Chapter 166: Is he showing consideration for his subordinates? Can't you tell?

"I am sorry, I acted on my own accord..." Zhou Bei lowered his head, a look of guilt on his face.

Miss Lin liked to cling to their boss, and he was worried that if she wandered around and wanted to find the boss later, she wouldn't be able to get in, so he had given her a room key.

"I am not blaming you." Shen Hanzhi raised his eyes to look at him, then pressed his lips together in explanation.

As his voice trailed off, a look of utter astonishment appeared on Zhou Bei's face...

Wasn't the boss blaming him just now? Could it be that he was actually praising him?

At this thought, the expression on Zhou Bei's face became even more panicked...

Seeing the complex expression on Zhou Bei's face, Shen Hanzhi couldn't help but feel a little unnatural himself. He moved his Adam's apple, gave a light cough, and then continued to ask him,

"You have been by my side for ten years now, haven't you?"

"Yes." Zhou Bei nodded with a dazed expression, completely clueless about the current situation and unable to stop himself from starting to fret.

The boss's thoughts were becoming increasingly difficult to guess lately...

Shen Hanzhi tapped his chin, fell silent for a moment, and then slowly said,

"It's about time you settled down and started a family." He paused here for a moment before continuing, "The villa over at Half-Mountain can be used as your wedding house."

Having followed him for many years, Zhou Bei was his most loyal subordinate, and his income was naturally quite substantial. However, because he frequently donated his money to orphanages, he didn't even own a decent house now.

As Shen Hanzhi's words fell, a look of shock crossed Zhou Bei's face.

The boss... was this concern for him?

No... this must be an illusion on his part; the boss must be dropping some kind of hint.

Thinking this, Zhou Bei's expression turned somewhat unsightly, and a film of sweat broke out across his forehead.

"Boss, did I do something wrong? Are you... trying to drive me away?" Zhou Bei asked with a puzzled expression.

He didn't seem to have made any major mistakes lately...

"..." Shen Hanzhi looked at the completely clueless Zhou Bei before him, his expression instantly turning somewhat unpleasant, and he said impatiently,

"I didn't say that."

When did he ever say he wanted to drive him away?

He was showing consideration for his subordinate; couldn't he tell?

"Then just now..." Zhou Bei's expression became even more perplexed, driving him to the verge of despair with worry.

Seeing this, Shen Hanzhi was left somewhat speechless. He pressed his thin lips together and proceeded to say,

"Your performance recently has been good, keep it up." A trace of unnaturalness lingered on his handsome face.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Bei was even more dumbfounded.

The boss was actually praising him after all...

Although his mind was still wrapped in a fog and he didn't understand in what way his performance had been good, he still couldn't help nodding happily and responding,

"Thank you, Boss, I certainly will!"

Hearing this, Shen Hanzhi pressed his thin lips together again, resumed a serious and stern expression, and asked him,

"What did you come to see me for?"

Zhou Bei paused, then lowered his head once more and said,

"It's about the Shen family..."

At the mere mention of the Shen family, Shen Hanzhi's expression shifted.

"Speak."

"Old Master Shen's condition... seems to have deteriorated further," Zhou Bei continued.

Shen Hanzhi sat expressionlessly on the sofa, neither joy nor anger discernible on his handsome face. He pressed his thin lips together in silence and said nothing.

"He may not last much longer..." Zhou Bei added.

When Zhou Bei finished speaking, Shen Hanzhi replied indifferently, his face a mask of cold detachment.

"Matters concerning the Shen family do not need to be reported to me."

"But, Old Master Shen..." Zhou Bei hesitated.