Chapter Seventy-Five: A Small Gathering

  "Good, good, Xiao brother is great!" Luo Bingyang repeatedly said, he didn't expect Xiao Ye to be so good. After finishing speaking, he took Luo Jiao and Wu Qingzhi and left the private room.

  The classmates in the house looked at Lu Bingyang like that, and they couldn't help but understand what was going on. The gaze towards Xiao Ye was no longer as contemptuous as before, and wave after wave of fiery gazes were cast towards Xiao Ye.

  Xiao Yu felt the fiery gazes fixed on him, making his whole body feel uneasy. He hastily finished a few mouthfuls of food and dragged Yun Xi out of the ancient city hotel. Outside, they exchanged a glance and burst out laughing at the same time.

  Because Yunxi still had to go to work in the afternoon, Xiao Yu sent Yunxi to the unit door and then returned to the top floor of the Gucheng Hotel to practice Zheng Qi Jue.

  ……………

  Suddenly a knock at the door interrupted Xiao Yu's cultivation. He looked up and saw that the sky outside had darkened somewhat. Xiao Yu let out a long breath, expelling the turbid air from his body. He felt a sense of lightness throughout his body. After an afternoon of cultivation, although the primordial energy within him had only increased by a thread, Xiao Yu was extremely satisfied. Accumulating small amounts would eventually lead to a great amount, and he believed that one day he would be able to stand proudly in the world like Zhong Kui.

  "Xiao Lao Di, come on, let's go eat something together. After eating, I'll take you to a great place!" Xiang Ye had just opened the door when Li Chuan walked in shouting this, and afterwards he revealed an expression that all men understand.

  Xiao Yu revealed a bitter smile, he naturally knew what Li Chuan meant, but he was extremely disinclined to go to those places of pleasure. Even if he went, it was just to drink and eat with friends, although this made him seem somewhat out of place. However, Xiao Yu had his own principles and persistence in his heart.

  "Brother Li, I'm too tired and don't want to go out. How about we order some dishes and drink here?"

  "Go on, you wait, I'll go order the dishes!"

  In a moment, Li Chuan walked back, followed by a waiter pushing a small cart with several exquisite dishes on it. Upon entering the door and seeing Xiao Ye, he said: "Xiao Ye, take a look and see if you need to add anything?"

  Xiao Yu glanced at the dinner table and saw that although there were only five or six dishes, they were exceptionally exquisite and the combination of meat and vegetables was very reasonable. Xiao Yu shook his head and smiled, saying: "Li Ge, this is enough, it's not a small amount!"

  The two of them arranged the dishes on the tea table, sent away the waiter, and before they even started drinking, a knock at the door rang out. The two exchanged a glance, both feeling secretly puzzled. This place is usually deserted, and this is Wan Hongguang's private suite. If someone came to find Wan Hongguang, they should have contacted Li Chuan, his secretary first. And if it was a family member, they should know that Wan Hongguang was either in the hospital or at the Municipal Committee Building No. 1.

  Li Chuan got up with a puzzled face and opened the door. Outside, Deputy Secretary-General Luo Bingyang was holding two bottles of wine. Seeing that it was Li Chuan who opened the door, he was taken aback: "Director Li? Is Dr. Xiao in?"

  Li Chuan saw that it was Vice Secretary-General Luo Bingyang standing outside the door, and he was also very surprised. He thought to himself, "When did he have a relationship with Xiao Ye?"

  "Secretary Luo, what's going on?" Li Chuan asked with a puzzled expression.

  "Today our family's Xiao Niu had a bit of a misunderstanding with Dr. Xiao at the wedding banquet, I came over..." Luo Bingyang said with a smile.

  Lu Bingyang saw Li Chuan here, and his confidence grew even more. It seemed that he had done the right thing. Xiao You should have a good relationship with Secretary Wan, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to live in this place. Moreover, it wasn't too late now. The fact that Li Chuan didn't follow the secretary but appeared here instead was very revealing.

  "Li Ge, who is it!" Xiao Yu saw Li Chuan go open the door and didn't come back for a long time, so he shouted from inside.

  "Xiao Lao Di, it's Luo Secretary General!"

  Xiao Yu walked over and saw Luo Bingyang holding two bottles of wine standing outside the door, and quickly said: "Secretary-General Luo, please come in!"

  "Dr. Xiao, I heard about what happened today from my little girl. That silly girl doesn't understand things, it's all because I've spoiled her since she was young. Let me apologize to you on her behalf!"

  Lu Bingyang said as he followed Xiao Yu and Li Chuan into the house, seeing that there were several dishes on the table that hadn't been touched, and the wine hadn't been opened yet. He planned to linger here and deepen his feelings, so he continued: "I'm disturbing your elegant gathering, I originally wanted to find Dr. Xiao to have a couple of drinks..." As he spoke, he raised the wine in his hand and let out a sigh.

  "It's not about being early, but being timely. Li Ge and I just got started. Come on, Secretary Luo, take a seat and let's have a drink together. Didn't I say that when drinking, one must be accompanied?" Xiao Yu said nonchalantly.

  Li Chuan was reluctant to let Luo Bingyang disturb him and Xiao Yu's drinking, but since Xiao Yu had said to let Luo Bingyang stay and drink, he naturally wouldn't say anything more. So upon hearing Xiao Yu's invitation, he hastily said: "Yes, Secretary-General, please sit down! I've been wanting to find an opportunity to chat with you, thank you for taking care of me before!"

  "Director Li, you're too polite. I just can't stand the way they are!" Lu Bingyang heard Li Chuan say this, although his position was higher than Li Chuan's, but in the municipal party committee and government, Li Chuan as the secretary of the municipal party committee had more speaking power than himself, a deputy secretary-general who was approaching the end of his career. Moreover, Li Chuan was only over 30 years old and could be said to have unlimited prospects, so Lu Bingyang was very polite to Li Chuan.

  "Anyway, I'd like to thank the Secretary-General for his righteous words in the past. Come on, Secretary-General, please take a seat!" Upon hearing Luo Bingyang's politeness, Li Chuan was also very pleased.

  Three people had just sat down, and there was another knock at the door. Xiao Yu couldn't help but laugh, what's going on today? He got up to open the door, but Li Chuan hurriedly stopped him, saying: "I'll go, I'll go, you guys sit..."

  At this time, Li Chuan was already a little angry in his heart. The wine had not been drunk yet, but the door had been opened several times: "Who is it?" He said as he suddenly pulled open the door!

  Wan Hongguang was standing outside the door, about to knock on it, when Li Chuan flung open the door and said with a smile: "What's wrong, little Li? Not welcoming me?"

  "Secretary Wan, I didn't know it was you! I..." Li Chuan Meng hastily opened the door to find Wan Hong Guang standing outside, and he was startled. He quickly said that if his behavior just now made the boss think he was reckless and unstable, things would be bad for him. After all, everything he had now was thanks to the boss.

  "It's okay, it's not working hours now, there aren't so many rules!" Wan Hongguang waved his hand and said, then walked into the house.

  When Wan Hongguang walked into the house, everyone except Xiao Ye was stunned. Wan Hongguang saw Luo Bingyang here and felt a little strange. He turned his head to take a look at Li Chuan. Luo Bingyang didn't belong to Wan Hongguang's own faction; he was a remnant of the previous municipal party secretary. Because Wan had just arrived, it wasn't convenient for him to suppress the old forces too harshly. Moreover, Luo Bingyang played an unimportant role, so Wan left him alone. After stabilizing his position and seeing that Luo performed quite diligently, he kept him until now.

  At this time, seeing people who didn't belong to his side and his secretary together, it seemed like a private gathering. He couldn't help but think of something else, but since Xiao Ye was here, he just glanced at Li Chuan and didn't look at him again. Instead, he enthusiastically said to Luo Bingyang: "Secretary Luo is also here!"

  "Secretary Wan..... Secretary Wan!" Luo Bingyang didn't expect to run into Secretary Wan as soon as he arrived, it seemed that today was indeed the right day, and he had to seize the opportunity.

  Li Chuan saw Wan Hongguang give him a cold glance, still unaware of what was going on, and after a moment's thought, he realized where the problem lay. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. As the confidential secretary to the leader, having a private meeting with someone from another faction was a major taboo.

  "Boss...... I......"

  "Whatever, sit down!" Wan Hongguang interrupted Li Chuan's words, actually just seeing Li Chuan and Luo Bingyang drinking together, Wan Hongguang suddenly felt a surge of nameless fire in his heart. After a moment, he thought it through clearly - the two were really discussing business while drinking together, they wouldn't be in their own private suite, let alone with Xiao Ye around.

  "Xiao Lao Di, you're not being very considerate! Drinking without inviting me!" Wan Hong Guang let Li Chuan sit down and turned his head to glare at Xiao Ye in complaint.

  "Haha... blame me, blame me, I'll punish myself with three cups in a moment!" Xiao Yu said with a loud laugh.

  When Li Chuan heard the two men's conversation, he was a bit better off after all, having seen the boss behave like this before. In the hospital, it was even more exaggerated than here. Luo Bingyang is now confused, he has been thinking about Xiao Yu's identity, and didn't expect that Xiao Yu would have an even bigger background than he imagined, able to talk to Wan Hongguang on an equal footing, and sometimes even taking the lead, his heart suddenly racing wildly, secretly congratulating himself that his daughter hadn't offended him to death.

  A few people pushed cups and plates, and in a short while, two bottles were gone. Through chatting with Wan Hongguang, Xiao Yu learned that his girlfriend and Luo Bingyang's daughter were classmates, and he couldn't help but speak less official language.

  Lu Bingyang clearly felt the change in Wan Hongguang's attitude before and after, and he was exceptionally excited in his heart.