NOVPUBChapter 625: Chapter 460 Qian Bingxue鈥檚 Astonishment_2 Chapter 625 -460 Qian Bingxue鈥檚 Astonishment_2 鈥渀
鈥淪orry, I didn鈥檛 bring any business cards with me; I鈥檒l make it up to you next time!鈥
Chu Mo sighed softly.
It wasn鈥檛 that he didn鈥檛 carry business cards, but rather that he鈥檇 never had any to begin with.
In the Magic Capital, his reputation was built on his own strength.
There, just mentioning Mr.
Chu was enough to turn heads芒鈧€漷he name Mr.
Chu was, in itself, the best business card.
However, the girl opposite him showed no dissatisfaction.
...
She put away her bag and then chuckled lightly: 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
鈥淚t鈥檚 alright, we already have each other鈥檚 contact information anyway, but I guess expecting you to take the initiative to contact me would be pure fantasy, given your personality.
If that鈥檚 the case, the hard-earned connection with an old classmate would be severed once again.鈥
Chu Mo sighed softly, feeling sentimental.
Indeed, she knew him well.
潡堭潣凁潡答潣?co
In fact, with Chu Mo鈥檚 personality, unless she contacted him first for something, it was unlikely he would take the initiative to contact her.
鈥淭here are many people here, but there are very few with whom one can truly form a deep connection.
They say it鈥檚 a class reunion, but essentially it鈥檚 nothing more than a gathering for networking and comparison.
Among our old classmates, it seems only the two of us can truly open up and chat about the good old days.鈥
Qian Bingxue seemed to have drunk quite a lot, nearly finishing her first large glass of liquor, and now she was onto her second.
Her cheeks were flushed with a drunkard鈥檚 rosy glow, and even her bright eyes carried a hint of intoxication.
Worried she might drink too much, Chu Mo proactively said:
鈥淚f you can鈥檛 drink, then don鈥檛.
Drinking too much is miserable!鈥
Qian Bingxue, still holding her glass, paused slightly.
She looked down at the liquor in her hand, then up at Chu Mo鈥檚 concerned face.
Finally, she smiled softly and placed the glass on the dining table.
The banquet officially drew to a close.
As everyone raised their glasses together, it also signified the successful conclusion of the gathering.
People chatted and laughed as they left in succession.
Chu Mo and Qian Bingxue were the last to leave.
As they just stepped out of the private room, Chu Mo saw the hotel manager who had guided them earlier standing at the door with a respectful expression.
Without exchanging pleasantries with her, Chu Mo鈥檚 gaze briefly swept over her before he and Qian Bingxue continued downstairs.
When the manager saw Chu Mo walking away with a lady companion, she prudently stopped and didn鈥檛 come forward.
This time, they didn鈥檛 use the exclusive elevator.
Unable to accommodate so many people in a standard elevator at once, Chu Mo and Qian Bingxue waited at the back.
After a short while, another elevator arrived, and they went downstairs.
The elevator was very quiet with just the two of them.
It was then that Chu Mo noticed Qian Bingxue鈥檚 pink, high-heeled boots which had at least a six or seven centimeter heel.
Paired with tight jeans, they accentuated her legs, making them appear even more slender and well-proportioned.
Chu Mo tried to make conversation:
鈥淭hat Zhou Zilan, I remember she used to be our class literary secretary, right?
She loves singing and dancing.
I recall during a school event she played a piano solo, which caused quite a sensation throughout the whole school!鈥
The space in the elevator was already intimate given the proximity.
Qian Bingxue鈥檚 scent of mint was enchanting.
Hearing Chu Mo speak, Qian Bingxue, who was gripping her purse tightly, sighed softly before responding:
鈥淶ilan and I are pretty good friends.
Her former company wasn鈥檛 doing well and had already laid off nearly half of its staff.
Knowing she couldn鈥檛 avoid being cut, Zilan started looking for a way out early on.
Tan Mingyuan, that department head in Zhenyuan Company with some real power芒鈧€漡etting into that company isn鈥檛 easy normally.
Zhenyuan Company is one of the star enterprises in our city.
Zilan has been forced into her current situation, but you鈥檝e seen it yourself芒鈧€漈an isn鈥檛 going to let her have her way so easily!鈥
Chu Mo just sighed silently.
He didn鈥檛 pass judgment on the matter, whether it was Zilan鈥檚 decision or Tan鈥檚 smugness; those were their life choices.
Chu Mo couldn鈥檛 possibly take responsibility for everything.
The elevator quickly reached the ground floor lobby.
As Chu Mo and Qian Bingxue stepped out, they were suddenly greeted by Tan Mingyuan, the cropped-haired young man, who waved at them before speaking:
鈥淨ian Bingxue, that鈥檚 not cool of you.
Didn鈥檛 we agree that I鈥檇 treat today?
How come you, little lady, sneakily settled the bill?鈥
鈥渀
The man with the buzz cut had spoken, and next to him, Qian Bingxue was slightly startled.
The drunkenness in her eyes gradually faded, and with a look of confusion on her face, she approached the crowd upfront, saying with a strange voice:
鈥淣o, that鈥檚 not right, it wasn鈥檛 me who paid the bill.
I haven鈥檛 been downstairs the whole time, and haven鈥檛 we all been in the private room without going out?鈥
As Qian Bingxue finished speaking, the dozen or so people in front looked at each other, each with a hint of bewilderment in their eyes.
It wasn鈥檛 until then that Chu Mo also stepped forward, and when everyone turned their gaze toward him, Chu Mo, equally puzzled, paused slightly.
And it was at this moment that the man calling himself Brother Tan with the buzz cut suddenly said:
鈥淭his must be Brother Chu Mo, right?
You were the last one to come upstairs.
Don鈥檛 tell me you secretly settled the bill.
You know, we agreed that I鈥檇 cover this meal.
You鈥檙e not slapping my face, are you!鈥
Hearing the other鈥檚 words, Chu Mo just shook his head slightly.
He had no idea what was going on and spoke up directly:
鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 me.
I went straight into the private room when I arrived.
It must have been someone else!鈥
Seeing that Chu Mo was also gesturing a denial, the crowd immediately began to discuss, and then the buzz-cut man muttered:
鈥淚 also figure it wasn鈥檛 you.
That meal cost five or six thousand; you don鈥檛 seem like the type to be that generous!鈥
As his words landed, the buzz-cut man鈥檚 voice grew louder as he laughed and said:
鈥淗ey, guys, who settled the bill after all?
Just give a peep, why the secrecy?
It鈥檚 not like we鈥檙e going to eat you up!鈥
As the buzz-cut man laughed, the dozen people around all shook their heads, with no one admitting to it.
At this moment, the private elevator behind them opened, and the hotel鈥檚 female manager from before hurried over.
She came up to Chu Mo with a smile and slightly bowed as she said:
鈥淟adies and gentlemen, no need to look any further.
It wasn鈥檛 anyone from your group; it was a friend of this distinguished guest who paid for you.
Mr.
Chu, right?
Just now, a tall man with the surname Jiang helped settle the bill.
He has already left, saying that if there鈥檚 any issue, you can find him.鈥
As the hotel manager finished speaking, the crowd鈥檚 gaze suddenly turned to Chu Mo, each pair of eyes filled with curiosity.
By then, Chu Mo had understood, the one who paid the bill must have been the detective agency鈥檚 president, Jiang Tao.
Shaking his head lightly, Chu Mo casually said:
鈥淚t seems a friend of mine paid, but I wasn鈥檛 aware of it.鈥
鈥淟et鈥檚 leave it at that, then.
The bill鈥檚 been paid; it鈥檚 not a lot of money.
Let鈥檚 say this meal was on you, Brother Chu.
I鈥檒l have a chance to treat everyone separately in the future!鈥
The buzz-cut man at the door pursed his lips slightly, feeling outshined by Chu Mo and somewhat displeased, but he didn鈥檛 have much to say.
After leaving those words behind, he quickly walked towards the hotel entrance.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone dispersed.
Chu Mo watched as Zhou Zilan got into the buzz-cut man鈥檚 car last; the two left together.
Moments later, as the crowd had all left, Chu Mo remained behind.
He saw Qian Bingxue also hailing a taxi and waved goodbye to her.
However, Qian Bingxue, sitting in the car, did not leave but spoke to Chu Mo:
鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to catch a taxi at this hour.
If you don鈥檛 mind, we can share one.鈥
Under Qian Bingxue鈥檚 indifferent gaze, Chu Mo shook his head to decline.
And just as Qian Bingxue sighed softly, she saw a long convoy of cars roaring to a stop at the entrance of the hotel.
Then, as the girl鈥檚 eyes widened, dozens of men in black hurriedly emerged from about a dozen cars, and they gathered around Chu Mo, guarding him at the center.
