Olivia Baker watched David Clark's back, growing even more curious about this man. Usually, David Clark couldn't land a single deal, and he had always looked down a bit on David Clark's abilities. But today, it seemed that David Clark's skill at reading people was actually quite impressive, and his sense of timing was excellent. If he applied this to making deals, it would definitely be very effective.

This was rather contradictory—his abilities seemed completely out of line with his results, and the reasons behind this were certainly worth exploring.

“You still won’t let go?” As soon as they left the restaurant, Emily Cooper turned around and glared at David Clark. It seemed David Clark was getting a little too into playing the boyfriend role, still holding onto her and refusing to let go.

David Clark chuckled and released her, saying, “I guess I just got too into the act.”

“Ha... I think you were just taking the chance to get close to Manager Cooper, weren’t you?” Sarah Thompson laughed so hard she could barely stand.

David Clark protested loudly, “No way! I was only willing to sacrifice myself for Manager Cooper’s sake just now.”

“You, sacrifice? Oh, please. If that’s what you call a sacrifice, I bet you’d want to ‘sacrifice’ like that every day, wouldn’t you?”

Emily Cooper was already feeling awkward, and with Sarah Thompson teasing David Clark like that, she felt even more uncomfortable. She quickly said, “Let’s call it a night. I’m heading off now—see you all tomorrow.” Then she flagged down a taxi, hurriedly got in, and made her escape.

“Brother John, I’m going your way, I’ll go with you.” Seeing John Miller flag down another taxi, Sarah Thompson quickly hopped in. Taking advantage of others always made her happiest, and even saving on cab fare was no exception.

Jason Wright and Eric Harris were headed in the same direction, so they shared a cab and left as well. That left only David Clark and Olivia Baker.

“David Clark, my place isn’t far from here. Would you like to walk with me for a bit?” Even though she knew David Clark liked to take advantage of women, Olivia Baker still felt like chatting with him at that moment.

David Clark smiled and said, “That might not be a good idea. I’ve never had much self-control, and walking with a beauty like you, who knows if my animal instincts might take over? If something happened, that wouldn’t be good.”

Olivia Baker was taken aback, staring into David Clark’s eyes for a few seconds before a faint smile appeared on her lips. “Really? I’ve never actually met a beast before, so I don’t know how scary someone giving in to their animal instincts could be.”

“Oh... you want to find out?” David Clark squinted at Olivia Baker’s face, then slowly let his gaze drift downward, lingering on her chest for more than ten seconds.

Olivia Baker shifted her body slightly, lifted her arm to brush her hair, and skillfully used her elbow to block her chest. “I trust you’re not a beast.”

Leaning forward, almost close enough to touch Olivia Baker, his hot breath already brushing her face, he said, “I don’t even trust myself—why do you trust me?”

“Intuition...” Olivia Baker didn’t move her feet, but leaned her body back a little, and said confidently, “I trust my intuition, and my intuition has always been very accurate.”

“Intuition? You must be joking. Sure, some people have succeeded because of their intuition, but far more have suffered because they trusted it too much. So... you really shouldn’t trust your intuition.”

Olivia Baker just smiled slightly at David Clark’s mockery and said, “I don’t care about others, but I trust myself.”

David Clark straightened up and shook his head lightly. “I really admire your confidence, but that’s not always a good thing, especially when you’re dealing with a man. Eighty percent of men commit crimes just because of a few seconds of impulse. You’d better not give me that kind of impulse.”

“Is that so?” Olivia Baker’s smile grew wider, still staring into David Clark’s eyes.

“Sigh...” After meeting Olivia Baker’s gaze for a few seconds, David Clark suddenly sighed and said, “Women who seem too smart put pressure on men, so I think sometimes you’d be better off pretending to be a little foolish.” Then he turned and strode away.

Olivia Baker didn’t follow David Clark. Only after his figure disappeared into the night did she slowly turn around. “Pretend to be foolish? How exactly does one do that?” she muttered softly, then strolled off in the direction of home.

※※※

After crossing an intersection, David Clark slowed his pace and wandered into a supermarket, leisurely picking out some items.

Two men in black suits followed him in. They pretended to shop as well, but kept glancing at David Clark from time to time.

After buying two packs of cigarettes, David Clark strolled out slowly. The two men immediately followed. When David Clark turned his head, they pretended to look in different directions, avoiding his gaze.

David Clark smiled slightly, turned, and walked into a mahjong parlor. He didn’t play, just wandered from table to table, occasionally giving players a few tips, as if he had no intention of leaving anytime soon.