Chapter 142 He Is the Real Madman

"Indeed," Cui Hao sighed. "The boss has had me preparing all the documentation regarding this matter for days now. It's got my head spinning!"

"Sister Bai doesn't know about this, does she?"

"How could we possibly let her find out! The boss is doing this precisely to strike a deal with the Jade-Faced Fox so that bastard stops using Sister Bai's leverage to threaten her."

...

Hearing this, Bai Luomei finally understood why Zhai Muli hadn't gone to the police station to expose her. To think he had been plotting something like this!

Bai Luomei gritted her teeth. As she stepped into the elevator heading down to the parking garage, she dialed the number for Zhai Muli's secretary.

Zhai Muli was still in a meeting. When Secretary Cai answered Bai Luomei's call, he was quite startled. "Miss Bai, our boss is still in a meeting. How may I help you?"

"Tell that fox Zhai Muli that I'm waiting for him right here at your Junlin Hotel. If he has the guts, he can come down and see me himself!"

With that, Bai Luomei hung up the phone.

Secretary Cai was left in a daze.

Bai Luomei worked for a rival company; why would she ask the boss to meet her at a hotel? Could they possibly...

Secretary Cai did not dare to let his imagination wander further.

Once Zhai Muli concluded the meeting with several senior executives, Secretary Cai stepped forward to report the matter to him.

Zhai Muli was equally surprised. "Bai Luomei wants to see me?"

His ore business negotiations with Nangong Ao were practically finalized. Why on earth would Bai Luomei want to see him now? Wasn't she practically running away from him before?

Hmph, so she had finally come to beg him after all!

Zhai Muli sat back on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

Secretary Cai had no idea what was going on. "Boss, aren't you going to the appointment?"

"There's no rush," Zhai Muli replied lazily. "Let her cool her heels for a bit."

An hour and a half later, a call came from the front desk: "Secretary Cai, there's a Miss Bai here who says she has an appointment with the CEO. May we let her up?"

Upon hearing this, Secretary Cai knew the visitor was Bai Luomei. She must have been kept waiting too long and was getting anxious.

Secretary Cai hurried into the office to report to his boss: "Boss, Miss Bai has come to the company in person and is downstairs right now. Should we..."

Those past ninety minutes had not been easy for Zhai Muli either. The documents lay on his desk, yet he hadn't managed to read a single one.

"Send her up."

After speaking, he added, "Order two meals up as well."

"Understood." Secretary Cai went out to reply to the front desk.

Not long after, the forceful sound of Bai Luomei's footsteps echoed down the corridor.

With a loud crash, Bai Luomei pushed past Secretary Cai and kicked the door of the CEO's office wide open.

Secretary Cai was too late to stop her, standing frozen in utter astonishment. This woman was truly not someone to be trifled with!

The formidable Bai Luomei glared with undisguised fury at Zhai Muli, who was sitting composedly behind his desk. "Young Master Zhai, you sure move slowly! Have your kidneys deteriorated from overwork lately to the point where you can barely walk?"

Secretary Cai: "..."

That woman had a truly venomous tongue!

Zhai Muli was entirely unfazed by Bai Luomei's insults; he merely shrugged with utter indifference. "I have indeed been quite busy lately preparing to take over the ore business."

"You!" Bai Luomei gritted her teeth in rage. "If you have the ability, go ahead and report me! Do you think you can win by using such despicable tactics to steal business?"

"Ha, what are you angry about? Shouldn't you be endlessly grateful that Nangong Ao was willing to sacrifice his own company's interests for the sake of an able subordinate like you?"

Zhai Muli smiled coldly. "This is only the first step. We'll have plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future!"

Bai Luomei had originally intended to negotiate with him in private, but seeing his attitude, she realized that no amount of talk would make him relent.

He was deliberately using her past mistakes to threaten Nangong Ao and crush the ZR Group!

"I will never let you succeed!" With resolute determination, Bai Luomei picked up her phone and dialed the police emergency number. "Hello, I want to turn myself in..."

Zhai Muli's expression changed drastically. He crossed the distance from behind his desk in two or three rapid strides.

Bai Luomei immediately stepped back, her call still ringing. Zhai Muli barked out an order: "Melis, jam the network signal!"

"Beep—" Bai Luomei's call was abruptly disconnected.

"You..."

Before she could finish, Zhai Muli lunged forward, swiftly subdued her, and pinned her against the wall so she couldn't move.

Seeing this scene, Secretary Cai very tactfully closed the door and retreated outside.

Bai Luomei was always the one overpowering others; when had she ever been pinned down by someone else? She struggled fiercely. "Zhai Muli, you bastard, let me go!"

"I won't!"

Though Zhai Muli looked like a scholar, he was by no means weak. His decade and more of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training hadn't been for nothing!

Bai Luomei's hands were pinned above her head, her body pressed firmly against the wall, with his knee wedged between her thighs, rendering her completely immobile.

This posture, bordering on humiliation, brought back those unbearable memories of her time in the car.

Driven by desperation, Bai Luomei thrust her head forward, aiming a headbutt right at Zhai Muli's face.

Zhai Muli hastily leaned back to dodge it. Seizing the moment, Bai Luomei lunged toward his shoulder and clamped her teeth down hard, refusing to let go!

"Hiss! You insane woman!"

Zhai Muli gasped in pain and finally released her.

Bai Luomei glared with fierce hostility, her lips stained with blood and her hair disheveled, making her look indeed like a woman driven mad.

"Zhai Muli, I will never compromise with you!"

The hatred in her eyes sent a sharp pang through Zhai Muli's heart, yet he continued with harsh words: "Do you think turning yourself in will solve everything once and for all? Keep dreaming! The moment you turn yourself in, I'll have your younger brother thrown in to keep you company!"

"You wouldn't dare!" A trace of panic flickered in Bai Luomei's voice.

Zhai Muli violently ripped off the sleeve of his right shoulder where she had bitten him, tossing the scrap of fabric to the floor. "Feel free to test whether I dare or not! The funding for your brother's research project was invested through my connections, but whether that money is clean or not is entirely up to me!"

"You... you shameless beast!" Bai Luomei turned pale with rage.

"Ha, haven't you always known what kind of person I am?" Zhai Muli sneered. "It would have been one thing if Nangong Ao had stepped aside and handed over the ore business for your sake. Since you're so unwilling to accept it, you can pay the price yourself!

I can drop the ore business, but you will come to work for me. Otherwise, I'll add a few permanent black marks to your brother's personal record!"

If looks could kill, Zhai Muli would have been riddled with thousands of holes by now.

Yet the more furious she was, the more exhilarated he felt inside!

Bai Luomei felt completely drained of strength by her anger. "You just want to torture me, don't you?"

"That's right!" Zhai Muli leaned against the desk, his expression cold and gloomy. "Ever since you schemed to escape from me, you should have been prepared for this!"

Bai Luomei thought to herself that she must have run into a true madman. What reasoning could one possibly share with a lunatic?

"Fine!" Bai Luomei nodded with resolute defiance. "As long as you leave my brother alone and drop the attempt to seize ZR Group's business, I will come work for you."

"Ha, it's good that you've finally seen the light!"

Zhai Muli dialed the secretary's office and instructed Secretary Cai, "Cancel the appointment to sign the contract with Nangong Ao!"