"Did you just realize it’s someone’s birthday now?
And, who did you mean by ’everyone stop standing around’?
Chen Hao and others were inwardly complaining like crazy, but because they really couldn’t figure out the situation now, they could only awkwardly smile and follow Zhou Wang and the three others as they headed back down to the first-floor lobby.
...
In the lobby, Li Danni’s other classmates, to be honest, were also quite puzzled at this moment.
Just a little while ago, they were admiring the impressive demeanor of Chen Hao’s cousin, and after Li Danni came back and mentioned a name, they watched as the incredibly mature and composed cousin suddenly couldn’t sit still and rushed upstairs.
From the situation at that time, it’s obvious that Chen Hao and the others were also confused.
And now, they saw that Cousin Chen Hao and Su Yajing’s supposedly pretentious boyfriend were coming down together, chatting and laughing; crucially, from Cousin Chen Hao’s manner, he was clearly a bit behind in stature.
They might not understand much about social etiquette, but Mr. Ruan had already made it clear enough that anyone could see he was very low-key, at least in front of Zhou Wang...
As the group came over, the other classmates instinctively made way, and Zhou Wang naturally took the main seat without any modesty from Ruan.
"So Miss Su and my soon-to-be brother-in-law are fellow alumni, huh, haha, no wonder. Today was my first time meeting Danni as well..."
Having figured out the relationship, Ruan suddenly realized.
Beside him, Su Yajing just listened with a smile, not daring to interrupt, but she did feel a little satisfied inside.
The last time they had dinner together, although thanks to Zhou Wang, Ruan was courteous to her, this meeting, Su Yajing felt a marked difference.
If the last time was merely a politeness, this time, Su Yajing truly felt a sense of "respect"...
Even though she knew it was impossible to marry Zhou Wang in this lifetime, what girl would really want to be treated as the "other woman"?
"Ruan, your career must be thriving recently, right? You seem a lot different from before, brimming with confidence!"
Zhou Wang eyed Ruan Jinghong and said with a smile.
"Not bad, I just switched cars a few days ago, bought that Lamborghini Urus, my previous Panamera, I’ve driven it for almost four years now, I’m really tired of it..."
"Oh?"
He knew Ruan wasn’t boasting, Ruan wouldn’t use an Urus to show off in front of him. It was just a simple expression and conversation, so Zhou Wang asked with interest, "Is it that SUV Lamborghini released later? How does it feel?"
"Just so-so, do you want to take it for a spin for a couple of days... I don’t have high demands; just lend me your McLaren P1 to play with, hahaha!"
Ruan slapped the car key onto the table as he spoke.
"If you want to drive, there’s no need to swap. You just go to my garage at Spring Eye, pick any car you like... Oh, except for that Mercedes AMG, you can’t touch it."
"Really?"
"Of course, would I joke about something like that? Just a few cars."
"True enough..."
During their conversation, Chen Hao couldn’t hold it in any longer.
Did Zhou Wang have a McLaren P1?
No way, who the hell was this guy!
At that moment, Zhang Ruifeng also had a tense expression, with a sense of frustration because when Zhou Wang and Ruan Jinghong were talking, he couldn’t get a word in edgewise, making him feel like he had turned into someone akin to Li Danni’s pack of classmates before Ruan Jinghong arrived...
A "background character."
"Bro, you and Zhou Wang are..."
Taking advantage of the moment when Ruan Jinghong was lighting a cigarette for Zhou Wang, Chen Hao finally found an opportunity and quickly asked.
Ruan Jinghong smiled, he was about to explain, but his phone rang just then.
Ordinarily, he wouldn’t bother with a call while chatting with Zhou Wang, but when he saw the caller ID, Ruan Jinghong smiled and glanced at Zhou Wang.
"Brother Dog, would you believe this call is actually for you?"
"Oh?"
Zhou Wang curiously leaned over to take a look, and saw that Ruan’s note for the caller was "Lishui Yunquan - Qu Feng."
Zhou Wang realized something, and by then Ruan had already answered the call, putting it on speaker:
"Hello, President Ruan?"
On the other end, a middle-aged man’s voice quickly came through.
"It’s me, President Qu, how are you, I haven’t had the chance to call you yet, didn’t expect you to call first..."
Hearing the surname, Chen Hao and several classmates who had gone to the door with him to greet Ruan Jinghong instantly guessed the caller’s identity.
After a few quiet whispers, everyone in the living room realized that the caller was actually the boss of this five-star hotel, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.
"President Ruan, I heard from Lao Yang in the dining department that you’re at Lishui Yunquan right now?"
"Yes, President Qu, do you have time? It’s been a long time since we had tea together..."
"President Ruan, I’m calling to let you know that unfortunately, I might have to apologize today. I’m actually at the hotel, and initially, I was free. But now there’s been a sudden incident, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it..."
On the phone, Qu Feng chuckled apologetically.
"President Qu, don’t rush yet; let me guess first what you mean by ’sudden incident’?"
Ruan took another look at Zhou Wang, smiling with a mischievous expression.
"Oh?" Qu Feng sounded surprised on the phone, then laughed, "I myself only found out five minutes ago, if you can even guess this, President Ruan, that would be amazing..."