450 Behind the scenes III (2/2)
Although Ethan Lu's extra kindness and consideration were suspicious, no one dared to point it out. They could only obey his wants without a question being asked.
Around the round table consist of Ethan Lu, Dennis Lu, Gerald Huang, Henry Lu (Louis Lu's father), and some core members of the Lu family.
”Master, about the bidding led by Miss Wang, I heard the Sun Corporations had put up their bid.” In the middle of their meal, Gerald Huang, Ethan Lu's uncle, broke the silence that was bouncing across the whole private diner.
”Oh ho! The Sun Corporation again. Haha! Until now, they wanted to take their glory back, ha!”
”Master, the Sun Corporation had been growing daring and had been firming their ties with Senator Wang. They must have known about your relation with the other parties so, they could use that to waver Senator Wang's trust towards our Lu family!” Since the discussion was opened up, one after another, everyone left their comments aside from Dennis Lu and Henry Lu.
Ethan Lu let them speak their mind as much as they want as he continuously enjoyed their meal. After some time, he wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin before he smiled.
”I understand your concerns, gentlemen. So, I am keeping distance with Mr. Wang's rival parties. And by that, what I meant was that all my friends that supported the other party, though I respect their political views and beliefs, were included.” Reassuring them with a smile, Ethan Lu linked his hands together, his elbow on the surface of the table, as he rested his chin over them.
”For example, I already refused Mr. Tang's invitation next week.” Out of the blue, Ethan Lu said.
Actually, it was not necessary that he would bluntly say what he was stating and what kind of relation he wanted to keep. After all, he was always like that.
However, it was baffling that he was saying all this as if he needed to. After all, no one cared if he refused a birthday invitation or not. All they care about was that they retain Senator Wang's trust and mutually benefit from him.
As Ethan Lu uttered those words, his gaze slowly scanned their reactions, some had their 'we don't care' kind of face, some had 'what are you saying' expression plastered across their faces, while a few like Henry Lu remained as unfazed he enjoyed this meal as if he was alone.
'Interesting, Uncle Hen. You really intrigue me in what's going on with that head of yours. More importantly, to whom will you send this information to? Directly to Mia Chen? Or to another decoy?' Returning his smile to his people, Ethan Lu murmured inwardly. After all, the difference between Henry Lu and Dennis Lu's unconcealed ridiculing eyes was vast.
In one glance, Ethan Lu could read Dennis Lu's cloud of mocking thought while, on the other hand, Henry Lu would make you keep thinking.
Fortunately, Lexi pointed this out to him. Hence, the more he give his attention to him, the more he wanted to unravel if he was a foe or a friend, or just like Louis Lu who didn't care about the Lu Corporation as long as he was earning.