I admit I was disappointed.

If Lin Xixi's accusation was still euphemistic, then Zhou Hanzhi's encouragement was direct.

But I didn't want to waste time on verbal disputes, so I could only patiently say, "I admit that sometimes necessary flexibility is needed during negotiations, but from what I have observed, Mr. Han is still interested in our cooperation, but he seems to have something to hide, so I want to give it another try."

"It's hard to tell what's going on," ...