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Tan Palace.

"Who is Mr. Han calling so late, and why has he been gone for so long?"

In the large private room, a group of men and women in suits sat around. One of them, a man who looked to be in his forties with a full beard, glanced at the empty seat in the main room and asked.

"Who knows? Mr. Han is so busy, it might be a call from one of our overseas partners."

"Even abroad, this time of day is wrong. I bet it's some confidante checking up on me!" Across from me, a slightly younger man with slicked-back hair joked.

"Is it really possible that President Han would do that?"

"Why is it impossible? It's not normal for a man of President Han's stature to have one or two female confidantes."

"It's normal, given his status and position, it wouldn't be surprising if he had a few more, but the question is, in all these years, has any of you heard of him getting close to any woman?"

The man in the Chinese-style shirt twirled the beads in his hand and smiled nonchalantly.

The young man said, "That's hard to say. President Han has always been mysterious. If he wants to keep something a secret, who would know?"

"That's true. But last time Wenxi Film and Television held a charity banquet, although I didn't go, I heard from a friend that President Han was very close to a young woman at the time."

"Wenxi Film and Television? So, President Han has his eye on a big star? No wonder he's been keeping it a secret."

"You believe him? He's just repeating hearsay; who knows if it's true or not. Based on my understanding of President Han, he doesn't seem like the type to be interested in those women in the industry."

The speaker was a man who looked fairly honest, but had a scorpion tattoo on the back of his left hand; he appeared to be in his thirties.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed.

"Mr. Li, when did you become so knowledgeable about Mr. Han?"

"If you ask me, Mr. Li is judging others by his own standards. He doesn't like flashy women, so he thinks all men in the world are like him, preferring simple food like congee and side dishes!"

"Haha, maybe Mr. Li was right. Otherwise, it's strange that Mr. Han has been keeping such a low profile all these years, as a normal man!"

The man twirling the beads smiled and said, "What are you all guessing? President Sheng is here today too. If you want to know, just ask her. Given the personal relationship between the Sheng family and the Han family, who here knows more about these things than President Sheng?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the table immediately turned their attention to the seat next to the head of the table.

Sheng Qianrui wore a black Chanel suit and sat quietly in her chair ever since Han Xi left, her slender fingers occasionally stroking the wine glass on the table, remaining silent.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, she picked up her wine glass, took a small sip, and as she put it back, her thick eyebrows lifted as she looked at the composed man opposite her.

"President Sheng? Let's talk about it while President Han isn't here," the young man said with a smile, leaning back in his chair.

Sheng Qianrui glanced indifferently at the young man, her red lips slightly parted: "What are you talking about? President Qi is so curious about President Han's private affairs, why didn't you ask him yourself just now?"

"..."

The young man, the President Qi that Sheng Qianrui mentioned, paused slightly before turning up his lips and saying, "I'm not the only one who's curious. We're just chatting casually. If President Sheng doesn't want to talk about it, she can just stay silent. Why bother talking back to me?"

Sheng Qianrui smiled dismissively.

Although she didn't say anything, everyone present understood the meaning behind her expression. She simply looked down on President Qi, but it wasn't really necessary for her to be sarcastic or confrontational towards him.

For a moment, President Qi's face turned ugly.

The playful atmosphere suddenly froze, and everyone looked at each other awkwardly. Only the man with the beads in his hand lowered his eyes, smiled but said nothing, and his expression did not change at all.

The private room remained quiet for several minutes, but Han Xi still hadn't returned.

Sheng Qianrui glanced at the seat next to her, then suddenly stood up. "I'm going to the restroom. Excuse me."

After saying that, she left the private room without waiting for anyone's reaction, wearing high heels.

As soon as the heavy door closed, the man, with his beads in hand, lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, while President Qi, who was leaning back in his chair, slammed the metal lighter in his hand onto the table.

"what!"

Without Sheng Qianrui, the atmosphere in the private room was noticeably more relaxed.

Everyone offered words of comfort to President Qi.

"Alright, she is, after all, the daughter of Shengshi Group, and now the general manager of the group. Why are you arguing with her?"

"So what if it's Shengshi Group? It started as a small construction company. She's just better off being born into a better family. If I had a father like her, I'd be..."

"It's a pity you don't have any." Before he could finish speaking, the man with the beads in his hand interrupted him.

President Qi choked, glaring angrily at the other party, only to meet a pair of calm and unwavering eyes. His anger froze slightly, and his momentum gradually diminished. Before long, he pursed his lips and slumped into his chair with a frustrated expression.

Soon, someone deliberately brought up another topic to ease the awkwardness, and everyone started chatting casually, and the atmosphere at the table seemed to return to its initial harmony.

However, no one noticed that President Qi, who hadn't spoken since Sheng Qianrui left, was staring at the man opposite him with a sinister gaze.

What's with the arrogance!

Even if we get 15% of the construction quota for the Taihu Bay project, so what? We're still just lapdogs of the Sheng family!

No one can say what Sheng Qianrui is thinking, but anyone with eyes can see it. She spent the whole night clinging to Han Xi, making her more despicable than anyone else!

The outside corridor.

Sheng Qianrui searched all the way and finally found Han Xi's figure on the sofa in the front hall.

Han Xi had just finished ordering and handed the tablet to the waiter when Sheng Qianrui came over in her high heels and sat down on the sofa next to him with a natural expression.

"You're enjoying your leisure time here, leaving me alone in the private room to deal with that bunch of smoky, unruly people?"

Han Xi turned his head and asked, "Why do you say that, President Sheng?"

There seemed to be a hint of self-mockery in Sheng Qianrui's eyes, but her tone was still normal as she said, "Do you have to talk to me like that? There were no President Han or President Sheng in the compound when I was a kid."

"......"

"Although we've both been very busy these past few years and haven't seen each other much, our childhood friendship is still genuine. It's not too much trouble for you to call me Qianrui, is it?"

Han Xi looked at her indifferently, without saying a word.

Sheng Qianrui gradually lost her composure, suppressing her anger and pouting, "Fine, as long as you don't keep calling me President Sheng, do whatever you want."

"Miss Sheng came out just to find me?"

Sheng Qianrui: "......."

He won't call her "Ms. Sheng" if he's not allowed to call her "President Sheng"!

Miss Sheng found the difference between the two even more unfamiliar than President Sheng.

Sheng Qianrui was frustrated, her already difficult-to-maintain composure was now chapped, and she forced a smile, "We'll be working together for a long time, isn't it a bit unreasonable for you to leave all our partners hanging for so long?"

Han Xi's expression remained unchanged. He glanced down at his watch, paused for a moment, and then stood up from the sofa. "Let's go."

Unexpectedly, he listened to her advice. A hint of joy flashed in Sheng Qianrui's eyes. She immediately stood up and followed Han Xi as he passed by her.

The bright revolving door turned gently, and this was the scene that Fang Li and Yu Tian saw as they entered one after the other.

A tall, slender man walked ahead with one hand in his pocket, while a woman with a graceful figure swayed her hips beside him. The two were very close, and their clothes occasionally brushed against each other.

Fang Li watched quietly with her watery eyes. After a few seconds, her red lips moved slightly, and she softly called out to the man's back: "Han Xi".