Everyone present understood that General Shen was deliberately backing Ji Ting. For a moment, their expressions varied, but no one spoke.
Publicly humiliated, Qin Mingzhong looked slightly stiff, but he still walked toward Shen Gongda.
Unexpectedly, Ji Ting spoke just then. "Mr. Qin, if you have something to say, I'll set aside some time for you after I've seen Qin Zaiye."
Of course, Ji Ting understood that Grandpa Shen wanted to stand up for him, but this was his own affair, after all. He didn't want the Qin Family to hold the Shen Family accountable for it later.
Qin Mingzhong turned around and looked at the calm, composed Ji Ting. For some reason, a faint sense of foreboding stirred in his heart.
Ji Ting didn't care what he thought of him. He said evenly, "In exchange, I'd like you to go to the monitoring room with the others and watch my entire conversation with Qin Zaiye."
His words left everyone present somewhat baffled.
Logically speaking, having Qin Mingzhong leave would have been more advantageous for Ji Ting. After all, if a conflict arose during their conversation, Qin Mingzhong could easily seize on it and make an issue of it.
But Ji Ting not only wanted him to stay, he wanted Qin Mingzhong to watch as well. The others couldn't quite figure out what he was planning.
Qin Mingzhong scrutinized Ji Ting with an inscrutable look and didn't immediately agree. Instead, Shen Lin spoke up. "I think Ji Ting's proposal is good. Both sides will have someone present to oversee things. That's fair enough." At this, he smiled slightly. "If we'd done this last time, Qin Zaiye probably wouldn't have made such a grave mistake."
Hearing the sarcasm in his words, Qin Mingzhong gave Shen Lin a cold look. Shen Lin