"You've made a choice you'll regret for the rest of your life. I hope you really won't regret it."
Having inexplicably lost a round, Victor left with a sour expression.
Actually, saying he left wasn't quite accurate. He hadn't gone far, but had set up a recruitment booth with two girls diagonally across from Xia Xu and the others.
He hadn't been interested in this sort of thing to begin with and could easily have left it to his subordinates. But after suffering a setback at Xia Xu's hands, he had changed his mind-or rather, he had grown a little competitive-and stayed here himself.
"Now we can get back to our business."
Having successfully dispatched his competitor with that maneuver, Xia Xu smiled and turned back to his target.
"What you just said..."
Zhou Ji stole a guilty glance at his female companion beside him, then hesitated.
"Piece of cake."
Xia Xu understood instantly and gave him a confident smile.
"Really?"
Zhou Ji's eyes visibly brightened at first, but then suspicion crept in.
After all, even he, her childhood friend, wasn't confident. What made this complete stranger so sure of himself?
"What are you two talking in riddles about?"
Beside them, Jiang Yuanyuan curiously interrupted as she listened to their baffling exchange.
"Do you know why Zhou Ji turned Victor down?"
Xia Xu smiled mysteriously.
Jiang Yuanyuan instinctively asked, "Why?"
Zhou Ji seemed to have realized what Xia Xu was about to do. His expression turned frantic, and he tried to stop him.
Unfortunately, actions couldn't outpace words. Xia Xu had already spoken.
"Because I told him I could help him win you over, while Victor might well steal you away."
Smiling, Xia Xu watched the changes in their expressions at that instant with interest, looking rather entertained.
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