It took me only two seconds to recover myself, then I took a few quick steps back and picked up the phone. "Hello," I said, walking slowly forward, pretending I was passing through. "I'm walking in the garden, where are you?"
Just then, Shen Yiru had already opened the flower room's door, I continued to talk with Qiao Chenfei on the phone, at the same time, I raised my head and looked at her, revealing an expression of surprise when I saw her.
Shen Yiru looked suspiciously at my face twice, but seeing that I wasn't afraid at all, my expression was calm and natural, thus, I didn't make a sound.
"It was my father's suggestion. He asked my grandfather to give me a chance to exercise."
That's right, he was already so old, and no matter if it was in terms of intelligence or physical abilities, he was unable to surpass Lou Shaotang, who was in his 30 years of age. He could only place his hopes on Qiao Chenfei, who also had enough strength to fight against Lou Shaotang.
Just how ambitious was Lou Yuanhai? Did he only want Qiao Chenfei to secure the position of Vice President, or did he want to push Lou Shaotang further to the ground?
Seeing that I was staring blankly at the counter, Qiao Chenfei asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Quickly covering the faint worry in my heart, I shook my head and smiled. "How many days?"
His train of thought was taken away by me as he said, "It is currently tentatively scheduled for 3 days. As for the specifics, it will depend on the progress of the discussions."
From Qiao Chenfei's high-spirited smile, it could be seen that he had completely entered into a meditative state, preparing to unleash his Hongtu at "Tianyue".
I don't know why, but my heart suddenly couldn't calm down.
I opened the window and blew. Perhaps the weather was better, but after a while, my gloomy mood recovered.
Ye Zichen clicked open the work schedule on his phone and checked that there was nothing going on in the past few days, so he said, "I'll go with you."
He was stunned. "You're coming with me?"
I nodded and put the phone back in my pocket. "Didn't you say you were going on a trip last time? I thought Japan was good, close, and there were a lot of things to buy. It was better than going to Europe or something."
He didn't say anything, just frowned.
Seeing that he seemed rather hesitant and unwilling, I joked with him, "Why, is it inconvenient?" You're not going to bring Little Secret with you, are you? "
He laughed, enjoying what sounded like jealousy. "No, where did this little secret come from?" However, after he finished speaking, he became silent again.
"It's really inconvenient?" Seeing his frozen expression, she thought that he might be in a difficult position. After all, he was there to discuss business. It wasn't appropriate for him to bring an unrelated person along.
"I'm fine." Not wanting to make things difficult for him, I said, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it. Let's go next time."
"It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just …" He paused for a moment, curled his lips, and revealed a somewhat disgusted and disgusted expression, "Lou Shaotang will also go along."
I was startled. "So what?"
I snorted.
Honestly speaking, although I looked calm on the surface, ripples still appeared in my heart. However, I quickly smoothed it out.
Qiao Chenfei looked at me, probably seeing that I was extremely contemptuous of Lou Shaotang, the expression on his face relaxed a lot, "Alright." He agreed.
For historical reasons, many people have strong feelings of resistance and hostility towards Japan, but I don't. I used to watch Japanese dramas at school and study Japanese in university. I have a high level of Japanese, but I don't have many opportunities to talk about it, so I can use it this time.
The plane was at noon, but since we had to enter the airport 2 hours earlier and eat breakfast, Qiao Chenfei and I headed to the airport.
Sitting in the First Class Lounge, I absentmindedly flipped through magazines. I wondered if Lou Shaotang would tell me about his visit to my room that night, the way he did things, and what if he went crazy and said it?
Just as I was feeling uneasy, the door to the resting room opened. I subconsciously looked over and my heart dropped, why is Zhong Ruoqing here too?
I was upset, but my expression didn't change. I was calm. But Zhong Ruoqing was different. Looking at me, she was obviously startled, and her expression immediately betrayed all her thoughts.
I laughed coldly and looked at Lou Shaotang. He frowned slightly and immediately recovered his cool and sat on the sofa opposite Qiao Chenfei.
"Where are the documents?" He raised his chin, his voice hard, his tone condescending.
Even if his position is higher than Qiao Chenfei, but it's necessary for him to do this, since they are cousins, why don't they give me face at all? But then again, who had he given face to?
Qiao Chenfei did not answer him, he only glanced at him and laughed coldly, then did not give him any face, and directly took out a folder from his backpack and placed it on the tea table, then pushed it to him. His attitude was also extremely light, completely lacking in respect for his superior.
I had tossed the magazine aside, my heart pounding, but I pretended to be calm as I picked up my coffee and drank it.
With the help of the cup, my gaze focused on the two men who were on the verge of a war, especially with Lou Shaotang. But from the way he was looking at the documents, he probably wouldn't say it.
It was said that men were the most handsome when they worked seriously. It was true, Lou Shaotang was the best explanation.
"Xiao Ying."
"Huh?" Qiao Chenfei's gentle call immediately made me stop looking at him with infatuation. I was a bit embarrassed, my face unconsciously burning up, and I quickly lowered my head to cover it up.
"What?" I asked, not knowing why he had called me.
He pulled a few sheets of paper from the box and wiped them on my chest. "I don't know how to drink it." There was no reproach in his tone, only affection.
Surprised, I looked down. Indeed, there were some coffee stains on the clothes on my chest. It should be because I was busy watching Lou Shaotang and did not pay attention to my drink.
I was embarrassed.
Qiao Chenfei pressed the tissue against my chest, trying to suck the water out. I didn't stop it.
Suddenly, a "bang" sound rang out. Qiao Chenfei and I were startled as we looked towards the opposite side.
I don't understand why he's acting so crazy. Could it be that he's not satisfied with Qiao Chenfei's work?
I am not afraid of his appearance of a black-faced, fiendish star, nor am I afraid of Qiao Chenfei.
"What's the problem?" He looked at him coldly.
Lou Shaotang shifted his gaze onto my face and stared intently, not saying a single word. I'm not sure what his intentions are, so why are you looking at me?
I rolled my eyes and took the tissue from Qiao Chenfei. "I'll do it myself." He lowered his head and continued to wipe the stains off his body.
"Shao Tang, what's wrong?" Zhong Ruoqing was also startled by his scare just now, and only now did she come back to her senses and ask him.
"Those that should not be touched, do not touch. Otherwise, we won't even know how we died. "
Lou Shaotang's cold voice, mixed with killing intent, came into my ears. I looked up in shock, only to see that he had already picked up the folder again, not looking at any of us, but browsing through the documents. I frowned doubtfully.
Who was the warning addressed to? What do you mean?
I looked towards Zhong Ruoqing. After all, she was the one who asked the question just now.
I saw that she was also slightly frowning with a confused expression on her face. I guessed that it was probably not to her. Since it wasn't to her, then it could only be …
I turned and look at Qiao Chenfei.
Sure enough, he was well aware of the situation. The corner of his mouth slightly curled up, and he had a faint smile on his face.
I was already confused by Lou Shaotang's brainless words, but now that Qiao Chenfei said something even more profound, I became even more confused.
After looking at the two of them separately, Lou Shaotang's gaze shifted from the document to Qiao Chenfei. The two of them looked at each other, Lou Shaotang's eyes were cold and dangerous while Qiao Chenfei was ridiculing him with his cold gaze.
Lou Shaotang threw the folder back to Qiao Chenfei and his face continued to darken.
However, Qiao Chenfei's gentle expression returned to normal after facing him, and he chatted and joked with me until we boarded the plane.
Since the other party didn't know that Zhong Ruoqing and I would be coming, they only arranged two rooms. Originally, we wanted to open another two rooms, but it is the tourist season and there aren't any empty rooms left. Therefore, Qiao Chenfei and I will sleep in one room, and Zhong Ruoqing will naturally sleep in the other.
Inside the room, I saw that the decorations and furnishings were all of a gentle, elegant color. The traditional Japanese paper sliding doors, the tatami, and a set of exquisite Japanese tea set on a few low pieces of light-colored logs made it look like the environment was filled with meditation. Seeing all of these, my impetuous heart instantly became tranquil.
Because my clothes were dirty, I put down my luggage and went to take a bath. When I came out, Qiao Chenfei was not there, and seeing that there was a note pressed on the table, I went over to take a look. He left it, saying that Lou Shaotang had asked him to go to the conference room to discuss a plan, and that I should rest in my room first.
Lou Shaotang, seriously, just arrived, why don't you even let me catch my breath?!
I complained that I didn't want to keep the room stuffy, so I changed into my clothes and went out of the hotel.
Unexpectedly, the scenery outside was even more beautiful. Because the hotel was located in the mountains and was famous for its hot springs, it was surrounded by verdant peaks and arches, and streams were gurgling in all four directions. At a glance, one could see the year-round snow on Mount Fuji not far away.
I tilted my head back slightly and took a deep breath against the blue sky. The fresh air made me feel especially good.
After staying for a while longer, seeing that Qiao Chenfei did not call me, he thought that he was still busy. Seeing that it was still early, he thought about going to the shops at the bottom of the mountain to take a walk.
I sent a message to Qiao Chenfei to inform him, and also asked if he had anything he wanted to take with him. He replied me to help him buy a few underpants, he just packed his luggage carelessly last night and forgot to bring it.
I shook my head and laughed. He's rarely so careless.
I took the hotel bus to the store street. As I had a target, I went to the underwear store first.
Upon entering, he saw a familiar figure not far away, it was Zhong Ruoqing. She was holding two pajamas against each other, and when I looked at them, I saw that they were, oh, deep.
Suddenly, I remembered what she said to Shen Yiru in the flower room yesterday. My footsteps unconsciously walked towards her.