Nightmare (3)

Meng Renshu almost fell when he heard the news. His body staggered, and he would fall on his butt if it were not for his assistant holding him up in time. The phone in his hand slipped to the ground, and the person on the other side called out several times. 

"President!" the assistant exclaimed with a panicked look on his face. He stood beside the President throughout the meeting and could hear almost the entire conversation, including the shocking news. If even he, a mere assistant, was shaken up so much by the news, he could not imagine how it must have felt for his boss.

The assistant helped Meng Renshu to sit on the chair before picking up the fallen phone. 

"I'm sorry for the disturbance. My superior was too shaken up, so he could not continue the conversation. Can I ask you to tell me about the details so I can convey it to him later?"