Amy was sitting on her chair right inside her own office, which was designed in a minimalist style.
Ever since she became John's assistant, she realized that there were still more things she needed to learn, especially how to deal with people.
As far as she'd observed, the Shi family's bodyguards always dealt with others using their brains and brawns. She didn't remember a time when they relied on their facial expressions and mouths.
Amy frowned upon seeing the books on her desk. She crossed her arms over her chest and sat still.
She thought that it was best to let Lena be John's assistant. Lena was fond of socializing.
However, John asked Lena to go to the Spring City. He said that Lena was livelier. Amy really did not understand it. After all, Lena was going to be Noah's bodyguard, not girlfriend, wasn't she?
She didn't know that John wanted Noah to take a fancy to Lena so that he would move on from Nina.
Deeply worried about her situation, Amy finally reached out for a book. When she was just about to turn a page, she was startled by her phone ringing.
She looked at her the caller ID and greeted respectfully, "Mr. Shi."
"What is my schedule?" John asked on the other end of the line.
"Ah, yes, sir," Amy replied and sat up straight. "You will be meeting with Mr. Shen at half past seven this Sunday evening in the Silverhall Nightclub."
"I have to go abroad for three days and will leave on Sunday. Either postpone it or move the date in advance."
"Oh, Mr. Shi, you're going abroad for three days? But, it's not on the schedule." Amy was stunned. 'Was I wrong? Did I miss placing this on the schedule?'
John explained, "I just forgot to tell you that I will go abroad for three days every half a month from now on. You can rearrange the schedule then."
After that, he hung up and left the rest to Amy.
Amy sighed and went on to schedule an appointment with Tim's assistant, a man who looked as fierce as Tim. The assistant was as arrogant as he looked. He argued and disagreed to change his boss's schedule.
Because of this, the two of them argued endlessly, and neither of them wanted to give in. Despite the fierce-looking and intimidating man, Amy was calm and composed. She proposed a peaceful solution. They would fight with bare hands, and the loser would have to listen to the winner.
All of the people around Tim seemed to be violent. The assistant agreed without hesitation.
However, he underestimated Amy. She beat him so hard that his nose and his mouth bled. In the end, he was taken away by the ambulance. Regardless of how angry he was, a deal was a deal, and so he had to change the schedule.
Word flew by fast. Hearing about this situation made Tim smile.
On the other hand, when Richard heard about what happened, he was less delighted than Tim and was more reproachful. "Amy, if you angered Mr. Shen, it will bring trouble to Mr. Shi, you know?"
"I know." Amy accepted the blame. She was glad that the task John assigned to her had been completed.
Richard sighed and said sternly, "You are now Mr. Shi's assistant, so you have to restrain yourself from doing anything that will cause more trouble. Anyway, who taught you to solve the problem by fighting? I am certain that I did not teach you to fight with others. The only thing I taught you was to follow orders."
"Well, Mrs. Shi taught me. She said that some people deserved to be beaten. They would be obedient after being beaten up," Amy answered truthfully.
Richard's eyes went wide and he was rendered speechless.
Meanwhile, John was also speechless.
He was just coming out of his office when he bumped into them. He came right in time to hear what Amy said about Nina.
'That is most certainly the style of my little girl.
However, although business is like a battlefield, we can't fight our opponents like we do in a battlefield,' he thought.
Since the two had their backs turned, John cleared his throat to announce his presence. The two immediately turned around and lowered their heads in respect.
"Amy, don't do it again," John ordered calmly.
"Yes, Mr. Shi. I understand." Amy knew that John didn't blame her for Nina's sake, and she wanted Nina to come back even more.
John and Tim would meet on Friday night, and the place remained the same.
In the Silverhall Nightclub, which was owned by Tim, there were customers as well as workers who were dancing and singing, feasting and revelry, indulged in dissipation.
The meeting would be held for John, with of course, hidden danger at hand.
Henry wanted to come with John, but Adrian stopped him. He didn't want Henry to go to places like a nightclub.
As for Adrian, he was the one who used to come to this kind of place. Therefore, he was the one who went there with John.
Before they went, Adrian requested to have dinner with John where he told him to drink some milk or yogurt just to protect his stomach.
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