There was still a long time before next weekend. During this period, Ye Shuang didn't want to go back and have close contact with Abner, so he stayed in Chaohai City. When she turned back into Shuangmei, she ran to Jinghu City.
A group of young men and ladies in Jinghu City warmly welcomed Shuangmei's return. Although they haven't seen each other for such a long time, the celebrity circle here is after all, Shuangmei was the first dungeon that Shuangmei worked hard to clear, and the energy and acting skills she put into it It is also the most popular, and the effect is naturally not comparable to the carelessness seen in other cities.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you. Miss Ye is still as charming as ever."
Mr. Lu held the wine glass and greeted Ye Shuangxiao, who was sitting opposite him. Although the others also wanted to come over and chat for a few words, they knew that Mr. Lu did not want to be disturbed at this time, so they wisely left it to Ye Shuang and the two of them. A separate space.
"Excuse me." Ye Shuang looked at another focal point in the club that was surrounded by a group of people, and asked with interest: "It seems that there is no shortage of rookies here. It seems that you haven't seen those two before?"
Mr. Lu glanced in the direction of Ye Shuang's gaze and chuckled: "We are just passers-by. We are just showing our friendship as landlords. Those two are foreign investors, very famous, but not well-known... Miss Ye may not be famous. Understand the situation, but it’s better to have less contact with them.”
Great reputation, bad reputation... This evaluation is interesting.
There are also many people with bad reputations in the celebrity circle, but public figures in this circle are not exposed to the spotlight all the time like those in the entertainment industry. If it is just a little trivial matter, it is naturally not enough to be said to have a bad reputation. Good, and it still has a bad reputation that is widely circulated, unless the private life is really corrupt or the person's own evaluation is bad to a certain extent.
For example, An Zixun can also be said to have a bad reputation, and people in the circle once started talking about him. But this topic only spread in Shanlin City, because what An Zixun did has not affected other provinces. In other words, if his bad reputation can be spread across the country, then this person's net worth and bad deeds will definitely be equally famous.
Just as he was talking, the two people who were surrounded in the center of the crowd also came over. Firstly, it was because of Mr. Lu's status in Jinghu City, and secondly, they probably heard about Ye Shuang's reputation in the crowd just now.
Mr. Lu stood up and stepped forward to greet them. He stopped them with a polite smile and blocked one of them from peeking at Ye Shuang.
After the three of them exchanged some polite words, when they sat down again, Mr. Lu naturally sat next to Ye Shuang and put his arms on the back of the latter's sofa. Then he introduced the two people with a smile: "This is Miss Ye Shuang... You two. What did you want to talk about just now?"
There was only half of the introduction, and there was absolutely no intention of continuing to introduce the other two people to Ye Shuang. Coupled with his posture at this time, when combined together, it released a connotation of please keep your distance.
The two people who had just sat down looked at each other, and when they turned back, their somewhat presumptuous and eager expressions had subsided, and their tone was more serious and polite: "It's no big deal, I just want to ask Mr. Lu and Miss Ye if they are there." Plans to go on vacation to Chaohai City together?"
If they were just ordinary ladies, the two of them would certainly have nothing to worry about, but if it was someone whom the leader of a province valued, that was not something they could take action against.
Although these two people played HIGH, they didn't know when enough was enough.
Ye Shuang had just come from Chaohai City, so she was naturally sensitive to this place name. She glanced at Mr. Lu with a slight smile, and the latter explained with a smile: "Is it a cruise party? That is indeed a characteristic of Chaohai City. I heard that it is held every year Once upon a time, celebrities from all over the country...the key is that celebrities who can afford it will party together for four days and three nights. The organizer is a member of the wealthy club in Chaohai City, but seriously, the main person in charge should be Zhuo Yuanhang of the Sihai Group. "
Ye Shuang had never been to such a high-end party, but it was not difficult to pick up the topic, so she smiled and said, "Young Master Zhuo is famous for being a strict person. It's hard for me to imagine him attending a carnival."
Sure enough, the other three people here had also heard about Zhuo Yuanhang's deeds, and they laughed tacitly. Especially the eyes of the two people who had just come over became more serious. They probably felt that Ye Shuang's status was higher than they expected, so Even more polite: "Chaohai City's development is mainly based on the foreign economy. What can the local economy have? Fruit?! Seafood?! This is not surprising. Even if Zhuo Yuanhang doesn't play, he is a shrewd businessman. , naturally knows how to arrange things best, and we don’t have to think about the appearance of the hen when we eat eggs.”
The other one of the two answered: "Yeah, actually it's good to go and relax. Apart from the fact that the invitation is hard to get, there are quite a lot of things you can do when you go up there. Celebrities and beauties gather... Ahem! Sorry, I forgot about Lu Young Master already has someone he likes."
As soon as he said the words, he was bumped slightly by his companion, so the man quickly changed his words, apologized and glanced at Ye Shuang to indicate who the "favorite" was.
Mr. Lu did not explain, but raised his wine glass to signal the two of them with a smile, and then they continued chatting.
"Actually, it's okay for Mr. Lu to take Miss Ye with him to relax. This party won't be too much. I heard that Zhuo Yuanhang will also hold his daughter's birthday party together. Mrs. Zhuo and her children are on the cruise ship. Zhuo Yuanhang’s invitation list this time definitely doesn’t include anyone who is over the top.”
Mr. Lu was about to say something, but Ye Shuang had already nodded with a smile: "Yes, I heard that Miss Zhuo's birthday is next Sunday?! I just didn't hear that it was on a cruise ship... So what about this cruise party? I will also attend, and I just received the invitation... "
If there is Abner, there is Han Chu, if there is Han Chu, there may be Antonis... Although Ye Shuang has registered both identities in front of these people, his original gender identity is always safer.
Ye Shuang hadn't thought too much about it at first, but since Zhuo Yuanhang's so-called "birthday party" was of such a scale, of course it would be safer for Shuangmei, who had detailed files from childhood to adulthood, and would be less likely to be found on a cruise ship. attracts too much attention.
The other three were slightly startled, and the two who were trying to figure out how to get the invitation due to their misdeeds in the industry were even more surprised.
Mr. Lu thought for a while: "If I have time, I might go and take a look."
So now the situation is obvious. The only person who has been confirmed to have an invitation letter is Ye Shuang. There is no invitation letter yet, but the one person who can easily get the qualification if he wants to talk is Lu Shaoyue.
There are also two other people who have to work hard to get invitations...
Seeing Ye Shuang sniffing the wine and occasionally chatting with Mr. Lu in a low voice, the two of them who had other thoughts before coming here no longer dared to even have the slightest intention of overstepping their bounds.
After chatting casually for a while, the two of them left Mr. Lu and Ye Shuang's seats and wiped their sweat together. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This time they almost kicked a big iron plate into their faces.
Who said that woman had no power before? !
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Ye Shuang chatted with Mr. Lu for a while, and then he turned his attention and heard the muffled voice of anger in a corner of the club. Originally, he didn't want to get involved in this kind of quarrel, but after listening to a few words, Ye Shuang found that the quarrel seemed to have something to do with him.
So after listening to everything with great interest, Ye Shuang couldn't help but smile. It seemed that she didn't have a luxury car to get around, and she didn't have any expensive jewelry on her body, which still attracted a lot of people's attention.
Although it can be said to be a matter of personal taste and personality, who told her to quickly become familiar with Lu Shaoyue again.
Originally, the mentality of comparing and slandering each other is natural between people of the same sex, especially between people of the same sex who regard the other as a competitor. Even if there is nothing wrong with them, others will find out the problems. , not to mention that Ye Shuang’s wealth provides a lot of space for people to attack...
Lu Shaoyue, Master Lu laughed when he saw that Ye Shuang didn't know what he was thinking. He also smiled and asked, "What are you thinking about, so interesting?"
"It's nothing." Ye Shuang sighed and looked at Lu Shaoyue meaningfully: "I just discovered that just now I suddenly attracted the attention of those two people, maybe it was because of the fire at Mr. Lu's city gate that I suffered such a disaster."
Lu Shaoyue subconsciously patrolled the scene where the two people had been. After a while, he saw the two people in a corner booth. Opposite them was a woman with a delicate face.
Unlike Ye Shuang's delicate and soft appearance, this woman's facial features are not very outstanding. What makes her special is her scholarly temperament.
Lu Shaoyue frowned slightly, then relaxed quickly, looking away as if he didn't care, and said with an apologetic smile: "I probably know why those two people came to ask about the cruise party."
"Appreciate further details?"
Ye Shuang heard her name mentioned in the conversation at that corner. The woman looked up in this direction with confusion and disbelief, but Lu Shaoyue did not look at the woman again: "That is Mrs. Zhuo's sister. , not a relative, she seems to be a cousin... Her father is a professor of Qing history, well-known in the country, and was invited to appear on a national television program, so she is qualified to attend our party, but she is not conspicuous. "
Being able to attend parties is one thing, but just because you are famous outside does not mean that you can still occupy a prominent position in a club where celebrities gather.
The key is to look at comparison. For example, is a provincial science champion very good? But if the top pick goes to the top universities in the country, how many "provincial" top picks are there in the country? ! What about the second best picks after these top picks? You were only the number one pick this year, so wouldn’t you be gone last year, the year before, and the upcoming next year and the year after that? !
Things are rare and valuable, and no one dares to say that they can guarantee their status everywhere. The important thing is to look at the average level and your level within this average level.
Ye Shuang nodded: "That famous lady seems to be very fond of Mr. Lu?"
Otherwise, he would not have encouraged those two people to come in contact with him. Judging from the information that Ye Shuang had heard from everyone in the club, the reputation of the two people just now was indeed not good.
Heavy parties, drug abuse, promiscuity, spending money to support celebrities... It is not an exaggeration to say that the private life is corrupt. If such people have an identity that can control them, it will be fine, but if they are not strong enough and they fall in love with the other party, If you follow the pornographic list, you will definitely be troubled next time.
Even if the other party still has a bottom line and won't use any forceful means to do what the overlord wants to do, but being entangled with two such notorious people for a period of time, no matter how good your reputation is, you may not be able to become innocent.
"Probably." Lu Shaoyue said while drinking champagne, looking completely unconcerned: "But the girls trained by Mrs. Zhuo's family... ha, I can't accept it anyway."
Ye Shuang nodded to express understanding and sighed: "I also feel that there may be poor communication with her."
For example, Mrs. Zhuo, whom she met once before, is the best example. Also, the way the woman led two men with bad reputations to come to her to "get to know" her just now gave Ye Shuang the illusion of traveling through a harem and fighting in a house.
Most of these people are extremely persistent in the educational concepts they have received, and firmly believe that the experiences they learned from their elders are rare wisdom.
To put it simply, Ye Shuang felt that these people were a little out of touch with modern society. At first glance, they looked ancient and elegant, but in fact, they felt out of place when they tasted carefully.
After getting acquainted with friends in Jinghu City again, Ye Shuang waved goodbye to everyone and returned to the hotel.
During this period of time, in addition to consolidating and stabilizing the potential customer circle that she had developed, Ye Shuang also took out the information about Mrs. Zhuo's family and studied it.
Mrs. Zhuo's family is not well-known. Occasionally there are two famous scholars, or they are girls who have married celebrities. Among the younger generation who have grown up recently, Mrs. Zhuo has the highest status because she successfully married Zhuo Yuanhang.
But other than that, if Mrs. Zhuo's family has any status in the celebrity circle, it seems a bit thin - they have no skills and industries passed down by the family, and no inscription that can represent the family image. The only characteristic is a Ben proves that he has a family tree from the last royal family.
If you give me some face, this family can be said to be a scholarly family, aristocratic. But if you don't give face, you will just say that it is yesterday's flower, and it is still very pretentious.
After reading the information, Ye Shuang forgot about these people. Anyway, it was impossible to have friendship with them if they were not familiar with each other. Their personalities were really not the type to get along with.
After hanging around in Jinghu City for a few days and returning to Chaohai City after transforming into Brother Shuang, An Zixun had already returned to Shanlin City.
Zhuo Feiyang was very happy to come over to find someone. Under the power of his elder brother, it was really difficult for this unlucky child to find someone who was willing to play with him and who wouldn't have bad intentions towards him.
Originally there was only You Yang, but later it was rare to meet a fun partner. Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to set up a trap to make him addicted to gambling.
So after being brought back, the lonely Zhuo Feiyang's already strong vigilance increased by more than one level. According to a rough calculation, only Brother Shuang could still communicate. So when he heard that the person was back, he came over happily. Cut it off
"Brother Ye, why were you not here a while ago?" Zhuo Feiyang drove You Yang over to pick him up. While driving, he couldn't wait to ask: "Originally, I told Xiao Yang that I would go sailing on a yacht with you, but you turned around. Then he disappeared. When I asked that person, he said that you had a job and had left Chaohai... "
"I'm not from Chaohai City." Ye Shuang sat helplessly in the back seat and explained with a smile: "I have been on a business trip these days, so I went to other cities for a few days. Things have been arranged for you here. I What are you still doing?"
"What about my niece's birthday party that weekend?" Zhuo Feiyang still didn't give up: "My brother is going to have a party on the cruise ship, and the gambling expert is also coming, so why don't you join us?"
Ye Shuang shook his head: "My partner and her friends came to the cruise party together. Is the gambling master you mentioned Abner? My partner will just watch when the time comes. I have other things to do."
Zhuo Feiyang's head suddenly drooped and he didn't even want to grab the steering wheel. You Yang also looked disappointed: "We have never seen your partner, what's so fun about it."
It's better if it's not fun... Ye Shuang raised the corners of his lips and smiled, turned to look out the car window and stopped talking.
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That night, we went to Zhuo Feiyang's father's house for dinner. It was considered a small family party.
In addition to Zhuo Yuanhang who specially arranged his schedule to come with his wife and children, there were also some friends and relatives of the Zhuo family who had a good time, such as people from You Yang's family.
Originally, Ye Shuang should not be counted among relatives and friends, but she happened to meet at the right time, and she had recently had "business" dealings with Sihai Group, so it was impossible not to receive the invitation based on sentiment and reason.
In general, there were a lot of guests anyway. In a large villa, excluding the chef and servants, there would be about thirty or forty people present.
Before the meal was announced, Ye Shuang strolled around the courtyard with a plate of small cakes. Before long, a servant came over and bowed: "Mr. Ye, our old gentleman wants to see you."
"You old gentlemen?" Ye Shuang licked the butter on the fork, looked at the servant carefully, and chuckled: "There are four or five old gentlemen today, which one are you talking about?"
The maid blushed a little and did not dare to look at Ye Shuang: "It's Mr. Zhuo, the father of the eldest son Zhuo Yuanhang and the second son Zhuo Feiyang."
"Do you know why he wants to see me?" Ye Shuang asked after finishing the cake and throwing the paper into the trash can nearby.
"I don't know." The maid looked apologetic, as if she really felt guilty for not being able to answer Ye Shuang's doubts.
Ye Shuang thought for a moment and waved to Zhuo Feiyang, who was not far away.
Zhuo Feiyang said something to the friends who were chatting, and then pulled You Yang over and trotted over: "Brother Ye, what's the matter?"
"It's something." Ye Shuang nodded: "Didn't you say last time that your dad wanted to see me?! He asked someone to invite me again this time. I don't think it was because of your trip to the casino, right?"
It has been many days since Zhuo Feiyang entered the casino, even though Mr. Zhuo was worried at first and wanted to find an insider to ask for details. But after such a long time passed, I am afraid that what he wanted to know had already been thoroughly understood. Why did he insist on dragging Ye Shuang to "meet" him? !
Zhuo Feiyang chatted with You Yang for a while, scratching his head and looking confused: "I don't know, maybe my dad is more curious? Or maybe it's menopause."
"..." Ye Shuang couldn't bear to look at Zhuo Feiyang, then turned back and nodded to the maid: "Please lead the way."
Mr. Zhuo is in the study on the second floor. Although there is a party downstairs, no one of his seniority and age will force him to stay and greet guests from beginning to end.
Now the representative of the Zhuo family is Zhuo Yuanhang. Mr. Zhuo is a mascot, so he only needs to be displayed on major occasions. His existence at other times is really of little significance.
The old man looks good, energetic and rosy. He is not paunchy at such an old age. He is much better than most people in their thirties who have a beer belly. Although his hair is gray, it is not sparse and he looks fine at all. There is no haggard appearance after old age.
The maid led Ye Shuang to knock on the door three times. After hearing the old man's voice, she pushed the door open and went in. Judging from this detail, the old man was also very dignified at home. Even if it was a guest he had just invited, he still had to get it. You can only enter with permission. Obviously, everyone always respects and gives in to the old man.
The maid brought Ye Shuang and then left. The old man sat on the rocking chair on the balcony and looked at Ye Shuang with a stern look. Ye Shuang smiled and nodded and walked to the other party naturally. After giving a signal, he sat down and calmly picked up the table while facing the old man's gaze. The teapot poured tea into the two teacups without any confusion.
Three minutes later, Ye Shuang drank a cup of tea while looking at the scenery outside the balcony. Only then did the old man pick up his own cup: "Young man has a good temperament."
"Thank you." If you open your mouth, I'll reluctantly answer. Anyway, you're the one calling people, and you're the one talking. I don't know what you want to do, so just watch if you want.
Ye Shuang was in a good mood. It wasn't like she was asking for help from others, so of course she didn't need to be cautious.
The old man nodded, lowered his head and took a sip of tea and asked, "What do you think of my son?"
"What do you mean?" Ye Shuang was a little confused.
"My eldest son received an elite education back then. This concept was introduced from abroad." The old man began to digress without answering. Ye Shuang's calm smile was actually driving her crazy - she hated this kind of inexplicable extravagance, showing off herself. Unfathomable or secondarily, the key is why should I listen to what you say? !
She hasn't agreed to anything yet, and she doesn't want to agree to anything. The problem is that no matter what you think, you have to introduce the matter first. What can you do? The other party is quite old...
Ye Shuang could only endure and listen to the old man's nagging: "Yuanhang learned very hard when he was a child, but his education was very successful. His current achievements are beyond the reach of many of his peers. Unfortunately, it is precisely because of his childhood education. Yuanhang's current personality is also different from that of many of his peers. This is considered my failure. I have always felt guilty about Yuanhang, but what I didn't expect was that he would now use the same method to educate his children..." (Unfinished) to be continued)