He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, suppressing the churning in his stomach, and tried to gloss over the situation: "Young Master, but this matter..."
Ning Bingyu, oblivious to Robert's annoyed look, coolly interrupted him: "Chairman Luo, besides being protective of my own, I also dislike it most when people make empty promises."
The strange phrases that Char Siu Girl often uses are perfectly suited to this situation.
Robert was taken aback again. A pie in the sky? What pie in the sky? He'd lived to be this old and had never heard of such a thing.
Chu Hongyu's eyes gleamed with a hint of cunning: "Chairman Luo, haven't you heard the story of drawing a cake to satisfy hunger? It means that talking big without taking any real action is just playing with people's feelings."
Robert finally understood that the two of them were working together to set a trap for him!
He mentally cursed Ning Bingyu's ancestors for eighteen generations.
Robert's face turned ashen, but he was helpless. He managed to squeeze out a sentence through his teeth: "Of course, of course it counts. Young Master Ning's word is law. How could I dare to go back on my word?"
Ning Bingyu was clearly trying to control him. If he dared to go back on his word, who knew what would happen to his precious son.
We had no choice but to accept it, even if it meant holding our noses!
Ning Bingyu smiled with satisfaction, put his arm around Chu Hongyu's slender waist, and left gracefully.
As soon as Ning Bingyu and the others left, Robert finally couldn't hold on any longer, staggered, and vomited.
His face turned pale and then blue. His vision blurred, and because he was so fat, his assistant couldn't keep an eye on him, and he fainted in his own vomit.
The assistant screamed in shock, "Ah—Chairman Luo!!!"
Before leaving the venue, Ning Bingyu casually took a glass of warm water from a waiter.
Once they reached the secluded balcony, he released Chu Hongyu's hand and handed her some water: "Warm your stomach, the hangover soup will be here soon."
Chu Hongyu leaned against the balcony railing, took a sip of warm water, and felt much better in her stomach.
She narrowed her fox-like eyes. The "gentleman" in front of her was indeed handsome and considerate. If she didn't know his true colors, she would easily fall into his trap. The gentle and considerate gentleman was a deadly knife.
Chu Hongyu lowered her eyes: "Thank you, young master, but I'm afraid Robert's cooperation with us won't be so smooth in the future."
A hint of worry flashed in her beautiful, alluring fox-like eyes: "Was I too reckless this time? Robert, that old lecher, suffered such a huge loss, won't he be upset? The Ning family needs to use their shipping routes for their cooperation with the mainland, and he might try to sabotage the cooperation in the future."
She paused, then continued, "Especially since this involves the interests of three new air routes, it's like cutting off his flesh... Is the young master really confident he can keep him in check?"
Ning Bingyu gestured to a passing waiter to pour him a cup of hot tea: "What's it to you?"
His blunt words startled Chu Hongyu: "Young Master..."
After the waiter left, Ning Bingyu gently blew away the steam from his teacup: "Business is business, and women are women. Chairman Luo is a smart man; he's not stupid enough to sacrifice such a large profit for a woman."
Chu Hongyu frowned: "Then what did he mean by mentioning three shipping routes just now...?"
Ning Bingyu scoffed dismissively: "Heh... those three routes were originally his plan to use as a 'pie in the sky'."
He smiled with a hint of sarcasm: "The people planted in Luo's International gave us the information a long time ago. Robert originally planned to use this cooperation with our Ning family as a new growth point for their group's performance in the second half of the year. He was just using it to lure you, this mermaid, with empty promises."
Chu Hongyu was speechless for a moment: "..."
What a miser! He tries to woo girls by making empty promises!
No wonder Ning Bingyu said she still has a lot to learn. If she returns to the mainland to work and deal with foreign businesses in the future, she will definitely encounter many pitfalls!
Looking at her speechless expression, Ning Bingyu slowly and deliberately offered this advice: "Some self-proclaimed smart men believe that money bags are meant to be swung around for women to hear the sound of money, not for women to spend."
"Just like in the fable, the farmer drives his hungry donkey and hangs a carrot called 'hope and love' in front of the donkey. The donkey and the woman will do anything they are asked to do for the sake of 'hope'."
Chu Hongyu frowned: "Isn't this a scam?"
These kinds of words always made her feel very uncomfortable, as if... women were treated like livestock in the eyes of some men.
Yet, some women are genuinely tempted by the sound of a man's wallet rattling, and quite a few end up being driven by men.
Ning Bingyu smiled and said, "Just remember this: whether a man is rich or poor, spending money on you doesn't necessarily mean he loves you, but not spending money on you definitely means he doesn't love you. This truth applies to 90% of men in the world. The remaining 10% of men live off women their whole lives, and you'll never know whether he'll spend money on you when he has it."
Chu Hongyu was taken aback, her feelings a complex mix. She suddenly thought of Su Xueming…
Actually, her mother had told her that a man's love lies where his money is; everything else is meaningless.
Su Xueming really hasn't spent much money on her. He's a top student from Tsinghua University with a decent salary, and all his money goes to support his family, so he spends her money.
But she never thought it was wrong before. Su Xueming came from a poor family. He was a golden phoenix that came out of the mountains. Shouldn't he be filial to his parents and help his family?
It's only natural for lovers to make sacrifices for each other... especially since Su Xueming dotes on her so much.
But now that I think about it, he can be filial to his family if he wants, but what kind of man is it to spend her money to support his family?
Chu Hongyu looked at Ning Bingyu drinking tea—
This man is constantly surrounded by women; he is not a good man in the traditional sense.
But he was magnanimous in his actions, principled in his conduct, and never lied to women about his true nature.
Being kind to those around you means being generous with your kindness, whether it's towards subordinates, casual lovers, or fiancées...
The gossip news always criticizes him for being a womanizer, but you never hear his lovers say a bad word about him in the gossip news.
Human nature is truly complex; some people are hypocritically evil.
He, Young Master Ning, is both a true gentleman and a true villain—open and honest about both good and bad.
Chu Hongyu sighed softly, pulled herself out of her thoughts, and returned to the main topic: "It would be better if Robert didn't dare to cause trouble."
Ning Bingyu slowly blew on the steam from the hot tea, but his tone suddenly changed, "That old fox Robert will definitely not swallow this easily; trouble is inevitable."
Perhaps because she was involved, Chu Hongyu couldn't help but frown: "Then what does the young master plan to do?"
A cold glint flashed in Ning Bingyu's narrow eyes, sending chills down one's spine: "I'm never afraid of people causing trouble, I'm just afraid they won't dare to do it."
Chu Hongyu understood. Robert had a weakness: his son was in Ning Bingyu's hands. This was the key reason why he had to compromise.
She couldn't help but wonder, "How could the young master have such a coincidence as knowing something about Robert's son?"
Ning Bingyu slowly took off his glasses and wiped them: "Because your boss, I never do business with people who have no weaknesses."
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