The next morning at breakfast, Sun Xiangqing found Chu Fei.
"Captain Liu replied to your request for additional investment this morning. She wants to discuss it in person."
After breakfast, Chu Fei followed Sun Xiangqing to a temporary meeting room.
The moment she saw Chu Fei, Liu Tingyun asked directly, "How many supplies do you want?"
"Five hundred thousand!"
Chu Fei had calculated it. To achieve "perfection" in his First Update Stage, he needed at least another three hundred thousand. But you asked high and bargained low, and three hundred thousand was not quite safe enough.
Yet when he named that figure, Sun Xiangqing actually shuddered, staring at Chu Fei with utter disbelief.
Liu Tingyun smiled, her smile carrying a trace of mockery. "Don't you think you're being a little too greedy? What gave you the nerve to ask for so much?"
Chu Fei remained calm. "Captain Liu, don't my performances these past few days count for something?"
Liu Tingyun shook her head, her answer utterly decisive. "No! Your performance has been good, but not good enough."
Chu Fei narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said, "Then since Captain Liu called me here, what instructions do you have for me?"
A glimmer flashed through Liu Tingyun's eyes as she looked at Chu Fei. Then she turned to Sun Xiangqing. "Go take care of your work."
Sun Xiangqing: ...
After giving Chu Fei a deep look, Sun Xiangqing silently left the meeting room and politely closed the door behind him.
Yet throughout it all, Chu Fei had kept his eyes on Liu Tingyun.
Liu Tingyun looked at Chu Fei, her eyes gradually narrowing as a hint of danger entered her voice. "What are you looking at!"
Chu Fei's gaze made Liu Tingyun feel vaguely uncomfortable.
It was not the lecherous, greedy,