Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 324 What do you mean?

After spending the afternoon shopping at the mall, by the time I left, my trunk was already full of shopping bags.

After getting into the car, Hu Li spoke into her phone:

"We were shopping. We just finished. Send me the restaurant address and I'll head over right away."

As she spoke, she glanced at the time and asked her boyfriend:
"are you hungry?"

"good."

Although he was quite reluctant to go to the dinner that Luo Xuewei was treating him to that evening, Lu Yao knew that he had to go even if he had to bite the bullet.

Upon hearing this, Hu Li also received the address sent by Luo Xuewei.

She handed it directly to Chen Xiaoqun:

"Brother Chen, let's go eat here."

"it is good."

After glancing at the address, Chen Xiaoqun fiddled with the navigation for a while and then set off.

Every now and then, the sound of "click-click" could be heard in the car; it was Hu Li taking selfies while holding his hand.

"Oh, the more I look at it, the more I like it..."

Holding her boyfriend's hand, she looked at the ring on her finger... Even though it was getting dark, the jewelry still seemed to sparkle in her eyes.

His joy was palpable.

Lu Yao smiled slightly.

Of course.

Something worth over 200,000... who wouldn't like it?
Soon, the A6 arrived at a restaurant, and Hu Li pulled him out of the car together:

"I really miss Vesna, hehe..."

"Uh... um."

For a moment, Lu Yao didn't know what to say.

I was even a little reluctant to go in.

But... what's meant to happen will happen, just like rain is meant to fall and a girl is meant to get married.

As the waiter led them, the three of them saw Luo Xuewei sitting at a table by the window.

There was no hostility or disdain.

Even though she and Lu Yao exchanged a glance.

It was a feeling of being bathed in a gentle breeze.

After the two girls gave each other a big hug, Hu Li, with a rather unassuming air about her abilities, directly showed her hands to Luo Xuewei:
"Vesna, look!"

"...?!"

Luo Xuewei was stunned.

Seemingly genuinely bewildered, she unconsciously glanced at Lu Yao:

"You two...?"

Her first thought was that Lu Yao and Hu Li were engaged.

Hu Li asked with a smile:

"is it nice?"

"you two……"

Luo Xuewei stammered a little:
"Engaged?"

"……what?"

Hu Li was also taken aback. Seeing her best friend's expression, she quickly shook her head:

"No, no, what are you thinking... Of course I'll let you know if I get engaged. These are our new matching rings, hehe, aren't they pretty?"

"..."

The female spy chief finally snapped out of her daze and gave Hu Li a speechless look:
"You scared me... Sit down, I'm starving."

"Ah."

After Hu Li agreed, she glanced at Chen Xiaoqun and said:

"Brother Chen, what would you like to eat?"

Chen Xiaoqun immediately understood the subtext of those words and pointed to the empty seat next to her:

"I'll keep an eye on it myself."

As for Hu Li, today is a gathering of close friends, so bodyguards are definitely not suitable to sit at the table.

So, everyone's happy.

As the three sat down, Hu Li took the initiative to sit next to Luo Xuewei and said to Lu Yao with a smile:

"Hey, it's too crowded over there."

"..."

Lu Yao smiled and nodded.

But actually, that smile looks pretty stiff.

After taking everything in, Luo Xuewei made no comment.

From the moment the three met, she showed no unusual emotions whatsoever, as if nothing had ever happened between them, and the memory of that night was completely gone.

"Have you eaten all those snacks?"

"I ate it, wow...it's so delicious. I never realized before that the snacks I've been eating since I was a child were so tasty."

"No way, I think it's not as good as back home... Actually, it's just a matter of perspective. If you grew up here, you wouldn't think that way. Oh right... maybe you're just homesick. By the way, how are you planning to burn paper money for Uncle Luo during Qingming Festival?"

Lu Yao was taken aback.

He glanced at the female spy chief.

I wondered if she was also from a single-parent family?
My girlfriend hasn't mentioned that before...

However, he didn't join their conversation, but instead picked up the menu and started looking at it.

In his eyes... Luo Xuewei was just a grasshopper in autumn, she wouldn't be able to jump for many more days.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Although Hu Li said they contacted each other every day, it seemed like they had endless things to talk about when they met.

Lu Yao, on the contrary, became virtually unknown.

Luo Xuewei took two bottles of red wine; just by looking at the labels, you could tell they weren't cheap.

Those labels are all rotten.

When the waiter poured wine for Lu Yao, Lu Yao refused, saying that he had to drive later and needed to stay sober.

Luo Xuewei... didn't hesitate.

Hu Li, seeing that her boyfriend didn't want to drink, didn't force him.

So, with the help of drinks and delicious food, the two chatted even more enthusiastically.

Lu Yao listened to the conversation briefly; it was mostly trivial stuff. For example, how their mutual friend XX in England was doing, what kind of jewelry they had recently taken a fancy to, who they had run into in England, and so on.

The two of them seemed to have endless topics to talk about.

Before they knew it, a bottle of red wine had been consumed by the two of them.

Then came the second bottle.

Lu Yao reluctantly joined in the second half of the dinner, but the conversation mainly revolved around You Run and others' exploits at the MIXX bar, as well as her management strategies.

When Hu Li heard that Da Yu wanted to acquire her shares, she seemed somewhat dissatisfied, but fortunately, Luo Xuewei didn't dwell on it...

Anyway.

In a word.

After eating for more than two hours, drinking two bottles of red wine, and half a bottle of champagne from the restaurant, Hu Li's face was already flushed.

His emotions also became noticeably excited.

"Honey~ Let's go to the bar! We're going to drink until we drop tonight!"

When Lu Yao heard that she had even changed how she addressed her, he knew... she must be slightly tipsy.

It's not the wine that makes people drunk, it's people who make themselves drunk.

Lu Yao nodded:
"it is good."

So the three of them shared a car, and Luo Xuewei called a designated driver to take them directly to the MIXX2 store, which was relatively close to the Gentlemen's Club.

I arrived a little after 10 o'clock.

Booths and fine wines are all prepared.

The nightclub owner personally accompanied them.

Upon hearing the news, the chubby Da Yu, whom we hadn't seen in a long time, also rushed over.

The moment he appeared, Hu Li didn't even need to call him by his nickname "Great King," but simply pointed to the wine glass, indicating that he should drink it himself.

Immediately afterwards, her attitude towards Da Yu became somewhat impolite.

Of course, this "rudeness" doesn't involve any extreme actions, but rather pure dissatisfaction.

The short-haired girl, already drunk, pointed at Luo Xuewei and kept talking to Dayu.

Da Yu just kept nodding and didn't argue.

However, a bar is definitely not a place for talking and chatting, and Hu Li had probably already vented her excitement. For some reason, she dragged Da Yu along, intending to go to the gentlemen's club.

Lu Yao checked the time... it was already 12 o'clock.

Somewhat speechless.

But she was really drunk and insisted on going.

Alright. What else is there to say?

However, when leaving the nightclub, Lu Yao thought for a moment and asked Chen Xiaoqun to take Luo Xuewei and Hu Li with her, while he drove for Da Yu, who had been drinking.

As for Daewoo's driver, Daewoo didn't let him come along at all.

Chen Xiaoqun agreed readily, and judging from his attitude, Lu Yao guessed that Brother Zeng should have already arrived.

I just don't know where they are hiding right now.

So, they each got into their respective cars.

Lu Yao drove his Daewoo S600 forward, and Daewoo, sitting in the passenger seat, offered him a cigarette.

"Brother, come here."

"I'm not smoking anymore, Brother Da Yu. I've quit."

Hearing this, Da Yu wasn't surprised and nodded with a smile:
"Hmm... Sigh."

Suddenly, he sighed.

Lu Yao initially thought he would ask questions like "When did you two get together?" After all, Da Yu was right next to him when the drunken "fox" called him "husband" and looked very surprised.

But it didn't.

After sighing, he said directly:

"Did you hear what the King said? I want to acquire the shares held by Vesna."

"heard."

Lu Yao didn't hide it from him and nodded:

"Hu Li has had a bit too much to drink today, Brother Da Yu, you don't mind."

“I don’t mind… Do you think I don’t know what kind of temper she has? But… brother, I have my reasons.”

Daewoo looked helpless:
"We may be friends, but even brothers should keep clear accounts, right? You owe me over 30 million now. I won't ask you for it, but you should at least give me something as collateral, right?"

"...?"

Lu Yao was taken aback:
"What, more than thirty million?"

"The money from the second store."

"?"

Seeing Lu Yao's puzzled expression, Da Yu shook his head speechlessly:
"We agreed to split the shares of the first store 50/50, and that was the same for the second store. But now I've paid for all the renovations of the second store myself. I also paid for the drinks... We agreed to split it 50/50, but you won't give me your share. I understand that I'm under some financial pressure, so asking you to use your shares as collateral isn't unreasonable, is it?"

"...Luo Xuewei didn't give you money?"

"They haven't paid a single penny for the second store. From the venue to the renovations to the drinks, I've been paying for everything since it opened. They take every single profit every month without fail. I only agreed because of the King's influence. Otherwise, I would have quit long ago. You know, business is so good, with a million or two in revenue every month. I would accept even a little bit each month. But you don't pay a single penny, and you take all the profits every month. Isn't that unreasonable?"

The speechlessness and absurdity on Da Yu's face gradually turned into resentment:

“I’m not an unreasonable person, but the problem is, if you do this, you should at least give me some compensation or collateral, right? Who knows what’s going on on your end, right? You’re always so secretive, and we can’t ask around. But as soon as I let her mortgage her shares to me, she started complaining, acting like I’m nobody. How can someone be like this?”

As he spoke, he shook his head at Lu Yao:
"Brother, let me tell you, I'm only doing this out of respect for the King. Otherwise, why don't you try someone else..."

"understood."

Faced with his complaints, Lu Yao, as a matter of common sense, could not believe one person's side of the story.

But this time, he chose to trust the other party.

Therefore, a guarantee was directly given:
"Don't worry, Brother Yu. I'll talk to Hu Li about this once she's sober. You're right, even between brothers, accounts should be kept clear, one thing at a time. We can't be indifferent to people, but we also can't let them treat us like we're dispensable. I'll just leave her alone."

"Oh, brother, thank you so much... Really, I actually had a feeling today that she would talk to the King about this... But the King was a bit drunk then, and we can't let him lose face, right? So I was originally planning to invite you two out for dinner tomorrow and we could talk about this... I, Da Yu, have been in Shanghai for so many years. I wouldn't say everyone gives me a thumbs up, but at least no matter how shady things are in business, my character has never been questionable. You can't be so dismissive of me, can you? Who do you think I am? This is practically a get-rich-quick scheme..."

With Lu Yao's assurance, he began to pour out his grievances.

Despite MIXX's booming business, the truth revealed by him is that it only deserves a passing grade...

Lu Yao didn't take these words seriously, nor did he care whether they were true or false.

But I couldn't help but think of Luo Xuewei.

According to Zheng Xiaofan, she has indeed invested a considerable amount in this business, and seems to be aiming to establish a base there.

Now that I think about it... I guess Luo Xuewei had already decided to make a profit when the second store started renovations, right?

……

We chatted all the way to the gentlemen's club.

At this critical juncture, the club was practically closing down.

The atmosphere here is relaxed and casual, and there are usually no new customers after 11 pm.

The five of them, including Chen Xiaoqun, walked in and, sure enough, there were only a few scattered tables of guests left.

Finally, Chen Xiaoqun sat near the bar, while the four of them sat in a booth.

Luo Xuewei had someone bring her a bottle of whiskey.

Lu Yao still didn't drink.

She, however, remained neither flushed nor out of breath.

"Dayu, what's going on? What kind of business are you doing?"

Hu Li, staggering and unsteady, immediately opened fire.

Da Yu glanced helplessly at Lu Yao and continued to carefully apologize.

Just like Lu Yao said in the car:

"Brother Yu, don't be like her when she's drunk. Even if I explain things to Sister Li now, she's probably too dazed to listen. So just bear with it tonight, I'll definitely make things clear with her tomorrow, don't worry."

The two of them had discussed this in the car, so Daewoo didn't have any particular reaction.

On the contrary, Luo Xuewei played the good guy, constantly trying to persuade Hu Li to stop talking about it and so on...

However, Hu Li was indeed drunk and wouldn't let go of the matter.

"Let me tell you...this is my friend...hiccup...the best..."

After a few glasses of whiskey, Lu Yao guessed that she had already blacked out.

She's incredibly talkative.

Lu Yao thought for a moment, then directly sent a message to Da Yu on her phone:

"I'll take her to the bathroom in a bit. You can just go ahead and I'll talk to her."

Then, without waiting for Da Yu to see it or not, he pulled Hu Li aside and said:

"I'll go with you to the restroom."

Regardless of whether Hu Li was drunk or not, at least some basic trust remained.

Although her mind was a complete mess, upon hearing her boyfriend's words, her instinct still reminded him that he needed to talk to her.

So she obediently nodded, and got up obediently, completely unlike her previous "unruly" self. She swayed and was eventually helped by Lu Yao to walk to the bathroom.

And this trip... lasted for more than twenty minutes.

When she came out of the bathroom, having finished vomiting, she simply slumped into Lu Yao's arms.

I was completely drunk.

Just then, as he stepped out of the restroom corridor, he saw Luo Xuewei.

Clearly, the female spy chief was waiting for him.

She glanced at Hu Li and asked:
"Vomited?"

"Ah."

"...That's how she is when she's drunk. After she throws up, she has to go to sleep. She wouldn't even know if someone sold her."

As Luo Xuewei spoke, she turned to look at Chen Xiaoqun standing by the employee passageway, thought for a moment, and said:
"Let me take you two back."

Lu Yao was taken aback.

I thought to myself... Is it really that easy?

But he didn't show it, and simply nodded:

"it is good."

Neither of them mentioned Da Yu. Lu Yao helped Hu Li up, and after the staff brought the wheelchair, they put her on it and everyone went out together.

Luo Xuewei didn't come to see her off.

Instead, they watched the A6 leave.

After watching A6 leave, she took out her phone, tapped it a few times, and put it back in her pocket.

After returning to the club, she checked the time and said to the manager:

"Let's close up shop. The cleaning will be done tomorrow. You can leave now. I'm waiting for someone."

"it is good."

The foreman nodded.

In less than half an hour, everyone except the two remaining waiters had left.

The club was huge and brightly lit.

Luo Xuewei walked to the bar, poured herself a drink, turned on her phone, and stared blankly at the video on it.

The time came to 1:08.

The phone rings.

The video paused automatically.

She glanced at the caller ID, smiled slightly, and answered the call directly.
"Hey."

"What do you mean."

Lu Yao's cold voice rang out from the other end of the phone.

On the phone screen, there was a picture of her tilting her head back, looking completely absorbed in the moment.

(End of this chapter)