A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

After Darren left, Jacob sighed and looked around. “What else can I do around here aside from eating?“ He walked around the place and smiled, as if he had thought of an idea. “Oh, how about having a drink with an acquaintance instead?“

Then, holding a glass of wine, he went straight into Darren's private room.

Inside the room, Herman was eating and drinking with Darren. He was surprised when the door opened and a stranger walked in. His gaze turned from the door to Darren, and he saw his gloomy face. He asked, “Darren, who is this?“

The newcomer looked familiar, but Herman couldn't remember his name.

“Mr. Su, nice to see you! I'm Jacob Gu, the president of the HT Group.“ He raised his glass towards Darren. “Mr. Xu and I are old friends,“ Jacob said, looking at Darren contemptuously, almost as if challenging him.

As soon as Herman heard the name of the company, he stood up immediately. He remembered that this was the president of the HT Group, Jacob, who had appeared in the newspapers countless times.

“Oh, it's Mr. Gu! I've heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you!“ With a wrinkled smile on his face, Herman said to Jacob, “Come on, Mr. Gu. Since you are an old friend of Mr. Xu, come and sit. Let's eat together!“

Herman made it all about Jacob, while Darren remained calm.

Darren kept to himself and didn't say anything. The war between the KING Group and the HT Group had already been reported to the media. The food poisoning issue had also caused quite a ruckus in the city, so it was impossible for Herman to not know about it. It was obvious that Herman was trying to cotton up to Jacob, flattering him while he had a chance.

Darren, on the other hand, didn't want to show emotions around Jacob. The three of them sat and ate at the same table, which soon turned the atmosphere a little weird.

“To be honest, I've heard a lot of good things about you, Herman,“ Jacob said. He had already made full preparations in case this moment happened. He had especially checked Herman's information, so now, he praised him sincerely. Finally, he said, “Since Mr. Xu believes in you, I think that you must be trustworthy.“

had just suggested that the HT Group also wanted to acquire Herman's

awkwardly, “T-Thank you for your trust, Mr. Gu. But what kind of order do you

seemed like you really spared no effort in chewing and swallowing down the rest of my food. Ah, I'm sorry for my lack of class. I don't know if I used the

not only forced himself into his meeting with Herman, but had also tried to steal his

quiet for a while until Herman looked at Jacob, wondering what

lips curved up into a small smile as he didn't take Darren's words seriously. “Of course the food is good.“ Then, he turned to Herman to answer his question. “To be honest, the HT Group is preparing customized skin care products, which required the most professional equipment. After doing some research, I found that you're the only one qualified in terms of the equipment. So now, I feel really

temper. He made it seem that he

for the production of some of our

situation. He wanted Herman's factory's equipment for the production of hyaluronic acid

getting more and more nervous as time went by. But Jacob also knew not to get under Darren's skin too much. So he said, “But of course, today is just some talk. As long as we eat and drink happily, that's enough

any more. He inhaled deeply and tried his best to control his temper. Then, he said to Jacob, “I've heard of your new project, and I guess it's very popular among the public. But it won't be possible to manufacture

intentionally, making sure Herman understood him. Compared with the stable sales of the KING Group's products, the potential profit margin of Jacob's

that Jacob just wanted to eat his leftovers, regardless of the profit he could get from

to talk about, but I have to discuss it with Herman in private.“ Then, Jacob drank the rest of his wine and wiped his mouth with the table napkin. He said, “How about this? I'll leave you and Herman alone, since I have something else to deal with. Enjoy yourselves.“ Jacob didn't take Darren's words seriously even though

the other two

help but admire Jacob. Jacob had intervened in a private meeting, which had risen Darren's anger and made him feel frustrated in his own home. However, he had had to keep himself as composed as

a phone call the next day. Jacob took a look at the number on the screen. The number was familiar because he had memorized it already when he made

joyfully because he already knew that he'd gotten Herman's interest

he quickly got to the point. “I'm now downstairs, in the lobby of the HT Group's building. Do you have time to talk with