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    Joseph brought Christina to the presidential suite on the top floor.


    They took the private elevator.


    When she arrived at Joseph’s room, Room Christina finally saw the facilities of this room. The decor


    waspletely different from her room. She had never been to other rooms, so she naturally thought


    that this was the unified decor of the presidential suite.


    Little did she know that this was Joseph’s exclusive room in the hotel. It had been specially renovated,


    and this room would not be used externally.


    Joseph nced at Christina and said, “Make yourselffortable.”


    Christina nodded politely and sat down on the sofa. The temperature in the room was very high. She


    took off the jacket that Joseph had put on her, folded them, and ced them on the side of the sofa.


    Right then, Joseph handed her a cup of hot


    milk.


    “Warm yourself up and don’t catch a cold.” Joseph nced at the neatly folded jacket from the corner


    of his eye.


    Indeed, Christina’s heart was warmed in an instant. She took the milk and the temperature of the ss


    spread throughout her body through her palm. “Thank you. I want to talk to you about cooperation and


    the price of the instrument.”


    Joseph took a sip of warm water and ced the cup on the table. The two of them sat opposite each


    other in the living room and talked for a while. Joseph got up to take off his coat, then hung it on the


    back of the sofa and nced at Christina. “Take off your own coat. The temperature in the room is a


    little high. The temperature difference when we go outter will make it easy to catch a cold.”


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    “Yes,” Christina replied calmly. She thought that Joseph was quite meticulous.


    Christina put down the ss of milk and took off her coat. She folded her coat habitually and ced it


    aside.


    Joseph looked at her steadily. Seeing that she picked up the cup, took a sip, and wanted put it down,


    he said, “Let’s talk after you’ve finished drinking the milk. There’s no hurry.”


    “Alright,” Christina replied. It was her first time negotiating, and she felt a little ufortable.


    A few minutester, Christina put down the ss and Joseph handed her a tissue. She looked up and


    stared at Joseph for a few seconds. Her lips curved into a smile as she took it generously and wiped


    her lips. “Do you take care of everyone so well?”


    “You’re the sixth,” Joseph replied as he leaned against his back.


    Upon hearing this, Christina did not feel good. She felt a sense of loss in the depths of her heart. The


    smile on her face was a little stiff, but it disappeared in a few seconds.


    The next second, Joseph’s lips curled into a faint smile. “Ms. Yamin, aren’t you going to ask me if the


    other five were my girlfriends? No matter what, we’ve worked together once before Aren’t you


    concerned?”


    If there were five other girls, they couldn’t all be his biological sisters. Why should she ask? Christina’s


    tone was neither good nor bad, and was rather cold instead. “I don’t think this is something I should be


    concerned about. It should be something your parents care about.”


    Joseph nodded and looked like he agreed. He sped his hands in hisp and exined, “Yes, that


    makes sense. Three are family. One is Sherri, and the other is Rose. You’re the sixth.”


    The disappointment on Christina’s face gradually dissipated, and she smiled despite herself. “No


    wonder your Arillion name is ‘family’.”


    Joseph shook his head. “That’s my father’s Arillion name, not mine.”


    Daniel valued his family more than anything else. His family was his bottom line, so he liked this Arillion


    word very much.


    Christina felt that the topic would deviate if she continued. “Alright, can we start talking about work now,


    Mr. Turner?”


    Joseph raised his hand to signal her to start, and this single gesture was full of CEO vibes. How did


    Christina misjudge him? Several times, she felt his aura was simr to Trevon’s, but her mind yed


    tricks on her, and she actually thought he was a professor.


    “Ms. Yamin?”


    Joseph looked at Christina, who was staring at him in a daze, and called out yfully and gently.


    Christina, who had lost herposure, came back to her senses and could only chat off script. The


    documents were all in the room. Fortunately, she already memorized them. “First of all, let me talk


    about our Yamin Group’s hospital. I think…”


    During this period, Joseph paid a lot of attention to Christina’s feelings. From time to time, he would


    react so that Christina would not be singing a one-man show. He could also feel that Christina was


    listening seriously and was not being perfunctory. When one person was serious, the other person’s


    perfunctory attitude was the most disgusting.


    During the negotiations, Christina was very serious and did not lose focus at all. This made Joseph


    experience the scene of Christina’s usual negotiations.


    Two hours passed, making this negotiation the longest one in Christina’s history. She said nervously,


    “Mr. Turner, what do you think? Can you give us a discount? Athana Hospital only has one general


    hospital, but the Yamin Group has many. We will continue to open branches.”


    After a moment of silence, Joseph spread his legs and got up to pour water. He came over with two


    sses of warm water in his hand. His slender legs were wrapped in pants, and his tight sweater


    outlined the perfect proportions of his figure.


    Joseph handed over the water. “Drink some water to moisten your throat. We’ll do as you say.


    However, the contract will be sent over in a few days as the civilian staff hasn’t gone to work yet. I can’t


    call the people from the legal department to work during the holiday season. Ms. Yamin, do you mind


    waiting a few days in Sapphire City? Let’s celebrate the sess of our coboration again at noon


    tomorrow.”


    Why did it sound so strange that they had seeded in working together again?


    After the negotiation, Christina had already looked at Joseph several times. Damn, this man was really


    fucking handsome. “Sure, it’s what I should do.”


    It was not easy to negotiate the price until it was a few times cheaper than Hailnd’s. If she went back


    immediately and did not sign the contract, she would have wasted a few hours. Her two days of


    traveling would have been in vain.


    Naturally, she had to sign the contract before going back. At most, she would treat it as an annual


    rxation and give herself a break.


    Joseph nced at Christina with a faint smile and continued to cross his legs. A few minutester,


    Christina stood up and picked up her jacket from the sofa. As she put it on, she said, “I’ll take my leave


    first. Tomorrow, I’ll treat you to a meal. Please contact me by phone.”


    “Okay.”


    Joseph did not stop Christina from leaving. He could already tell that Christina was ufortable. If


    one person had nothing to do with the other, then there would be no such difort.


    However, this difort would disappear in a few days.


    Christina returned to her room. Her heart was beating a little fast, and she was no longer as calm as


    when she was negotiating just now. She held her chest with one hand and held her phone with the


    other.


    She walked to the window in a daze and pulled open the curtains. The snow was still falling. A


    snowke drifted to the window and stuck to it like a white flower.


    Her phone dinged, bringing her back to her senses. It was a message from Joseph, “I’m the host, so


    it’s not right for you to treat me to a meal. You can treat me next time. During the period of your stay in


    Sapphire City, I’ll take care of your food and amodation.”


    Christina felt that things were out of her control, including her…


    She wanted to refuse, but before she could, her phone showed that he was typing. Joseph’s message


    came a step earlier, “Ms. Yamin, give me a chance to perform.”


    It was very difficult to refuse. Plus, Christina was not a pretentious person. She replied to his message,


    “Then I shall shamelessly freeload on Mr. Turner.”


    Joseph replied, “It’s an honor. Ms. Yamin is indeed straightforward.”


    Just as she replied, a call from Charlie came in. “Christina, how is it? If it doesn’t work out,e back. I


    saw that the weather over at Sapphire City is quite cold. It’s snowing, but it hasn’t snowed yet in


    Athana.”


    Christina reported her results truthfully. “Charlie, the matter has been settled. The price is even lower


    than the price we paid in Hailnd. It’s just that the contract can only be signed in a few days.”


    “We’ve already negotiated, but the price is even lower now? Christina, how did you negotiate this


    price?” Charlie was in disbelief and he spoke in a higher tone.


    “Charlie, don’t worry. I’ve been negotiating with the boss for two and a half hours. It’s just that the


    Actually, Christina knew that the legal department could work at any time as long as Joseph said one


    sentence. However, she could not bring it up. Joseph had already given her benefits. She could not


    force thepany’s employees to work and sign


    a contract for her.


    Charlie quickly said, “I don’t mean that. I’m just curious why the price is lower than Hailnd’s. Did you


    promise anything?”


    “No, I justpared it to him and exined everything. The other party agreed readily.”


    Since his daughter hadpleted the business negotiation, Charlie did not say much. He said with


    concern, “Since it will take a few days, why don’t youe back first?”


    Charlie was also heartbroken that Christina had to be alone outside during the holiday season.


    “Charlie, I’ll stay here for a few days and treat it as a holiday. By the way, did Angie fly into a rage when


    she found out that I ran away?”


    Charlie snorted. “You only remembered now if we would be implicated. Don’t worry, nothing happened.


    It’s all because Joseph saved you. After you left, he went to Sapphire City. Your mother was overjoyed


    was hear that.”


    “Your mother would love it if you got married right there in Sapphire City and then returned to Athana,”


    Charlie thought to himself.


    Christina thought to herself, “Angie is really resourceful. She even knows that Joseph is here in


    Sapphire City. How will Angie feel if I tell them that the boss of the equipmentpany is Joseph?


    “Forget it, let’s not talk about it. I’ll talk about it when I get back.


    “It’ll be awkward if Angie is too surprised andes to Sapphire City to confirm it.”


    Christina said, “Alright, Charlie, I’ll hang up first. I’ll be back in a few days. If you have nothing to do,


    persuade Angie to stop disrupting the matchmaker’s work. Tell her to practice yoga and stop watching


    those television dramas.”


    They were the ones who suffered when Angie could not stop watching television dramas.


    After hanging up the phone, Christina was still standing in front of the window and looking at the snow.


    Naturally, she thought that Joseph had really rushed over because of her appointment.


    She looked out of the window without blinking. Another snowke was stuck to the ss. Through the


    ss, she touched it with her fingers, as if she could touch that cold feeling.


    She blew a breath of hot air on the ss, which blurred the snowkes outside. Using her index finger,


    she wrote two words on the window, “Joseph Turner”.


    What kind of person was he? He was sometimes cold, sometimes warm, and sometimes


    unfathomable…


    At noon the next day, Christina specially dressed up. She wore a white, unconventional high-neck


    sweater, a ck cashmere coat cinched at the waist, and a pair of flesh-pink high heels. Her wavy curls


    cascaded over her shoulders, and a tassel earring swayed naturally from one ear.


    She gave off a simple and magnanimous feeling. Her temperament was feminine, charming, and


    attractive.


    Sapphire Hotel’s restaurant was on the eighth floor. Today’s temperature was even lower than


    yesterday’s, and the snow was twice as heavy as yesterday’s. It could be said that it was snowing


    heavily. There was thick snow on both sides of the road, as if there was a thick nket covering them.


    All the greenery and branches were also white. The entire Sapphire City was like a white imperial city.


    It was a beautiful, pure city.


    In order to make Christina feel at ease, Joseph did not book a private room. Instead, it was in the hall.


    At this moment, there were still a few couples in the hall.


    Joseph gentlemanly pulled out a stool for Christina to sit down. “Please sit.”


    “Thank you.”


    Joseph took off his ck coat, revealing the white sweater inside. The two of them were dressed like a


    couple. This made Christina subconsciously want to tie her hair, but she realized her hair was loose.


    Noticing her movements, Joseph asked, “Do you need to tie your hair?”


    “No, thank you.”


    After dressing up, the woman was indeed good-looking. When the food was served, Joseph was still a


    gentleman. “Do you need my help to cut the steak?”


    Christina was the type who did everything herself. She refused again, but Joseph was not


    embarrassed. He picked up his fork and asked, “Do you find this scene very familiar?”


    This was Joseph’s second time asking this question. Christina had a good memory and remembered


    that thest time he asked this question was in the car.