Chapter 89 Mediation? (1/2)

Everyone knew that Xiao Bing's performance was going to begin.

In fact, everyone in this world was doomed to learn to perform from birth. This kind of performance is different from the art of being on the big screen. The performance of life is more real and more hypocritical and more terrible than that on TV. Even if you clearly know that others are full of pretentious hypocrisy, you need such hypocrisy, whether for the sake of saving face or for whatever reason.

So, Master Hou knew that Xiao Bing didn't necessarily mean what he is going to say next. But, he needed to hear Xiao Bing say them because they were crucial to his status.

Xiao Bing held a cup filled with wine, looked at Master Hou with a sincere face and said, ”Master Hou, because of the feud between me and the North Heaven Queen, you were embarrassed. What's more, I rejected your kindness and didn't show you respect earlier. Here, I must propose a toast and apologize to you.”

This was a clean and tidy speech that included everything that needed to be said. Then Xiao Bing drank the wine.

The smile on Master Hou's face was more enthusiastic than before. He pointed to Xiao Bing's seat and said with a smile, ”Let the past stay in the past. What's more, it's all between you young people and has nothing to do with me. Sit down.”

Xiao Bing shook his head, filled another glass of wine and raised it again. More sincere and earnest than before, he held the glass and said, ”Master Hou, I came here because I need to ask you a favor. The past two days in the hospital, I heard about your reputation from Uncle Ye and I completely understood you. In my heart, I can't help but sigh at your open mind. Others wouldn't have been able to tolerant me if they had been humiliated by me. Even if they won't target me everywhere, they wouldn't meet with me today.”

”I naturally don't want to be an enemy of yours since I admire you in my heart. But, the North Heaven Queen works for you. I intend to make peace this time. What do you think about this? I would like to apologize to the North Heaven Queen in person. But, I'll need you to be the coordinator. Without you, the North Heaven Queen will never see me.”

Master Hou and Xiao Bing looked at each other, and their eyes were flashing in the light.

Xiao Bing continued, ”If this is too difficult for Master Hou, I would understand and won't make you do it. But, I will drink this cup of wine as thanks.”

Xiao Bing gulped down the wine in his glass and put it down. Still, he stood there, looking at Master Hou as Master Hou looked back at him.

Both of them were smart people. It seemed that Xiao Bing came here today to apologize, but, actually, he had outfoxed Master Hou. Now that Master Hou had accepted Xiao Bing's apology, if he refused to mediate, on the one hand, he would be considered small-minded, on the other hand, it would seem that he had no ability to control his men.

It appeared that Xiao Bing was showing weakness, but in fact, he was pushing forward step by step. For a soldier, he only needs to be brave and good at fighting. To be a general, he also needs to know how to use his power.

Having learned to assess the situation, you will be able to move forward and backward freely. However, if one can firmly control the situation in one's own hands and create a situation favorable to oneself when the situation is unfavorable to oneself, one will be able to approach step by step as one wishes and take retreat as one's advance. This is also the highest realm for the leader. Obviously, Xiao Bing had mastered it.

After they looked at each other for a while, Master Hou smiled. He knocked on the table with his chopsticks and laughed, ”Why are you still standing up. Sit down quickly. The food is getting cold.”

Xiao Bing laughed and felt relief in his heart. It was impossible to have every move be perfect no matter how clever he was. The move just now also had a certain degree of risk. One possibility was that Master Hou would show his broad mind, and agree with Xiao Bing's suggestion. There was also a possibility that Xiao Bing had completely angered Master Hou, which would be a huge disaster for Xiao Bing.

Obviously, Xiao Bing had been right.

Master Hou smiled and said, ”You are the young man that Mr. Ye values, and aren't you the man I value? Come on, now that we are friends. Since it is a matter of friends, I will try my best to help. I can't promise you anything about the North Heaven Queen. But, I will try my best to calm her anger and give you an opportunity to apologize. As for whether she will forgive you, it is not up to me. I am a democratic and fair person, and I will never force the people around me.”

Master Hou was also a very smart person. By saying so, he wouldn't be humiliated if the North Heaven Queen wouldn't listen to him. On the contrary, others may think he was generous.

Xiao Bing had a move to kill, and Master Hou had a wonderful move, which calmly reduced Xiao Bing's moves.

However, Xiao Bing's main purpose this time was not to provoke the relationship between Master Hou and the North Heaven Queen but to stabilize the powerful force behind the North Heaven Queen for the time being without any possibility of winning so that Master Hou wouldn't make any moves easily. As a result, the pressure Xiao Bing had to face was only from the North Heaven Queen, although there was still a great disparity in power, the pressure was relatively small.

”Come on, Li Bin, let me introduce for you. This is Mu Tingchuan, who has been with me for many years and is the most trustworthy person I know.”

The middle-aged gentleman wearing a pair of glasses smiled and nodded at Xiao Bing. Xiao Bing smiled and said, ”Master Hou is surrounded by many talented people. Brother Mu is definitely not an ordinary person.”