Bai Jinglie was mentally prepared, but he hadn't expected the other party to be even more shameless than he had imagined.
To say they would list the losses—did they really think this was just a petty squabble? Could he even afford to bear such losses?
"Mr. Xu, let's not joke around." Bai Jinglie's expression darkened. Even if his Marquis title was merely an empty honorific, did this mere third-rank official really take himself so seriously just because Bai Jinglie had shown him a modicum of respect?
"I am not joking," Xu Yangguang replied, equally irritated. "The fact that things have escalated to this point is entirely due to the inaccurate information provided by Marquis Bai.
"Not only has the Xu family become a massive laughingstock, but we have also needlessly provoked a formidable enemy in Gu Wenheng. These losses are immeasurable.
