Fang Youcheng, who stood outside the door, was startled when Ji Yunhuai suddenly opened it. He instinctively stepped back, looking a little awkward.
"Sorry, Young Master Ji, I... just came to deliver this report."
After explaining himself, he immediately presented the documents he had been holding with both hands. His voice remained nervous, but his manner was thoroughly respectful.
"A report?" Ji Yunhuai made no move to take it. He merely glanced at the title before asking, "Didn't this project stop being any of your business?"
"Ah... I know you're fully in charge of this project. I'm not trying to take any credit!" When Fang Youcheng saw that he would not accept it, panic crept into his expression, and his words became even more cautious. "Chairman Ji only asked me to assist you, with things like compiling statistics. He said... he said it was your grandfather's wish, too."
The Chairman Ji Fang Youcheng referred to was Ji Cheng.
Ji Yunhuai studied Fang Youcheng's expression and easily caught the flicker of apprehension when he said "Chairman Ji."
It did not look feigned. Rather, he seemed genuinely nervous about the lie he was trying to conceal.
Naturally, Ji Yunhuai knew a thing or two about this illegitimate son of Ji Cheng's.
Objectively speaking, he really did have a decent personality and was a quick learner. He had graduated from prestigious schools at every stage of his education, and his résumé was impressively polished.
Ji Cheng and that woman he had always pined for had raised Fang Youcheng well and protected him just as well. His only shortcoming was probably that he was still too green.
-even though Fang Youcheng was a little older than Ji Yunhuai, his eyes still held the unclouded innocence of a student fresh out of school.
But that