Despite sensing that Jin Xin and his group were crafty, Wang Xinghai did not have the patience to engage with them. Upon noticing that the security personnel had arrived, Wang Xinghai immediately adopted the demeanor of a powerful figure who held life and death in his hands.
Jin Xin suddenly laughed.
Wang Xinghai was taken aback. He furrowed his brows and asked, "What are you laughing at?" Even with his vast experiences, he was utterly clueless as to what Jin Xin found amusing.
Jin Xin clapped his hands and said to Shen Yue, "I've done my part for now. It's your turn."
Shen Yue helplessly shook his head and stepped forward.
"What are you trying to do? Behave yourself! Do you believe that I can have all of you thrown into the custody? " Wang Xinghai, feeling that this group seemed to be about to take violent action, became slightly flustered.
One of the security guards quickly stepped forward to restrain Shen Yue's arm.
Shen Yue did not struggle, looking at Wang Xinghai and said: "Director Wang, I want to discuss something privately with you. Could you please ask these security guards to leave?"
"Who do you think you are?" Before Wang Xinghai could say anything, a strong security guard scolded and was ready to get Shen Yue out.
"Tiffany," Shen Yue suddenly said.
Everyone was startled, most of them didn't understand what Shen Yue was talking about.
However, these three words seemed to have a magical power, causing Wang Xinghai to pause momentarily, open his mouth as if about to say something, then suddenly told the security personnel, "You guys leave first, and close the door."
The security chief hesitated, "Director Wang…"
He looked at Shen Yue and the others with a premonition of worry, clearly considering the safety of Director Wang.
"Get out!" Wang Xinghai said impatiently.
After the security staff left, Wang Xinghai sat back in his office chair, curling up slightly like a porcupine facing danger, casting a suspicious look at Shen Yue, "What is it that you want to say?"
Hai Mingzhu perked up her ears, totally puzzled by how the tense situation was easily diffused by Shen Yue with just one sentence. She really wanted to hear what Shen Yue had to say.
Jin Xin, however, leisurely took a seat, looking at Shen Yue with an inscrutable smile.
After looking around, Shen Yue finally said, "Tiffany was originally a diamond ring brand. It just started making perfumes in recent years."
Hai Mingzhu was confused.
Wang Xinghai frowned and demanded, "Are you guys working on security or are you brand agents? You… you trying to sell me diamond rings? You've come to the wrong place."
Shen Yue flashed a rare smile, "Director Wang doesn't use Tiffany perfume, right?"
"If you enjoy talking nonsense, please do it outside the Giant Building." Wang Xinghai, losing his patience, was about to stand up and apparently ready to call the security.
"Director Wang doesn't use Tiffany perfume, but there is a scent of Tiffany's limited-edition perfume in this room," Shen Yue calmly stated.
Wang Xinghai raised an eyebrow, "What are you trying to say?"
It seemed that he thought of something and then spoke again, "My secretary uses perfume, it's not unusual that my office smells like it. But, I have no idea what brand she uses."
Shen Yue stared at Wang Xinghai, with seemingly unspeakable implications in his eyes, "I heard that Tiffany perfume is not cheap, some perfumes' prices are almost the same as diamond rings. Your company truly is wealthy, even Director Wang's secretary uses Tiffany's limited-edition perfume. It makes the rest of us feel quite inferior."
"This all depends on the situation. Different places, same man might have different fates." Jin Xin suddenly spoke up: "Have you ever heard of Li Si's mouse theory?"
"What mouse theory?" Shen Yue retorted.
He obviously knew what Jin Xin was about to say, but unless he went along, Jin Xin couldn't proceed.
The two of them were like duet singers, speaking for an audience, and this audience was naturally Wang Xinghai.
"Li Si was the prime minister of the ancient Qin Dynasty."
Jin Xin sat with his legs crossed, reciting knowledge from both ancient and modern periods: "He was formerly a destitute scholar. One day, he saw that the rats in the latrine were chased and beaten by everyone, while the rats in the national granary lived high above, fat and undisturbed. This gave him the insight that as a human, one should live like a rat, and if one were a rat, it should be a rat in the national granary. That was what prompted him to strive to become the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty."
"But as I recall, Li Si didn't end well, did he?" murmured Shen Yue.
"Yes, he was beheaded," Jin Xin laughed.
With a "bang" noise, Wang Xinghai angrily slammed the table and stood up: "Enough! Are you done spewing your nonsense?"
But he didn't call for security guards, instead, he stared at Shen Yue and sneered, "You think my secretary is problematic, then investigate my secretary. You think my accounts are wrong, go to the tax authorities. If you are adept at being cynical, then go ahead, I attained my position through my struggles. Do you think these vague acquisition can hurt me?"
Shen Yue exclaimed, "CEO Wang, you've misunderstood. How could we control the affairs of the tax authority? I just want to say, do you really not know of Tiffany perfume, or perhaps the Tiffany diamond ring? You're saying you don't know, but I kinda don't believe that, since there's one inside your drawer."
Wang Xinghai was stunned, subconsciously looking at his drawer.
The drawer was not fully closed, revealing a corner of a branded diamond ring box. He didn't expect Shen Yue to have such sharp eyes.
"Director Wang can certainly afford a diamond ring," Hai Mingzhu said, somewhat puzzled. "Men are generally nonchalant about such things. It's common for them to buy a diamond ring and not know the brand."
"That does make sense."
Shen Yue looked at Wang Xinghai, whose face was ashen, "It's normal for Director Wang not to know the brand of the diamond ring, but it's illogical for Secretary Zhou to not know. When I saw Secretary Zhou hurriedly leaving just now, she was wearing one. Interestingly, it happens to be a couple ring matching the one in your drawer."
Hai Mingzhu finally caught on, "Oh, I see."
She would've been better off not saying anything as her words made Wang Xinghai wear an expression that screamed murder.
He didn't explode though but let out a cold laugh, choosing not to say anything further. As a cunning old fox, he knew that the more he spoke, the more likely he was to trip up. He thus willingly adopted a haughty demeanor, as if these allegations were beneath him.
Shen Yue remained unperturbed, "Seeing this scene, I can't help but admire your company. It's truly an international enterprise, where everyone abides by the principle of 'everyone for me and me for everyone'. Even a female secretary with a not-so-high salary, on buying a Tiffany diamond ring, even buys one for her superior. Meanwhile..."
"Meanwhile what?" Hai Mingzhu interrupted, anxious. She was now certain that Wang Xinghai was involved with Secretary Zhou.
"Meanwhile, she even gifts some Tiffany perfume and lipstick," Shen Yue gestured towards Wang Xinghai's right cheek.
Wang Xinghai hastily wiped his right cheek and blushed slightly. He tried to maintain his facade, "What are you babbling about?"
"I've been wondering how Secretary Zhou manages to smear lipstick on Director Wang's face," said Shen Yue, feigning confusion.
"This is pretty straightforward, miss. Why don't you demonstrate it for Director Wang?" Jin Xin said, sounding quite interested.
Hai Mingzhu started, hadn't expected she'd have to demonstrate?
After glancing at a balding Wang Xinghai, then at Jin Xin, who was sitting and waiting for the demonstration — he even looked like he was ready to join in — Hai Mingzhu finally decided to walk towards Shen Yue.
Seeing that Hai Mingzhu seemed like she was going to embrace him, mimicking the scene between Wang Xinghai and Secretary Zhou, Shen Yue quickly raised his hand to stop her, "Stop!"
Seeing Hai Mingzhu stop, Shen Yue sighed in relief, "We don't need to reenact the specific scene. All I'm saying is that Secretary Zhou gave Director Wang a couple's ring out of gratitude. In return, Director Wang was so grateful and disturbed that he even accepted Secretary Zhou's gift of lipstick, leaving the drawer open..."
Jin Xin had an eccentric smile on his face, a look that only men would understand.
Hai Mingzhu blushed slightly and bit her lip, choosing not to say anything.
Wang Xinghai held his fist for a while, before slowly sitting down. He said word by word, "Are you threatening me?"
Shen Yue was not intimidated by Wang Xinghai's aura. He only chuckled, "How dare we threaten you, Director Wang? Giant Industries is a legitimate business, and we are a serious company. If there is a formal process to follow, who'd take a shortcut? Don't you agree, Director Wang?"