Chapter 818: Sister Liu, who can’t sit still
"Ding—" Xiao He stepped off the elevator and happened to brush past the VIPs who were preparing to go upstairs.
Shipping Tycoon Bao Xingsheng, who had been keeping his attention on the other two families, did not notice Xiao He's presence. He was still happily talking to his two sons by his side, his words unable to hide the importance and appreciation he held for them.
Xiao He merely took a glance before withdrawing his gaze.
For this type of intermittent doting father, he used the term "hypocrisy" to describe them all.
For someone who gambles their descendants' entire future on Feng Shui metaphysics, how much sincerity can they really have when treating their descendants in the end?
I fear it is all just calculation and arrangement.
Thinking of the many things he had investigated, Xiao He sneered in his heart.
But immediately after, his footsteps paused imperceptibly.
His gaze locked onto the two foreigners with Asian features behind them.
Almost without needing to think, just from their attire and temperament, one could tell they were from the Island Nation.
However, at this moment, they were following behind the host's three major family teams, with almost no sense of discordance, and they did not stand out.
Yet, that special sense of being the same kind still allowed Xiao He to spot them immediately.
Compared to the oblivious Shipping Tycoon Bao Xingsheng, the two of them were undoubtedly more sensitive to gazes. The moment Xiao He's eyes fell upon them, they both looked up at Xiao He simultaneously.
Xiao He did not dodge or avoid them; their gazes simply met from afar.
Those two Island Nation people immediately frowned.
Instead, Xiao He smiled at them, then turned and walked into the crowd.
"Don't be nervous."
One of them said to his companion, "I know him, just a minor actor from China. Nothing to be vigilant about; he's likely just looking to latch onto a wealthy patron."
"An actor?"
The companion let out a sigh of relief, "He was so scary, I thought he was..."
"Shh, stay low-key. We'll talk about everything when we get back."
"Sigh!"
Dong Huai, following behind his parents, touched the phone in his pocket and deliberately yawned lazily before saying, "I won't go up with you guys. Banquets are so boring; I'd rather go back and sleep."
Dong Zhizhuo had no strong opinions and just nodded casually. Only Chen Yuehui turned her head to look at Dong Huai, her gaze coldly scanning him up and down, "You aren't secretly up to something behind our backs again, are you? Why do you like sleeping so much lately? Looking at you, it seems like you've never had enough sleep."
She had been very busy lately and hadn't paid attention to Dong Huai's situation for some time.
Looking at the somewhat strange Dong Huai today, suspicion gradually grew in her heart.
Dong Huai's body stiffened, but he then said nonchalantly, "No, you don't let me go out now, so I just hole up at home playing games every day! You can't possibly control me on this, too, right?"
Chen Yuehui did not speak, her expression only turning colder. However, Dong Zhizhuo, who was on the side, acted as a peacemaker between mother and son, changing the subject, "Forget it, this occasion isn't suitable for disciplining the child. The banquet upstairs is about to start, and everyone is waiting for you to go on stage to speak. There's no need to talk about him now."
Chen Yuehui glanced at her husband again, and in the end, she didn't say anything, just nodded faintly, "Then we'll talk about it after we finish handling things here."
Dong Zhizhuo smiled and brushed over his wife's hand, then turned to Dong Huai and said, "Then you should go back to your room first. But you're a grown man now; you should have some life plans of your own. Don't just be addicted to playing games every day—"
Hearing that Chen Yuehui was no longer pursuing the "playing games" matter, Dong Huai breathed a sigh of relief. But upon hearing his father's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and scoff softly, "Can you even control me?"
"Dong Huai."
His mother's voice was extremely cold, carrying a heavy warning tone.
Dong Zhizhuo also stopped talking and turned his head away.
Dong Huai immediately dared not continue mocking, but he still turned and left quite defiantly.
The man behind him left only a sigh.
And his mother just said nonchalantly, "Let's go, don't worry about him. We'll deal with him later."
Dong Huai tugged at the corner of his mouth, his smile exceptionally mocking.
On the other side, when Shu Han separated from the Program Group and found Liu Rulan, she was leaning against the railing, blowing in the cool sea breeze while chatting with Lao Qi.
Seeing Shu Han come over, Liu Rulan was a bit surprised. She leaned forward to look around Shu Han, but didn't see any camera crew following.
"Why did you come over? I remember Travelogue of Mountains and Rivers is livestreaming all night, right? Is it okay for you to just come over like this?"
"It's fine. They've stopped the livestream and are preparing to start recording the formal variety show segment."
Shu Han shook his head with a smile, "I was still a bit worried about you guys, so I came over to check."
Then he looked around and asked, "Where are Xiao He and the others?"
Why are there only Liu Rulan and Lao Qi?
"Xiao He was invited to the upper levels. As for the other one, I don't know his whereabouts either; he might be staying in his room."
Liu Rulan shrugged, "Anyway, they have their own ideas, and I can't be bothered to manage them."
In reality, she couldn't manage them at all.
Might as well just give up.
Shu Han looked at Liu Rulan's expression and also smiled helplessly, saying, "Then let's not worry about them. Just now, I heard Director Hu from the Program Group say that Director Gao from Hong Kong also came to this banquet event. Are you interested in going over to chat with him?"
Liu Rulan paused, then her eyes lit up, feeling like she had finally found her true profession, "Director Gao is here today too? I didn't see any media reports."
"He prefers peace and quiet now, and his style of doing things is very low-key, so he took a special passage. However, the cast of the movie he is currently filming did walk the red carpet."
"No wonder."
Liu Rulan pondered for a moment. Her heart, which had originally wanted to come up here for a vacation and slack off, immediately perked up again.
Perhaps this is what a competitive king is; even at this point, the first thing she thought of was work.
"Let's go, let's go say hello. He helped you a lot back in the day. Since we are all on the same ship this time, we should go say hello no matter what."
Shu Han started out in martial arts. Although Hong Kong films of that time were already in decline, they were still glorious, so Shu Han had successively collaborated with directors from Hong Kong. Among them, Director Gao was definitely one of Shu Han's benefactors. However, later Shu Han went abroad, and many of the relationships here, not having been used for many years, gradually faded.
"Okay."
Shu Han knew Liu Rulan's restless personality very well. After nodding with a smile, he turned and led Liu Rulan toward their lower-level banquet venue.
The banquet here was on the third floor, which was the largest hall, so the two of them went to the elevator entrance in another area to wait for the elevator.
While the elevator was slowly descending, another person came up behind them.
Immediately following was a second person.
Liu Rulan subconsciously turned her head and happened to see a familiar face.
Liu Rulan:...
Shu Han noticed Liu Rulan's action and also turned his head to look, then fell into a brief silence.
Tong Junhui didn't know when he had lined up behind them.
And he had the appearance of a stranger who was completely unfamiliar with them.
Behind Tong Junhui, there was also a young man standing.
That young man was thin, his eyes listless, and he was currently looking down, playing with his phone, appearing completely indifferent to the situation around him.
But soon, he frowned slightly.
What's going on?
He swiped on his phone and found that the network had no problems.
But why was it stuck?
Dong Huai scratched his head in irritation. The feeling of being stuck halfway through a game made him very miserable, so he looked up and glanced around, wanting to see if it was only his own network that had a problem, or if other people's networks had problems too—
Just quickly, his gaze fell onto the man's phone in front of him, and for a long while, he couldn't look away.