After a long moment of silence, Doris said, "Edmund, if I agree to be your lover and go to work for your company, can you promise me that you will not force me to reveal any business secrets of Emgrand Group?"
Edmund frowned in dismay when he heard this and asked, "You’re just a manager in the company. Why should you be so loyal to them?" 2
Doris replied earnestly, "It's my professional ethics!"
Edmund sneered, "Doris, there are three things about you that are valuable to me. Number one, your body. Number two, your ability. And number three, your mastery of the core secrets of Emgrand Group. For me, these three elements of yours are equally important!"
Doris ground her teeth and asked, "Edmund, do you really have to do this? I can promise you all those nasty conditions you offer, but can't you leave room for me to bargain?"
Edmund laughed, "Of course you can bargain, but there has to be a minimum principle. For example, I insist on the three aforementioned elements, but we can discuss further if you have an opinion on the details of one of the elements."
At this point, Edmund smiled frivolously and said,"
For example, I love children and am a firm believer in the growth of prosperity if I have a lot of offspring. According to my plan, for the ten years you are with m e, you must give birth to at least five children.
However, if you think five children is too much, you can bargain and reduce it to maybe three, which I think is acceptable. This is the bargaining method I approve of. Do you understand?" 3
Doris rebuked furiously, "Edmund Whittaker! You're a beast!"
Edmund responded with a smile, "I'm flattered. My old man has always taught me that humans have to be animalistic like a beast!”
"He likes a quote that he read from one of your country's science fiction authors that said: for humans, losing humanity will cost a lot, but losing their bestiality will lose everything!"
"The reason why human beings can survive in such a cruel society and climb to the top of the food chain is because of our bestiality!"
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