Dong Weiwei's place of residence is not too far from Mo Fan's rented house, ten minutes' drive, similar to Liang Wenbo's previous residence, it is also a very high-end hotel-style apartment.

Mo Fan felt that this was probably one of the reasons why Liang Wenbo finally decided to bring Xiaoxiaocao to the banquet together. Secretary Dong is not only He Dong's assistant at work, but also He Huiming's daughter-in-law in life, and must also have the responsibility of supervising and taking care of Liang Wenbo. At such a close distance, people can come over at any time if they want to, where else can Liang Wenbo hide. Men, that's how it should be, and the problems that can't be avoided have to be faced.

After Dong Weiwei got in the car, there was a hint of surprise on her face, probably because she didn't expect to meet Lu Xiaorong, and it was more likely that she was a little disappointed that Liang Wenbo didn't come to pick her up alone.

Liang Wenbo didn't see her look, and said, "You should know everything, but I'm afraid I don't know if the two of them are a couple, right?"

Dong Weiwei smiled lightly, didn't answer Liang Wenbo's words, and sat down next to Lu Xiaorong. She can't help it, Liang Wenbo and Mo Fan are sitting on the couch, no matter how spacious the place is, it is not easy for her to come forward.

When Lu Xiaorong saw Dong Weiwei, she was still a little restrained, and said, "Secretary Dong is good." ”

Dong Weiwei smiled and said, "Sister Lu, don't be so outside, call me Weiwei." ”

The two women sat together and chatted for a while and became acquainted with each other, as if they had been friends for a long time.

Liang Wenbo whispered to Mo Fan: "Or am I prescient?"

Mo Fan glanced at him, and whispered: "When a woman does this, she is actually accommodating a man, don't you understand this truth?"

Liang Wenbo shook his head, not knowing whether he didn't understand or had other opinions.

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After the four of Mo Fan arrived at "Mingyuan No. 18", someone led them to a small banquet hall upstairs.

This banquet hall is about 150 square meters, which is not particularly large, and is suitable for a party of 20 to 30 people. The interior is decorated in the style of a French court, and the luxury is a little simple and elegant, which is very suitable for the dishes of this restaurant. Standing by the window, you can see one of the most famous scenery lines on the bank of the Pujiang River.

In the high-end catering industry, taste is sometimes not the most important factor. Many people choose to dine here because of the environment and service.

When Mo Fan and the four of them entered, tonight's protagonist Paul Chen and Xu Jingshan, who was treated, were there, in addition to four or five men and women. Seeing them come in, Paul Chen and Xu Jingshan greeted them. Mo Fan and Liang Wenbo introduced their female companions to them, and after greetings, Paul Chen introduced them to other people.

Then a few more people arrived, and the banquet hall gradually became lively. In this kind of small-scale gathering of friends, everyone will not go to a small circle of three or five, but will all gather in one place. Later, there were more people, and it was just that men and women were separated, and they talked about their own topics.

Paul Chen is much darker than Mo Fan last time he met. He traveled all over the country during this time, and really went to a lot of places, on the one hand, to increase his knowledge, after all, it is his motherland, and it is much better to experience the historical inheritance of the cultural scenery than just from books and TV. On the other hand, it is to relieve mental stress and allow the brain to get sufficient rest and relaxation.

Last time, Mo Fan asked him to help order a few periodicals, he has always remembered this, and has asked a friend to send the latest few periodicals over, and Mo Fan can take them away after the banquet.

Paul said that when he returned to the United States, he would select the most valuable journal articles and mail them to Mo Fan once a month.

Mo Fan expressed his heartfelt gratitude, Paul is a professional, which is much better than ordering a few publications. It's hard to find such a reliable friend right now.

Speaking of which, the two chatted about some financial issues.

There is obviously a big difference between the East and the West in terms of attitudes towards vacation. In Huaxia, it is considered a sign of success to keep receiving phone calls to deal with work while on vacation, which shows that you are an indispensable person, whether in business or politics. Westerners, on the other hand, believe that a vacation is a vacation, and that anything at work, no matter how important, should be said after the holiday is over.

Paul was on vacation before, so he didn't talk to Mo Fan about finance. Now that he's getting ready for the end of the holiday, it's time to warm up by talking about the bento.

After this chat, Paul found that Mo Fan's understanding of finance was much more brilliant than he had thought, and some of the insights were quite profound, which was very inspiring to him, and he couldn't help but become more and more interested.

The two of them spoke in American language, which involved a lot of technical vocabulary. The people next to me only knew that they were talking about financial things, but they didn't understand it. In fact, this has nothing to do with language, laymen listen to insiders talk about other people's internal affairs, even if they are native languages, many times they are also unaware of what to do.

Xu Jingshan had long known that Mo Fan had all kinds of extraordinary, so he didn't care. The rest of the people are new acquaintances with Mo Fan, and they all have a feeling of "not knowing what Mo Fan is", although they don't know what Mo Fan is from, they all look up to him. Of course, Mo Fan was introduced to everyone by Paul Chen, Xu Jingshan, and Liang Wenbo, and no one would look down on him in the first place.

Liang Wenbo was quite dissatisfied with this, and said: "Are you two finished? I said Paul, everyone is here to see you off, you two balabala, then we are all leaving!"

"I'm sorry!" Paul smiled and apologized, and the topic of finance stopped.

Lu Xiaorong was on the side of the female guests, and she seemed to be much more silent. They were all young women, and the topic was mainly in fashion, this one about Milan Fashion Week, that one about Paris Fashion Week. It's not consciously showing off anything, it's probably in people's lives.

For these things, Lu Xiaorong will also pay attention to them in her spare time, and who young woman will not be interested in fashion. But she, unlike those women, doesn't focus her life on these things, just as a spice for rest.

Although she can't fit into other people's topics, she doesn't feel inferior because of it. She has always advocated changing her life through her own efforts, and she doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with her current life. Everyone's life trajectory is different, and there is no need to look at how others live. If she really is a noble lady who has nothing to do, she will feel that she must be very empty and boring.

Some of the worries before, she was just afraid that she would not perform well and make Mo Fan lose face. After seeing the clothes of today's female guests, Lu Xiaorong knew that the choice was correct. She never wanted to be in the limelight on such an occasion, as long as it was decent.

Most of the time, her attention was on Mo Fan. Seeing that Mo Fan got along well with her friends, and what she said always attracted the attention and approval of others, the corners of her mouth kept smiling.

Among the female guests here, Dong Weiwei has a few people she knows, but she only knows each other and has never dealt with each other in the past. She wasn't very interested in what they were talking about. In comparison, she is more familiar with Lu Xiaorong, and everyone came together, so she feels closer psychologically.

Mo Fan has actually been paying attention to Lu Xiaorong, and the occasional eye contact between the two can convey a lot of affection. was secretly sending Qiubo, and suddenly heard Liang Wenbo say: "Why is he here?" turned around, saw Ji Xiaoying walking in, and realized that it was not "him" but "her".

Liang Wenbo saw Paul Chen go to the door to greet the guests, so he pulled Xu Jingshan and said, "Your name is still Ji Xiaoying?"

Xu Jingshan said: "What's that! That's a guest invited by Paul, what do you think?"

Liang Wenbo said: "Nonsense, of course I have an opinion, why don't you tell me in advance?"

Xu Jingshan said with a smile: "I'm not an outsider, what can I do if I come? You had a little misunderstanding before, so you should be closer and closer." ”

Liang Wenbo looked at Mo Fan and said, "What do you think?"

Mo Fan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Come on." He met Ji Xiaoying almost every day, and he didn't feel anything about it.

Liang Wenbo thought about it, now that they have become neighbors, are they still afraid to see her? Besides, her target is not me, I'm worried about a fart! Thinking of this, he glanced at Mo Fan, and was a little gloating.

Ji Xiaoying went to the group of men to greet everyone politely, and said nothing special to Mo Fan and Liang Wenbo, and then went to the women's pile, and after a while, she chatted with Dong Weiwei and Lu Xiaorong, looking very familiar and very good.

When Liang Wenbo saw it, he poked Mo Fan, his mouth turned to that side, and said, "Do you see the situation?"

Mo Fan said: "What's the situation?" thought to herself, Ji Xiaoying had said that she wanted to see Lu Xiaorong several times, but today she was satisfied, and I don't know if she wants to inquire about something, or if she wants to say bad things about me.

But it seems that whether it is Lu Xiaorong or Dong Weiwei, when talking to Ji Xiaoying, their expressions are normal, and they don't look like there is anything wrong.

Paul Chen didn't have many friends here in Puhai, and there were less than twenty people in total. When the people arrived, the feast began, and everyone sat at two round tables. Ji Xiaoying didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, she sat next to Lu Xiaorong, and the two occasionally communicated during dinner, people who didn't know would think that they were friends who had known each other for a long time, but in fact, the two of them met for the first time.

Mo Fan originally wanted to ask Lu Xiaorong what Ji Xiaoying had talked to her, but it was naturally inconvenient at this time.

The food on the table is considered a main dish, and there is a full-time waiter behind each guest who is responsible for serving and removing the dishes. It is also good for the chef to divide the meal, and until the end of the meal, the table is very clean and there is no mess of cups and plates. After the main dish, there was a cocktail party, and the waiter removed the round table and put desserts, fruits and various snacks on the long buffet table.

At this time, Mo Fan had the opportunity to be alone with Lu Xiaorong, so he asked her what Ji Xiaoying had told her.

Lu Xiaorong said: "I didn't say anything, just chatted casually." Vivi and I didn't have anyone to talk to, so she came over and we chatted together. ”

Mo Fan couldn't help but wonder in his heart, was he suspicious, or was the woman going to put a long line to catch a big fish?

(Volume I, Final)