Those who seized the initiative at the start could not maintain their advantage forever.
Throughout the process, the slightest mistake could occur at any subtle point. As those mistakes accumulated, they could completely lose their advantage and ultimately be pinned beneath the other party.
Qian Renxue was now attempting to reclaim the initiative. If Cheng Xiao could not demonstrate his value, their positions would return to how they had been at the beginning.
Naturally, Cheng Xiao would not let Qian Renxue lead him around by the nose so easily. If he foolishly told her what he could do and what value he could offer her, he would become nothing more than a tool—one to be discarded after use.
"It seems Your Highness still doesn't trust me very much." Cheng Xiao shrugged and smiled indifferently. "But that's fine. This is our first meeting, so both sides are wary. Still, I believe that as we cooperate in the future, the trust between us will gradually grow."
"Mm, let me tell Your Highness a story. These past few days, I met an important figure..." As though he had not seen Xue Qinghe's chilly gaze, Cheng Xiao began chattering away without a care.
As Cheng Xiao spoke, a flicker of movement appeared in Xue Qinghe's cold eyes, because the important figure Cheng Xiao mentioned was none other than Ye Renxin!
And that was precisely what Xue Qinghe urgently needed to learn about lately.
Cheng Xiao did not recount every detail to Xue Qinghe word for word. There was no need, and doing so would only strip away his mystery. Only by mixing truth with lies and leaving Xue Qinghe unable to distinguish fact from fiction could he give himself more room to maneuver.
He was quite skilled at making up stories. Thus, in his