Chapter 699: Chapter 87 Mixed Doubles_3

“No,” Xu Mo said.

Elizabeth didn’t pursue it further, as it wasn’t important. She asked again, “What else are you hiding from me?”

“???” Xu Mo looked at Elizabeth, feeling something was off. Why did it seem like a girlfriend interrogating her boyfriend?

“About the company,” Elizabeth said.

“There’s something I need to discuss with you,” Xu Mo said.

Elizabeth looked up at him.

“You know I’m acquainted with Sal, right?” Xu Mo said. Elizabeth nodded; she had originally poached Xu Mo from Sal to teach her, but she didn’t know it was Xu Mo.

“So, you’ve been in contact with Sal all this time,” Elizabeth thought, growing even more upset.

“Elizabeth,” Xu Mo began, “you don’t need to be hostile towards Sal. In fact, you could collaborate with him. As a standing director of the Star System Alliance, Sal, Yekaterina, Nan Xiangyi, they can all be your friends. If they ever hold a significant position in their own Royal Families, you understand what I mean, right?”

Elizabeth appeared thoughtful; she understood.

“Elizabeth, the reason you lied during the birthday banquet must have been because you were in trouble,” Xu Mo continued. “Do you want such things to keep happening to you?”

Was this starting again?

Elizabeth glared at Xu Mo; she was being persuaded by him.

Seeing Elizabeth’s expression, Xu Mo understood that she felt manipulated by him and was resisting.

“You don’t need to be so opposed to what I’m saying. Think about it for yourself–all I’ve done, although for my own benefit, hasn’t it been helping you? All those nights, who was I seriously teaching? Many times I recommended books with a purpose in mind, gifted you shares, taught you Cultivation, helped you grow–have I ever harmed you?” Xu Mo continued.

Elizabeth’s heart was slightly stirred, but she still glared at him.

“Freedom for a person is not about doing whatever one wants, but about choosing not to do what one dislikes. Elizabeth, you are so talented; you should have the power to choose,” Xu Mo said. “Otherwise, what will you do when you meet someone as excellent as me in the future?”

“???” Elizabeth looked at Xu Mo. Was he even embarrassed?

“It’s a metaphor,” Xu Mo said. “But it’s also stating a fact.”

“So, what’s the conclusion?” Elizabeth asked.

“I plan to collaborate with Sal,” Xu Mo said. “Of course, whatever our relationship is, Sal definitely can’t compare to you. He only has five percent of the shares. Another five percent would require the Sasi Kingdom’s military industrial group to pay with a few warships as the price.”

Elizabeth glared at Xu Mo, shocked at the cooperation with the Sasi Kingdom.

But she had ten percent of the shares without giving anything in return.

“Elizabeth, you, Ize, and Carter hold twenty percent of the shares together. When Blue Star Energy Technology Group flourishes, I will also stand by your side. Then, wouldn’t Sal and Yekaterina support you?” Xu Mo said. “The entire group will be a power belonging to you.”

Elizabeth looked at Xu Mo skeptically. Was this just pie in the sky?

“Elizabeth, what is our relationship? Don’t you trust me?” Xu Mo continued.

“I have no relationship with you,” Elizabeth said. “Decide the company’s matters yourself.”

With that, she stood up and left, which was taken as her acceptance.

As she left, she happened to come across Zero; they passed by each other, exchanging glances.

There was a murderous air!