The assistant smiled along, though a trace of hesitation flickered in his eyes. He knew that for an assistant to personally extend an invitation didn't guarantee the other party would accept; to show true sincerity, President Liu really ought to reach out himself. But since President Liu valued his own face above all else, the assistant didn't need to ponder it to know that asking him to lower his pride was out of the question.
Swallowing his true thoughts, the assistant nodded and bowed with a practiced smile, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and took his leave.
Not long after, Ou Jue received their call. It came directly to Zhou Ming’s phone. Ou Jue reached over and took the device, but the moment he heard it was from Huarun Group, he hung up without a word.
Chapter 2017