Episode 133

  Two hours quickly passed since the first bidding session.

  In the conference room, only three companies were left: San Kou (China) Real Estate Co., Ltd. represented by Su Yuner, Nie Shi Group represented by Nie Shao Tang, and Ye Shi's wholly-owned subsidiary represented by Yu Luo.

  Yu Luo noticed that Nie Shao Tang's face was not right as soon as she entered the conference room. She tried to ignore him and focused all her attention on the bidding, as long as they could win, the Nie family would be saved.

  The second round of bidding officially began, and the judges first asked Su Yun'er questions.

  "Excuse me, Miss Su, what is the core point of your plan?"

  "We all know that the Ye Group is renowned domestically and internationally, and its real estate development has always been known for its high quality and high-end lifestyle. We believe that this time will be no exception, and it will target the high-end market. In the past, the apartments developed by the Ye Group have been standard Chinese-style apartments, although some have had European or Italian-style interior designs, but these have not accounted for a large proportion of the total. Coincidentally, our company's main real estate development is Japanese-style houses. I think that if we can develop a 30-story high-rise building in a bustling area, it will definitely cause a stir. Moreover, Japanese-style houses are more particular about materials and environmental protection, so if the Ye Group chooses to cooperate with our company, the cost will be much lower."

  Su Yun'er said with great confidence, and the judges seemed to nod in satisfaction. She smiled proudly and couldn't help but glance at Yu Luo.

  Yu Luo was taken aback, she almost forgot that Su Yuner was Japanese, the plan she came up with was indeed novel and had a selling point, she began to worry, not knowing if her plan book could attract the judges.

  "Miss Yu, we've reviewed your proposal and found that the views you put forward are quite different. Are you hoping that Nisi will take a mid-to-low-end route this time?"

  "Yes. Undeniably, the Night brand has a great reputation, but it is precisely because of this that we have lost a large number of customers who yearn to own a property developed by Night but do not have enough economic strength to pay for it. In response to this, I conducted market research and the data shows that the total value of properties purchased by mid-to-low-end real estate customers each year is far greater than that of high-end buyers when converted into RMB."

  Another judge took over Yu Luo's plan book, frowned, and Yu Luo's heart also jumped with it.

  "Miss Yu, I'm very interested in the 'family-oriented concept' you mentioned."

  Yu Luo's eyes widened in surprise, she didn't remember that her plan book had mentioned "family unity concept", she hastily opened the plan book in front of her and found this content in the last part, with a simple introduction attached and a set of design drafts.

  "Miss Rain, can you give a brief explanation?"

  Yu Luo snapped back to reality, nodding his head: "To put it simply, Chinese people place great importance on family values, but after their children get married, they are unwilling to live with their parents, yet they also worry about being too far away from them. Therefore, if a family purchases two or more houses at once, they can have the floors connected for free, either vertically or horizontally, which increases the living space and freedom, thus eliminating the problem between children and parents."

  The reviewer nodded and didn't say anything else, but Yuluo was still in shock. When she made this plan before, she always felt that something was missing. Now seeing this idea, she realized that what she had been wanting to express but couldn't shape into words was exactly this.

  She didn't write down this idea, so who could it be? She remembered that she fell asleep on her desk last night and woke up in bed. Could it be him?

  As soon as this idea emerged, Yu Luo wanted to deny it. He absolutely wouldn't want to help Nie Shao Tang, so how could he possibly take the initiative to help her perfect the plan? But apart from him, it seemed that there was no one else.

  Ye Xiu, why help her?

  Could it be that she had misunderstood him all along?

  Before she could even think it through, Yu Luo's abdomen was hit with another wave of intense pain. Underneath her, a thick flow of blood gushed out, making her feel both painful and uncomfortable. Earlier, in order to work on the plan book, she hadn't had time to buy sanitary pads. She thought that the first day wouldn't be much, but unexpectedly, this time was an exception.

  "Mr. Nie, as far as I know, the Nie family has recently fallen into a financial crisis. Can you talk about how the funding issue would be resolved if the Nie family were to cooperate with you?"

  The judges began to ask questions of Nie Shao Tang, Yu Luo endured the pain and looked back, coincidentally meeting Nie Shao Tang's expressionless face.

  A minute passed and he didn't respond.

  "Mr. Nie——"

  "Sorry." Nie Shao Tang suddenly stood up, "I give up on this bid."

  "Too little!"

  Nie Yongnian, who was sitting behind and listening, was shocked and hurriedly wanted to stop Nie Shaotang, but he seemed to have not heard, just like that, walked out of the conference room.

  "Since Netease Group has given up on this bid, congratulations to the two who have entered the final round of competition."

  Yu Luo forced a smile, her hands involuntarily covering her abdomen in an attempt to alleviate the pain, her face gradually paling. She didn't have time to think about it too much, as soon as the judge announced the intermission, she followed Nie Shao Tang and rushed out.

  "What are you doing out here?"

  Nie Shao Tang sneered at her with a glance.

  "You, why give up your right?"

  "Aren't you eager to win against me? I concede, isn't that what you wanted?"

  Nie Shao Tang sneered: "Yu Luo, I didn't think you'd be so afraid of me bothering you. So, you want to personally wipe out the Nie family?"

  "Shao Tang——"

  Yu Luo hastily shook her head, she hadn't expected him to think this way.

  "Don't worry, whether Nie's family goes bankrupt or not, I won't bother you again!"

  "Shao Tang, you——"

  Yu Luo's five senses painfully scrunched together, her body slowly crouching down. Nie Shao Tang coldly glanced at her once, desperately suppressing the urge to rush forward and help her up, turned around, and entered the elevator.

  "Director Yu, are you okay?"

  Yu Luo's assistant was a young girl who had just joined the company, she hastily came forward and supported Yu Luo.

  "It's nothing, it doesn't matter."

  Yu Luo took big breaths, her lower abdomen aching unbearably.

  "Xiao Ya, can you help me go downstairs to the supermarket to buy something?"

  "What's wrong?"

  Yu Luo awkwardly whispered three words in her ear, and Xiaoya nodded understandingly and immediately went to do it.

  Her lower abdomen was aching intermittently, and Rain Luo really wanted to lie down and rest for a while, but if she did, everything would be in vain.

  "Yu Luo, are you feeling unwell?"

  Su Yun'er walked over and asked with concern.

  "Yuner, I'm fine, just need a rest."

  "Uh-huh, then you'd better go rest for a bit. The final round of bidding is about to start in half an hour."

  "Good."

  Yu Luo forced a pale smile and headed towards the rest room.

  Su Yun'er gazed at the departing figure of Yu Luo, lost in thought. After a while, she turned around and was bumped into by Xiao Ya, who had rushed over hastily.

  With a "slap" sound, Xiaoya's black bag fell to the ground, revealing the white sanitary napkin inside.

  "How did you get here?"

  Su Yun'er disgustingly patted the nonexistent dust off her body.

  "Sorry, sorry."

  Xiaoya apologized repeatedly and squatted down to pick up the sanitary napkin that had fallen out.

  "Wait a minute."

  Su Yun'er's eyes flashed, and she saw that the girl in front of her was Yu Luo's assistant for this bidding.

  "Is this for Yu Luo?"

  "Yes, Miss Su."

  Su Yun'er smiled knowingly, no wonder, earlier she saw Yu Luo's face was pale.

  "It's raining heavily outside, Miss Su, I'll leave first."

  "Wait."

  Xiao Ya stopped in her tracks with a puzzled expression, Su Yun'er walked over and picked up the package of sanitary napkins from the bag, looking at the label on it.

  "Didn't Yu Luo tell you to buy FS brand?"

  Xiao Ya shook her head vaguely.

  "Why don't you ask?"

  Su Yun'er's face turned anxious, and Xiao Ya didn't understand what was going on, so she asked.

  "What's wrong, Miss Su?"

  Su Yun'er picked up the package of sanitary napkins and walked over to a nearby trash can, throwing it in.

  "Miss Su?!"

  "I'm very familiar with Yu Luo, her body is very sensitive, apart from FS sanitary napkins, all the others will cause allergic reactions."

  "Huh?"

  Xiao Ya was clearly frightened out of her wits and for a while didn't know what to do.

  "What should I do then, Miss Su? Should I go buy some more?"

  As he spoke, he was about to turn back and leave.

  "It's okay, I don't need it."

  Su Yun'er stopped her.

  "Luckily I have FS there, you wait, I'll go get it for you."

  "Great, thank you Miss Su."

  "It doesn't matter."

  Su Yun'er turned around, a cruel smile floating at the corner of her mouth. After a while, she returned and handed the bag in her hand to Xiao Ya.

  "Hurry up, don't keep Luo Yu waiting for too long."

  "Thank you, Miss Su."

  "Xiao Ya, remember, don't tell Yu Luo it was me who gave it to her, I'm afraid she'll be shy."

  "Alright, Miss Su."

  In the rest room, Yu Luo was already trembling all over with pain. Xiaoya handed her a bag and she quickly went into the bathroom to change into sanitary pads, feeling much more at ease. She was wearing a dress and was afraid it would seep through.

  Now, just hold on for a bit, hopefully it won't hurt too much.

  The third round of bidding was held as scheduled. Almost at the moment when Yu Luo walked into the conference room, the man in the general manager's office discovered that something was wrong.

  On the wall of the office, a live broadcast of the bidding scene was being projected, and on the large electronic screen, the pale and bloodless thin face of the girl was clearly reflected.

  And also, her posture while walking is very strange.

  Ulo's body had already started to feel cold, and as usual, it was Soo-young who began to explain, but he didn't listen to a single word.

  "Miss Rain, it's your turn."

  Yu Lu struggled to get up.

  The lights in the conference room dimmed, and the yellow light of the slide projector cast an unhealthy glow on her face, making her look even more pale. Every word she spoke seemed to take all her strength.

  Her lower abdomen felt as if it was weighed down by countless huge stones, pulling her body down continuously. She felt waves of heat rushing out, and the pores all over her body were emitting cold air. Her legs also seemed to be not her own, almost unable to stand steadily.

  She pressed her fingertips hard into her palm, using another kind of pain to wake herself up. She told herself that she just needed to hold on a little longer, and it would be okay.

  "Xiao Ya, make her stop!"

  Ye Xiu shouted loudly into the microphone, scaring Xiaoyu half to death. Before she could even react, another loud shout came from the CEO's mouth, "She..."

  "Damn it! Tell her to stop for me!"