"Big brother, why are you hiding here?"
A young man in a white slim-fit suit, who was as beautiful as a woman, walked over and asked softly.
"Uh, Haokun, nothing. I'm talking about business with Mr. Zhang."
Zhou Haoqian put away the joy on his face and resumed his cold face, saying perfunctorily.
"Childe Qian, Childe Kun, you two brothers talk. I'll go say hello to my friend."
Seeing Zhou Haokun looking at him and wanting to say something, Mr. Zhang hurriedly excused himself.
"What's wrong? What's the matter? "
Zhou Haoqian kept a straight face, but his tone was extremely soft.
Different from the children of other big families who fought fiercely for the right of inheritance, the three siblings of this generation of the Zhou Family had a very good relationship.
"Big brother, you have good taste. Sister-in-law is so beautiful."
Zhou Haokun winked at Ding Qianlie and said ambiguously.
Zhou Haoqian glared at him and said seriously, "Don't shout. She hasn't agreed yet. It will be a joke if others hear it."
"Tut, tut, tut, is this still my confident and proud big brother? What's wrong? You've met your true love, so you're not confident anymore? "
Zhou Haokun put his arm around his big brother's shoulder and teased him with an exaggerated expression.
"Where's Haoting?"
Zhou Haoqian blushed and changed the topic awkwardly.
"Jenica is showing off upstairs. She said that it's the first time she met sister-in-law. Even if she can't surpass her beauty, she can't be too inferior and embarrass big brother."
Zhou Haokun said with a cheeky smile.
Zhou Haoqian lectured him with a straight face, "What Jenica? Call her Haoting. Remember, we are from Shenzhou. Don't forget your surname after drinking a few days of foreign knowledge."
Zhou Haokun said impatiently, "Okay, okay, don't lecture me. It's just a title. Why do you take it so seriously? Today is your big day. Go upstairs and change. Everything is arranged. We're just waiting for you, the male lead, to make a grand appearance. "
Zhou Haoqian shook his head helplessly. His younger brother and sister were good in everything except that they had been abroad for a long time. They had always advocated western culture and had little affection for Shenzhou, which he didn't like.
However, they had all grown up and were no longer the younger siblings who listened to his every word when they were young. Even if he said anything, it would be useless. They wouldn't be able to hear him at all. He was also too lazy to say anything more.
With an intoxicated look in his eyes, he took a deep look at Ding Qianlie, who was talking and laughing with the members, took a deep breath, calmed his excited mood, and walked upstairs.
The corners of Zhou Haokun's mouth curled into a devilish smile. Looking at his elder brother's tall and straight back, he swirled the red wine glass in his hand and took a sip. His peach blossom eyes shone brightly as he began to search for beauties in the crowd that could catch his eye.
Although tonight's cocktail party was mainly for the internal members of the Chamber of Commerce of Shenzhou, how could such an occasion lack those socialites who were keen on the upper class and socialites?
The members of the Chamber of Commerce were also human beings. If there weren't any eye-catching beauties to spice things up, and most of them were men, this banquet would be boring.
Standing in the crowd with a glass of red wine in her hand, Shi Manli looked at Ding Qianlie, who was surrounded by a group of business tycoons, who were talking and laughing with a touch of envy and jealousy in her eyes.
Although she had a notorious reputation as a poisonous scorpion, which made ordinary people stay away from her, those who could stand here tonight and attend this cocktail party were either business tycoons or invisible rich people, so they wouldn't take her dreadful nickname seriously.
Therefore, even though she was not young, under the effect of cosmetics and lights, she looked much younger. Many men still came up to talk to her, which made her feel more balanced.
Unfortunately, she wasn't interested in these men.
What she wanted to join was the circle where Ding Qianlie was — the circle of the gold members.
When the diamond and platinum members didn't show up, the gold members were the top circle at the scene, and they were also the focus of countless people's attention.
At this moment, Shi Manli's position was undoubtedly very special. It was reasonable to say that as the chairman of Baiyun Pharmaceutical Company, she was fully qualified to be a gold member, but because of the damn will that controlled her fate, the shares under her name were full of uncertainty. Therefore, after the comprehensive assessment, the Chamber of Commerce of Shenzhou finally gave her the identity of a silver member.
With her position and vision, only the business information of the gold members was attractive enough to her. The business information of the silver members was of little value to her, and she didn't care about it at all.
This made her situation extremely awkward. She couldn't get into the circle of the gold members, so she could only listen to the silver members chattering about the projects that she was not interested in at all.
She felt a little regretful. If she had known this earlier, she would have lied when she received the invitation call from the Zhou family. It would have been better not to say that she happened to come to Ninghai on a business trip. In that way, she wouldn't have offended the Zhou family, and she wouldn't have to suffer this foreign crime.
But when she thought of the fact that she was still in the police station at this time last night and could safely attend the banquet tonight, she felt balanced again. A silver member was still a member. Even if she was not interested in the projects, it was also good to make more connections.
But when she thought of Li Boyang, her mood became bad again. Although she was flustered last night and subconsciously cut off contact with Li Boyang after leaving the police station to avoid suspicion, she knew that as long as she came out, he would soon be released.
However, she waited for a day, but Li Boyang still didn't contact her and spent nearly half of the three million she just gave him yesterday, which made her very angry.
It should be known that in the past, when she gave Li Boyang money, she deposited it in the bank card in his name in advance. But yesterday, she was moved by his romantic surprise and gave him the card suddenly, which was under her own name.
Therefore, she could receive instant text message reminders for every penny Li Boyang spent. In the morning, when Li Boyang bought a gift to the Du family, Shi Manli knew clearly every penny he spent.
She didn't care about that little money. What she cared about was that this little man spent her money, but had no intention of contacting her at all.
In the evening, she finally couldn't help taking the initiative to call him, but his phone was turned off.
Unwilling to give up, she went to the Kaiyuan Hotel to find him. Unexpectedly, the receptionist said that he had checked out early in the morning, accompanied by a beautiful woman.
This made her burn with jealousy. She immediately called Li Xiuer to lock his location, ready to find him and interrogate him.
But Li Xiuer called and said that the GPS installed in his mobile phone had failed, and his current location could not be locked at all.
This made her even angrier. All the signs showed that Li Boyang deliberately changed his mobile phone after knowing that the GPS was installed in his mobile phone. This was the rhythm of completely betraying her.
Some things would not be suspected if one didn't think about it. Li Boyang's betrayal made Shi Manli suddenly understand.
Last night, the "romantic surprise" that Li Boyang prepared at the Kaiyuan Hotel was actually for another woman. It was just that her sudden appearance disrupted his plan, so he improvised and pretended that it was a surprise for her.
It was laughable that she was actually moved to such an extent. When she thought of this, she felt a burning sensation on her face. She hated Li Boyang to the bone.
Shi Manli could be called a poisonous scorpion, which was enough to show how overbearing and vicious her character was. She would not tolerate anyone's betrayal at all.
Especially Li Boyang, who she had always thought would have nothing if he left her, was regarded as her exclusive.
Li Boyang actually dared to deceive her and even attempted to betray her. This feeling of losing control made her rage rise in her chest.
She had feelings for Li Boyang, but she knew very well that that kind of feeling was not love at all. It was just that she longed to be loved and enjoyed the feeling of being valued and pampered, so she was immersed in the false love that he weaved.
But when this false love burst like a bubble, she immediately regained her sobriety and became a domineering poisonous woman who could not be disobeyed and killed decisively.
For a woman to be able to develop a second-rate private enterprise into a pharmaceutical giant in just over 20 years, she was destined not to be the kind of person who would follow the rules. Otherwise, she would have been swallowed up by others long ago without leaving any bones behind.
Therefore, after realizing that Li Boyang wanted to get rid of her, Shi Manli, who was ashamed and angry, immediately contacted the people who mingled in the gray area and asked them to dig Li Boyang out at all costs.
"Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi, what's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong? "
The middle-aged man, Mr. Wang, who was talking incessantly about his grand blueprint, was shocked when he saw Shi Manli's twisted expression and gritted teeth.
In fact, Mr. Wang also knew that Shi Manli's actual status was enough for her to become a gold member. He deliberately struck up a conversation with her because he had his own intentions. If he could hook up with this female scorpion and make her his woman, it would be of great benefit to the future development of his company if the two of them cooperated.
"Uh, Mr. Wang, I'm sorry. Excuse me for a moment. I thought of something and need to deal with it."
Only then did Shi Manli come to her senses and realized that she had lost her composure. She couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense anymore, so she gave a very insincere explanation and walked towards the bathroom in her high heels.
Mr. Wang looked at her receding figure, and a trace of darkness flashed in his eyes. He cursed in his heart, "Bah, putting on airs in front of me? If it wasn't for the strength of Baiyun Pharmaceutical Company, do you really think that I would want to curry favor with a wrinkled old woman like you? "
In the sink in the women's bathroom.
Shi Manli washed her face and looked at the clear wrinkles on her face in self-pity. She felt a deep sorrow in her heart. She was really old.
In fact, she had just turned 50 this year. At this age, if she took good care of herself, she wouldn't look too old.
It was just that she had racked her brains for the development of Baiyun Pharmaceutical Company. Sometimes, it was normal for her to work overtime for several days and nights in a row. Her life was messed up, and her hormones were out of balance. This made her look older than her peers.
She sighed, took out her makeup bag, and started to touch up her makeup in front of the mirror. She was old, and the wrinkles on her face could only be covered up by makeup.
"The person outside has left, right?"
At this moment, Shi Manli suddenly heard a very faint and familiar male voice coming from the toilet, which made her shiver. Li Boyang? Why is he here?
"He should have left. There's been no movement for a long time."
A woman's timid voice came.
"Then let's continue."
Li Boyang smiled coquettishly.
"No, no, let's stop here."
The woman suddenly began to struggle violently, determined not to continue.
"What's wrong? Jenica, haven't you always liked me? "
Li Boyang's voice was a little unhappy.
"I do like you, and it's not that I don't want to give myself to you, but this is my first time. I can't give my first time to you in the bathroom."
The woman's voice was very firm. "Besides, are you sure that the person in your heart is me? I hope that you can find me after you figure this out. "
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