I had thought the banquet would end in this warm and pleasant atmosphere.

Unexpectedly, two people sat in the seats next to me.

One is Xu Guangyao, the chairman of Aihui.

He first greeted Chairman Qiu warmly, then turned to treat Ji Chunyang with an even more enthusiastic and casual attitude.

It seemed as if he and Ji Chunyang had a more familiar and better relationship.

Song Yan watched as Chairman Qiu's face grew increasingly dark.

"Oh dear! Mr. Ji, you should have given us a heads-up when you came to Hong Kong!"

"I have to do my duty as a host!" Xu Guangyao said, and then sat down next to Ji Chunyang.

"Young Master Xu, aren't you going to introduce him?" Another man who came with him had a traitorous hairstyle.

In mainland Chinese films, traitors are often depicted with a middle parting in their hair.

So people think that a middle part hairstyle looks like that of a traitor, and traitors wear middle part hairstyles.

Ji Chunyang found the man repulsive as soon as she saw his hairstyle.

Song Yan has also been assimilated by the film.

This person's hairstyle, plus his hair that looks like it's been licked by a cow.

Oops! I used too much mousse!

He doesn't look like a good person at all!

Ji Chunyang stood up, and Song Yan pulled out a chair for her.

Ji Chunyang changed his position, putting some distance between himself and him.

Ji Chunyang: "Are we that close?"

Xu Guangyao: "It seems that President Ji still has some misunderstandings about me!"

Xiang Wei, this is Mr. Ji from Jiaren Capital.

The man Xu Guangyao called Xiang Wei, who had been acting nonchalantly just moments before, had now lost all the remaining respect he had shown.

Ji Chunyang spoke in Mandarin spoken in inland China.

The inland areas are now synonymous with poverty, backwardness, and ignorance.

She looked like a pretty and charming woman, but it turns out she's from the north.

Xiang Wei: "Chairman Qiu, you actually invited a girl from the north!"

To get to Hong Kong from the mainland, you basically have to travel south from the north.

Therefore, people from the inland areas came from the north.

The term "Bei Gu" does not refer to girls from the north.

"Northern Girls" is a derogatory term for female migrant workers who come to Hong Kong from the south. They are primarily engaged in prostitution.

It can be said to be full of negative connotations.

This was what Song Yan said before Chairman Qiu could speak. "President Ji, why don't you move over here a little further?"

After all, bad breath can travel quite far!

"Okay!" Ji Chunyang readily agreed.

Xiang Wei's face immediately turned ugly.

"Xiang San, I haven't seen your father for a while. How is he?" Chairman Qiu asked.

Xiang Wei shut his mouth in resentment.

Chairman Qiu is someone even his father has to give some face to. If he acts recklessly today, Chairman Qiu can complain, and he will naturally suffer the consequences.

"Chairman Qiu, don't be so serious. We're all friends!"

I've known Ms. Ji for a long time; I originally intended to vouch for her.

"I didn't expect Chairman Qiu to be there before me!" Xu Guangyao said, extending his hand to shake hands with Chunyang.

Ji Chunyang remained seated.

Xu Guangyao didn't seem angry. He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice. "Don't be so disrespectful."

After all, you're not familiar with Hong Kong.

Having more friends means having more options!

Song Yan heard a slight clicking sound behind her, and she turned around sharply.

Today, Zheng Rong accompanied him. In the unfamiliar environment, Zheng Rong was very vigilant. However, his hearing was definitely not as good as Song Yan's.

Song Yan suddenly turned around, and he followed Song Yan's gaze.

It turned out to be a man taking pictures with a camera.

Zheng Rong quickly ran over, and the man turned and ran in fright, but he was caught anyway.

"What are you doing? Let me go!" the captured man shouted.

The restaurant waiter came over immediately.

When they spoke in Mandarin, Song Yan noticed that although their attitude remained respectful, there was an undeniable disdain in their eyes.

Look, the waiter in this restaurant went straight for Zheng Rong and grabbed him first.

With a wave of his hand, Song Yan quickly pulled the person over, giving the waiter no chance to speak.

"Hand this person over to Chairman Xu."

"I'm just an unknown nobody, he definitely didn't come for me!" Ji Chunyang said.

Xu Guangyao's gaze swept over Zheng Rong; this man was fast!

"Don't worry, I'll handle it!" Xu Guangyao said.

Chairman Qiu: "Today, Mr. Ji is my guest."

If you'd like to invite President Ji, please do it another day!

This means they are asking you to leave.

Xu Guangyao and Xiang Wei left without saying much.

"I've heard a bit about what happened between you and Aihui Group, but I didn't expect the conflict between you to be so serious."

"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!" Chairman Qiu said.

"I'm new here and don't know anything about the people and things here."

Chairman Qiu, please speak frankly! If you don't speak directly, I'm afraid I won't understand!

"I'm a stupid person too!" Ji Chunyang wasn't stupid. Xu Guangyao's arrival today was very coincidental. If he didn't have any ulterior motives, Ji Chunyang would believe that the sun would rise in the west tomorrow.

"It's really not easy for women to work!" Chairman Qiu exclaimed sincerely.

Her husband was in poor health and passed away early, leaving her with no choice but to shoulder the burden of the family.

Regardless of his reasons for venturing out into the world, Ji Chunyang must have wanted to be self-reliant and independent.

She had a very good impression of President Ji after meeting him today, so she hoped that Ji Chunyang would not run into any trouble.

Or rather, that they will be safe and sound.

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