Xiao Long took the tea bowl in his hand and looked at it over and over again. The unique milky white glaze of the ancient kilns of the Song Dynasty makes the color of the pattern on the tea bowl particularly elegant, and the glaze surface is slightly reddish due to the iron oxide raw material used in the drawing.
Aunt An brought the tea over.
Xiao Long asked her: "When did you get this tea bowl back?"
Mrs. An leaned over to put down the tea cup and turned her gaze to the tea bowl in Xiao Long's hand.
"It seemed like the owner of the antique shop came yesterday."
"Did you buy this?"
"I am not very sure."
Mrs. An bowed and walked away. Xiao Long wrapped the tea bowl and put it away as it was, then lit a cigarette and walked around the room.
After smoking a cigarette, Xiao Long threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray. There were already two imported cigarette butts stained with lipstick in the ashtray.
When leaving Lai's house, Xiao Long took away the package containing the tea bowl. He thought to himself that he could either keep it for himself or sell it. This trip was not in vain.
Xiao Long met Lai Qianxiu three years ago. Her trust in Xiao Long not only depends on his title as hospital director, but also because he is a famous doctor. Xiao Long's purpose of approaching Lai Qianxiu is also different from his approach to other women: just to obtain material enjoyment.
Not long after Xiao Long met Lai Qianxiu, he borrowed two million from her because he wanted to make an investment.
Lai Qianxiu gave him the money readily because she believed in Xiao Long's identity as the dean.
The two million was quickly spent by Xiao Long on other women. Before the repayment deadline came, Xiao Long took Lai Qianxiu on a trip and took good care of her. Living and eating together every day, Lai Qianxiu became somewhat dependent on him. After returning from the trip, she no longer mentioned asking him to repay the loan. Her husband is old and frail, and she, who is just over forty, needs the emotional care of the young and romantic Xiao Long.
Xiao Long called Long Zhu's home again. The nanny said she went to the beauty salon. Xiao Long called the beauty salon again. "Have the Dragon Balls gone to your place?"
The other party asked in confusion: "Who are you?"
Xiao Long told the other party that he was a clerk at Longzhu Fashion Store.
"Hey, who is it?" A woman answered the phone, it was Long Zhu.
"I'm Xiao Long." He said it immediately.
"Ouch!" The other party was surprised.
"I heard you were at the beauty salon, so I called you. Anyway, please come and have dinner with me tonight."
"No." Long Zhu immediately rejected him, but his voice didn't sound very angry.
"I'll drive to pick you up later."
"Please don't do that. I'm really embarrassed."
"I'm waiting for you in front of the beauty salon. No matter how long it takes, I won't leave! Just have a meal together, and I will never do anything else. A man's words are hard to follow, so don't worry! "Xiao Long hung up after finishing speaking.
He put down the phone and smoked a cigarette comfortably. Suddenly he felt a strange smell behind his back. When he looked back, he saw Shi Yunfeng standing motionless at the door, which shocked Xiao Long.
"What are you doing here?" He couldn't help but his voice became louder.
"Wu Chen called twice." The woman's voice was always hoarse.
"What did you say?"
"It sounded like she was very anxious and asked the dean to call her back when he got back."
"Didn't you say anything?"
"She never told me anything was wrong."
Xiao Long became very irritable. There was silence in the hospital, and the doctors had gone home long ago. There are currently only eight inpatients in the ward. This hospital has thirty beds. If the beds are not filled with fifteen beds, the operation will suffer losses. When my father was still alive, he often refused patients who wanted to be hospitalized. Xiao Long suddenly thought that if he couldn't get money from Lai Qianxiu recently, getting the dragon beads would become a top priority. So Xiao Long quickly drove out.
Thirty minutes later, Xiao Long parked his car domineeringly in front of the elegant entrance of the beauty salon, which was a very modern two-story building. Faced with this ambush-like waiting, it was impossible for Longzhu to escape.
Forty minutes passed, and the elevator at the entrance opened twice. The women who came out were not what he expected. Xiao Long began to feel a little uneasy: Could it be that Long Zhu had escaped because of the phone call beforehand? But in fact, he was overthinking this time.
After the door opened for the third time, a woman wearing a fashionable dress walked out, it was Longzhu! When she saw Xiao Long sitting in the car smoking, she immediately stopped in shock and opened her eyes wide.
Xiao Long waved to her.
Long Zhu stood there and looked at Xiao Long, not knowing what to do.
"Miss Longzhu, please get in the car. We've been waiting for you for a long time." Xiao Long opened the passenger seat door for her diligently like a doorman, waiting for Longzhu to get in the car.
Long Zhu remained motionless. She seemed a little caught off guard, but she didn't seem to want to rebuff Xiao Long.
"You're really here." Long Zhu finally said.
"Of course, if it was just a joke, I wouldn't call." Xiao Long opened the car door and laughed softly.
"I'm sorry, I'm going back to the store right now. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
"I also have something to deal with." Xiao Long replied calmly, "Just a quick lunch, I'll be fine soon. I've been on the phone for so long, and finally I can see you. Please understand my feelings. "
"My car is still there..." Long Zhu turned his head and looked to the side.
"Which one?"
Xiao Long's eyes immediately began to search around, and he saw Long Zhu's car at the corner of the beauty salon.
"Is that the one? I'll ask the driver to leave first."
"but……"
Xiao Long didn't answer and strode over. The driver of Longzhu was dozing on his seat with his arms crossed. Xiao Long knocked on the car window from outside.
"Miss Longzhu is going somewhere else, you can go back first."
By the time Xiao Long came back, Long Zhu had already moved a little closer to the car, looking like he was at a loss.
"I've told your driver, so please get in the car."
Longzhu sat helplessly on the passenger seat. Xiao Long quickly closed the door and walked back to the driver's seat from the front of the car. He was afraid that Long Zhu would escape if he continued to linger.
"It's so powerful." After the car drove away, Long Zhu sighed softly, and the smell of high-end perfume on his body drifted into Xiao Long's nose with the wind.
"Where are you going?" Long Zhu froze and tried to keep a distance from Xiao Long.
Longzhu's hair style has just been carefully trimmed by a beautician and looks very refreshing. Looking at such exquisite dragon beads, Xiao Long couldn't help but feel bored with Lai Qianxiu's wrinkled face and Wu Chen's tired face. Longzhu, who was sitting next to him at this moment, was fully displaying the brilliance of a young woman.
“A store I know has a very relaxed atmosphere, so don’t worry.”
"What kind of store?" Long Zhu asked slightly uneasily.
“Very ordinary restaurant, but the food is very delicious.”
"It won't take too long, right?" Long Zhu was still a little uneasy.
"Of course, we are all busy people, so there is no need to be so wary of me. I am a gentleman, trust me."
Xiao Long drove towards the central bridge.
Xiao Long's destination is "Changting" and he has his own reasons for going there.
"This is it." Xiao Long stopped the car, looked at Long Zhu and said, "Please."
Longzhu got out of the car helplessly.
Xiao Long successfully arrived before Long Zhu left the beauty salon, which was undoubtedly his victory. When most women are invited by the opposite sex, even if they have strong psychological wariness, they will still be willing to take a chance and give it a try. Longzhu is no exception. Under Xiaolong's tough attack, she also yearns for this kind of stimulation.
"Welcome." The familiar waitress heard the sound of the car and hurriedly came to the entrance to greet her.
Various stones are placed in the courtyard as decoration, and the light of the lanterns is reflected in the pools of different depths.
"We're here to eat delicious food." Xiao Long deliberately loudly told the waitress. This was to let Long Zhu, who was walking slowly behind, hear. In short, as long as Long Zhu enters the private room, everything will fall into place. This is exactly what happened. It's Xiao Long's plan.
The cubicle is still the one Xiao Long often goes to, located at the end of the corridor.
"What a nice room!" Longzhu praised after entering the room. Her words sounded a little pretentious, maybe because she felt it was safer to act as if nothing had happened than to feel uneasy. Xiao Long secretly laughed at her simple "wisdom".
"Please." Xiao Long gave up his seat to Long Zhu.
"No, I can just sit here." Long Zhu insisted on sitting near the door.
