Chapter 709 (2/2)

Quickly, Ji Mu parked his car in the parking lot of the Paradise Manor. Before he got off the car, a middle-aged men came over and knocked on the window.

“You are?” Ji Mu asked, puzzled.

“Are you Mr. Ji? Ji Mu?” Asked the middle-aged man.

“I am,” said Ji Mu.

“Hello, Mr. Ji. My Boss asked me to wait for you here, and I was ordered to take you to him immediately after you arrived,” said the middle-aged man.

“Is your Boss, Tang Xiu?” Asked Ji Mu.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and then said, “Mr. Tang could be considered as my Boss too since he’s the man of our Boss.”

“Huh?” Ji Mu asked with a curious expression. “Who is your Boss then?”

“The surname of my Boss is Ouyang, from Jingmen Island,” answered the middle-aged man.

Ji Mu already knew that the Ouyang Family resided in Jingmen Island and even had met the young lady of this family a few times. Though he had no relationship with her at all since this young lady of the Ouyang Family was like a proud, lofty princess, he still had a fresh and vivid memory of her.

His expression suddenly changed as he looked at the middle-aged man and asked, “Isn’t your Boss called Ouyang Lulu?”

“You’re correct, Mr. Ji.” The middle-aged man smiled. “My Boss is indeed Ouyang Lulu. Do you know my Boss, by chance?”

There was, however, an indescribable feeling inside Ji Mu’s heart. He knew Ouyang Lulu was outstandingly beautiful, who he thought to be almost on par with Zhang Xinya, the woman he thought as the most beautiful. He did not expect that she would be Tang Xiu’s woman. However, when he recalled Tang Xiu’s status and identity, he suddenly felt relieved, since he thought that for such a terrifying existence like Tang Xiu, only a beauty the likes of the Ouyang Lulu’s level who could be worthy to be with him.

“Yeah, I met her a couple of times,” said Ji Mu perfunctorily. He took out the gift from the trunk and followed the middle-aged man into the dining building. When he noticed that Ouyang Lulu was sitting by the window and was chatting with Tang Xiu, he immediately stepped forward and said with a prudent smile, “Brother Tang, Big Sis-in-law, I’m disturbing you, am I?”

Brother Tang? Big Sis-in-law?

Tang Xiu was struck with a feeling of being at a loss whether he had to cry or laugh by Ji Mu’s address. He just met this fella once, how come they were so familiar already? On the contrary, Lulu, who felt sweet inside after hearing him address her as “Big Sis-in-law”, secretly appreciated Ji Mu for that. After getting up quickly, she stood by the table and said with a smile, “Ji Mu, I never thought the friend Tang Xiu mentioned would be you. It seems like my man is so outstanding that he even befriended the young master of the Ji Family from Changxi City. Anyways, have a chat with him, then. I’m going to the kitchen to prepare the meal and a bottle of good wine for you.”

After watching Lulu leave, only then did Tang Xiu make a gesture to Ji Mu to take a seat on the opposite side, and then asked, “Brother Ji Mu, why did you address us like that?”

Ji Mu pushed the four gift boxes tied up by colored ropes and said with a smile, “It’s been a long time since the last time we met in Laoshan last year. I can still remember the elegant style and demeanor you had back then, Brother Tang! You see, I’m kinda unoccupied recently, so I came to Shanghai to visit you.”

“And… what are these?” Tang Xiu pointed to the four gift boxes.

“I recently got some stuff, so I thought to prepare them as a gift to you since I came to visit. I hope you can accept these, Brother Tang!”

Tang Xiu squinted his eyes and shot a deep gaze at Ji Mu. The sudden visit did as well the gifts he had prepared must contain a deep meaning. After being silent for a while, he slowly asked, “Is there anything I can help you with, Ji Mu?”

“No no no.” Ji Mu stared blankly for a moment and immediately shook his head. “I really just wanted to visit you because I admire your abilities, Brother Tang. There are only a few people worthy of my admiration nowadays, so I decided to get closer to you and get along better, that’s all. That’s what I came here for.”

“Hahaha.” Tang Xiu could not help laughing. “You know, the way you make friends is kind of strange. Anyhow, I’ll receive this gift no matter your other purposes are. If you don’t rush back tonight, stay and spend the night here!”

“Alright!” Replied Ji Mu, feeling happy.

Ring ring ring…

The mobile phone in Tang Xiu’s pocket suddenly rang. When he took it out and looked at the caller on the screen, his expression immediately turned strange. After some thought, he answered the call without asking Ji Mu to leave and spoke, “How do you remember to call me, Shaoyang?”

Qin Shaoyang’s voice then came out from the mobile phone, “Brother Tang, I’m in Shanghai now, do you have some time to have a meal together? I… there’s something I want to discuss with you.”

Tang Xiu had a business cooperation with Qin Shaoyang, so he naturally did not reject it. He then covered the phone’s mic and looked at Ji Mu, saying, “A friend from Beijing said that he wants to see me to discuss something. How about I call him here and we all have a drink together?”