However, Mei Xue, who goes to the same high school as Liu Dong and has been a high school classmate for three years, knows him very well and naturally knows that what Liu Dong said is not a lie!
However, as a girl, Mei Xue couldn't help but wrinkle her little nose at her lover, making a look that would make you believe it.
And just when Liu Dong was about to open his mouth to continue explaining, a shout of surprise suddenly sounded around him.
"Liu Dong, is that you?"
The familiar voice made Liu Dong immediately turn around and look in the direction of the sound. When a young man wearing a black dress and obviously Chinese appearance appeared in his eyes, Liu Dong couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Edward Chen."
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In the blink of an eye, when he saw the black-haired woman wearing a white strapless evening dress next to him, Liu Dong smiled and said hello again, "Melissa!"
"Liu Dong, I didn't expect to meet you here again!"
Chen and Melissa quickly walked over happily.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that I could meet you here!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
After rescuing them from Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain, Liu Dong handed over the Raptor fighter jet to the military and returned to Quancheng from Lhasa. Because he was leaving in a hurry, he forgot to leave contact information for Chen and Melissa.
Although I thought about it later, because it was a chance encounter, and because we were all in different places, Liu Dong didn't expect the other party to repay his kindness, so he forgot about it. It only took less than a month and a half to pass by.
, we met each other again in London.
Only this time Helen and Claude were missing from their side.
"By the way, aren't you studying at the University of Munich in Germany? How come you are here?" Liu Dong asked curiously.
"The two of us are originally British. We have now completed our studies at the University of Munich, so we have returned to the UK and are ready to start our careers here!" Chen said. Melissa, who was holding his hand next to her, also agreed.
nodded.
"Dear, let's go and chat next door, it's not very convenient here!"
Mei Xue on the side reminded in a low voice.
Liu Dong, who had reacted, looked at the dancing crowd around him and understood that it was indeed not very polite for the four of him to stand in the middle of the venue chatting.
So, after informing Chen and Melissa, the four of them came out of the dance floor together and sat on the seats next to them that were reserved for guests to chat and rest.
Later, Liu Dong also introduced Mei Xue to the two of them.
However, after Liu Dong revealed the identity of Mei Xue as his girlfriend, Chen and Melissa clearly had a trace of regret in their eyes!
But they didn't say the reason, and Liu Dong couldn't ask.
"By the way, Liu! How did you come to England this time?" Edward Chen asked curiously.
"I'm here to attend this year's Royal Ascot Jockey Club in Berkshire!" Liu Dong said bluntly.
"Royal Ascot? Are you here for Royal Ascot?"
Looking at the surprised expression on Chen's face, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Yeah, is it strange? Are there few Asians like me participating in the Jockey Club?"
"No. No, you misunderstood! What I mean is that in just a few days, Melissa and I are going to attend the Jockey Club!" Chen said quickly.
"Are you going too?" Liu Dong asked curiously.
"Well! Liu Dong, the Royal Ascot is the most grand festival in the UK every year. Whether it is the upper class or ordinary people, they will want to bring their most beautiful clothes to the Royal Jockey Club, especially on the 'Gold Cup Day'.
Top Hat came to the scene in person, and so did we!" Melissa, who was chatting with Mei Xue next to her, explained with a smile.
"It seems that I am ignorant!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
In China, except for the Mongolians, there are very few horse racing activities. Therefore, Liu Dong did not pay much attention to it. Even if he fell in love with equestrian in order to better integrate into Western society, but for the major horse racing clubs in Western society
, Liu Dong didn’t know much about it.
Just when Edward Chen was about to ask Liu Dong why he came here today, Dennis Eskenazi was talking and laughing with a Chinese man who was about sixty years old but looked like he was forty or fifty years old.
He walked towards the place where Liu Dong was chatting.
"Mr. Liu, Miss Mei!"
Eskenazi's affectionate name for Liu Dong made the Chinese who came with him, as well as Edward Chen and Melissa sitting opposite, look surprised almost at the same time.
Dennis Eskenazi's status in the British upper class is well understood by native British people, especially Londoners. But from his attitude towards Liu Dong, we can clearly see a kind of kindness and respect!
And Liu Dong, who was in his twenties, was able to gain the respect of Eskenazi, a famous collector and appraiser from all over Europe. Obviously Liu Dong himself is not an ordinary person.
This couldn't help but make Chen and Melissa even more curious about this mysterious Chinese. Their eyes looking at Liu Dong were full of inquiry.
"Mr. Eskenazi!"
After saying hello, Liu Dong and the four of them stood up together.
Liu Dong was also secretly surprised by the way Edward Chen and Melissa addressed the old Chinese man who came with them as ‘father’!
After nodding to his son and his engaged daughter-in-law, the old Chinese man smiled and said, "It seems that you all know this gentleman, so who can introduce me to him now?"
Originally, Eskenazi wanted to speak. After all, Liu Dong was his invited guest, but in the end, Edward Chen beat him to it.
"Father, this is Liu Dong from China. Melissa and I met last time when I traveled to China! And this beautiful lady is Liu Dong's girlfriend Mei Xue!"
After finishing speaking, Chen secretly winked at Liu Dong. When Liu Dong saw this look and looked at the slightly nervous expressions on his and Melissa's faces, he immediately understood.
Most likely, these two people did not tell their families that they went to climb the Nyenchen Tanglha Snow Mountain and almost did not make it down because of an avalanche.
Seeing this, it was hard for Liu Dong to expose other people's white lies.
After taking the initiative to extend his right hand to the other party, Liu Dong said politely: "Uncle Chen, I'm glad to see you!"
After holding Liu Dong's hand, Chen Changxing also smiled and said: "Liu Dong, right? It's rare to see young talents from the motherland in London!"
As an old Chinese who has been abroad for nearly half a century, although he has long been accustomed to the Western lifestyle, many behavioral habits still maintain traditional Chinese characteristics!
Just say hello!
And just when Chen Changxing finished speaking, he seemed to notice something as he let go of his hand. He looked at Liu Dong's face, frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he hesitated: "Is there anyone in Mr. Liu's family in Europe?"
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Because of this inexplicable question, Liu Dong, who felt strange in his heart, quickly said: "I'm very sorry, my parents are very ordinary Chinese. They have never left China in their lives, and my parents don't have many relatives of the same generation!"
Although he said this, in fact Liu Dong has never seen a relative of the same generation as his parents since he was a child.
This has been his regret since childhood!
"Oh, that's strange!" After whispering, looking at the curious eyes around him, Chen Changxing smiled and shook his head, "Haha, maybe I saw it wrong! However, when I saw Mr. Liu, I felt
Very kind!"
He wasn't lying. He always felt a little familiar with Liu Dong.
Liu Dong also feels this way, but he attributes this feeling more to the fact that they are both Chinese. In a foreign country, meeting people of the same race from the same place always makes people feel friendly!
"Uncle Chen, you're welcome. Since Chen and I are friends, you can just call me Liu Dong or Xiaodong!" Liu Dong said.
"Well, I'll be disrespectful!"
Facing Liu Dong, whose background was obviously not simple, Chen Changxing also wanted to get close to him, so he readily agreed.
After hearing his father's words, Edward Chen next to him was really relieved. Otherwise, he would always feel that he was a generation lower than Liu Dong, and this feeling was not very comfortable!
"Since you all know each other, there is no need for me to introduce each other!" Eskenazi paused for a moment, then turned to Liu Dong and said, "Liu, get ready, the charity auction is about to start!"
"I've been ready for a long time!" As he said that, Liu Dong picked up the bidding sign that had been placed on the table next to him!
"Haha, that's good! You young people can talk, and we two old guys won't interfere!"
After Eskenazi finished speaking, Chen Changxing, who was next to him, also smiled and nodded. After a few final words about his son and daughter-in-law, he turned around and left with Eskenazi!
Seeing this, Chen and Melissa heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. If Chen Changxing and Eskenazi had really joined their conversation just now, they might have been suffocated by these two elders. It was far worse than them young people being together.
Less worries, more freedom!
After the two people left, the four people sat down on their seats again.
At this moment, the seats prepared around the hall are already full of guests. Only in the center of the living room is a high platform about 40 centimeters high. On the high platform are auction tables and auction hammers that are common in auctions!
The multimedia projector temporarily set up next to it was enough for everyone in the audience to see the details of the auction items clearly.
Because it is a charity auction and Eskenazi's status in the European collecting community. Although this auction does not have a preview like other auctions, no one believes that there will be fakes in the auction.
After Eskenazi left, the four of them waited for another ten minutes. The charity auction, the most critical part of the charity dinner, finally began!
After everything was ready, Dennis Eskenazi, dressed in a crisp suit and tie, looking like an old British gentleman, strode onto the auction stage!