"What?! This... This is different from what we agreed on just now!"
The old man surnamed Ma was full of shock, and his face turned pale.
Bo Yanhai narrowed his eyes with a hidden threat in his smile. "Agreed on? Did we... say anything just now?"
Seeing the situation that couldn't be changed, the old man pursed his lips unhappily and had no choice but to admit defeat. "Fine! Fine! Fine!"
"I'll ask Jingyu to send the promise letter to your company. It's not easy for old friends like us to cooperate again after all these years."
Bo Yanhai patted Old Ma on the shoulder.
"Yes, yes..."
Throughout the whole process, Shen Ximan was completely confused and didn't say a single word.
So she had been used by this grandfather - grandson pair again for no reason?
"I'm really sorry. I'm old and can't think straight. I hope the Second Young Mistress won't take it to heart."
Looking at the old man in front of her apologizing, she felt a bit embarrassed. "No, no, no. You don't have to be like this."
Bo Jingyu squeezed her hand and gave her a look to signal her to shut up.
"Then I'll take my leave first." Old Ma forced a smile and left.
"Didn't I tell you not to say a word the whole time?"
Shen Ximan looked at his reproachful eyes. "He was so humble. If I still put on a cold face, wouldn't it give others a handle?"
He pursed his lips unhappily. "Pitiable people must have something hateful about them."
Before she could understand what he meant, Old Ma suddenly gathered a small group of people.
The kind and amiable look just now suddenly turned sharp and mean.
"The Second Young Master of the Bo family forced me to take 2% less of the project payment just now! All because he was protecting his ugly - beyond - description young mistress!"
Even from a distance, Shen Ximan could hear a bit of it. Her sympathy just now vanished instantly.
Bo Jingyu saw the change in her expression and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to go home?"
She hesitated for a few seconds and shook her head.
"Come with me."
He held her hand tightly, interlacing their fingers, and dragged her towards the elevator.
"Jingyu! Come here quickly and say hello!" Bo Yanhai stretched his neck and shouted.
"I'm going to show affection with Man'er. You help me deal with things here."
Bo Yanhai was stunned on the spot. He never expected his grandson to say such cheesy words. But the most shocked one was Shen Ximan. She stared blankly and couldn't say a word.
Was he serious or just doing it on purpose?
A gentle breeze was blowing on the rooftop of the hotel. Bo Jingyu thoughtfully took off his suit jacket and put it on her.
Thump, thump. Her heart started to flutter again.
Shen Ximan swallowed hard and self - hypnotically denied it. It's all a conspiracy! It's all a conspiracy! Don't be deceived by his sweet words. Definitely not!
"Can you see that building over there?"
Bo Jingyu pointed at the building opposite and said slowly.
"Yes. So what?" Her face was still red, and she didn't dare to look up.
"That's the new floor Zhang Ronglian and the others bought. It hasn't been renovated yet. I plan to buy this building after the Huazhi Lake project is handled."
Shen Ximan's excited heart and trembling hands suddenly stopped.
So it turned out that he just brought her here to announce his plan. She didn't even know what she was expecting.
"Um, that's... that's good."
"Then you can ask Xue Xiaoqi to come and manage it."
With a buzz, Shen Ximan's mind went blank.
She turned her head stiffly to look at his side profile. Her dull eyes didn't even blink. "What do you want to do?"
The short hair in front of Bo Jingyu's forehead fluttered in the wind. He shifted his gaze back to meet hers. "Just to strengthen my power."
See, this was the kind of person he was.
Shen Ximan scoffed at herself in her heart. She even had some expectations just now.
"I have no obligation to help you strengthen your power. This is your own business."
He raised his eyebrows and smiled wickedly. "An Ruo is very attached to me now. She's very comfortable living in the eastern suburbs at present."
"What do you want to do!"
She stared at him angrily for no reason.
"You're my young mistress now. It's not too much for you to help me with some small things."
Bo Jingyu said confidently.
It seemed as if this matter was a certainty.
"There are no outsiders here. You don't need to act."
Shen Ximan said simply and bluntly with a straight face, leaving no room for him.
"I'm not acting. I quite like An Ruo as a child."
"That's still my business. She's my younger sister!" She suddenly raised her voice and roared, every word filled with anger.
Bo Jingyu's eyes were cold and seemed a bit disappointed.
"Don't forget what you promised me."
The words she wanted to retort stopped abruptly.
"It's windy outside. Let's go back."
After saying this, he walked towards the exit door.
Shen Ximan's face was full of weariness and sorrow. "Damn it!"
When would this life of being threatened end?
Bo Jingyu tugged at the door a few times, but it didn't move at all. It wasn't locked when they came in just now. Even if the wind blew it shut, he couldn't have not heard it. Someone must have been up to something.
"What's wrong again?"
Shen Ximan saw him standing still for a long time and asked in a bad mood.
"We've been set up."
"Ah?"
He pointed at the door and helplessly lowered his eyelids. "The door won't open."
Shen Ximan threw off the jacket and came over not believing it. She twisted the doorknob for a long time.
"Do you have your phone?"
She shook her head about to cry. "It's still in the lounge."
Bo Jingyu scratched his head in distress. "Mine is in Qianli's hands."
"... Then how are we going to get out? This is the 28th floor!"
Bo Siming was sitting in his office, happily crossing his legs and looking at the message on his phone screen with great interest.
"Eldest Young Master, we've locked them up as you ordered."
"Go and get your reward."
After replying, he stood in front of the floor - to - ceiling window in a great mood.
"Bo Jingyu, I'd like to see what else you can do to stop the headlines. I'll expose Shen Ximan's background thoroughly. Then you can just watch as she's kicked out of the Bo family!"
He stroked his chin and murmured to himself. "Then I'll come and take in that weak and pitiful girl. She'll surely be touched to tears."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Bo Siming immediately adjusted his state and put on a straight face. "Come in."
"Manager Bo, this is the inspection list for the Huazhi Lake project next week. Please confirm and sign it so that I can submit it to the Young Master Bo."
He flipped through a few pages roughly and quickly signed his name.
Just as the assistant wanted to take back the folder, he held it tightly in his hand. The two stared at each other in a stalemate.
"Manager Bo? What are you..."
"I'll forward it. You can go out first."
The assistant looked embarrassed. "But the Young Master Bo instructed..."
Before she could finish, Bo Siming said in an unhappy tone. "We're brothers. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would play tricks on such a small matter?"
"No, no, no! You've misunderstood!"
He tilted his chin, signaling her to go out.
After all, Bo Siming still had power in this company. The assistant couldn't afford to lose her job because of this matter.
Naturally, she obediently compromised and quickly left the office.