There was actually such a good thing? The receptionist finished packing up and bolted, feeling like staying even one second longer would be letting herself down.
Damn night shift, farewell to you!
On the way to the presidential suite.
Shi Jihan asked many more questions about Li Changyuan—his company's revenue, the investment projects he was currently involved in, stock price fluctuations over the past three months, and even Li Changyuan's private life. "How many kids does he have?... Hm? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Zhou Jingcheng was unhappy. It was clearly supposed to be their world for two, yet a cybernetic third wheel had suddenly appeared. "Three. Their names are Li Guofen, Li Huanwen, and Li Doesn't Care About Me."
Shi Jihan: "? Does Li have a lisp?"
Zhou Jingcheng pointed at him in accusation. "Shi Xiaohan, I'm standing right in front of you, yet instead of asking me questions, you're asking about some old geezer in his forties?"
[Ding, Malice Points +1]
That increase in Malice Points was a little baffling.
Shi Jihan said, "I only asked because I don't know him. Is there anything about you that I don't know? I wouldn't even know what to ask."
Well, that worked too.
Zhou Jingcheng was soothed by that single sentence. The local weather cleared from overcast to sunny as he began seriously answering Shi Jihan's questions, taking the chance to stomp on Li Changyuan too. "Don't interact with him when you see him tomorrow. He's no good, unlike me."
Shi Jihan: "You?"
Zhou Jingcheng nodded without the slightest embarrassment. "Yes. Look at him—he lacks looks, conscience, and manners. Unlike me, I have everything. What could I possibly lack?"
Look at him. What a perfect person. Wasn't that enough to make anyone's heart race? Really not?
Without even