569 Eloquent Bullshi (1/2)
Although Iris' tone was pleasant when she greeted him, Long Hui could see that her eyes were cold. His eyes also hardened. He felt that she didn't give him any face when he already lowered himself and addressed her as ”little sister”. Instead of following his example, she insisted on this distant way of addressing him as ”Deputy CFO”. He wasn't making peace by calling her ”little sister”. It was only to put up an appearance of a harmonious sibling relationship to the public.
All of the executives of Long Industries were watching and judging. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes, especially right now that he was working hard to regain his footing after his work performance suffered because of the stress caused by Jiang Ying Yue. It also didn't help that there was Long Jian, an overachiever, to compare him with when it came to work performance.
Iris refused to follow his example of putting up an appearance, but at least she was maintaining the pretense of politeness. The two smiled at each other but their eyes were cold and hard.
While Iris and Long Hui were having a stare-down, their self-proclaimed partners in crime Long Jufang and Long Meng also followed suit. The two elders had been on good terms for many years, both supporting Long Hui, but ever since Iris rose to prominence and Long Jufang jumped ship, the relationship between the two elders soured.
”A brand ambassador is nothing more than a hired hand. No matter how integrated you feel, you still won't really belong with the company,” Long Hui said in a low voice to prevent the others around them from overhearing. His words were mocking her but also served as a warning that she shouldn't get too far ahead of herself.
”I agree with the first part of what you said,” Iris replied. ”As for the second part, we'll see. It will depend on my performance as brand ambassador.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Long Hui clenched his hands but kept smiling. To the people watching them, their group looked like they were having a pleasant chat.
”You already have your own company. Be satisfied with it. Leave Long Industries alone,” he said.
”You mean leave it to you?” she retorted.
”It's my birthright.”
”How boring,” Iris drawled. ”We live in the modern times. It's hard to understand people who insist on living backwards in the ancient times. I know that you believe that since you're the firstborn, you automatically inherit leadership of the clan and the company. But have you realized that I'm also a firstborn? That our other brother and sister are also firstborns? Father technically has four firstborns because all of us are born from different mothers. So if we're talking about firstborn birthrights, then technically speaking, all four of us siblings have the right to succeed Father.”
”Presumptuous!” Long Meng huffed.
Long Jufang didn't look like he agreed with Iris either. However, he remained silent and even moved closer to her, silently indicating that he was on her side even though he didn't agree with her point of view.
Iris ignored the elders as if they didn't exist, focusing instead on Long Hui. Beside her, Dom was nodding so much and so quickly that it was a wonder he wasn't dizzy by the vigorous way he was moving his head just to show his agreement to her words.
”Father has already mentioned before that he'll leave the clan and the company to whoever among us deserves it the most based on our individual abilities and performance, not on who was born first,” she continued. ”So, Deputy CFO Long, may the best sibling win.”