Qin Ye transformed into a nethergale and flew straight back to the car. As soon as he got in, he immediately leaned heavily on the window on the side of the car and grew taciturn.

“Eh? What’s the matter?” Wang Chenghao made an expression like that of a pimp, “Did someone lose their way?”

Qin Ye shook his head weakly. He had a feeling that he might well have royally messed up.

It was no different from how one would prepare himself as well as he possibly could before a test, and thereafter have some inkling on how he would have done at the end of the entire session. He was praying for a miracle, but he wasn’t too hopeful.

In fact, he knew that time wasn’t on his side. He couldn’t continue to hide things from a veteran like Rumyantsev for much longer, especially since he had come barely prepared.

With a soft sigh, he slumped back into his seat and began to sort through his thoughts.

On the surface, everything had gone according to plan. However, the truth of the matter was that everything had been done in haste. He was first thrown into an unexpected situation, and then forced to discuss matters of international significance and even negotiate with an expert without any preparation whatsoever. There was no doubt he was on the backfoot this time. Everything he had done stemmed from the sole intention of extricating himself from the difficult situation as quickly as he could. Perhaps Rumyantsev hadn’t been able to react to the situation in time, but a quick reassessment of the situation would...