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This was his decision; he had known about it all along. Shenghan Group was merely one of the many industries in his eyes, one that his father thought was poorly managed in recent years and handed over to him for restructuring. If it weren't for some matters, he wouldn't have come to Mofeng City.
"Why are you being like this!" Her little mouth pouted up to the sky, clearly unhappy about being struck down like that, "Sour grapes! The design minister from Shenghan personally announced it at our school, which shows how much they value this project. I heard that last time it was a very imposing man who went there, it must have been him, no mistake."
Han Luoli tightened his grip on the steering wheel, "Oh? Did you punish that design minister?"
Throwing a brother under the bus was nothing to him; he could already picture Bai Xiaoyu with a sullen face running to the restroom.
"Punish? What punishment?" Gu Xiaoer blinked, suddenly recalling the words she had said in front of Han Luoli, she chuckled coyly, "Aiya, that was just a joke, not to be taken seriously. Minister Bai is so handsome, who would be so blind as to mess with him..."
"...You think he's handsome?" The man finally spoke after a long while, the tail of his sentence rising several degrees.
"Yeah, you wouldn't know since you haven't seen him."
"..." Bullshit he hadn't seen him; Bai Xiaoyu was always loitering in front of his eyes, annoying him to death.
"Minister Bai is young and successful, he has that kind of aloof charm that girls like, just the sound of his voice is enough to make their legs go weak. All the girls at our school went crazy, scrambling to see him out the door." Gu Xiaoer finished speaking with a dreamy closing of her eyes, as if still savoring that close contact from earlier, but in the end, it was quite a letdown since she got lectured.
"What about you, couldn't you close your legs either?" Han Luoli's voice was noticeably colder; he now had the feeling he was shooting himself in the foot.
Gu Xiaoer blinked; handsome men, well, it's enough just to feast one's eyes on them. They had nothing to do with ordinary girls like her.
But Da Luoluo, are you sure you're not turning so dark with jealousy?
Considering the man's pride, Gu Xiaoer comforted him, "Minister Bai, well, he still falls short compared to you! He's not as handsome as you are!"
The man's face softened slightly.
"However, he's not someone who relies on his looks to make a living; just being that handsome is enough!"
"..." Gu Xiaoer! Dare you say that again? Is your man here only living off his looks?
Han Luoli's face was beyond just dark; it was a deep, deep shade of black!
How could the innocent and naive Gu Xiaoer know that? It was her first time trying to convince a man to mend his ways; who knew what kind of twisted heart grew inside their scar-riddled bodies?
Thinking she had wounded the man's pride, her tone became more earnest,
"Da Luoluo, look at Minister Bai, he's about your age and already successful. You're not getting any younger; you can't always be in that business... Your industry thrives on youth, you've got to have a backup plan..."
Reason with him, appeal to his emotions.
"..." The corners of the man's mouth twitched uncontrollably; he felt that he was facing a difficult problem of the century, feeling extremely frustrated being compared to his subordinate by this little girl.
Spoiled little girl, soon, very soon, you'll know how capable your man is!
"Da Luoluo, don't worry, I'll definitely win a place in this competition, so I can quickly repay the money I owe you."
When he heard the first half of her sentence, Han Luoli's expression was gentle, but upon hearing the second half, his face immediately darkened. Did this woman really want to get rid of him that badly?
"You want to get rid of me that much?"
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