Chapter 605 - Desperation Calls For Extreme Measures

After the polite greetings, Long Jian sat across his youngest sister and her fianc while the butler served them hot calming herbal tea. The flowing water of the fish pond was supposed to be relaxing but Long Jian started breaking out in cold sweat instead. Now he became certain that Jin Liwei held some sort of hostility against him because the man was coldly glaring at him. It wasn't obvious at first because of Jin Liwei's usual cold and indifferent expression but Long Jian couldn't mistake it. Jin Liwei didn't acknowledge him at all since he arrived, treating him like an unwelcome stray dog.

Long Jian's smile became strained, as he forced himself to relax. Ever since he became the Deputy COO of Long Industries, he received many opportunities to meet with some of the most important figures in the business industry face to face. There were many times that he felt nervous but never did he panic. He thought that he would be able to handle facing Jin Liwei but the most powerful man in the country's business world of his generation was on a whole different level from the ones Long Jian encountered before.

Jin Liwei was extremely intimidating. The aura he was currently emitting, in addition to the not so subtle hostility against him, made Long Jian feel suffocated. His hand trembled a little, making him almost spill the tea from the cup he was holding. Still smiling and pretending that he was perfectly fine and not at all intimidated, Long Jian managed to calm himself a littlebarely.

"Second Big Brother, what is the purpose of your visit?" Iris asked, looking at him straight in the eyes.

Since she was being direct to the point, Long Jian didn't waste any more time. He began explaining the current predicament of his mother, Zhu Ning, while enduring the oppressive weight of Jin Liwei's eyes on him.

Iris didn't interrupt him, allowing him to speak freely. She also didn't show any expression but at least it looked like she was actually listening. Jin Liwei also looked like he was listening but his disinterest was clear in his cold eyes. It was obvious that he didn't care about Long Jian at all and was only there because of Iris.

It grated on Long Jian that Jin Liwei was acting like this, especially