When Li Ye arrived at Southwest Airport that afternoon, he received a call from Shang Bin.
The moment the guy opened his mouth, it was in a reproachful tone. "Hey, Li Ye, where have you people gone? You skipped this morning's tour, and you're not attending this afternoon's symposium either. Do you know how long Qu Si has been waiting for you?"
Li Ye did not answer at once. He fell silent for several seconds, considering how to snap back at this infuriating asshole.
There was no such term as PUA in this era, but this sort of bullying tactic had existed for a long time.
Yet Li Ye felt that someone at Shang Bin's level ought to have outgrown such low-grade PUA tactics. After all, Shang Bin normally dealt with people like Ma Zhaoxian, Li Ye, and Old Meng—figures who had clawed their way up step by step. Every one of them was skilled at PUAing others, and none would fall for that bluffing intimidation.
PUA was supposed to be the sort of tactic middle and upper management like Cong Jinhong used against employees at Xiao Zhu and Feng Shuyun's level.
So why was Shang Bin now so brazenly berating Li Ye?
Li Ye figured Shang Bin had most likely called him in front of someone—perhaps Qu Si, perhaps one of Qu Si's trusted men.
After several seconds of silence, Li Ye coldly shot back, "We're already getting ready to board our flight back to the capital. I was afraid that if I stayed any longer, I wouldn't be able to hold back my temper and would ruin your good thing."
"..."
The moment Li Ye finished speaking, Shang Bin on the other end fell silent.
After a moment, Shang Bin said unpleasantly, "Li Ye, what are you talking