The conversation didn't seem to be about a conglomerate, but rather about radishes and cabbages in a market.

"Okay, you're right."

Xu Shi remained noncommittal, saying, "It's quite surprising that you think that way."

I only respect capable people.

Xie Qingyan raised an eyebrow. "My fiancé is one, but I don't think you can find anyone else who could so quickly coordinate and suppress the 'Forgotten Ones.'"

"Speaking of which, are those 'Forgotten Ones' who were absorbed into your ranks well-behaved under your command?"

"...I can only say that it will take more time."

Xu Shi looked somewhat helpless. The truth was, how could she possibly behave? Shen Qin was not going to listen obediently; this was an irreconcilable conflict.

We can't feel at ease until we thoroughly purge them, not to mention there's the Shenhe River outside the city.

"That's true. It hasn't been that long. It's unrealistic to expect them to fully integrate yet."

Xie Qingyan chimed in, "It's the same on my end. That Li Si is very quick-witted, always up and down, as if I don't know her."

"Then you'd better be extra careful."

Xu Shi smiled. He knew from the first meeting that Song Chen was not a peaceful person. That kind of villain was no less troublesome than Shen Qin.

"He can't keep jumping around for long."

Xie Qingyan bluntly stated, "I treat those petty stunts as nothing more than watching a monkey show. Once they lose their value, they're just a piece of trash."

"Wow, that's so brutal!"

Xu Shi feigned surprise, but inwardly he strongly agreed.

After all, everyone has similar ideas about how to deal with the "Forgotten Ones"—ordinary people can be used as filler and labor, but their former leaders should be dealt with as soon as possible.

This effectively cuts off their roots; otherwise, if one day these leaders act rashly and create a "stone man with one eye," it wouldn't be a good thing.

Once ordinary "forgotten people" lose the leadership of their leaders, most of them will naturally be assimilated over time. This process takes time to settle, and it is feared that after another ten or twenty years or a generation, they themselves will no longer recognize that they were once exiled refugees.

The truth is that even after just one or two months, some people have already had similar thoughts. After all, the inside and outside of the city are completely different worlds. Everyone prefers a relatively stable and prosperous life rather than living a precarious existence outside the city and having to exert all their efforts to resist the "rust fog" erosion. Only a fool like Zhao Yuan would stubbornly resist like that.

But to be honest, the expression on Xie Laoliu's face when he said this truly revealed the face of a capitalist.

Tsk tsk tsk.

"Otherwise what? Not everyone is like you."

Xie Qingyan didn't care at all. "At least that Li Si isn't qualified. He's completely unqualified."

Ye Shanshan, standing to the side, shifted her gaze, realizing that what her chairman said wasn't entirely a lie.

She was similar to Su Lin, also a writing secretary and a writer's servant. Being by Xie Qingyan's side every day, she knew her best. Especially these past few days, Xie Qingyan's reactions made her wonder if she had developed a split personality...

Anyway, Xie Qingyan often grits her teeth when Xu Shi is mentioned, and all sorts of cute but vulgar words come out of her mouth.

But the admiration in her eyes was equally undeniable; she would often burst into laughter while scolding someone—who knows what kind of hysteria she was having.

You're being too contradictory!

However, Little Curly Hair knew very well why her boss was in conflict. She had spent just as much time with Xie Qingyan as Su Lin had with Xu Shi, so she naturally knew that Xie Qingyan had a good impression of Xu Shi a long time ago, but gradually became disappointed after seeing that Xu was becoming more and more of a scoundrel.

So, if I break it down, you actually still like him, right? Especially since he's showing signs of being very capable now, which is very endearing...

So why are you so fixated on this? Wouldn't it be better to just say it openly? If you can't win, you can't win. Why keep pulling these stunts, only to suffer more and more losses in the end…

Why?

The connection in their thoughts was so smooth that Ye Shanshan didn't even have time to react.

Good heavens, what kind of bizarre idea is this? Is it really about passively accepting one's fate?

She knew that her inability to feel resentment towards Xu Shi was definitely influenced by his abilities, but the problem was she didn't know how to get rid of it, and now she had already gotten used to it...

The crucial point is that she's still in Xu Shi's office, a place that's a nightmare for her. She vividly recalls being caught here before, and having to be put in a "silencing" state by that Xu guy...

Ugh, I'm going to become an idiot if this keeps up...

Curly-haired boy lowered his head, trying his best to suppress the strange feeling in his heart.

"Anyway, once the second phase of the potion is completely finished, I'd like to try this direction. Want to join me?"

Fortunately, Xie Qingyan didn't notice her unusual behavior and continued the previous topic, "Anyway, if you don't want to do it, I'd like to try it myself."

"……Can."

After a moment's thought, Xu Shi did not object. In any case, he was already having Jiang Chengcheng develop her own special weapon. As for whether or not to share it with Xie Qingyan, he could only say that he needed to observe further.

They're both adults; how could he believe a woman's sweet words all the time? Maybe he would with someone else, but with Xie Qingyan, it's really hard to believe.

As he suspected, Xie Qingyan was not always completely sincere, at least not this time.

These words were all from the heart. She was truly conflicted about her attitude towards Xu Shi, feeling both angry and appreciative. To be honest, she was happy that he was no longer a playboy, but she couldn't swallow her anger because he bullied her every time.

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