Li Family Villa, Jinmen.
Li Pingwei's face was filled with anger. He had never expected the market to turn into such a mess.
Li Qingyun drooped her head, afraid to look up.
Naturally, her wishful thinking had gone awry.
"Grandpa, I..."
Li Pingwei slammed his palm on the table and roared, "Useless wretch, incapable of accomplishing anything, only good at ruining things! How could I have such an incompetent granddaughter? Can't even handle such a small matter?"
Li Qingyun felt extremely wronged, but she dared not retort. All she could do was passively accept.
It wasn't her fault, yet she ended up being the scapegoat.
Ahhh... she roared in her heart, cursing, that old man, what does he have to do with me?
Wasn't I acting according to your instructions?
After a while, Li Pingwei calmed down and said word by word, "I truly never imagined that Bingqing Cosmetics would have developed to this extent!"
"I miscalculated!"
Li Qingyun then chimed in, "Grandpa, Bingqing Cosmetics is too strong now, they've already surpassed us, so..."
Li Pingwei closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "I miscalculated. I thought Qingmei Company would still be glorious even without Bingqing Cosmetics. Who knew things would turn out contrary to my wishes!"
"Then what should we do next?" Li Qingyun asked in a small voice.
Li Pingwei hesitated for a moment. "We can't do without Bingqing Cosmetics' reputation right now, so we still need to cooperate. You go to Lincheng again! Remember, your attitude must be good!"
"When you need to bow your head, bow it!"
Got it!
After going through this, Li Qingyun had a fleeting thought that she had been tricked.
She was so angry!
But she couldn't defy her grandfather's wishes, so she had to head to Lincheng again.
She had to let go of her previous haughty stance.
However, this time, Xia Bingqing was not as enthusiastic as she was the first time.
She directly rejected Li Qingyun's invitation.
Li Qingyun was furious. Having no other choice, she gritted her teeth and called again. It took a while for the call to be answered.
"Hello, President Xia..." Li Qingyun forced a smile.
Xia Bingqing's tone was neither warm nor cold, "What is it?"
Li Qingyun said with a sweet smile, "President Xia, I'd like to meet you!"
Xia Bingqing directly refused, "I'm sorry, I have an appointment... Just say whatever you need to say on the phone!"
She knew too well the purpose of Li Qingyun's call now.
Li Qingyun was rebuffed, "What I need to say cannot be explained in a few words. You see..."
"If you can't explain it clearly, then don't say it!" Xia Bingqing retorted coldly, giving her no face at all. "If there's nothing else, hang up!"
Xia Bingqing naturally had her temper. She still remembered the smug look on Li Qingyun's face when she broke off the cooperation.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyun was furious and immediately shouted, "Xia Bingqing, get out here right now! Don't be ungrateful! Let me tell you, if our Li family hadn't helped you, your Bingqing Cosmetics would never have taken off. What? Are you forgetting the well-digger once you've drunk the water?"
Xia Bingqing narrowed her eyes. "Li Qingyun, I know the Li family has been kind to me, and I've repaid them in my own way. As for your current attitude, let me tell you, I won't fall for it!"
"That's all!"
She hung up the phone.
After the call was hung up, Li Qingyun cursed and slammed her hands down a few times.
Then she said to Li Shaohu by her side, "Dad... what do we do now? If we fail to handle this matter properly, Grandpa will definitely strip us of our power! Then, we might never be able to grasp the reins of power!"