"Mr. Yan, you aren’t thinking of poaching my assistant, are you?
"I need to be very clear with you. This assistant of mine... I had to overcome eighty-one tribulations—in other words, spend a fortune—to find her. I’m not giving her up for anyone."
Yun Zijin knew Yan Shutang was just the latest person to be impressed by Mei Lin’s capabilities, but there was absolutely no way she was letting her go.
She was a reward from Randomly Spend. In all this time, Yun Zijin had only drawn two character rewards.
One was a bodyguard, the other a top-tier assistant. The rest were either real estate or various magical items.
’Let Mei Lin go? Absolutely not!’
"Miss Yun, don’t you think that with Mei Lin’s abilities, being just an assistant to you is a waste of her talent?"
Yan Shutang was trying to appeal to Yun Zijin’s sense of the bigger picture.
"If you can convince Mei Lin to resign, then by all means, go ahead. But as for me letting her go willingly, that’s something I’ll never agree to.
"Mei Lin is a citizen of Hua Country; she has a right to her own freedom. Even someone in your position can’t force her to do anything.
"Otherwise... I can’t guarantee what the consequences will be."
’Yun Zijin herself couldn’t do anything to them, but that didn’t mean Mei Lin couldn’t.’
In any case, Yun Zijin had given her warning. If Yan Shutang still didn’t get it, then he’d only have himself to blame.
"Are you threatening me?"
Yan Shutang’s tone was a bit harsh, indicating he was getting angry.
"Not at all. I’m just reminding you to consider the potential consequences—and whether you can bear them—before you do anything."
On the other end of the line, Yan Shutang was silent for a good while before speaking again. "I understand. But let me remind you, I’m not the only one who has their eye on Mei Lin.
"I’m at least willing to call and discuss it with you. Others might not be."
With that, Yan Shutang hung up.
Yun Zijin stared at her phone after the call ended, lost in thought.
’Someone else has their eye on Mei Lin?’
’Let them watch all they want, as long as... they can bear the consequences.’
When Yun Zijin returned to the private room from the balcony, Sheng Yang and the others had already arrived. Fu Ze was casually seated next to Qin Sitong.
"Sister Yun is back! Perfect timing, all the food is here. Let’s eat!"
Seeing Yun Zijin return, Lu Yunfeng let out a soft sigh of relief.
While Yun Zijin was gone, Fu Ze’s presence had been so intense that the room had fallen silent.
However, Fu Ze quickly reined in his imposing air, and the atmosphere improved a tiny bit.
Now that Yun Zijin was back, Lu Yunfeng could finally breathe a huge sigh of relief.
As Yun Zijin returned to her seat, she felt the atmosphere in the room seem to relax the moment she entered.
"You guys... something feels a little weird."
"No, nothing’s weird. Sister Yun, you must be imagining things."
After speaking, Lu Yunfeng kicked Zeng Zong.
"Right! We were just normally waiting for you to come back and eat, Sister Yun. Isn’t that right, guys?"
Zeng Zong shot his followers a look, signaling them to agree.
"Yeah, it’s just like Brother Zong said!"
"Whatever Brother Zong says is right!"
That line, "Whatever Brother Zong says is right!" only made Yun Zijin more suspicious.
Zeng Zong: ’For the first time, I’m realizing this group of followers might be a bit dense.’
Fortunately, Yun Zijin didn’t press the issue and quickly changed the subject.
"The food’s getting cold. Let’s all eat."


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