"What?!"
Ji Zinyin was so surprised that she subconsciously stood up and pushed the chair away, making a sharp sound.
Gu Hengbo glanced at her and really didn't feel like paying attention to her.
Ji Ziyin barely controlled the expression on her face. She wanted to laugh but it was hard to do so. After a long while, she pulled the corners of her mouth and asked, "Teacher, didn't we make an appointment with Mr. Martin? Why didn't he come suddenly? He should have given a reason for not coming. Didn't Mr. Martin tell me why he didn't come?"
Gu Hengbo poured himself a glass of water, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, finally extinguishing the anger and resentment in his stomach.
Hearing Ji Ziyin's anxious question, he raised the corner of his mouth as if he heard something funny, revealing a trace of contempt and self-mockery: "What do you think the hidden family represents? I told you that the hidden family is more powerful than you think. If they don't want to come, then they don't want to come. Do they need to explain to you? If you must have an explanation, it is that we are not qualified in their eyes. Do you want to hear this explanation?"
"After all, if the person who made the appointment with him today was the dean, he might not have broken the appointment. He broke the appointment only because we were not important enough."
Gu Hengbo took a deep breath and remained calm. He knew the difference between himself and Feng Yu, and faced the broken appointment calmly. He said to Ji Ziyin, "You don't have to think too much. Although Mr. Martin didn't come this time, he also said that he would make time to come out and see you. Let's just wait for his arrangements with peace of mind!"
"I understand, teacher."
Ji Ziyin crossed her hands and clenched them tightly, looking very uncomfortable.
Before, she was full of confidence and thought that as long as she met Mr. Martin from the hidden family, she would be able to seize this opportunity and leave the First Research Institute, Qiao Nian and others behind!
But now it was like being hit by a slap in the face. The reality hit her so hard that she saw stars and she couldn't recover for a long time.
"Teacher." Fortunately, Ji Ziyin had experienced many ups and downs recently and was more calm than before. After she calmed down a little, she asked Gu Hengbo in a gentle voice: "Do you know why Mr. Martin didn't come? Did he tell you the specific reason?"
Gu Hengbo frowned, thinking that Ji Zinyin didn't understand what he had just said.
He looked up and saw that the beautiful woman had clear eyes, not like she was confused. He pondered for a moment and said slowly, "This... Mr. Martin didn't elaborate, just said that an important guest suddenly asked him to meet. The other party will leave here soon, so he has to go there first to keep the appointment and make time to have dinner with us another day."
In fact, Martin didn't even explain in detail why he broke the appointment. He told Gu Hengbo this purely out of aristocratic courtesy.
Gu Hengbo knew very well that in the other party's eyes he was just a small character like an ant, so he did not push the issue and demand an explanation.
After listening to him, Ji Ziyin lowered her thick eyelashes and seemed to be lost in thought.
She had a vague idea.
But as soon as this idea came up, she rejected it outright.
…should not be possible.
Qiao Nian was also having dinner at Shanhai Pavilion tonight, and they had run into each other before. If Qiao Nian wanted to see Martin, she couldn't ask Martin to wait until she finished her meal before meeting him.
When Ji Zinyin thought about this, her almond-shaped eyes flickered, she let out a breath, and calmed down a little.
She can accept anything now, as long as it's not Qiao Nian!
(End of this chapter)