She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

The Vienna Winery is not far from the youth apartment. After a while, we arrived at the parking lot.

But just as I was carefully reversing the car into the garage, a Maybach suddenly backed into the parking space next door.

Two familiar figures came out of the car.

It's Zhou Hanzhi and Lin Xixi.

I should have guessed that on an occasion like tonight, President Zhou would definitely not feel comfortable letting the little girl attend alone.

But when I saw it with my own eyes, I still felt a bit of bitterness in my heart.

I couldn't help but tighten my grip on the steering wheel.

Yan Dong also saw it and asked, "Want to go over and say hello?"

We were all at a cocktail party, and we were so familiar with each other, so I shouldn't turn a blind eye to them, both emotionally and logically.

I nodded: "Okay."

Yan Dong, who got the answer, took the initiative to call Zhou Hanzhi.

The man turned around when he heard this, his eyes fell on me and Yan Dong, and his pupils trembled slightly.

Maybe it's a bit surprising.

Lin Xixi, who was dressed up to attend the ceremony, was different. Her big, watery eyes were round and straight, with a dumbfounded look. After a moment, her lips moved slightly: "Sister Nan Xu... you... you are here too. Are you attending tonight’s banquet?”

The little girl hid her emotions very well, but there was still an imperceptible layer of disappointment in her tone.

I nodded and said, "I will attend with the class committee."

Of course, I have to make my words clear, lest Zhou Hanzhi think that Wu Ling and I are different, doing one thing in front of us and another behind the scenes.

Lin Xixi looked at Yan Dong, then at me, and said with a smile: "I know, what Sister Nan Xu said about something tonight is to attend the banquet as Professor Yan's female companion, right?"

I don't know if she was really innocent or if she really didn't see the clues. She said calmly: "Thanks to Mr. Zhou and Manager Lin."

Lin Xixi frowned slightly and said with a confused look: "Are Sister Nanxu making fun of us? It's obviously Sister Nanxu who earned the blessing herself, so how can she still attribute it to me and Han Zhi?"

I didn’t want to waste time on such talk, so I looked at Yan Dong with a smile and asked, “Didn’t you say that several fellow seniors are also attending tonight’s banquet?”

Yan Dong understood immediately, glanced at his watch, and said, "Counting the time, they should have arrived."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the two people opposite him and said politely: "Hanzhi, Miss Lin, we'll excuse you now."

Yan Dong and I left in front of them. After taking a few steps, the familiar soft and waxy voice came from behind my ears: "Have you noticed, Hanzhi, that Sister Nanxu is really different tonight?" .”

I think if Wu Ling heard this, she would definitely say: "It's a joke, my aunt's whole set of equipment is six or seven figures, can it be the same?"

After all, Lin Xixicai's envious eyes were almost overflowing from her eyes.

At the reception, everyone exchanged greetings, and Yan Dong led me to meet many of my classmates. What surprised me was that when my name was mentioned, some seniors actually expressed their impressions.

"So you are the legendary Meng Nanxu who single-handedly defeated Qingbei and won the National Computer Information Competition?"

That was three or four years ago, but when they said it, it was like it happened yesterday.

"You still have a vicious vision in Yandong. To be honest, do you already have evil intentions towards our junior student Nanxu when you were in school?"

Yan Dong pushed up his glasses: "Brothers, it's okay for you to insult me, but Nan Xu is thin-skinned, can you all restrain yourself a little?"

The senior brothers laughed: "Your boy is under protection now."

Someone else brought the topic to me: "Nan Xu, listen to what the senior brothers say, this guy in Yandong is full of evil, so you should be more careful."

He obviously misunderstood my relationship with Yan Dong.

The circles in Beijing and Hong Kong have always been distinct. In the past, I would have given a few serious explanations, but people will learn to behave after being beaten several times by society. So at this moment, facing such ridicule, I just smiled and said nothing.

There isn’t much overlap in the first place, so why bother explaining it so earnestly?

Talking too much makes it seem like there is no silver in this place.

The atmosphere at the reception was quite harmonious, but for some reason, standing among this group of people, I always felt like there was a pair of eyes staring at me intentionally or unintentionally.

But when I tried to look for that gaze, I couldn't find it.

Is it an illusion?

My thoughts were interrupted by a vibration coming from my handbag.

I stepped aside and saw the message from Zhou Hanzhi at a glance: "On the right side of the hall, come here."

Concise and concise sentences are his style.

I didn't know why Zhou Hanzhi came to me at this time, so I asked him: "Is something wrong?"

Zhou Hanzhi replied very quickly: "Yes, let's talk face to face."

To be honest, if Zhou Hanzhi didn't have the identity of an investor, I wouldn't have spent time dealing with him now.

But who makes him the father of the sponsor? People have talked about it for this reason, so I can only bite the bullet and go there.

In the corridor, Zhou Hanzhi stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about some difficult problem in life.

After hearing the footsteps, he turned to look at me. After sizing up my body, he said, "Didn't Manager Meng promise that I wouldn't attend tonight? Now, are you going back on your word?"

It turns out that he came to settle accounts with me.

I said calmly: "Mr. Zhou may have misunderstood. I only promise that you will not compete with Lin Xixi for a place at the banquet."

Zhou Hanzhi sneered: "Now that you've grown up, you want to play word games with me? Who gave you the confidence to do so, in the cold winter?"

His tone was quite impolite, leaving those who heard him speechless.

The people attending the reception tonight are either rich or noble, and there are many pairs of eyes hidden in all directions. I don't want to cause any trouble with Zhou Hanzhi at this time.

I said in a kind tone: "If Mr. Zhou has no other instructions, I will excuse you now."

Can't afford to provoke, can I still not hide?

"I haven't finished speaking yet," Zhou Hanzhi stopped me. His bottomless black eyes fell on my face. After a short silence, he opened his lips and said, "While the dinner party hasn't started yet, Manager Meng can find someone by himself." Give me a reason to leave first.”

Leave first? I already showed up at the banquet, and he actually casually told me to leave first? Why?

It felt like something was breaking in my heart, which made me unable to breathe.

Caught off guard, I thought of the disappointment in Lin Xixi's eyes when she looked at me before entering the venue. Meeting Zhou Hanzhi's gaze, I said unwillingly, "Because Manager Lin is unhappy?"

Zhou Hanzhi looked stunned, unnaturally avoiding my gaze, and said quietly: "She will be a little uncomfortable if you are here."