Li Lanxiang grew anxious, her voice suddenly rising, even turning a little shrill. "Wang Xiaoliang! What do you mean by this? Are you throwing a tantrum? If you leave, how can you face Zhou Qiang? I... I'm about to give birth. What am I supposed to do? Zhou Qiang told me you valued loyalty above all else. Looks like he misjudged you!"
Those words stabbed into Wang Xiaoliang's chest like knives.
"I'm not throwing a tantrum." Wang Xiaoliang kept his voice very low, each word seeming to squeeze out of his throat, without a hint of fluctuation. "Trust is the bare minimum when you're running a business together. Since you and Auntie don't trust me, I'll pull out, just like Brother Huang. There's nothing wrong with that, is there? Brother Qiang and I are brothers, absolutely, but we're also business partners-equal partners who trust each other."
"Who said we don't trust you? I don't understand this stuff. I just want to get things straight!"
Li Lanxiang's mother gave a soft cough and spoke unhurriedly. "Our Zhou Qiang is just a careless fellow. He's used to spending freely, and he's even more clueless about money. He's always so laid-back about everything."
To Wang Xiaoliang, she was saying that Zhou Qiang was a fool who would help him and Huang Xueli count the money after they sold him out.
You don't understand him at all. Zhou Qiang honed his shrewdness through years of hard knocks. He's far sharper than the vast majority of people.
Li Lanxiang's mother changed tack and looked at Wang Xiaoliang. "I just want to help him keep an eye on things and plug any gaps. Xiaoliang, if anything I said was too harsh and upset you, don't take it to heart. I apologize."
Apologize?
*Plug gaps? When Zhou