Chapter 134 Convincing Him to Stay
When Su Xinyao saw Zhou Rui, she held her breath for a moment.
"Mr. Zhou."
The doorman's attitude did a 180-degree turn, and he bent down like a shrimp.
The man didn't respond, but just looked around casually, and paused slightly when his eyes passed by Su Xinyao.
Su Xinyao's heart began to beat wildly. In her previous life, Zhou Rui had never looked at her like this.
She suppressed the bitterness in her throat and suddenly remembered what she looked like at the moment.
His coarse clothes were covered in dust, and his hair was a little messy from running around for days.
"Get out of the way."
The man finally spoke, his voice low and hoarse, completely different from Mu Tianrui's gentle voice.
Two strong men immediately stepped forward and Su Xinyao was pushed aside without any courtesy.
She staggered to her feet and watched the tall figure walk into the Paramount.
The revolving door of the Paramount was still slowly turning. She straightened her clothes, took a deep breath, and walked towards the doorman again: "I'm looking for Mr. Zhou."
This time the doorman didn't stop her, probably because he thought that anyone who could call Zhou Shao directly must be from some important background.
Su Xinyao spotted Zhou Rui sitting at the bar at a glance. He was listening to the people around him with his head tilted to the side, playing with a crystal glass with his fingertips, his profile flickering in the light and shadow.
As she walked over, her steps were trembling a little.
"Zhou Rui."
She called softly, her voice drowned out by the music.
The man didn't look back.
Su Xinyao raised her voice, with the unique coquettishness of her previous life: "Zhou Rui, don't you recognize me?"
Zhou Rui then slowly turned his head, frowning slightly.
He looked at Su Xinyao with a look of pure unfamiliarity in his eyes: "Who are you?"
Su Xinyao's heart sank suddenly.
He didn't recognize her.
That's right, he hasn't met her yet, so naturally he won't remember this woman who suddenly appeared.
"I'm Su Xinyao."
She straightened her back and tried to look calm.
"I know you're looking for some Western medicine lately. I have a connection."
This was information she dug out from the depths of her memory. Zhou Rui had mentioned to her in his previous life that when he was young, in order to establish connections, he had indeed gone to great lengths to find a batch of scarce Western medicines.
A strange look flashed across Zhou Rui's eyes, and then he returned to his indifference: "I don't know you."
"Don't we know each other now?"
Su Xinyao smiled and tilted her head slightly, imitating the way he liked in his previous life.
"I'll be waiting for you at the dock warehouse at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Bring enough money and I'll give you the goods."
She knew that Zhou Rui would definitely come. An ambitious man like him would never miss any possible opportunity.
The two of them had been together for so long in their previous life, and Su Xinyao knew his character.
Only in this way could she trick him into coming here.
But obviously, her words were not convincing, because Zhou Rui was not moved by her.
Su Xinyao looked at Zhou Rui's back as he turned and was about to leave, her heart tightened, and she hurriedly took a step forward.
"This batch of Western medicine is the latest from Bayer in Germany. It's 30% more potent than the medicine currently on the market. I can guarantee it's purely imported and hasn't been touched by anyone."
Zhou Rui paused.
The hustle and bustle in front of the bar seemed to recede in an instant, the crystal glass at his fingertips stopped in mid-air, and the lines of his profile appeared even colder and harder under the neon lights.
"How do you know I want Bayer?"
He finally turned around, the strangeness in his eyes mixed with some inquiry.
"I naturally have my own channels."
She avoided his gaze and looked at the people spinning on the dance floor.
"Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, Warehouse No. 3 at the dock. If you don't come, there will naturally be someone else willing to pay a higher price."
She was betting on Zhou Rui's ambition.
In his previous life, he once said that if he hadn't gotten this batch of medicine that winter, it would have taken at least three years for him to establish a firm foothold in the concession.
Zhou Rui was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "How much do you want?"
Su Xinyao's heart skipped a beat and she almost burst into tears.
She won, at least at this moment, the gears of fate began to turn as she expected.
"Fifty gold bars."
The price she offered was half of what he actually paid in his previous life. This was her bait.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Zhou Rui's eyes, as if he was mocking her ignorance of the immensity of the world.
"Why do you think I will believe you?"
"I know you want this batch of medicine to save the old man of the Gu family's life."
Su Xinyao met his gaze and spoke word by word.
"Mr. Gu's stubborn illness of coughing up blood can only be cured by Bayer's special medicine."
This sentence was like a key that unexpectedly opened Zhou Rui's tense nerves.
He took a step closer, and the smell of cedar on his body hit me in the face.
"Who are you?"
His voice was low and dangerous.
Su Xinyao forced herself to remain calm, even raising her chin slightly to reveal a slender neck.
That was the place he was most fascinated with in his previous life.
"I told you, I'm Su Xinyao. Someone who can help you solve your problems."
She deliberately slowed down her speech, leaving a subtle hook at the end of her voice.
"I'll wait for you tomorrow night at eight o'clock."
After saying that, she turned and left, not daring to look at him again.
The music behind her was still soft, and the light and shadow flickered on her face.
In this life, she would never do as she did in her previous life, waiting until he had done everything for the Gu family and then being abandoned by him.
In front of the bar, Zhou Rui looked thoughtful.
The assistant beside him whispered, "Mr. Zhou, do you want to investigate her?"
“No need.”
Zhou Rui raised his head and drank the wine in his glass: "Let's go and have a look tomorrow night."
He wanted to see what tricks this Su Xinyao who suddenly appeared was hiding.
As the night deepened, Su Xinyao walked slowly along the riverside.
The river breeze lifted the corner of her coarse cloth clothes, and the sound of a ship's whistle came from the distance.
She recalled the despair she felt when she was pushed into the river in her previous life, and Zhou Rui's cold, indifferent words when he learned of her death.
My heart felt like it was blocked by something and it was aching and stuffy.
Suddenly, the sound of a car engine came from behind.
A black car slowly stopped beside her, the window rolled down, revealing Zhou Rui's stern face.
"Get in the car."
He spoke succinctly and in an uncompromising tone.
Su Xinyao was stunned.
"I need to know the details in advance for tomorrow night's event."
Zhou Rui's eyes swept over her dusty skirt and his brows frowned slightly.
"Or, do you want to stand here and be questioned by the police?"
Su Xinyao looked into his deep eyes, which still did not contain the familiar warmth, but contained some complex emotions that she could not understand.
She opened the car door and got in. The car was dead silent except for the low roar of the engine.
Su Xinyao secretly raised her eyes and saw Zhou Rui looking at the street scenes passing by outside the window. The outline of his face looked particularly sharp under the street lights.
She suddenly remembered that in her previous life he always liked to play a piano piece in the car. At that time, he would hold her hand and talk about some unimportant family matters.
"you……"
She was about to speak when she was interrupted by Zhou Rui.
"Shut up."
"It's best not to upset me until I'm sure you're telling the truth."
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