She had already braced herself.
When Tian Xi recognized her as one of the people present at the rainy alley shootout, Mai Mingle had a pre-rehearsed story ready to go. She would do her best to convince Tian Xi that she genuinely needed a job and had no other motives—though she couldn't say what her chances of success were.
After all, having been caught up in the Kai Family's shootout just the other night, for her to show up for an interview a day later was too much of a coincidence.
But to her surprise, when Tian Xi saw her, he only faltered for a moment before inviting her to sit down.
'Why wasn't he surprised?'
'It's as if he didn't recognize me... Is that even possible?'
Mai Mingle watched him press the phone back to his ear, her mind racing as she replayed the scenes from the alley on the night of the shootout.
