2290 In the Other Party’s Eyes, She’s Just an Ant-Like Small Character



"What?!"

In her shock, Ji Ziyin subconsciously got up, causing her chair to collapse backward and making an ear-piercing sound.

Gu Hengbo was really not in the mood to talk to her.

Ji Ziyin barely controlled her expression. She wanted to smile, but it was so difficult. After a long time, the corners of her mouth twitched and she asked, "Teacher, didn't we make an appointment with Mr. Martin? W-Why didn't he come? He at least has to give us a reason, right? Didn't Mr. Martin say why he didn't come?"

Gu Hengbo poured himself a glass of water and drank it all in one go, finally extinguishing the hot ball of anger and unwillingness in his stomach.

When he heard Ji Ziyin's anxious question, it was as if he had heard something funny. The corners of his mouth curled up into a disdainful and self-deprecating arc. "What do you think the reclusive family represents? I've told you before that they are stronger than you think. If they don't come, so be it. Do they have to explain it to you? If there's an explanation, it's that we're not qualified in their eyes. Do you want to hear this explanation?

"At the end of the day, if the person who asked him out today was the dean, he might not have broken his promise. He broke his promise because we don't have enough weight."

Gu Hengbo took a deep breath. He was still considered calm. He knew the difference between him and Feng Yu. Thus, he faced the missed appointment calmly. "You don't have to think too much. Although Mr. Martin didn't come this time, he said he would make time to meet you. Let's just wait for him to call us!"

"I understand, Teacher."

Ji Ziyin's hands were intertwined tightly, and her expression was very uncomfortable.

Previously, she was full of confidence that as long as she saw Mr. Martin, she would be able to grab this opportunity and leave the First Research Institute and Qiao Nian behind!

But now, it was as if she had been hit in the head. Reality hit her until she saw stars, and she could not come back to her senses for now.

"Teacher." Fortunately, Ji Ziyin had experienced great ups and downs recently and quickly calmed down. After recovering slightly, she asked Gu Hengbo gently, "Do you know why Mr. Martin didn't come? Did he tell you the exact reason?"

Gu Hengbo frowned. He had thought that Ji Ziyin had not understood what he had just said.

He looked at the beautiful woman and saw that her eyes were clear, and she did not look confused. He pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "This… Mr. Martin did not elaborate. He only said that an important guest suddenly asked to meet him. The other party is leaving again soon, so he can only go to him first and find time to eat with us another day."

In fact, Martin did not even explain why he had broken his promise. He could have told Gu Hengbo this purely out of aristocratic courtesy.

Gu Hengbo knew very well that he was just an ant in the other party's eyes. Thus, he did not push his luck and insisted on an explanation.

Ji Ziyin lowered her thick eyelashes as if she were deep in thought.

She had a vague idea.

However, as soon as this thought appeared, she directly rejected it.

…It should not be possible.

Qiao Nian was also having dinner at the Mountain Sea Pavilion tonight. They even met in the washroom. If Qiao Nian wanted to see Martin, she could not possibly let him wait for her to finish eating before meeting him.

With this thought in mind, Ji Ziyin's almond-shaped eyes flickered as she exhaled and calmed down a little.

She could accept anything now, as long as it was not Qiao Nian!