The "rich man" pushed open the door and saw the girl sitting silently in the ice coffin.

All the light that escaped from the crack in the door climbed onto the girl's face.

As if she was not used to the sudden light, the sculptural girl frowned and turned her head a little - this was more like a subconscious action, she didn't even raise her hand to cover the light that stung her eyes.

In fact, the girl's posture was not that embarrassing. In the dim environment, she was radiating light and became the only focus in the "rich man's" eyes.

There was nothing wrong with her demeanor, her messy but not sloppy hair, and the peaceful expression on her perfect face - everything showed that she was very good.

But the "rich man"'s heart twitched for no reason.

He waved gently, and the people outside closed the door again. After the stimulation of the bright light subsided, the girl could raise her eyes to look at the "rich man" standing in front of the door.

Maybe the "rich man" himself didn't realize that his expression was broken.

Even in a normal state, the corners of his mouth would be slightly raised, but now, the corners of his mouth are tightly pressed and tightened into a straight line, and there is even a not too obvious wrinkle between his eyebrows.

The girl didn't intend to look at him too much.

She slowly withdrew her gaze and looked at the gems scattered on the ground.

"Your Excellency, 'rich man', what do you want to do?"

The girl couldn't help but sneer: "Are you coming to ask me for some gems?"

The "rich man" lowered his head slightly and shook it slightly. When he raised his head again, his usual impeccable smile was on his face.

He walked toward the girl as if nothing had happened, his steps unhurried and slow:

"Miss, you know, there are things here that are far more valuable than gems."

The "rich man" walked up to the ice coffin, and the girl's mocking face was reflected in the mirror.

But the "rich man" obviously didn't care about this, but took out a stack of information from his briefcase:

"It seems to be in good condition, so let's continue working, Miss "Shakusu"."

Looking at the information handed to her, the girl made no move to accept it.

"What makes you think that our cooperation is still continuing."

Facing the girl's cold and somewhat blunt attitude, the "rich man" smiled without losing his smile, but handed the information to the girl:

"But I have fulfilled every request you have made."

"Miss 'Chisu' won't break the contract, right?"

The girl stared at the "rich man", and could no longer hold back the sarcasm in her throat. She raised her hand to hook the ice chain wrapped around her neck:

"Freedom? You mean this?"

The "rich man" seemed to have just discovered the chain. Looking down the girl's white neck, the ice chain extended from her body, curved up the steps, and then wrapped around an icicle beside the throne.

"Have you seen enough? Your Excellency the 'rich man', or maybe you are a traitor."

The information was placed on the gem in the ice crown by the "rich man". He bent down, and the girl's head lowered as he lowered his position. Only then did the two people's eyes officially meet. :

"What if I said, I can help you win your freedom?"

"Businessmen value credibility most, and I will not destroy my own brand."

"Miss, what do you think?"

Although the girl's eyes were full of distrust, she was still inevitably shaken by the words of the "rich man".

In fact, from a rational perspective, she had no better choice.

When she was alone, she even wanted to lift the ice edge again——

It was the sudden appearance of the "rich man" that interrupted everything.

She was truly at the end of her rope.

But her sensibility and her emotions made it impossible for her to trust a renegade again and to cooperate with him again without any grudges.

Not out of any profit considerations, but purely and excessively emotional.

It was obvious that he was slowly beginning to trust him.

The conflict with my mother came too suddenly, so the anger and grievance of being deceived came only belatedly when I saw the "rich man" appear.

Before this kind of grievance and anger comes, there will be a period of extreme calmness. During this period, indifference can be displayed to the fullest without any special cover-up.

But as long as the other party's attitude softens a little during this process, these indifferences will quickly melt away——

Just like now.

The businessman's intuition is terrifyingly sharp, and his grasp of human nature is even more impeccable.

He was kneeling on the ground on one knee, looking extremely serious.

Even the semi-permanent false smile was put away by him, and his expression was solemn and serious:

"If you are angry because of my cooperation with the Queen, then I apologize."

"terribly sorry."

His phoenix eyes opened, and his sincerity was unabashedly directed at the girl:

"May I ask Miss "Chisu" if you can give me a chance to make amends?"

"I can--"

"Give your freedom back."

-

For the people of Zhidong, "Chisu" has become a symbol.

The few words Pantalone revealed were enough to portray "Chisu" as a hero who asked for orders for the people but had no background.

If there is no news about "Chisu" for a period of time, or even disappears, the people of Zhidong will definitely maximize conspiracy theories and start to doubt the top management of Zhidong.

Although this cannot shake the Queen's rule, in a sense, their faith in the Queen will continue to be hit by this suspicion.

This was something the Queen of Winter did not want to see, so she acquiesced to Pantalone's visit.

The premise is that when the Queen is away.

She didn't want anyone or anything to disturb their "heartwarming mother-daughter moment."

But that's exactly what they meant.

Even because of the Queen's decision, there was no ice puppet in the entire palace. The ice puppet closest to them was on the other side of the thick wall of the palace.

In a sense, the girl can gain a short and narrow freedom at this moment.

But not enough, far from enough.

There were moments when the palace was empty—except for the girl.

She would try to walk slowly to the door, but only to the door.

If she takes one more step, the ice chain will tighten and pull her back.

So she could only stand in front of this door that was within reach, and glimpse a little bit of freedom through the crack of the closed door.

"Please take your time, miss."

"We just have to wait-"

"Wait for an 'opportunity'."

This time, it's Dotore.

On the night of the commendation meeting, Dotore's true form personally knocked on the door of Pantalone's private residence.

Usually, when applying for funding, he would just write the amount casually on the application and leave it on Pantalone's desk waiting to be stamped and paid.

So even though the two have had a long but not deep but still very strong cooperative relationship, Dotore is also a rare visitor to this house.

But Pantalone wasn't surprised - he knew Datorre's purpose without even guessing.

For that, in his eyes, the perfect experiment.

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