Married by Accident: The Rich CEO's Deeply Rooted Pampering Tactics

Chapter 332: He's just here to freeload.

Qiao Luo: "..."

"Alright then, it's just the initial stage of cooperation anyway, go if you want."

After receiving Qiao Luo's consent, Fang Yan cheered and jumped for joy like a happy sparrow.

After seeing her condition, Bai Ge began to suspect that the meal wasn't for discussing cooperation, but rather for meeting his sweetheart.

"Excuse me, who is this?"

Sure enough, after arriving at the restaurant where they were to meet, Zhou Bin looked at Fang Yan, who had a happy expression on her face, and couldn't help but ask her a question.

Qiao Luo quickly introduced, "Fang Yan, she's a colleague from our magazine. Mr. Zhou, you don't mind if we come along, do you?"

Zhou Bin shook his head, "Of course I don't mind."

"Ms. Fang, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Then, Zhou Bin greeted Fang Yan.

Fang Yan responded, but she wasn't enthusiastic towards Zhou Bin at all; instead, she looked at him with a certain wariness.

Zhou Bin saw it all, but didn't say anything.

"Ladies, take a look and see what you'd like to eat. Order whatever you like; it's on me for lunch today."

Zhou Bin spoke generously to the three of them.

Seeing this, Qiao Luo was about to offer to pay for the meal when Fang Yan stopped her.

"Really? Since Mr. Zhou is so generous, then we won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, without waiting for Qiao Luo and Bai Ge to react, he opened the menu and started ordering.

Qiao Luo couldn't do anything about her, but she had already decided that she had to pay for the meal herself, since Fang Yan didn't belong to their finance department and had nothing to do with this cooperation.

He's just here to freeload.

So, after Fang Yan ordered a huge amount of food, she quickly made her point.

"I think I'll pay for this meal."

"No, no, no, Miss Qiao, how can we let you pay the bill? Now is the time for Zhongtian to seek cooperation, so of course I will pay for it."

"But……"

"No buts, Miss Qiao, it's settled then."

Zhou Bin persisted.

Seeing this, Qiao Luo didn't say anything more.

While waiting for their food, the two chatted about work.

Regarding the cooperation with Zhongtian Technology, Qiao Luo also put forward some of her thoughts. Zhou Bin listened very carefully, and finally expressed his thoughts, saying, "Ms. Qiao, please rest assured, as long as we can cooperate, we will follow your company's arrangements."

That shows quite a bit of sincerity.

Qiao Luo is not a domineering or unreasonable person. Cooperation is about win-win and mutual benefit. It does not require one party to absolutely obey the other. That is a superior-subordinate relationship, which is not the kind of cooperation she wants.

What she has always needed is fairness and equality based on the facts.

"Mr. Zhou, there's no need to be so quick to compromise. Since we're going to cooperate, we must adhere to the principle of fairness. Our magazine isn't a one-man show; we can't tolerate different opinions. Rest assured, on this point, we will definitely stick to the facts and try our best to choose a method that benefits both parties."

Zhou Bin expressed his agreement and appreciation for her statement.

"Well... that's settled then. We'll discuss further cooperation plans later."

"Okay, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Zhou Bin raised his glass.

Since they had to go to work in the afternoon, Qiao Luo and the others opted for soft drinks instead of alcohol.

"Pleasant to work with."

After clinking glasses, each person drank the liquid in their glass.

"Bai Ge, let's go to the restroom together."

As the meal was nearing its end, Fang Yan suddenly spoke to Bai Ge.