Xia Baoer and Lan Yu were taken to the room inside. They saw that this was a serious reception hall. There were four serious bodyguards standing outside the door, but He Canglan did not appear.
"Are you going to lock us up?" At this time, Lan Yu was still in the mood to joke with her, in a casual manner.
Xia Baoer gave him a blank look and said nothing.
"Talk to me, don't you think it's weird if you don't talk? A man and a woman alone..."
"You will die if you shut up!"
After being yelled at by her, Lan Yu spread his hands and shut up helplessly.
The two of them stared at each other. Xia Baoer couldn't hold it in anymore and was about to talk to him when the door suddenly opened and an indifferent aura rushed in.
The two of them straightened their backs and looked over. The person who came in was none other than He Canglan, who looked like a boss, but the British-style suit he wore made him look mature and charming.
Seeing them both looking at him at the same time, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and put on an elegant man's smile, "Why, do you have any objections to my hospitality?"
Just as Xia Baoer was about to speak, Lan Yu stood in front of her and said with a cynical smile, "I wish you well, sir."
"Are you talking about yourself? This city is so big, and you, Mr. Lan, are busy with everything. If you didn't have a beautiful woman to meet you, you would probably only deal with me on the computer and do business with me for the rest of your life, and never see me in person, right?"
Lan Yu's enthusiasm was choked by He Canglan's, and he suddenly became a stranger and couldn't lose face.
However, Lan Yu was not a rigid and indifferent person. He laughed nonchalantly and walked over, "This is indeed my fault, but Mr. He, you also know that I always like lively places with beautiful women. Mr. He, you
If there is a pretty girl here, I will visit her every day."
"You still have such an affectionate mouth. Sit down. Don't be so polite. You have to sit still and calmly to talk about something, right?" He Canglan said and glanced at Xia Baoer intentionally or unintentionally from the corner of his eyes.
Xia Baoer recognized her face. Although she changed her appearance with makeup, He Canglan knew who she was.
Lan Yu also blinked and asked her to come over, "Mr. He said that you have also met this beautiful young lady. No further introduction is needed, right?"
"Of course, Miss Xia? Please take a seat. You seem even more unfamiliar during the introduction."
"Thank you, Mr. He." After receiving Lan Yu's eyes, Xia Baoer walked over and leaned over gently, then sat down in front of their eyes.
When He Canglan saw them all sitting down, he nodded in the air. Someone walked in from outside the door: "Mr. He."
"Come on, the guests have arrived and the food can be served."
Xia Baoer felt a little uncomfortable after hearing He Canglan's words. Just as she was about to refuse, Lan Yu next to her touched her under the table.
Although she was a little angry, she held it back.
"Mr. He..."
"Shh, I'm very hungry. Miss Xia, you must be hungry at this time, right?"
He spoke very slowly and seemed very weak, but both Xia Baoer and Lan Yu understood that He Canglan was stating that he would not talk to others at the dinner table.
"Sorry, I should let Mr. He have breakfast first. Can I go for a walk outside?" She did not intend to eat this Hongmen Banquet.
He Canglan raised his head, took a serious look at her, and nodded with a smile on his face: "Of course, I welcome you as a charming guest like Miss Xia, and I also allow you to walk around. However, Miss Xia finally comes here, so she should accompany us first."
It's not too much for the two gentlemen to have breakfast, right? Otherwise, if we are left alone, others will think that our relationship is improper or that we are doing something shady, right, Mr. Lan?"
"Yes, Mr. He is right, you should stay with us."
When Xia Baoer heard this, he immediately had a meal with an old fox and a little fox. He didn't need to think too much to know that the atmosphere would not be romantic.
But it seems that there is no escape.
"That's fine, I'm still curious about what's so special about Mr. He's breakfast." She resisted the urge to run away and spoke calmly.
"That's good."
After a sumptuous breakfast, Xia Baoer felt like she was chewing food. Finally, she didn't speak when it was over, but He Canglan looked at her with a smile.
"What's wrong? Aren't you very curious?" He looked straight down, as if he could pierce the food in front of her until there was no residue left.
"Maybe it's too rich, so I can't adapt to it, sorry."
"Didn't he satisfy you?" He Canglan made a pun, and Xia Baoer felt a little angry when he heard this, but Lan Yu was beside him and laughed happily.
She knew that this man would only seek her happiness, so she expected him to bring her in.
"Mr. He, I would like to ask you something." She smiled and changed the subject.
Lan Yu was beside her, smiling so innocently, and secretly giving her a thumbs up, which was really annoying.
"Well, if it's convenient for you to answer, please ask, Miss Xia." He Canglan didn't mind, washed his hands in the basin brought by his subordinates, and answered casually.
Although Lan Yu was secretly telling Xia Bao'er not to be anxious, Xia Bao'er had already asked, "I want to talk to you."
"Oh? What kind of questions does Miss Xia want to talk to me about? There are some things that you shouldn't ask or take care of. I don't think Miss Xia necessarily knows what to ask." Despite his answer, He Canglan's squinting eyes looked more like
warning her.
How could she not know that He Canglan spoke so politely to her just for Lan Yu's sake? Otherwise, she would have died for who knows how many rounds from the moment she walked here.
She fell silent for a while, thinking about how to give a better answer.
"Mr. He, she's just a little girl who doesn't have secret affairs. Can't you be kinder and stop trying to deal with us?" Seeing that Xia Baoer was a little embarrassed, Lan Yu interrupted them with a smile. Holding the wine glass, they
Had a drink.
Although it only lasted for more than ten seconds, it gave Xia Baoer enough space to think.
"The question I want to ask may not embarrass Mr. He."
"Oh? I'm a little curious, because the people who came to me to ask questions had the same fate and results, and the questions they asked were all the same, which made me feel very uncomfortable. Miss Xia, what is your question?"
"I heard that you are President Nan's adoptive father. I came to see you to ask for something."
"Well? What's the matter? Miss Xia is an outsider, what can I ask for?"
Lan Yu's expression changed, and it was too late to stop him.
"I heard that Mr. He is gathering capable people with lofty ideals, right?"
When He Canglan and Lan Yu heard her words, their eyes were startled, and they opened their eyes slightly to look at her.
Xia Baoer's mouth curved, with a light and sweet smile, "I know that a girl like me who has nothing is not a necessary condition for you to recruit elites. But we are all capable people, and sometimes we need to be so helpless.
The person with the brain will mediate, right?"
He Canglan suddenly burst into laughter, "Great, great, I really need people like Miss Xia. But you have to tell me what you can do for me. I can't let you count the hairs of the elites every day.
Such a trivial matter, right?"
Seeing the playfulness in his eyes, Xia Baoer did not panic and replied with a calm smile: "Of course, I can do a lot of things, such as helping you process files? Organize data? I can also be your best secretary. Besides,
I can take care of the aftermath perfectly for you, whether it's outside entertainment or small things at the tail end. I believe that Mr. He, who does such big things, also needs someone who can handle small details better, right?"
Lan Yu frowned slightly and looked at the glowing Xia Baoer with incomprehensible eyes.
He has been feeling that something is wrong with Xia Baoer recently, and it seems that this is the time.
After three years of separation, he originally thought that nothing had changed about her. But now that he looked at her, she had changed so much that he felt strange.
It's not that her ability to be independent has become stronger, which is a good thing. What he wants to say is that her heart doesn't seem to be as clean and simple anymore... It's as if it's being slowly covered by something, and she brought it up
This requirement can be further illustrated by working with He Canglan.
Xia Baoer is going dark! She is going dark herself!
Is it because she is fed up with being deceived, threatened and bullied? Is it because she was influenced by people in the darkness that made her want to take this step?
If this is the case, then we understand what she has been doing recently.
The reality concealed that Nan Muli did a lot of things and investigations, and then made good use of the people around her. Of course, this may be due to the betrayal of the people she trusted around her.
No matter what it is, Xia Baoer is already changing.
"You have too little effect on me, and there are no facts to prove it."
"This is for you! I believe you will contact me after reading it." Xia Baoer raised his hand and pushed the object in front of He Canglan, "Of course, I don't think you will detain me here now, right?"
"Haha... Okay, very good, this move is very beautiful, I will think about it carefully." He Canglan nodded, his eyes were deep and his mouth was smiling.
Xia Baoer nodded, "Thank you Mr. He for the breakfast and the opportunity. I believe you will not regret letting me join."
He Canglan looked at her for a moment, then turned to Lan Yu who was on the side, "Mr. Lan has seen enough, do you need to analyze anything for us?"
His eyes returned to their original cynicism, Lan Yu spread his hands and shrugged, "Yeah, that's good. Since Miss Xia has provided facts to prove her determination, I don't think there is a problem. People will always suffer if they are alone in the dark for too long.
If you want to get relief, the best way to get relief is to merge into one body. Congratulations to Miss Xia for finally having the enlightenment."
"Since Mr. Lan also said so, this matter has become a matter of 70 or 80 points."
"Yes, congratulations to Mr. He, I believe Miss Xia will give you an unexpected surprise. It's a pity that she is unwilling to follow me. Our strengths are too different, and there is nothing we can do about it."
Random Lan and Xia Baoer stood up and said goodbye.
After leaving the castle, Lan Yu drove back, but not on the way back, but to the beach on the outskirts of the city.
"Hey! Stop the car! Lan Yu, stop the car for me!" Xia Baoer only saw it when the car approached the beach.
Lan Yu didn't let her get what she wanted. The car enlarged its size and spun around quickly before stopping on the beach.
Xia Baoer opened the car door and got out angrily.
"What do you want to do? Don't tell me anything, okay? I don't want to tell you anything."
"Tell me! Why are you doing this!" Lan Yu almost forced Xia Baoer to the front of the car where he couldn't hide. The distance between the two was so close that each other's breath would make their skin itch.
Xia Baoer was a little flustered, his eyes full of alertness.
"Isn't it obvious why I did this? If you hadn't forced me, would I have done this? Besides, people change. I want He Canglan's protection. Is there anything wrong with that? It's like you are all afraid of him and don't dare to
Just like competing with him, I just want to find someone stronger, is that wrong?"
Lan Yu pressed his wrist hard, almost breaking her little hand, "You are cheating, you know! You are not the same as us, what is your purpose in doing this? What do you want to do by trying to get close to He Canglan?"
"
He didn't believe that Xia Baoer would approach He Canglan like this for no reason.
"What do you want to do? Isn't it easy to know? You see, since my friends You Aiqian and Zhang Xiaomi have followed He Canglan, not only have their careers become successful, but they are also popular and wealthy, and even happiness and joy have come easily.
.Looking at myself, what will happen if I go against him? I’ve had enough of living like a dog! And Nan Muli and you guys, you are just one of He Canglan’s dogs! Don’t think you have a life.
How cool and unrestrained, outsiders don’t understand me, why don’t I know it?”
The cold sarcasm came out of Xia Baoer's mouth. Lan Yu, who was originally angry, suddenly lost her strength and let go of her hand. She leaned against the car door and said nothing.
The atmosphere became quiet, with only the sound of waves hitting the rocks over and over again.
Lan Yu lit a cigarette and took a long puff.
"You are right to say that, but have you thought about your future path?"
"The road ahead? Shouldn't we live in the present? He Canglan is cool and has been proud of himself for so many years. What else do we think about pursuing our own jobs? I'm just looking for a way to survive for myself."
"Haha... You are right. It seems that you have really been led by us to figure it out. I almost wanted to be a good person because of meeting you. It seems that it is impossible for me to become a good person."
Xia Baoer looked at the blue sea and hummed coldly: "Whatever you think, I have seen through the reality and understand it."
"Then what are you going to tell Nan Muli?"
"Will you go and report to him?" Xia Baoer asked him directly without answering Lan Yu's question.
Lan Yuzhi was stunned and raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean by this?"
"I don't plan to tell him that I'm going to do things with He Canglan. It's impossible between me and him anyway. We will break up sooner or later, and I don't care anymore."
Staring at Xia Baoer like this, Lan Yu didn't speak to him for a long time. He just smoked a cigarette in silence and stood up.
"So, from now on we will still be on the same accomplices."
Xia Baoer glanced at Lan Yu lightly, "You can say that, but we may also be enemies. I know that you are not really friends with He Canglan."
