novelraw Chapter 381: The Way He Laughs, So Handsome! (Second Update)
Chapter 381: The Way He Laughs, So Handsome! (Second Update)
Le Tong had never thought that one day she would face Ji Rui and say these words.And Ji Rui, hearing her open-hearted speech, was also a bit stunned and slightly embarrassed.
Involuntarily reflecting on himself, he realized that he had indeed been excessively harsh on her in the past. Although, many of those harsh criticisms and suspicions stemmed from a possessive sense of gain and loss born out of his vague and unknown feelings that had quietly sprouted without him noticing.
But using that as a reason to be so demanding and critical seemed to indicate his own excessive domineering nature. No wonder her impression of him was so unfavorable at that time, making it particularly difficult for her to change her perception now.
Compared to the countless times he had hurt her with words and actions in the past, the discomfort her candid words brought to him now was probably just a drop in the ocean.
No wonder she was so wary of him, so much so that even if he stood in front of her and said he liked her, she preferred to choose not to believe it.
Because not believing could mean missing an opportunity or escaping a disaster.
"Le Tong, if I inadvertently make you this uncomfortable again in the future, you can protest directly to me; you don’t need to endure it silently."
Ji Rui’s status destined him to stand on a higher starting point than ordinary people in terms of living environment and social network. So, he didn’t understand and couldn’t comprehend the mentality of people like Le Tong who were proud yet self-conscious and occupying a lower position.
He was afraid he would make the same mistakes again in the future since he had never placed himself in someone else’s position to think about things and didn’t know how to do it.
Le Tong’s intention in saying those words wasn’t to revive old grievances and demand anything from Ji Rui. Even now, if Ji Rui made things difficult for her at work, as long as she could bear it, she mostly would endure.
"Mr. Ji, I’m your secretary. In terms of both ability and influence, I’m on the weaker side.
As the weaker party, I have enough psychological stamina to face the various oppressions and mockeries that I’ll encounter in the process of becoming stronger. After all, even if I don’t want to admit it, I have to accept that in this world, the stronger always have more power to control the weaker.
So, regarding your past derisions, although I’m angry, I understand they are trials one must endure to become stronger.
Thus, even though I have many complaints about you, as long as it’s not outrageous behavior and doesn’t overly interfere with my personal privacy or infringe on my human rights, I can tolerate it. If it crosses my line, I will naturally rebel. Don’t you remember, Mr. Ji? I once mustered up the courage to scold you harshly."
The incident Le Tong referred to was naturally the scolding provoked by that five-million-dollar contract for selling herself.
Ji Rui was well aware that he deserved that scolding. As she said, that matter indeed crossed her line.
"Besides that scolding, didn’t you have any other rebellious thoughts?" Ji Rui felt he deserved it, yet he was also somewhat annoyed by Le Tong’s endurance.
The so-called "sympathy for her misfortune, anger at her for not fighting back" probably best described Ji Rui’s feelings at this moment.
The compassion and regret in Ji Rui’s words made Le Tong momentarily dazed, but in the next moment, she flashed him a large smile.
"Mr. Ji, a true strong person isn’t someone who always thinks of rebelling against others. Instead, it’s someone who strives to become stronger than others, so that others can’t rebel against them. That’s the true victory!"
Hearing these profound truths from Le Tong somehow appeared very convincing. Probably because she had continually used her actions to interpret these words and had been trying to turn them into reality.
Ji Rui had always started from a high point, so he had never experienced the process of climbing from the foot of the mountain to the top. Naturally, someone standing on the summit might not realize that those still halfway up might not have put in any less effort than he had.
Just like Le Tong, although she was just a secretary, she did put in a lot of effort to secure her position.
In the past, he underestimated her, who was standing on the mountainside, but now he had to say, he viewed her in a different light!ypical of childhood or heated competition, Ji Rui had long forgotten when and with whom he last did it.
He only knew that after hearing Le Tong’s words, he indeed felt a surge of passion, as if ignited into roaring fighting spirit.
For years, he had been like a tireless work machine, continually operating Ji Family at high speed, with achievements evident to all. Under his leadership, Ji Family had climbed from the teens in asset ranking to the top five, and this year’s latest ranking was third, with a narrow gap of just over a billion from the first place.
However, even with such remarkable achievements, he never felt happiness.
Yet at the moment, knowing that he had such a pursuer made him feel happy.
And the road ahead now seemed more exciting and even thrilling because of having this pursuer constantly chasing after him!
"Mr. Ji, has anyone ever told you?"
After the high-five, Le Tong took a few quick steps forward and then suddenly turned around, walking backward with her bright and beautiful eyes exuding captivating allure that Ji Rui found irresistible.
"Told me what?" Ji Rui raised an eyebrow in anticipation, his heart pounding wildly because of Le Tong’s sparkling eyes.
"That you look very handsome when you laugh out loud!"
Le Tong was still smiling, her slightly curved eyes carried a tipsy smile and seemed to shimmer with some inexplicable glow, a hue Ji Rui had never seen in her eyes before.
Unfamiliar, yet immensely attractive!