Old Mo's Restaurant.
In the hall.
Chen Rui's group consisted of nearly a dozen men and women. They were talking and laughing.
What was different from before was that Chen Rui, who used to have many followers in Jiangbei, was now standing on the periphery of the group with a smile on his face.
His conspicuous white hair was gone, and it had returned to its normal color.
The people who were chatting were led by a man and a woman. They were not old. The man was about 30 years old, and the woman was a little younger, about 24 or 25 years old.
The young man looked plain and there was nothing eye-catching about him. The only eye-catching thing about him was the earring on his left ear.
As for the young woman, she was much more eye-catching than the man. Her red hair could be seen clearly from a distance.
The two chatted for a while, and the red-haired woman turned her head and said impatiently, "Chen Rui, can you do it or not? If you can't, let's go to another restaurant. I'm still hungry. Hurry up! "
Upon hearing this, Chen Rui quickly smiled and said, "No problem, no problem. The person who booked the private room is my friend. You heard just now. They have been eating for two hours. I asked her to make way for me. It's definitely no problem. "
"That's good. It saves us the trouble of making an extra trip."
The red-haired woman chewed her gum and said casually, "I didn't know that you, Chen Rui, have a lot of friends. By the way, how is your father recently?"
Chen Rui quickly smiled and said, "He's fine. Thank you for your concern."
While he was laughing, someone next to him interrupted, "Chen Rui, can you not laugh like this next time? I'm getting goosebumps from laughing like this. Also, can't you address Sister Man? Do you think this is Jiangbei? Can't you put down your face? "
Chen Rui's expression changed. Seeing the red-haired woman looking at him with a faint smile, he said with a hollow laugh, "How can I? I'm just used to it. Sorry, sorry, Sister Man. Please don't take it to heart."
The corner of the red-haired woman's mouth slightly rose. She grinned and said, "What's strange about it? Actually, I'm afraid that you call me Big Sister Man. It makes me sound old. Also, Chen Rui, you're already in your thirties. It's weird for you to call me sister. "
Chen Rui awkwardly said, "Sister Man, I'm not even thirty this year."
The red-haired woman's expression suddenly changed, and she said with a straight face, "You're not even thirty? Did I remember wrongly? "
At this time, Chen Rui was put in a difficult position. The others looked at him with a smile, and no one stepped forward to persuade him.
After a few seconds, the man with the earring, who had been silent all this while, laughed and interrupted the atmosphere. "Alright, Manman, Chen Rui just looks a little old. Why are you so serious?"
The red-haired woman giggled and said, "I'm not serious. I'm just joking with Chen Rui. Don't you think so, Chen Rui?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Sister Man is joking with me." Chen Rui lowered his head, and there was a touch of resentment in the depths of his eyes.
As they were talking, Zhang Lanyu hurriedly came over.
The moment she saw Chen Rui, Zhang Lanyu suddenly had a feeling that it was a lifetime ago.
Just as she was about to go forward to greet him, Zhang Lanyu suddenly frowned. At this time, Chen Rui was nodding and bowing to the red-haired woman.
Unlike his previous high-spirited appearance, the current Chen Rui looked so down and humble.
Zhang Lanyu was stunned for a moment. This is Chen Rui?
And Chen Rui, as if sensing something, raised his head and looked over. In an instant, Chen Rui felt Zhang Lanyu's incredulous gaze.
At this moment, Chen Rui suddenly had a strong impulse. He wanted to turn around and run!
He wanted to slap the red-haired woman in front of him and tell Zhang Lanyu that he was not so humble.
He was Chen Rui!
The leader of Jiangbei's second generation circle, the Chen Rui that everyone in Jiangbei fawned on, and not the humble Chen Rui at this moment!
But he couldn't, and he didn't dare to.
Chen Rui forced himself to calm down and nodded to Zhang Lanyu. There was a smile on his face that was unknown whether he was crying or laughing.
At this time, the others also saw Zhang Lanyu. Seeing that Chen Rui's friend was actually a beauty, many people's eyes showed a touch of amazement.
The leader, the man with the earring, was also slightly stunned. Then, he chuckled and said, "Chen Rui, why don't you introduce us?"
Chen Rui smiled dryly and then introduced her to everyone. "This is my friend, Zhang Lanyu."
Then, Chen Rui said to Zhang Lanyu, "Lan Yu, these are a few of my friends in Beijing …"
After a simple introduction, Chen Rui returned to the topic at hand. "Lan Yu, have you eaten here?"
Zhang Lanyu frowned slightly. At this time, she also knew what Chen Rui wanted to do, and she also roughly guessed the identity of these people.
If it was her own dinner, Zhang Lanyu would definitely choose to give up in order to save Chen Rui's face.
However, she was not the host of tonight's dinner. She was just a guest.
Looking at Chen Rui with a slightly embarrassed look, Zhang Lanyu said with some embarrassment, "Chen Rui, Li Dong is entertaining the guests tonight. Should I go in and ask?"
"Li Dong!"
An inexplicable look appeared in Chen Rui's eyes, and then he said, "I haven't seen Li Dong for a while. Why don't we go in and talk?"
Zhang Lanyu said awkwardly, "Chen Rui, this …"
Listening to the conversation between the two, the others also realized something. It seemed that it was not Chen Rui's friend who was entertaining the guests tonight, but that Li Dong.
Hearing this, the man with the earring laughed and said, "Miss Zhang, let's go in and join in the fun. I heard that you are entertaining distinguished guests. Maybe I know them. In this area of Sijiu City, I still have a little bit of face. If they are acquaintances, maybe we can help. "
Zhang Lanyu wanted to refuse, but seeing Chen Rui's pleading eyes, Zhang Lanyu suddenly felt a little bad and reluctantly said, "Then I'll go and ask …"
"No need. It's just a few steps away. Why ask? Let's go in and see Chen Rui's friend. Chen Rui's friend is our friend!"
"Hahaha, that's true. Chen Rui, remember to introduce your old friend to us later."
They chatted and laughed. Without asking for Zhang Lanyu's opinion, they walked to the private room.
At this time, Zhang Lanyu's face suddenly changed. She stared at Chen Rui who had not left and said, "Chen Rui, what are you doing! Li Dong is entertaining guests. If you barge in, Li Dong will … "
Chen Rui was a little apologetic at first, but when he heard Zhang Lanyu's words, Chen Rui's face suddenly changed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Lan Yu, you've changed!"
Zhang Lanyu frowned and looked at him. Chen Rui said angrily in a low voice, "I have no choice. I've finally entered their circle. You've all finished eating. I'm just borrowing the private room. Li Dong hasn't said anything yet, and you're already scolding me? What's your relationship with Li Dong? What's your relationship with me? We've been friends for so many years. Why are you scolding me for such a small matter? "
Zhang Lanyu said helplessly, "But …"
"Don't say it. If I say it's fine, it's fine. So what if Li Dong is entertaining guests? Won't he give me face? Besides, those people just now are not kind people. I'm not asking you to leave directly. You've finished eating. You'll be leaving later anyway. If you give up the private room now, you can still owe me a favor. "
"You!"
Zhang Lanyu glared at him. At this moment, Yu Le, who was walking in front, turned around and shouted, "Chen Rui, Miss Zhang, what are you whispering about? Let's go together!"
Chen Rui no longer looked at Zhang Lanyu and jogged over.
Zhang Lanyu's expression changed slightly. Before she could take a step, a few people suddenly walked over from not far away.
Tan Yong said with a serious expression, "Mr. Zhang, what's going on?"
Seeing that it was Tan Yong, Zhang Lanyu said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it's just a friend of mine. I'll go in and explain to Li Dong …"
Tan Yong said nothing with a cold face. He waved his hand at a nearby place. Several bodyguards in black came over and everyone walked toward the private room.
…
Inside the private room.
Li Dong didn't mind Zhang Lanyu going out to deal with Chen Rui. Wei Hengzhi was here, so it was not convenient for him to leave his guests to see Chen Rui.
As soon as Zhang Lanyu left, Li Dong and Wei Hengzhi began to talk about the bonds.
Wei Hengzhi was in the midst of pleasantries. After a while, he got to the point, "In fact, General Manager Li doesn't need to worry too much. It's not like there's no solution."
Li Dong hurriedly said, "Please give me some pointers, Chief Wei. You know that I'm not familiar with the capital. If there's anything I need help with, please let me know."
Wei Hengzhi smiled and waved his hand, "It's not that …"
Before he could finish, the private room's door was suddenly pushed open.
Wei Hengzhi was stunned for a moment but didn't continue. Li Dong thought that Zhang Lanyu had returned and turned his head to look.
When he saw that it was a group of strangers, Li Dong immediately berated, "Don't you know how to knock before entering? There's someone here, you've come to the wrong place. "
Yu Le was taken aback at first, but then he smiled and said, "That's right, we're Chen Rui's friends. I didn't expect to see Old Wei here. Old Wei, it seems you were invited tonight. You should've said so earlier. If I knew you were here, I wouldn't have let that kid Chen Rui show off. "
Wei Hengzhi smiled faintly and didn't reply.
Seeing that Wei Hengzhi didn't respond, Yu Le's eyes flashed with embarrassment, but he also knew that Wei Hengzhi wasn't someone to be trifled with, so he didn't continue the conversation.
At this time, Chen Rui also entered. Seeing Li Dong, Chen Rui hurriedly smiled, "Long time no see, Li Dong. Look, my friends are here to take a look, sorry to disturb you."
Li Dong furrowed his brows slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
He was just discussing business, what the hell was Chen Rui up to?!
But they were acquaintances after all, and Li Dong owed the other a favor. Moreover, the man from before knew Wei Hengzhi. Although he didn't know what their relationship was, Li Dong didn't want to offend Wei Hengzhi on their first meeting.
From the simple exchange just now, he knew that Wei Hengzhi couldn't be underestimated. Moreover, the capital wasn't his territory, so Li Dong didn't want to cause trouble.
Seeing that Chen Rui was playing dumb, Li Dong forced a smile, "Brother Chen, long time no see."
Just as he finished speaking, Yu Le and the others walked in on their own. They didn't treat themselves as outsiders and went straight to the sofa by the dining table and sat down.
This caused Li Dong's expression to darken!
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