"What? You actually want a termination fee?" Nina was the first to shout.
"You wasted our time, and now you've offended Young Master Ye. Do you know how much our companies stand to lose? And you have the nerve to ask us for a termination fee?"
Gu Luosheng remained perfectly calm.
Then she took out the contract and read out the crucial clause: "Should either party propose terminating the partnership early, that party shall have the right to pay the other party a termination fee of one percent, or otherwise bear legal liability."
"Ha." Wang Xin scoffed. "That clause doesn't apply. You're the party at fault here. You've offended someone, and continuing to work with you would drag us down too. In short, you should be compensating us, yet you're asking us for money?"
Gu Luosheng slammed the contract onto the table. "First, I haven't offended anyone. Second, you're the ones who breached the contract first. By any reasonable standard, I'm entitled to that money."
"Pah! You're not getting a cent." Nina folded her arms across her chest, her whole attitude saying, I'm not paying. What are you going to do about it?
Everyone could see that Gu Luosheng no longer had any backing, and the An Family behind An Ning wouldn't support her unconditionally either.
Many of them knew that the An Family had always opposed An Ning working in this industry.
So they had nothing to fear now. They could simply terminate their contracts, and they certainly wouldn't pay her anything.
Gu Luosheng clicked her tongue. "So you're just going to shamelessly screw me over to my face."
Gu Luosheng rubbed her brow, looking exasperated. "Honestly, all of you. A few million could have settled this, but you insist on making it complicated. If I turn up the