Imperial Treasure

Chapter 610 - 398: You Wouldn’t Dare

Xu Zhengmao was expressionless.

The air was somewhat quiet.

Until...

"He wouldn’t dare."

"What?" Li Yu squinted his eyes, chuckled, "Does Miss Sui think he wouldn’t dare?"

I had thought it would be some cliché reasoning like ’doubt those you employ, trust those you doubt,’ but I didn’t expect such a statement...

It sounded somewhat subjective and foolish.

Li Yu naturally laughed.

"Nothing is more important than life, let alone money..." Sui Yi gazed out the window, not particularly interested in Li Yu.

That voice was eerie and chill; Li Yu was stunned. This statement didn’t sound like something a respectable businessman would say, but rather something a mafia or a ruler with the power to command killings would utter..

This woman...

Was she overly confident subjectively, or were her methods dreadful?

Li Yu recalled the information he had come across, squinted his eyes, and chuckled, "Then Li will wait and see if he dares."

Then he spoke no more.

Xu Zhengmao’s expression became somewhat odd, but eventually, he closed his eyes.

After getting off the plane, another war awaited.

One from within.

In the first-class cabin on the other side, Xiao Xianting closed his eyes, the least business-like businessman, yet he was choking all the businessmen’s throats.

—Afraid of death.

No wonder the old man often said he was glad that few people in that circle were good at business, as if there were any, they wouldn’t spend time wielding commercial strategies and neglecting martial arts...

But there were always some people who were extraordinary.

"Sui Tang Square... Sui Yi." Xiao Xianting secretly made up his mind, which he had previously wavered on.

Old man, it’s not about my sentimental feelings this time, but... she’s too valuable to let go.

I am only considering the Xiao family.

Nothing else.

Yeah, just like that!

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After returning to the Capital City, besides Lin Yun and Xu Zhengmao who naturally stayed behind, the other three went to the hotel they had booked to start their Capital City plan, while the three from Sui Yi’s group first went to her apartment in Capital City

Once inside the apartment, Sui Yi turned to the two men, "What would you like to drink?"

"Water."

"Water."

The two who spoke simultaneously glanced at each other, then each snickered coldly and turned away.

Sui Yi, without commenting, grabbed two bottles of water and handed them to them, then she walked away...

Walked away... walked away...

Xu Zhengmao was dumbfounded, dazed, unable to speak...

As a boss, aren’t you supposed to discuss that matter with me?

Chili water, iron chair, and other severe tortures await—

This might be the most foolish moment in his 28 years of cleverness.

"Idiot," Lin Yun kindly returned the word he used to send her every day.

Xu Zhengmao frowned, stood up, and said lightly, "Lin Yun, now isn’t the time for you to be pleased..."

"Hmm, I’ll be pleased later."

"Haha~"

Xu Zhengmao went through the motions of clashing with Miss Lin one more time, straightened his suit, and strode towards the study with his head held high.

The door wasn’t closed; he knocked on it.

Sui Yi, who had just taken off her coat to drink some water, glanced at him, "Come in."

Walking into the door, Xu Zhengmao quickly surveyed the study.

Big, grand, bright.

The layout of a study can reflect a person’s taste, and the books in a study can reflect a person’s intellectual cultivation.

Books, lots of books, and mostly of an ancient style...

Not a single book related to business.

Truly an oddity.

I wonder what she thinks of him...

After waiting a while, Xu Zhengmao didn’t hear Sui Yi ask anything; he looked up and saw her organizing books...

It was simply...

"Boss."

"You can speak now."

"About that earlier issue... what that person said was mostly correct, I indeed took over that company,"

"Oh."

Oh? Xu Zhengmao’s eye twitched, and what next?

There was no next.

Xu Zhengmao, having no choice, added, "That’s my past, please forgive my reasons for hesitating to speak, I also have a personal grudge with Li Yu. If you find it difficult, I will resign. If you trust me once, I can assure you..."

Actually, these words were quite pale and powerless because there were some things he couldn’t say, and these unsayable things were exactly what any company head would avoid.

That one piece of history was enough to make any boss not keep him...

So, he had to change jobs time and again~~

"Finished?"

"Yes."

"Go and get to work."

"Alright, I’ll go write my resignation... Huh? Work?" Xu Zhengmao, normally astute, was baffled by Sui Yi’s tone, losing his usual sharpness for a full three seconds before he caught on.

"You’re keeping me?"

"Why not?" Sui Yi, stacking some books brought from Provincial City into the bookshelf, said indifferently, "I told you, you wouldn’t dare."

This time, it was Xu Zhengmao’s turn to be both amused and annoyed, "Are you saying that if I betray... I’d die?"

Sui Yi looked at him, "If it’s severe and necessary, it probably will."

She wasn’t absolute, because she didn’t like killing much...

But it was this ambiguous, unhurried carefreeness that caused Xu Zhengmao’s heart to skip a beat.

It seemed like this person never joked.

Nor did she ever boast.

So...

Xu Zhengmao suddenly thought of the report he had seen before, about the Palace Family... Sui Tang Square...

Mysterious person...

"I understand now..." Xu Zhengmao restrained his initial skepticism, utterly serious, and turned to leave... Just as he was walking out the door, he suddenly turned and said something he inexplicably blurted out.

"Boss, I was actually thinking if the leader of this Sui Tang Square is really inexperienced because of his youth, perhaps I could rise up, take over this company and someday be capable of competing with others..."

That statement was practically treasonous.

"Hmm, quite ambitious," someone’s response was even more incongruous.

"Very ambitious, too bad you didn’t give me the opportunity..."

"Perhaps patience will offer it to you."

"I will."

About to close the door...

"It’s not appropriate for you to stay here overnight, take a cab back to the hotel yourself..."

Xu Zhengmao suddenly wanted to scratch the wall!

Dammit, their hotel was very very very far from here!

The most shameless part was that he had eagerly explained himself and then had to take a cab home himself...

They literally cared nothing for your explanation!

Dammit!

As a result, while scratching the wall on his way out, he saw the person drinking water smile at him.

"Clearly, now is my time to be proud... Mr. Xu, the sun is scorching, have a safe trip home~"

Shit!

Mr. Xu burst into national curses for the first time since returning to the country.

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Back in the bustling and elegant Capital City, Sui Yi was leisurely, while Lin Yun and her group were extremely busy...

The next day, Sui Yi returned to school and right upon entering, she saw Ye Zixu.

Unlike her usual precisely timed visits, this person always arrived very early, perhaps the earliest.

The next person to always arrive early was Mo Ke.

Ye Zixu was greeted with a tacit understanding, as ever.

As for Mo Ke...perhaps it was just a mutual smile of understanding.

Even though they weren’t very familiar and both reserved.

"Hey, Sui Yi, your face has healed... When you were on leave, we found it quite dull... Class was uninteresting,"

Certainly, only a few active people dared to approach and converse with the rather cold Sui Yi, like Zhang Dapeng.

Because they knew Sui Yi never deliberately made things difficult for anyone.

As Sui Yi entered the classroom, she said to the obstructing Zhang Dapeng, "There’s a test later."

As if trying to console him that an exam could invigorate people massively~

This answer was brutally to the point, making the person quickly back off...

Perhaps no one dared to talk to her not because she was cold or terse, but often a single sentence would block whatever response someone had.

And the worst part was the teacher, just behind her, entered the door carrying tests and loudly declared, "To celebrate Ye Zixu’s return from leave a few days ago, and now that Sui Yi has also come back... let’s have a test!!!!!"

One "let’s"...echoed through the large classroom, soon followed by wails and howls...

After a life-draining test, Sui Yi and others walked out of the classroom and were resting in the corridor when Zhang Dapeng, almost out of health, huddled with a few brothers around Sui Yi and her two companions...

Three who unfazedly handed in their papers early, top achievers!

"Hey, Sui Yi, you just got back, just in time, have you thought it over?"

Huh? This question came out of nowhere. Sui Yi didn’t respond, and Mo Ke who was drinking water next to her brought up the topic of club recruitment...

University trademarks: skipping classes, dating, clubs!

Clubs are indispensable as they relate to credits... being good at club activities also broadened one’s social circle, nurtured one’s temperament, and honed social skills, all of which were helpful after entering society.

And the clubs in Capital City were particularly prestigious since they were filled with talented people and produced quality work, so choosing and being accepted into a club was a skillful task, and crucial.

The Archaeology Institute was always considered niche, isolated, somewhat disconnected from other faculties, making clubs a good opportunity for them to blend into the larger group...

Of course, such opportunities had to include their Archaeology Institute’s three most outstanding beauties...

Club diplomacy?

Sui Yi thought for a moment, then casually said, "Just pick any when it comes."

After all, club recruiting started the next day...

Pick...one! And just casually!

Zhang Dapeng twitched his mouth corner, looked towards Mo Ke, and Mo Ke smiled: "Reading Club it is."

Indeed...quite dignified and precise.

A few looked towards Ye Zixu... no reaction from him at all.

Forget it, no hope in this person now.

"You three, it’s not me, Zhang Dapeng, reminding you for nothing, clubs are related to our credits, they determine if we can graduate, even if you fail a course there’s a remedy..."

Mo Ke smiled, silently telling them...

—Do we need it?

People who never fail, always score full marks, and constantly publish exceptional, interdisciplinary professional papers are right here... quietly watching you.

Dammit!

A few covered their faces and cried as they left.

Sui Yi didn’t take this matter too much to heart, as she never liked socializing with many people, and since she didn’t enjoy it, she wouldn’t force herself.

Only the weak needed to push themselves.

She was not weak.

That night, after discussing the progress in Capital City with Lin Yun and others, Sui Yi, along with Mo Ke and her three roommates, walked into the club recruitment site the next day, from the beautiful lake and garden to a vast venue filled with various clubs’ recruiting banners, displaying myriad recruitment styles...(to be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at qidian.com, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)