Chapter 39
On the day of the KU cocktail party.
The venue is a classical building on Minamiyama Road in Kyoto. The overall retro tone complements the dim lights on the scene.
Shen Yizhi stepped into the banquet hall and looked around. Most of the people present were men and women, and they were all dressed exquisitely. When they talked, they were polite and elegant like businessmen.
She came alone.
In addition, she wore a simple one-shoulder black evening dress today, with her fair and translucent skin, bright white teeth, and slightly curled black hair scattered on both sides, she looked elegant and charming.
Countless eyes were cast on her.
"Whose daughter is this? Why did she come here alone?"
"She looks a bit like the eldest daughter of the Shen family, but I remember that daughter seemed to have no shortage of male companions."
"Shen family?"
"I also saw that young lady from afar when I attended her art exhibition a long time ago. Although her temperament and appearance are very similar, I'm not sure if it's true or not."
"That 'vase' daughter of the Shen family, didn't she gain fame thanks to her family? That personal art exhibition back then was entirely thanks to her mother's connections."
"As expected, one's destiny is everything. If you were born in a wealthy family, even if you just casually drew a tree, there would be people rushing to admire you."
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Shen Yizhi stood in the middle of the banquet hall and naturally heard the gossip.
The forest is big, so naturally there are all kinds of birds.
She didn't have time to deal with them and looked around calmly.
Someone was not found.
Didn't even send her a message.
What an ancestor.
Shen Yizhi was too lazy to care about him. She lifted her skirt and sat down at the banquet table. There was a glass of champagne on the table. She was a little thirsty, so she picked it up and took a sip.
Suddenly, a person sat down on the right.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but do you have a male companion?"
Shen Yizhi put down the goblet and looked over sideways.
He is a foreign man with three-dimensional features, blond hair and blue eyes.
Nong Yan is her favorite type.
Her expression remained unchanged, but she said with regret, "Sorry, I have a male companion."
The blond man smiled. "That's a shame. You're so beautiful, and he actually left you here alone."
"I have a good impression of you. Could you please add my contact information so I can talk to you if I have any questions in China?"
He spoke Chinese fluently and behaved like a gentleman in every way.
Shen Yizhi likes making friends very much and made many foreign friends during her study abroad. She has a natural liking for men who are both sensible and polite.
But she wasn't very interested at the moment.
She caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the distance and replied absentmindedly.
"Sorry, I'm not very convenient."
The blond man noticed that she was distracted and followed her gaze.
Men and women gathered in groups of three or five, chatting happily and clinking glasses. No one in the group noticed this place.
Only one person stared over.
The man was tall and handsome, standing out from the crowd. His hair was combed back, revealing sharp, narrow eyebrows and well-defined features. He wore an expensive black velvet suit, which only accentuated his imposing figure.
Someone seemed to be talking to him, and he answered casually with a glass of wine in his hand.
His every move and gesture revealed his ease, like a rich young man who had been hanging around in the Chamber of Commerce since he was a child.
The blond man met the man's sharp gaze and asked calmly, "Is that your male companion?"
Shen Yizhi shifted his gaze from a distance to him and answered casually, "I guess so."
Jiang Chi Nan suddenly changed his words and said that he had some temporary work and was sent to shoot in another place, so he naturally could not attend KU's cocktail party.
Now he is the only one left as her male companion.
Shen Yizhi took a sip of champagne, the image of him talking to someone still lingering in his mind.
I haven't seen you for three days, why do I feel like Pei Yanhe has become more handsome?
Accustomed to his usual casual and unhurried demeanor, she found his calm and cool demeanor as he wandered through the world of fame and fortune rather refreshing.
The blond man suddenly said, "He's a very attractive man, but he's not right for you."
Shen Yizhi raised his eyebrows and asked with interest: "What do you mean?"
She was not curious about whether this sentence was appropriate, but the praise in the first half.
The blond man said seriously, "He has a terrible face. He looks like a jerk who plays with people's feelings."
Pei Yanhe's face does look ostentatious, but...
Shen Yizhi politely curled his lips, but there was a hint of thorn in his smile, "I grew up with him, there are some things I understand better than you."
The blond man didn't feel embarrassed, but he was a little surprised when he heard the words she had grown up with. He happened to catch a glimpse of the man walking towards him out of the corner of his eye.
"He seems to be coming over, so I won't bother you anymore. I hope I can see you again next time."
He left in embarrassment.
Before Shen Yizhi could say goodbye politely, she only saw his back as he hurried away.
He runs pretty fast.
"What did you talk about with him just now?" Pei Yanhe walked to her side, put one hand in his pocket, and looked at her with his head down.
Shen Yizhi tilted her head slightly to look at him, shaking the wine glass in her hand, with a hint of coquettishness in her coldness, and said without hesitation: "Let's talk about you."
Pei Yanhe raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why do you talk about me with everyone?"
Shen Yizhi rolled her eyes, “I just like to gossip about the people around me, is that okay?”
Pei Yanhe nodded heavily, dragging out the final words long and slowly, "Of course."
He paused, looked around, and asked casually, "Why didn't you see the person who invited you to the party?"
This looks like genuine curiosity.
Shen Yizhi didn't doubt it and answered casually: "He couldn't come because of something urgent."
Pei Yanhe said earnestly, "This person is not a good person for standing you up."
“…”
Shen Yizhi didn't know what he was doing here, but she frowned slightly because the sound of the wine glasses clinking was a bit harsh.
"When will this party end?"
"Can't stay any longer?" Pei Yanhe pulled a chair and sat down beside her, his body slightly tilted towards her.
Shen Yizhi drooped his eyelids and yawned, "I'm very sleepy."
What's more, she really hates participating in such hypocritical activities, which are all about the interests of businessmen. She has a simple and pure mind and is only suitable to stay in a greenhouse.
Pei Yanhe glanced at the champagne in her hand, which was only one-third left, and asked, "Have you drunk?"
Shen Yizhi put down the wine glass, supported her face with her hands and looked at him, muttering: "It has nothing to do with the wine."
She stared at him for a moment, "I need to tell you something."
I guess she was talking about the thing she wanted to say three days ago.
Pei Yanhe lowered his head, took out his cell phone and quickly sent a message, so quickly that Shen Yizhi thought he had just started to enter the password when he had already clicked send. After all the operations, he put away the phone and looked up at her.
"you say."
Shen Yizhi thought for a moment, "I want to open an art exhibition and need investment. How much can you invest?"
This statement did not give him the opportunity to choose whether to vote or not.
Pei Yanhe looked at her neck, which was slightly red from the alcohol, and unconsciously rubbed it with his fingertips. He said calmly, "How much do you need?"
The key point in communication between businessmen is to never let the other party know your cards.
Shen Yizhi didn't answer but asked, "How much can you invest?"
Although he was drunk, his brain was still quite smart.
Pei Yanhe chuckled, and his tone was uninhibited, "As much as you need, I have as much as you need."
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