After some huddling and greetings, everyone surrounded Kwok Letian and Ho Ying-tung and walked into the brightly lit and luxuriously furnished living room and sat down.
The servants immediately served top-quality Assam black tea at just the right temperature and carefully baked Hong Kong-style dim sum.
The light from the crystal chandelier in the living room fell gently, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of black tea, the sweet fragrance of dim sum, and a hint of refreshing woody notes from the high-end cologne on Peter Ho.
Both the host and the guest displayed extremely high social intelligence.
The Guo family was naturally flattered that Young Master Huo came to visit them, and their words were full of respect and gratitude.
Ho Chun-ting always maintained a graceful demeanor, expressed his gratitude for the Guo family's hospitality with appropriate words, and was extremely respectful to Mr. Guo.
The atmosphere gradually calmed down from the noisy atmosphere at the gate and became decent and harmonious.
A subtle tacit understanding flows in the air.
Whether it was the Guo family or Ho Chun-ting himself, everyone invariably focused the topic on trivial gossip such as the economic trends of Hong Kong Island, the popular horses of the racing season, and which high-end cocktail party had just opened in Repulse Bay.
Regarding today's sensational and vivid description of the explosive scandal of Liu Rumeng and Kobayashi Tianwang "spending a good night together" in Villa No. 3 in Repulse Bay.
At this moment and in this place, it was as if it had been completely wiped out by an invisible hand, without causing even a ripple in anyone's mouth.
This silence itself is a declaration.
Since Huo Zhenting was willing to condescend to visit the Guo family in person, this extraordinary courtesy itself was an extremely clear attitude:
Ho Chun-ting doesn't care about those sensational gossips that are intended to attract attention and smear, let alone believe them.
In the face of the established fact that the eldest son of the Huo family came to visit in person, any defense or clarification seemed redundant and stupid.
The Guo family would not be so foolish as to proactively bring up a topic that had already been implicitly settled by the other party's attitude in order to prove their innocence. That would be tantamount to adding unnecessary details and lowering their status in front of Ho Chun-ting.
When the greetings came to an end and everyone took a break from drinking tea, Huo Zhenting's gaze finally fell on the real focus of his seemingly serious visit today - Liu Rumeng.
From Huo Zhenting's perspective, Liu Rumeng was sitting under a beam of sunlight slanting in from the side window.
The light was not the sunlight during the day, but the warm moonlight at night, outlining her clear and beautiful outline.
She did not deliberately seek a conspicuous position to sit like other girls, nor did she show any signs of being embarrassed or eager to show off.
She sat quietly on the large single velvet sofa, her back straight but not stiff at all, as smooth as the branches of a magnolia tree that had just condensed into still water.
Her long and thick eyelashes were half-drooped, casting two faint shadows like small fans on her cheeks which were so white that they were almost transparent.
The color of her cherry lips is very light, like the pale cherry blossoms in early spring, and they are slightly pursed. When she is not smiling, the corners of her lips are naturally angled upwards, which does not make her look mean, but rather lonely and difficult to approach.
Liu Rumeng held a cup of water that was no longer steaming in her hand. Her fingertips were slender and shiny, and her nails were trimmed cleanly and roundly, with a healthy pink luster.
She seemed to be immersed in an invisible yet awe-inspiring brilliance, and her simply-cut moon-white satin cheongsam exuded an icy and snowy atmosphere.
The hustle and bustle of the surroundings, the splendor of the furniture, and even the faint scent of wealth floating in the air were all silently isolated by this layer of brilliance the moment they approached her, forming a small world isolated from the rest of the world.
Huo Zhenting's throat felt a little dry, and his chest seemed to be gently yet forcefully gripped by something.
This is the beautiful woman described in Jin Yong’s novel “There is a Beauty in the North” that made the entire Hong Kong social circle crazy!
He read the article over and over again in the newspaper.
But it was not until this moment that Ho Chun-ting realized very clearly that there was no exaggeration in Mr. Jin Yong's writing style at all!
The Liu Rumeng in front of me is the fairy in the painting who has walked into my sight!
That kind of cold, noble and solitary beauty that was untainted by the dust far surpassed all the socialites and stars he had seen in the past thirty years. One was in heaven and the other was in hell.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Huo Zhenting's heart skipped a beat, and an unprecedented strong sense of "crisis" gripped his heart.
Such a beautiful appearance, such a unique and even slightly dangerous temperament, is like an ownerless world-renowned famous zither, quietly placed in the bustling world.
How many eyes will be staring at it?
How many people are there who covet, desire, and do whatever it takes?
Although Ho Chun-ting possesses a family background and status that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, he now also experiences the anxiety of ordinary people who worry about losing priceless treasures.
Must be quick!
This rare winter plum blossom must be transplanted to the depths of the Huo family garden as soon as possible, and it must be completely confined and treasured with the most exquisite greenhouse and the most capable guards!
He, Ho Chun-ting, would never allow anyone else to get their hands on anything he values!
His gaze instantly became extremely hot.
Huo Zhenting picked up the teacup and took a sip in a disguised manner.
The warm tea did not relieve the sudden thirst, but instead made the determination to win even sharper and hotter.
He put down the bone china cup and tapped it gently on the smooth black walnut table, making a crisp and pleasant sound, successfully drawing everyone's attention to himself.
The smile on his face was still decent, even warmer than before.
He calmly scanned the Guo family members present, finally landing firmly on the face of Guo Letian, who sat at the head of the table. He spoke sincerely, "Mr. Guo, I'm here today not only to pay my respects to you, my uncles, elders, brothers, and sisters, but I also have a deeply selfish motive in mind."
You could hear a pin drop in the living room.
Aaron Kwok quietly opened the check and saw that it said 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. He almost screamed out loud.
Guo Jingan subconsciously stopped while holding his chocolate box.
The smile on Guo Zhiming's face seemed to freeze, and Yan Meijuan nervously clenched her handkerchief.
"When I first saw Miss Ru Meng downstairs at TVB, I was immediately stunned... I was blown away by her beauty.
Not only was he attracted by her demeanor, but later he also heard that Mr. Guo had given good instruction and that Miss Rumeng had both excellent talent and character, something he had never seen before in his life.
How can such a pearl be lost to others?"
His tone suddenly became more resolute and humble, and he bowed slightly to Guo Letian: "Mr. Guo, I am very bold. I would like to take this opportunity today to ask you and the Guo family for a favor.
Zhen Ting is not talented, but he hopes to get an opportunity, a chance for Zhen Ting to pursue Miss Ru Meng, hoping that one day he can become the son-in-law of the Guo family's granddaughter!
Please promise, Mr. Guo!"
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