In the hotel lobby, Xu Peiwen nodded silently and admitted in a very gentlemanly manner:
"Yes, it's me. I made a reservation last night."
"Okay." The hotel manager took back his notebook and extended his hands to the two of them: "Then you two, come with me."
Xu Peiwen and Wang Xiaomei looked at each other and followed the hotel manager directly towards the reserved private room.
At this moment, through the hotel's surveillance system, Gu Chen also discovered that the two of them had entered the reserved private room.
Gu Chen immediately sent a message to the temporary work group...
Gu Chen: [The target is in place, please monitor. 】
Lu Weiwei: [Received (cute expression).]
Yuan Shasha: [Received (cute expression).]
Officer Wang: [I know, we are monitoring.]
Gu Chen then left the monitoring room and walked directly towards the work room.
When the door was opened, Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha were listening intently, while Lu Weiwei was standing aside, eating potato chips.
Seeing Gu Chen come in, Lu Weiwei quickly came to Gu Chen's side.
"How is it?" Gu Chen asked.
Lu Weiwei smiled and said: "These two people are indeed old acquaintances. They have known each other for a long time. Moreover, their words are somewhat ambiguous."
Lu Weiwei pointed to Comrade Lao Wang's pen and reported casually.
Although Gu Chen didn't wear a monitoring headset, he could find some naughty things in Officer Wang's record book.
It can be said that the record book records the basic content of the conversation between the two people. First, they exchanged pleasantries, and then exchanged polite words.
Then the atmosphere of the chat started to become uncomfortable.
Since there were two monitoring headsets, Gu Chen walked up to Yuan Shasha and motioned for Yuan Shasha to hand the headset over to him.
And Yuan Shasha also wisely gave up her position.
After Gu Chen put on the headset, he began to quietly listen to what was going on next door.
At the same time, the exchange between Xu Peiwen and Wang Xiaomei in the next room continued.
Xu Peiwen poured a glass of wine for Wang Xiaomei and said with a smile: "Xiaomei, tell me, is it time to settle our affairs?"
"Hey, why are you so anxious? I'm right here, are you still worried that I'll run away?" Wang Xiaomei took Xu Peiwen's wine glass and took a sip impatiently.
Then he glanced at Xu Peiwen and asked, "Hey, Lao Xu, you must have made a lot of money by traveling around the world doing business for so many years, right?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Peiwen didn't say it very directly, but just replied vaguely.
Wang Xiaomei tugged on her pink dress, pulled her chest lower, and said:
"How much is it okay? Can there be 100 W's?"
"Ah?" Hearing Wang Xiaomei's words, Xu Peiwen was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied with a smile on his face:
"Money is just a number. Is the amount really so important? Don't you value me as a person?"
"Hey, Lao Xu, look at what you said, it seems like I care about how much money you have." Hearing Xu Peiwen's displeasure, Wang Xiaomei immediately changed her attitude and said gently:
"Actually, I see you running around doing business these past few years, and I feel sorry for you."
"Look, you always disappear and reappear inexplicably. You say you love me, but I can't feel your presence at all."
"Especially that Valentine's Day. We agreed to spend it together. I was really looking forward to having a good Valentine's Day like those young people."
"But you disappeared without saying a word, and you couldn't even get through on the phone."
Sighing faintly, Wang Xiaomei also said angrily: "Tell me, how can I trust you? You always give me all kinds of surprises."
After the words fell, Wang Xiaomei lay back on the seat, folded her hands on her chest, sighed softly, and asked:
"Tell me, when are you going to leave this time?"
"Ouch." Xu Peiwen seemed to be very embarrassed and said slowly:
"Look at what you said, as if I'm going to run away again this time?"
"Why not?" This time, Wang Xiaomei's attitude seemed to have become tougher, and she said angrily to Xu Peiwen:
"Xu Peiwen, you are really capable. Every time we meet, you act like a guerrilla. You say you won't see me and then you see me."
"What do you think I am? To be honest, I left my words here when I met you this time. If you don't explain our relationship to me clearly."
"Then let's not meet each other again. I'm not someone to be trifled with, and it's not like no one wants me."
Hearing the tough conversation coming from next door, Gu Chen's eyes lit up in the listening room, and he didn't know what the specific conflict between the two was.
However, since Wang Xiaomei's identity has been confirmed, and he was in the monitoring room of Futian Hotel, he had also taken a screenshot of Wang Xiaomei's identity and saved it.
So Gu Chen used his mobile phone to send Wang Xiaomei's photo directly to He Junchao, asking He Junchao to find out Wang Xiaomei's specific identity as soon as possible.
At the same time, the dispute in the next room seems to be continuing...
Xu Peiwen seemed a little guilty, and he picked up his wine glass again, wanting to clink glasses with Wang Xiaomei to resolve the embarrassment.
But Wang Xiaomei didn't seem to accept this trick at all. She crossed her arms and looked unwilling to reconcile.
If dressing up to attend the event was Wang Xiaomei's respect for Xu Peiwen, then now, it seemed that she was about to express her dissatisfaction for many days.
"Oh, Xiaomei, don't be like this, have a drink, have a drink." Seeing that Wang Xiaomei was reluctant to pick up the wine glass, Xu Peiwen also picked it up for Wang Xiaomei, then forcibly clinked the glasses and brought Wang Xiaomei's wine glass in front of her.
Wang Xiaomei reluctantly took a sip of beer.
At this moment, a waitress pushed the food cart to the door of the room, and then brought the dishes to the table.
Before leaving, he also said politely to the two of them: "Sir, all your dishes are here. If you need anything else, you can press the button on the wall and our service staff will come over to serve you immediately."
After a pause, the waitress asked Xu Peiwen again: "Is there anything else you need help with?"
"Oh, no need for now, thank you." Xu Peiwen nodded slightly to the waitress, indicating that the waitress could leave.
When the door was closed, Xu Peiwen approached Wang Xiaomei again and said with compliments:
"Xiaomei, I know it's been my fault over the years, but you also know that it's normal for a businessman to travel all over the world. Otherwise, how would he make money?"
"But people make money, but it's not like you. Just disappear when you say it will disappear. Why don't you change your phone number casually?" At this moment, Wang Xiaomei was still unyielding and seemed to be very disdainful of Xu Peiwen's remarks.
Xu Peiwen also nodded silently and couldn't help but said: "To tell you the truth, I just want to live with you when I come here this time."
"I am planning not to go anywhere, but to stay in Jiangnan City."
"Really?" It seemed that Xu Peiwen's words made Wang Xiaomei a little surprised. Wang Xiaomei also asked with a smile on her face:
"Are you serious about what you say?"
"Is there still a day off? This time I came here to participate in the food festival in Jiangnan City, but actually, I wanted to use the food festival here to give myself a chance to be exposed."
"Then, let the citizens here know that my food is more delicious."
"As soon as this word of mouth spreads, I plan to open a store here, and then I will start a food business and not go outside anymore."
"That means you won't leave in the future, right?" Wang Xiaomei seemed to have been tricked by Xu Peiwen many times, so she was also skeptical of Xu Peiwen's remarks.
But this time, Xu Peiwen still nodded silently and proactively admitted, "Isn't that right? What I said is true."
"Haha, fart, if what you said could be true, then you wouldn't have disappeared so many times for so many years without any reason, and you wouldn't even be able to get through on the phone."
"I am not stupid. You have lied to me so many times over the years. Do you think I will still believe you?"
"Maybe this time, you will still leave me, and I will never trust you again."
"Ouch." It seems that she feels that she has a bit of over-consumption and integrity issues. Now Wang Xiaomei seems to have a natural immunity to Xu Peiwen's remarks.
After thinking about it, Xu Peiwen also reorganized his words and said: "Well, if you don't believe me, it doesn't matter. Then I will buy a store in Jiangnan City."
"You should believe me on this, right? My store has been taken over, so there's no way I can leave again, right?"
"Are you serious?" Wang Xiaomei couldn't help but confirm that Xu Peiwen seemed to be sincere.
Xu Peiwen smiled brightly. He did not confirm in person, but picked up the dishes on the table with chopsticks, brought them to Wang Xiaomei and said:
"We won't talk about anything else today. I called you here today because I want to make up for our previous mistakes. Therefore, today we will only eat and not talk about anything else."
"Yeah." It seemed that Xu Peiwen had finally come to terms with her, and Wang Xiaomei's attitude seemed to have become much gentler.
Later, the two of them were at the dining table, chatting with each other.
In the next room, Officer Wang, who recorded the conversation between the two, couldn't help but shook his head and whispered:
"These two people really don't know what's going on. Sometimes they quarrel, and sometimes they make up."
"And Xu Peiwen said that he wants to stay in Jiangnan City and buy a store. I don't know if that's true?"
After a pause, Officer Wang continued: "In general, I feel that Xu Peiwen is still unreliable, as if he is just trying to trick Wang Xiaomei."
"We have handled so many cases. For people like Xu Peiwen, we have seen too many cases, and most of them are unreliable."
"Yes." Gu Chen, who was holding the headset in one hand and listening to it in his right ear, also echoed:
"Xu Peiwen's various signs are unpredictable, but when I came to Wang Xiaomei this time, I felt that the two of them were going to confirm their relationship."
"Moreover, Xu Peiwen wants to rent a store, which means he wants to do business here."
"If all this is true, then we really need to investigate this Wang Xiaomei and see what she and Xu Peiwen have done over the years?"
"Gu Chen, pay attention." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Xu Peiwen's movements came from the other end of the monitoring headset.
The two seemed to be in a good mood after chatting for a while, and they were also talking and laughing.
Later, after Xu Peiwen drank a glass of wine, he mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally: "Oh, by the way, Xiaomei, is the box I gave you a year ago still there?"
"What box?" Wang Xiaomei was still smiling just now, but when Xu Peiwen said this, her expression suddenly changed subtly.
Xu Peiwen also faked a smile to resolve the embarrassment, and quickly said: "It's the box that I gave you for safekeeping a year ago before I left you? You don't remember it, do you?"
"Oh, you mean that thing? Throw it away." Wang Xiaomei picked up a piece of beef slices and put it directly into her mouth.
However, Xu Peiwen on the side was stunned and said in disbelief: "Throw it away? Why did you throw it away? Who asked you to throw it away?"
"Oh, that thing is useless to me. Besides, what's the point of keeping an empty stainless steel box? It doesn't contain any treasures."
"Besides, you don't know how old my family is. If those things are stuffed at home, wouldn't that cause congestion?"
After drinking a glass of wine, Wang Xiaomei said calmly: "So, I just threw it away."
"Oh, my ancestors." When Wang Xiaomei said this, Xu Peiwen, who had been talking and laughing just now with a calm face, suddenly became panicked.
He also said angrily to Wang Xiaomei: "That thing is not mine. Someone else gave it to me for safekeeping. I will keep it with you temporarily."
"Didn't I tell you at the time? Keep this thing for me, and be sure not to lose it."
"You said it, but you also said that you were only going out for a day or two and would be back soon, but have you done it yourself?"
"You have been out for more than a year without even a trace of yourself. It was you who broke your promise first. Why should I keep my promise?"
"Besides, a broken box means nothing to me."
"And I seriously suspect that you deliberately let me keep this box under the pretense of keeping it, and then secretly left by yourself, so that I could believe that you would come back."
With a heavy sigh, Wang Xiaomei said in a bad mood: "So, I hate you, so I threw away the box you gave me. What? You still want to ask me to accuse you?"
These words immediately left Xu Peiwen speechless.
Xu Peiwen seems to be a mute person who eats Coptis chinensis and feels miserable.
But now that the matter has come to this, Xu Peiwen can't say anything more. He just shook his head with a disappointed look on his face and muttered to himself:
"What a prodigal bitch, that broken box is of no use to you, but it is very important to me."
"It was because I trusted you that I gave it to you for safekeeping. But I didn't expect that you would throw it away for me. Oh, I really regret keeping it for you."
At the end of his speech, Xu Peiwen put his head in his hands and looked annoyed.
Wang Xiaomei, who seemed to also see the problem, slowly approached the lost Xu Peiwen, touched Xu Peiwen with her arm, and asked:
"Eh? Lao Xu, tell me honestly, is that broken box particularly valuable?"
