Free Web NovelChapter 275: Chapter 210: Who is the Clown?
Li Ke’er hesitated for a moment but didn’t refuse.
Zhang Zishu was a professional golfer, and as an athlete, she strictly avoided alcohol.
When An Yunzhi saw Zhou Luan raise her glass, she gracefully clinked it with her own and took a sip.
The meal ended, and Lin Chu still hadn’t shown up.
"This Lin Chu... seriously, can you believe him? He’s the one who arranged this whole thing, and then he doesn’t even show his face. It’s outrageous."
As they were getting ready to leave, Zhou Luan couldn’t stop herself from complaining again.
After two glasses of wine, her cheeks were flushed, but she wasn’t the least bit drunk. If anything, it made her look even more radiant and lovely.
Li Fangfei couldn’t help but smile. "Business comes first, you know. Maybe something urgent came up? With so many guests today, for him to even join us for tea this morning was probably him sneaking away from his duties."
As a woman in her forties, she had a good idea of what Lin Chu was planning.
’They’d already spent the morning drinking tea together. Adding a meal on top of that wouldn’t accomplish much more.’
’Not showing up to a party he organized makes him seem more important.’
’Staying away from a lunch of all women makes him seem like a gentleman.’
’And by not coming this time, he has the perfect excuse to invite them out again to make up for it.’
The only question was, which of these girls was Lin Chu actually interested in?
But in any case, if Lin Chu really wanted to make a move on someone, a group setting was hardly the place. It would have to be one-on-one, in private.
Sigh...
’Honestly, the young man was almost too mature. He had a perfect sense of propriety.’
After they left the private room, the restaurant was now quite crowded. Even though the tournament didn’t have an official break, many spectators had decided to take a pause from watching to come over for a meal and a rest.
"Sister Li, President Lin asked me to thank you for your kind consideration. As a personal gift, he would like to give you a Xiangyun Sha garment. Would you like to go take a look?"
Liang Jieyu found a moment to speak privately with Li Fangfei and tell her this.
Li Fangfei was taken aback for a second, then smiled. "Oh, lovely. I saw them on my way in. They all looked quite beautiful. Let’s go have a look."
She was about to call over to Zhou Luan and the others, but Liang Jieyu gently stopped her. "It’s not for them, I’m afraid. It’s only for you. This isn’t a club membership perk; it’s a personal gift from President Lin."
Li Fangfei: ...Tsk.
’I underestimated him?’
’This guy is really something else.’
’His social skills are just impeccable.’
Li Ke’er couldn’t help but purse her lips when she heard that. ’So I don’t get one, huh.’
It wasn’t that she was upset by the treatment. It just deepened her impression of Lin Chu. ’A man of great principle.’
...
Zhou Luan saw the other three walk off without calling them over and was momentarily stunned.
"Where are they going?"
Zhou Luan asked, puzzled.
An Yunzhi gave her a slightly exasperated look and blinked. "Is it possible... that I’m here with *you*, and that this is *your* turf? How would I know?"
Zhou Luan... took a deep breath.
"Come on, let’s follow them and see what’s up!"
An Yunzhi: ...
She suddenly realized her best friend might actually be... getting a little smitten.
’From what she knew of her, the more Xiaoluan gave someone a hard time, the closer she considered them. It was a bizarre kind of logic, but it was true. She only felt comfortable teasing people she didn’t see as outsiders.’
’Otherwise, she’d just be polite and distant, or even demure.’
’Right now, Xiaoluan’s interest in where those three were going wasn’t just about them. It was about Lin Chu’s plans.’
There was no doubt about it.
An Yunzhi glanced at her nonchalantly, suddenly feeling the urge to laugh.
’It wasn’t something she could just call her out on.’
’If she did, Xiaoluan would surely fly into a rage out of sheer embarrassment.’
"Hey, let me ask you a question."
With these thoughts in mind, An Yunzhi leaned close to her ear and whispered.
"Go on."
"What is it?"
Zhou Luan was completely oblivious to her friend’s mood.
"That secretary, what’s her relationship with Lin Chu?"
An Yunzhi put on a gossipy air, asking with a mischievous grin.
"Ew... Gross! That’s disgusting! What other relationship could there be? It’s obviously *that* kind of relationship. You know the saying, ’When there’s work for the secretary to do...’ and when there isn’t..."
Zhou Luan said, her face a mask of disgust.
"Really? It doesn’t seem that way to me."
An Yunzhi continued to nonchalantly set her trap.
Zhou Luan was as blunt as ever. "Hah, of course they’d never admit it. But you know how it is. A bitch and a dog, together forever."
An Yunzhi: ...
’Seeing how disgusted she was, it was probably true—her possessiveness had clearly been triggered.’
Letting out a long sigh, An Yunzhi didn’t say anything more.
’There was no need for her to get involved in this sort of thing.’
’Maybe, at some point, Xiaoluan would come to her senses on her own?’
...
"Sorry, something urgent came up. I’m very impressed with your skill, your image, and your existing popularity. I just had a word with the head of my sales department, and we’re interested in having you as one of our brand ambassadors. We’ll need to discuss the specific fees and commercial terms in more detail, of course. What are your thoughts?"
Zhang Zishu was a little surprised when she received the message from Lin Chu.
’Wow, that was fast.’
But a wave of happiness washed over her.
This kind of endorsement was a perfect fit for her brand. And of course, having her commercial value recognized was something to be happy about.
"Of course. Thank you for the vote of confidence, President Lin. Should we schedule a time to meet? I’ll bring my agent along."
She replied quickly.
Lin Chu: "Let’s say Friday at 4 PM. I’ll let you know the location."
Zhang Zishu was a little puzzled by the arrangement, but she figured there were probably other candidates and the club needed to weigh its options. So, she replied, "Okay, that works for me."
