As soon as I entered, I received a call from Xie Nana: "Are you back from going out? Where did you go? Why couldn't I get through to you? I was so worried."
I said, "I'm at the hotel, but you should stay and accompany your dad these past two days. I have too much going on to look after you."
Xie Nana obediently agreed, saying she was at the villa and wasn't going anywhere, just waiting for me at home.
I hung up the phone and quickly got into the elevator, heading to Senior's room.
Senior was sitting on the sofa, on the phone. Seeing me enter, he said, "Everything went smoothly. The goods were picked up in South America without any issues, and eighty percent of the payment has been transferred to Xie Jiabao's account. Of course, none of their names are on this account; it's just an account for a non-existent person."
I nodded and said, "I'll go tidy myself up quickly. There's some trouble at my company that I need to handle."
Senior: "Do you need my help?"
I said, "Not yet. Just a pest, demanding money and attention. It's truly disgusting."
Senior: "Then teach them a lesson. Make sure they learn to control their lower halves."
I said, "No problem, I know what to do."
After getting myself presentable, I hurried downstairs to find Lanya.
Lanya let out a giggle when she saw me.
I asked, "Haven't you ever seen a handsome guy before? What are you laughing at?"
Lanya: "You've greased your hair and put on makeup. You're not a handsome guy, at best you're a gigolo, the kind who lives off women."
I said, "Wasn't I living off both of you when I was Li Hua? It has nothing to do with this face."
Lanya: "We're not supporting you, and we don't plan to. If you don't work hard to earn money, be careful, we might find rich foreigners to marry."
I said, "You two probably won't have any hope in this lifetime. If you avoid me in the next life, you might have a chance."
Lanya: "You're so glib with your words. Let's talk business. That bureau chief, he's actually a deputy, but he holds the real power. He controls the three main seals. I went to see him, and he said he'd find a place to talk privately tonight. I asked him where, and he said he has a private room at the Sheraton where we can chat over red wine. If the deal goes well, everything will be settled."
I clenched my fists, hearing them crack. Damn him, so brazen and lustful, so openly indecent.
I said, "Call him and ask him what time, and let's go meet him!"
Lanya nodded, took out her phone, and dialed: "Director Tan? It's Xiao Lan. I've thought about what you said. I'll have a drink with you tonight. You know, we worked very hard to acquire this piece of land. If it doesn't go through your department, our entire plan will be affected. Please!"
The other party told her the time and room number. Lanya hung up and told me, "Eight o'clock tonight, Room 2108."
I said, "Alright, we'll go have some fun with him then. Doesn't he like excitement? Let's give him something explosive."
I told Lanya to stay here for now, and we would leave together when it was time.
I called the front desk and booked a room. The front desk gave me the room number and said a waiter would open the door.
We got into the elevator and pressed the floor number.
Only when we entered the room did we embrace tightly.
Lanya and I hadn't been together in so long. The last time was at the opening of the Raw Stone base, in the bathtub. We were afraid Jing Lei would hear, and we rushed through it in fear.
This time was different. The whole world was ours.
Since it was still early, why shouldn't we lose ourselves in passion, turn the world upside down?
Lanya broke free from my embrace and said, "Look at how eager you are. We have plenty of time. Should I take a shower first? Do you want to join me?"
I said, "I just showered. Hurry up."
Lanya: "Got it." She then slipped into the bathroom.
We were awakened by the alarm clock. We had set it for six o'clock, so by the time we got up and ate something, it would be time.
We rolled over and held each other for a while longer before getting up to get dressed.
Honestly speaking, Lanya and I had never had the chance to spend time like this before. Although we had been intimate, it was always brief and hurried. We had never experienced such tenderness.
We tidied ourselves up and then looked in the mirror before heading out.
We ate something at the Chinese restaurant on the first floor, then went outside for Lanya to drive us to the Sheraton.
The Sheraton was also a foreign-affiliated hotel, managed entirely by foreigners. I wasn't sure if there were any foreign shareholders, but it certainly had a strong Western flavor.
These pretentious people liked to book rooms in foreign-affiliated hotels, where supervision was relatively lax, and