Meeting You Was Fate

Chapter 73 Go Against Him

Nathan kept his eyes locked onto Mandy as he slipped into bed with her. Carefully, he placed his arms around her soft body.

As he looked at her, he couldn't help but remember the past.

It was the same case for Mandy. As Nathan thought about it, he had made a guess that the reason why Mandy had abandoned music to be a doctor was probably because of the car accident.

Their fates were entangled together by the car accident. As for whether the car accident had been caused by someone or was an inevitable disaster, it was still a mystery.

At JS International

"President Jin, I would like to report to you about the latest news on the land that you were interested in last time. The Lin Group pressed forward closely after we disclosed the information of our intention. It is said that they have settled the price in these two days," Fred reported as he stood in the office with the statement in his hand. There was no expression on his face as he announced the news flatly.

The look in Nathan's eyes turned cold and cruel as he raised his head.

'Well, it would be interesting to go against them...' Nathan thought.

"Go to the municipal government right now," Nathan ordered as he put down the files and flung his gold plated pen across the table.

In the office of deputy mayor at the city hall...

The deputy mayor was dealing with some documents when Nathan arrived. Seeing Nathan, the deputy mayor stood up hurriedly to greet him.

"President Jin! To what do I owe the rare visit?" The indifferent expression on the deputy mayor's face disappeared as soon as he saw Nathan enter. He knew that the man in front of him was not coming with a good will. Yet he did his best to greet him warmly.

"How have you been, Deputy Mayor Tang?" replied Nathan, sitting down on the plush sofa. He lifted his legs and placed them up the coffee table. Th deputy mayor tried to figure out what was going on in Nathan's mind.

"Everything is fine," the deputy mayor said with a flattering smile.

"Everything is fine with you. But it isn't with me," retorted Nathan as he coldly glanced at him.

If he wasn't contented, no one else was allowed to relax and settle.

The deputy mayor definitely knew the reason why Nathan was unhappy. All because of that piece of land. He had set a reserve price of 800 million dollars for the auction, which would be held on 10th of next month. At that time, whoever won the bid would get the piece of land.

"I don't know why things have gone against you, President Jin," the deputy mayor said as he pretended to be unaware of it. Then he continue to talk with Nathan about other topics.

"I heard that someone has been trampling down the government hall recently." Nathan steered the conversation back on track in a mocking manner as he sneered.

"There are indeed a lot of people coming to the municipal government, and they are busy every day. Recently, it's not been so peaceful in City A." Mayor Tang put his right hand on his forehead and frowned slightly. Yesterday, someone reported that City A was planning to smuggle munitions. So he had been very busy with this matter.

"After so much talking, Mayor Tang, you still want to beat around the bush with me, don't you? Are you trying to embarrass me?" Nathan said with a smile, although his tone was quite hostile.

Mayor Tang replied with an amiable smile, "President Jin, I wouldn't dare do such a thing."

"You should know that the election period is about to start in a month. If you behave well, you may still be the boss here, but if you act against me, you will not be likely to remain in your position," Nathan calmly said. It was evident, however, that he was making a threat.

The Jin Family was absolutely omnipotent in City A. Jason had been in the business field for many years and was a real shark. His way of doing things was very cruel. Unexpectedly, his son, Nathan, was even more ruthless than he was.

Deputy mayor Tang clenched his teeth. There was a slight smile on his seemingly calm face, but in fact, his heart had already been stirred up. He was actually very frightened of Nathan.

"President Jin, I will handle it well. Please don't worry." Mayor Tang now reckoned that the Lin Family was not as powerful as the Jin Family. He had to stand on the right side; otherwise, he would put himself in a difficult situation.

With a smile, Nathan leaned back on the sofa and crossed his legs widely. "Ah, Deputy Mayor Tang... You are really a tricky man."

"President Jin, are you busy now? How about we have lunch together?" Deputy mayor Tang asked gingerly.

"No, thanks. But I'll buy you a drink next time," Nathan declined politely. The most hateful thing for him was social activities, like being invited by others to have lunch or dinner together. Moreover, he didn't have so much free time because of the business he had to handle in his company.

"All right. Take care, President Jin. Don't worry. I'll take care of anything," Deputy mayor Tang promised as he patted his chest to show his confidence. He had no other choice. In a society where the weak were at a disadvantage, he had to be a fence sitter. However, he had to be smart to judge the situation so that he could always stand with the right side.

And so, because of this, the JS International outperformed the Lin Group.

Joshua Tang felt very sorry for Alex. These past two days, Alex had come several times in person and told him that they were willing to buy the land at a high price. Joshua had planned to take this chance to do a good business deal and make a fortune out of it, but now, under the pressure of Nathan, he could not do anything but drop the deal with Alex.

At the Lin Group

In the luxurious president's office, Alex and Justin were chatting on the sofa.

"Father, it is eight hundred million dollars! What I'm saying is that this piece of land is not worth that much money!" Just now, Justin estimated that the most popular land speculated by the developers in the city was worth at most 300 million. And it was hilarious that deputy mayor Tang should offer a sky- high price of 800 million. And what was more hilarious for him was that his father had actually agreed with it.

"You little fool, what do you know? This land is definitely worth 800 million. Now, JS International is competing with us for it. I'll pay the deposit in the next two days. By that time, deputy mayor Tang will give us the specific offer for the land, and if we can guess the right price on the auction then we will be able to buy it," Alex explained. Although he looked and sounded calm, he was nervously fiddling with his worry beads in his hand. They were exquisitely rare artifacts made out of a hundred-year-old red sandalwood.

Justin frowned and said coldly, "Dad, even if this land is worth eight hundred million, do you think a person like Joshua would give the real price to us? Don't you think he would tell it to the JS International?"

"JS International will not offer that high a price right now. I have no doubts that we will win," replied Alex, a sly look on his face.

Hearing this, Justin's lips twisted into a frown. He felt that there was something wrong about the whole thing.

With a faint smile, Alex found a photo from his mobile phone album. In the photo, the girl looked sweet and lovely. Her watery almond eyes looked straight at the lens and were as clear as crystal. It was as if she could look through people's souls. Although her pink lips were pursed lightly, a special desire was aroused. Her complexion, although fair and white, had an attractive flush.

Such a beautiful woman, even without makeup. Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Have a look. Do you like her?" Alex changed the topic and handed his mobile phone to Justin.

When Justin saw the woman in Alex's phone, he changed his mind immediately about the blind date with Mandy Zhou. At first, he had disliked the fact that his parents were arranging a blind date for him a few minutes ago.

'What a beauty of nature!'

Justin couldn't help sigh and gave a satisfied smile.

"Dad, come on. What are you trying to do?" Alex diverted his gaze from the photo and pretended to be calm. But in truth, he felt satisfied that this arrangement went well beyond his expectations.