"Let's talk about that later," Ren Qian was very surprised, pondering Ren Jiawei's phrase 'born rebellious', "Don't take your negotiating table attitude towards their family members..."
Ren Qian wasn't too clear about that book, but seeing Ren Wanxuan and Chen Zhu's demeanor, he knew it was significant.
"Sir," the Secretary-General, as Ren Qian's confidant, was someone people were exceptionally cautious around on regular days. He glanced coldly at the courtyard behind him, but his voice was incongruously respectful as he indicated Ren Qian undervalued himself, "You've really lowered yourself for them, but once you're not present, that entire Ji Family doesn't even pretend..."
The Secretary-General was accustomed to giving orders.
Over time, he had forgotten that he too had started from the ground up.
He was deferential and cautious in front of Ren Qian, but certainly not in front of others.