"You think so too?"
Every word was squeezed out from between his teeth.
Yan Zhou shook his head and murmured softly.
"I dare not"
With a "click," the lighter lit another cigarette. The man took a light drag, and the cigarette butt instantly glowed a dangerous red light, like a flickering warning light.
"I think you're pretty daring,"
The chilling tone was like a gust of cold wind, sending shivers down one's spine.
Yan Zhou felt a chill run down his spine; this was a premonition of anger. He quickly searched his mind for a way to salvage the situation.
"I was wrong. It's all my fault for being so ignorant. I thought that because the president is usually so magnanimous, I became arrogant and didn't know my place, so I dared to be so presumptuous."
In any case, admitting your mistake first is always the right thing to do.
Elevating the other person while belittling oneself—that's excellent.
Yan Zhou lowered his head after speaking, but the room remained unusually quiet. He hesitated for a moment, then continued speaking.
"I was so incredibly foolish. The president trusted me and entrusted me with this important task, yet instead of repaying his kindness, I heartlessly allowed others to take advantage of the situation and gossip about me to the president. For a small favor, I let others offend the president's ears. I was greedy and ungrateful; I'm worse than a beast."
Well, these words have been returned to him verbatim. Yan Zhou thought to himself that he wanted to slap himself right now. He really had a sharp tongue; he said everything he could think of.
Jing Min slowly exhaled a wisp of smoke, the smoke obscuring his deep-set face.
"talent…?"
The chilly voice trailed off with a long, drawn-out tone.
Yan Zhou's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat; he was practically begging to kneel down.
"No, no, it's just... no, it's not you... no, it's me."
The sounds of him swallowing made his face flush red.
As a special assistant to a globally renowned listed company, someone who is eloquent in all kinds of diplomatic situations, how could he be so tongue-tied in front of the president?
Jing Min flicked his slender fingers lightly, and cigarette ash fell in a flurry.
Then, he pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray next to him and slowly rotated his finger until the red light went out completely.
Yan Zhou lowered his head slightly and stole a glance. Just one glance, and he felt relieved.
It seems the alarm has been lifted.
Unexpectedly, Jingmin's casual voice was heard.
"Alright, I won't eat people."
Yan Zhou straightened up slightly, slowly wiping the sweat from his brow, thinking to himself: This is more terrifying than cannibalism.
"go out"
Receiving the order to expel people was a cause for great joy!
Before they could recover from the joy of surviving the ordeal, they heard the man's sinister voice again.
"Wait"
Yan Zhou turned around stiffly.
"Unfreeze the card given to Yunyang."
Yan Zhou's expression was complicated, but meeting the man's unwavering gaze, he could only hesitate and remain silent.
"yes"
——
After the door was closed again,
Jingmin slowly walked to the window.
With a "pop," I lit my third cigarette of the day.
Gazing at the golden ocean outside the window, my eyes also became distant.
Sunflowers, growing towards the sun, will always face you.
That dark and hopeless memory is like a thick fog obscuring hope and light.
Perhaps it was just a case of "feeling apprehensive as one nears home," for for a moment he couldn't even see the road ahead.
He took a light drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled.
His lips twitched almost imperceptibly, as if in mockery or suppressing his true emotions.
The blurry shadows cast on the floor-to-ceiling windows became even more indistinct amidst the swirling smoke, their emotions indiscernible.
He took out his satellite phone and dialed.
The phone was answered after only one second.
A hoarse voice came from the other end, asking in a pretentious tone.
"Oh! You're so busy, how come you have time to call me?"
Jing Min listened quietly without replying. After a few seconds, when the other end still hadn't gotten to the point, his patience wore thin, and he prepared to hang up.
"It's nothing, I'm hanging up."
"Yes, yes, yes, I've been trying to call you for days and can't get through. Honestly, can't you have a little more patience? How can someone who does big things do it without patience? Let me tell you, it's only because you have money that you can get married, otherwise, someone like you would never be able to find a wife..."
Zhou Chen's incessant complaining completely annoyed Jing Min.
"Speak quickly,"
The impolite tone silenced Zhou Chen's rambling.
"Exactly, could you please be lenient and let Yunyang go? She's a young woman raising a seriously ill younger sister; her life must be so difficult!"
"They still have feelings for you, but it was just out of jealousy. They were young and ignorant and said a few provocative things. You are a magnanimous person, so you have already punished them. Just let it go with a single sentence!"
"You didn't say that exactly what you said before?"
"You're quite capable, aren't you? You can boss around everyone around me around."
The cold, harsh tone subtly hinted at a gritted teeth.
Zhou Chen pretended not to understand on the other end of the phone, feeling guilty.
"What exact words? Who said that? I don't know what you're talking about!"
Jing Min didn't argue with him and got back to the main topic.
"I'll let it go this time. I don't care what kind of crazy scheme you're plotting with all this pleading. Just don't do anything stupid again!"
Upon hearing that the plan had succeeded, Zhou Chen happily gave a perfunctory agreement, promising not to do anything reckless...
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