Chapter 155: A Banquet with Ulterior Motives
This mid-mountain road is very beautifully repaired, with nine bends and eighteen bends, but the road is not wide, in the depths of the dense forest, it appears from time to time, about 20 kilometers, and I drove very carefully.
The road is smooth, and there are not many cars on this road, probably all of them go to East Bay Resort or Harbour View Bay.
I wondered, why did Xiang Chinese arrange the location here? Except for the distance, there is no advantage, right?
When I came back in the evening, it seemed a little precipitous, and I regretted that I had not brought someone with me, although he said that if he invited me, it would not be too much for me to bring a friend.
I was annoyed that I was a little inconsiderate, so I came hastily.
However, if I want to contact Xiang Chinese, I must contact it alone, and some words are easy to ask.
Thinking about it this way, I feel a lot more relieved, and it is good to be safe.
However, the Xiang family really has to be on guard.
The car quickly traveled out of the 20-kilometer mountain road, swooping down to the bay, below is the harbor view bay, which was later developed and repaired, I really haven't been here, I didn't expect the scenery to be quite beautiful.
My car drove very slowly, and I thought that the father and daughter really had a heart, it was simply ingenious, and I was even more worried that I might have to take some trouble when I went back in the evening.
The car drove to the surface, and I drove slowly, looking for the clubhouse they had identified, called Golden Bay.
The coastline here is very long, with white sand beaches, and the shore is full of palm and leaf trees, and the beach is beautiful.
The development plot is only a dozen kilometers away, and beyond that there is a wild coast with plants of the cactus family.
It seems that there is still a lot of room for development here.
I finally found the club called Jinwan a little bit inside, this club looks very distinctive, the main building is like the White House, and the car walked in to see a very spacious parking lot.
I parked the car and walked all the way, and came to the front of the main building, where there is a wooden floor platform in front of the annex building on the left side, which leads directly to the sea, where the coconut trees are scattered and bamboo, which is very beautiful.
I stopped a little to appreciate it first, it seems that this place is really beautiful, coconut wind and sea charm, a row of floor-to-ceiling windows of the annex building are bright and transparent, facing the sea.
I was really attracted by the scenery in front of me, and secretly marveled, this place is so beautiful.
Tiled floors, large bright windows and direct access to the sea......
I was stunned for a moment, how could everything here be so familiar?
That photo, the photo sent by Xiang Lingxue on the day of my car accident.
I felt a chill down my back, could it be that the view in that photo was here?
I stood in the same place, I had been to Repulse Bay, where the coastline was not as close as here, and I remember the tiled floor in particular, and the windows of the annexes.
Involuntarily, my hand clutched the bag strap in my hand, and I was sure that the residence 5 years ago was here, not the Star Bay on the south side.
Qingcheng has four major bays, the star bay on the south side, the Meisha bay on the west side, the Gangjing Bay on the east side, and the Hailong Bay on the north side, the bay bay has its own characteristics.
I was stunned by the view in front of me.
The phone in my hand rang again, I was startled, looked at the phone in my hand, and found that it was Xiang Lingxue's, I picked it up, "Well, Ling Xue!" β
"Have you arrived?"
"Yes, I just arrived and am at the door!"
"Then you can go in, in Cuizhuyuan, just go in." She told me in detail.
"Are you there?" I asked in passing.
"Oh...... I'm afraid it will be a little later, I still have a few directors here, and Tianyu and I are here to talk to them, I'm afraid it will be a little later! My dad was already waiting there! Xiang Lingxue explained.
I was a little uneasy, Xiang Lingxue didn't come, she meant only Xiang Chinese?
Is she with Tianyu? Then Xiao Tianyu will know that I am here?
"Then I'll hang up first, I'll see you later!" She hung up the phone.
I was stunned for a moment before I opened my legs and walked inward, since I came, I couldn't back down.
But at this time, my heart was still a little flustered, why didn't Xiang Lingxue come, but she came forward to make an appointment, I reminded myself to be careful everywhere.
I walked into the main building, and the interior was elegantly decorated, all wooden structures, which made me feel a sense of dΓ©jΓ vu.
A seemingly staff member walked over, bowed politely and asked, "Excuse me, but Miss Tina?" β
"Yes!" I nodded in the affirmative.
"Then please come here, please!" He gestured and guided me.
Soon arrived at the door of Cuizhuyuan, the waiter raised his hand and knocked lightly twice, and the person retreated and left, I heard a voice from inside, "Come in!" β
I stretched out my hand and pushed the door, and the door suddenly opened, and the room turned out to be a tatami mat, with a chic dining table on it, and the one sitting at the table was Xiang Chinese.
"Welcome, Miss Tina!" Xiang Chinese looked at me and smiled meaningfully.
"Hello Mr. Xiang!" I walked in and looked at this tatami mat with some embarrassment, such an environment is indeed a bit special, for two relatively strangers, especially a man and a woman.
That feeling of sitting on your knees, this atmosphere? It always makes me feel a little weird.
I looked around, and the dΓ©cor became more and more familiar to me.
"Come on! Tina, come and sit! What is the environment like? Do you still like it? "Xiang Chinese is very enthusiastic and a little excited.
"Mr. Xiang, I really don't like this sitting style!" I shook my head and took a very direct attitude, thinking to myself, I'm glad I'm wearing trousers today, otherwise I would really be 'conspicuous'.
"Hahaha! Miss Tina, I love your directness! He smiled heartily and motioned for me to sit.
I took off my shoes, walked up to the tatami mat, and sat cross-kneeled across from Xiang Chinese, but it was absolutely uncomfortable, and I thought it would be nice if it was with someone I liked, and it would be very relaxing.
I secretly cursed in my heart, grass mud horse!
This is deliberate, a scheming thing, it seems that I really have to guard against him today, I'm afraid he doesn't have a good heart.
He was very calm, and his posture was calm, and I guess my anxiety became a stark contrast.
"This seat makes me a little uncomfortable...... Just relax! "I looked at him and told the truth.
"Don't be nervous? I wanted you to feel the characteristics of this place, tatami mats are not only found in Japan, in fact, you will be very comfortable when you relax! His drunken eyes were slightly drunk, and he felt like he was already drunk without drinking.
"Ling Xue hasn't arrived yet?" I asked seemingly casually, not saying that I knew she wouldn't come.
"She can't come to such an occasion, invite Miss Tina to dinner, she wants to be in the mood! She came not quite right! "He is not a gentleman at all, I don't quite understand why Xiao Tianyu's father Xiao Jianbang can 'talk' with him very much?
It stands to reason that Xiao Jianbang is very humble and gentlemanly, and he is also arrogant in his bones, how can he have something in common with such a person?
"Mr. Xiang is very funny, in fact, you are polite, Tina is not very good at socializing, but it stands to reason that you should be called uncle!" I saluted him beforehand and wanted to remind him not to be disrespectful.
"How Miss Tina, am I old?" He really complained directly, looked me straight at me and asked.
"Of course not, but this is etiquette, after all, I am the same age as Ling Xue!" I responded to him politely.
"Don't be so inhibited, there is no age limit between friends, I hope you don't see me as an adult, I hope we can be friends!" He calmed down and then rang the bell to call the waiter.
"Serve us food! Plus give us a good pot of tea! Top hairy tip bar! Ladies should and green tea! He instructed the waiter.
Then he said to me, "I don't know what Tina likes to eat, but I've made it my own way, and I hope you don't blame me!" β
"Feel free! I'm not a picky eater! I quickly said politely.
"Mr. Xiang's business is said to be extensive?" I'm interested in talking to him about his business, and I want to know what he calls it going!
"It's a little funny! In the past few years, the situation has been good, the business is good, and the business is not bad! "He's very humble.
"I heard that Mr. Xiang is the major shareholder of our Xiaolin International? That's my boss, too! I asked a little flatteringly.
"Cooperation!" Xiang Chinese smiled very pleasantly, "Old partner, many years of friendship!" β
"No wonder, I heard that the Qingcheng Xiang family is the second in the Xiao family!" I deliberately exaggerated and said something that stinks fart, and I feel sick when I say it.
Xiang Chinese was obviously very useful when he heard this sentence, and he laughed, "Even this has someone gossiping with Miss Tina?" β
"How can this be called gossip, Mr. Xiang is really humble! The fact that the Xiang family can go hand in hand with the Xiao family still shows that Mr. Xiang has a background. β
While we chatted, the waiter came to serve the food after a while, and it seemed that Xiang Chinese was ordered by expensive rather than by preference.
An oversized grilled lobster almost took over the entire table.
"Miss Tina, how about drinking a little less red wine?" Xiang Chinese looked at me and asked.
"Mr. Xiang, you know, my heart is really not very good, so I really don't dare to touch the wine, otherwise, I will replace the wine with tea, and accompany Mr. Xiang, although it is not very polite, but I hope Mr. Xiang will understand!" I watched Xiang Chinese's euphemistic refusal.
He didn't even persuade me, which made me secretly relieved, with such a person, I would never dare to drink, especially alone like this.
"It's okay, then Tina, you can replace the wine with tea, and I don't want to persuade the lady too much, after all, the heart is a big deal." He said.
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for your understanding!" I'm delighted.
He reached out and poured me a cup of tea himself, and gestured.
I hurriedly picked up my wine glass, "Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for your hospitality!" β
His hearty cup bumped into mine.
"Then Miss Tina, please try their craft! This roast is very fragrant, come and try it! β
His enthusiasm made me a little uncomfortable, after all, we didn't know each other that well.