Xiang Zhilan walked down the long corridor and returned to the banquet hall.
She had originally wanted to find Feng Jingxian, but she couldn't find him in his usual spot. The banquet hall was too big, and she looked around but couldn't find him. Her stomach started to feel uncomfortable, and her head began to spin.
She simply found a place to sit down, asked the waiter for a glass of warm water, took out seasickness pills from her handbag, and quietly swallowed one.
"Miss, may I sit here?" A refined man in a white suit walked over and asked Xiang Zhilan with a slight smile.
There was a table with several chairs, which was a place where everyone could sit as they pleased. Xiang Zhilan naturally couldn't say no to him sitting down, so he nodded indifferently.
After the man sat down, he adjusted his glasses and gave what he thought was a charming smile: "Miss, may I ask your name?"
Xiang Zhilan gets approached like this hundreds of times a year. If she had to respond to every single one, she would have been exhausted long ago. So she looked away and pretended not to hear him talking to her.
The man, however, didn't feel embarrassed. A beautiful woman being a little aloof had its own charm. He began to introduce himself: "My surname is Zhou, and I'm the director of the investment department at Fengyue Group. You're an employee of M&K, right? Let me guess what your position is, secretary?"
Such a beautiful woman would be perfect to have as a secretary, hence his conjecture.
Xiang Zhilan still didn't respond, so the man guessed in other directions: "Are you from the public relations department?"
The public relations department is the face of the company, so it's usually full of beautiful women.
"Is it still not right?" The man frowned slightly in annoyance when he saw that she still didn't react, and made a few more guesses.
The other men, who were also captivated by Xiang Zhilan, were not to be outdone when they saw someone flirting with the beauty.
Xiang Zhilan was suddenly surrounded by a group of men, who kept asking and answering her questions. Even if she didn't say anything, the men could still chat happily, which made her feel both amused and exasperated.
As Shen Muzhi watched from afar, his expression grew increasingly grim, from the first man who approached him to now being surrounded by such a large group of men.
But Xiang Zhilan had already said such harsh things on the corridor, so if he went up now, she might not appreciate it.
He sat down, staring straight ahead, a glass of wine in his hand. Before he knew it, he had finished it and reached for another glass.
He wanted to see when Xiang Zhilan planned to leave that group of men.
"Mr. Shen, I didn't expect you to attend M&K's annual meeting this year." A woman with a very elegant demeanor sat down at Shen Muzhi's table and said with a smile.
Shen Muzhi did not turn his gaze back, but continued drinking his wine while looking in the direction of Xiang Zhilan.
When a woman doesn't get a response, she might not be as thick-skinned as a man, and she awkwardly gets up and leaves.
Shen Muzhi simply sat there quietly drinking, which attracted many eyes. However, the women were more reserved than the men and did not surround him. Moreover, the cold aura emanating from him made people afraid to approach.
Such icebergs can only be admired from afar, not touched or handled.
Halfway through the banquet, the voting for King and Queen ended, and the staff were responsible for tallying the results.
Around nine o'clock, the statistics came out.
The emcee went on stage, said a few words to liven up the atmosphere, then opened the list handed to her by a staff member. She looked slightly surprised, but quickly flashed a perfect smile and read out clearly, "Tonight's party king is our most handsome—"
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