Two casual remarks left Zheng Junhao gritting his teeth and Xie Fangfei writhing in delight, while Tian Zhengbing and the others watched in amazement.
Recalling their clashes at Party Committee meetings, Tian Zhengbing, Gan Yongsheng, and Gou Hongtao had to admit that Deputy Department Director Zhou was a true professional when it came to cutting people down.
Sui Jianchang and Ji Feng did not dare say a word. At Rong Jinsheng and the others' request, they had practically groveled to bring Deputy Department Director Zhou over, thinking these people wanted to teach him a lesson.
Instead, they got to see absolutely nothing of the sort.
These people had all but offered up their faces for Zhou Yi to slap hard.
In a word, useless!
Rong Jinsheng, the only one who had yet to be slapped down, saw Zhou Yi turn his gaze toward him. His expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "Director Zhou, let's step aside for a word. Somewhere private, for a word."
As he spoke, he extended a hand in invitation.
Somewhere private, for a word?
Zhou Yi instinctively wanted to refuse outright, but then reconsidered. Since he was already here, he might as well hear just what this Second Young Master of the Rong Family wanted-and what he wanted to say to him.
So he excused himself to Tian Zhengbing, Sui Jianchang, and the others, then left the private dining room with Rong Jinsheng, one following the other.
Once they reached the corridor, Rong Jinsheng pushed open the door to another private room next door. That gesture alone made it clear that he had prepared for this conversation well in advance.
In the empty private room, Rong Jinsheng and Zhou Yi sat beside the table, each sizing up the other.
Rong Jinsheng had, of course, long known