Clearly, Director Wu could not possibly afford the cost of 3.5 billion, and Capital University of Science and Technology likely could not either.
Ji Ting looked at the anxiety in Xu Ren's eyes and asked, "Are you afraid I'll threaten their interests and put myself in danger?"
Xu Ren nodded frantically, nearly shaking the tears from his eyes.
Ji Ting fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Then do you think they'd dare let anything happen to me?"
Xu Ren froze. He thought for a long while, then shook his head firmly.
"Exactly. They wouldn't dare." Ji Ting's expression was calm, but each word carried more weight than the last. "The reason they dare to bully you is that the cost is too low. They can even brush the whole thing aside without paying any price at all."
"But if your own value exceeds what they can afford to lose, you'll see their friendliest side every day from then on."
Xu Ren turned those words over in his head several times, then suddenly looked up. "Teacher Ji, I'm not following you because of your value. I just think you know everything, and you're really, really amazing. And you're a good person, too!"
The faintest smile touched Ji Ting's lips. "I know."
Although he could not fully distinguish people's emotions, he was sensitive to malice. For instance, the very first time he met Ji Yanzhi, he knew that the man loathed him.
Only after the streetlights came on did Ji Yanzhi return from the R&D department.
He paused when he came in and saw Xu Ren, only then remembering that he had left the two of them there for hours.
Xu Ren put down the bread in his hand and stood up, saying quietly, "President Ji."
Ji Yanzhi looked at Ji