"Young man, what’s your na?"
"Li Zhiyan."
Lucas imdiately pulled Li Zhiyan onto the sofa, and the two began chatting.
At first, Lucas wondered if Li Zhiyan was trying to ingratiate himself.
But what surprised him was that Li Zhiyan’s knowledge of German history was far superior—far superior—to his own as a German!
Many of Li Zhiyan’s perspectives were truly eye-opening.
The two sat there, deeply engrossed in conversation.
He Yanrong’s beautiful eyes sparkled with amazent.
This young guy actually knew German history! And judging by the cheerful interaction between him and Lucas, it was clear he was genuinely an expert.
Not just superficially knowledgeable. In He Yanrong’s heart, her admiration and affection for Li Zhiyan rose several notches.
Her son’s classmate was exceptionally—perhaps excessively—talented!
He Yanrong was dying to chat with Li Zhiyan.
She was genuinely curious about what made him so outstanding.
"Take a look, Yanrong, my Zaizai is so amazing. My child is born with greatness."
"Even knows German history! Compared to my Zaizai, we’re just uncultured folks."
Lai Feifei’s declaration, accompanied by another gulp of red wine, was resolute.
She acted as if Li Zhiyan were truly her own child.
He Yanrong was already accustod to this wine-lover’s banter. She simply looked off into the distance at Li Zhiyan.
Her seductive eyes were filled entirely with appreciation.
"If Xiao Yan can strategically connect, maybe he really could help Hongi seal this deal."
"Hongi’s 1000-yuan-a-day for the temporary hire was money well spent."
anwhile, Xu Qianqian was trembling ever so slightly. She realized she might have severely underestimated this guy she saw as a sycophant in her eyes.
Before, she had never noticed that Li Zhiyan could understand German—let alone master it to this extent! This was sothing that didn’t align at all with their field of study!
And he could casually chat in German with Lucas about German history. Even graduates specializing in German couldn’t achieve such a skill!
How was this even possible?
The very thought left Xu Qianqian deeply unsettled. How could the person she looked down upon suddenly appear so dazzling?
On top of that, he could earn her mom’s 1000-yuan-a-day pay for the gig.
Her mom only gave her 5000 yuan a month!
This overwhelming blow.
Made Xu Qianqian feel completely distraught. If it weren’t for her mom, Aunt Lai, and Aunt Rong all being present...
In her heart, Xu Qianqian almost believed Li Zhiyan had hired actors to pull off this charade and deceive her!
Shen Hongi stood by watching the two chatting.
Her slender hand was gently clenched.
Although the cooperation hadn’t been finalized yet, based on her skill in reading people, Lucas’s excited deanor made it clear he was thoroughly engaged.
To et soone who felt like such a kindred spirit in a foreign land—thinking from his perspective, she too would undoubtedly want to partner with such a person.
Initially, Shen Hongi hadn’t anticipated her venture with Lucas to succeed. She was rely trying her luck, as the opposing company was a multinational conglorate.
If the deal went through, the profits would be consistently lucrative; if not, it would still make sense. But this—
She couldn’t have dread.
That this issue would actually be resolved by a college student working part-ti.
The two kept chatting—a full thirty minutes passed.
Lucas said excitedly, "Mr. Li, let’s head to a hotel. We can drink and chat there."
"I really want to delve deeply into German history with you."
"Lucas, could the partner company for this deal select my boss for cooperation?"
"No problem. First, let’s drink!"
Ever since arriving in the East, Lucas had grown deeply enamored with baijiu. For the fading tradition of drinking culture here—
He had developed a fondness. And Li Zhiyan was also aware that tonight, he would have to drink.
But he wasn’t intimidated. His physical transformation made him feel his alcohol tolerance had beco astonishingly strong.
Every ti Aunt Lai tried to get him drunk, he felt nothing. Today would be the perfect opportunity to test his baijiu limits.
"Xiao Yan, what did he say..."
Shen Hongi’s voice now carried a hint of nervousness.
When it ca to this cooperation, her heart was entirely filled with hope!
She firmly believed Li Zhiyan could absolutely make it happen!
"Lucas said he wants to set up a drinking session. If everyone’s happy, we can sign the contract."
"That’s fantastic, Xiao Yan. I’ll make the arrangents right away."
The icy composure on Shen Hongi’s elegant face thawed into an expression full of delight.
"Xiao Zhang, arrange a car and a restaurant—book a private room with Maotai!"
Compared to the profits from securing the contract, these small expenses were trivial.
Shen Hongi was willing to act decisively.
Monts later, Li Zhiyan and Lucas walked side by side toward the exit.
The Shanghai Aunt trio followed closely behind, leaving Xu Qianqian standing in place, visibly pale.
Her heart ached—to the extre.
The feeling was truly unbearable. Of course, this triumphant scene was the last thing Li Zhiyan had any interest in concerning himself with.
...
Two Audi A6s arrived one after the other at the entrance of Ancient Moon Building.
The boss stepped out to greet everyone and led them into a private room. A refreshing breeze swept through as they entered.
"Mr. Li, please sit."
Lucas was now entirely ignoring the Shanghai Aunt trio.
But Shen Hongi didn’t mind in the slightest.
Once the server ca in, Shen Hongi handed the nu to Lucas—after all, drinking without side dishes would be utterly unenjoyable.
Lucas didn’t hold back. While chatting away with Li Zhiyan,
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