Iris humoured the excited man's curiosity and answered most of his questions. As long as no sensitive private matters were violated, she shared some information about Cross Academy.
Afterward, he asked in a confused tone, "Why won't you reveal that you're a Cross Academy student?"
She crossed her legs and sipped her hot tea. "Just like you said, Cross Academy is legendary. All of us Cross Academy students have our own pride. Right now, I don't feel that I have enough personal achievements in my current fields of study—namely, foreign languages and business administration. I'm also a celebrity. Every move I make can be made into hot news. What I want is to be big enough to wear the title of Cross Academy student with ease and not the title wearing me down instead. Although I don't care much about what others think about me, I don't want them saying that I'm not good enough for Cross Academy."
He didn't completely understand what she meant, but he respected her decision. Now that he knew that his boss was a certified genius from Cross Academy, his respect for her became absolute.
It would be a lie if he said that he didn't look down and underestimate Iris Long a bit before she hired him as the new CEO of Phantom Dragon Funds.
Like others, he held some misconceptions about her. For example, she only became successful because of her identity as a wealthy young miss and later as the wife of CEO Jin Liwei.
It was only after working closely together with her on running Phantom Dragon Funds that he discovered that this woman was a force to be reckoned with in her own right. Now that he learned that she was also admitted to Cross Academy, he definitely became loyal to her in addition to gaining more respect for her.
Iris didn't mind the almost fanatic gaze of the man.
There was respect and awe in his eyes.
What she didn't tell him was that she wanted to prove herself first by honing her translation skills and by becoming a global billionaire. Although others would argue that her current achievements were already enough, her past achievements as Evelina Vetrova at Cross Academy were too enormous compared to the current her.
She wanted to surpass her past achievements to satisfy her competitive spirit, even though her competitor was none other than herself.
Only then would she be confident and proud enough to reveal her identity as a Cross Academy student.
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Long Tengfei was true to his word. After a few days, he immediately released an official announcement appointing the current celebrity brand ambassador, Iris Long, as the new Deputy Chief Marketing Officer of Long Industries.
The news was even reported by the media.
This decision caused an uproar in the company, especially among the board of directors.
Iris arrived at Long Industries with great fanfare. She didn't avoid the reporters gathered outside the company building and even entertained a few questions from them. Then Dom and her bodyguards, together with the company security staff, safely escorted her inside.
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