louisehourcade Chapter 31 Mountain and Water Manor, the Alluring Gao Xiaoqin
Chapter 31 Mountain and Water Manor, the Alluring Gao Xiaoqin
The call was connected.
A charming, soft voice, seemingly able to penetrate one's bones, came from the receiver.
"Is this Director Qi?"
"I am Gao Xiaoqin from Shanshui Group."
The voice carried just the right amount of respect, and a hint of subtle provocation.
"I have long heard that Director Qi is a great hero, and I have admired him for a long time."
"Tonight, our young master Zhao has specially prepared a welcome banquet for you at the Shanshui Manor."
"I wonder if Director Qi would do me the honor of making the trip?"
Qi Tongwei leaned against the headboard, listening to the familiar voice on the phone, and memories of his past life flooded back like a tide.
is her.
The chairman of the Shanshui Group, who was adept at navigating the power dynamics of Handong and possessed a remarkable ability to navigate social situations.
It was also the sharpest and most beautiful weapon that Gao Yuliang and Zhao Ruilong used to corrupt and control officials.
"Young Master Zhao?"
Qi Tongwei's tone was calm and composed.
"Which Young Master Zhao?"
Gao Xiaoqin on the other end of the phone let out a soft, silvery laugh.
"Director Qi, you're joking."
"In Handong, besides Zhao Ruilong, the son of Provincial Party Secretary Zhao, who else dares to call themselves 'Young Master Zhao'?"
Her voice was filled with an air of self-righteous pride.
It seems that being associated with Zhao Ruilong is a supreme honor.
"it is good."
Qi Tongwei agreed without hesitation.
"What time is it?"
Gao Xiaoqin seemed surprised that he agreed so readily. She paused for a moment, then smiled even more brightly.
"At 7 p.m., Shanshui Manor awaits your arrival."
After hanging up the phone, Qi Tongwei revealed a cold smile.
The Feast at Hongmen.
They arrived so quickly.
Zhao Ruilong, the most powerful young master in Handong, was the man who had manipulated him in his previous life.
In this lifetime, it's time to have a proper meeting.
He knew that this banquet was much more than just a meal.
Money, beauty, power...
Zhao Ruilong will use every means to test him, win him over, and corrupt him.
And he needed just such an opportunity.
An opportunity to infiltrate the lion's den and obtain their most crucial incriminating evidence.
……
Night falls.
Jingzhou City, on the shore of Crescent Lake.
The Shanshui Manor, brightly lit, resembles a heavenly palace built on earth.
A black Audi slowly drove into the manor.
Gao Xiaoqin was waiting at the entrance.
She was clearly dressed up carefully today.
A tailor-made red cheongsam perfectly accentuated her shapely, mature, and voluptuous figure.
The slit in the cheongsam is very high, extending all the way to the top of the thigh.
As she walked, her waist swayed gently, revealing glimpses of her long, shapely legs encased in black stockings, sparking the imagination.
Her face was adorned with exquisite makeup, her lips were fiery red, and her eyes were as gentle as water.
Every smile and frown exudes a unique and fatal charm characteristic of mature women.
Seeing Qi Tongwei get out of the car, she immediately swayed her slender waist and came to greet him.
Her face wore the most enthusiastic and charming smile.
"Director Qi, you've finally arrived!"
"Our young master Zhao is getting impatient."
As she spoke, she naturally reached out her fair and delicate hand, wanting to take Qi Tongwei's arm.
The gestures were intimate and natural, as if they were old friends.
However, Qi Tongwei simply shifted his body slightly to the side, subtly avoiding her touch.
Gao Xiaoqin's hand froze in mid-air.
A barely perceptible look of surprise flashed across her face.
With her beauty and cunning, no man in Handong has ever refused her advances.
But she is, after all, Gao Xiaoqin.
After just a second of surprise, she withdrew her hand, her smile unchanged, as if nothing had happened.
"Director Qi, this way please."
She turned and led the way.
Her graceful back and the swaying of her full hips drew an alluring curve under the light.
Any normal man would probably be tempted by this scene.
But Qi Tongwei's eyes remained clear and cold.
In his eyes, beneath this beautiful exterior lay endless sins and deals.
He followed Gao Xiaoqin through the ornately decorated corridor to the most luxurious private room.
The door to the private room was made of heavy, carved rosewood.
Two expressionless bodyguards in black stood at the entrance.
Gao Xiaoqin pushed open the door.
A scent mingled with that of top-quality cigars and expensive perfumes wafted towards me.
Inside the private room, Zhao Ruilong sat regally in a grand chair, with two scantily clad young girls kneeling at his feet, massaging his legs.
His face wore an arrogant, lawless smile.
Seeing Qi Tongwei enter, he burst into laughter, stood up, and opened his arms wide.
"My great hero, you've finally arrived!"
"Quickly, please take a seat!"
He warmly pulled Qi Tongwei to sit in the main seat.
The table was laden with delicacies from land and sea, Moutai liquor, Lafite wine, and everything imaginable.
"Director Qi, the person I, Zhao Ruilong, admire most in my life is a hero!"
Zhao Ruilong personally poured Qi Tongwei a glass of wine.
"I heard about what you did in the Southwest! Awesome!"
"Come, this first cup is for you!"
He tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Qi Tongwei did not move.
He simply picked up his glass, brought it to his nose, and smelled it.
Then, he shook his head.
"I apologize, Young Master Zhao."
"I don't drink alcohol."
Zhao Ruilong froze.
The atmosphere in the private room instantly turned cold.
Gao Xiaoqin quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Director Qi just returned from the front lines. He's injured and can't drink alcohol. We didn't consider that."
"Here, I'll replace Director Qi's tea with the best Longjing tea."
A hint of displeasure flashed across Zhao Ruilong's face, but it was quickly masked by a smile.
"Yes, yes, look at my brain."
"Heroes always have a temper, I like that!"
He changed the subject and clapped his hands.
The side door of the private room was slowly pushed open.
A girl wearing a white dress, with a pure and innocent temperament, and whose appearance was seven or eight parts similar to Gao Xiaoqin, but who looked more youthful and naive, walked in timidly with her head down.
Her beauty was an untainted, delicate beauty.
Those eyes, like those of a frightened fawn, make you feel tenderness at first glance.
Gao Xiaofeng.
Zhao Ruilong looked at Qi Tongwei, his smile full of implications.
"Director Qi, this is a 'gift' I specially prepared for you."
"Her name is Xiaofeng, and she is Xiaoqin's younger sister."
"She's a top student at our Handong University, and her biggest idol is a hero like you, Director Qi."
He winked at Gao Xiaofeng.
Gao Xiaofeng's body trembled slightly.
She raised her head, her large, watery eyes looking at Qi Tongwei, filled with complex emotions.
There was shyness, fear, and a touch of sadness, a sense of helplessness.
She picked up a glass of wine, walked up to Qi Tongwei, and spoke in a voice barely audible.
"Director Qi... I'd like to propose a toast to you."
In his past life, it was in this very manor, in this very private room, that he was completely dragged into this mess by these two sisters.
He looked at the tear-streaked face before him, a face that seemed to evoke pity.
Yet, there was no ripple in my heart.
Only endless sorrow remains.
For her, and for my past self.
He didn't take the glass of wine.
He simply stood up and walked up to Gao Xiaofeng.
He stretched out his hand.
He wasn't going to take the wine glass, nor was he going to touch the girl.
Instead, he gently plucked a small willow leaf from her hair, a leaf that had somehow fallen there.
His movements were very light and gentle.
Gao Xiaofeng's body suddenly stiffened.
She looked up, staring incredulously at the man before her.
His eyes were very complicated.
There is no desire, no greed.
There was only one kind of deep pity that she couldn't understand.
"You shouldn't be here."
Qi Tongwei looked into her eyes and said, word by word.
"Let's go back."
After saying that, he released his grip, letting the willow leaf drift to the ground.
Then, he turned around and looked at Zhao Ruilong, whose face had become extremely ugly.
"Young Master Zhao, I appreciate your kindness."
"But I think I still can't eat this meal."
He didn't say another word and walked straight out of the private room.
The entire private room was deathly silent.
As Zhao Ruilong watched Qi Tongwei's resolute back, the smile on his face finally vanished completely.
Instead, there was overwhelming anger and a chilling sense of humiliation.
He kicked over the expensive mahogany table in front of him with a sudden thud.
"Bang!"
Delicacies from land and sea were spilled all over the ground.
"You shameless bastard!"
He let out a beastly roar.
"Qi Tongwei, you just wait!"
"In Handong, no one dares to refuse me, Zhao Ruilong!"
Meanwhile, Qi Tongwei, who had already left the Mountain and Water Manor, had a miniature pinhole recorder in his pocket, which he had redeemed as a system reward, and it was flashing a faint red light.
Everything that happened in the private room just now, every word Zhao Ruilong said, and every expression he made, has been clearly recorded.
He knew that he had thoroughly enraged the biggest local bully in Handong.
Next, he will face Zhao Ruilong's furious and relentless revenge.
But so what?
What he wanted was to make him lose his mind.
Because only a mad beast will reveal its most fatal weakness.