Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Is it exciting? Baby
They were going to the banquet in the same car with Gu Huaiyan. Because of the low pressure on that person, Ruan Zhao didn't dare to get too close and sat close to the car door from beginning to end.
Fortunately, the banquet was also held in the suburbs, only half an hour's drive away.
Ruan Zhao opened the door as soon as the driver parked the car. The banquet was hosted by a well-known domestic wine merchant in a garden full of autumn atmosphere. Ruan Zhao watched the couples walking into the banquet arm in arm. He secretly glanced at Gu Huaiyan's face, but still did not dare to go forward and hold Gu Huaiyan's arm.
Not knowing what Gu Huaiyan was unhappy about, Ruan Zhao didn't say anything, but just lagged half a step behind him and walked into the venue together.
The venue was decorated in a high-end and exquisite manner. In addition to various desserts, the long tables on both sides were also filled with fine wines. Ruan Zhao looked around, his eyes almost popping out. This was his first time attending a banquet, and he wanted to try everything.
However, Gu Huai Yange particularly hated such occasions. When his father passed away, he had to attend countless social events in order to keep his business going. He even drank so much that he was hospitalized. Now that he is a successful person in society, he basically avoids attending banquets whenever possible.
He knew that he would have to socialize when attending such an event, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the venue, a woman with a strong scented face came over with a glass of wine.
"Mr. Gu, long time no see."
The other party's husband is a well-known figure in U City. Gu Huaiyan's family had dealt with her husband when the resort project was established. It would be fine if they didn't meet each other on weekdays, but when they met here today, they couldn't avoid a round of greetings.
So Gu Huaiyan took a glass of wine from the waiter next to him and followed the other party to a quiet place to talk.
Ruan Zhao wanted to follow, but the waiter next to him, who was particularly considerate, raised his hand and shook his head gently at him.
"Mr. Ruan, the red wine here is all airlifted from abroad. You can try it here first."
Seeing that Gu Huaiyan and Ms. Nana were just sitting under a sycamore tree chatting, Ruan Zhao quickly turned his attention to the dining table filled with desserts and fine wine.
There was a dazzling array of food on the table, and Ruan Zhao was choosing the ones he thought were the most delicious according to his appetite. However, after he finally spotted a piece of coconut crispy puff pastry, someone walked past him and took it away.
"Mr. Ruan." The person who came was a middle-aged man, slightly fat and short. While speaking, his eyes kept looking at Ruan Zhao's face, and then he handed over a glass of wine.
Ruan Zhao was surprised that everyone here knew him. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with a smile, he politely accepted the glass of wine.
"It's a very mellow wine, have a taste." The middle-aged man held the goblet and clinked it with Ruan Zhao's, motioning Ruan Zhao to take a sip as well.
Ruan Zhao picked up the tall cup and took a sip.
"Mr. Ruan is really generous, just like your father."
"Do you know my father?" Ruan Zhao asked.
The middle-aged man took a step forward, seemingly trying to bring them closer as acquaintances, but in fact he pushed Ruan Zhao to the corner of the table. Ruan Zhao felt that the distance between them was so close that it made him uncomfortable, but the other person was his father's friend, so he had to endure it.
"I not only know your father, I also know your fiancé." The middle-aged man suddenly revealed a disgusting and obscene look in his eyes, "Like your fiancé, I am in the hotel business."
Ruan Zhao felt as if all the air around him was being sucked dry by this man. He leaned back, trying his best not to touch this man.
"But your fiancé..." The other party leaned closer to him as he stepped back, "Not so good. You see, this is your first time here, and you don't have your own social life. He actually left you to drink with other women. He doesn't know how to take care of you at all."
Hearing the other party mention Gu Huaiyan, Ruan Zhao turned his head to look at Gu Huaiyan, completely unaware of how ugly the expression on his face was at the moment.
The two people who were originally sitting under the phoenix tree stood up at some point, and from the expression on the lady's face, it seemed that they were not having a very pleasant conversation.
"Boss Gu, although our food company is not large in scale, it is a high-end boutique company. It cannot be said to be a perfect match for your hotel, but at least it is more suitable than Ruan's."
Gu Huaiyan smiled faintly, and in the eyes of the lady opposite him, he looked like an obedient younger brother who was very easy to talk to. However, Gu Huaiyan's next sentence almost left her speechless.
"I know your company's products are really good, but the company has moved back to China, so it doesn't have a license yet, right?"
"It's just a matter of time. The certificate will be issued next year."
"Then I'll consider it after the certificate is issued." Gu Huaiyan raised his glass and ended the topic.
The other party was obviously unwilling to give up, and brought up the statement from a few days ago: "Mr. Gu, you are loyal to the Ruan family, but the Ruan family may not be loyal to you. You might as well take a look and see if the person drinking with Mr. Ruan is the owner of the Aishang Hotel? He has always wanted to do business with the Ruan family and replace the Gu family hotel in U City."
The lady raised her glass towards Ruan Zhao, and Gu Huaiyan turned his head and looked over.
If Ruan Zhao was just chatting casually with others, he would not care, but this Aishang Hotel... The memories of his previous life flooded towards him like a tide, and he suddenly remembered that when the safety accident happened in Gu's hotel, it was the Aishang Hotel that took over all his customers, as if it was planned.
Could it be that Ruan Zhao and the Ai Shang Hotel have colluded with each other so early!
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Ruan Zhao didn't know why. Even though he was already very helpless at the moment, Gu Huaiyan's eyes were still so cold...
"He actually doesn't like you, and the engagement with you is just a request from the elders in his family. Look at the statement he made a few days ago. He no longer wants to cooperate with your Ruan family..." The man in front of him was still chattering.
"That's not true!" Ruan Zhao could no longer bear it, and whispered fiercely, and told the other party sternly, "Huai Yan is not such a person. Our Ruan family has always believed in his character. I have read his statement, and there is no problem!"
The man obviously didn't expect Ruan Zhao to defend Gu Huaiyan so much, so his face darkened and he threatened: "Then he doesn't like you either. People like him only like people with the same ability as him. The Ruan family said that you have been studying abroad. Did you study economics? If it was economics, why didn't your parents let you take over the family business? So what do you know? What can he like about you?"
Ruan Zhao had not expected the other party to press him step by step. His mind was in a mess and he opened his mouth to argue: "Yes, I have something to do..."
"What is that?" The man was confident. He had already done some research and found out that Ruan Zhao was just the Ruan family's newly found son. He had always lived in an orphanage and had never even attended a proper school. He was the best person for him to hook up with.
As long as he hooks up with Ruan Zhao, relying on the Ruan family's guilt towards Ruan Zhao, they will definitely agree to Ruan Zhao's matchmaking of their two businesses. Then he can use the Ruan family to improve the reputation of his own hotel. After all, after Gu Huaiyan made his statement, there were many people on the Internet who felt sorry for and stood on the side of this old food company.
"I..." Ruan Zhao began to stutter again, but the other party was slandering the relationship between him and Gu Huaiyan, and he would definitely not allow this to happen.
As the opponent looked confident of winning, Ruan Zhao blurted out: "I can do the splits!"
"……ah?"
Ruan Zhao frowned as he looked at the man in front of him with his mouth changing into an O shape, feeling a little angry. He was not the kind of person who liked to show off, and this skill should be kept for secretly surprising Gu Huaiyan at night, and there was no need to tell him about it. His petite body and the ability to do splits would surely make Gu Huaiyan unable to stop!
After being stunned for half a minute, the man finally closed his mouth. It seemed that he still hadn't figured it out. He said to Ruan Zhao fiercely: "What's the use of doing splits? He..."
Before he could finish his words, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and pushed him out.
"Of course it's useless for someone like you who is so short that you even need a custom coffin."
The man's tone was extremely arrogant. The man finally stood up with the help of the table, and saw Gu Huaiyan with one hand on Ruan Zhao's shoulder, looking at him disdainfully.
"You..." The man gritted his teeth and held back for a long time before finally saying, "You have no manners!"
"You just realized that I have no idea what kind of garbage is causing negative growth in sales."
Gu Huaiyan stopped talking without even bothering to give Ruan Zhao an extra glance. He took Ruan Zhao and left. After walking a few steps, he suddenly caught sight of Ruan Zhao still holding the glass of wine in his hand. He frowned, let go of Ruan Zhao, and threw the glass of wine directly into the trash can beside him.
Ruan Zhao came to his senses only after watching the wine fly out. He originally thought that Gu Huaiyan would not come, but unexpectedly, Gu Huaiyan not only came, but also helped him teach that man a lesson. Thinking of this, Ruan Zhao immediately looked at Gu Huaiyan with an eager expression.
"What? Are you reluctant to part with that glass of wine?"
Gu Huaiyan felt very annoyed when Ruan Zhao looked at him. He didn't know what he was thinking. Wasn't it what he expected that Ruan Zhao be bullied?
Could it be that Nguyen Zhao knew in advance that he would come to rescue him?
Just now when he was under the sycamore tree, that person proposed to cooperate with him, and even gave up 20% of the profits, as long as he was willing to choose another food company...
In fact, even if the Ruan family did not exist, he would never have the possibility to cooperate with an unlicensed company. But Ruan Zhao happened to be talking to the owner of the Ai Shang Hotel. All kinds of things from his past life emerged in front of him, and anger had long been churning in his heart. But when he saw Ruan Zhao's eyes asking for help, it was as if a crack was smashed open in the hard rock, and cotton came out of it.
He walked over quickly without even thinking it over, and just happened to hear the words "We always believed in him."
Was it sincere? Was it intentional? Or was it just a show for the owner of the Ai Shang Hotel?
Gu Huaiyan's expression turned serious, and his gaze became burning, as if he wanted to see through the person in front of him so that he could see through him thoroughly.
Then he heard Ruan Zhao's inner voice.
[At the banquet, Gu Huaiyan stared at the person in front of him, fearing that if he looked away, the other person would fall into the same danger as before. How could he! How could he allow someone to get so close to Ruan Zhao? The flame of jealousy finally burned into a raging fire in Gu Huaiyan's heart. He pulled Ruan Zhao to a corner like a madman, put his hand into Ruan Zhao's clothes, and teased Ruan Zhao in the afternoon sun and at the cocktail party where people were coming and going: Is it exciting? Baby. ]