Chapter 498
When Xu Ke finished the meeting, Xu Longzhen was happily playing a game. The assistant sat to the side watching Xu Longzhen swear colorfully at the game. His expression was indifferent, but if you looked closely, you’d notice his eyes had lost all their spark, as if his soul had completely departed.
“Mr. Xu, there is a Ms. Xu Longzhen waiting for you in the reception room,” the secretary and Xu Ke stepped out and immediately approached to say.
“Xu Longzhen?” Xu Ke halted his steps, looking at his secretary with a puzzled expression. Although unintentionally, his eyes still revealed a bit of authority, making the secretary break into a cold sweat instantly.
“I remember I have no appointment with a Ms. Xu Longzhen today, so what’s going on?” Xu Ke asked his secretary expressionlessly.
The secretary’s carefully drawn makeup faintly smudged due to sweat, but she had no thought of addressing her makeup at the moment. She knew if she couldn’t give Xu Ke a satisfactory answer today, she couldn’t continue to stay at Xu Corporation.
The secretary took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her body’s instinctual reaction, and said as calmly as possible, “There wasn’t originally, but this lady seems to know you, and her surname is also Xu, so I took it upon myself to let someone bring her up to wait for you in the reception room. If you don’t want to see her, I can ask her to leave now.”
“You’ve brought the person up, and now you want to ask them to leave? Who taught you to handle matters this way? Your approach puts Xu Corporation in a difficult spot. Regardless of her status, from the moment you brought her to the reception room, she became a guest of Xu Corporation. What’s the logic of a guest being driven out without seeing the host?” Xu Ke said expressionlessly to the secretary.
“Thank you, Mr. Xu, for the guidance. I’ll remember this mistake and never commit it again.” The secretary, hearing that Xu Ke was still willing to say so much to her, felt less fearful of being dismissed.
“If you make the same mistake again, then go to the HR department and handle your resignation procedures yourself,” Xu Ke said without much expression, then proceeded to head towards the reception room.
Just reaching the entrance of the reception room, he could hear faint cursing from inside. Xu Ke paused briefly before nonchalantly pushing the door open and entering.
The first to notice someone coming in was the assistant. He stood up from his seat, kicked Xu Longzhen’s foot, trying to signal that someone had entered. Unfortunately, the teammate was too engrossed in the game’s charm to be extricated. Not only did he not accurately receive the signal, he even complained, “Why are you pushing me? Do you know I missed a chance to get a kill because of you?”
“If Miss Xu likes it, this set of equipment can be given to you as a gift for waiting here so long. I hope Miss Xu doesn’t mind that the gift is a bit lightweight,” Xu Ke said.
“I don’t mind; I really like this gift,” Xu Longzhen said casually. Only after speaking did she feel something was off. She halted her actions and looked behind her.
“Why didn’t you call me when he arrived?” Seeing Xu Ke already standing at the door, Xu Longzhen instinctively looked at her assistant, speaking in a slightly accusatory tone.
Fortunately, the assistant was already accustomed to this scapegoating mode, showing no dissatisfaction with Xu Longzhen’s words. Instead, he followed up smoothly, “It’s my fault, Miss. I’ll pay more attention next time.”
Seeing the assistant giving face like this to her, Xu Longzhen gave her assistant an appreciative look, then finally shifted her gaze to Xu Ke, scrutinizing him from top to bottom with a critical eye.
“I don’t know what Miss Xu is referring to. We are strangers; why does Miss Xu harbor such a strong hostility towards me?” Xu Ke looked at Xu Longzhen with a puzzled expression.
“Have you forgotten what you’ve done?” Xu Longzhen asked incredulously.
“Should I remember something? Honestly, I have many things to handle every day, and I can’t remember every single one. I typically only remember more important matters,” Xu Ke replied politely.
But it was exactly Xu Ke’s politeness that made Xu Longzhen even more unable to accept the fact that she had been ignored.
“Such a significant issue, and you’re telling me you’ve forgotten? Or are you trying to evade responsibility using this tactic? Let me tell you, anyone targeted by me, Xu Longzhen, has yet to escape unscathed,” Xu Longzhen said, raising one eyebrow unceremoniously.
“I think you might have misunderstood something. I genuinely don’t remember anything happening. If you really believe this matter is important, you can remind me of what occurred,” Xu Ke said while sitting on the sofa, looking up at Xu Longzhen’s chin.
“However, if the matter you’re referring to is nonexistent, attempting to deceive or mock me, I won’t be polite either. So please think carefully before speaking. I am very busy, and you have five minutes left to narrate, as I still have work to do and not much time to waste,” Xu Ke said, continuing to speak politely, though his eyes already showed signs of impatience.
Xu Ke’s attitude made Xu Longzhen let out a cold laugh, “Fine, very poised, huh? I hope you can maintain this demeanor after I say what I have to say.”
Xu Ke nodded silently, simply gesturing for her to continue.
“This month, on an island, you beat a man into the hospital. Do you remember this incident? He’s my subordinate. After harming my man, don’t you have anything to say?” Xu Longzhen sat opposing Xu Ke boldly, her eyes as sharp as knives, staring at Xu Ke.
This tactic of Xu Longzhen had never failed before. In the past, whoever got this stare from her would have their facade crack to some degree. But this time, her capability seemed to have vanished. Xu Ke’s face didn’t show any of what she wanted to see. Instead, a hint of bewilderment appeared in his eyes, as if he genuinely didn’t remember such an incident occurred. This demeanor from Xu Ke made Xu Longzhen’s heart panic slightly, fearing that she had indeed mistaken the person. If this mess-up occurred, her reputation would take a nose-dive in an instant.
Just as Xu Longzhen contemplated strangling her subordinate for the eighteenth time, Xu Ke’s face finally showed an enlightened expression.
“So, you are referring to that incident? Yes, I beat that person, but so what? He deserved it; what’s that got to do with me? Moreover, his most severe injury wasn’t caused by me. He couldn’t stand steady and rolled down the steps himself. I was the one who called the ambulance that saved his life. So, did he send you guys to thank me?” Xu Ke said with a subtle smile, looking at Xu Longzhen word by word.