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After the banquet ended, Li Wanting rode back to Hollywood Town in Jackson's Rolls-Royce.
As they passed by a famous local hotel, Jackson suddenly spoke, "I own so shares in this hotel and have a suite here year-round. When I'm back in Hollywood, I stay here. Would Miss Li be interested in joining for a cup of coffee upstairs?"
Li Wanting smiled, smoothly and inconspicuously taking off the lace glove on her right hand, there was a faint, yet very noticeable, ring mark on her right ring finger.
"You're married?" Jackson said, surprised.
Li Wanting neither confird nor denied, saying, "I respect that you are a true gentleman."
A wry smile briefly crossed Jackson's lips as he shook his head, "I apologize for being presumptuous. Please forgive my abruptness."
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After returning to the hotel where the inspection team was staying, the first thing Li Wanting did was to take a cheap copper ring from the drawer and put it on her ring finger.
The entertainnt industry has its chaotic sides, and there is no difference in this respect between dostic and foreign situations. However, actual cases of aggressive advances are still the minority.
To network in Hollywood, one must have so ans of self-protection, such as wearing a fake marriage ring when alone and letting it leave a mark on the finger. In the United States, with its Christian tradition, this ring mark can politely decline many people's 'invitations'.
Of course, such a trick can deter a gentleman, but not a villain.
Fortunately, Li Wanting was, after all, a mber of the Huaxia inspection team and was protected by a layer of protection. Also, her goal wasn't to cling onto soone to climb up. Even though she had received so invitations to go to a room or for coffee alone, most could be declined without either party losing face.
After taking a bath, carefully putting away the evening gown, earrings, and high heels she had bought, Li Wanting sat in front of the computer for a while, and decided to report the evening's events to Suming by email separately.
No matter how capable she was, she was still a young woman in her early twenties, just recently graduated from school.
With sothing to be proud of, having achieved sothing, she couldn't help but want to show off and dazzle the person who held an important place in her heart.
"This is business, it's business!" Li Wanting took a deep breath and told herself internally.
Her fingers flew like the wind on the keyboard, rapidly typing away as she detailed her interactions with the two celebrity uncles and her conversation with the HBO vice president. She included everything about the various people she t at the banquet.
When she ca to writing about the small matter of the coffee invitation, she hesitated for a long ti but couldn't help herself and wrote it down anyway.
After sending the email, she checked the ti; it was morning back in Huaxia, so Suming should be online by now.
This was her first ti reporting directly to Suming, and from what she knew about her boss, whether it was because of the content of the report, to encourage his employee, or even to criticize her for bypassing levels in reporting, he would usually reply quickly with a simple email.
Then she sat in front of the computer waiting.
Ti ticked away, and Li Wanting would refresh the webpage every so often, but there was never any new email notification on her computer.
Her eyelids gradually grew heavy, and sleepiness crept up on her.
She didn't know how long it had been when she opened her eyes to see the predawn light in the sky; it was almost daybreak. She had slept so deeply on the sofa that she had drooled in her sleep.
There were finally three new emails in her inbox.
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Li Wanting slurped up her saliva and quickly clicked on each email.
One was an advertisent, one was today's work arrangent for the expedition team, and one was a local travel guide.
"Why don't you go die!!" Li Wanting erupted in anger.
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Suming didn't reply to emails for a good reason, just as Li Wanting had thought—if he had seen them, he definitely would have replied.
But the problem was, by the ti Li Wanting sent the email, he had already taken people into the mountains and hadn't seen the email at all.
The team entering the mountains this ti was extrely lean, consisting only of Suming and Su ng, two wild boar mounts, as well as food and water.
In the mountains teeming with animals, Suming wasn't scared. Bringing Su ng was mainly because it was a bit lonely on the road by himself, and having a partner ant Su ng could help carry luggage and act as a 'porter'.
Before leaving, he was stopped by the tall Russian girl, Ludmila.
"Why aren't you taking with you?!" Standing in front of Suming, Ludmila towered over him by almost half a head, emanating a formidable presence. She crossed her arms, her large eyes narrowed to slits, gleaming with a dangerous light.
After returning from Sun Town last ti, Suming intentionally set out to create a professional-standard security team. He contacted Moran International through Ludmila and spent a lot of money hiring a batch of professional bodyguard trainers—this job title wasn't sothing Suming had made up; damn, it really existed.
There were six people in total, including experts in close combat, weapons, transportation, modern equipnt, ergency negotiations, and security planning, each charging fees ranging from six thousand to ten thousand US dollars per month.
The team leader was actually the Moran International manager for the Iraq area, Ms. Ludmila, who held the rank of Major before her retirent.
"Why should I take you with ?" Suming widened his eyes.
"If anything happens to you under my watch, Moran International's reputation would be ruined," said Ludmila.
"My dear lady, don't forget, I'm paying you to train Lure bodyguards, not to be my bodyguard," Suming said with an expression that scread 'Sister, can you not pester every ti you find the slightest opportunity?' Ever since Ludmila ca to the zoo, she had invited him out for coffee alone more tis than necessary.
Once, she even took advantage of an empty office to do the splits with one leg above her head, pressing against her shoulder and pinning her against the wall.
He had seen bold, but never this bold.
"Besides, I have a bodyguard." Suming gestured to Su ng standing behind him, "Can you beat him?"
In a competition involving shooting and explosives, Su ng definitely wouldn't beat Ludmila; this girl could shatter a wine glass thirty ters away without aiming—but when it ca to hand-to-hand combat in the jungle, unless Ludmila was an actual female bear in human form, she was definitely no match for Su ng.
Su ng couldn't even be considered the sa species as her.
Ultimately, Ludmila failed to join the expedition, as Suming feared this overly hearty girl might overpower him in the mountains.
Based on the information from the first group of searchers, Suming took Su ng into the foothills of the Qinling Mountains, near the airport.
After entering the mountains, Suming didn't imdiately use his spiritual power to conduct a radar-like search. That kind of wide-range scan consud too much spiritual power, and with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to sustain it for long.
He carried six tamorphosis Energy Storage Balls, a flask of clear water, and a can of royal jelly. Trekking through the rugged mountains for about three or four kiloters, he encountered a very strange problem.
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