This refusal was unexpected for Hong Chenle. He thought Su Mo was just being polite, so he said in a gentle tone, "Director Su, what do you mean by 'no work, no reward'? It's just a gesture to express my intention, nothing more."
Su Mo: "If you gave me a symbolic three or five hundred red envelope, I'd certainly take it shamelessly. But you're handing over things worth over a billion, that's not something that can be justified as just a gesture."
Hong Chenle patiently explained, "It really is just a gesture. If Director Su finds it strange, you can think of it as the Edge's compensation to you all."
"A few months ago, my father blocked the frontier, prohibiting mercenaries from entering or leaving, which caused you all significant losses. Consider these gifts as the Edge's compensation to you all."
Su Mo said blandly, "Mercenaries is an industry that values practicality over theory, everything speaks with strength."
