Hong Kong media are already known for their exaggeration and absurdity, and once a piece of news passes through a few hands, it becomes even more exaggerated.
Nie Zhao could only barely recognize a few simplified Chinese characters.
He was standing outside the glass window of the hotel's first-floor merchandise section, looking at the newspapers that had been posted.
In a few quick glances, he gleaned a few pieces of information. First, his glamorous female bodyguard had gone to a bar. Since the Hong Kong media had only photographed her once, they couldn't go too far and simply said she had been to a bar. But in mainland China, it became that she loved going to bars.
Hong Kong media only mentioned Brother Leung briefly, because in Hong Kong, entertainment stars are just like gangsters, nothing more than actors in the underworld, not respectable figures. They focused on the fact that the female bodyguard was looking for a daring and wealthy man.
However, in mainland China, due to the influence of the "Young and Dangerous" movies, and the fact that Brother Leung always played big bosses in the movies, reporters thoughtfully fabricated a story for them, saying that the beautiful bodyguard didn't love the rich businessman but the big boss, and that she was exchanging flirtatious glances with Brother Leung.
Actually, the person most surprised at the scene was not Nie Zhao, but rather the sales clerk behind the counter.
This is the Capital International Hotel, which is currently only partially open to the public and mainly serves as a hotel for foreign guests. VIPs like Nie Zhao stay at the hotel for free and in rooms with direct access via a single elevator, offering excellent privacy. However, local businessmen carrying sacks of money cannot get a room in the Ambassador's Room.
During the reform and opening up period, the waiters were most familiar with Hong Kong, and of course they also knew Nie Zhao.
His meals, travel arrangements, and various business hotels are all notified.
Even though working in a hotel like this, where the usual guests are either ambassadors or even presidents of some country, the staff had never seen anything as novel as today.
Hong Kong's richest man—you'll only know how extraordinary he is when you meet him in person.
First and foremost, without a doubt, he's handsome. His eyebrows are striking yet delicate, with beautiful lines and sharp angles, clearly the features of an East Asian. But that's just the basics. His skin is exceptionally fair and smooth. Coupled with the pampered lifestyle he's maintained for so long, in Beijing, a place full of rough men who instantly turn into slovenly middle-aged men after thirty, the thirty-year-old Hong Kong tycoon has a youthful quality that defies age—he's still considered a pretty boy.
So rich and handsome, it's perfectly normal for a salesperson to think he only has one wife and one mistress. After all, in recent years, coal sellers in Shanxi have been looking for a mistress as soon as their savings exceed five figures.
In his spare time, Mr. Nie also showed gifts to his wife and children, which makes him a truly good man.
But his bodyguard mistress—what kind of woman is she?—did she manage to dump him while he was away on a business trip?
Moreover, the waiters had all seen Brother Liang's movies; he was probably older than Nie Zhao, and not as handsome as Nie Zhao.
So Nie Zhao stood outside the glass, his gaze fixed, enjoying his own melon.
Inside the glass door, several waiters were also eating his melon.
"Is that woman blind? She's someone's mistress and she's cheating on him. It's outrageous!" a waiter said.
One waiter said, "She's an improper woman, and her brain isn't normal either. If you ask me, Mrs. Yu Nie is a good thing."
Another person said, "You've never even met his wife, how do you know she's a good person?"
The waiter who spoke earlier was married and wouldn't let his values be swayed by his appearance. He said in a low voice, "Men can't control themselves when they have money. There's nothing we can do about them being a little unfaithful. But if we teach him a lesson, he'll be good to his wife when he gets home."
The other waiters agreed and were about to nod in agreement when the chubby Russian and the red-nosed blond bodyguards entered the room ahead of time, standing on either side like Qin Qiong and Jingde. Boss Nie also came in.
This restaurant is a state-owned enterprise with permanent staff, and all the waiters have university degrees.
Immediately, several waiters stood at attention: "Welcome, Mr. Nie, what can I do for you?"
As soon as Nie Zhao opened his mouth, the married waitress felt sorry for Mrs. Nie, because Mr. Nie's voice was very gentle and polite, but a little dejected. He said, "I would like to buy a few newspapers, thank you!"
These waiters have even witnessed ambassadors trying to bring undesirable workers into their rooms, only to then lie and make excuses to the front desk, displaying their ugly behavior. Of course, their facial expressions are very well managed.
A clerk at the counter immediately said, "I'll arrange the newspapers for you right away. Do you need..."
Actually, there was today's newspaper on the glass table, specially clipped on, but Nie Zhao had already pulled away the one that was hanging up and had a female bodyguard on it: "I'll take it myself, thank you."
He turned and left, and Hank was already pressing the elevator button for him. Sam and the Russian guy gave the waiters a thumbs up and left as well. At that moment, the waiters' values overcame their senses.
They exchanged a glance, and everyone understood each other perfectly: Well, he deserved it; he was head over heels for that sleazy female bodyguard!
...
Nie Zhao's values collapsed drastically at this moment.
The media kills with their pens, and he mistakenly believed that ever since he arrived in the capital, his wife had abandoned their son, Ah Yuan, and spent her days wandering around bars, Lan Kwai Fong, and Victoria Harbour; she had probably explored them all.
Of course, she has always been a very carefree person, with a "the world is what it is" attitude. After two years of being pregnant and raising a child, he was exhausted from being cooped up all the time, let alone her. It's normal for her to go out and have some fun.
After all, unlike him, who was a coward, whose hobby was money, and who didn't like socializing, Nie Zhao could understand everything else, but what he couldn't understand was how it could be Brother Liang. He was just a movie actor. Nie Zhao should have seen him before, holding a wine glass in both hands, squeezed in a group of people, his head sticking out, vying to clink glasses with Nie Zhao.
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