As the elevator number descended to the second basement floor, Xi Shaoqi finally turned to head towards the private room. Just as he reached the door, he heard lively discussions from inside, all about him and An Nan. In his mind, the immediate thought was, who says only women gossip? A group of men gossip just the same.
With a helpless shake of his head, he pushed the door open and entered: "Alright, so curious, huh? Then let me satisfy everyone's curiosity a bit."
"Mmm mmm mmm." A bunch of young elites nodded quickly like chicks pecking at grains.
Xi Shaoqi smiled slightly and began to explain his relationship with An Nan, introducing her a little: "An Nan and I were high school classmates. My relationship with her is just..."
At this point, Xi Shaoqi deliberately paused, keeping everyone in suspense, then continued.
"A good friend, and by the way, An Nan is 28 years old this year, you all know her gender, and she has no boyfriend yet."
Obviously, this was a disguised match-making attempt, but it did succeed in dispelling the suspicions in the minds of others. If she were someone he truly liked, he wouldn't introduce her to others.
Some interested people had already begun to inquire about her phone number from Xi Shaoqi, who uniformly replied: "My birthday is next Saturday, An Nan will be there, so ask her for the number if you're interested."
Although he wanted to find a boyfriend for An Nan, the matter ultimately required her willingness. On the day of his birthday, if An Nan agreed to give out her number, naturally, it's someone she's interested in.
From beginning to end, everyone was discussing An Nan, not noticing Lin Mubai, whose eyes shone with cunning beside them.
However, just a moment ago, Lin Mubai's heart was also in turmoil. Watching the interactions between his good brother and An Nan, he feared hearing an answer he didn't want. But upon hearing that his good brother was introducing An Nan to others, he felt both happy and annoyed. Happy that their relationship was just friends, annoyed that the bastard wanted to introduce his An Nan to someone else. How could this be?
Lin Mubai was now elated beyond words. He never thought Han Xiayang, whom he'd asked to find someone for a month, would appear in front of him . Just a high school classmate of Xi Shaoqi? An Nan, I've found you now. Let's see how you escape my grasp.
Deep in Lin Mubai's eyes shone determination, yet his outward demeanor remained as cool as ever, so no one noticed the change in his heart.
An Nan, it's our second meeting now. Things don't happen thrice. On our third meeting, I will not let you slip through my fingers again. Content orıginally comes from novel[f]ire.net
In the following week, Lin Mubai busied himself with company matters and didn't seek An Nan's whereabouts, because he wasn't in a hurry. On the day of his friend Xi Shaoqi's birthday was when he intended to close the net on someone. He hoped that someone's reaction wouldn't be too dramatic at that time.
Xi Shaoqi's 28th birthday arrived quickly. He didn't host a lavish banquet, just rented the largest private room at 'Champs Elysees', inviting quite a few young elites he found decent. Of course, with young elites, beauties were indispensable, and numerous ladies from distinguished families made their grand appearances.
The birthday cake hadn't been cut yet, in a hidden corner of the large private room, a few individuals from the top of the pyramid sat in a circle on the sofa, including today's main character, Xi Shaoqi.