"Are you saying that what Big Brother just said was just to fool me and Shang Qi, to make us happy?"
After finishing speaking, Su Ling looked at Wen Shangyin with a half-smile, "If that's the case, I'd look down on Big Brother."
"To say something for the sake of face and status, but not be able to follow through, would truly make people feel that you are two-faced."
Su Ling stretched, yawned, and covered her mouth with her hand. "In this case, wouldn't Big Brother have lost credibility with his subordinates? People are most afraid of losing trust. Especially someone like Big Brother, with so many followers, if he loses their trust, wouldn't it all fall apart? I think Big Brother would definitely not want to see such a thing happen."
Giving a compliment to lift someone up while also cornering them, this was Su Ling's tactic.
She knew exactly what someone like Wen Shangyin valued most, and she went straight for the kill.
Wen Shangyin didn't expect Su Ling to speak so frankly and disrespectfully. Others respected and admired him, but these two treated him as if he were insignificant, paying him no mind and showing him no courtesy.
Listen to what she said, she was putting him on a pedestal, forcing him to agree even if he didn't want to.
Wen Shangyin could tell that Su Ling was quite sharp-tongued and cunning.
"Of course, it's not just talk," Wen Shangyin replied. He looked at Su Ling, then at Shang Qi beside her, and said, "What you want, I will naturally give. Since I said it, I will keep my word."
"It's just that in doing so, you will no longer be able to leave my sight, and you are destined to 'love and hate' with me." Wen Shangyin said this, looking at Su Ling, "As for why, Shang Qi can tell you."
After the apocalypse, everything had collapsed.
To facilitate centralized management, Wen Shangyin had transferred all his forces to the Imperial Capital.
He could give Shang Qi half of his business, but Shang Qi couldn't take it with him and could only stay in the Imperial Capital.
Su Ling understood that Wen Shangyin had no intention of giving Shang Qi half of his business. He was saying these things now to stall for time, hoping they would retreat and give up on the idea of the business.
Su Ling was also a straightforward person, and her objective was indeed not half of the business; she had other plans.
This other plan was something she and Shang Qi had discussed and agreed upon after they had descended from the castle.
"Since that's the case, you can negotiate with Shang Qi yourself. I won't interfere or ask about it." After speaking, Su Ling rummaged through her bag, put on her headphones, and listened to music to block out the outside world, appearing as though she truly didn't want to engage.
Wen Shangyin was satisfied with Su Ling's non-interference.
Seeing Su Ling quietly listening to music, Wen Shangyin then turned his gaze to Shang Qi. "Think carefully for yourself. Do you want to split half the business and stay in the Imperial Capital, by my side? Or will you receive the protection and weapons that ensure your safety, allowing you freedom of movement, after which I will no longer concern myself with you, and you can go wherever you please, with no interference between us?"
Wen Shangyin's intention was simple: he was forcing Shang Qi to choose the second option.
Shang Qi held Su Ling's hand and played with it. He looked at Wen Shangyin, "I won't accept any of what you've said."
"Why?" Wen Shangyin straightened his posture, his gaze fixed on Shang Qi. "What are your thoughts then?"
Wen Shangyin was already becoming wary and guarded towards Shang Qi, assuming Shang Qi still adhered to Su Ling's approach.
However, Shang Qi was not thinking what Wen Shangyin expected.
Shang Qi knew Wen Shangyin's thoughts but couldn't be bothered to expose them. He simply looked at him and said, "What I'm thinking is very simple—"
"How is it simple?"