Gu Ning had told him to say this since she knew the emergence of the bronze chimes was bound to send tongues wagging. Hence, she told him to deny knowing the source of the bronze chimes and said she was the one who found them.
"Then it's quite an impressive feat for her to land her hands on such a precious item and being able to sell it without getting charged," said the man ambiguously.
Despite how humiliating his words sounded, Chen Darong pretended not to pick up on it even though he was angry. Instead, he acted as though he was praising Gu Ning. "You're right! Our boss is a very impressive woman. Otherwise, her establishments would never have advanced at such speed!"
"Miss Gu was able to advance her career at such astounding speed that it is completely unprecedented!" said the man. Even though he made it sound like he was praising Gu Ning, his tone was insincere and implied she resorted to underhanded means.
