Immortal Master Invincible

Chapter 1268 Alien World (183)

The host introduced Bai Keza to the stage, and thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

"Partners," Bai Keza said, although he is shy in life, he is very confident in front of his employees, "Since our company was established, we have achieved very good results, and now our daily activity is nearly 7000 Wan, this is an astonishing statistic..."

Bai Keza introduced the company's performance on stage, and Zhang Ping's face was also filled with happiness. After all, this is the company she participated in the creation of.

Zhang Wanliang joked: "Oh, I never imagined that a Fortune 500 company would be born as soon as my daughter made a move."

Although there is still a long way for Beauty World to become one of the top 500 companies in the world, according to the current development speed, it is only a matter of time.

Zhang Ping was a little embarrassed, "Dad, this is all thanks to everyone in the company."

"Don't be humble," Pang Xiaonan did not forget to add, "This is the credit of you and Bai Keza, without you, where would there be them?"

Pang Xiaonan exaggeratedly pointed at the audience and drew a circle.

"However, Councilor Wang's contribution is not small." Zhang Wanliang did not forget to flatter Councilor Wang, and the establishment of the Beauty World Company was inseparable from Councilor Wang's matchmaking.

"Hey, it's nothing to do with me. It's all their young people's making up." Mr. Wang waved his hand modestly. Although he founded the company, it was Pang Xiaonan's original intention.

"Hey, Uncle Zhang, what do you think of this young man, Bai Keza?" Pang Xiaonan winked at Zhang Wanliang, and the son-in-law ceremony officially began.

It was only when Zhang Ping found out that Zhang Wanliang and Bai Keza lived in the same house. She was a little dissatisfied with Pang Xiaonan's arrangement, "Why did you arrange my dad to live with Bai Keza? You wouldn't arrange for him to live alone. room."

No matter what Zhang Wanliang's status is, he has never lived with anyone, and he always lives in the presidential suite when he goes on business trips.

"It's okay, Pingping, why come out to play, why pay so much attention to it." Zhang Wanliang felt at ease, knowing that this was a deliberate arrangement by Pang Xiaonan.

"Although Bai Keza is a little dull, he is really excellent. Being able to lead a company so well reflects his ability and charisma from the side." Zhang Wanliang praised him without hesitation. word.

"Well, I think it's not bad. This is a big entrepreneur in the future." Councilor Wang also seconded.

There were 20 people from Meijie Company. The shareholder representatives Mr. Wang, Zhang Wanliang and Pang Xiaonan sat together, and Zhang Ping happened to sit next to Pang Xiaonan.

This can't be said to be just right, this is a seat deliberately arranged by Pang Xiaonan, in order for several people to collectively praise Pakza.

"Such an outstanding person, I wonder if he has a girlfriend?" Pang Xiaonan finally got to the point.

"He is only thinking about work, so he doesn't have time to have a girlfriend." Zhang Ping began to enter the ambush circle.

"Such an excellent boss, I don't know how the employees below will feel, and whether those single girls will be interested in him?" Pang Xiaonan hinted at Bai Keza's attraction to the company's female employees.

"How can a boss have such thoughts about his subordinates?" Zhang Ping gave Pang Xiaonan a white look, "If the boss of a company thinks about those nonsense things all day long, the company will definitely not be able to do well."

"I'm talking about the thoughts of the female employees below, not his own. Maybe he already has someone he likes." Pang Xiaonan corrected Zhang Ping and looked at Zhang Ping's face with a smile.

"I feel that when we first formed the company, Bai Keza seemed to be interested in Zhang Ping." Councilor Wang added a shot calmly.

"No way, Mr. Wang." Zhang Ping's face turned red instantly, like a big apple.

"Really, there is such a thing? Why didn't I know." Zhang Wanliang kept himself in the dark, and looked at Zhang Ping in surprise, "Pingping, is it true?"

"Dad, don't listen to Mr. Wang...just guessing." Zhang Ping felt a little guilty, but she could actually feel Bai Keza's love.

"What kind of wild guesses, I can see." Pang Xiaonan added without losing the opportunity.

"Pang Xiaonan!" Zhang Ping was not polite to Pang Xiaonan, "He just took care of me because of his colleague relationship. How could you see that he likes me?"

"Pingping, this matter of love is not seen, but felt," Zhang Wanliang relieved Pang Xiaonan, "Be honest, do you feel that he has a crush on you?"

"Good impression..." Zhang Ping was at a loss for words for a moment, "Maybe a little bit, but that's because we've been together for a long time, and we just help each other..."

After speaking, Zhang Ping's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Long time makes love, it is the long time you spend together that can produce deep feelings," Pang Xiaonan exaggeratedly pointed at Bai Keza, who was saying words of thanks, "Look, look, look, He's looking here, he's looking at you..."

"I want to thank our chief financial officer, Zhang Ping, it's her..." Bai Keza clearly mentioned Zhang Ping in his thank you speech, and everyone's eyes began to focus on Zhang Ping.

"This guy, why did you mention me for no reason?" Zhang Ping was a little restless.

The speculation of Pang Xiaonan and others was confirmed by Bai Keza, because Bai Keza thanked only one person's name, and all other thanks were mentioned in one stroke: "And the efforts of all colleagues in the company..."

"It seems that he really... cares about you." Pang Xiaonan looked at Zhang Ping with a smile.

Zhang Ping was speechless, Zhang Wanliang said, "Let me make a statement first, if Bai Keza really likes you, Pingping, I will not object."

"Dad, what kind of attitude are you making?" Zhang Ping glanced at Zhang Wanliang shyly.

"When you were in middle school, I said you couldn't have a boyfriend, but now that you're older, if a boy really likes you, then let's have a romantic relationship." Zhang Wanliang raised his fist and said sincere.

"No way, Zhang Ping hasn't had a boyfriend yet?" Pang Xiaonan added fuel to the scene.

"No, he's always been a good boy. Prior to college, his studies were the most important thing." Zhang Wanliang and Pang Xiaonan exchanged experiences on raising girls.

"Pang Xiaonan!" Zhang Ping didn't know why this topic came up today, "You said that you seem to have had many girlfriends."

Pang Xiaonan has indeed had many girlfriends, but they are not in this world, so he has nothing to worry about.

"Hey, you're right, I have had a few girlfriends, they are gentle and virtuous, they are not as irritable as you..."

"What did you say?" Zhang Ping clenched her fists tightly, her eyes seemed to burst into flames.

"No, no, I was wrong. I watched it on TV. As a girlfriend, it's better to be gentle. Look at Bai Keza, he is the boss of the company. You must not make him angry or mess with him." He has no face in front of outsiders, so how can he manage the company like that..." Pang Xiaonan was afraid that Zhang Ping would get mad on the spot.

"You really don't understand Pingping," Zhang Wanliang also saw that Zhang Ping was about to get angry, "Our Zhang Ping is just a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. When facing her relatives, she is very gentle, right? , Pingping."

Zhang Ping pouted and ignored the men around her.

Pang Xiaonan felt that the laying the groundwork was almost done, and he and Zhang Wanliang smiled knowingly, concentrating on the commendation meeting on the stage.

In fact, those who were able to participate in the outreach activities today were all the elites of the Beauty World Company, so they all arranged awards, and Zhang Ping was given the task of presenting the awards.

"This Bai Keza is really capable of doing things, and he will never pull Zhang Ping down." Zhang Ping came to the stage, and Pang Xiaonan praised Bai Keza again to Zhang Wanliang.

"He made the right arrangement. The award is to distribute money. Isn't that the CFO's business?" Zhang Wanliang was very satisfied with Bai Keza's arrangement.

"Hey, what do you think is Zhang Ping's attitude towards Bai Keza?" Councilor Wang asked lazily as he collapsed on a chair with his arms folded over his chest.

"Brother, I think sister Zhang Ping likes you..." Xiong Junjun whispered in Pang Xiaonan's ear.

"Kids, don't interrupt!" Pang Xiaonan turned around and said something to Xiong Junjun. From the very beginning, Xiong Junjun sat behind Pang Xiaonan, listening to several people playing tricks on Zhang Ping.

"Oh." Xiong Junjun closed her mouth obediently, but she thought in her heart, I am only one year younger than you.

"I see, your sister is right," Zhang Wanliang looked at Pang Xiaonan jokingly, "I'm afraid you will fail, matchmaker."

"I can't see it. As long as Pang Xiaonan's attitude is firm enough, Bai Keza is still very attractive." Councilor Wang is very confident in Bai Keza.

"That's what I think," Pang Xiaonan nodded in agreement with Councilor Wang, "Zhang Ping likes me, maybe because we got in touch early and we were classmates, but now, in her eyes, what she sees every day is Bai Keza, a newly promoted rich man in the technology industry, after watching it for a long time, he naturally likes it."

"Then let's wait and see." Zhang Wanliang is still full of confidence in Zhang Ping's choice. If you want to talk about young rich people, there are many in the Zhang family's circle. Zhang Ping has never cared so much about Pang Xiaonan.

But a woman's heart is as deep as the sea, who knows what will happen tomorrow.

The afternoon conference was full of arrangements, but Pang Xiaonan and others listened with great interest. After all, this was their most successful investment, and there was also the fun of being a matchmaker.

The evening dinner started on time. Oda Lima and Zhang Yao attended on time. The employees of Meijie Company sat at two tables. Pang Xiaonan, Mr. Wang, Zhang Wanliang, Zhang Ping, Bai Keza, Oda Lima, Zhang Yao, Tao Hongjing , Xiong Junjun sat at a table.

The appearance of Oda Lima caused quite a commotion.

Lima Oda also showed up at noon, but she simply ate something and left. Everyone thought that Lima Oda was just passing by occasionally, but at night, everyone found that Lima Oda was here to attend the company's dinner party. Get excited.

First of all, Bai Keza recognized Oda Lima, stood up and toasted Oda Lima: "Professor Oda Lima, I didn't expect you to come to our company's expansion activities. On behalf of Beauty World, I welcome you. "

Zhang Wanliang leaned into Pang Xiaonan's ear: "You boy, you actually invited Lima Xiaotian to participate in the outreach activities. What's your relationship with him?"

Pang Xiaonan touched the back of his neck and said with a smile, "Haha, I just met him by chance. He is bored in Huahai City, so I brought him here to participate in the outreach activities."

"It's not that simple, is it?" Zhang Wanliang obviously didn't believe Pang Xiaonan's words, "Since when did you still have contact with the scientific community? I know, this is why you don't like Zhang Ping, right?"

"Where did you say it was?" Pang Xiaonan hurriedly leaned into Zhang Wanliang's ear and whispered, "She is so many years older than me, how could I possibly fall in love with her?"

"It's hard to say, who knows your taste." Zhang Wanliang just didn't believe Pang Xiaonan.

"Keep your voice down, your daughter is here." Pang Xiaonan was afraid that Zhang Wanliang would slip up, so he quickly raised his wine glass to drink with him.

Oda Lima's business was a little too good, and the employees at other tables also came over to toast. Gu Liduowa took the lead, holding a red wine glass in three steps and two steps.

"Professor Rima Oda, I'm your fan, so glad you're here."

Pang Xiaonan saw Gu Liduowa clearly from a close distance, with golden shoulder-length hair and two small dimples, which were very charming.

"Hey, do you recruit people only for good-looking ones?" Pang Xiaonan asked Zhang Ping next to him, and he found that all the people who came here today were handsome men and beautiful women.

"No, the main reason is that young people nowadays are all good-looking." Zhang Ping didn't care about recruiting people, but she and Pang Xiaonan also felt the same way.

"What are you doing sitting here? You don't drink." Pang Xiaonan was a little uncomfortable with Zhang Ping sitting next to him. Bai Keza was opposite, and Zhang Ping should sit with Bai Keza.

"If you don't drink, you can't sit here. I will sit here." Zhang Ping lost her temper and was very resistant to Pang Xiaonan's behavior of arranging seats.

"Okay, sit down and eat quickly." Pang Xiaonan stopped talking, turned around and continued to drink with Zhang Wanliang.

Gu Liduowa clinked glasses with Oda Lima, and she drank it down in one gulp, but Oda Lima only thought about it.

After drinking, Gu Liduowa wanted to take a photo with Lima Oda, and said while posing: "Professor Lima Oda, do you know that you are the idol of all the girls in our class, we all say that to be a woman is to be like Like Professor Rima Oda, wisdom and beauty coexist!"

Sure enough, shortly after, several female employees came over to drink and take photos with Oda Lima, and Bai Keza and Zhang Ping both acted as photographers for their colleagues.

Pang Xiaonan only cared about drinking with Zhang Wanliang and Mr. Wang, and their table was the busiest in the whole hall.

The employees of Meijie Company have never met Pang Xiaonan and others. Although they knew that several of them were major shareholders of the company, no one came to disturb their drinking.

Tao Hongjing also toasted to communicate with Bai Keza: "Bai Keza, hello, I am Tao Hongjing, this time I came here to learn about your company's development history, congratulations on being able to create such a great company."

Bai Keza hurriedly stood up and replied: "Wherever it is, it's all thanks to everyone here."

Bai Keza didn't know Tao Hongjing, so Pang Xiaonan quickly introduced: "This is the general manager of our affiliated company. You will have a lot of time to communicate in the future."

Bai Keza was a bit jealous of Pang Xiaonan, and there was always no shortage of beauties around him. Judging from the lineup he brought today, it really killed all ages, and Zhang Ping, the only one he admired, sat next to Pang Xiaonan.

"Bai Keza, you are the protagonist today, drink more." Pang Xiaonan called Bai Keza to join their drinking party.

"But I have a limited amount of alcohol." When it was time to drink, Bai Keza felt a headache. On this occasion, he had to drink. The people at one table were all the company's shareholders and distinguished guests, and the other tables were all himself. employees, he can't run away.

"Forget it, I won't bully you anymore, your employees are enough for you to deal with." Pang Xiaonan graciously let Bai Keza go, but it didn't take long before the outstanding employees of Meijie Company began to treat them The boss reacts to the attack.

Zhang Ping was not spared and was forced to drink a lot of red wine.

On the side of Pang Xiaonan and Zhang Wanliang, they were actually drinking white wine with red wine glasses.

"Old Zhang, you have a good drinker capacity. We almost drank a catty, and it's like you haven't drunk." Pang Xiaonan gave Zhang Wanliang a thumbs up.

"What you said is that you have just warmed up." Zhang Wanliang was wearing a sweatshirt with a collar, and he unbuttoned one of the buttons. "Hurry up, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"You think you're drinking water. The purpose of our drinking is not for wine. Don't forget that you are here with a mission." Pang Xiaonan glanced at Zhang Ping, who was blushing.

"That's for tomorrow, we'll drink ours today." Zhang Wanliang was not drunk, he knew what Pang Xiaonan meant.

"Why don't we cook raw rice tonight?" Pang Xiaonan winked and patted Zhang Wanliang's shoulder obscenely.

"You mean, while both of them are drunk..." Zhang Wanliang will soon agree, the tacit understanding between men is just a few things.

"You understand." Pang Xiaonan and Zhang Wanliang clinked glasses with a crisp sound.

"No!" Zhang Wanliang put down his wine glass, his attitude was very firm, "Why are you so dirty, this kind of thing should be yours, and the melon that is twisted is not sweet."

Seeing that Zhang Wanliang was a little angry, Pang Xiaonan quickly apologized and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding you, why are you in a hurry, drink!"

Zhang Ping realized that Pang Xiaonan seemed to be playing tricks on her, so she first said to her father, "Dad, drink less, you think you are still as young as Pang Xiaonan."

Then she turned to Pang Xiaonan, "What bad idea are you thinking?"

"He's trying to trick you!" Zhang Wanliang burst out suddenly.

"Pang Xiaonan!" Zhang Ping was annoyed and funny, "If you dare to plot against me, I will make you look good."

After speaking, he pinched Pang Xiaonan's waist.

"Oh, grandma, you can believe your father's nonsense." Pang Xiaonan bared his teeth in pain.

"If you don't believe him, do I believe you?" Zhang Ping added strength.

This time Pang Xiaonan refused to let go. He raised his hand and slapped Zhang Ping's palm off, then rubbed his waist and said to Zhang Wanliang: "Old Zhang, I will change places with you, and you can also taste your daughter's destructive hands." .”

"He won't pinch me, who told you to be dishonest." Zhang Wanliang sat still, and he was willing to watch Pang Xiaonan being bullied by his daughter.I can't beat you, my daughter can deal with you!

Zhang Yao noticed that Pang Xiaonan and Zhang Ping were flirting there, and felt a little uncomfortable. She toasted to Lima Xiaotian and said, "Professor Lima Xiaotian, let's drink."

Oda Lima unexpectedly drank a whole glass of red wine with Zhang Yao.

"Good drinker!" Pang Xiaonan gave Oda Lima a thumbs up, but what he got was Oda Lima's eyes.

Councilor Wang said with a smile from Pang Xiaonan: "You two have already drank two bottles of white wine. I dare not drink with you. I'd better drink less today."

"Old Wang, you are old, drink less and do your best. I don't want you to hurt yourself because of alcohol, and then it will be my business." Pang Xiaonan also appraised Councilor Wang and did not toast him.

The atmosphere of the banquet reached its climax, everyone drank to their heart's content, Pang Xiaonan and Zhang Wanliang drank 5 bottles of white wine, Zhang Wanliang was already a little slurred, and Zhang Ping also sat there in a daze.

Mr. Wang is in good control. He didn't hold a cup today. One is that he is far away from Pang Xiaonan, and the other is that he himself is well controlled.

Among the people at the table, he and Pang Xiaonan were the only ones who were relatively sober.

"Look at you, let Lao Zhang get drunk." Mr. Wang pointed to Pang Xiaonan and said.

"I'm not drunk..." Zhang Wanliang jumped up and straightened up from the chair, "This little wine just wants to get me drunk, it's impossible, keep coming."

"Dad...don't drink..." Zhang Ping weakly stopped Zhang Wanliang.

"Yeah, Lao Zhang, don't drink, your daughter will worry about your body if you drink too much." Pang Xiaonan also felt that it was almost the same, although he was not drunk, he was a little tipsy.

Pang Xiaonan glanced at Bai Keza, the boy was staggering on the table, it was impossible to expect him to take the old man back to his room.

Pang Xiaonan called Xiong Junjun, "Send Zhang Ping back to the room."

Xiong Junjun didn't drink, Pang Xiaonan didn't let her drink, and no one clinked glasses with her, so she was sober, she got up and helped Zhang Ping back to the room.

"Old Zhang, are you okay walking?" Pang Xiaonan knew that Zhang Wanliang could drink well, although he was a little drunk, he should still be able to walk back.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Wanliang stood up from the chair, standing up straight, and he was still very stable.

"Then you are responsible for sending Baikeza back, he is in the same room as you." Pang Xiaonan pointed to Baikeza who had fallen on the table.

"What? Don't drink anymore?" Zhang Wanliang stared at Pang Xiaonan, still thinking about drinking. He hasn't met such a strong opponent for a long time, and he hasn't drunk so much for a long time.

"Forget it, we have to hold an event tomorrow, so be more sober, and don't delay the business." Although Pang Xiaonan still wanted to drink with Zhang Wanliang, but when he thought about tomorrow's expansion, he felt that if he continued, these people would Whether you can still get up is the problem.

"Okay, I'll send Bai Keza back." Zhang Wanliang was reminded by Pang Xiaonan, and he also felt that he couldn't delay the business, at worst, he would have a drink tomorrow.

Zhang Wanliang walked up to Bai Keza, stretched out his right hand and brought Bai Keza to his right.

Seeing Zhang Wanliang and Bai Keza staggering out of the restaurant, Pang Xiaonan got up and said to Mr. Wang, "Let's go, we're going back to bed too."

"Okay." Mr. Wang got up and was about to go out.

"Wait a minute, Pang Xiaonan, go out for a walk with me." Zhang Yao stood up, blushing all over her face. She drank a lot of red wine today, but she didn't become unconscious like Zhang Ping.

"It's so late, don't go out and wander?" Pang Xiaonan didn't want to be the flower protector.

"Let's go." Zhang Yao didn't care about 21, and walked out holding Pang Xiaonan's hand as soon as he came up.

Oda Lima watched Pang Xiaonan and Zhang Yao leave helplessly, and had to go back to the room alone.

Councilor Wang smiled at her and said, "Professor Rima Oda, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Oda Lima also returned a shallow smile.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room first." Councilor Wang walked towards his room with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Yao took Pang Xiaonan to a promenade by the sea. The scenery of Huayuan Mountain was pitch-black, with only a few street lights dotted with it. Some unknown insects chirped, as if they were having a concert.

"Are you drunk?" Pang Xiaonan looked at Zhang Yao who was jumping happily on the trail, and followed behind, "You are drunk, don't do anything out of the ordinary."

"I'm not drunk." Zhang Yao was a little dizzy, but not yet drunk.

"It's so late, you still come out to jump around, go back and rest early." Pang Xiaonan persuaded Zhang Yao.

"Such a beautiful night, isn't it a pity to go to bed early?" Zhang Yao raised his head, took a deep breath of the seaside air, and immediately felt refreshed.

"No matter how beautiful the night is, it's for sleeping." Pang Xiaonan couldn't appreciate the poetic charm of the night.

"Today you remind me of pretending to be my boyfriend back then." Zhang Yao stopped suddenly, turned around and said something to Pang Xiaonan that made Pang Xiaonan puzzled.

"Ah?" Pang Xiaonan didn't react immediately, "Oh, you mean when you lied to Jim Nangong?"

"En." Zhang Yao nodded heavily.

"Why did you suddenly think of this? Nangong Jim, I have already dealt with it for you." The Nangong family's business has been brought under the banner of the Nanhai Gang, and Nangong Jim himself has been sent out of the country. It is expected that he will not have the courage to appear in front of Pang Xiaonan now. .

"I see that you and Zhang Ping are very close. Could it be that she is your girlfriend?" Zhang Yao finally asked what was in her heart.

"No, we are classmates." Pang Xiaonan quickly denied it.

"But it doesn't look as simple as being a classmate." Zhang Yao pressed every step of the way.

"It's really a classmate." Pang Xiaonan's answer was also firm.

"Can't you feel her liking for you?" A woman's intuition is very accurate, especially if the other party is a man she cares about.

"This..." Pang Xiaonan is not particularly sure about feelings, but he definitely knows Zhang Ping's feelings for him, "Maybe there is a little bit of liking, but which girl is not pregnant, she will fall in love with others soon. "

"Falling in love with others?" Zhang Yao didn't understand what Pang Xiaonan meant. Once a woman used her affection, how could she easily fall in love with others.

"Don't you think Bai Keza is more suitable for her?" Pang Xiaonan's purpose of organizing this outreach activity was to let Bai Keza take the blame, "Look, Bai Keza is now a successful person, and the two of them are working together again. A company is such a close partner, isn't it more suitable for them to be together?"

Pang Xiaonan blinked one eye at Zhang Yao, and raised his eyebrows mischievously.

"You mean, you want to give Zhang Ping to Bai Keza?" Zhang Yao's eyes widened, "You idiot, you can't be so unconfident, right?"

Zhang Yao thought that Pang Xiaonan felt that he was inferior to Bai Keza.

"What does this have to do with self-confidence? You didn't understand what I meant. I mean, the two of them are a match made in heaven." Pang Xiaonan didn't know if he didn't express himself clearly, or Zhang Yao had a problem with his comprehension.

"Don't be stupid, Zhang Ping doesn't have that kind of meaning to Bai Keza, she has eyes on you all night." Zhang Yao told what he observed at night, which is why Zhang Ping had to sit in Pang Xiao Nan's side.

"Hehe," Pang Xiaonan smiled awkwardly, "Maybe it's not interesting for the time being, but just wait, the two of them will be interesting sooner or later."

"So, you don't like Zhang Ping anymore?" Zhang Yao was suddenly a little happy.

"It's not that I don't like her. I like her to be righteous. She will always be my good monitor." Pang Xiaonan gave a thumbs up.

"I'm talking about liking and love in that aspect." Zhang Yao felt that Pang Xiaonan was a really clueless guy.

"Never thought about it." Pang Xiaonan said honestly, he has now learned not to be tempted by any woman, he thinks this is good, the time should be spent on cultivation, and since he met the gorilla, the creator of this world, , He strengthened his heart of cultivation even more.

The progress must be accelerated to catch up with the boss.

Even if you can't catch up, try to lean in that direction. He plans to go to New Blossoms again.

"That's good." Zhang Yao was a little agitated, and suddenly felt relieved for no reason.

"What did you say?" Pang Xiaonan didn't hear Zhang Yao's self-talk.

"Oh, it's nothing, let's go, go home!" Zhang Yao took Pang Xiaonan's hand and walked quickly on the trail.

(End of this chapter)