Hearing Camille Laurent's words, the employees who had been eavesdropping were shocked yet again.
Another one!
"Hiss... What on earth has our Mr. Lucas done?"
"Yeah, one after another, billionaire presidents are paying visits, and they're all coming proactively."
"You think our company is about to hit the jackpot?"
"Then wouldn't we become founding employees? The rewards then..."
"Shh, wait for news."
Today's gossip had every employee at Tian Ying Technology numb.
All of them were presidents.
And their level was utterly unreachable.
With ordinary undergraduate degrees like theirs, they could never have entered such major companies before.
But today?
The company they worked for was receiving visits from so many billionaire presidents.
Simply unbelievable.
This left them both excited and puzzled.
Just what charm did their company possess to attract all these big bosses?
"President Laurent?" Li Yufei was somewhat dumbfounded.
Goodness.
It really was big boss after big boss.
Mr. Qin inside was the future heir of the Qin Group, valued at hundreds of billions.
And now this was a local billionaire president of Jiang City.
What in the world had Mr. Lucas done?
Li Yufei wondered inwardly.
On the surface, she still said, "President Laurent, our Mr. Lucas is meeting with distinguished guests inside. I'm afraid..."
Before Li Yufei could finish, Camille Laurent unceremoniously pushed the door open.
So what if they're distinguished guests?
"Ah, President Laurent, you can't go in!"
Seeing Camille's action, Li Yufei was startled and hurried to stop her.
But it was too late. Camille pushed the door open and walked in.
In the president's office, Lucas and Qin Xiao, who had been chatting and laughing, heard the noise and looked over simultaneously.
"Ca... Miss Laurent?" Lucas was taken aback.
Camille Laurent?
Why was she here again?
What was she planning this time?
Hearing Lucas's voice, Camille fixed her gaze on him, not even glancing at Qin Xiao beside him.
Camille said delightedly, "Lucas, I'm here to discuss a project with you."
Lucas: "???"
Sis, please don't mess with me right now.
Projects worth hundreds of millions aren't on the table at the moment.
I'm discussing a project worth *hundreds of billions*.
Seeing Camille's stunning, coolly beautiful face lit up with delight, Qin Xiao beside them instantly felt a twinge of envy.
What the heck?
Why were all these top-tier beauties around Brother Lucas?
And this one was the president of the Laurent Group, no less.
Qin Xiao said with a face full of envy and jealousy, "Brother Lucas, your peach blossom luck is just too overwhelming."
"Beautiful women everywhere."
Whether it was last night or right now, it was always a scene of beautiful women actively throwing themselves at him.
Especially last night!
The group of beauties *he* had invited actually couldn't stop thinking about Lucas.
Infuriating!
But thankfully, his money-power still worked.
Lucas shot him a glance. "Old Qin, if you don't know how to speak properly, go eat a durian."
You rascal.
Aren't you just stirring up trouble?
Can't you see the situation is a bit awkward right now?
My little secretary is right here. If you spout nonsense and my favorability with her drops, I'll end you!
Seeing this, Qin Xiao gave an awkward chuckle.
Hehe.
Sorry, I forgot we're both men here.
Forgot all about relationships.
*Sigh.*
So envious and jealous.
Hearing Qin Xiao's words, Camille shifted her gaze to him, surprised. "Young Master Qin, you're here too?"
As part of high society, she knew Qin Xiao.
After all, her family ran a pharmaceutical company, and when exporting medicines, they also had to deal with the Qin family.
So she had met Qin Xiao before.
Qin Xiao nodded, then said enviously, "I've been here the whole time."
"It's just a certain President Laurent didn't notice."
Although Camille's looks were exceptional,
he wasn't particularly drawn to her.
The person he *was* drawn to...
was a bit of an odd case.
Just thinking about the woman Qin Xiao and Adrien Lefèvre fought over gave Lucas a headache.
Thank goodness it was Qin Xiao.
He had no idea what Qin Xiao saw in her.
Of course, now wasn't the time for that. He looked at Camille curiously. "Miss Laurent, what brings you here?"
To discuss a project with him?
His was a tech company, and Camille's was a pharmaceutical company. They had zero overlap.
Ridiculous.
Hadn't this girl learned her lesson after last night's incident?
Still trying to get close?
No way!
Absolutely not!
Not to mention they were in the company now, with everyone acting as potential 'eyes and ears.'
Plus, his secretary Li was present.
Flirting was completely off the table.
He had to maintain an image of integrity, unmoved by feminine charms.
The warm, dedicated persona he had built absolutely could not crumble!
Hearing this, Camille smiled happily. "I thought about it after going back and felt there *is* a project we could collaborate on."
"And it's especially suitable for you."
"Shall we discuss it... alone?"
As she spoke, Camille glanced at Qin Xiao, who was watching the drama unfold while munching on metaphorical popcorn.
Seeing her look his way, Qin Xiao immediately understood.
His presence here was disturbing Camille.
Qin Xiao decisively finished the tea in his cup, then grinned. "Brother Lucas, since our deal is signed, I'll head back now."
"Last night really wore out my old back."
Time to go.
No need to stay here watching this romantic drama while eating dog food.
Better to go back, find some high-quality goji berries, brew some tea, and strengthen the kidneys.
With that, Qin Xiao left.
Watching this extra 'third wheel' depart, a glint of satisfaction flashed in Camille's eyes.
Young Master Qin was quite tactful.
Camille said expectantly, "Lucas, can we talk now?"
After a night of deep thought, Camille had already decided.
She had to have Lucas.
The shadow of Lucas in her mind was becoming more and more solid.
Looking at her expectant gaze, Lucas felt an instant headache.
Beside him, his secretary Li was staring at him intently.
Ah!
This is torture.
Why couldn't they have gone to a café to talk?
Then Camille wouldn't have caught him here today.
But since things had come to this, it was hard to refuse. Thinking this, Lucas said to Li Yufei, "You can go out first. President Laurent and I need to talk for a bit."
Hearing this, Li Yufei seemed to want to say something but couldn't.
She could only nod reluctantly. "Yes, Mr. Lucas."
After she left, Camille pulled Lucas over to sit on the sofa.
"Lucas, I need to tell you something..."
Hearing Camille's cheerful voice from inside the office, Li Yufei outside really wanted to sigh.
*Sigh!*
Li Yufei turned to go back to her desk to work, but upon turning around, she got a fright.
"Pr... President Dubois?!"