Hidden Desires in the Aristocratic World Chapter 3

The computer screen on the desk had turned into a screen saver. Edward Yao, who had been in a daze, slowly came back to his senses, tapped the mouse lightly, and continued to look at the report on it, but he was actually completely absent-minded.

He seldom gets distracted while working, but just half an hour ago, he received a call from Alexander Qi, saying that he and Olivia Qin had arrived in Paris. There was something else he said afterwards that Edward Yao no longer remembered. By the time he came to his senses, the call had been hung up, and then he was in a daze for a full half an hour.

After letting out a sigh of relief and making up his mind, Edward Yao deleted Alexander Qi's cell phone number. He was not the kind of person who could not let go. Since the other party was already married, there was no point in pestering him anymore. As for being friends or something, in his opinion, there was no need for that at all.

The internal line rang at the right time. Edward Yao picked up the phone and heard the sweet voice of his female secretary Linda: "President, the general manager of Laisong Group wants to meet with you to discuss the agency rights of the company's products in mainland China..."

"Isn't this the responsibility of the sales department?" Edward Yao interrupted her, "Why do you want me to come forward? And I remember that we have already decided to renew the contract with the company we have cooperated with before. Others who come to us are directly rejected by the sales department. Why do you suddenly say that Lai Song wants to discuss this with us?"

The female secretary said in embarrassment: "The sales department has rejected them three times. This time, the general manager of the other party called directly. He said that he is an old friend of yours and wants you to give him some face..."

Edward Yao was speechless. The general manager of the Chinese mainland region of Laisong Group was Nathan Lu. How could he be considered an old friend of his? He really had the nerve to say such a thing.

"Just reject it directly. Don't bother with people who come to you specifically to build relationships with you in the future." After Edward Yao finished her instructions, she hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to say anything else.

The female secretary named Linda was holding the telephone receiver helplessly. Originally, the president would not use such a direct and impolite way even if he wanted to reject someone. Did the general manager of Laisong offend the president?

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In a dimly lit high-end western restaurant, a man in the corner was cutting steak elegantly and savoring the food leisurely, looking very relaxed and at ease.

The only thing that was out of tune with the romantic atmosphere here was that he was alone, while all around him were couples. It was a bit too desolate for a person to go to a western restaurant on a day like Valentine's Day, not to mention that he was a handsome man with a noble temperament, even though he himself seemed to not care about his pitiful situation.

Until another man came up and sat down opposite him without his permission.

The slender fingers that were cutting the foie gras paused. Edward Yao looked up at the man in front of her who seemed to be smiling, frowned slightly, but did not speak.

The other party spoke first: "I heard that CEO Yao of LK came to this place to dine alone, and chose a day like this. I didn't believe it. I just came to try my luck. I didn't expect you to be here. Or... did you come here on purpose to see other people in pairs, and then reminisce about your own love that ended in vain?"

Nathan Lu.

Only this person would say something that would make people, especially Edward Yao, hate him so much.

"Is there something?" Edward Yao said coldly. He had no intention of knowing how Nathan Lu knew that he was having dinner here. Of course, he didn't want to explain to him that he had his meals here every night and didn't pay attention to what day it was today.

Nathan Lu smiled and said, "I tried to make an appointment with Mr. Yao through your secretary this morning, but Mr. Yao refused to give me face, so I had to come here myself."

As expected, Edward Yao said, "I thought my secretary had told you clearly that the yacht agency rights of LK have been given to another company, so..."

"You haven't signed the contract yet, right?" Nathan Lu said with a smile, "Then why can't you give Lai Song a chance?"

LK is a world-renowned yacht manufacturer headquartered in Plymouth, England. The Coote family behind it is one of the top aristocratic families in the UK. Edward Yao is from the Coote family and is the president of LK Asia Pacific. His grandfather is a duke and he himself has the title of viscount. The nationality on Edward Yao's passport is British, although he is actually only one-quarter British.

The Lasong Group is one of the top three luxury goods agents in the world, with businesses ranging from real estate, hotels, luxury cars, luxury yachts to watches, clothing, and wine. It is headquartered in New York, USA. Its founder is the old man of the Lu family who immigrated to the United States a hundred years ago and the great-grandfather of Nathan Lu. The Chinese mainland region has been the strategic center of Lasong in recent years, and Nathan Lu is the general manager of the Chinese mainland region.

So it was obvious that he approached Edward Yao to discuss business, even though Edward Yao had no interest in cooperating with him at all.

Edward Yao didn't want to pay attention to him, but Nathan Lu started talking to himself: "I have shown the business plan to your sales manager. If you want to see it, I can get a copy for you now. Laisong is a large international company. Whether it is a sales platform or a customer base, it is one of the best. Moreover, we have sufficient capital investment, and our market development capabilities are absolutely second to none in the industry. Our business philosophy and LK can be highly unified. I believe that we can achieve long-term cooperation. The price is also negotiable. As long as..."

Edward Yao completely put down the cutlery in his hand. With this person in front of him who kept nagging him about business matters while he was eating, his appetite, which had been very good just now, was completely gone. At the same time, he really admired Nathan Lu's shamelessness. Where did the person who just came and mocked him about personal matters get the confidence that he would give him a chance to listen to his endless chatter before choosing to cooperate with him?

"Xingrui has always been LK's partner in mainland China. Although they are not as well-known as Laisong internationally, they are a local company and their market share in mainland China is higher than Laisong. You speak highly of Laisong but ignore the most essential issue. You said you can invest a lot of money in market development, so wait until you have developed the market in mainland China before discussing cooperation with LK."

Edward Yao retorted, and Nathan Lu said helplessly: "Boss Yao, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is only a matter of time before Laisong's market share in the mainland exceeds that of Xingrui. You have to look at the problem from a development perspective..."

Edward Yao disagreed: "LK's market strategy in the mainland is to seek stability. We have a very pleasant cooperation with Xingrui, so there is no need to accompany Laisong to make trouble together."

After he finished speaking, without giving Nathan Lu a chance to say anything else, he stood up and went to the bathroom.

The cold water washed over his hands. Edward Yao sat in front of the sink with his eyes lowered, looking a little absent-minded. In fact, he was quite unhappy at the moment. A good dinner was ruined like this. It seemed that he would have to go out to find a restaurant to fill his stomach later.

Nathan Lu, who followed over, folded his arms and half leaned against the door, looking at Edward Yao in front of him, who was slightly tilted. His fine bangs covered with water droplets covered his forehead, yet made him look indescribably seductive. His side profile could be considered perfect. His eyes moved down to the curve of his waist wrapped in a high-end custom-made suit, and he inadvertently recalled the naked body of Edward Yao that he saw that day... In fact, no matter from which aspect, Edward Yao could be considered the best among men.

Edward Yao stood up after washing his hands, and was startled by the sudden appearance of the person next to him, so he took a step back and sat directly on the sink. Nathan Lu smiled and leaned over, supporting his hands on both sides of his body, staring into his eyes without blinking, and said: "Actually, I talked to your company's sales manager several times before, and he was almost convinced by me, but he suddenly changed his attitude a few days ago, and refused to agree to cooperate with us no matter what, and even hinted that it was the will of the higher-ups...Is it your intention? A few days ago, that is, after we came back from Alexander Qi's wedding?"

Edward Yao pursed his lips, his entire body almost embraced by Nathan Lu. He did not dare to act rashly. He just looked coldly at Nathan Lu in front of him, but did not respond.

Nathan Lu smiled and moved closer to him, so close that his breath almost touched his. "Boss Yao, are you still upset about what happened that day, so you're taking revenge? I always thought you weren't the kind of person who couldn't tell the difference between public and private, right?"

Still upset about what happened that day? Well, Edward Yao admitted that he was indeed upset. His lower body was torn and bleeding by Nathan Lu, the B@st@ard, and he was too embarrassed to go to the hospital. He could only buy ointment and apply it on the area. It still hurts a little now. If he didn't mind at all, then there was something fishy. The reason why he asked the sales department to resolutely reject Lai Song was that he didn't want to have anything to do with him in the future. But obviously, Nathan Lu didn't have this awareness and didn't give up at all.

"Master Lu, are you asking for help?" Edward Yao replied coldly, "You have approached IK again and again, and even though you were clearly rejected, you still don't give up on this project. It must be that it can bring you a lot of benefits, right? If you want to cooperate with IK, you should correct your attitude."

Nathan Lu stared into Edward Yao's eyes. This was the first time he saw him so closely. He discovered that Edward Yao was indeed a mixed-race person with one quarter European ancestry. Not only were his facial features deeper and more handsome than those of the average yellow-skinned person, but the color of his pupils was a deep blue as bright as gemstones...very alluring. His thin lips, which kept uttering sharp words, were extremely S3xy. Not to mention his personality, at least his appearance was very much to his liking as the young Master Lu.

Of course, he didn't dare to be presumptuous at this time. He loosened his grip on Edward Yao, took a step back, and asked him: "Are you really willing to give Lai Song a chance?"

Edward Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood up straight, and said perfunctorily: "Whether to renew the contract with Xingrui or find another partner, we haven't made a final decision yet. Laisong is not without a chance."

After he finished speaking, he passed Nathan Lu and walked away.

Nathan Lu smiled and for the first time felt that Edward Yao was actually quite interesting.