Chapter 114: Meeting the President
Speaking of which, Chen Tianlong made a sunflower seed shape with his hands, and then continued, "You look like you’re twenty years old, am I right?"
Sure enough, Li Wei was all smiles when Chen Tianlong praised her, as if she had forgotten all about the previous issue.
Seeing the situation turn for the better, Chen Tianlong immediately said, "Alright, I’ll head in first. Once I’m out, I’ll continue chatting with the beautiful lady."
"Oh... wait!"
The lobby manager was still basking in Chen Tianlong’s compliments, suddenly realizing something was amiss. This kid dared to fool her and attempted to sneak inside.
"Young man, you can’t go in. You can’t enter without an appointment."
Li Wei quickly ran over and blocked Chen Tianlong.
"Pretty lady, I really have something to tell Chairman Chen." Chen Tianlong had no choice; he couldn’t act recklessly in such a public place.
"Heh, don’t say I didn’t warn you, every person who goes in claims they have an issue. If you keep this up, you’ll definitely have an issue later."
The lobby manager forced a wry smile; she increasingly felt he was a thief trying to sneak in and grab something.
"Oh, whatever!"
Chen Tianlong didn’t want to bother anymore and quickly slipped around to the back of the lobby manager.
Anyway, once he met with Lin Batian, everything could be resolved. He didn’t believe that after notifying, Lin Batian would punish him.
Li Wei was taken aback, rubbed her eyes. What just happened? Wasn’t he in front of her? How did he suddenly appear behind?
"Stop, sir, stop right there!"
The lobby manager called hastily.
However, Chen Tianlong acted as if he didn’t hear and kept walking forward. He no longer wanted to get entangled with this woman. No matter what he said, it would be useless; this woman was too fixated. Isn’t it just meeting a person? Are there so many rules?
What he didn’t know was that this person wasn’t an ordinary boss but a high-level executive. Personal safety is of utmost importance, always on guard against things like kidnapping and assassination.
Seeing that shouting didn’t work, in desperation, the lobby manager ran out, called over the two security guards at the entrance, and had them chase after.
These two security guards didn’t know what was going on. Earlier, when they were chatting excitedly about women, they noticed Chen Tianlong slip past.
Now, hearing the lobby manager’s call, they thought it was an intruder, charged over, and swung their batons at Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong was startled by the sudden action. He was approaching the elevator lobby, intending to look at the building’s map to find an approximate location for the president’s office when he saw two guards swinging batons at him, feeling quite frustrated.
"Phew..."
Luckily, Chen Tianlong dodged quickly. Otherwise, if hit by such a blow, he wouldn’t faint but would be in immense pain.
"Gentlemen... let’s talk this over..."
Chen Tianlong was at a loss. He was there to relay a message, not to cause trouble, so naturally, he couldn’t strike back. However, just as he was about to explain further, the two guards swung their batons again.
"Oh my... don’t mess around, I’m just here to find someone." Chen Tianlong said anxiously.
But the two guards wouldn’t care about that. The management had issued an order, and their task was to apprehend him first without question.
Seeing the guards ignoring him and starting another round of attacks, Chen Tianlong had no choice but to defend himself.
One of the guards, a tall and skinny middle-aged man, swung his baton fiercely.
"Clang..."
One baton hit the tiled floor, making a crisp sound. Meanwhile, the wrist of the middle-aged guard got grabbed tightly by Chen Tianlong, his eyes widened like he could fit a large egg in his mouth in shock.
"I said, I’m here to find someone."
Looking at the guard’s expression, Chen Tianlong sighed inwardly, feeling trouble was brewing.
Sure enough, before the words had barely left his mouth, the other young, chubby guard charged with his baton swung towards him.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a sweet voice rang out, leaving Chen Tianlong surprised. He quickly turned around, seeing a young woman in business attire, about twenty-two or twenty-three, standing at the elevator entrance, looking quite good.
"Excuse me, sir, what business do you have?"
Mo Wenwen, another secretary of Lin Batian, was known for her good nature and held a high position in the company, earning respect from most people.
As expected, seeing her, the lobby manager immediately went over respectfully, "Secretary Mo, this man claims he needs to see President Lin, but I think..."
"Alright, I get it." Mo Wenwen turned and smiled at Chen Tianlong, a sweet smile that was instantly comforting: "May I know your name, sir? I’ll notify for you."
"Chen... Chen Tianlong!"
The sweetness in Mo Wenwen’s voice almost left Chen Tianlong in a daze; she was a stark contrast to the lobby manager.
"Alright, sir, please wait a moment!"
With that, Mo Wenwen turned and left, leaving behind a fragrant breeze and a graceful silhouette.
Inside the Lin Group’s president’s office.
Lin Batian had just received a threatening call from the kidnappers, demanding he lift restrictions on the Celestial Wolf Group and resign from the position of vice-chairman of the business committee, or else something would happen to his daughter, Lin Wushuang.
Such a blatant threat was unnerving. Although Lin Batian considered calling the police, given the audacity of the demand, it was likely the perpetrator wasn’t an ordinary person.
Lin Batian couldn’t risk his daughter’s life, so he said he’d consider it and decide in two hours.
While Lin Batian was mulling over the situation, his office door suddenly sounded, followed by his secretary Mo Wenwen’s voice.
"Come in!"
Despite his irritation, Lin Batian remained calm when dealing with his staff.
"Chairman Chen, a young man named Chen Tianlong wishes to see you!"
"Chen Tianlong?"
Lin Batian was taken aback. Of course, he knew who Chen Tianlong was, and he was overjoyed, finally, this kid had come.
"Bring him in quickly!"
"Yes, President Lin."
Secretary Mo Wenwen was a bit surprised. Who was this young man to elicit such a joyful reaction from a previously gloomy President Lin?
Two minutes later, Chen Tianlong was brought to the office door, and Mo Wenwen stopped, flashing that sweet smile again: "Alright, Mr. Chen Tianlong, please come in!"
Feeling somewhat honored, Chen Tianlong thought the lady was exceptionally polite!
After giving the lady a slight smile, Chen Tianlong strode into the president’s office. Sitting there, Lin Batian lifted his head, observing Chen Tianlong radiating youthful energy and gave a knowing smile.
"Tianlong, what brings you here?"
"Mr. Lin, Wushuang seems to be in trouble!"
"Yes, I just got a call from the kidnappers, and their demands are giving me a headache!"
"Do you know who they are?"
"Yes, if I’m not mistaken, it should be the Celestial Wolf Group!"
"Alright, Mr. Lin, wait for my news. I’ll bring her back safely. By the way, lend me your phone and prepare a car for me."
The simple dialogue left Lin Batian surprised at the last sentence. What did Chen Tianlong mean? Did he intend to help rescue her?