Chapter 19 Charity Dinner
It was already quite late when Tang Shuo and Jiang Tianwei returned. Jiang Hongtao had already gone to bed, so Tang Shuo stayed in a guest room arranged by Guan Deyong.
The next morning, as soon as Tang Shuo opened the door, he saw Guan Deyong, who was already dressed neatly, standing at the door.
Tang Shuo couldn't help but chuckle and asked, "Master Guan, what are you doing?"
How could Tang Shuo not know what Guan Deyong was thinking?
But he was still hoping that the other party was not looking for him to compete with him.
Tang Shuo would be very happy to exchange a few moves with Guan Deyong occasionally to stretch his muscles.
But Guan Deyong is an absolute martial arts fanatic. Once he starts fighting, he will never stop. The key is that fists and feet have no eyes, so he has to be careful not to hurt the opponent due to mistakes.
"You should go out and train too," Guan Deyong said excitedly. "It's a good opportunity for us to exchange a few moves together."
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Fortunately, Tang Shuo's suffering did not last too long. More than an hour later, Jiang Hongtao sent someone to call Tang Shuo and his partner to have breakfast.
After breakfast, Jiang Tianwei approached Tang Shuo and said, "Tang Shuo, let's go out together."
"What for?" Tang Shuo asked.
"We didn't have enough fun last night, so let's go straight to Jinding today," Jiang Tianwei said. "Someone is organizing a car race tonight, and I'll take you there then."
Just when Tang Shuo was racking his brains over how to refuse, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Not many people knew his cell phone number. Apart from Lu Wanqi and Xiao Ran, the only other person was Jiang Hongtao, to whom he had just given his contact information yesterday.
He is now in the Jiang family, so it is definitely not Jiang Hongtao. Then it is only the remaining two women.
Tang Shuo now wanted to hug the person who called him and give him a big kiss. This call came at the perfect time!
He agreed to go out with Jiang Tianwei yesterday not only because Jiang Hongtao asked him to, but also because he was a little curious. But now he has no interest in Jiang Tianwei's life at all.
To put it bluntly, 'they are totally on the same page'.
If he had to choose between "going out to play with Jiang Tianwei" and "fighting with Guan Lao", Tang Shuo would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.
Tang Shuo glanced at the caller ID and answered the call.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Tang Shuo said into the phone: "Um...Okay, I understand. I'll be right there."
"What are you doing?" Lu Wanqi's puzzled voice came from the receiver.
Tang Shuo made a hushing gesture to Jiang Tianwei, then stood up and walked directly to the second floor of the villa.
"I was just talking to someone." Tang Shuo said. "What's going on?"
Lu Wanqi said, "I will arrive in Yanjing at 11 o'clock noon. Please pick me up at the airport on time."
"Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow?" Tang Shuo asked, puzzled. "Why early?"
"There's a charity dinner tonight."
"Yeah, I understand."
When Tang Shuo hung up the phone, he walked to the door of Jiang's study, knocked on the door, and waited for Jiang Hongtao's voice of agreement to come from inside before walking in.
"Is there anything wrong?" Jiang Hongtao asked.
"Mr. Jiang, I have some things to take care of," Tang Shuo replied. "If you need anything, just call me."
"Come over often when you have nothing to do." Jiang Hongtao nodded. "By the way, the end of this month happens to be a Sunday. I'll have everyone else at home come back then, and you can come over too. I'll introduce you to each other."
"Okay." Tang Shuo said seriously. He could see that Jiang Hongtao didn't treat him as an outsider at all.
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Fengshan is only more than two hours away from Yanjing Airport. Tang Shuo calculated the time accurately, and when he arrived at the airport, Lu Wanqi's flight had just arrived.
In order to avoid being recognized and causing trouble, Lu Wanqi not only wore a pair of black-framed plain glasses, but also a red and white Hermès graffiti sun hat on her head, making her look very youthful and beautiful.
Tang Shuo took Lu Wanqi's suitcase and the two of them walked out of the airport quickly.
Lu Wanqi had long been dissatisfied with Tang Shuo for not calling her, so she naturally didn't treat him well. As soon as she got in the car, she asked coldly, "You haven't done anything bad these past two days, have you?"
"Of course not."
"Let's go home first. I'll put down my luggage." Lu Wanqi said, "We'll go to a charity dinner tonight."
"Yeah." Tang Shuo certainly had no objection. He nodded and started the car.
After buying some vegetables at the supermarket in the community, the two went straight upstairs.
Ever since the two women had eaten Tang Shuo's cooking, they stopped ordering takeout. They would go downstairs to buy groceries, and then Tang Shuo would cook. After Tang Shuo protested several times, Lu Wanqi only verbally promised to give him a 50,000 yuan annual salary increase.
As for whether Tang Shuo can get the money, it depends on Lu Wanqi's mood.
After returning home, Tang Shuo went to the kitchen to cook very consciously.
After putting her luggage away, Lu Wanqi turned on the TV, leaned back on the sofa, watched the boring soap opera, and waited for dinner to be served.
During the break, Lu Wanqi saw the DV thrown next to the TV.
After I bought this DV, I used it twice and then threw it into a corner.
Lu Wanqi remembered that she had found it when she was packing her luggage when she went home last time, so she took it out and prepared to check the battery, but in the end she seemed to have forgotten about it because she was interrupted by something.
Lu Wanqi turned on the phone and found that it was out of battery, so she ran back to the room and found another spare battery to replace it.
After successfully starting up, Lu Wanqi prepared to watch several videos that had been recorded previously.
When she turned to the video whose recording date showed that it was the day she returned home, she opened it.
As soon as I opened it, I heard the conversation between Tang Shuo and myself in the video.
"Come on, it's time for breakfast."
"Um."
The video then distorted, and when it became clear, the camera was facing the sofa in the living room.
After a few minutes, the screen showed that he and Tang Shuo went out.
Lu Wanqi pressed the fast forward button and watched for half a minute. Just when she was about to exit, Tang Shuo appeared on the screen again.
After a flash, Tang Shuo disappeared for a while.
Not long after, Tang Shuo appeared again.
But this time, the other person was only wearing a bath towel, lying on the sofa with his feet placed on his favorite sitting position.
But that’s not the point!
Lu Wanqi pressed pause and looked carefully at Tang Shuo's naked upper body.
She covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes turned red instantly, and after pressing the rewind button, she watched the video again.
She really couldn't imagine what Tang Shuo had experienced in the past.
The DV footage showed Tang Shuo's chest and back covered in scars. With her years of experience as an actress, she could tell at a glance that most of these scars were gunshot wounds.
Lu Wanqi turned off the DV and sat on the sofa in a daze.
"Dinner is ready, come and eat." Tang Shuo placed the dishes on the dining table and called to Lu Wanqi in the living room.
"Yeah." Lu Wanqi agreed and stood up and walked towards the dining table.
She now has so many questions she wants to ask Tang Shuo, but she doesn't know how to start.
She had also thought about Tang Shuo's identity and even made various guesses, but no matter which one, it was not as shocking as the DV footage just now.
Who is this guy?
Tang Shuo frowned, looking at the distracted Lu Wanqi. He tapped the dish lightly with his chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Wanqi took a deep breath, then suddenly smiled and said, "Nothing."
Lu Wanqi understood that unless this man was willing to open his heart to her one day, she would never be able to understand him.
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The charity dinner rented a banquet hall from a five-star hotel and was of extremely high standard.
This charity dinner was held in the form of an auction. In addition to some collections that had been collected in the early stages, participants were also allowed to temporarily provide some collections for auction.
Lu Wanqi was going to go on stage to sing a song to open the party in the evening, so Tang Shuo and Lu Wanqi had already arrived before the dinner officially started.
Tang Shuo, leaning against the dressing room door, loosened the tie around his neck. Even though he had received professional and rigorous etiquette training before, he still disliked wearing ties or bow ties.
However, this charity dinner was very formal, and he represented Lu Wanqi's image to a certain extent, so he did not intend to be unique.
Now he just hoped that this boring party would end quickly so that he could go home and sleep.
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