"So what if I'm a girl?" Tian Danni pushed away from his embrace, her voice trembling.
"Are girls supposed to be weak and wait for others to save them?"
Su Minghan was utterly confused. "You're being so strange. Why are you suddenly angry? You've been acting weird since just now. What did I do to offend you?"
"You're the young master and heir of Su's Entertainment, my boss! I'm just a small-time actress from the countryside. How dare I offend you?" She wiped away the falling tears. "You're overthinking."
He was in a rather exhausted state.
"Shujing just gave me a hard time, and now you're doing the same?"
"Didn't I ask you yesterday if you're happy like this?"
Tian Danni sneered. "Look at yourself now. Happy?"
"That's my business." Su Minghan's face darkened.
"Right! It's your business. Then please be whole - hearted and down - to - earth with Xiao Shujing! Don't say things that might mislead me."
She brushed past him and quickly disappeared from his sight.
At the stairway, Bo Siming and Bo Jingyu's imposing manner intimidated those around them. All the people boarding the boat walked around them, afraid of getting involved.
"Deputy General Manager Bo, you're not on the list. Why did you come uninvited?"
"Look at what you're saying. Aren't we brothers? My younger brother has invited so many strangers to his banquet. Can't I come to show my support?"
"Moreover, I'm here with Yu'er. She's the closest confidant of General Manager Wen. Are you going to turn her down?"
What a high - sounding excuse. If Bo Jingyu hadn't arranged for Hao Zhibin to keep an eye on him in advance, Bo Siming's sudden appearance here today would have really caught them off guard.
"Then I'd trouble Deputy General Manager Bo to stay in your place and stop doing sneaky things behind our backs. After all, this is my territory."
Before Bo Siming could retort, he turned around to greet other guests.
This really infuriated him.
"Acting so high and mighty, huh? Just you wait!"
He muttered curses under his breath and took out his phone to dial a number.
"Hey! How's the thing I asked you to do? Don't you know to report?"
Hao Zhibin was inexplicably scolded. "I did report."
"I sent you a message ten minutes ago, clearly marking Bo Jingyu's next range of activities. It's very detailed."
Bo Siming didn't hang up and carefully checked. There was indeed a message.
"I'm the deputy general manager of Bo's Group. I've got a mountain of things to do every day. I simply don't have time to check the messages. Don't you know to call?"
"… I was wrong, young master."
If it weren't for revenge, he wouldn't have bothered arguing with him.
"If you can't handle today's thing well, I'll chop off your hands!"
Bo Siming angrily hung up and climbed the boarding ladder, looking for Shen Shiyu in the crowd.
He saw her sitting in the corner, staring at her shoes like a dejected bird.
"Where's Wen Jinrui?"
She looked at him pitifully. "Why are you looking for her?
"Can't you see I've sprained my ankle? It hurts so much!"
His mind wasn't on her at all.
Wen Jinrui's figure had been haunting Bo Siming's dreams day and night, even affecting his normal life. When he was in bed with other women, he was fantasizing about her.
"Be a good girl. I'll go find the staff for a first - aid kit."
Shen Shiyu's sullen face immediately softened, and her heart felt warm.
"Then hurry up. I just heard someone say the banquet is about to start."
"Okay, I'll be back soon."
His quick - moving figure made her think he was worried about her injury.
But little did she know that Bo Siming just wanted to find Wen Jinrui as soon as possible.
Just when he finally saw her graceful figure in the vast crowd, before he could approach her, the music suddenly blared.
"Respected gentlemen and beautiful ladies, welcome to the banquet hosted by Bo's Group. Please go to the central hall and take your seats." Qian Li said into the microphone.
All the people present flocked towards the central hall.
Bo Siming didn't even have a chance to say a word to Wen Jinrui before he was pushed back several steps by the crowd. He was in a really bad mood.
"What's the rush? It's such a small place and you're still pushing!"
He angrily scolded the people around him.
When he looked up again at the fixed position just now, the graceful figure of that woman was already gone.
"Damn it!"
Bo Siming cursed angrily, scaring the people around him. Everyone looked at him with a strange look.
Back in the central hall, before his mood had calmed down, Shen Shiyu limped over and started complaining non - stop.
"Can you shut up?"
She stared at him with her mouth agape. "Why are you treating me like this again?"
Bo Siming rubbed his temples in pain. "I'm in a bad mood. You..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a loud voice.
"Hi, Deputy General Manager Bo. It's a great honor to meet you."
A middle - aged foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes came over with a big smile and reached out his hand for a friendly handshake.
He looked at this unfamiliar person in front of him and hesitated for a few seconds.
"This is Mr. Smith from the overseas company of Bo's Group who is jointly assisting in a project. This is his first time coming to the domestic company for the banquet."
Qian Li, acting as an interpreter, introduced from behind.
Bo Siming quickly searched his mind for the list of participants in this banquet. There was indeed a big foreign client coming. But he had no idea that the overseas company of Bo's Group had a project.
"Hello. It's an honor to meet you. But what project are you talking about?" He grinned and leaned in, whispering.
Smith looked at him in surprise and then shifted his gaze to the people behind.
"Hasn't Deputy General Manager Bo participated in our project?"
Qian Li nodded. "Yes, sir. This project was personally set up by Young Master Bo. Except for the people on the specific list, no one else was informed. Deputy General Manager Bo is here for this banquet only because of his connection with General Manager Wen Aihuirui."
It was a blatant slap in Bo Siming's face in front of an outsider. He clearly lost face and gritted his teeth with red - eyed anger. Even Shen Shiyu, who was watching from the side, didn't dare to say a word. She stood quietly on the side, pursing her lips.
Smith shook his head regretfully. "That's really a pity."
Then he put on a polite smile. "But it doesn't matter. I hope we'll have a chance to cooperate in the future. You're a very talented person, and there will surely be a suitable project to invite you to participate in."
Bo Siming sneered inwardly. "Well, thank you."
Watching his back as he greeted others, Bo Siming clenched his fists tightly.
"Siming, are you okay?"
"Do I look okay to you?" He glared at Shen Shiyu.
This look as if he wanted to devour someone alive scared her out of her wits.
"What does he mean by 'hoping we'll have a chance to cooperate'? Hmph, a foreign nobody dares to question my ability? What kind of project on earth did Bo Jingyu set up that even I, the deputy general manager, can't participate in!"