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Dinner ended in an extremely awkward atmosphere.

I regretted that I didn't hold my breath, and spoiled the atmosphere at the worst time, even the noisy Charles was too embarrassed to speak, only Libby didn't know it, and continued to covet Li Hua.

When we were saying goodbye at the entrance of the restaurant, Charles apologized to me, his words were still exaggerated, but his eyes were very sincere: "Ruoqi, I'm sorry, Leon and I are always so open-mouthed, don't take it to heart , it's rare for Leon to have a girlfriend, if it affects your sexual happiness...you know what I mean, he will definitely break up with me."

"It's okay, I know." I smiled openly at him, but my eyes were fixed on the side. Libby didn't know what she said in Li Hua's ear. He smiled nicely and hugged her goodbye.

It's just the most common etiquette, and I'm still very upset.

In the car, only the two of us were left, I said:

"Libby..."

"Libby..."

The two of them spoke in unison, both of them thought it was funny, Li Hua motioned me to speak first.

"What did Libby tell you?" I asked him.

He tilted his head and said with great interest: "What a coincidence, I want to ask you this question too. What did she say to you in the bathroom?"

Embarrassed, I stammered, "Uh...it's nothing, just... just chatting casually."

He raised his eyebrows and stared at me intently. I knew I couldn't hide it, so I looked at the driver in front of me in embarrassment. Li Hua raised the baffle inside the car, separating the two of us in a more private space.

I said cheekily, "She asked me how you were doing in bed, and I said something nice for you..."

"What good words?"

I knew he was going to get to the bottom of it, so I gritted my teeth and said, "I said that being with you is very tiring, and I hardly slept well."

He actually laughed out loud, it was disgusting.

I turned my head away in embarrassment and annoyance, but I couldn't think about it right, so I turned around and asked, "What did she tell you?"

"She said that she heard that I was very good and wanted to give it a try."

I thought he was lying to me and gave him a glare, but then I thought, with Libby's style, it might be true. "Then how did you answer her?"

"I said, what a pity, I'm a man of habit, love, friendship."

Pun intended, he is really good.

"Will you tell Charles?"

He shook his head: "He doesn't care. His needs for women are very primitive. Every time we meet, the women around him are different."

I was stunned: "You two have such a good relationship..."

He guessed what I was going to say, and interrupted in time: "We are very good friends, but it doesn't mean that our views on love are the same."

I have to admit he has a point. "But you look different in many ways."

"Like?"

"For example, the first time I saw you, I could guess from your manner of speaking that you are a successful person, but Charles doesn't look like an elite who came out of Wharton, but a bit like... a dude .”

"Charles is not from Wharton. He and Allen are from the law school, and Danny and I are from the business school. You know the Hong Kong Xinsheng Group? Charles is their CLO."

"CLO?"

"Chieflawofficer, chief legal officer."

"So powerful?! I really can't tell, he looks like a fool, and he doesn't have the sense of rigor that a person who studies law should have."

"Charles is the most difficult person I know. He grew up in a housing estate with no parents and only one grandmother. No matter how hard I work, Charles works a hundred times harder than me, because he knows very well , Only in this way can he change his destiny. His mother passed away not long after he went to the United States. He has no relatives, does not believe in love, and is very indifferent to feelings, so he chooses a more casual lifestyle. I think As long as it doesn't hurt others, there is no right or wrong, and everything Charles has now is what he deserves."

Li Hua seldom said so much, and more often he acted calmly, so calm that people felt alienated and indifferent, but in the dead of night in the car, every word of his defense for his best friend came from the bottom of his heart. In this man's eyes, he saw many deeper things.

The thirties are the best years for a man. He has experienced ups and downs, has valuable experience, and is full of ambitions for the future. Li Hua is like this, and so is Charles.

Perhaps, judging people by their appearance is the greatest disrespect to them, I think, next time we meet, I should be more friendly to Charles.

"How can you speak Cantonese?" Li Hua asked me curiously.

"The middle school I went to was founded by Cantonese. Every student has to learn Cantonese. I am very interested in the language, and I love watching Hong Kong movies and TV dramas, so I study it more seriously. Should I just pretend Don't understand? Otherwise, everyone wouldn't be so embarrassed."

"That would make me more embarrassed, you should have said it earlier."

"Uh..." I hesitated, and said cautiously, "Actually, I don't particularly mind about that aspect."

"what?"

It's hard for me to say it. It took a long time for the battle between heaven and man to say: "It's what Charles said just now, what your ex-girlfriend said..."

He approached me, his face was almost close to mine, and his gaze was very dangerous: "Should I use actions to dispel your doubts about me?"

My heartbeat was frighteningly fast, and I couldn't speak a word due to the strong sense of oppression. I always felt that I would fall in the next second, but his breath suddenly disappeared. He pushed the door and got out of the car, and walked around to me to open the door for me.

I got out of the car, saw him going to the hotel, and called to him: "Kaihua, you don't have to send me in."

He turned his head, his eyes were gentle, as if the explosive atmosphere in the car just now was my illusion: "I also booked a room here."

I followed him into the elevator, I pressed the executive floor on the 35th floor, and he pressed the highest [-]th floor.

"presidential suite?"

"Ah."

What a luxury, I swear.

"Do you want to come up and take a look?" He was too good at grasping my thoughts.

I wanted to agree almost without thinking, but the palpitations in the car hadn't completely subsided, and my reserve made me hesitate.

The elevator door opened on the [-]th floor, I hesitated for a second, Li Hua held my hand, the elevator door closed, even the slight operating sound sounded extremely ambiguous.

But as soon as I walked into the presidential suite, all the previous apprehension and tension disappeared.I was like a country girl entering the city for the first time, full of surprise and curiosity about everything I saw.

The resplendent crystal chandelier and large round table in the living room, several rooms with different layouts, stunning Victoria Harbor window view, and a bathroom bigger than my room, the luxury is exaggerated.

"It's nice to have money..." I couldn't help sighing.

Li Hua stood aside and watched me look around, his smile was full of connivance: "If you like this style, we can also decorate our house like this in the future."

"No, no, no..." I was successfully frightened by him, "It's the first time I've seen the presidential suite with my own eyes, and I'm impressed. This piano," I pointed to the grand piano by the floor-to-ceiling windows, "is specially prepared for you of?"

"It was originally in the room. Most of the hotel's presidential suites have pianos, although I don't know why, maybe it's just for decoration."

"You can play, right? You have one at home, too."

"Well, but I rarely have time to play, and I'm a lot rusty."

"Where are you in the band?"

"It's just playing together, there is no fixed one, I can play keyboards and guitars, and occasionally write and sing songs."

"Is there anything else you can't..."

He smiled: "The world in my mind should be a record company. Unfortunately, when I just graduated more than ten years ago, the domestic record industry was in a desperate depression, so I had to take a step back and set up a film and television production company. .For so many years, I've been waiting to start a record label."

He said it calmly, but this man who did not hesitate to take such a detour in order to realize his dream has the strongest heart.

"Then now you have achieved your dream."

"Well, when the record company gets on the track, I'll have a little more time with you."

The tone was so natural, I turned my head away in embarrassment, looking at the breathtaking night scene outside the window, I felt in a trance that this man had handed over the whole world to me.

"Do you like it?" He saw that I was fascinated and asked.

"Well, this kind of scenery, no matter how long or how many times you look at it, you won't get tired of it."

"I have a villa on the top of the mountain, you can live there if you like."

I'm no longer surprised by his ubiquitous property: "You have a house, why do you need to stay in a hotel? It's not too far to drive to the top of the mountain."

"It's not too far, but I have to leave tomorrow morning, it's convenient to stay in a hotel."

"Eh?! Are you leaving tomorrow morning?"

"Reluctance?" It was obviously a joke.

But I seriously confessed: "Yeah."

He froze for a moment and asked, "Then stay here tonight?" Before I could struggle, he added, "Don't think too much, I haven't forgotten what I promised you, I just want to spend more time with you, if If you want."

I could no longer refuse, and nodded obediently.

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