Tit for Tat

The dagger is revealed.

Bai Yanyun finally challenged Li Ruobing.

Even when studying abroad, Bai Yanyun never stopped paying attention to Li Ruobing. She knew Li Ruobing's interests and hobbies very well, and she also knew what major she was studying abroad. There wasn't a moment she didn't want to defeat Li Ruobing.

Li Ruobing was indeed very strong. Her business talent was astonishing, her appearance was almost perfect, and her personality was strong and independent. She was almost a perfect woman, but she ultimately had one weakness.

She never paid attention to anything related to art.

That's why, after dropping out of university, Bai Yanyun resolutely chose a music academy.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yanyun had extremely high talent in music.

Soon, she became a talented prodigy on campus.

She wanted to completely crush Li Ruobing in a certain field and let Li Ruobing taste the feeling of a crushing defeat!

Who was the bumpkin boss?

Who was the miser who only knew how to make money and didn't know how to satisfy their spiritual world?

A smile appeared on Bai Yanyun's lips.

Her sword was pointed directly at Li Ruobing.

Deng Hao also showed a strange smile, staring into Li Ruobing's eyes, wanting to see how she would respond.

Bai Yanyun had a beautiful face.

But whenever she showed a reserved and dignified smile, there was always a hint of condescension in her eyes, very subtle, carrying many unclear and unreadable emotions.

Many years ago, when Li Ruobing and Bai Yanyun met for the first time, Bai Yanyun looked at her with that kind of gaze.

At that time, when Bai Yanyun looked at Li Ruobing, who had come with Li Guodong, her eyes shifted slightly, she smiled silently, maintaining a deliberate distance, like a little princess at the center of the world.

Because the Bai Family had a political background, while the Li Family was purely a business family.

Bai Yanyun looked at Li Ruobing as if looking at the daughter of a nouveau riche, covered in jewelry and utterly vulgar.

But when Li Ruobing's talent later consistently suppressed her, Bai Yanyun realized how terrifying this woman was.

And when she was utterly defeated in that confrontation at university, she understood that in terms of business strategy and planning, she would never be able to catch up to Li Ruobing in this lifetime.

So she resolutely chose to give up and began to study music and art.

"President Li, Yan Yun is asking you a question. Not answering would be too impolite, wouldn't it?" Deng Hao said expressionlessly, his tone aggressive.

He was well aware of Li Ruobing's background in Tongzhou, but he was fearless.

Because behind him stood the Bai Family and the Deng Family!

Silence.

Su Rui smiled and swirled his wine glass, but didn't speak.

Li Ruobing stood up, slowly drank the red wine in her glass, her eyes cold.

"Heh heh..." Unexpectedly, Li Ruobing suddenly laughed, full of sarcasm and contempt. She narrowed her eyes, leaned close to Bai Yanyun's ear, and asked, "Is this your counterattack after accumulating strength for five years and painstakingly returning to Tongzhou?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm really disappointed..." Li Ruobing ignored her expression, her tone like someone lecturing a junior, "I thought five years would help you grow, but I didn't expect you to still be so naive and foolish!"

Blunt!

Direct!

Bai Yanyun's face became very unpleasant.

"What does President Li want to do? Does she want to bully Yan Yun here?" Deng Hao's face darkened, and he stood directly in front of Li Ruobing.

"Deng Hao, move aside." Bai Yanyun walked two steps forward, staring at Li Ruobing, a hint of sarcastic smile on her lips: "Sister Ruobing, I was just asking a simple question, why are you getting so angry? Or are you admitting that you're a bumpkin boss?"

Li Ruobing frowned.

She really disliked Bai Yanyun's personality.

She was particularly good at pretending! Even when her true thoughts were exposed, she wouldn't admit it verbally!

If it were any other day, she wouldn't bother arguing with Bai Yanyun over a few cold words, but today, because of the issue with the new store's spokesperson, she was already in a bad mood. Bai Yanyun was still provoking her with her words, and coupled with that Deng Hao acting like an arrogant president on the side, Li Ruobing couldn't tolerate it anymore.

"Music? Art?" Li Ruobing asked flatly in return, "Is this your point of entry for counterattacking me? Playing the piano, listening to concerts, do you think I would feel frustrated because I'm not as good as you in these things?"

Li Ruobing genuinely found Bai Yanyun a bit ridiculous.

And somewhat disappointing.

"Yes, I did forget, Sister Ruobing only has desire for making money." Bai Yanyun sneered, "But what's the use of making more money? Am I short of money? Is my family short of money?"

"In terms of business operations, I'm indeed not as good as you, but in terms of music and art, you're not even fit to carry my shoes!"

Bai Yanyun finally couldn't control her emotions.

Li Ruobing looked at Bai Yanyun and slowly said, "You have made some progress, at least now you dare to speak loudly in front of me."

Deng Hao raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to step forward, his wrist was grabbed by a large hand like a steel clamp.

Su Rui shook his wine glass with one hand, smiling faintly: "Mr. Deng, let the women talk about women's matters, okay?"

Deng Hao's expression changed slightly. He tried to pull his hand away from Su Rui's grip, but it didn't budge.

Li Ruobing glanced at Bai Yanyun and continued, "What you just said is exactly where you fall short of me, Lin Xiao, and Xiao Yu."

She listed several names, all of whom were relatively outstanding business new stars in Tongzhou City in recent years.

In this great era, many young people had stepped onto the stage of the business world, fully showcasing their talents.

Lin Xiao, Xiao Yu, Zan Lin, Wang Xiao...

They all came from the same university.

And Li Ruobing was the most dazzling person from that university.

"Like you, they are inferior to me in both talent and methods, and have never been able to catch up. But they haven't given up. They are constantly pursuing, learning, and improving through continuous setbacks."

Li Ruobing's gaze fell on the far end of the hall.

"The business world is like a battlefield. You can't judge victory or defeat until the very last moment. And even if you lose once, there's a chance to stand up again, to chase after me again, until you catch up." Li Ruobing retracted her gaze and looked at Bai Yanyun, saying, "But ever since you lost in a simulation at university, you felt you could never be my opponent. You turned to studying music and contemplating art... This was you admitting defeat to me."

"From that moment on, you could never defeat me again. You will never be as good as me in this life!"

Li Ruobing's tone was icy, "Art? Appreciation? Even if you spent five years abroad and hired a killer to secretly take me out after returning, I would still think highly of you for your decisiveness and ruthlessness! But you chose this lukewarm method of retaliation... Do you think I have time to play childish rivalry games with you?"

"The field I stand in is the unpredictable market, the business war where you can be crushed in an instant if you're not careful! But your mindset is still stuck in campus, in the petty rivalries between classmates! Bai Yanyun... We are not people from the same world. Your little tricks can't hurt me."

Bai Yanyun froze, her expression slightly bewildered.

Li Ruobing's tone was very calm, without any deliberate mockery, just making a calm and objective judgment.

But anyone could hear the feeling conveyed by these words, a sense of looking down from above.

Bai Yanyun's chest heaved violently. She瞪着 her beautiful eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end, she couldn't utter a single word.

Deng Hao's face was as dark as water.

He hadn't expected Li Ruobing's words to be so sharp, nor had he expected her to be so blunt, completely tearing apart Bai Yanyun's facade.

He sneered, stepped forward half a step, stared at Li Ruobing's face, and asked, "Isn't that going too far?"

"Going too far?" Su Rui stood up, his imposing figure casting a shadow over Deng Hao's face. "I don't think it's going too far at all. If you dare to make a move, you have to be prepared to take a punch!"