Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1136: Chapter 1128: Meeting Again, Sheng the Senior Affairs Officer

Bai Xiaosheng had said that he would corner Wang Ziyu at Tianyu Media first thing the next morning to catch him off guard.

But in reality, even after 9 a.m. the next day, the trio had not yet set off.

The reason was that at eight something in the morning, during breakfast, Lin Weiwei casually brought up a question—

What time does Wang Ziyu start work?

Bai Xiaosheng and Lei Ying were stunned on the spot.

They thought they had planned for everything, made all the preparations, and were excited about catching someone off guard early in the morning, but they had overlooked such a simple yet critical question.

When does he start work...

Should a Senior Affairs Officer really go over early in the morning to wait for Wang Ziyu to come to work?

”Tianyu Media, what time do the employees start work?” Lin Weiwei asked another question.

While Bai Xiaosheng was momentarily lost in thought, the little soup dumpling he had picked up with his chopsticks dropped with a ”plop.”

Waiting for Wang Ziyu, that wasn’t unacceptable. After all, they couldn’t just show up and then stand around with the employees not yet at work, having the Senior Affairs Officer wait in the lobby for the office doors to open.

Truly, it had been so long since they had worked in an office that they had somewhat forgotten the company’s work schedule.

”Should I make a call and ask?” Lin Weiwei tentatively suggested.

”No need, we’ll leave later!” Bai Xiaosheng said decisively.

He was equally annoyed within.

”Tactical error, what kind of ambush is this. I should have slept in more!” he thought.

After lingering for another hour, and not until 9:30 a.m., did the three of them finally set off.

Around ten, the trio arrived at the Tianyu Media Building.

As soon as they entered the lobby, without waiting for Bai Xiaosheng and the others to approach the front desk, they saw someone running towards them, trailed by a group of men and women, adding up to seven or eight people.

The person running over was none other than Yang Dasheng.

Seeing Yang Dasheng’s face beaming with a smile and greeting them from a distance with great enthusiasm, he exclaimed, ”Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer! Good morning!”

Bai Xiaosheng looked surprised and, when the other party came closer, said with a smile, ”Manager Yang, what a coincidence, your eyesight is really good. We’ve just walked in and you’ve already spotted us.”

”Ah, it’s nothing. Mister Wang mentioned you might come these days, so I’ve moved my work to the lobby on the first floor. I’ve been waiting for you here,” said Yang Dasheng, his smile brimming.

So that’s how it is. Bai Xiaosheng thought to himself.

In reality, Yang Dasheng had been assigned the task of guarding the door, and his assignment, of course, was to keep an eye on Bai Xiaosheng.

Yang Dasheng didn’t like being alone, so he rounded up the heads of Tianyu Media’s various departments to keep him company, turning a corner of the lobby’s sofa area into a temporary office space.

”Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer!” ”Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer!”

Yang Dasheng’s entourage of men and women quickly lined up on both sides, waiting respectfully.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded to the crowd and then said to Yang Dasheng, ”Is Wang Ziyu in?”

”Yes, yes!” Yang Dasheng hurriedly nodded, ”Mister Wang arrived early, he’s been here since 9:30!”

Is that early? I, Bai, the Senior Executive Officer, was supposed to come over before eight!

Bai Xiaosheng smiled and said, ”Take me to him.”

”Yes, yes!” said Yang Dasheng, nodding, but then he hesitated a bit and spoke haltingly, ”It’s just that Mister Wang has a visitor.”

As if afraid that Bai Xiaosheng would ask further, Yang Dasheng quickly added, ”I heard from the reception, I don’t know exactly who the visitor is.”

”No problem, I can wait until they’re done talking,” Bai Xiaosheng said casually.

After all, just because he was the boss didn’t mean he could be unreasonable and expect someone to drop everything to attend to him first.

At the very least, Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t do that.

”Allow me to inquire, they should be done by now,” Yang Dasheng said hastily.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded.

While leading Bai Xiaosheng and the other two towards the elevator bank, Yang Dasheng hurriedly made a phone call.

After the call got through, Yang Dasheng said just two sentences.

One was, ”Mister Wang, Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer, is here!”

The other was, ”Alright, I understand!”

Then Yang Dasheng hung up the phone. It didn’t even take a full minute; he did not keep Bai Xiaosheng, the distinguished guest, waiting at all.

”Mister Wang has finished, Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer, I’ll take you straight to him right now! Mister Wang said to meet you at the elevator upstairs,” Yang Dasheng said with an apologetic smile.

At this point, they had reached the elevator bank, and to have Wang Ziyu come down to meet them would have been a misstep.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded.

Yang Dasheng took Bai Xiaosheng and the other two on the elevator, while the rest stayed outside, respectfully.

The elevator traveled upwards, quickly reaching its destination.

As the elevator doors opened, Wang Ziyu was already waiting outside, with a smile ready to greet them.

”Sheng, the Senior Executive Officer, you’ve arrived quite early, welcome, welcome!”

Upon seeing Bai Xiaosheng, Wang Ziyu immediately greeted him warmly, eagerly shaking hands with Bai Xiaosheng as he stepped out of the elevator.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled as he looked at Wang Ziyu, only to suddenly realize—at this moment, Wang Ziyu seemed a bit different.

At first, it was just a feeling, but as Bai Xiaosheng focused closely on Wang Ziyu’s facial expressions, he began to notice more details.

After all, a person’s expressions usually change with their emotions, and sometimes they can be described as changing in the blink of an eye.

Without preparation, even a master of microexpressions could easily miss many details.

Moreover, Wang Ziyu was also a veteran at controlling emotions. Although there was a fleeting trace of a natural reaction when he first saw Bai Xiaosheng, he quickly concealed it.

All of these factors combined made it so that Bai Xiaosheng was only able to catch one emotion flickering across Wang Ziyu’s face—”relief.”

Wang Ziyu’s initial reaction upon seeing him was actually ”relief!”

This both surprised and intrigued Bai Xiaosheng.

What is ”relief”?

Relief is when negative emotions like doubts and frustrations dissipate, leaving a person feeling calm and happy, and this state reflects outwardly.

When Wang Ziyu saw himself, shouldn’t he be burdened and troubled?

What was there to be relieved about!

Could it be that he had come to terms with everything and was preparing to confess truthfully?

Bai Xiaosheng did not have such a good opinion of himself, believing that simply by his involvement, this man who had been in the workforce for years and was willing to risk everything for personal gain could recognize his mistakes and suddenly repent after just one dialogue, one threat.

Bai Xiaosheng was not so narcissistic.

Or perhaps, Wang Ziyu had resolved to be stubborn to the end, no longer struggling and choosing to shatter but not buckle?

That was even more ludicrous!

Bai Xiaosheng was certain that was not possible.

From his interactions with Wang Ziyu thus far, all of his traits proved he was not one for foolish loyalty or obstinate defiance. To take on all blame for Shen Peishen’s side, even to the point of jail?

That was wishful thinking!

So then—

Where exactly did Wang Ziyu’s sense of ”relief” come from?!

Bai Xiaosheng grew increasingly curious, but as he considered all possibilities, even he could not figure it out.

Since he could not understand it, Bai Xiaosheng chose not to dwell on it.

He was never one to be obstinate.

”I already visited once yesterday, and here I am again today, Mister Wang. Aren’t you a bit annoyed by now?” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile.

Since he was giving up on guessing, it was time to probe!

Probing also required starting from casual conversations, subtle and unobtrusive, catching the other party off guard.

In addressing him, Bai Xiaosheng did not call out Wang Ziyu by name; although according to their ranks, it would not be wrong for him to simply say ”Wang Ziyu,” but he did not wish to do so.

Putting on airs and striking a superior pose was pointless.

Besides, Wang Ziyu was not from the same system as him; there was no direct subordinate relationship.

Furthermore, Wang Ziyu was much older than him, so being courteous was no issue either.

”Officer Sheng is joking. Your visit is of the utmost importance, the highest priority, all else must step aside,” Wang Ziyu said with a laugh, offering flattery.

”Oh? All else must step aside? Does that include the visitor who came looking for you early this morning?” Bai Xiaosheng asked with a smile.

With that one sentence, Wang Ziyu’s eyes slightly narrowed, but they returned to normal in an instant.

Did it really have to do with a visitor?!

Bai Xiaosheng thought to himself.

To Bai Xiaosheng’s surprise, Wang Ziyu did not show more expressions; his composure was truly sufficient.

Even if I’m correct, how can he remain so calm? Does this guy really have such strong self-control?

Bai Xiaosheng wondered.

After a brief silence, Wang Ziyu smiled calmly, giving an answer, ”It includes them.”

Wang Ziyu made a ”please” gesture towards his office, just a few steps away, and said, ”Officer Sheng, please!”

This time, Wang Ziyu did not precede him to open the door; instead, he allowed Bai Xiaosheng to open the door himself.

Bai Xiaosheng glanced at him, stretched out his hand to push the door, and stepped inside.

Wang Ziyu, however, stopped just outside his office.

His halt blocked the people behind him.

Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were caught off guard, and even Yang Dasheng was taken aback.

After Bai Xiaosheng entered, he noticed someone standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, facing the door.

Hearing the noise behind, the person turned around and immediately greeted Bai Xiaosheng with a smile.

”We meet again, Bai, the Senior Executive Officer!”

Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes slightly narrowed, then he smiled, ”Yes, we meet again.”

”Officer Lin Yu!”