T1983 Chapter 62

Rationally speaking, it was both beneficial and harmless to use a happy event to open up Hong Kong’s network of contacts, but since it was Jiang Fan’s family matter, everything couldn’t be aligned with interests.

 

And so, Shu Ran decided to talk to Jiang Fan.

 

The other party was very busy during the day, accompanying his wife to choose rings and dresses, so Shu Ran had to wait until they came home at night.

 

“Bought so many things?” Xu Shen raised his eyebrows when he saw the bodyguards constantly moving things out of the car. However, he didn’t think they spent a lot of money, he just felt a little… emotional. Back when he married his wife, what happened then? It was too tight in comparison.

 

“I bought it all. Jia Yi’s reaction was the same as yours.” Jiang Fan said quickly. He felt that spending money was now very enjoyable. In the past, he couldn’t spend money alone, and he finally had someone to help him with it. Of course, he wouldn’t be stingy!

 

“I told you not to buy so much.” Liang Jia Yi glared at Jiang Fan.

 

“No more, no more, money is meant to be spent. What’s the point of making money if you don’t spend it,” Shu Ran said with a smile while shaking a cup of liquor. “You guys came back after dinner, right? Then go upstairs and tidy up first. Let’s go to the study room to talk later, there are some things I want to discuss with you.”

 

“Okay, let’s go up first and change into comfortable clothes.” Jiang Fan took his girlfriend’s hand and went upstairs.

 

After entering the room, Liang Jia Yi put down her handbag and said: “Boss Shu is so powerful, so young but has so much momentum! I feel a little uneasy every time.”

 

She had no idea how to communicate with him…

 

“Him?” Jiang Fan smiled. “You’re worried about the wrong person, he has the best temper.”

 

Jiang Fan took off his clothes, picked up his home clothes from the closet, and put them on: “As for the person who deserves your worry, isn’t it Brother Shen? Don’t you think he’s cold?”

 

However, Liang Jia Yi shook her head: “I understand him, so there’s no need to be worried. Both you and Boss Xu are straightforward people. If you like it, you like it, and if you don’t, you don’t. There’s no need to guess your thoughts.”

 

“Ah, your observation is really accurate. Is this a lawyer’s talent?” Jiang Fan turned around and continued: “No wonder it’s Shu Ran… You may not know that among the few of us, only Shu Ran knows how to socialize. The others are so bad! All cold, hard, and smelly rocks that can start a fight if they disagree with each other for just three sentences!”

 

When socializing with others, one couldn’t show their true temper, otherwise, they’d be easily manipulated. Thinking of it, Jiang Fan felt more and more ashamed as he spoke: “I said I was a partner, but I really didn’t help much. It’s thanks to them for not being dissatisfied with me.”

 

“That’s it…” Liang Jia Yi felt thoughtful. She soon also changed into a set of comfortable home clothes and went to the study room with Jiang Fan. Since both of them cherished their time together, she moved over. Her behavior was very bold, but that’s the kind of person she was. Otherwise, she wouldn’t throw wine in other people’s faces on a cruise ship.

 

“Here you are. Wait for me first, I’ll finish this one.” Shu Ran stood in the study playing darts, with Xu Shen teaching him how to throw them from behind. The two of them were very close, so when Liang Jia Yi came in, she was stunned for a moment.

 

Xu Shen ignored the arrival of Jiang Fan and his wife. At that moment, he only had eyes for his wife.

 

“Don’t stiffen your wrist.” Xu Shen instructed with a gentle voice: “First relax your wrist and throw with the strength of your wrist, not the whole arm… Otherwise, it will be weird if you don’t ruin the target.”

 

“Is that so?” Shu Ran followed the posture that Xu Shen had adjusted for him and shot confidently, but… He still missed the target, his performance even worse than before!

 

There was a puff from the side, so Shu Ran turned around and said: “Shut up!”

 

“If you don’t learn to do it well, you’ll learn nothing.” Xu Shen also laughed and picked up the last dart in his hand: “Look at me.” He just threw it casually, and the dart hit the bull’s-eye.

 

“Damn it, I want this skill too!” It was very handsome.

 

“Let’s talk about things first.” Xu Shen squeezed Shu Ran’s shoulder: “I’ll teach you slowly in the future.”

 

They all sat down and Jiang Fan asked: “What do you want to discuss with us?”

 

“Oh, it’s about your engagement and Gao Cheng…” Shu Ran asked. “Do you still remember him?”

 

“Remember.” The two nodded, and Jiang Fan continued: “What’s wrong with him? Is he making things difficult for us?”

 

“You’ve been busy recently, so I didn’t tell you in detail.” Xu Shen took a sip of tea and told them: “We’re now cooperating with Gao Cheng. He just wants money, so why would he embarrass us?”

 

Shu Ran smiled: “Don’t be nervous. Not only is he not scary, but he’s also a springboard for us to open up the Hong Kong market. He’s powerful, but his business vision is still a bit lacking. Let’s give him a taste first, and then we can start our own business. Just let him come forward to clear the obstacles.”

 

“You’ve thought about it all…” Sure enough, they didn’t cross the sea just for fun.

 

Shu Ran nodded: “You’ll get engaged in a few days, and he’ll come over to get to know each other.” Then he looked at Liang Jia Yi: “Miss Liang is a local and is familiar with this place. I’ll ask you to help Brother Fan in the future, so well… You also need to learn how to do business, okay?”

 

“Okay.” Liang Jia Yi said solemnly. It was really difficult for mainlanders to do business there, making her feel worried in her heart. If there was something she could help with, that would be the best.

 

“I wonder what kind of business it is?” She asked.

 

“In Hong Kong now, of course, the entertainment and finance industries are the most profitable.” Shu Ran quickly answered.

 

“I’m relatively familiar with these two industries, and I should be able to help.” When Liang Jia Yi heard that, her psychological pressure instantly eased a lot: “If you need me to do anything, just ask.”

 

In the past few days, Jiang Fan had lamented from time to time that he had not contributed much to the team and wanted to be the one in charge. Liang Jia Yi thought that was an opportunity to leave the Hong Kong business to them.

 

“Okay, then you’re welcome.” Shu Ran smiled happily.

 

After talking about their matters, Shu Ran and Xu Shen went back to their house next door. Looking at their backs as they left, Liang Jia Yi always felt that maybe she was overthinking things…

 

“Jia Yi, will this be stressful for you? Are you okay with it?” Jiang Fan’s impression of his fiancée was still the scene of her being bullied on the boat… There were so many dangers while doing business.

 

But Liang Jia Yi quickly came to her senses and crossed her arms: “You don’t believe in me?” She actually felt funny: “I’m the captain of the girl’s basketball team in school, so I’m not a petite little woman at heart. I also like the thrill of victory!”

 

She was bullied before only because she had no background and lacked confidence. If she could be on the same equal footing with someone like Gao Cheng, then she can do anything, right?

 

“Then give it a try.” Jiang Fan touched Liang Jia Yi’s hair.

 

“Brother Fan…” Liang Jia Yi hesitated but finally chose to ask: “Boss Shu and Boss Xu… They have a good relationship. Are they lovers?”

 

Jiang Fan was startled.

 

“Don’t blame me for being frank, it’s just that I feel…” Liang Jia Yi continued. “I should tell you whatever’s on my mind, instead of just thinking about it myself.”

 

Jiang Fan also remembered what they saw when they walked into the study just now. In fact, it wasn’t Liang Jia Yi who was thinking too much, it was the two of them who didn’t shy away from taboos at all and were becoming more and more presumptuous!

 

It made it impossible for others not to speculate on their relationship!

 

“I’ll take you over for lunch tomorrow, and you can ask about it yourself.” Jiang Fan decided to leave the question to Shu Ran. After all, it was something he caused.

 

“Oh, I understand.” Liang Jia Yi smiled.

 

“You’re too smart.” Jiang Fan shook his head.

 

“Of course, I’ve been number one since I entered kindergarten.” Liang Jia Yi curled her lips.

 

“You’re so good, why participate in a beauty pageant?” Jiang Fan readily admitted that his thoughts were a bit conservative in that regard.

 

“Who doesn’t want to be a star?” Liang Jia Yi said. “Oh, girls who are not in the industry will always imagine that the life of a star is very beautiful. I’m the same.”

 

Jiang Fan hugged her: “You won’t be a star from now on, but the boss of how many stars you like.”

 

Back on their side, it was still early, so Shu Ran and Xu Shen returned home and soaked in the huge bathtub together, enjoying the satisfaction brought by the oversized bathroom.

 

“Brother Fan sent me a message.” Shu Ran picked up the phone and took a look at it.

 

“Huh?” Xu Shen snorted lazily with his eyes closed.

 

“He said that Miss Liang has noticed that we’re together, so she’ll ask us directly when she comes over for dinner tomorrow.” Shu Ran touched Xu Shen and continued: “It’s all your fault for not avoiding suspicion.”

 

“Wasn’t it with your acquiescence?” Xu Shen chuckled, took his wife’s hand, pressed it down, and rubbed it twice.

 

“Smelly gangster…” Shu Ran said.

 

Well, it was true. It was indeed the result of his tacit approval. As their status rose over the years, and as they saw others knowing damn well but choosing to keep their mouths shut, it must be said that it gave them a lot of prestige…

 

And so, when they went out in pairs, they no longer hid from others at all.

 

“Then, what are you going to say?” Xu Shen snatched the wine glass from Shu Ran’s hand, took a sip, and brought it to his opponent’s mouth.

 

“Just say it directly.” Shu Ran opened his mouth and accepted Xu Shen’s kiss.

 

A sip of wine was shared between two people as they competed with each other. The red wine glass fell on the tray, and the bright wine poured all over the bathtub, but no one cared. Xu Shen grabbed the bath towel and laid it on the vanity as Shu Ran rested his back on it. He snorted while his black hair moved.

 

It was quite enjoyable to change the scene, but it was still not comfortable enough. Xu Shen felt sorry for Shu Ran, so he took him back to the bedroom for a taste of something new.

 

The next day, the poor maid went to clean up the big bathtub and found it in a mess. It was just… Too messy!

 

Moreover, there were still traces of actual combat on the bath towel.

 

As for Shu Ran, by the time he woke up, it was already eleven o’clock in the morning. Xu Shen was no longer in bed, probably already greeting Jiang Fan and his wife.

 

Hiss… Shu Ran thought as he stood up. Wasn’t it a well-known fact that men weren’t as virile after thirty?!

 

Why was Xu Shen still so fierce?!

 

Beside the bed, Xu Shen had prepared a change of clothes for him. He could just pick them up and put them on.

 

“Where’s Shu Ran? Is he not awake yet?” Jiang Fan petted the dogs with his fiancée, walking to Xu Shen to ask. Back on the green lawn, the sprinklers were turning quietly. Liang Jia Yi and the dogs were running and playing in the distance, and Jiang Fan looked at her with a smile.

 

“Why do you always ask such low-IQ questions?” Xu Shen glanced at him sideways.

 

Wasn’t it obvious that Shu Ran didn’t get up?!

 

“…” Poor Jiang Fan was speechless…

 

…He suspected that Xu Shen was showing off his abilities!

 

As for Shu Ran, he finally made it in time for lunch. That day, Chinese and French food were served together. However, no one touched the dessert on the table, and only Liang Jia Yi ate a piece: “It’s too sweet. You’ll become a fat ball soon after eating this.”

 

“Ask the chef to put less sugar next time.” Jiang Fan pulled out a tissue and wiped his fiancée’s hands.

 

“Foreign cooks are quite unreasonable. They put so much sugar in their desserts.” Shu Ran said after eating a piece of fruit: “Just like our Sichuan and Chongqing cooks, they don’t know how to stir-fry without adding spices, right? Is that the soul of the food?”

 

“You’re right.” Jiang Fan thought of his life back in the courtyard, making him smile.

 

“I quite want to try authentic Chongqing cuisine.” Liang Jia Yi said.

 

“You can come back with us before school starts.” Jiang Fan suggested.

 

“Okay.” She also wanted to meet Jiang Fan’s family.

 

“By the way…” Jiang Fan, who was dealing with a plate of snails, bumped his future wife with his elbow: “Don’t you have questions to ask them?”

 

“Oh…” Liang Jia Yi looked at Shu Ran and Xu Shen: “Boss Shu…”

 

“No, you’re too polite.” Jiang Fan interrupted: “There is no “boss” in a family. Please change your words.”

 

“It’s a bit confusing. According to Jiang Fan, I have to call you sister-in-law.” Shu Ran said. “But according to my age, I can finally be the elder brother.”

 

Xu Shen: “Then let’s talk like we do among ourselves.”

 

“Hahaha, yes, let’s talk like that!” Liang Jia Yi agreed. “Then, Brother Ran, I just wanted to ask you, are you and Brother Shen a couple?”

 

Shu Ran leaned on Xu Shen’s shoulder and said: “Yes, we’ve been together for nine years.”

 

“Wow!” Liang Jia Yi clasped her hands in front of her, with an envious look on her face: “That’s great!”

 

Xu Shen also put his arm around Shu Ran’s shoulders and kissed his forehead: “My wife has been with me since he was eighteen years old. I was very poor at that time.”

 

“Nonsense!” Shu Ran hit him. “You were still considered a rich man at that time. I was the poor one who could even afford 500 yuan.”

 

Jiang Fan smiled and said: “If he could afford it, Brother Shen would have no wife.”

 

“So happy…” Liang Jia Yi was really envious, holding Jiang Fan’s arm, and saying: “Everything will go on smoothly.”

 

“Yes.” Jiang Fan put the prepared food in his fiancée’s mouth: “Baked snails in butter.”

 

Shu Ran glanced sideways at his neighbor: “Brother Shen, I also want to eat butter-baked snails.”

 

Xu Shen immediately smiled and agreed: “Okay, I’ll get it for you right away!”

 

Seeing how affectionate they were, Liang Jia Yi and Jiang Fan both covered their mouths and laughed. What, a nine-year-old couple still wanted to compete with a pair of newlyweds?!

 

“They’re just like this…” Jiang Fan complained to his fiancée in a low voice. “You don’t know how much we’ve suffered over the years. It suffocates me to death. I’ll tell you later how far they could go…”

 

“Was it that excessive?” Shu Ran said. “I don’t remember doing anything excessive in front of you, right?”

 

“Of course you did.” Jiang Fan immediately made his move: “Don’t you remember how you two kissed to slap our faces on your wedding day?! My feet were almost numb when I stood up, but you two hadn’t finished kissing yet!”

 

Shu Ran thought about it. Well, it seemed like that happened…

 

“That’s really embarrassing. Next time I want to kiss my husband, I’ll help you out of the room first.” He sighed.

 

Everyone happily laughed.

 

…………

 

The engagement party of a wealthy Mainland businessman was held in an impressive mansion as scheduled, with everyone dressing up to attend.

 

The Liang family was picked up by a special car, and all her relatives and friends were dazzled by the luxury of Liang Jia Yi’s future husband’s home. Mother Liang also told everyone that buying a luxury house was like buying groceries for her son-in-law. Out of the many mansions surrounding their home, a lot of them belonged to their friends.

 

“I really didn’t expect that Jia Yi would marry so well…” The relatives sighed many times along the way, making the Liang family so happy that they opened their mouths from ear to ear.

Jiang Fan was wearing his fiancée’s favorite white suit, the one that made him look like Prince Charming. He hugged his future wife, who was wearing a silver evening gown, and greeted her family together. However, after only exchanging a couple of words, the two of them were called away by Shu Ran.

 

“Gao Cheng is here.” Shu Ran said.

 

Everyone immediately cheered up and followed Shu Ran. When Xu Shen saw them, he pointed to Gao Cheng and said: “They’re coming.”

 

“Boss Jiang, Miss Liang, congratulations!” Gao Cheng shook hands with them in turn, with a smile on his face: “It’s been a long time since we got together. May we have a son soon!”

 

“Thank you! Mr. Gao is welcome to attend our engagement party.” The couple said together.

 

“Let’s all get familiar with each other.” Shu Ran said with a smile: “Most of our business is in the Mainland. From now on, the affairs here will be left to my brother.”

 

“Ok, ok.” Gao Cheng repeatedly said there was no problem: “Boss Jiang is the son-in-law of our Hong Kong, so he’s now one of our own. I am very optimistic about it.” Then he looked at Liang Jia Yi and continued: ” As for Miss Liang, she’s a good woman from Hong Kong. Absolutely everything is taken care of, Boss Jiang is blessed!”

 

“With your good words, let’s all have a pleasant cooperation.” Jiang Fan shook hands with the other party, looking at each other with a smile.

 

“You have a lot of people to entertain tonight, so I won’t stop you. I’ll have a chat with Boss Shu and the others.” Gao Cheng said considerately.

 

“Okay, we’ll invite Mr. Gao to have dinner with us later.” Liang Jia Yi smiled confidently and generously. Her silver dress was very elegant, and her curly hair was pulled up high in a pristine updo.

 

When her friends from the past saw her like that, nobody dared to be as casual as before…

 

“What’s wrong, you don’t recognize me anymore?” That was until she showed her familiar smile.

 

“Jia Yi!!” A group of sisters rushed forward.

 

Jiang Fan stayed with them for a while, then gave up the space and went to greet the other guests.

 

“Your husband is so handsome!”

 

“Yes, he also looks very gentle. Didn’t everyone say that men from the Mainland were all chauvinistic?”

 

“That can’t be true, we’ve only met a few men from the Mainland.” Liang Jia Yi said.

 

“Jia Yi, your diamond ring is so big!” A beautiful woman standing outside said. “Didn’t it cost a lot of money?” Although they had a good relationship, she was still a little jealous.

 

“My husband gave it to me, I didn’t know either.” Liang Jia Yi glanced at her ring and smiled sweetly.

 

“Your husband’s friends are also very handsome. Can you introduce them to us?” The pretty Hong Kong beauties were ready to make a move.

 

But it was such a pity that Liang Jia Yi poured cold water on them: “It’s not that I don’t want to. To tell you the truth, they don’t want to meet beautiful women.”

 

However, nobody believed it. What rich man didn’t want to meet a beautiful woman?!

 

But things were different now, and they could no longer force Liang Jia Yi to agree. After that night, everyone had to call her Mrs. Jiang.

 

…………

 

Since the couple was newly married, Shu Ran couldn’t leave right away and leave the mess to them. The next day, Gao Cheng came to Shu Ran with two directors and several scripts to see if he was interested. Everyone flipped through the script, asking for the two director’s names again.

 

Shu Ran had his future knowledge, but he still decided to test Xu Shen: “Brother Shen, which script do you think is better?”

 

One was a nonsensical ghost movie, one was a kung fu movie, and the last one was a romantic comedy.

 

In terms of the current Hong Kong film market, Xu Shen chose the kung fu film without hesitation: “This subject matter has advantages. As for ghost films, I think they’re all a joke.”

 

“Haha!” But as far as Shu Ran knew, hilarious ghost movies were about to become popular.

 

In fact, all three scripts were acceptable, so Shu Ran said: “I choose the ghost movie. Let’s make a bet on which one will have the highest box office in the end.”

 

“Okay, what if I lose?” Xu Shen looked at him with a smile.

 

“I haven’t thought about it yet. I’ll decide when the time comes.” Shu Ran looked confident.

 

Hearing their banter, Gao Cheng was extremely happy: “What do you mean? Do you want to invest in both scripts?”

 

He originally planned to make a project and raise a few million dollars in investment, but he didn’t expect Shu Ran to be that generous.

 

“Not just two. All three of them.”

 

“Okay!” Gao Cheng was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands: “You two are both generous and discerning!”

 

But in fact, all those scripts were low-cost movies, and he himself was not mentally prepared to make a lot of money, deciding to be content with a small return.

 

“Let me take a look at the cast list when the time comes.” Shu Ran returned the scripts and said.

 

“Okay, okay!” Gao Cheng nodded and paused: “Do you two have any favorite actors? If so, I’ll be responsible for calling them.”

 

“No need.” The actor Shu Ran liked… He planned to sign him to his own future entertainment company. He didn’t want that future star to be discovered by Gao Cheng so quickly, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to get him… “As long as the directors don’t change, l believe that the strength of you two will be enough for success.”

 

The two directors finally had a chance to say something, so they quickly expressed their flattery: “Thank you Boss Shu and Boss Xu for your approval! We will definitely shoot these scripts well!”

 

Xu Shen nodded while patting Gao Cheng on the shoulder: “Save some money. Let the crew stop wasting unnecessary expenses.”

 

According to what Shu Ran told him, the atmosphere in Hong Kong was not very good. Even those who had a small amount of power could make moves in the crew.

 

Gao Cheng looked at the directors: “Did you hear that?”

 

“Yes, yes, we understand!” The two young directors, who were not yet well-known, couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat. They really didn’t understand… Everyone was about the same age, but they felt that there was an insurmountable barrier between them and those young wealthy people from the Mainland.

 

Facing Shu Ran and Xu Shen, Gao Cheng smiled again: “Let’s go to a nightclub together tonight?”

 

Going to a nightclub was nothing more than drinking and having fun. They were not interested in it, but it was worth a shot to go and see how that type of business was developing.

 

“Okay.” Both Shu Ran and Xu Shen agreed.

 

“Nightclubs are also very profitable, but it’s a pity that you don’t want to do this business.” Gao Cheng smiled with regret on his face: “Otherwise, with the financial resources of the two of you and my power, we would definitely be able to open the most luxurious nightclub in Hong Kong.”

 

“It’s better not to, my little heart can’t stand being checked every day.” Shu Ran said with a smile.

 

“Yes, you two are serious businessmen after all.” Gao Cheng was no longer reluctant.

 

In the evening, Shu Ran and Xu Shen went out with Gao Cheng, and of course, they brought many bodyguards with them, even though Gao Cheng said it was okay and there would be no danger in his territory.

 

“It’s better to be cautious.” Xu Shen didn’t want to leave Shu Ran’s safety to others.

 

“Boss Xu…” Gao Cheng looked at Xu Shen inquiringly and said: “You’re quite powerful in the Mainland, right?” In fact, he saw something familiar in Xu Shen.

 

“You’re joking.” Xu Shen said. “I’m just a serious businessman.”

 

Shu Ran secretly laughed. Gao Cheng was right.

 

On the second floor of the nightclub, several people were drinking and chatting. Suddenly, a young man with short hair and an open shirt walked in, looking for Gao Cheng. After hearing the news, Gao Cheng hurried to go out.

 

Shu Ran quickly asked him: “Brother Cheng, what’s the matter?”

 

After thinking about it, Gao Cheng didn’t hide anything: “A store was inspected and my people were taken away. I’m going to deal with it.”

 

Shu Ran glanced at the short-haired young man who was very sloppily dressed: “How can a good person be investigated? Is this some sort of conspiracy?”

 

He wasn’t sure about anything, just making a casual comment.

 

“I can’t rule out that possibility.” Gao Cheng said with a gloomy face. “I’ll check it out carefully later.”

 

“Is it him?”¹He’s referring to that so-called “second brother” who will betray Gao Cheng in the future, leading to his very unhonorable death Xu Shen asked after Gao Cheng left with his men.

 

“Not sure, let’s have another look.” Shu Ran said.

 

The news that some wealthy people from the Mainland spent a lot of money to invest in Hong Kong movies spread outside. One Hong Kong businessman, who had never had a chance to meet them, directly called the villa and asked the two of them to come out for tea.

 

“I’m sorry.” Shu Ran politely refused: “I’m going back to the Mainland in two days, so I don’t have much time to go out and socialize.”

 

After hanging up the phone, he muttered: “At least Gao Cheng came in person… Just one phone call and you want to secure a date with me?!” If he really agreed and went, that would be so shameless.

 

“If they harass you now, they’ll harass Jiang Fan and the others in the future.” Xu Shen pinched the back of his neck. “Aren’t you worried?”

 

“No matter what, they’ll always have to deal with it on their own.” Shu Ran said. Acting like an old hen couldn’t last a lifetime… All his little chicks still had to face the eagle on their own: “If you’re unsure, let’s think about it again.”

 

However, he believed Jiang Fan could succeed in Hong Kong.

 

Outside, Gao Cheng was beaten up. Then he heard that someone was on their way to steal his business. Fortunately, he inquired about it before so he was expecting the attack, making him feel just a little bit more comfortable.

 

“Damn it, you’re jealous of me, so you’re secretly messing with me, right?!” On the surface, everyone seemed to be indifferent, but with the arrival of more and more investors from the Mainland, the local atmosphere was obviously broken.

 

Gao Cheng was very unhappy about being stabbed in the back and having his business robbed. At that time, Shu Ran called him and extended an invitation for dinner.

 

“We’re going back to the Mainland, and we may not be able to come here for a long time.” Shu Ran said.

 

“Really?” Gao Cheng liked communicating with the cheerful Boss Shu, but he might not be used to it if he were someone else: “Come over and have fun when you have time. The Mainland is probably not as fun as Hong Kong.”

 

Shu Ran sighed: “I have to take care of business, so I don’t have time…”

 

After answering the phone call, Gao Cheng felt better. It was actually good for Shu Ran and the others to return to the Mainland, as they didn’t have to worry about being intercepted all the time.

 

The place where they agreed to meet for dinner was Gao Cheng’s newly purchased luxury yacht. It had a large capacity and could hold a party for twenty or thirty people.

 

When playing on a yacht, bikini beauties were indispensable.

 

However, because Shu Ran and the others didn’t like outsiders, Gao Cheng had to give up all his ladies, making him feel quite aggrieved. He held a glass of champagne in one hand and put his hand on Shu Ran’s shoulder: “Boss Shu, what do you like to play?! Alas, It’s really hard to show you something fun.”

 

You don’t smoke cigars, you don’t like beautiful women, you don’t drink wine, you don’t wear gold or jewelry…

 

“Mr. Gao.” Xu Shen came over and naturally pushed away Gao Cheng’s hand from Shu Ran’s shoulder, hugging him into his arms: “There’s no need to give gifts between our own people. Don’t be so polite.”

 

Gao Cheng was stunned, looking at them up and down, and finally realized: “You, you… Oh, I should have thought of it earlier.” He then laughed: “I see, blame me, I’m really sorry!”

 

It turned out they were lovers, so of course they didn’t like beautiful women!

 

“It doesn’t matter.” Shu Ran also put his arm on Xu Shen’s shoulder and smiled: “Mr. Gao, it’s me who didn’t want to hide anything from you.”

 

Gao Cheng was stunned again but he quickly said: “Yes, yes, we are between our own people.” He really didn’t care whether they were gay or not, he was just extremely happy to be trusted: “Don’t worry, you two, I’ll keep the secret! Everyone on this boat, including the mosquitoes, they’ll keep the secret!”

 

When doing business together, it was better to know each other’s ins and outs, so now he felt at ease.

 

“Here, have a drink.” Shu Ran leaned into Xu Shen’s arms and raised the champagne with a smile.

 

The three people stood on the boat and clinked glasses. At that time, Gao Cheng snapped his fingers and called a violinist to come over and play some music.

 

As for Liang Jia Yi and Jiang Fan, they stayed on the top floor to fall in love. Seeing the scene of everyone drinking together in harmony, they also laughed.

 

“Jia Yi, we’re going back to the Mainland tomorrow, are you nervous?” Jiang Fan held his wife’s hand with the diamond ring on it.

 

“A little bit.” Liang Jia Yi said with a smile as she pulled at the hair that blew on her face.

 

“This song is quite nice.” Jiang Fan hugged her. “How about we dance?”

 

Liang Jia Yi smiled: “Okay.”

 

On the top floor of a luxury yacht, watching the sunset on the sea and dancing with the Prince Charming she liked was the dream of many girls. She felt very happy.

 

Before getting off the boat, Shu Ran suddenly patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder: “Mr. Gao, be careful of the people around you.”

 

It was not the first time Gao Cheng received a hint, so he quickly said: “Thank you for reminding me.” He actually felt a little angry, planning to send those bosses away and conduct a thorough investigation of those around him. In fact, what he feared the most was that if something like this happened, his partners would feel that he was useless and disposable.

 

Shu Ran drank quite a bit on the boat, leaning in Xu Shen’s arms on the way back. Xu Shen played with the silver ring on his wife’s finger, sighing softly. Tomorrow they were about to leave Hong Kong and return to the Mainland, which meant they could no longer be so intimate.

 

“Why are you sighing?” Shu Ran asked, squeezing his boyfriend’s hand.

 

“It’s nothing.” Xu Shen whispered while rubbing his hair with his chin.

 

“Lying… Do you feel a little uncomfortable because we have to go back?” How could Shu Ran not feel the same way?

 

“A little bit.” Xu Shen smiled, and their fingers continued to intertwine. During that time, he was indeed quite happy to be able to kiss and hug freely.

 

Shu Ran said softly: “I am the same, but happiness is always short-lived.” Then he raised his fist: “The revolution has not yet succeeded! We, a pair of comrades, still need to work hard! Come on!”

 

“Come on!” Xu Shen touched his wife’s fist.

 

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  He’s referring to that so-called “second brother” who will betray Gao Cheng in the future, leading to his very unhonorable death