"Honestly, this is too sudden."
"Don't make any rash decisions this time. You won't get a second chance." With that, Yuan Chen turned away again, his crossed legs swaying lightly. Though his face betrayed nothing, he seemed to be in a good mood.
Shen Yi, by contrast, clenched and unclenched his fists without expression, trying to regulate his breathing. But he couldn't suppress his increasingly rapid heartbeat.
It wasn't the impending meeting with Nuohe Pharmaceuticals that made him nervous.
The real problem was that he couldn't help reading into Yuan Chen's "kindness."
Would a boss really go this far simply because his secretary had been mistreated?
Shen Yi gazed out the car window, trying to dispel the pointless fantasies in his head.
The hotel floor was so quiet that not a soul was in sight. These people clearly valued their privacy; they had booked the most expensive suite on the top floor outright.
Shen Yi pulled back his cuff to check the time, then took another deep breath.
He was nervous, but the thought of Yuan Chen being right beside him somehow put him a little more at ease.
He raised his hand and knocked.
The knocks echoed down the corridor.
The door opened almost immediately, revealing a face familiar to both Shen Yi and Yuan Chen.
"Thank you both for coming."
Duke von Heinrich's attendant greeted them respectfully. The lawyers standing behind him all bowed in unison, their posture entirely deferential.
"Please, come in."
The attendant ushered them inside in fluent Chinese.
The suite was spacious, but even the finest surroundings couldn't conceal the heavy atmosphere.
Shen Yi sat down, his face expressionless.
"Have you been well lately?"
The attendant spoke cautiously, his gaze moving between Shen Yi's and Yuan Chen's faces.
At that, Shen Yi smiled faintly.
"Given