A Graduation Gift

'The problems at the Qin Group started when I had to leave the company unsupervised for several days due to me being
detained on charges of pushing Michelle down railings. To make matters worse, while I was away, someone lured away our
important employees with promises of a higher salary to leave the company without my knowledge. Thus, all of this leads the Qin
Group to its downfall. If it weren't for these problems, the company would have been flourishing, ' she thought to herself.
"What attracts my attention is your talent in design. If you come back to this field and continue to do more architectural designs,
coupled with my financial support, I believe that the Qin Group will be back on top, putting out ground-breaking work in no time."
Charlie had a rather relaxed smile on his face knowing that she had already started to consider his investment proposal.
"It is quite normal for any start-up company to get hit by an economic downturn once in a while, but it doesn't mean that the
company cannot bounce back in the future. There is no need for the bank to doubt the Qin Group's ability to pay off the loan.
With your talent pool and work ethic, I believe that you can earn a return that will be sufficient to eventually repay the loan. My
first plan is to help you repay the bank loan and then find someone to secure another loan for you. This time, you can loan more
money for the comprehensive improvement of the Qin Group. I will have my assistant draw up the specific details of our
cooperation plan with you and your company. What do you say?"
As he put forward his own cooperation plan, Charlie carefully observed her facial expression.
The biggest worry in Cassandra's mind right now was that loan. Charlie made a judgment call and decided to invest in her
company in compliance to the specific predicament the Qin Group was in. Suffice it to say, his investment would give her a way
out of this predicament about the loan.
"Mr. Ke, you've been very frank and straight-forward from the on-set. If I don't agree with you, I will come off as a little petty."
She smiled humbly and nodded in agreement. 'Mr. Ke seems to be an upstanding and reliable person. The fact that he has
aligned to the vision and mission of the company will make him a good partner.' Cassandra felt reassured by the outcome of the
meeting.
'I am not really good at the management part of it all. But If he sends other assistants to help me manage the Qin Group, I will be
able to pour all my energy and focus into the other professional departments of the company.
Besides, my aim is not to earn short-term profits for the Qin Group right now. As long as the company can maintain a healthy
development rate, I will be satisfied. I believe there is still a long way to go for the expansion of the company. So there is no need
to rush things right now, ' she wondered.

Although he didn't specifically mention how much money he would invest, Charlie assured that the sum of money would help the
Qin Group overcome the capital turnover. This lightened her psychological burden by a large margin. In the near future, she
could just focus on improving the quality of the products instead of worrying about the money all the time.
At first, Cassandra didn't reserve much hope for this conversation, but to her surprise, it ended up in becoming a win-win
situation for the both of them.
This cooperation would not only save the Qin Group from imminent bankruptcy, but also temporarily help her solve the loan
crisis. Apart from that, she also received another loan through this cooperation, thus preserving the financial stability of the
company and lifting the burden on her shoulders to a certain extent.
"Well, I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you in the future, Miss Qin. I will have my assistant break down the details with
you shortly. Although I usually live abroad, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns."
Wearing a content smile on his face, he mused, 'Cassandra is smart, but she is far from being shrewd enough to guess the
motive behind my gesture.
It seems that the declining tendency of the Qin Group made her panic. I'm not surprised that when I made it clear that I wanted to
invest in her company willingly, she believed everything I had said without carefully considering all the relevant facts and details.
Indeed, women are sensuous creatures and she is no exception.
The things fathers do for their daughters. For the sake of my own daughter's happiness, I have to violate my personal principles
and play the bad guy to cheat Cassandra this time.'
With Charlie's assistance, Cassandra immediately stopped worrying about that loan. The next step for her was to recruit new
diligent employees.
She had learned a valuable lesson from her previous job-hopping employees, so this time she decided to sign a contract with
each employee, stipulating that the employees would not be able to unilaterally terminate the contract. With this assurance, she
believed that her company would avoid the recurrence of the last job-hopping incident.
Through these vital changes being made to the company, Cassandra also made aware of who could be put in an important
position and who could be trusted. This led her to appoint Maggie as her assistant.
It was commonly known that business was like a war without bullets. Running a business was far from being as straightforward
as she thought it would be. There were just as many challenges as there were opportunities in business. This time she was

fortunate enough to meet an investor like Charlie, but in the long-run she would really need to be a lot more careful.
Meanwhile at the President's office of the Tang Group, Rufus received an urgent message from Jasper.
"Your Aunt Michelle has made a full recovery from her injury. I have decided to take her back abroad with me. If you have any
concerns, please feel free contact to me."
Thinking of the dialogue he shared with his aunt the night before, a trace of smile crept into Rufus's face.
"Rufus, is Cassandra the only person you are willing to get married to? Can't it be someone else? I must admit that she may be
good for you, but if you choose to be with her, you will not only have to consider many important factors, but also need to face
many difficulties. Are you sure you can handle the repercussions?"
Michelle frowned, and her eyes were filled with concern for her nephew.
'Rufus is my only nephew. Thanks to Cassandra, his reputation has been dragged to the mud. Is she really worth all the trouble?'
she wondered.