Xu Ren abruptly stepped back, staring at Ji Yanzhi in astonishment. "You're actually trying to buy me off?"
Ji Yanzhi looked down at him. "I'm your boss. If you work for me, isn't it only right that I pay you?"
"But that still doesn't..."
Wait. Xu Ren frowned, suddenly sensing that something wasn't right.
"Don't you hate Teacher Ji's guts? You already kicked him out, so why would you spend so much money to find out what he's doing?"
Ji Yanzhi's expression darkened instantly, his voice icy. "Did I give you permission to question me?"
Cow ed by his intimidating presence, Xu Ren swallowed. "A-anyway, if you won't tell me, I won't do it."
At worst, he just wouldn't work at Shili. It wasn't his only option.
Ji Yanzhi remained silent for a long time. Xu Ren's heart pounded nervously, but all he got in the end was, "Then forget it. You can go."
Ji Yanzhi turned and pulled open the car door. Xu Ren worked up his courage. "President Ji, wait."
"Anything else?"
"Y-you did it on purpose, didn't you?" Bracing himself, he continued, "Did you have some reason you couldn't tell anyone, and that's why you kicked Teacher Ji out?"
Ji Yanzhi gave a quiet, scornful laugh and turned to look at him. "Do I need some secret reason to hate an illegitimate son? Tell him this for me: if he's leaving, he should stay far away. He can forget about ever coming back to the Ji Family."
"And if you dare tell him about tonight, you'd better get ready to go back to your hometown and farm."
Xu Ren stood there, utterly stunned. Liao Kai shook his head almost imperceptibly and got into the car with Ji Yanzhi.
Watching the car disappear into the distance, Xu Ren