After the two finished discussing things, A Bao hurried downstairs to continue talking through their future plans with Boss Fan, who had been waiting for him.
At first, Wang Mingzhu hadn't caught on. She couldn't help scolding A Bao, "Honestly, A Bao! Is he trying to distance himself from you? After you spent all that time looking after him, too."
Seeing Wang Mingzhu's indignant expression, Wang Yue smiled. "Not everyone wants to be someone's sidekick. A Bao's doing this because he wants us to be friends on equal terms, not because he wants to be one of my lackeys.
"Actually, ever since we left Japan for the United States, A Bao realized that if he kept following me, he'd end up being my underling for good."
Only then did Wang Mingzhu begin to understand A Bao's recent behavior.
But understanding it didn't stop her from being annoyed. She said indignantly, "What's so bad about being someone's sidekick? If you can make money, what does it matter?
"Take me, for example. If it meant becoming section chief, I'd be willing to do any humiliating job.
"Besides, the money you and Boss Bao made together was all real cash. Whatever A Bao has now is thanks to you.
"If you shouted out the window right now, asking who wanted to be your sidekick, I bet there'd be a line stretching all the way from here to the Huangpu River."
Wang Yue felt very pleased by Miss Wang's praise. He smiled and asked, "You shouldn't spend all your time flattering me. Why don't you think about when you'll become section chief?"
Miss Wang answered proudly, "My performance has been the best in the whole Trade Building for years. Once our section chief retires, I'm sure to be the next one."
She wasn't joking.