Chapter 2114: Xiao Zheng, Let’s Go
The next day, both of them got up early.
Although they had an intense battle the night before, neither of them delayed their proper business.
At 9:30 in the morning, Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna took a car from the hotel. Mo Anna had arranged to meet Carlos at 10 AM, half an hour was enough for them to get to the headquarters of the Moer Consortium.
After a car ride of about twenty minutes, the two of them arrived at the headquarters of the Moer Consortium.
Since it was already work hours, the headquarters building was bustling with people, many of whom were busy with work. After Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna exchanged glances, they approached the front desk.
However, after inquiring, the response they got made them both couldn’t help but frown.
The receptionist, after making a phone call, actually told Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna that Carlos had gone on a business trip and would probably return only the next day. This meant their plan for the day was completely in vain.
"Miss, are you sure there’s no mistake?" Xiao Zheng frowned slightly and said, "We agreed with Mr. Carlos three days ago. He also asked us to come today."
Upon hearing this, the receptionist smiled politely and said, "I’m sorry, I can indeed find your appointment record here, but Mr. Carlos has indeed gone on a impromptu business trip. I’m afraid you two have to come again tomorrow."
Upon hearing her words, Xiao Zheng immediately felt a slight displeasure in his heart.
Mo Anna noticed the change in his expression and quickly said, "Since Mr. Carlos has a sudden commitment, let’s just come again tomorrow. Could you please help us arrange for a meeting at 10 AM tomorrow?"
"No problem, I will register it for you two right away," the receptionist said with a smile.
Mo Anna then tugged on Xiao Zheng’s arm, signaling for him to leave together.
After getting into the car back to the hotel, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but ask, "Why did you drag me away just now? Carlos is clearly standing us up on purpose!"
"Of course, I know he’s deliberately avoiding us, but what good does it do to get angry?" Mo Anna said with some helplessness, "You can’t possibly demolish the Mo’er Building just because you’re angry, right?"
Xiao Zheng sighed after hearing this: "It seems Ruobing was right, this Europe trip really won’t go smoothly. We barely started and already hit a wall."
Mo Anna patted the back of his hand and then said with a smile, "It’s not a big deal, after all, we are the ones seeking to cooperate with him. Lowering our stance a bit is normal. Let’s see what tomorrow holds, Carlos will return anyway."
"Hope so," Xiao Zheng sneered and said, "But I have a feeling it won’t be that simple. Since Carlos stood us up once, he’ll definitely do it again."
"If you don’t believe me, let’s watch and see."
Mo Anna didn’t say anything, but she was beginning to feel a slight unease.
The next day quickly arrived.
However, when the two of them once again reached the headquarters of the Moer Consortium, Xiao Zheng’s suspicion proved correct; Carlos stood them up again. Moreover, he didn’t even change the excuse, citing another impromptu business trip.
Xiao Zheng felt quite displeased but eventually calmed down after Mo Anna’s persuasion.
However, his patience was wearing thin.
Before leaving the Moer Consortium headquarters, Mo Anna scheduled another appointment at the front desk. This time, the appointment was set a bit further—three days later.
As the saying goes, "third time’s the charm."
Xiao Zheng had already made up his mind that if they didn’t see Carlos on the third attempt, he would take Mo Anna back home and find a way to meet Carlos alone.
Thus, the two returned to the hotel once more.
Although both Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna were not in the best of moods, they didn’t waste time. Instead, they seized the rare opportunity to start their Europe trip.
Although Mo Anna had visited Europe many times before, it was her first time traveling to Europe with Xiao Zheng.
As a result, she cherished these three days very much.
They visited many places and saw lots of beautiful scenery.
In this romantic world of two, the three-day period quickly passed.
After the short trip ended, Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna returned to Jonah City and once again stepped through the doors of the Moer Consortium headquarters for the third time. The receptionist was still the same, the one who had been attending to them previously.
Seeing Xiao Zheng and Mo Anna visit for the third time, an awkward smile appeared on the receptionist’s face.
Xiao Zheng noticed the change in her expression and asked with a cold smile, "Miss, surely you’re not going to tell me that Carlos is on another impromptu business trip, right?"
Upon hearing his words, the receptionist’s expression turned even more awkward: "I truly apologize, although you may find this hard to believe, Mr. Carlos really did go on another impromptu business trip."
Ha ha.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng laughed instead of getting angry.
As for the usually good-tempered Mo Anna, a thin layer of anger appeared on her face, and her tone became somewhat cold: "Miss, did Mr. Carlos really go on another business trip?"
"Yes, he really went on a business trip..." the receptionist said awkwardly.
Clearly, she was overwhelmed by Mo Anna’s strong presence.
Upon hearing this, Mo Anna nodded and said, "I don’t care whether Mr. Carlos really went on a business trip, but I hope you can relay a message to him. Cooperation is always based on mutual respect and equality. Even though the Mo’er Consortium is one of the world’s top consortia, our Qianqiu Group is not to be taken lightly either."
"Xiao Zheng, let’s go."
After saying that, she pulled Xiao Zheng out of the Moer Consortium headquarters.
Clearly, Mo Anna was really angry this time.
Otherwise, given her steadiness, she would never say something like that.
On the street, Xiao Zheng glanced at Mo Anna and asked, "Where are we going now? Should I find Carlos and help you vent your anger?"
"Forget it, I’ve already decided not to continue with the Paradise Island plan," Mo Anna said, shaking her head. "Since Carlos isn’t respecting us, we have no reason to cooperate with him."
"Our Qianqiu Group is not that much inferior to the Mo’er Consortium, and there’s no need to lower our stance too much."
Hearing this, Xiao Zheng said helplessly, "I already told you the same thing the first time we were stood up, but you didn’t listen."
"Never mind, let’s not talk about these unhappy things. Since we’re going back home tomorrow, how about we find a bar tonight and have a drink together?"
Mo Anna happened to be in a bad mood, and when she heard Xiao Zheng’s suggestion to relax with some drinks at a bar that night, she naturally gladly agreed.