"Comet?" Ronan hadn't heard clearly.
Wen Huilan laughed, turning her face slightly toward Zhang Yingying. "May I use the Work Area?"
Without a word, Zhang Yingying shared the operation permissions with her. Wen Huilan reached out and wrote the two words "Return Voyage" in the light-and-shadow display, her handwriting elegant and pleasing:
"These two characters. Some internal employees actually call it 'Comet,' or even 'Return Flight.' I find that quite interesting too—they all carry somewhat similar connotations... Well, I won't make a fool of myself discussing corporate culture in front of Professor Ronan."
"Corporate culture, my ass!" Xie Junping sent an eye-rolling emoji to the group.
"It feels like they're talking about providing relief to Xia City." Zhai Gong didn't have a good feeling about it either.
"They're smuggling illegal goods and acting so righteous about it? Her only backing is Gao Wenfu, right... Hmm, perhaps 'only' isn't the right word?" Paper Cut was on good terms with Red Fox and naturally had no fondness for Lake City.
Xie Junping offered a preliminary conclusion. "Humble on the surface, arrogant as hell underneath. Mostly, she has to keep herself in line before Boss Ronan no matter what... Boss Ronan, put her in line!"
Ronan did not respond. Instead, Zhang Yingying finally reacted with a simple, awkward, speechless emoji:
(─.─--)
This really wasn't her style.
"Hey, Yingying Jie, if Boss Ronan threatened you, just blink!"
"..."
The discussion in the friends group continued, while Wen Huilan maintained her gentle, composed demeanor throughout. Yet her words grew increasingly frank and direct:
"Professor Ronan, forgive my bluntness, but among the eighty-eight major metropolitan areas today, the Xia City Branch's governance order is indeed unique. Yet that uniqueness comes at a price.
"The most immediate cost is this: over the past five years, the output