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Chapter 384: Chapter 0384: President Qi, there’s no poison in this wine, right?
The Yachun Hotel is a five-star business hotel that has just been completed in the past few years in Jiangzhong City, situated in the bustling business center of Jiangzhong City!
Stepping into the hotel, the gorgeous and luxurious marble floor reflected the crystal chandeliers hanging high from the ceiling, the bright light pouring down like mercury, evenly scattering across every corner. Walking inside the lobby, a sense of superiority spontaneously emerged, as if one were walking through heaven.
The splendid decorations imbued the entire Yachun Hotel with a distinguished aura perfectly blended with both fashion and classic style, and the patrons, well-dressed and composed, bore an air of arrogance on their faces.
It seemed as if entering this place made one more evolved than those outside; the various expensive leather shoes and high heels clicking on the marble floor sounded so assertive, as if the wearers were above everyone else.
Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi were led by a neatly dressed etiquette hostess to a large private room.
Ye Xunhuan knocked on the white carved wooden door and then, the door was opened from the inside, where a man appeared. He was wearing a black suit, had neatly trimmed short hair, and a somewhat rugged physique.
"Miss Qiu, Mr. Ye, please come inside. My young miss has been waiting for a long time!"
As the man spoke, even though he was looking at Qiu Ruoxi, Ye Xunhuan could distinctly feel the man’s peripheral vision was fixedly watching him.
Observing the man in front of him, Ye Xunhuan felt a trace of surprise in his heart. This man was definitely of the same kind as the Blue-clothed he had killed, and his strength was probably not much different either.
This Qi Jieyu is not simple, thought Ye Xunhuan. Killing one Blue-clothed only to have another appear, how many such people does she have by her side?
The Blue-clothed was killed by Ye Xunhuan, but he had to admit that with such a person by one’s side as a bodyguard, as long as they didn’t meet someone like him or a legendary figure like "Shooting Heroes Wear," even if they encountered danger, Blue-clothed could delay for a moment, allowing Qi Jieyu to escape.
Therefore, people like Blue-clothed were already considered quite skilled in this world, comparable to an instructor from a special forces unit, or say, an elite from the underworld.
Now, another person like Blue-clothed had appeared by Qi Jieyu’s side, and Ye Xunhuan was somewhat surprised.
Zhonghai’s foremost tycoon indeed lives up to the title. Just by the masters by her side, this woman indeed matches her status as the top tycoon, but it’s unknown how many people like that she has around her. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
Qiu Ruoxi nodded, then led Ye Xunhuan into the spacious private room, where the scent of lavender wafted through the air, revitalizing the spirit just right.
"Miss Qiu, Mr. Ye, you’ve finally arrived!" Qi Jieyu immediately stood up from the sofa.
Qi Jieyu seemed to have a fondness for the OL (office lady) style suits, as she was still in a very professional looking OL suit!
"I thought Miss Qiu and Mr. Ye wouldn’t come, which had me anxious for quite a while!"
"Ms. Qi is joking!" Qiu Ruoxi replied indifferently.
Qi Jieyu wasn’t embarrassed by Qiu Ruoxi’s cold response; her face still wore a smile that was three parts genuine, seven parts fake, as she invited them, "Miss Qiu, Mr. Ye, please have a seat, sit!"
Under Qi Jieyu’s warm hospitality, Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi directly took their seats.
Perhaps Qi Jieyu had spoken to the hotel staff, for as soon as Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan arrived, they began to serve the dishes.
No sooner had the two of them sat down, than the hotel waitstaff, pushing a trolley, came in from outside, expertly placing the dishes on the table before swiftly exiting.
After the waitstaff had left, Qi Jieyu spoke softly, "Mr. Ye, I assume Miss Qiu has already explained the purpose of inviting you here today?"
"What purpose?" Ye Xunhuan acted knowingly ignorant as he asked, "I don’t know!"
"Well, then, let me explain it to Mr. Ye!" Qi Jieyu was unfazed by Ye Xunhuan’s feigned confusion. "Today, I’ve invited Mr. Ye here mainly to offer you an apology..."
"Apologize?" Ye Xunhuan feigned surprise and said, "What do you mean? You’ve got me all confused!"
"If anyone should be apologizing, it should be me owing you an apology..."
The term ’elder’ from Ye Xunhuan made Qi Jieyu’s smile stiffen slightly on her face.
No woman likes to be called old, just as much as they love to be praised for their beauty!
Especially Qi Jieyu, who was not old at all; she took great care of herself and looked to be just over thirty at most.
But now that Ye Xunhuan was calling her an ’elder’, could she be happy about it?
"I even forced Qi Shao to kneel down and bark like a dog..."
With a forced smile, Qi Jieyu said, "Fair is fair, Mr. Ye did nothing wrong. My asking for Ye Xunhuan to come wasn’t because of that matter..."
"Oh, then what is it for?"
"After meeting Mr. Ye last time, I thought it through, and that kind of behavior was a bit insulting to Mr. Ye, so after much hesitation, I decided that I must apologize to Mr. Ye, and I hope you won’t take it to heart..." Qi Jieyu said with utmost sincerity, looking straight at Ye Xunhuan.
"You’re talking about that? No problem!" Ye Xunhuan said dismissively, "I enjoy that kind of insult. If you want to insult me in that way again, just go ahead, and make it more intense. Don’t worry about me not being able to handle it..."
Although he said this, Ye Xunhuan was inwardly sneering.
Today’s women are really something, especially those women in high positions who have even deeper schemes.
Inwardly they would hate to tear him to shreds, skin him and pull out his tendons, yet their faces were all smiles, and their words even carried a hint of flattery.
Hypocrisy!
Indeed, to stand in this world, to climb higher, one must first learn hypocrisy. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, it’s utterly useless.
Someone once used Jin Yong’s "Shooting Heroes Wear" to say, in this day and age, what’s needed is people like Yang Kang. As for someone like Guo Jing, he would be utterly useless in this era.
That statement is certainly true. Guo Jing is simply too honest, lacking in cunning, and without deep schemes. He wouldn’t make it in this era.
If Qi Jieyu were like Guo Jing, could she have reached her current position?
Even with a good family background, would she have been able to defend the wealth left by her ancestors?
After all, this is an era of dog-eat-dog.
Looking at Ye Xunhuan, who clearly had no sense of shame or integrity, Qi Jieyu sneered inwardly. You like that kind of insult, well I enjoy it too!
"Did President Qi do something to you?"
"Nothing much, just spent eight million to buy that scandalous video of my son from Mr. Ye’s hands. The words spoken at that time were a bit harsh..."
Upon hearing Qi Jieyu’s words, Qiu Ruoxi immediately turned her gaze to Ye Xunhuan, scanning him back and forth as if to say, "Bastard, Qi Jieyu gave you eight million, and you still dare to ask me for money, see how I deal with you!"
When Ye Xunhuan caught Qiu Ruoxi’s gaze, he hastily lowered his head and picked up the wine glass in front of him, taking a sip!
But then, as if he had thought of something, he said, "President Qi, there’s no poison in this wine, right? You’re not trying to make peace on the surface, but actually planning to poison me, are you?"
