In the banquet hall, when they saw Bai Hongbo suddenly appear, the expressions of many people at the scene changed.
The one who had the biggest reaction was Bruna. The moment this young chief saw Bai Hongbo appear, she could no longer suppress her inner emotions.
The long-term depression, panic, and grievances all burst out like a tide. Bruna completely ignored her image as the general manager, and ran to Bai Hongbo in a slightly embarrassed manner, stretched out her hands, and hugged her lost husband tightly.
For people living in South America, their culture places more emphasis on their own family. Even kinship ties appear a little weaker in front of real families.
Bruna's eyes were red. She touched Bai Hongbo's face as if she was touching the most precious treasure in the world. She said from the bottom of her heart: "My dear, the moment I heard that you were shot, my heart was broken. At that time, I really didn't know what to do. Our two children were still young. They missed you very much and asked me where you were every day. I didn't know how to answer...!"
Bruna could no longer control her emotions, tears streaming down her face. "You know, I have been avoiding these issues these days, and I don't even dare to go home or face the place where we have left countless memories. But I still think of our countless days and nights, and I really want to fly to Dragon City immediately to be with you. This is a dark period, I am really depressed and terrified..."
Bai Hongbo also hugged his wife tightly, as if he was afraid of losing her again.
Everyone in the banquet hall was watching this scene, and everyone had complicated expressions. Fei Pingsheng and Jin Maohui were happy, but secretly relieved. Bruna's reaction made them feel a little relieved.
On the other hand, the people from Bana City showed helplessness and were even speechless. Some of them couldn't help but frowned.
At this moment, Bruna's performance was undoubtedly that of a qualified wife, but not a qualified chief executive. When she saw Bai Hongbo, she did not hide her emotions at all, was a little excited, and even too out of control.
This kind of performance is undoubtedly a bit helpless for the top leaders of Bana City.
In fact, although Bruna is an extremely intelligent woman, she is not necessarily a qualified politician.
The person who knows Bruna best is her husband. At this time, Bai Hongbo hugged his wife tightly and said gently in her ear: "Don't cry, I'm fine now... And can you be a little gentler, my wounds are about to be broken by you."
Hearing her husband's teasing, Bruna quickly let go of her hand and said with a slightly blushing face: "I'm sorry, dear, I'm really too excited..."
Bai Hongbo wiped away Bruna's tears and said softly, "I know, I know everything!"
Bruna nodded vigorously, took Bai Hongbo's hand and said, "We will go home soon, the children are still waiting for us."
The two looked at each other in silence, and the warmth flowed silently between them.
The two people's behavior of not caring about others made the atmosphere of the banquet very complicated.
Some people were sincerely happy for the two, but some people's hearts sank to the bottom.
Especially on the side of the Bana City administration, everyone originally thought that after the daytime negotiations, things had been almost settled. But now that Bai Hongbo had appeared, things were likely to change.
"Let us raise our glasses once more."
Fei Pingsheng stood on the stage, happily holding up his glass: "Celebrating the healthy return of Minister Bruna's husband, the Foreign Minister of Bana City."
Even though many people were reluctant in their hearts, at this moment they all raised their glasses and drank the wine together.
“Pah pah pah…”
Immediately afterwards, led by some people who had a good relationship with Bai Hongbo, many people began to applaud.
Bai Hongbo took his wife and walked onto the stage, looking at Fei Pingsheng.
Old Fei was very sensible and immediately stepped off the stage and stood aside. Bai Hongbo held the microphone gracefully and said gently: "When I was critically ill, what I missed most was my wife, my family, this city, and every friend I knew in the city. I was able to survive because of the strength you gave me."
As he spoke, Bai Hongbo glanced at everyone in the room, silently memorized everyone's expressions, and then said: "I hope that my return can build a bridge of friendship between Longcheng and Bana City. Cheers to the friendship between the two cities!"
Fei Pingsheng, standing in the audience, also shouted, "Cheers to the health of Foreign Minister Bai and the friendship between the two sides!"
Everyone raised their glasses again and drank a glass of wine together. Only Bai Hongbo was unwell and drank tea.
No matter what people were thinking, the surface atmosphere of the banquet became much more harmonious and warm.
The banquet lasted for more than two hours and ended in a harmonious atmosphere.
When everyone was leaving, Bai Hongbo took Bruna's hand and whispered in her ear: "Dear, you go first, I will talk to Boang for a few words."
Bruna glanced at her husband's expression and understood what he meant. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the car downstairs."
After saying that, Bruna looked back every few steps and went downstairs first.
Bai Hongbo stayed and turned to look at Boang who had just left the banquet hall and was about to leave from the other side. He walked over and called out, "Boang! Wait a minute!"
When Boang heard the voice, he looked sideways and waved to the officers beside him.
Several officers understood what he meant and left first, leaving only Bai Hongbo and Boang in the corridor.
With a smile on his face, Bai Hongbo slowly walked to Boang and said softly, "Brother-in-law, I miss you very much."
Boang nodded: "Of course, I miss you too."
Bai Hongbo bent down and the two of them hugged each other gently.
After showing the affection between the two, Bai Hongbo let go of Boang, looked at him and said, "Actually, I arrived with the delegation yesterday, but I deliberately disguised myself as a member of the guard regiment and stayed in the reception area for one night. This was torture for me."
Boang frowned and couldn't help asking: "Why are you doing this?"
Dabai looked at him with burning eyes and said in a serious tone: "I did this to tell Bana City. I came back this time just to return to my family and will not interfere in the negotiations between the two sides on the sovereignty issue. I will show up after you reach an agreement, so that you won't have any trouble. Similarly, Bruna will not be embarrassed on many issues."
Hearing this, Boang was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You are still thoughtful."
Bai Hongbo reached out his hand and patted Boang's shoulder vigorously: "To be honest, at the moment of my death, I thought a lot. You, Bruna, and my two children, you are all the people I miss. To me, you are my family."
Boang looked at him, smiled and nodded.
"Boang, I've died once. When the female gunman's bullet shot into my body, when I was pushed onto the operating table and lost consciousness... I felt so reluctant to let go, and all the images that flashed through my mind were of the people I cared about. It was then that I realized that power, status, social identity... those were not what I really cared about." Dabai reached out and patted Boang on the shoulder: "Live well, as long as you are here and the people you love are here too, that's what's important."
"Of course!" Boang also patted Dabai's shoulder: "I am sincerely happy to see you return safely, brother-in-law."