He wants to escape!

Liao Xiaoqiang knew that if he continued talking to Li Lin, he would have to confess everything in a few rounds.

He was like a frightened bird and just wanted to escape from this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Li Lin raised the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly, stroking his chin with his left hand, looking at Liao Xiaoqiang with deep eyes and said, "Okay, since Mr. Liao doesn't want to talk, I won't force it. Go back and rest early, and talk again tomorrow!"

"Oh, okay, okay, let's talk about it tomorrow..." Liao Xiaoqiang ran away as if he had been pardoned.

...

The next morning, several more merchants from Han River hurried over.

It was not difficult to tell from the tired expressions on their faces that they must have set out by car in the early morning, had little rest all night, and rushed here in a hurry.

They had the same mentality as the group of businessmen who arrived last night. When they arrived at the city hotel, they did not first care about the progress of the investment promotion conference, but instead looked around for the whereabouts of Pingyang city leaders.

They felt that they must first apologize to the city leaders in order to gain their forgiveness, so as to avoid being targeted by the tax bureau again!

It concerns the survival of their own companies, and they are all terrified.

The last merchant to arrive also had a look of deep fatigue on his face.

However, he was not as anxious as his predecessors to find the city leaders to explain the situation.

Instead, he found an inconspicuous seat in the banquet hall on the first floor with a calm face and sat down, his eyes were calm and his expression was solemn.

Li Lin and a group of comrades arrived at the banquet hall early to make final preparations.

This maverick businessman caught Li Lin's attention.

He took the initiative to step forward and asked politely, "Sir, are you a merchant coming from Han River? Which company are you representing? You are VIPs, and your seats are in the front row."

The man looked at Li Lin calmly and said unsmilingly, "Jianghai Group, Ren Jianghai."

Li Lin had an impression of this company, and he had also carefully studied the information about Ren Jianghai, the helmsman of Jianghai Group.

Jianghai Group is mainly engaged in textile trade. It has a place in the Hanjiang textile industry and has considerable strength.

But no one expected that their helmsman, Ren Jianghai, would be such a low-key person.

He was so low-key that many of his colleagues passed by him without even bothering to look at him...

If Li Lin had not asked proactively, other staff members would have easily mistaken him for a local small entrepreneur from Pingyang City who came to watch the ceremony.

"Hello, Mr. Ren. I am the person in charge of this event. My name is Li Lin. Your seat is in the front row. Please follow me." Li Lin shook hands with him with a smile, politely led the way, and took him to sit in the front row.

When he heard Li Lin's name, Ren Jianghai's calm expression was slightly touched, but it was only for a moment and was not easy to notice.

He stood up calmly, followed Li Lin quietly, and came to the position designated by Li Lin for him.

"Mr. Ren, please sit down. The meeting will start soon." Li Lin turned his head to look at Zhang Mingchen and waved his hand, saying, "Mingchen, pour tea for Mr. Ren."

After everything was arranged, just as Li Lin was about to go check other places, Ren Jianghai suddenly asked, "Team Leader Li, have all the other merchants arrived in Pingyang?"

Ren Jianghai looked straight ahead, and as he spoke these words, only his lips moved slightly, his expression was terrifyingly calm.

Li Lin paused, turned around and looked at Ren Jianghai, and replied, "Yes, all the merchants we invited have arrived."

Hearing this, Ren Jianghai stopped talking and stared straight ahead, as if he had never asked the question just now.

Looking at Ren Jianghai's abnormal attitude, Li Lin was a little confused.

It was as if the Mr. Ren in front of him had a very heavy heart, which made it difficult for him to breathe, but he had to pretend to be calm.

Suddenly, Li Lin's eyes were covered by a pair of slightly cold little hands.

He felt a woman's body pressed tightly against his back.

"Guess who I am?" Xu Wen suppressed her tone, deliberately preventing Li Lin from recognizing her voice.

However, Li Lin had already guessed that it was her, so he reached out and grabbed her hands that were covering her eyes, turned his head and looked at Xu Wen and said, "No need to guess, I know it's you."

"You're cheating. If you didn't look back, you would never guess that it was me." Xu Wen pouted and said coquettishly.

"Okay, stop making trouble. There are so many guests here." Li Lin smiled and reached out to pinch her nose gently.

Xu Wen looked around and found that most of the merchants coming and going had already taken their seats.

The activity was about to start, so she waved to Li Lin and said, "Okay, I have to go to work too, so I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, she carried her camera and plunged into the crowd of reporters. She finally found a suitable position in the dense jungle of cameras, posed, and pointed the camera at the stage.

As luck would have it, the intimate contact between Xu Wen and Li Lin was seen by Liu Yuan and Liu Haiwu who had just walked in.

Liu Yuan looked very unhappy, and she pursed her lips tightly, looking aggrieved.

She wanted to walk up quickly and ask what the relationship between Li Lin and that girl was.

But her uncle Liu Haiwu stopped her and advised her, "Yuanyuan, don't act silly in this kind of situation. Otherwise, you and Li Lin will be embarrassed."

"But uncle, didn't you see how intimate Li Lin was with that woman just now? How could I tolerate this?" Liu Yuan stomped her feet unwillingly and complained to Liu Haiwu.

Liu Haiwu smiled and asked her, "Then tell me, what is your relationship with Li Lin now? Are you boyfriend and girlfriend? If not, what reason do you have to question him?"

Hey... Yuanyuan, listen to my advice. Although Li Lin is very talented and has a wide network of contacts, he comes from a humble background after all. It is unlikely that you will be with him."

"Why? I have never disliked him!" Liu Yuan retorted.

Liu Haiwu smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's not that you dislike him or not, but your identity as Miss Long Jian makes Li Lin naturally resist you. You two are not from the same world at all. This has nothing to do with class, background, or conditions!"

He continued, "Didn't you see the girl just now? The clothes she was wearing probably cost no more than a thousand yuan. She looks like a child from an ordinary family.

She and Li Lin had similar backgrounds and had many common topics, so it was easier for them to get close to each other. Didn't you see how happy Li Lin was just now? Has he ever been this happy when he was with you?"

Hearing this, Liu Yuan's face was full of surprise. She had never seen Li Lin smile so happily when he was with her.

She suddenly felt extremely lost, tears welled up in her eyes, and whispered to Liu Haiwu, "I'm going out for some fresh air..."

Liu Haiwu wanted to persuade her again, but found that Liu Yuan had walked out of the banquet hall without looking back.