A group of employees stood nearby.
Xu Zhou and Bai Zuo, who had arrived late, finally made it.
"Chairman~ Chairman~"
Ji Wu felt a slight headache coming on. Here they came—the troublemakers.
Bai Zuo leaped out and shaded his eyes as he looked around. "Where's the Chairman?"
When the manager from Headquarters saw Bai Zuo, sweat began streaming down his face. He wiped his face and stammered, "W-Well, the Chairman had something come up at the last minute. Captain Xie is here instead."
Bai Zuo's expression changed almost instantly.
The malice he had been holding back suddenly burst forth.
The dense malice was nearly tangible, crushing everyone present until they could barely breathe.
The manager trembled, his face deathly pale. Just as he was about to faint, a man in a long red trench coat slowly walked over. He had shoulder-length pale golden flaxen hair hanging loose and carried himself with a gentle, refined air.
He wore a smile, his presence powerful yet mild. The moment he appeared, he eased the overly frozen atmosphere. "Is my presence unwelcome?"
Xie Yu waved a hand, his smile tolerant and gentle. "Long time no see, Bai Zuo."
He was the sort of person who, even if you openly directed malice at him, would smile and tolerate everything about you, making you feel as though your punch had landed in cotton—neither here nor there.
Until, in the end, you drowned in those emerald-green eyes brimming with vitality.
Bai Zuo turned his head away. "Tch!"
The heavy pressure that had been weighing on everyone eased considerably.
Bai Zuo turned and left.
Ji Wu did not stop him. With the Chairman absent, Bai Zuo would not stay to take part in the welcoming ceremony. If anything, Ji Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared to Bai