Chapter 581 - Discussion (2/2)

“You’re saying I was checking out the market in advance?” Xiao Luo asked.

“Weren’t you?”

Shen Qingyan laughed coldly and said, “Oh, Xiao Luo. Why didn’t I realize you were such a shrewd person? No, I think ‘scheming’ is a better word. You’re like a venomous snake—I don’t know when you’ll lose control and strike at me. I can’t believe I treated you like my friend!”

Why does it feel like he went too far?

Zhang Dashan stole a glance at Xiao Luo. Things did not feel right, and this was not going as he had planned.

“I won’t repeat myself. You can either choose to believe me or don’t,” Xiao Luo responded.

“How nice. I’ve misjudged you, Xiao Luo!” Shen Qingyan shouted at him. “Li, let’s go, Li… Li …”

She called out several times, but Su Li did not respond. She turned around and saw Su Li sitting there silently, openly staring at Xiao Luo in shock.

Her skin was pale as snow, and her eyes glimmered like the stars in the night sky. She had an elegant nose that accentuated the beauty of her face. Her lips were pressed together, and her exquisite beauty was intoxicating.

Nobody knew why, but they all fell silent as they looked into her eyes. They could not tell whether she was elated or in despair. It seemed like the mood in the conference room was solely determined by her.

Xiao Luo knew that it was time for him to speak to her in private.

“Clear the room!”

Zhang Dashan was the first to respond to Xiao Luo’s order. “Ahem! You all heard Old Xiao, let’s go. Must be menopause or something. President Shen, let’s wait outside,” he said.

Li Zimeng and Luo Qi were quick to react as well. They helped Zhang Dashan to clear the room, leaving Su Li and Xiao Luo alone.

“You two have a good talk!” said Shen Qingyan. She was still furious and glared at Xiao Luo before leaving.

Chai Zhiying stood rooted at her spot, unable to regain her senses. It felt like she was in a dream and a surreal one at that. In her eyes, Xiao Luo has always been an insignificant loach. How did he suddenly become the mysterious chairman of Luo Workshop? It was too big of a twist to this plot. As she made her way out of the conference room, she gazed at Xiao Luo the entire time. She even wondered if the Xiao Luo standing in front of her was fake.

BANG!

The conference room door slammed shut, leaving only Xiao Luo and Su Li alone in the spacious room. There were no words exchanged, and the room was in pin-drop silence.

Xiao Luo sat at the head of the table while Su Li sat somewhere on his right. There was about a three-meter distance between them.

After a few minutes of silence, Xiao Luo stood up and poured her a glass of water. He put the glass in front of her, then took to his seat again.

“Why did you never tell me that you were the boss of Luo Workshop?” Su Li asked. When she finally spoke, she did so with no expression on her face.

“I didn’t know how to bring it up. Especially after finding out that you were the boss of Sumir and what you thought of Luo Workshop. In any case, I’m well aware of the contrast between Luo Workshop and Sumir, and I didn’t think it would bother you when you found out,” Xiao Luo said.

He laughed hesitantly and explained, “All this time, I’ve been working hard to bring Luo Workshop up to standard so I could talk to you on equal footing…”

“So, you think you’re on equal footing now?” Su Li interrupted him, glancing at him coldly.