Chapter 31: Trap?
Yuan Shu didn"t think much of it, since she was indeed unfamiliar with Li Ci. Moreover, even though she had learned a lot, there were still many things that she didn"t have comprehensive knowledge of, such as foreign languages and business.
She was originally from a military family. Later, when she got married, only then did she learn how to distribute monthly allowances. If she really had to talk to such an old fox who had been in the business world for a long time, she would probably be played for a sucker.
There were professionals in the industry, so it was better to leave matters to professionals.
"If you have no objections, let"s set off now." After Zhao Mian opened the car door for Yuan Shu, she saw Yuan Shu waving.
"Zhou Yan, drive."
Li Ci and Li Ran were also packing up at this moment. However, in contrast to Zhao Mian"s cautiousness, the two of them were nonchalant.
"Uncle, why would a person like President Shi marry a woman like Yuan Shu?" Li Ran was watching Chu Mei"s press conference from yesterday and couldn"t help but ask.
"Her family background is just so-so. It can"t compare to the Shi family"s wealth or our family"s power. Her only redeeming quality is probably that she"s better than that vixen Chu Mei." As Li Ran watched Chu Mei, who was crying and accusing Shi Xiao on the television, she felt nauseous.
Who was Chu Mei pretending for? Did Chu Mei really think that she didn"t know that Chu Mei had an affair with Gao Shan? If not for the lack of concrete evidence, she wouldn"t have tolerated Chu Mei until now.
Li Ci chose a gray tie and tied it into a Windsor knot. Then, he glanced at the television.
"It"s probably because Yuan Shu has some tricks up her sleeve. Moreover, this woman doesn"t have much of a brain. If they can"t live together anymore in the future, it"ll be easy to get a divorce. n.o.bodies can"t cause trouble."
Li Ci tidied up the position of his collar pin in front of the mirror and said, "As for you, I really can"t figure out what you like about Gao Shan. You"re still unwilling to get a divorce."
Li Ran was stunned when she heard him say that and lowered her head.
"He treated me very well in college. He brought me breakfast and accompanied me to cla.s.s… I want to wait a little longer. Perhaps he will change his ways."
Li Ci didn"t say anything else. He just reached out and stroked his niece"s hair.
"Silly girl."
When Yuan Shu and the others arrived at the agreed place, Li Ci and Li Ran were already waiting in their seats.
The Vienna Hotel was only open to upper-cla.s.s guests. The waiters were all well-trained and wouldn"t gossip about anything they saw or heard, so it was a good place to negotiate. The private room Li Ci booked was the most high-end one. It was on the top floor and had a view of the entire city.
"President Zhao, Madam, you"re here." The door of the private room was pushed open. After the waiter led them in, he closed the door and left. Li Ci was the first to greet them.
"Mr. Li, Miss Li, long time no see." Zhao Mian was the first to step forward and shake hands. Then, she made way for Yuan Shu, who was following behind her. "Let me introduce you. This is Madam Shi."
"Nice to meet you. My name is Yuan Shu." From the moment she entered, Yuan Shu had sized up the renovation layout.
This room was indeed decorated in a lavish manner and was enough to impress people who were relatively ignorant. However, she had been used to big scenes since she was young and had even received the Emperor"s decree before. Therefore, this wasn"t that impressive to her.
Li Ci and Li Ran looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other"s eyes.
The last time they saw Yuan Shu was at her and Shi Xiao"s wedding. At that time, the two newlyweds came to toast them. Yuan Shu had heavy makeup on and a smug look on her face. But now, Yuan Shu seemed like a different person.
She no longer had overly bright red lipstick and thick foundation on. Instead, she only drew her eyebrows and applied nude lipstick. She was wearing a Van Cleef necklace on her slender neck. She looked n.o.ble and elegant in a Chanel dress.
Did Shi Xiao hire an etiquette teacher for her?
Since everyone was there, Li Ci invited everyone to take a seat and handed the menu to Yuan Shu.
"We randomly ordered some food, but don"t know if it suits your appet.i.te or not. Please take a look yourself and see if you need to add anything else."
Yuan Shu took the menu and placed it aside without opening it.
She smiled at Li Ci and said, "There"s no need. I don"t think you asked me out just to treat me to a meal. Mr. Li, please speak your mind."