The Rise of Dragon Temple By Wu Xia

Chapter 33

Meanwhile, in Aceshine Group that was a little further away from the city center, another shocking scene that baffled the Mooneys and all the employees happened. This morning, Lily went to work as she normally would. It was the low season, so the internal employees were not so busy. Moreover, the development of the company had long hit the bottleneck. It was not only difficult for them to expand their market, but they also didn’t have much cash flow because they didn’t manage to collect most of the payments. As a result, it was tough for them to expand their production. As usual, Lily walked to the office hall and brewed some coffee while chatting with the staff. Just then, a fashionably dressed female employee walked up to her and gossiped, “Miss Lily, I heard that your family wants Paige to be back. The words have spread around the company. When will you let her back? Will we get affected once she starts working?” After taking a sip of her coffee, Lily insulted, “Pfft! What makes you think she’s coming back? Don’t worry, she won’t be able to. If she wants to, she will have to meet one of the three conditions. Haha! Even I, the sales director, can’t complete these three conditions, let alone that woman.” Hearing Lily’s words, the female employee became interested and hurriedly asked, “What are the three conditions then? Tell me!” As her voice was quite loud, it immediately caught the attention of several other female employees. At once, eight female employees gathered around Lily-who also enjoyed being in the spotlight. With an arrogant smile, Lily explained, “Well, the first one is to collect two million dollars debt from the Porters, and the second one is to expand three new cooperation channels. Lastly, she will have to solve a problem for the company. As you can see, none of them is easy.” Once Lily finished, all the female employees’ faces turned sour because these three conditions were too challenging. Spreading out her hands, the female employee who asked the question at the beginning-sighed, “Oh, poor Paige. I guess she won’t be able to come back, but I think she is dumb, though. Why didn’t she think of getting on your good side? You would’ve helped her. You’re her cousin, after all…” “She’s right! I heard that when she was at the company, she always kept a distance from everyone. She’s really…” Another female employee mocked contemptuously. They were all subordinates of Lily and were also very clear about Lily’s status in the company throughout these years. Therefore, they kept flattering her. Hearing that, Lily chuckled with great enjoyment, “Alright, let’s get back to work.  Don’t worry about Paige. She won’t be coming back for sure.” Just when all the female employees were about to disperse, the accountant from the finance department rushed to Lily. “Miss Lily, we have received the money from the Porters with an extra of 340 thousand dollars. Besides, they have decided to cooperate with us once again and have paid us one million dollars in advance. Is the chairman here? Do you want to inform him or me?” “What? The Porters have settled their debt?” Surprised, Lily stared at the accountant in disbelief, forgetting about her coffee. With a nod, the accountant replied, “Yes, you heard it right. I just called their finance department to confirm, and they said Mr. Porter not only dealt with Miss Paige, but he had also reestablished their partnership with us…” “This is impossible! I’ll go and check!” Instantly, Lily’s face darkened. She couldn’t believe this. After putting down her coffee, she rushed to the finance department to check the accounts. After all, she assumed that Paige couldn’t accomplish this task because she had gone to Reuben before, but he wouldn’t even meet her. So, if she couldn’t do it, there was no way Paige would. However, the moment she saw the money in the company’s bank account, she was completely dumbfounded. Just as she was about to speak, she saw the figures in the bank account began to increase. From time to time, hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars got transferred into the account… “Wh… What is going on?” In shock, Lily pointed at the figures and asked the accountant. Then, the accountant quickly took a look at it and was also confused. Just when the accountant was about to say something, those few female subordinates—who flattered Lily-broke in. Anxiously, they exclaimed, “Miss Lily, dozens of bosses have come. They all have contracts with them, and they said they are here to discuss collaboration. Some of them even said that they have transferred the advance payment…” “Really? You should quickly go and greet them then. Forget it. I’ll go. Quick, quick, quick…” Although Lily didn’t understand the situation, she didn’t put much thought into it. Instead, she was presuming that she was going to be rich today. After signing those contracts, her status in the company would be secured. Besides, the commission and bonus would be hefty. Having this thought, she was over the moon. While heading out, she hurriedly tidied up her clothes, and her smile became more and more brilliant. With that, she ran to the front desk and welcomed the bosses… “Welcome, everyone. Aceshine Group welcomes all of your collaboration. Please come in…” Lily kept smiling and greeted all the bosses. The bosses also rushed in with smiles. As most of them didn’t know Paige and Lily, those bosses in the front row quickly persuaded, “Let’s not talk about anything else.

at the back pushed out the ones in the front row. Then, they asked Lily to sign. “Oh… Don’t worry, don’t worry. I have plenty of time. Take it slow…” Lily assured them while signing the contract. At the thought that she was going to be rich, she grinned from ear to ear. On the other hand, her subordinates were also excited. After all, if Lily signed those contracts, they would be carrying those projects out. By that time, they would earn huge bonuses. Therefore, their smiles became brighter, and they hurriedly served the bosses some tea. Nevertheless, the next moment, a voice suddenly came from behind. Immediately, the faces of those bosses-who were enthusiastic just now-darkened. “Wait! Why isn’t Miss Paige’s signature on this contract? Who is Lily Mooney? We are here for Miss Paige! Where is she?” As soon as he finished speaking, the other bosses-who had just signed with Lily and were waiting to cover the seal—also realized the same thing. Instantaneously, a hush descended over the crowd. . Simultaneously, all the bosses frowned and scowled at Lily, asking, “Who are you? Aren’t you Miss Paige?” In an instant, the smile on Lily’s face froze. When she heard that they came for Paige, anger flooded her veins before she responded with dissatisfaction, “Sir, we haven’t employed Paige, whereas I am the sales director of this company! Am I not qualified enough to sign with all of you?” Once she finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment before the bosses sneered disdainfully. They stared at her as if they were looking at a fool. Then, one of them tore the contract—which hadn’t been sealed-and ridiculed, “Sales director huh? Who do you think you are?” Another boss tore the contract and chimed in, “Hah… he’s right. How dare a mere sales director talk to us this way? Are you a jackass?” “Pfft… Are you trying to compare yourself with Miss Paige? You should know your place. Call her out at once, or we won’t sign the contract!” Another boss yelled disdainfully. Instantly, Lily’s face turned pale, and she clenched her fists tightly. The next moment, she realized that these bosses were on equal footing with her grandfather, Leonard. Even if Leonard saw them, he would be polite to them, not to mention her.

themselves from her. Even though their eyes were thoughtful, deep down, they were also bewildered. They couldn’t believe that the bosses were here for Paige. Just then, a boss suddenly roared, “Where is Leonard? Ask him to come out! I came to sign the contract with Paige. How dare he send me a nobody? Is he disrespecting me?” “I agree. Come out, Leonard! If you don’t give us an explanation today, you will regret this!” Another boss—who was also fooled by Lily-raged. After that, an old figure stumbled down from the president’s office upstairs. It was Leonard, who was confused. As soon as he got down, he greeted the two biggest bosses with a smile, “Hey, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Dean, what a surprise! Sorry for what happened. Please calm down. I have no idea what’s going on, but I’ll make it up to all of you by treating you to a nice meal in Oplen Hotel…” Hearing Leonard’s words, Zain Lloyd-who was slightly older-snorted coldly, “Mr. Mooney, I don’t mean to blame you, but all of us are here to sign with Miss Paige. You won’t refuse our cooperation, will you? We are not only sincere, but we have also transferred the payment in advance. All that’s left is Miss Paige’s signature, but who the heck is Lily Mooney? Is she qualified to sign the contract with us? She even talked down to us. How rude.”