SFS Chapter 214 Are you eager to die?
Chapter 214 Are you eager to die?
Yan Zhixu did indeed have dinner with Dong Chaoran and his group that evening at their invitation.
The two sides spent half a day at Bosch today and reached a consensus on their willingness to jointly invest in and develop the project.
The dinner was scheduled at a five-star hotel. Yan Zhixu changed his clothes in the company's lounge and headed straight to the event.
The Rolls-Royce was driven to the hotel entrance by its chauffeur. Xu Chaofeng, who was in the passenger seat, quickly got out and respectfully opened the car door for her boss in the back seat.
Yan Zhixu calmly got out of the car, straightened his coat, exuding an air of nobility, with handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, and stepped inside.
He casually pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and put it to his lips, then reached for his lighter but couldn't find it for a long time.
He frowned. Had he left it in the car?
But I didn't take it out just now.
After a moment's thought, something flashed through his mind. He smiled slightly, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and took out his phone to send a message.
I had just sent it when I heard someone approaching and speaking.
"Mr. Yan, do you need some fire?"
As the voice spoke, a delicate gold lighter approached him, and the person lit it at the same time.
Yan Zhixu slightly lifted her eyelids; it was Fu Yankai who handed her the fire.
I don't know if he had just arrived, but it was such a coincidence that I saw him smoking without a lighter, so I brought him over.
He frowned, quietly approached the fire, lit the cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and parted his thin lips slightly: "Thank you, Vice President Fu."
Fu Yan's lips twitched. Why did he always feel that this person's way of addressing him was a bit deliberate?
His surname is Fu, but he holds a deputy position, which is awkward. However, most people with discernment would call him Fu Xing. Only this overseas returnee bigwig always calls him the full "Deputy Bank Manager Fu" every time he speaks. Is he deliberately trying to annoy people?
But he couldn't express his dissatisfaction to others, as that would seem petty, so he could only endure it and respond politely.
Why isn't he the vice president? If he were, I could just retort with "Vice President Yan" and we could exchange barbs!
He could only smile and say, "I often can't find my lighter when I need it too."
Yan Zhixu glanced at him, then chuckled softly and said, "It's not that I can't find it. I just remembered that I was playing with it in my girlfriend's car on my way to work this morning, and I think I left it in her car."
That's an ambiguous statement, especially the part about "going to work in my girlfriend's car in the morning," which implies that he and his girlfriend live together.
Fu Yankai's expression changed slightly, and his hand holding the lighter trembled.
Yan Zhixu seemed not to notice his reaction and walked forward, not forgetting to call out to him, "Vice President Fu, let's go together."
"it is good."
Fu Yankai had no choice but to follow.
Yan Zhixu was a step ahead of him, and curled her lips in a direction that no one could see.
Fu Yankai looked at his profile from the side, feeling a mix of emotions, but also resentment. He asked in a deep voice, "How did President Yan and Weiwei meet?"
Yan Zhixu suddenly stopped, catching the group behind him off guard. Fu Yankai, who was closest, almost bumped into him. He quickly steadied himself and looked at him with some confusion.
Yan Zhixu turned his head, his eyes sharp as he glanced at her, his voice icy: "Is Vice President Fu very familiar with my girlfriend? Why does she call her Weiwei?"
Fu Yankai felt as if he were being slowly tortured by those eyes, his body stiff and unable to move.
He paused for a moment before saying, "President Yan, you may not know this, but Wei and I... she went to the same school since we were little, and our families are familiar with each other, so we address each other with a more intimate tone."
Hearing this, Xu Chaofeng on the other side secretly rolled her eyes. President Yan was warning you not to call me that, and you still went and courted death.
Sure enough, Yan Zhixu chuckled and said, "Vice President Fu, let me remind you, you and I are currently discussing cooperation on a business-to-business basis. We are not so familiar with each other that you would use a nickname for my girlfriend in front of me. I suggest you change your form of address to 'Miss Liang,' what do you say?"
It is said that when people in Hwaseong use the formal "您" (nin) to address others, it has two meanings: one is to show respect and politeness, and the other is to indicate... a very impolite attitude.
Fu Yankai was well aware of this, and he would never have interpreted Yan Zhixu's gesture as politeness.
He wanted to retort, "When I met her, you were still nobody!"
But right now, my position is definitely below theirs, and I'm in a position where I need their help. The situation is beyond my control, so I can't really use that attitude, otherwise this trip will have been for nothing!
Even if they were resentful and angry, they could only swallow it and politely reply, "Mr. Yan is right. Today we will only talk about business, not personal relationships."
Yan Zhixu scoffed lightly and said, "Besides, who said I don't know that you and my girlfriend have known each other since childhood? After we met at the Western restaurant last time, she mentioned to me that you two are just not very close. Since you're not very close, Vice President Fu, you shouldn't try to get close to her in public, lest you annoy people."
Fu Yankai's face stiffened. Yan Zhixu's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but both sides' subordinates heard it, and the atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward.
Yan Zhixu glanced at him indifferently for a few more seconds before looking away and continuing to walk forward.
This time, Fu Yankai didn't follow so closely, because he was really feeling very frustrated.
Once inside the private room, Yan Zhixu had regained his composure. He shook hands with Dong Chaoran, who had arrived earlier, and said with a smile, "President Dong, good evening. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Dong Chaoran smiled and shook hands with her: "Good evening, President Yan. I just arrived. Please, President Yan."
Seeing Fu Yankai enter after Yan Zhixu, he raised an eyebrow and teased, "Did you come together?"
Ignoring the people behind her, Yan Zhixu sat down in the guest seat at Dong Chaoran's invitation, glancing indifferently at Fu Yankai.
"We just bumped into each other downstairs and came up together."
Fu Yankai chimed in, "Yes, we just happened to run into each other."
Dong Chaoran patted Fu Yankai on the shoulder and gave him a wink, signaling him to treat this god well.
Dong Chaoran sat down opposite Yan Zhixu and said with a smile, "President Yan, this meal was originally to be hosted by our Chamber of Commerce, but Xiao Fu insisted that their bank be the host, so they are the hosts today, and I am also a guest who has honored us with my presence."
Yan Zhixu said calmly, "Then I must thank Huaxing for their hospitality."
Fu Yankai: "You're too kind. Please feel free to ask if you need anything, President Yan."
Yan Zhixu did not respond and stubbed out the cigarette that was almost finished.
Soon, the waiter brought the food and drinks.
Yan Zhixu glanced at the bottle of baijiu in front of Dong Chaoran, frowned slightly, and said, "President Dong, I'm sorry, I'm not very good at drinking baijiu, so I'm afraid I can't keep you company."
Chairman Dong gestured to the waiter to open the wine, and said with a smile, "It's alright, drink as much as you can. Anyway, you have an assistant. Hey, Assistant Xu, would you like to have a drink today? We can call a designated driver later."
Yan Zhixu smiled and said, "President Dong, you may not know this, and I'm not afraid to tell you, but I just met a girlfriend when I came back to China. We're currently in the throes of a passionate relationship, and I'm going to meet her later. If I come with the smell of alcohol that you don't recognize, I'm afraid she might... ignore me."
Fu Yankai couldn't help but look at him, one hand under the table resting on his lap was tightly clenched.
Dong Chaoran, being an experienced person, laughed heartily upon hearing this, "I didn't expect that. So President Yan has a date later? Then I certainly can't ruin it for you. Okay, then tonight we won't drink baijiu, President Yan will drink red wine?"
Yan Zhixu smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your consideration, Chairman Dong. I will definitely accompany you to drink your favorite beverage when I have time another day."
Dong Chaoran wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he looked at him meaningfully and then asked the waiter to change the wine.