"Arrived?" The phone only rang once before calling. Han Yunshang's voice sounded light and nimble.
Gu Jiaru looked at the few people in front of him, and said depressingly: "We're here, this is the situation … …"
"Why?" Han Yunshang's tone carried a hint of playfulness.
"Did you send him?" Gu Jiaru was a little helpless. Even if she promised to immediately report the trip to Han Yunshang, he didn't need to exaggerate so much.
Han Yunshang did not try to hide it either. There should be five people there, the one in the lead is called Zhang Zhong. "
"Oh …" "Alright …" Gu Jiaru barely answered, she took the phone away from her ear and asked the black suit that was about two meters away from him, "What's your name?"
As she spoke, Gu Jiaru realized that she was already separated from the crowd by a certain distance. It was as if the air had a sign that said "Do not enter by strangers" written all over it.
"Zhang Zhong."
"Alright, the people who came to pick me up have arrived. I'll go with them to the hotel." After Gu Jiaru confirmed it, she raised her arm and spoke to Han Yunshang who was on the other end of the phone.
"Don't hang up." "Not bad," he said flatly. "I didn't go with anyone else."
His tone was as if he was praising a two or three year old child. Gu Jiaru was a little depressed: "You're already so cautious, if I'm a little bit more careless, I would have let you down."
"Yes." Han Yunshang replied, but his voice sounded a little disappointed.
"What's wrong?" Not knowing why, Gu Jiaru instantly discerned his displeasure and hurriedly asked.
Han Yunshang heaved a long sigh, and said in a low voice: "I missed you a little."
Her slightly hoarse voice made her heart tremble. She had to admit, Han Yunshang's appearance appeared in her mind, but she still pretended to be relaxed: "How long has it been? I'm going to get in the car. "You should hurry up and do something. It's already seven o'clock."
"Alright …" Han Yunshang reluctantly answered.
He didn't know if Gu Jiaru was reminding him, but her kindness and gentleness had already caused his heart to uncontrollably lean towards her.
"Han Yunshang, are you coming or not?" One minute later, Han Xiuqing's roar came out from the phone.
Her voice sounded angry.
"Nine o'clock." Han Yunshang coldly replied and hung up. If he had not received such a mandatory order, he would have wanted to go now. But the Han Family seemed to always be this untactful.
The next morning.
"Hello, Mr. Shang." Gu Jiaru woke up early, dressed herself properly, and went to stand in front of the Shang Clan Young Master.
Han Yunshang had arranged for the meeting at the inn, as he was afraid something unexpected would happen.
Only, Gu Jiaru didn't expect that Shang Mu wasn't waiting for her at his seat, but was standing in front of the hotel entrance.
She held out her hand first, a polite smile on her face.
Shang Mu also extended his hand in response, but his gaze continued to size her up.
Gu Jiaru was wearing a denim jacket, which had a certain temptation even though she was not exposed. Only, she kept feeling Shang Mu's gaze stay on her pure white skin, which made her feel a strange yet extremely unpleasant.
"Mister Shang." Gu Jiaru said as she retracted her hand.
She already had a bad feeling about this, but she wasn't sure if it was due to her suspicions.
"I've heard of her name for a long time. She's truly charming." Shang Mu's smile seemed to hold a sense of danger, and she couldn't help but frown.
"After you, Mr. Shang." However, she did not forget that she was here to discuss a few things. The rich and powerful must be people who had never seen the world, and they did not have any connections with the Han Family, so there was no possibility of Xie Yiming deliberately framing his last time.
Thinking about it, Gu Jiaru relaxed a lot.
However, just as she was about to step into the gate, she was stopped by Shang Mu on her wrist.
Gu Jiaru didn't like others touching her so suddenly, so she frowned and looked at Shang Mu worriedly. Her eyes were filled with distance.
"The food here isn't very good. I haven't been inside since this entire time because I wanted to wait for Miss Gu to come. Let's see if we can discuss this and find a new place to stay." Shang Mu's tone of voice did not contain much demand, instead, it sounded sincere.
Hearing this, if Gu Jiaru didn't agree, then it would seem that she was being a little petty.
But what would the result be once they got into Shang Mu's car?
Gu Jiaru hesitated for a few minutes.
"But I didn't drive here today. If Miss Gu doesn't mind, how about we take a taxi together?"
Gu Jiaru felt that Shang Mu's smile was weird, but she couldn't figure out what was so strange about it.
"Miss Gu wouldn't be unwilling, right? Otherwise we can eat here. " Shang Mu put on a look of disappointment.
If he didn't even have the least bit of sincerity when discussing business, Gu Jiaru's trip to B City was equivalent to making a wasted trip. Not only did it delay him, it also left a bad impression on the hearts of the Han Family's shareholders.
The next time he wanted to do business on his own, it would be difficult.
Gu Jiaru's mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts, she even thought of the possibility that this shop might not be tasty. Han Yunshang had never stayed in B City before, so it was very possible that he had only arranged for Ai Mi or the others to choose a place to stay, and instead had landed an unserious evaluation. Since that was the case, he might as well take a taxi and leave together with him.
She smiled and said, "Then can I trouble Mr. Shang to bring me to look for good food?"
Seeing her smiling face, Shang Mu was startled, and then he extended his right hand: Miss Gu.
Before getting on the car, Gu Jiaru specifically looked at the license plate number. At the same time, she clenched her phone tightly.
Shang Mu's performance could still be considered that of a gentleman. After opening the car door for Gu Jiaru, she sat in the front passenger seat and told her destination to the driver.
Gu Jiaru silently noted down the location in his heart. She was unfamiliar with this place, so she had to be on guard against others.
"I never thought that the Miss Gu would distrust me so much." Shang Mu turned his head and smiled, as if all of Gu Jiaru's nervousness and small movements were reflected in his eyes.
"After all, you can understand being in a foreign land, right?" Gu Jiaru who had been seen through did not have any mood to feel embarrassed, but spoke indifferently, and did not explain too much.
"Yes, yes." Shang Mu laughed and turned his head back, "It is rumored in the martial arts world that there are no beauties by Han Yunshang's side, regardless of whether it is an executive or secretary, I did not expect the Miss Gu to be so devastatingly beautiful."
This praise made Gu Jiaru secretly frown at the bottom of her heart, but she actually did not believe these words. Although Ai Mi couldn't be considered a great beauty, she still possessed a great temperament. As for him, she could only be considered above average, she should have seen a lot of beautiful women.
However, Gu Jiaru did not feel any dissatisfaction towards Shang Mu because of this. After all, everyone had a different style of doing things, and there was no woman who didn't want to listen to praise.
"Miss Gu must accompany me to drink two cups later." Shang Mu continued.
Drinking in the morning?
Gu Jiaru's heart was already thumping, although she knew that this was also a way of doing business in China. But facing a woman like his, Shang Mu couldn't help but feel that it was a little inappropriate to put it this way.
"I'm allergic to alcohol. I'm so sorry." Gu Jiaru's reaction was extremely fast, she immediately responded, "I want to drink to my heart's content with Mr Shang, but my body is not up to its standards. I have never tasted any alcohol since I was young."
There was no problem with that. Even in the business world, it was enough to protect himself.
"That's a pity."
Hearing Shang Mu's reply, Gu Jiaru secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
It was only because of the angle that she did not see the faint smile on Shang Mu's face.
The car stopped at the hotel that Shang Mu was talking about, there were many cars parked in front of the door, and it looked very lively, which made Gu Jiaru a little depressed that she had used "a petty person's heart to treat a gentleman's stomach". It seemed like he had used her sincere heart to discuss business, he did not have any other thoughts, but her actions were all guessed by.
If this continued, the business would not be able to continue.
Therefore, Gu Jiaru took the initiative and said, "Looks like Mr Shang really knows how to enjoy life. I can already smell the fragrance of the dishes even before I enter."
After Shang Mu heard this, his smile grew wider, and he looked at Gu Jiaru with an appreciative look in his eyes.
She heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that her attempt to find a replacement for herself should still be successful, and not enough to make Shang Mu feel bad about it.
However, the moment she walked through the revolving door, she suddenly realised that since Han Yunshang had arranged for a hotel, he would definitely arrange for someone to watch from afar. He should already know that he didn't enter the hotel.
It seemed like this was the real deal. Gu Jiaru secretly sweated a bit in her heart, thinking back to last night, when Han Yunshang had specially called her to be careful.
"What is Miss Gu thinking?" Just as Gu Jiaru was about to have her own images of herself being "smacked", Shang Mu asked.
Gu Jiaru was a little guilty, "Nothing … Mr. Shang, where should we sit? "
"I've already booked a room." Shang Mu chuckled, and replied indifferently.
Hearing that, Gu Jiaru was in a bad mood. In the carriage, Shang Mu had never called before, so coming here to eat was not a temporary decision. Then, no matter where Han Yunshang set the inn as, he would probably bring her here in order to achieve his goal.
"To tell you the truth, Miss Gu, if you do not agree, then I will probably come here to eat after you have finished eating." Shang Mu said leisurely. The doubt in Gu Jiaru's heart was dispelled in an instant.
"That window seat is not bad. There's no need for the two of us to occupy the room, right?" Gu Jiaru pointed to a spot, and her words were relatively accurate.
Shang Mu held his breath and looked at her, his expression turning from serious to relaxed, to even a demonic smile: "Alright, then I'll listen to Miss Gu."
She heaved a sigh of relief as she felt that Shang Mu wasn't that hard to deal with. After all, there was room for discussion even if there was anything.
But at the same time, she felt that the business this time was very thorny. Shang Mu could tell from one look that she was the kind of person who had a lot of scheming in her heart. Honestly speaking, perhaps no one would be willing to engage in business with this kind of person.
But now that he had reached this step, it was hard for him to back down.
"You are quite familiar with this place. Please give it a try." Gu Jiaru had already thought of a way, it would be fine if she did not leave her seat. With such a large store, no matter what power Shang Mu had in B City, it was impossible for him to apply the medicine in the kitchen. Therefore, as long as he ate these dishes, there would not be any problems that would happen the last time he saw Xie Yiming.
Although this caution made her want to laugh a little.