Listening to Shen Yue utter the words "serious", Wang Xinghai could only feel an indescribable irony.
Lots of people talk seriously in this world, but not many act accordingly.
With trembling hand, he held the teacup on the table and took a sip, pretending to be calm. His mind was rapidly concocting a counterplan. By the time he put the teacup down, his hand had steadied.
"If you keep smearing the relationship between Secretary Zhou and me, believe me, I will sue you for defamation," Wang Xinghai said nonchalantly.
Shen Yue, paying close attention to every subtle change in Wang Xinghai's facial expression, denied it: "You won't!"
Wang Xinghai's eyelid twitched involuntarily again, but having been in a position of power for long, he couldn't simply accept defeat due to his inherently cunning and arrogant nature.
"Oh, you are so sure?"
"I am quite sure. If you had decided to sue us, you would have let the security in by now," Shen Yue maintained his steady tone. "You're still probing, considering denying everything. Since you can wipe the lipstick off your face, you can also remove the smell of perfume in your office. When necessary, you can even do away with the diamond ring and fire Secretary Zhou."
A shudder ran through Wang Xinghai. He didn't expect Shen Yue to know his thoughts so clearly, as if Shen could see right into his stomach.
"You're sure we won't have any proof once you've erased these. Then we can't do anything to you. You can even toss our bidding documents into the trash. You can't swallow this defeat," Shen Yue said in a calm tone.
Not only were Wang Xinghai's eyelids jumping, but his heart was beating faster as well.
Having been in Giant Industry for so many years, he felt that he had seen and experienced more than most people. He tended to look at younger ones as naive children.
Experience is the best teacher, this was the belief he held on to. But when facing Shen Yue, he realized that Shen was not just experienced, but also smart and sharp — so sharp that it made him nearly explode, but he couldn't deny the accuracy of Shen's analysis.
The bidding wasn't that important, but he couldn't stand losing to the two young men.
"Did you really think that since we went through all the trouble to get here that we would fight without certainty?" Shen Yue pointed out a fact. "You must know, getting to meet with you without an appointment is not an easy thing."
Wang Xinghai grunted.
Shen Yue looked at Jin Xin. Jin Xin got the hint and immediately followed up: "Indeed, One does not enter Liangshan without three parts bravery. Director Wang, if we dared to come here, we must have made full preparations."
"Preparation?" Wang Xinghai pondered the weight of the word "preparation."
"Yeah." Jin Xin professionally said: "Director Wang might not know our Jintang Company, might not know us three, but we know Director Wang all too well."
Wang Xinghai "oh'd", narrowed his eyes, he was clearly still waiting to see Jin Xin's trump card.
"There is an issue with what Director Wang said earlier." Realizing Shen Yue had drawn back, Jin Xin knew it was his turn to enter the fray.
He and Shen Yue always cooperated in perfect harmony, their division of labor was very clear.
If Shen Yue was the sharp chisel that opened up a crack in the rigid situation, then he, Jin Xin, would be the hammer, continuing to strike along the crack, until the obstacles in front of them were completely cleared.
Since Wang Xinghai remained silent, Jin Xin decided to break down Wang Xinghai's last line of defense once and for all, "When you said that your position was achieved through your own struggle, there is a big problem."
Wang Xinghai's face grew colder.
"The first person to gain a position in the Li Family was your wife!" Jin Xin finally revealed his trump card. "Mrs. Wang was very favored by the old lady back then."
Taking a pause, Jin Xin said with a smile: "You must know who the old lady is, don't you, Director Wang?"
Wang Xinghai's heart twitched. Of course, he knew that the old lady was Giant Li's wife, both back then and now, his influence over Giant Li was immense.
Even though the Giant Industry seemed to be controlled by Li Jiye presently, behind the scenes it was still the mysterious Giant Li who was manipulating.
"Director Wang seemed to be not so outstanding back then, having a fondness for drinking and lust. Because of these two hobbies, you were scolded by the old lady several times. Only because Mrs. Wang was favored by the old lady and considering the affection between husband and wife, you were given a chance eventually. Director Wang, you indeed seized this opportunity."
Jin Xin spoke confidently, "Director Wang, you can erase all the evidence related to Secretary Zhou at hand. But what if the photos of your intimate actions with Secretary Zhou fall into the hands of Madam Li? You should know the consequences of a woman's wrath."
Suddenly standing up, Wang Xinghai's voice became hoarse, "You... took photos of me?"
Jin Xin smiled, "Did you forget that we're a security company? Not only can we ensure other people's safety, but our photography skills can also rival those of wedding studios. If we decided to get into the photography business, I'm afraid there wouldn't be nothing left for the Royal Wedding studio."
Hai Mingzhu kept nodding her head, looking relieved that she had switched companies in advance.
People often say in this day and age— 'I messed you up, it has nothing to do with you'. Royal Love was too traditional and certainly didn't realize that True Love would be replaced by BL.
Wang Xinghai slumped back into his seat. There were beads of sweat on his forehead. After a while, he finally said, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Jin Xin gave him a small smile: "I suppose Director Wang has taken so many shortcuts that he has forgotten how to proceed normally. We are here to bid."
"Just that simple?" Wang Xinghai looked up incredulously.
"Of course it's just that simple." Jin Xin knew the matter had been resolved and relaxedly said: "You just have to send the bidding documents following the normal process. As long as we get the opportunity, everything we talked about will be as if it never happened."
When they walked out of the Giant Building, the sun was shining brightly. Hai Mingzhu's eyes were twinkling, she kept looking up at Shen Yue and Jin Xin with admiration.
As always, Shen Yue remained indifferent, seemingly impervious to the glances of others, even if they turned into bullets or flying daggers.
Jin Xin, however, felt uncomfortable under Hai Mingzhu's gaze and finally couldn't resist, "You should watch where you're going, always looking at us, what for?"
"You guys are very capable." Hai Mingzhu said admiringly.
Only then did Jin Xin show a smile, but Hai Mingzhu's next sentence almost made him spit blood, "I've always thought you guys wanted to recruit me into a pyramid scheme."
"Do we look like we're into pyramid schemes?"
"Quite a bit," Hai Mingzhu nodded and then earnestly added, "President Jin, how did I perform just now?"
"Adequate as a decorative piece," Jin Xin evaluated.
Hai Mingzhu seemed a bit wronged, "I just joined the company, I need time to familiarize myself with the processes."
"Joined?" Jin Xin was puzzled, "Aren't we contract workers? We only signed a one-day contract, haven't you forgotten?"
"I should say, it's President Jin who has forgotten." Hai Mingzhu twirrled her spirited eyes, "You said that if I follow you, I will learn a lot..." She looked towards Shen Yue yearningly, "If I follow Advisor Shen, I'll learn even more!"