Reply to Keats - Chap 26
Chen Wan hesitated whether to send out the Ghost King. He Shengyuan lowered his voice and said, “Ah Wan, show some of the courage you showed in the hearing.”
Chen Wanshou paused slightly, turned his head, and met He Shengyuan’s smiling gaze.
Chen Wan also smiled calmly: “Is Mr. He here too?”
“I was in the audience,” He Shengyuan exhaled a puff of smoke, “I recognized you as soon as you arrived.” Chen Wan’s calm and composed appearance at the hearing that day was very different from today. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were like two different people.
Chen Wan turned around and looked back at the cards in his hand: “Really?”
“Is it for the Shenzhen Stock Exchange project?” He Shengyuan asked, as the project had something to do with him. “Are you not afraid of offending Luo Qiansheng?”
Chen Wan did not deny it. He said, “I have already offended him. There is no point in being afraid.”
Somehow He Shengyuan burst into laughter. Chen Wan was puzzled. He Shengyuan patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be afraid.”
Chen Wan: “Hmm?”
He Shengyuan looked at him and said, “Happy cooperation in the future.”
Chen Wan was so smart that she smiled and said, “Then I’ll be grateful for Mr. He’s care.”
They spoke in low voices, so Zhao Shengge thought they were just gathering together to discuss a card. He waited for a long while, then reminded them politely, “Do you want this one?”
Chen Wan really showed the courage he had at the hearing that day, and risked everything. When the Ghost King came out, he got a flush. It would not be good to let his future half of Party A lose two games in a row.
But Zhao Shengge seemed to be determined to kill them all tonight and he used the same trump card from the previous round.
The second game ends.
He Shengyuan was not angry after losing, so he poured him a glass of wine. Chen Wan smiled helplessly. He felt really bad for not letting him win twice. He took the glass and poured it for He Shengyuan: “I’m sorry, Mr. He, I’m not as good as you.”
He Shengyuan said: “You are too honest.”
After losing two games in a row, the atmosphere became somewhat subtle.
But even though Zhao Shengge won, he didn’t show any joy, but he always looked indifferent.
After he finished playing the cards, someone offered him a cigarette and congratulated him, but Zhao Shengge refused and took the wine beside him and took a sip.
The boy had already added some more wine to the glass. Seeing that Zhao Shengge did not refuse, he began to talk to him. Zhao Shengge lowered his head to look at his phone, and it was unknown whether he was listening or not.
He Shengyuan pulled Chen Wan to analyze the previous game, and he had to see from which step he started to slide into the opponent’s fishing net.
After looking around, I found that every step was unclear, and Zhao Shengge had laid out clues from the very beginning.
“The last round,” Zhao Shengge’s dark eyes swept back and forth between Chen Wan and He Shengyuan, “You two will join us?”
Chen Wan looked at He Shengyuan. He was not qualified to make the decision.
He Shengyuan really didn’t believe it, so he waved his hand and appointed: “Ah Wan will continue on my behalf.”
Chen Wan agreed.
Zhao Shengge said, “Then I’ll change someone.”
“Sure,” He Shengyuan said readily, “Mr. Zhao, please feel free to do so.”
Zhao Shengge raised his chin casually and motioned to the boy beside him: “You go ahead and fight.”
The guests looked at each other with some subtle expressions. The whole room became noisy and I didn’t know if it was raining outside the window.
Chen Wan didn’t stop shuffling the cards. In her peripheral vision, the boy blushed and said flatteredly, “I, I can’t, Mr. Zhao, I’m not good at it…”
Zhao Shengge started looking down at his phone again, replying to the message while saying, “It’s okay, you can lose.”
The tone was calm and he didn’t seem to care much, which might be considered as indulgence by others.
Chen Wan concentrated on shuffling the cards and felt a little thirsty, so he reached for the wine glass next to him.
The condensed water droplets on the wall of the cup wet his originally warm hands, and the berry-colored liquid flowed into his throat, causing a slightly irritating sensation. It was cold, but it made him wake up quickly.
He was sober and immediately reminded himself not to make mistakes that could be seen by others like in the previous two games, as that would be very unprofessional.
Now it’s already very unprofessional.
His mind flashed back to the time when Zhao Shengge called his name when they were playing poker on the high seas. He said, “Chen Wan, I have to win when I play.”
But now Zhao Shengge said, it doesn’t matter, it’s okay to lose.
The third game will start soon.
The boy played cards first. He claimed to Zhao Shengge that he didn’t know how to play, but he couldn’t really say that he didn’t know how to play. That could only be considered as a way of acting coquettishly and showing weakness.
It is hard to tell whether Zhao Shengge wants to win or lose this round, because after Zhao Shengge said he would play against him, he never looked at the battle situation on the table again. He was either replying to messages on his phone or talking to his secretary.
As a result, the plan he wanted Zhao Shengge to provide guidance on was not accomplished.
But he soon discovered.
Winning or losing is not decided by him because Chen Wan is very strong.
He fought seriously, but not at the same weight class.
The boy looked up. It was hard for him to imagine that the gentle and refined man on the opposite side would be so ruthless. Most of the points accumulated in the first two rounds had been used up in this round.
But fortunately, there were only three rounds in total, and the game was over. Fortunately, I didn’t really lose to him.
As a result, although Zhao Shengge won two games in a row, in the end, the scores of the two sides were almost the same. The spectators all agreed that Mr. Zhao and Mr. He were evenly matched, and if they joined forces, it would be a strong combination. It can be seen that this cooperation is a perfect match.
The poor boy couldn’t guess the intention of his superior. Chen Wan saw that the other party was looking at him inquiringly and responded with a polite smile.
He Shengyuan enjoyed watching the third game very much. Although he knew in his heart that Zhao Shengge deliberately brought up a card that he couldn’t play to give him face, it was indeed exciting to watch Chen Wan play cards.
He will play the next game himself against Shen Zongnan, and invites Chen Wan to watch.
Chen Wan played three rounds before leaving the table.
Walking out of the side hall, he glanced around and didn’t see Zhao Shengge. He walked to the window and found that it had really started raining outside without him noticing.
Xiaotan Mountain is not high, but it has dense trees, the sound of waves in the forest leaves, and the rain falls straight into the sea like lines of white light.
The girl who was originally arranged to sit next to Chen Wan poured him a drink. Chen Wan looked at his watch and asked, “What time do you get off work?”
The girl thought he was very gentle and told the truth: “There is no specific time.”
Chen Wan understood that this meant that the people here could be taken away by guests at will. Zhao Shengge and the boy beside him had already disappeared.
Chen Wan said to the girl, “You go back first. I don’t have anything to do here.”
The girl was stunned for a moment, and whispered: “Mr. Chen, where am I——”
“No,” Chen Wan said immediately, “I don’t need anything else, don’t think too much.”
The girl left with peace of mind.
Chen Wan chose a glass of wine for himself. Zhuo Zhixuan walked over slowly and asked him if he was okay.
Chen Wan didn’t understand.
Zhuo Zhixuan hesitated, and Chen Wan thought something went wrong at the banquet, but Zhuo Zhixuan hesitated for a long time before saying, “He is not usually like this…”
“？”
Zhuo Zhixuan cursed in a low voice: “I don’t know what’s wrong with you tonight.”
“…” Chen Wan understood, and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “What are you thinking about?”
Zhuo Zhixuan’s face was full of “It’s okay, you don’t have to force a smile.”
“…” Chen Wan: “I’m really fine, don’t be like this-”
Zhuo Zhixuan didn’t believe it and thought about how to explain to him: “You know how Tan Youming and I played outside, and I didn’t tell you those nonsense to comfort you, but Shen Zongnian and Zhao Shengge -”
“Ah Xuan,” Chen Wan interrupted him as he continued to talk in a ridiculous manner, and said calmly, “He is free, and so am I.”
There is no relationship between them, to be honest, they are not even friends.
“Although I don’t know how to explain it to you, I still want to say that you don’t have to feel sorry for me.”
Since the secret love has not been put into action, then in the emotional dimension, both parties are equal. Zhao Shengge has the freedom to seek pleasure, and he has the freedom to stop dreaming.
As long as it is a one-person game, the initiative is always in your hands and you can stop it at any time.
Seeing how carefree he was, Zhuo Zhixuan could only praise him and call him a secret crush on a genius.
“……”
He warned again: “Don’t drink tonight. Monica said last time that you can’t touch too much alcohol with your recent medication. It will stimulate your nerves.”
Chen Wan said okay, put down the wine glass in his hand, and went to the bathroom. The warm-toned space and the faint smell of perfume made his head dizzy. He just turned on the faucet and wanted to wash his face.
“Click”, the door was pushed open, and Chen Wan suddenly came to his senses when he met a pair of dark and calm eyes.
“Mr. Zhao.”
“Hello.”
Zhao Shengge glanced at him, walked over, stood side by side with him next to the sink, turned on the faucet, pressed the hand soap, rinsed, and wiped dry.
Chen Wan lowered his eyes and saw his big hands with distinct joints, and thought of the pair of legs under the tablecloth, although he knew that could not be Zhao Shengge.
“What’s wrong?”
Zhao Shengge asked.
“No…” Chen Wan showed no trace of guilt on her face and said with a smile, “I thought you had left.”
Zhao Shengge threw the tissue into the trash can, raised his head, and looked at him in the mirror: “You looking for me?”
Chen Wan was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, “No.”
“……”
Zhao Shengge probably came out to take a breath. Seeing that he had no intention of leaving immediately, Chen Wan would not let the conversation fall on the ground: “Mr. Zhao, good luck tonight.”
“Thank you, but,” Zhao Shengge rolled up his sleeves, slowly raised his eyelids, and seriously commented: “You have regressed.”
Chen Wan was surprised at the other party’s directness and said with a smile, “That time I just got a little luck from Mr. Zhao.”
They haven’t seen each other much recently, and the night when they joined forces to kill everyone on the high seas seemed to have been a long time ago.
Zhao Shengge adjusted his watch, which had moved due to washing his hands, looked up from the mirror, looked at Chen Wan and said, “You can try Mr. He’s.”
His tone and expression were very casual, as if it was just a joke without any deeper meaning, but his eyes were looking at Chen Wan intently.
“……”
