Chapter 255 I'd like to see what you're up to.

Lee Hyun-ki carefully observed Jiang Jing's reaction, a confident smile on his face, his tone like he was introducing a precious commodity:

"Mr. Jiang, this is the most precious pearl under our Yixing Group's entertainment company—Miss Lee Ji-yeon."

"We believe that a pure and beautiful girl like Lee Ji-yeon might be a wonderful beginning to our cooperation in the beauty industry. I believe her company will definitely make Mr. Jiang's business operations in South Korea much more pleasant."

His words were full of implications, the intention couldn't be more obvious—to use this stunning beauty as a gift to curry favor with Jiang Jing.

In hopes of gaining a greater advantage in the upcoming business negotiations.

The conference room suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Yan frowned slightly, while Zhou Wanqin and Lin Hong exchanged a glance, a trace of imperceptible coldness flashing in their eyes.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Jiang Jing, waiting for his reaction.

Lee Hyun-ki seemed to know well the reputation of his country's entertainment industry in certain aspects, and even more so, knew how to dispel the biggest concerns of potential clients.

He didn't wait for Jiang Jing to speak, and instead said with a smile in a straightforward tone:

"Mr. Jiang, please rest assured. Miss Lee Ji-yeon was carefully cultivated by our group, specifically as a [special gift] to build deep friendships with distinguished and important guests like you."

"Therefore, I guarantee with the reputation of Yixing Group that she is absolutely clean and has not been with anyone. You can be completely at ease about this."

Once these words were spoken, Jiang Yan's delicate brows furrowed instantly, a flash of undisguised disgust appearing in her eyes.

This way of introducing a living person as if they were cargo made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Although Zhou Wanqin and Lin Hong had seen more of the dark side due to their special status, their eyes were now filled with cold disdain.

They despised this kind of behavior, and were even more contemptuous of Lee Hyun-ki's face.

Lee Hyun-ki didn't care at all about the reactions of the ladies beside him; his gaze remained locked on Jiang Jing, observing his slightest changes in expression.

Jiang Jing still maintained a faint smile on his face, as if he hadn't heard that unbearable remark, but secretly, he had already quietly pulled up the system panel to check the information of this "gift."

[Name: Lee Ji-yeon] [Age: 22] [Height: 168cm] [Weight: 53kg] [Overall Attractiveness: 92] [Charging Count: 0] [Favorability: -30 (Disgust)]

A super high attractiveness score of 92, a pure state with zero charging count—the data panel was nothing short of perfect!

It was worthy of being a grand gift carefully prepared by a chaebol.

But what interested him most was that favorability rating of -30!

Disgust?!

This woman in front of him, who looked weak and helpless, with pitiful eyes, as if she had pinned all her hopes on him—the emotion deep in her heart toward him, a handsome man, was actually disgust?!

This contrast was just too interesting!

Jiang Jing almost instantly imagined countless possibilities in his mind: Was she forced? Was there a hidden story? Was she harboring resentment?

But he couldn't show even a hint of it on the surface; after all, there were three of "his own people" watching beside him.

He had to maintain his self-perceived image of a gentleman.

Therefore, he put on a troubled expression, shook his head slightly, and declined in a calm but firm tone: "Young Master Li, this 'gift' is truly too valuable. As the saying goes, one should not accept a reward without merit. Our business cooperation has yet to begin, so I really cannot accept such a generous gift."

"Besides, our country is extremely displeased with this kind of behavior of yours."

Lee Hyun-ki was incredibly shrewd and instantly caught the fleeting look of interest in Jiang Jing's eyes.

He immediately employed his twisted logic, skillfully starting to pave a way for Jiang Jing:

"Mr. Jiang, you are being too much of a stranger. How can this be considered accepting a reward without merit?"

"This is just a small token of our Yixing Group's desire to promote friendly cooperation between us in the future."

He changed the subject, his tone even carrying a hint of helplessness: "Moreover... you might not know."

"There is absolutely no reason to take back a gift like this once we have given it out. If you insist on not accepting her..."

Lee Hyun-ki sighed, spread his hands, and his tone became cold: "Then to us, she will have no value at all."

"We cannot gift a present rejected by an important guest to anyone else; that would damage our reputation."

"The fate awaiting her will likely be to be disposed of as a defective product, or perhaps sold to some underground venues in hopes of recouping a tiny, insignificant amount of cost."

In coordination with his words, the woman named Lee Ji-yeon trembled slightly at just the right moment.

She raised those eyes filled with tears to look at Jiang Jing, making one feel a strong desire to protect her.

"How can you be like this!" "How shameless!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan, Zhou Wanqin, and Lin Hong were so angry that their faces turned pale, and they all rebuked him in low voices.

Although they loathed such transactions, they were even more indignant at Lee Hyun-ki's cold-bloodedness, and at the same time, they couldn't help but feel a strong sense of sympathy for the girl in front of them, who seemed to be on the verge of falling into the abyss.

Jiang Jing watched Lee Ji-yeon's realistic performance, then glanced at the expressions of solidarity and pity on the faces of his three female companions, thinking that these two guys really had some tricks up their sleeves.

He certainly knew that Lee Hyun-ki's intentions were impure and that this woman was not simple either, but he just wanted to play! He wanted to see what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourd.

He pretended to ponder, showing a look of struggle and reluctance on his face, and finally, as if he had made a great decision, sighed: "Sigh... this is really difficult."

He looked at Lee Ji-yeon and said in a "helpless" tone: "Since that's the case... then I will take care of Miss Lee for a while."

He then immediately straightened his face and emphasized to Lee Hyun-ki very seriously: "However, Young Master Li, we must make one thing clear beforehand."

"This absolutely does not mean that I have agreed to any commercial conditions or concessions from your company because of this. As for the cooperation, everything remains as it was—strictly business!"

Hearing Jiang Jing relent, Lee Hyun-ki's face instantly blossomed with a smile as he nodded in agreement: "Of course, this is entirely a private personal favor between us and has absolutely nothing to do with the company's business cooperation. Rest assured, everything will be strictly business!"

He was already overjoyed in his heart: As long as she was accepted, everything else in the future would naturally fall into place.

He didn't believe that with a trump card like Lee Ji-yeon by his side day and night, he would still have to worry about not achieving his goal?

Jiang Jing looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with a favorability of -30, a trace of an imperceptible, playful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.