The next morning, Lu Chengwen set out early with Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua to head up the mountain.
The moment he stepped outside, he ran into Jiang Shihan.
Jiang Shihan saw Lu Chengwen and said urgently, "CEO Lu, there's a meeting you absolutely have to attend. You can't get out of it."
"Who is it this time?"
"Huo Wenting."
In the city government's conference room.
Lu Chengwen reclined in a lounge chair while Jiang Shihan trimmed his nails and Zhuge Xiaohua massaged his shoulders. Hua Xuening stood behind Lu Chengwen with Precious Sword in her arms, her brows tightly furrowed as she watched this group of suited and tie-wearing people warily.
Mayor Zhao felt rather awkward. "Uh... our last discussion didn't end very pleasantly. Let's talk again this time. President Huo, why don't you tell us what you have in mind?"
Looking at Lu Chengwen acting like that, Huo Wenting was instantly annoyed.
"Lu Chengwen, void all the restrictive clauses you signed last time. Otherwise, a great deal of my work can't move forward."
"Why should I?" Lu Chengwen said. "Do you think something like this can be changed overnight?"
"The Ministry of Commerce won't recognize it either. Sooner or later, they'll declare your restriction order invalid."
"We'll talk when they declare it invalid. Ah—"
Lu Chengwen opened his mouth wide. Hua Xuening stared intently at Huo Wenting and the bodyguards behind her, holding a bunch of grapes over Lu Chengwen's face.
Since she wasn't looking at Lu Chengwen, her aim was... less than accurate. Lu Chengwen kept his mouth open and tried to reach them for quite a while. In the end, he grabbed Hua Xuening's wrist to steady it before taking a bite.
Huo Wenting said, "What will it take for you to revoke those restrictive