The conversation between the two had reached the point of complete collapse.
Firstly, for a man like Ji Rui, who was used to being on top, being rejected was already humiliating enough. What's more, it wasn't even a rejection, but rather being told he was never in consideration at all.
It's like a high university admission score requirement; if you don't meet it, it's your own fault, no one else to blame. But if you exceed the score by a lot and are then told you're not even within the admission's scope, that blow is harder to bear than just not passing.
Secondly, Le Tong also felt that, after speaking to this extent, there was nothing left for them to discuss.
After receiving Le Tong's comment about his overly good self-perception, Ji Rui, who was already struggling to eat, found it completely impossible to continue his meal.
