not only was Singles’ Day approaching, but also the present situation left no room for emergency plans.

“We chose to partner with you because we thought you were a well-established domestic OEM factory with experience working with many big brands.

How could such a low-level error occur? Shouldn’t you investigate thoroughly?”

Mu Lan was still rational; if a problem had occurred, it needed to be resolved. She wouldn’t lose her temper for no reason but wouldn’t let anyone treat her like a pushover, either.

The factory manager wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“This… Director Mu, I think it was just a momentary oversight on the part of the staff; isn’t this blowing things out of proportion?”

Blowing things out of proportion? Mu Lan scoffed.

“Are you telling me I’m making a big deal out of nothing? With such a huge problem occurring, if I follow the contract I can demand full compensation.

Do you know how important this Singles’ Day is to our company?”

Mu Lan’s tone grew stern, her presence instantly causing the factory manager to freeze in place, not daring to speak; he had thought the young woman in her twenties wouldn’t be much to fear.

But he hadn’t expected this young lady to be so formidable.

“So, let’s think of a different solution?

Director Mu, you mentioned the importance of Singles’ Day. We’re all working towards the same goal, so let’s just solve the problem quickly, what do you say?”

Mu Lan pondered for a while.

“mobilize your trucks; I’ll ship another batch of fabric from overseas as quickly as possible, but you’ll have to bear this loss.”

The factory manager showed a troubled expression but had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

“Alright, alright, we’ll take responsibility.”

—–
Unaware of the issues happening on Mu Lan’s side, Huo Tingxiao was still pondering how to collaborate on the two pieces of land together.

The person responsible for liaising with Huo Group was Feng Lin, which didn’t surprise Huo Tingxiao at all.

However, the conditions put forth by the other party were somewhat more than Huo Tingxiao could stomach.

“Huo Group takes 46? Who takes 4? Me?”

Feng Lin sighed.

“These are Director Huo’s instructions, I am just as helpless.”

Huo Tingxiao was silent. What did this mean, targeting him?

“Then you tell Director Huo that I can’t possibly agree.”

Feng Lin wasn’t surprised by this response, but…

“The current situation isn’t good; you know what’s happening on the Sheng Family’s side. If you don’t cooperate with Huo Group, then the value of these two pieces of land will diminish significantly.

There’s also Jiancheng; we might consider collaborating with them too. Is that what you want to see?”

The measured tone outlined the present circumstances one by one.

Huo Tingxiao pursed his lips.

“So you want me to agree? Huo Group’s appetite is this big? Thinks it can swallow this cake whole?”

Feng Lin was silent for a moment.

“As long as you’re willing to make concessions, nothing is a problem.”

“Make concessions? I don’t even know what concessions are, Feng Lin. You go back and tell him that if he wants to talk about cooperation, that’s fine.

I take 7, Huo Group only gets 3, otherwise there’s no deal.”

Feng Lin frowned, had Huo Tingxiao lost his mind?

How could Huo Qidong possibly accept such terms.

“Huo Tingxiao, have you gone mad?”

“It’s not that I’ve gone mad, it’s that I am confident!”

Huo Tingxiao was extremely confident, leaving Feng Lin momentarily unsure how to respond.

Where was he getting this confidence from?

How could Huo Qidong possibly accept such demands? Huo Group was in the midst of restructuring, and the board members were all waiting for this big deal. A mere thirty percent profit, this could provoke the board members to create trouble.

“Alright, I will discuss it with Director Huo, but whether he agrees or not is another matter.”

“You just go back and talk, I’m certain he will agree.”

Certain…

Huo Tingxiao’s confidence was… it was hard to know how to respond to such conviction.

Feng Lin gave a wry smile.

“Have you always been this way in the business world?”

“Without this level of confidence, TX would not have reached its current scale.

I’m very clear on the internal issues of Huo Group, and you are too.”

Feng Lin raised an eyebrow, indeed Huo Tingxiao had hit the nail on the head.

“Alright, then I’ll go back and give it a try.”

After ending the conversation, Huo Tingxiao couldn’t wait to call Mu Lan, eager to know how things were progressing on her end.

Unexpectedly, it was Tang Xin who answered the phone.

“Brother-in-law, something has happened to President Mu.”

Huo Tingxiao frowned.

“What happened? What’s the matter?”

Tang Xin recounted the events from start to finish, causing Huo Tingxiao’s frown to deepen.

“How could such a basic mistake happen?”

Tang Xin felt like crying.

“The factory says it has been raining the past few days, and out of nowhere, this happened. They say the warehouse is not waterproof, and about a third of the fabrics are no longer usable.

Now if we ask those foreign manufacturers to make custom orders, we don’t know if they can deliver on time.

Brother-in-law, what should we do? President Mu won’t tell you these things, but I am really worried about her. I’m afraid…”