Chapter 1228: Chapter 1227: Doing Business Is Nothing Compared to Doing Research
Suddenly, she felt like she had turned into an outsider.
"Sorry for the wait. Oh, right." She glanced at their car and said to Mu Yeli, "Your car is nice."
"Thank you." Mu Yeli’s face remained calm and expressionless.
He didn’t show any signs of pride.
Generally speaking, men are usually happy when their car is complimented.
She prided herself on her high emotional intelligence, thinking she always understood men’s thoughts accurately. However, with Mu Yeli, it was clear she couldn’t see those points.
The three of them went inside, and after sitting down, she took out the wine.
She asked someone to decant the wine and looked at the menu, "To pair with this wine, I’d like the sirloin steak, but feel free to choose anything you like."
Mu Yeli looked at Ye Ning.
Ye Ning said, "I’ll follow the host."
Mu Yeli smiled warmly and said to Jim, "Okay."
Jim once again felt like he was being left out.
As Ye Ning ate, Jim continued discussing their topic.
"Back then, when you didn’t stay at Cambridge, the professor was really disappointed. We were probably the youngest in our class. I always thought you’d go into research. So what are you doing now?"
"Just doing something here and there." He placed his elegant hands on the plate, holding a knife in one hand and a fork in the other. The precision of his cutting was like a large, meticulous surgery.
Slice by slice, he finished cutting the meat, then glanced at Ye Ning, whose meat was cut into a mess, lacking any texture.
He shook his head, smiling silently, as if enjoying a funny joke.
After seriously looking at it, he smiled and slid his plate in front of Ye Ning.
Ye Ning was still diligently cutting.
When it came to cutting people, she was skilled, but cutting this was really...
She grunted and said, "What’s up, the knife is just not easy to use."
Mu Yeli’s face was filled with an expression that said, sure, sure, whatever you say, as he took her plate in front of him and nonchalantly started eating the coarsely textured meat she had cut.
Ye Ning looked at the perfectly cut pieces of meat and picked up her fork, eating them heartily.
Mm-hmm, it was indeed much tastier this way.
Opposite, Jim was staring slack-jawed.
She was still wondering, doing something here and there, what exactly was it?
"Is it business?" she asked, looking at Mu Yeli.
Mu Yeli nodded.
Jim said, "Looks like you’re doing quite well."
"Yes, indeed."
"But I always thought, with your intelligence, getting into business is such a waste. You could be doing something more significant."
In the minds of these researchers, doing business was considered such a worldly affair, just about making money. How could it compare to research, which can change the world if done well?
Of course, she didn’t know the kind of grand business Mu Yeli was doing.
If she knew that Mu Yeli’s business could change the world with just a flick of the wrist, she definitely wouldn’t have dared to say such things.
Mu Yeli said, "To each their own. I think it’s fine."
Jim seemed about to continue persuading him, as Ye Ning couldn’t hold it any longer and decided to excuse herself.
"Pardon me, I need to go to the restroom."
"Oh, okay."
Ye Ning politely excused herself and went to the restroom in the back.
Once inside, she didn’t use the toilet. Instead, she looked at the window and quickly jumped out.
Outside, a light rain was still falling.
Ye Ning called Gong Ye.
"I’ve gotten out, on my way to the Headquarter. Are you at the Headquarter?"
