Reply to Keats - Chap 8

On the way back, Chen Wan’s car was driving on a winding mountain road when a Rolls-Royce suddenly appeared in the left overtaking lane and left a trail of mud on its tail.

The auction in the afternoon was held in an exhibition hall near a mountain in the suburbs. It was raining again, and the residual rainwater on the asphalt mountain road mixed with the mud and dust on the mountain road. The body and windows of the BYD were instantly in a terrible state.

Chen Wan ignored it at first. He has always been a law-abiding citizen and a humble and courteous man on the road. He just turned on the wipers.

But after being maliciously blocked twice in a row, even the best-tempered one got angry.

He had just washed his car before he came. When the other car was overtaking and running parallel, instead of keeping a distance, it got even closer. Amid the splashes of water, the rearview mirrors of the two cars even collided and rubbed against each other for a moment.

Almost saw Mars, but only for a second.

The other driver was an excellent driver and did not cause any substantial harm – except for causing great oppression and psychological pressure on the driver.

This is nothing short of a naked demonstration and provocation.

After completely overtaking the other car, the Rolls-Royce relied on its high chassis to do a wild drift in the puddle. The BYD’s windshield was hit by a splash of water, and Chen Wan felt as if a basin of water was poured on him.

Chen Wan lowered his mouth, gripped the steering wheel tightly, stepped on the accelerator and chased after him.

It gets dark late in the summer, and the sunset has not yet completely disappeared. In the twilight, one can roughly see the last number of the license plate of the Rolls-Royce. It is unremarkable, so ordinary that no one would have thought that there was a person who had escaped from his former role – when he came, he drove the Maybach that he usually used to travel.

But even such an ordinary string of numbers revealed an unparalleled arrogance. The other party’s car speed was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, just like a cunning cat teasing a mouse.

The Rolls-Royce was very new. Chen Wan went over it in his mind and confirmed that he had never seen this car on any important occasion in Hai City. He also couldn’t think of anyone he would offend with his low-key and non-confrontational behavior.

Several times, he stepped on the accelerator and almost caught up with the other car by one-third of its body length, but the strictly confidential one-way glass did not allow him to catch a glimpse of the person inside.

There was a deserted road, an orange sunset hung on the top of the mountain, the sunset glow covered the sky, two cars were driving one in front and one behind, chasing each other, biting each other tightly, turning gracefully, sometimes getting close, sometimes pulling away, the large palm leaves on the roadside were blown to pieces by the extreme speed.

Extreme racing, adrenaline rising, Chen Wan pursed her lips tightly, the BYD that she usually only used for commuting to work was driven at the life-and-death speed of a supercar for the first time.

But in the face of absolutely crushing speed and hardware conditions, BYD’s driving skills are a drop in the bucket, and it is a fantasy for BYD to catch up with Rolls-Royce.

And because Chen Wan deliberately keeps a low profile, this BYD is a version that has not been updated for several years. He usually drives this old car to and from get off work.

Chen Wan could only watch the Rolls-Royce arrogantly drive away and disappear into the twilight.

It was completely dark, and his car was the only one left on the long, deserted road.

Chen Wan simply opened the car window and let the wind in. The air from the marine climate always carried a lingering dampness. The palm trees and silver grasses on both sides of the road were illuminated by the car lights, and the sound of cicadas and frogs were heard everywhere.

At this time, Zhuo Zhixuan called and said that the opening day of his hotel on Miwang Road would be in a few days, and asked Chen Wan to be there to congratulate him.

Chen Wan had just finished racing Speed, and before he could catch his breath, he held the steering wheel with one hand, breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted his Bluetooth headset, and said, “Great location.”

“I begged the old man for several months before he came forward. My lips are almost worn out.” Zhuo Zhixuan has nothing to pretend in front of Chen Wan. When he was in school, he just threw his homework to Chen Wan to do. “Your red envelope must be sincere enough.”

Chen Wan’s heartbeat calmed down and he changed the radio station: “Of course,” he was always generous to his friends and joked, “I’ll hire a lion dance team for you to dance from Fenli East Road to Taizi Section West.”

Zhuo Zhixuan didn’t mind being teased, he laughed loudly, then stopped laughing for a while, was silent for a second, and said, “Zhao Shengge will come too.”

Chen Wan didn’t tell him that she and the other party were in the same auction house today, and said in a normal tone: “Yeah.”

“…Gone?”

Chen Wan was confused: “What?”

“…Forget it.” Zhuo Zhixuan didn’t know what he wanted to say, so he changed the subject. “By the way, are you free that day? Come over early to help me.”

Chen Wan said, “Be my boss?”

“I made a promise in front of my father this time. If I don’t do it well, I’ll be stabbed in the back by Zhuo Yujian and Zhuo Shengyan.”

“I don’t trust others.” Zhuo Zhixuan said seriously.

He knew quite a few people in Hai City, but he had certainly never met anyone more reliable than Chen Wan.

Chen Wan was also aware of the feuds and infighting among the brothers in the Zhuo family. He had an important contract to finalize that day, but he could still make it if he squeezed in some time.

Chen Wan was about to agree when Zhuo Zhixuan said mysteriously, “And I asked a master to tell my fortune. He said that we need someone with a water element to be in charge on the opening day. He should have a good fate and the Sun God should be in the month. That person is you.”

“…” People in Haishi all pay attention to Feng Shui when doing business. Chen Wan expressed his understanding, “What time?”

“Ah Wan is very loyal,” Zhuo Zhixuan said with a smile, “Just come over at three o’clock.”

It was a good day on the opening day. When Chen Wan arrived, there was still a long time before the first group of guests entered.

He took a general tour of the environment. The hotel is backed by Mount Kellett and faces a shallow bay on the south bank. It has the most luxurious configuration and a private dock. Guests staying here can take a yacht directly to the nearby Ding Island to see the fish and go to the tropical orchard.

No wonder Zhuo Zhixuan, who is usually careless, is so concerned about it and has invested a lot of money in it.

Zhuo Zhixuan, a second-generation rich man who is used to being a hands-off boss, followed behind Chen Wan and watched him methodically go over the ribbon-cutting process, welcoming guests, checking the guests’ seats with the manager, and changing some of the dishes and wine for the evening banquet. He felt at ease.

Chen Wan suddenly turned back and asked, “What are you looking at?”

Zhuo Zhixuan shrugged: “No.” He just thought that Zhao Shengge was quite blind and couldn’t see anything.

Chen Wan’s mouth was dry and he collapsed on the bench due to exhaustion. He casually took a glass of sweet liqueur and drank it. He waved his hand lazily: “Don’t be too touched. Just give me a share of the shares.”

Zhuo Zhixuan took the empty cup from his hand and poured him another one, saying that he would definitely do that when he became the boss. At present, his authority was only to reserve a permanent exclusive room for Chen Wan in the top luxury sea view room.

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In the evening, the sunset over the shallow bay was beautiful and guests arrived one after another.

Chen Wan helped Zhuo Zhixuan pass the inspection during the day, and now she hid in the crowd, not stealing the spotlight and leaving the spotlight to her good friend. She would only occasionally point it out to the manager if she saw something was wrong.

Tan Youming sent Zhuo Zhixuan a basket of flowers, which took two trucks and three people could not carry. There was also a couplet, which was said to have been inscribed by a master himself and blessed.

Zhuo Zhixuan was very happy and Tan Youming was also very satisfied.

Chen Wan could understand that businessmen in Hai City liked to talk about Feng Shui, but looking at the unconventional scene of red couplets and Roman columns was still a bit hard to describe. For the first time, he wondered what kind of circle he was trying so hard to reach.

It seems that only Shen Zongnan is relatively normal around that person.

Zhao Shengge and Shen Zongnan arrived on time. He rarely appears to support others, but this time he also sent a fairly valuable gift.

As for these people, after all, they are driven by the interests of fame and fortune, but they also have real feelings for each other since they grew up together. How much is more depends on how each person measures it.

The compartments and seats are divided according to status.

Chen Wan was arranged to sit at the same table with Tan Youming and his group in a separate private room. Not many people were there, just the ones they usually interacted with in their circle, or to put it bluntly, a faction.

Chen Wan was assigned to this table entirely because of his close relationship with today’s boss, and he doesn’t belong to any circle of connections. To be honest, he is not high enough to be at any table among the guests present today.

Chen Wan did not feel embarrassed and sat next to Tan Youming with a calm expression. This time, he and Zhao Shengge were not separated by a table, but they were not very close either. The round table was very large, and from the angle, he might be sitting in the other’s blind spot.

In addition, he didn’t talk much, so Zhao Shengge might not have noticed that there was someone like him at the table.

Zhao Shengge didn’t use his chopsticks much tonight, and he only took a sip of the wine. Chen Wan was a little confused.

This menu was prepared by him and is slightly different from that of other tables.

In the afternoon, Zhuo Zhixuan said that this table was theirs, and Chen Wan didn’t need to choose the same cookie-cutter dishes as other tables. He asked Chen Wan to order whatever she wanted and try the cooking skills of the seven-star chef that their hotel had spent a lot of money to invite back from Italy and the mainland.

Chen Wan was not very polite, but Zhao Shengge didn’t seem to buy it this time. Chen Wan didn’t know what the problem was.

Zhao Shengge is very difficult to please, so most people can’t figure him out, not even Chen Wan.