Chapter 456 A Phone Call
"Three days?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxue was immediately stunned!
How could that be possible?
She knew how complicated the process was; people would have to put aside all other tasks and dedicate their work solely for her!
Keep in mind, those departments in Yandu are all national head offices with so many matters to attend to on a regular basis!
"Mr. Qin, you're not making fun of me, are you?"
Lin Ruoxue couldn't believe it, and common sense also told her it was impossible.
"Allow me to make a phone call."
Qin Ming put down his chopsticks, took out his phone, then dialed a number, and the call was connected within one second.
"Xiao Yuan, there's a Belle Group matter in Jianghai. Speak to some departments; their approval process must be completed within three days."
Qin Ming spoke earnestly, and after he finished, he hung up the phone.
Lin Ruoxue watched Qin Ming with curiosity and some suspicion—could this guy be some sort of con artist?
You just make a call, and people actually follow through with it? Moreover, his tone was so authoritative, as if he was issuing an order!
However, Lin Ruoxue was certainly not going to challenge him face-to-face. Instead, she continued to eat her meal without holding much expectation for the phone call he had just made, because it was too far-fetched!
In her mind, her husband probably didn't care much for him because of his tendency to spout nonsense.
The aura of authority he had exhibited earlier must have been deliberately practiced. He did manage to come across convincingly, fooling her at the time.
But these days, people had become much smarter. How could anyone deceive another without real skill?
Although Lin Ruoxue did not challenge him out loud, she lost the warmth she had shown earlier.
This wasn't to say that Lin Ruoxue was mercenary; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so polite to him from the start.
Her current coldness stemmed purely from her conviction that this man was a swindler. How could she be expected to show a pleasant face to a scammer?
So the group quieted down, focusing on their delectable meals.
A few minutes later, a ringtone broke the silence—it was Lin Ruoxue's phone ringing.
She glanced at the number. It belonged to the person responsible for one of the current processes for a Belle Group project.
After hanging up the phone three or four minutes later, Lin Ruoxue looked at Qin Ming with some shock!
The reason for her reaction was that the caller had said the current step in their approval process was complete and asked her to promptly prepare the other required documents for the next stage.
Lin Ruoxue felt baffled. Could this person not be a swindler? Could that phone call he made actually have worked?
Especially since this particular step had been stagnant for over ten days without any progress, yet minutes after his phone call, the approval was granted.
She couldn't help but feel immensely surprised. Could this all be just a coincidence?
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Lin Ruoxue immediately shook her head. How could there be such a coincidence?
At that moment, Lin Ruoxue's phone rang once more, and she saw that it was yet another responsible person for a different step of a different project.
The message was identical to the previous call, with the current stage being reviewed and urging her to prepare the necessary documents for the next step as they would expedite the review process.
Before Lin Ruoxue could hang up, another call came through, and for the next half hour, she spent her time incessantly answering calls.
The content of these calls was nearly the same, informing her that each project's approval processes in progress were complete.
They also asked her to quickly prepare for the next stage of review, assuring her that if there were no issues, they would finish in the shortest possible time.
In the past half-hour, about ten projects from the Belle Group were informed that their reviews had been completed and would enter the next phase of approval at the first opportunity!
After hanging up the phone, Lin Ruoxue was completely dumbfounded, her gaze somewhat scattered.
She still couldn't believe what had just happened. The very issue she had been beseeching everyone for day after day had somehow been resolved so effortlessly!
She couldn't help but look at Qin Ming with a face full of shock. What kind of background did this man have to wield such incredible influence with just one phone call?
"Little sister-in-law, you don't think I'm a swindler now, do you?"
Qin Ming looked at Lin Ruoxue and laughed as if he had read her mind.
"Um, I won't..." Lin Ruoxue hurriedly explained, "I never, I never thought of you as a swindler."
Having said that, Lin Ruoxue's face turned red—after all, she felt a bit guilty!
Qin Ming chuckled, but didn't burst her bubble.
"Old guy, don't think a little favor will get you anywhere!"
Su Chen pouted unhappily at how this guy was trying to curry favor with his wife!
"How could I? You misunderstand. We're friends, and helping my little sister-in-law with a small favor is nothing," Qin Ming said ingratiatingly, knowing very well that to ask favors from others, one must first give something in return.
Witnessing this scene, Lin Ruoxue was even more astonished!
Although she still didn't know who Qin Ming was, the phone call alone was enough to signify his significance!
Even if she used her toes to think, she could guess that this man must be one of those top-tier figures!
And yet, her husband talked to such a person calling him an old guy without any reservation.
What was even stranger was that the man didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he spoke to him in a pleasing way, almost treating him like a lord.
Lin Ruoxue was shocked by Su Chen once more!
What kind of person exactly was her husband?
She found that as time went by, and as more things happened, she wasn't understanding him better; on the contrary, she was becoming less and less familiar with him!
Having just accepted a favor, Lin Ruoxue felt obliged to express her thanks, so she said with a stern face:
"Su Chen, he is a guest, speak to him nicely!"
"Wife, you may think this guy looks like a good person, but he's actually quite cunning!" Su Chen whispered in her ear, sitting right beside Lin Ruoxue, but just loud enough for Qin Ming to hear.
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Could this man be any less shameless, who between us is the more cunning one!
In the past, wasn't it always he who was put at a disadvantage? And now this guy was trying to turn the tables on him!
However, Qin Ming couldn't concern himself with arguing with Su Chen at the moment and instead said to Lin Ruoxue:
"Little sister-in-law, I've come because there's a small favor I was hoping to ask of Su Chen..."
The reason Qin Ming hadn't asked Su Chen directly was that he knew the guy would definitely refuse outright!
"No problem, as long as he can help, it's just a word." Lin Ruoxue chimed in before Qin Ming finished speaking, feeling obligated to reciprocate since he had just helped her and the Belle Group with such a big favor.
Su Chen was momentarily dumbstruck upon hearing this—had his own wife just sold him out like that?