Li Congxin's request undoubtedly gave Xiao Bai a fright.
Without thinking, she hurriedly put down the "Company Development Plan" she had picked up out of curiosity and shook her head. "My only work experience is filling in as a cashier at a martial arts school. How could I possibly be the CEO of a film company?"
Li Congxin quickly reassured her, "Don't panic. It isn't some huge company. Its total assets only amount to around a hundred million yuan."
Received +9 Impression Points from Nalan Bai!
"You'd better find someone else. That girl named Hope who lives with you is much more qualified than I am."
Li Congxin shook his head solemnly. "Hope is caught up in the same trouble as me right now, and her father, Old Pi, is at the very center of it. Neither of us can show our faces."
"So, you're the only person I can trust now!"
"But..." Nalan Bai still hesitated. Li Congxin could only say, "I should be able to come back soon. I can't say exactly how long it'll take, but I can promise it won't be more than three years at the latest."
Nalan Bai fell silent at his words. Li Congxin didn't urge her. He simply waited quietly nearby for her decision.
It was not until half an hour later, when the light outside the window had already dimmed, that Nalan Bai finally raised her head and nodded firmly at Li Congxin.
Another three days passed in the blink of an eye. At last, the auspicious day for starting the machine and waking Old Pi had arrived.
Li Congxin solemnly handed the bag containing the Dragon Bone to Hope. "This contains the Hand's greatest treasure, the Dragon Bone, along with some of my research notes from the past few