Peerless Little Immortal Doctor-Chapter 885 - 888: Pity from the Crowd

Beep beep beep...

The sound of the video connection slowly echoed through the spacious conference room.

Guo Liang, Guo Lie, and the others all wore indifferent expressions.

In their eyes, Guo Man was already at a dead end.

The only thing left for her to do now was to stall for time.

Guo Liang didn’t even bother to pay attention to the video.

In his mind, he was already planning how to get a few young girls from the sales department under his control after reclaiming the CEO position.

"Hello, President Guo."

As soon as the video connected, a perfect Huaxia-accented voice came through the speakers.

The indifferent higher-ups, upon hearing this fluent Huaxia, all turned their heads to look at the video screen.

And just one glance left them all utterly shocked.

The video background showed an extraordinarily luxurious office, and amid this opulence,

there was also a touch of elegance.

It was so striking that one couldn’t help but be amazed.

And the man on the other end of the video was a textbook example of a pure Western man.

His complexion was exceedingly pale, and along with his sandy blonde hair, it was impossible to determine his exact age.

But that face—

It was one that shook hearts.

Because it was Lante!

The richest young man in the world—who wouldn’t recognize him?

Especially the high-ranking executives of corporations.

In their idle moments, nothing captivated their attention more than billionaires.

Lante was ranked as the world’s wealthiest individual. Even a passing glance would allow them to identify him.

That was really Lante!

Prince Lante!

Guo Liang was already stunned.

Guo Lie, even more so, stood frozen, his body trembling inside and out.

They couldn’t understand how the young Guo Man could possibly establish contact with Lante.

Who was Lante?

The richest man in the world.

How could he have the time to bother with a little girl like her?

Yet here was the undeniable truth—Lante was actually video-calling Guo Man!

"This is impossible! How could Prince Lante possibly be so idle as to take the initiative to open a video window with someone else?"

Guo Lie couldn’t believe it.

What made him even more suspicious was the fact that Lante was speaking Huaxia fluently!

And it was more standard than his own.

Everyone knew that the Ross Family had no public business ventures in Huaxia.

In other words, the Ross Family had not entered the Huaxia market.

Without any connection to Huaxia, how could the highest-ranking member of the Ross Family possibly have gone out of his way to learn Huaxia?

If this wasn’t suspicious, then what was?

"Exactly! Who is Prince Lante? The wealthiest person in the world. How could he video-call someone out of the blue, and his Huaxia? It’s so flawless it’s astonishing—this is absolutely impossible!"

Guo Liang came back to his senses. Upon thinking it over carefully, it all seemed unreasonable indeed.

How could Lante take the initiative, and how could he speak Huaxia?

"Heh, our niece Guo Man is really a master strategist."

"Sigh, this kind of behavior is not good. I truly hope Little Man stops this quickly."

"Sigh..."

Almost everyone agreed with Guo Liang and Guo Lie’s words.

That standard Huaxia accent completely exposed Guo Man’s scheme.

"President Guo, it seems there’s some background noise on your end—am I disturbing you?"

As the murmurs in the room gradually subsided, Lante softly asked.

The apologetic tone in his voice was palpable to everyone.

Seeing the unfavorable turn of events, Guo Man smiled faintly and said, "Not at all, it’s just a few flies buzzing around. What brings you to contact me?"

"Ah, here’s the thing. I stopped by AVI Group today, consolidated some resources, and I’m planning to invest some funds and resources into your company."

"So soon?"

Guo Man’s heart started racing. She had thought it would take Lante a few days to finalize things, but she never expected him to act so quickly.

What a delightful surprise.

Watching Lante’s earnest expression, the others thought to themselves that Guo Man was putting on quite the performance.

Let her play along for now, they thought. Once it was over, they would expose her.

After all, for an inexperienced little girl, making mistakes was expected.

Extending forgiveness was natural too.

But it was also their responsibility to ensure she didn’t worsen her mistakes.

It was inevitable, so they exchanged glances, each quietly strategizing how to make Guo Man step down later.

And if she couldn’t handle the blow and attempted self-harm, the martial artists present would likely intervene.

"I really should have done this yesterday. But there were too many projects, and I got overwhelmed picking one. In the end, I had the analysis team in the operations department help me reach this conclusion."

Lante spoke with incredible courtesy, not for any other reason than the fact that Guo Man was Xia Liu’s woman.

Yes, that was what he thought in his heart.

Even if she wasn’t now, she would inevitably become Xia Liu’s woman in the future.

Helping Xia Liu was not only a way to repay a debt but also an act of seeking more protection for himself in the days to come.

Xia Liu had promised that the Ross Family would not face downfall for the next century.

Because within the Blood Clan, the Ross Clan had become an outlier.

The other clans could form alliances to attack them at any time.

With Xia Liu’s protection, Lante had nothing to fear.

Months ago, he’d witnessed Xia Liu’s martial prowess.

When he revisited Harbor City this time, he saw how much stronger Xia Liu had become.

With a protector of such terrifying power safeguarding the Ross Clan, let alone the Blood Clan, even if other lineages banded together, they wouldn’t pose the slightest threat to the Ross Family.

Ultimately, only the attackers would be annihilated!

"Heh, you’re too kind. Thank you for the trouble."

Guo Man offered a token smile. With so many people present, she didn’t want to appear overly delighted.

"Not at all. Collaborating with President Guo is an honor for the Ross Clan."

Lante was well aware that many people were present around Guo Man and also knew that they were doubting her.

Xia Liu had mentioned this to him before.

And Lante’s words just now hit the nail on the head.

I’m collaborating with you, Guo Man, not the Guo Family Group.

"How could I possibly deserve such praise from Prince Lante?"

Guo Man was a bit embarrassed. To have the leader of the Ross Clan, the richest man in the world, declare that it was their honor to collaborate—

Such an achievement was enough to make global headlines.

Guo Man certainly hadn’t forgotten that Lante’s amicable attitude was entirely because of Xia Liu.

"You absolutely deserve it. Your future accomplishments will surpass everyone. In the days to come, I might even need to rely on you to look after me, President Guo."

Lante said with a faint smile.

"Uh..."

How was Guo Man supposed to respond to that without sounding self-deprecating?

Lante relying on her for care? That would take an upheaval of the heavens and earth.

It was practically impossible.

"Haha, President Guo, I won’t keep you for now. I’ve already instructed my people to send over the documents. Within two days, the group will send representatives to sign contracts and discuss the projects. Since this is just the beginning, the budgeted funds on our side aren’t too high."

"Prince Lante, you’re far too generous. No matter the amount, being able to cooperate with you is already an honor for me."

"President Guo, please don’t say that, or my benefactor will knock me on the head. For this first collaboration, the Ross Clan will allocate three hundred billion US dollars. If this initial phase fails, the second phase will see an increase to six hundred billion. President Guo, I’m leaving the project entirely in your hands..."