Free Web NovelChapter 109: Chapter 109: Looks Average, Dreams Beautifully
"That’s a real shame. If you have more in the future, Little Yunyun, you have to save a couple for me. I’ll offer premium compensation!"
Xu Yunzhou was rather disappointed. He had never seen any security company that could train such high-quality bodyguards.
You could tell at a glance that these bodyguards had seen real combat. He had no idea how Yun Zijin’s elders had managed to scout so many of them.
"If the opportunity arises."
Yun Zijin didn’t give a definitive no, but she didn’t directly agree, either.
"Hey now, it’s rare for us to have such a big, lively gathering. Let’s eat! The food will get cold, and it won’t taste as good."
Seeing Xu Yunzhou holding Yun Zijin in conversation, and with Lu Yunque’s face as black as ink, Fu Ze quickly chimed in to interrupt them.
"Yeah, yeah, let’s eat! Hey! Uncle Xu, I remember you have a couple of bottles of Romanee Conti here. Why not open one for us today to satisfy our craving?"
Li Yuexing had set his sights on the wine.
Good food, of course, must be paired with good wine.
"You’re not much to look at, but you sure dream big. No Romanee Conti. How about some Cheval Blanc? You drinking or not?"
A vintage Romanee Conti is extremely rare—you can’t buy it even if you have the money. Xu Yunzhou wanted to keep it as the restaurant’s showpiece and wouldn’t bring it out easily.
But while the Romanee Conti was off the table, he didn’t mind sharing some of his other bottles.
"Cheval Blanc? I guess that works. Better than nothing. Where is it? I’ll go get it."
Li Yuexing was just trying his luck; he didn’t actually expect Xu Yunzhou to sacrifice his Romanee Conti.
Of course, if he got lucky and Xu Yunzhou actually agreed, he wouldn’t have refused.
Although the Cheval Blanc proposed by Xu Yunzhou couldn’t compare in price to the Romanee Conti, it was still an excellent red wine.
"If I let you go, you’d wreck my entire wine cellar. I’ll go myself."
"Little Yunyun, is there anything you’d like? I’ll see what I have and grab a bottle for you."
Xu Yunzhou looked at Yun Zijin, his attitude changing as fast as flipping a page in a book.
Li Yuexing thought, ’Isn’t his double standard a little too obvious?’
"I don’t know much about wine. I’ll just have whatever you all are having."
Yun Zijin put down her chopsticks, politely declining Xu Yunzhou’s offer.
"Alright, then I’ll just grab a few random bottles, and we’ll drink whatever I bring."
Since Yun Zijin had no objections, Xu Yunzhou ignored everyone else and headed straight for the wine cellar.
"Uncle Xu’s double standard is a bit obvious, isn’t it?"
Fu Ze turned to look at Lu Yunque.
Lu Yunque picked up his teacup and took a sip. "Zijin is the youngest one here. It’s normal for Uncle to look out for her a bit."
Lu Yunque’s words reminded everyone that Yun Zijin hadn’t even graduated from college yet. In that case, she really was the youngest among them.
"Now that you mention it, I’d completely forgotten. Zijing is always so steady and mature in how she handles things, it makes you forget her age."
Li Yuexing slapped his thigh. Having spent this time discussing the orphanage expansion with Yun Zijin, he realized her behavior and demeanor had been that of a completely mature investor. They had gotten used to treating her as an equal.
"Miss Yun is indeed more outstanding than her peers."
Sheng Hao also offered a rare compliment.
After all, not everyone could amass a ten-billion-yuan fortune at such a young age like Yun Zijin.
"You’re all making me blush."
"There’s no need to be modest, Zijing. Your excellence is plain for all to see."
Most importantly, even after becoming so successful, Yun Zijin still remembered the place that raised her and offered her help free of charge. That was something truly rare and commendable.
Yun Zijin smiled faintly, accepting their praise.
"Coming, coming! The wine is here!"
Xu Yunzhou’s voice preceded him, and a moment later, he emerged carrying a tray with several bottles of wine.
There was champagne, red wine, and also baijiu.
Yun Zijin wasn’t confident in her tolerance for alcohol, but she also didn’t want to be a wet blanket, so she ultimately chose the red wine and poured just enough to cover the bottom of her glass.
Zero One and his six men, due to their work, still refused to drink, having juice instead.
Mei Lin was a Mechanical Race member, so it made no difference to her whether she drank or not.
"Don’t worry. If you drink too much, Yunhe Garden has private rooms. As a favor, I can let you stay the night."
Xu Yunzhou saw that the few assistants and designers were hesitating, so he spoke up to give them an out.
"Go on, drink. If it comes to it, I’ll have the bodyguards drive each and every one of you home."
The two female designers had already left, so among the remaining people, Yun Zijin and Mei Lin were the only women.
Aside from the bodyguards, who insisted on not drinking due to their professional duties, there was no reason for the others not to drink.
"That’s right! And if worse comes to worst, we’re here too. We’ll just have our drivers take a few detours. We can definitely get you all home safely."
Li Yuexing also chimed in to persuade them.
Although Lu Yunque and the others didn’t speak, they all nodded slightly in agreement with Li Yuexing.
The assistants and designers were finally persuaded. "Well then, we’ll have to trouble you bosses. This is my first time drinking such expensive wine."
Of the wines Xu Yunzhou brought up, even the cheapest wasn’t less than five figures.
Although these assistants’ and designers’ salaries were higher than the average wage earner’s, they really couldn’t bring themselves to spend tens of thousands on a single bottle of wine.
"Never had it before? Then drink your fill today! Pour whatever you want."
Xu Yunzhou placed the bottles in front of them with a grand, magnanimous gesture.
Once everyone had poured themselves a drink, Li Yuexing stood up, raising his glass. "Come on, everyone, let’s toast to the perfect conclusion of today’s pitch meeting!"
The others also stood up with their glasses, clinking them together.
The meal was a joyous occasion for everyone, hosts and guests alike.
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As the dinner party was winding down, Lu Yunque and the others contacted their drivers. By now, the drivers had all arrived. Lu Yunque, Li Yuexing, Fu Ze, and Sheng Hao each left with their respective assistants and designers. Yun Zijin got into her own car, with Zero One driving and Mei Lin in the passenger seat.
"Text me when you get home, so I know you made it safely."
Lu Yunque said, raising his voice to be heard through the car window.
Yun Zijin nodded. "I know. You guys drive carefully too. Stay safe."
With that, they both rolled up their windows at the same time, and the cars drove off in separate directions. freёweɓnovel.com
Back at Villa No. 1 in Xingyu Mansion, knowing that Yun Zijin had been drinking, Wang Minli immediately brought her a bowl of sobering soup.
"Miss, drink some sobering soup, or you’ll likely have a headache tomorrow."
Yun Zijin looked at the sobering soup in Wang Minli’s hands. It didn’t smell good, but she braced herself and drank it anyway.
’Otherwise, I’ll be the one with a headache when I wake up tomorrow,’ she thought.
"If there’s nothing else, you should go get some rest. I’ll be fine on my own."
Besides, Mei Lin was there. Yun Zijin didn’t want to trouble Wang Minli, who was getting on in years, by having her stay up with her.
"But..."
Wang Minli was still worried. ’What if the Miss throws up later? How can someone who’s been drinking not have anyone around to look after them?’
"Don’t worry, Mei Lin is here. She’ll take good care of me."
Yun Zijin knew that for Mei Lin, drinking alcohol was no different from drinking water.
’The biggest difference is probably just the amount of energy converted,’ she mused.
