Tang Feng smiled softly and said, "He is a newcomer in the Zhuang's company that I work with. He is not from the entertainment industry. I was afraid that he would offend Mr. Zhang, so I asked him to order later."
When Mr. Zhang heard the name "Zhuang", he put away his inquiring eyes and said, "Zhuang Baihua, ever since his father retired, his nose has grown to the sky."
When Chi Yue heard the greasy Mr. Zhang say this about Zhuang Baihua, she curled her lips.
Tang Feng and Mr. Zhang continued chatting for a few more sentences. When Mr. Zhang saw that he was not interested, he showed his intention to leave. Tang Feng pretended to keep him: "Mr. Zhang, come and have a few drinks together."
Mr. Zhang waved his hand and said, "No, I'm old, you young people can have fun by yourselves."
After saying that, he turned around and winked at his men.
Tang Feng saw that he was finally sending Cheng Yaojin away, and just as he was relaxing, he was bumped by someone. His body shook, and he subconsciously moved to the side to stabilize his body, exposing Chi Yue behind him.
Mr. Zhang just turned around and met Chi Yue's dark eyes.
The tall young man sat in his seat with an indifferent expression. His eyes were like stars and the moon. His facial features were delicate and soft, but with a look of alienation and indifference. He raised his eyes and looked over with a slightly sharp look.
Zhang Zongli said: "Good stuff."
Chi Yue frowned in disgust.
Tang Feng was also annoyed. He laughed out of anger and said, "Didn't Mr. Zhang leave? Isn't he afraid of spraining his neck if he turns around again?"
It would have been impossible for Tang Feng to have achieved such a status in the circle at such a young age without some money and means. He treated Mr. Zhang politely out of respect. When Mr. Zhang was rude to his people, he immediately lost face.
Mr. Zhang was immersed in his amazement at Chi Yue, and didn't bother with Tang Feng. He snorted and said, "No wonder he hid it."
At this time, the assistant sitting next to Chi Yue stood up and said loudly to Chi Yue: "It's almost time, let's go back. President Zhuang should have finished talking to President Luo."
The assistant dragged Zhuang Baihua and Luo Zhenduo out, meaning to help Chi Yue declare sovereignty. Mr. Zhang was considering whether to snatch them from Zhuang Baihua. He thought for a moment, snorted again, and waved to his men: "Let's go."
Only after General Zhang led his men out of the banquet hall did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
With this episode, the atmosphere calmed down a lot. Seeing that it was getting late and the wine had been almost finished, everyone dispersed and went home, leaving only a mess of cups and plates.
Tang Feng was obviously drunk too, his eyes were red, but he was still rational, but a little more lazy. He said to Chi Yue gently: "Xiao Yue, I'm so sorry for disgusting you just now."
His words were so sincere that Chi Yue could no longer keep her cold face. She smiled and said, "It's none of your business."
Tang Feng stared at Chi Yue's face and murmured, "Xiao Yue, you are so beautiful."
Chi Yue: "... You drank too much."
Fortunately, Chi Yue and the assistant were still sober. Tang Feng sent them to the hotel entrance and said, "You really don't want me to take you back?"
Chi Yue said helplessly: "You are already in this state, do you want to drink and drive?"
Tang Feng looked at Chi Yue reluctantly.
Maybe because he was drunk, the actor was a little clingy, and his gentle eyes became more affectionate, as if they had little hooks that hooked on people and wouldn't let them leave.
But Chi Yue still waved her hand coolly and said, "Thank you for blocking the wine for me today. Let's shoot the commercial another day."
After saying goodbye to Chi Yue, the assistant called for a designated driver. While waiting for the designated driver to come, the assistant said to Chi Yue: "Actually, the actor is a pretty nice person."
"I teach you shooting techniques, help you block the alcohol, and protect you in front of outsiders." Perhaps because he drank too much, the assistant actually started to speak for Tang Feng.
Chi Yue glanced at him and said, "Be careful, Mr. Zhuang may fire you."
The assistant smiled foolishly: "Even though Mr. Zhuang is my boss, I have to say something fair. The previous Mr. Zhuang was not necessarily a good partner. He was moody and domineering. If you are not careful, you will lose your head."
The assistant wiped his nose as he spoke: "But Mr. Zhuang is different now. He is serious and kind, steady and careful. If you insist on saying there is a problem... it's that he gives people a weird feeling..."
The assistant stared at the night sky and fell into deep thought: "I can't really tell you the details."
Chi Yue said calmly: "Does it look like the secretary?"
The assistant was stunned: "Yes, he doesn't look like a president but more like a secretary." But they are a company, not an institution.
Then both of them laughed.
Chi Yue and his assistant were chatting and laughing in the night breeze. The assistant asked, "Why hasn't the driver arrived yet?" As soon as he finished speaking, several people walked towards them.
Four or five people surrounded them. All of them were strong and fierce-looking. They were definitely not the driver they were waiting for.
The leading man stepped forward, looked at Chi Yue in a frivolous manner, raised his chin and said, "Yes, you are good-looking, boy, come with us."
Chi Yue also narrowed her eyes and looked at the person who came: "My legs are on my body. If you tell me to leave, I will leave. Isn't that embarrassing?"
The man spat on the ground and said, "Don't push me. Just follow us and you will suffer less."
The assistant stood in front of Chi Yue and asked nervously, "Who are you? Where are you taking him?"
The man said irritably, "I'm not interested in men, but our boss Zhang likes this kind of thing. Come with us quickly and serve Boss Zhang well. You'll get paid tomorrow."
He stamped his feet fiercely, his eyes full of contempt and impatience: "I don't play the game of sympathy and tenderness. If you keep dawdling, don't blame me for being rude."
"Anyway, Boss Zhang didn't say what kind he wanted. Maybe he would be happier if I made him a cripple."
As soon as that person finished speaking, the other men next to him started laughing and took a step towards Chi Yue, ready to take action.
After Zhuang Baihua and Luo Zhenduo led their respective teams to handle official business, it was already dark. Luo Zhenduo took off the mask of the CEO and invited Zhuang Baihua as a friend: "Baihua, let's go for a drink together."
Luo Zhenduo contributed a lot to this project. Zhuang Baihua knew that he had received a lot of help, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
The two men disbanded the team and came to the bar. Luo Zhenduo kept his own wine in the bar. He asked the boss to take out the wine, then raised the crystal wine glass and looked at the quality of the crystal under the light.
Luo Zhenduo confirmed that the cup was good, then he placed it in front of Zhuang Baihua and asked, "What kind of wine would you like to drink?"
Zhuang Baihua unzipped his suit, took out a thermos cup from his inner pocket, and said, "I'll just have tea."
As he spoke, he raised his head, called the waiter over, raised his thermos cup and said with a smile: "Please add some hot water for me, thank you."
Luo Zhenduo: “…”
"You've really started to take care of your health." Luo Zhenduo looked at Zhuang Baihua's pink thermos cup with small flowers, and did not force Zhuang Baihua to drink with him. Instead, he said, "My mother has some new tea given by others. I'll send it to you some other day."
Grandma Luo, the health expert of the Luo family, has the most of these things. Luo Zhenduo thinks there is not enough space at home. Since Zhuang Baihua has started to practice health preservation, don't blame him for using Zhuang Baihua's place as a warehouse.
Zhuang Baihua had not expected this level. He did not bother to be polite with Luo Zhenduo and said, "Thank you."
The bartender brought Luo Zhenduo's wine and poured it into the glass. The wine hit the crystal glass wall, making a clear sound. Luo Zhenduo untied his tie, sank completely into the soft sofa, and looked at the glass of wine in fascination.
Luo Zhenduo really likes wine. Zhuang Baihua wondered if he would allow his son to drink.
Luo Zhenduo began to taste the wine, Zhuang Baihua also took a sip of his tea and started to find a topic: "I have something I want to ask you."
Luo Zhenduo raised his eyebrows and signaled him to speak directly.
Zhuang Baihua hesitated for a moment, but still chose to speak out: "Can you share your experience in raising children?"
Luo Zhenduo: "... You have an illegitimate child outside?"
Zhuang Baihua waved his hands quickly: "It's just that I have some problems getting along with a young man. He happens to be about the same age as your son, so I want to ask for your experience."
"That college student from last time?"
Zhuang Baihua nodded.
Luo Zhenduo: "So you had an illegitimate child with a college student?"
Zhuang Baihua: "…I am a man."
Zhuang Baihua said helplessly: "There is no illegitimate child. I just want to ask how you get along with a 20-year-old boy."
Luo Zhenduo shook his wine glass, pondered for a moment, and said, "Nothing special, our child is very well-behaved, I don't need to worry too much."
The child from the Luo family had a special background, and Zhuang Baihua thought he would be more rebellious, but unexpectedly the opposite was true.
Zhuang Baihua asked curiously: "Didn't he have a rebellious period?"
Luo Zhenduo shook his head.
"Wouldn't it be sarcastic to say that?"
Luo Zhenduo continued to shake his head.
"Don't you think you're too controlling?"
Mr. Luo, who is always busy with his work, thought for a moment and said, "I am usually very busy, so it is basically my mother who takes care of him. Every time I go home, he will take the initiative to greet me. He is not like other children who would get upset and has never disliked me."
As Luo Zhenduo spoke, a warm smile appeared on his calm and deep face: "He likes to listen to me talk. Every time I come back from a business trip, he will sit next to me and listen to me talk about what I have seen and heard outside. He also said that he will travel to every corner of the world like me in the future."
Zhuang Baihua looked at Luo Zhenduo's proud expression and said enviously, "That's great."
No wonder Luo Zhenduo never remarried and always stayed with his son.
Luo Zhenduo paused after hearing Zhuang Baihua's praise, his expression a little bleak: "It's just... forget it, let's not talk about those family matters." He looked at Zhuang Baihua and said, "What I said has nothing to do with you. You are raising a mistress, which is completely different from raising a child."
Luo Zhenduo advised Zhuang Baihua: "Children need education, and lovers need coaxing."
Zhuang Baihua smiled bitterly and said, "You really misunderstood. We are not in that kind of relationship."
Luo Zhenduo didn't understand: "What else could they be related to other than being lovers?"
Zhuang Baihua thought for a moment and replied, "Precision poverty alleviation?"
Luo Zhenduo: “…”
The two of them drank tea and wine respectively, and they had a pleasant chat. Zhuang Baihua found that Luo Zhenduo was a pretty good person. Although he had some bad habits of a capitalist, he was loyal and family-oriented, and had strong business skills.
Zhuang Baihua completely accepted this old friend of the original owner and toasted with him with tea instead of wine.
Just as the two were chatting, Zhuang Baihua suddenly received a call.
He picked up the phone and as he listened, his face began to look heavy.
After he hung up the phone, Luo Zhenduo asked, "What happened?"
Zhuang Baihua said in a calm voice: "The target of my targeted poverty alleviation has been kidnapped."