Hostile
Sunflower drank silently, with no one around.
Leaving Lian Po Xi, without Ahn Jae-chen, her time was spent on work and shopping, flipping through the contact book, and she was as lonely as before, with no friends.
When she sat down at the wine table, it was true that men often accosted her, but they, like Akihabara, made her uninterested.
Tonight, she specially found a private club, near the Oriental Art Center, with a senior membership system. It is provided to literary and artistic people with a certain reputation, and it is endowed with elegance, and even a small actor like Posey can't get in by swiping his face card. In Shanghai, the kind of high-end club where money can enter and exit, is among the crowds, but here, it is very quiet, providing a rest club for literati and scholars to drink slowly.
Aoi ordered a glass of 1984 Ma
Gaux, the wine glowing red in the light, as bright as the balm on her lips. She was curled up on the couch, with a cheese platter and a sketchbook on the table, and she carried a pen and paper with her, scribbling there boredly, ignoring any man when he came.
The clubhouse is decorated in several styles, with the deeper rooms being Persian and offering glass bottles of hookah, and the farther side of the room, separated by intricately carved peacock feather screens and quiet lighting. The sunflower is in the European-style book gallery area, with a whole wall of decorated books next to the wine table, and the burgundy sofa and the crystal palace lamp reflect each other. Guests in both areas will not be able to easily notice each other unless they pay special attention.
But when someone coughed unhappily behind Aoi to warn her of her attention, Aoi turned back in surprise, because it was a woman's voice, and it was somewhat familiar. When she turned around, what she saw was Ye Qi, a stepmother's face, as if Aoi owed her a lot of money.
"Hey." Aoi really wanted to ask politely, do we know each other? But they are all mixed in a circle, and it is better to fight openly than to fight secretly, so Aoi maintains a very cultivated face, "I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
"Yo, you remember me, I'm almost unrecognizable." Ye Qipi didn't smile.
If she wants to remember the feud from the last fight, it should be funny to do it in this place. Aoi thought to herself, "Really? It's okay. What's the matter? ”
"It's quite calm, it's not like before, although I pretend to be nothing, I'm actually so angry that my eyes are about to bulge out."
"What's angry?" Aoi smiled, looked her up and down, this woman is really old, not long gone, I feel that the bags under my eyes are deeper, the eyeliner is really thick enough, and the jewelry belt is really exaggerated, as if I am afraid that others will think she is not rich enough, in short, it is very silly to look at it.
"Who knows?" Ye Qi looked left and right, "Yo, your little boyfriend didn't come." ”
Aoi asked, "Is there anyone else here?" ”
"You know who I'm talking about, didn't your eldest boyfriend pass away not long ago, and the news is on the air......
In fact, it is a slap in the face to say such things with such an arrogant attitude. But Aoi is really not a vegetarian now, "I can't see it, but she still cares about me so much, and now there are so many news about my award-winning awards, isn't it dazzling to keep chasing it?" ”
Hum. Ye Qi raised his neck, pretending to be very arrogant, but in fact, he looked hated to death in his eyes.
Aoi didn't want to pay attention to her anymore, and sat down, "If you want to treat me to a drink, you can order it, if you want to chat with me, can you just another day?" ”
"Hey, Sunflower, it's not me looking for you." Ye Qi put his hands around his chest, he was really impatient.
"What the hell is going on?" Aoi didn't bother to look at her.
"Over there, in the VIP area, my godfather wants to see you, let me come and invite you."
Godfather...... Aoi laughed in her heart, doesn't this make it clear that the little woman has found an old man to take care of her, and she can't be called a mistress, and she must be a little closer than an ordinary friend, and she is embarrassed to say that she is a godfather.
Kwai quickly turned his brain, this place is not easy for coal bosses to enter, no matter how greedy Ye Qi is, he is still a little particular and picky about men. She is willing to recognize the man who is her godfather, because of how much benefit and benefit the other party has given, plus she is so reluctant to come over to invite herself, which means that she is unwilling to share.
"You don't like it, I don't force you, I mean to bring it, you can enjoy it here." Ye Qi hurriedly finished saying her words and turned around and left, no wonder she threw so many cold words, just to make Sunflower refuse her invitation. So Aoi quietly turned her face and looked in the direction she was going, waiting for her to enter the private room. Aoi picked up her sketchbook and stood up and walked towards it.
"Eh, godfather, I said it, that woman has been like that since she was a child, but she can put it on a show, but in fact, people are vain and ......" Ye Qi was complaining to a man inside.
Aoi lifted the silk curtain with one hand, and her eyes were already cast into it with interest. The man was in his early fifties, with short gray and white hair, which he did not deliberately dye, and with his elegant appearance, especially his delicate skin and gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes were deep and deep, and his temperament was gentle and elegant.
"Hello." Aoi sat down naturally, and with her beautiful greeting, Ye Qi stood up in fright.
Aoi asked her, "What?" Oh...... I forgot my wine glass over there, since you stand up, please go get it for me? Thank you Kiki. ”
In fact, there is also wine at this table, so Aoi can use this one, or ask the waiter to take another cup. But she thanked Qiqi and stopped Ye Qi on the bar, and Ye Qi didn't react stupidly, and actually ran out to get it for her.
Successfully broke Ye Qi apart.
Aoi happened to face and introduce this man alone.
"I'm Sunflower, thank you for the invitation."
"Hello, Miss Xiang, you are too polite, in fact, I am presumptuous, I ......"
"Mr. Wu Yuefeng, Chairman of Fengshang Newspaper Group." Aoi smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, it's my honor at this moment." ”
Wu Yuefeng, who was recognized so quickly, laughed out loud, "Miss Xiang is really good eyesight." And I'm dizzy, and it took me a long time to make sure that you were sitting there, and I really can't compare to you young people. ”
Aoi shook her head and gestured with her hand to a length, "Because we are so far apart in popularity, I am in such a basic position, it is easier to look up to you that night, not to mention ......"
She deliberately bought a pass.
"What's more?" He was curious.
Women's speaking skills are actually easy to see, especially for sophisticated men. But whether this man is willing to fall into the trap or not depends entirely on how interested he is in this woman.
Now Wu Yuefeng pays special attention to every word Sunflower says.
"What's more, the director of the Donghua Academy of Fine Arts, the photo has been hanging in the auditorium, I have looked up to you for four years, how can I not know you?"
"Ha, in this way, Miss Xiang is still my student."
"Yes, Director Wu."
The two laughed together. At this time, Ye Qi took the cup and came in angrily, seeing them so happy, he was even more unhappy, and he wanted to embarrass Xiaokui a little, "Xiaokui, you can't remember, didn't you drink the glass of red wine just now, the empty cups were all put away, well, I specially went to get a clean one for you." ”
"Look at my brain, thank you so much Sister Kiki." Sunflower simply pretended to be stupid, pretended to be innocent, and pretended to be lazy, this was a particularly shameless trick, and it suddenly seemed that Ye Qi was unreasonable and cautious.
Ye Qi was taken aback by her again, because the sunflower's inside-out charm was very similar to Lian Boxi, and Lian Boxi was born, she was like a clone and copied it completely.
"Listen to Xiaoqi, you are very good friends?" Wu Yuefeng's very relaxed words led the topic of the two of them, in fact, how could he not see that these two women were not right, they were all here to listen to their words, it was better to have fun in time and say something happy.
"Yes, one draws, one writes. When we were still unknown, we often worked together and were very good friends. Sunflower expected that Ye Qi would never mention half a word to Wu Yuefeng, let alone describe their grievances in too much detail, so Kwai made a great attitude, and turned Ye Qi's slander and slander into a matter of her own lack of energy.
"Hmm. Speaking of painting, I really saw Miss Xiang's work first and was deeply attracted. Does Miss Xiang know? I was one of the judges at the recent World of Images Annual Awards, and I voted for your work. ”
This kind of annual award, which is said to be a judge, is actually nominal, and some may not look at the entries at all. What's more, that painting was not painted by Aoi at all. Sunflower knew it in her heart, but she definitely didn't say that, she looked very surprised, as if she could win this award, completely thanks to him, "Then I really don't know, I've been busy for this art exhibition for a long time, and I haven't figured out the situation, so I won an award in a daze, and the result is that you are so professional, or my school director voted for me." If they have an awards party, it would be better if you presented the award to me! ”
"There will definitely be a chance in the future!"
"Then I'm so happy tonight, I'll open a bottle of wine and celebrate."
"Eh, how can you let the students please. I'm going to ask Miss Xiang to come over, tonight it's going to be me, and I'm going to use my bar, Lafite-Rothschild '82, I've been here for a while, and I've been looking for something particularly fun to do, and I'm going to share it with someone who knows how to drink, but I haven't found a chance. It's tonight. ”
More than 50,000 pieces of wine, willing to open, of course, for fun.
Ye Qi's face changed, her lips trembled a little, obviously she knew the bottle of wine, maybe she had the idea of that wine, 50,000 yuan of wine is really to drink, anyone can afford it. But the key is who Wu Yuefeng is willing to use it to entertain, this is the point.
Where is Sunflower polite, she thinks that some men's money is used to spend, and if they don't spend it, they won't give them face.
"The school director." Aoi suddenly called him like this, in comparison, Ye Qi's godfather was really cheesy.
"Aoi-san, please speak." He entered the role very quickly, and instantly changed his name to her.
"Can you ask the school manager to correct the painting I just drew while sitting there?"
"Hahaha, of course. But to be honest, for you students, the school director is like a gilded title, more senior than the principal, as if he is also a profound figure in terms of cultural heritage. Aoi's paintings, the style of painting is beautiful and delicate, the colors are elegant and pleasant, and it is a first-class visual enjoyment. Wu Yuefeng didn't know how much he drank under Ye Qi's soft grinding and hard bubbles just now, he looked like a man with a lot of aura, but he was so humble, and he was so willing to praise the sunflower. With his age and qualifications, in fact, some have crossed over.
However, Sunflower clearly feels that this man is fighting for her favor, instead of suppressing her with status and finances, making her submit, and making her courtship him because of some worldly things.
He is really using his charm to infect her.
Ye Qi sat on the side, wanting to interject in, but in the conversation between the two people who were impermeable, he couldn't find a trace of space, so he could only use wine as a talking point when he picked up the wine glass, "82-year-old Lafite, it can be called a peerless wine, I have had the pleasure of drinking it a few times, it is really a silk in the mouth, and its elegant aroma is filled with between the lips and teeth all night, and the aftertaste is endless...... Aoi-chan, have you ever known about this kind of wine before? ”
Ye Qi deliberately killed her to get off the horse, she didn't think that even if the sunflower was transformed, how much nobility could she learn in such a short time. Lian Boxi would never suddenly spend 50,000 yuan of wine for her to drink, Ye Qi didn't know that Lian Boxi was now in love with sunflowers until death.
Aoi picked up the wine glass, directly skipped Ye Qi to pay tribute to Wu Yuefeng, and pretended to be simple to the end, "Such a good wine, although I have heard of it, it is really the first time I have seen it tonight, you see, Director Wu, I have received your favor again, I respect you, for the fate of the past and the encounter tonight." ”
Sunflower shifted her focus and gave all the credit to Wu Yuefeng at once, and emphasized the word fate and the meaning of the meeting, so that Wu Yuefeng recognized her in the club and invited her to become very special, rather than a cheesy conversation.
Ye Qi became transparent next to him, and his attack power was reduced to zero.
She saw that the two of them clinked glasses, so she could only cheekily put the wine glass up and squeezed it to salute.
Sunflower looked at her, her eyes were very soft and gentle, but this beautiful smile was enough to kill Ye Qi. After tonight, their hatred must have thickened, because Aoi had already targeted Wu Yuefeng.
And he was clearly willing to be her prey.
"No, Wu Yuefeng's business card! You met with our old school board yesterday! Legends, he's! Akihabara was excited to hold up his business card in the office, "He was our youngest school director and the youngest chairman of the Fengshang Group. Did you really meet?! ”
"He's not that old now, is he?" Aoi covered her lips and yawned, "It still looks the same, but my hair is much grayer than in the previous photos." ”
"Pulsatilla?"
"Sean Connery is a pulsatilla, pretty much that type."
"That's handsome, but he's handsome. The photos of that year were particularly fascinated by girls. ”
Aoi yawned again.
"Why, look at you like this, are you drinking late? Then you came here early this morning and called me over, why don't you go to the art exhibition? Akihabara didn't understand, "Could it be that you have some good news to announce?!" Wu Yuefeng wants to invest in us?! ”
"What do you think? Yesterday I was purely drinking and chatting, not talking about business. Not to mention meeting for the first time and talking about business? Forget it. She laughed, what does it mean to put a long line to catch a big fish?
"That?" Akihabara didn't understand.
"The show ends at the end of the week. You're going to start contacting all the media I can contact for me, all of them to the art show. ”
"What? Are you going to sign a book signing there? ”
"Contact a lawyer at the same time."
"Lawyer?"
"I want to sue Shou Xiaonian for plagiarizing my work and ideas." Aoi called up the first drafts of the three drawings from the computer, which were actually the works of Shou Xiaonian that she copied from memory after she went back, but these drafts can be set right, making everyone think that Shou Xiaonian is a plagiarist.
Akihabara later ran up to see Shou Xiaonian's exhibition hall by himself, and now when he looks at Aoi's painting, he is really a little confused, "No, Shou Xiaonian really copied you?" ”
"So sue her."
"But, Xiaokui, you used to avoid media reporters, and you refused to look for them for awards or other major events, and you didn't accept interviews, and today you suddenly ran out to sue an unknown Shou Xiaonian, don't you think it's strange?" Akihabara thought about it and felt strange, "Besides, the character in this painting can be seen at a glance as Lian Boxi, even if he is no longer a big star, but his face is too easy to recognize, and he was still in the limelight not long ago...... This...... What the hell is this? You're going to be rumored. Ahn Jae-chen just passed away...... There's a lot of gossip outside......"
"So what?"
"So, suing them with great fanfare, all kinds of harm and no benefit, it looks more like hype for them. Let Lian Boxi return to the attention of the media, and bring with him the works that make people pay attention to Shou Xiaonian......" Akihabara analyzed.
"Yes, but as a former employee, it's shameful to peek at my work and use it for your own use, so I should teach it a lesson."
"Did she really copy you?" Akihabara doesn't really believe it.
But Aoi himself seems like a vicious person.
"You doubt me."
"I'm afraid you'll shoot yourself in the foot...... Forget it, have a lot of energy, bear with it. I once went to see the exhibition hall of Shou Xiaonian, and the first floor was remote and deserted, so some poor students went to see it. The exhibition hall she rented with her own money was already a loss enough, and no one else saw it, wouldn't she lose money. Don't cheapen her and do free publicity for her. ”
"How can it be free, if she loses the lawsuit, she must compensate me. When the time comes, tenfold, twenty times the compensation, it's not up to me. ”
Akihabara was dumbfounded, "I didn't expect you to hate Shou Xiaonian so much." ”
"I hate every defector."
"I'm scared to death, I don't dare to offend you easily!"
"Absolutely not." She laughed.