Why did Song Yueting appear on this occasion tonight?
The leader of the Cao Gang openly participated in a sorority organized by the Chamber of Commerce?
"Mr. Song?" Gu Qingdai saw that he had neither minions following him nor a female companion.
Song Yueting casually loosened his suit tie and looked at Gu Qingdai with a teasing smile, "Why is shopkeeper Gu so surprised? Can't I come over and join in the fun?"
"Look what Mr. Song said, I was just called out suddenly, which was a bit unexpected."
"Of all the beauties in the room, none of them are dressed as plainly as Shopkeeper Gu."
Song Yueting glanced sideways at Lu Minglan who was playing the piano again, as if he was deliberately provoking the comparison spirit that Gu Qingdai should have in her heart.
Gu Qingdai felt that he must have been among Zhong Ling and his ilk for too long, and had seen how they were jealous and coquettish in front of men.
He thinks he has a thorough taste of all the women in the world. Isn’t that what they do over and over again?
"Thank you, Mr. Song, for calling me shopkeeper Gu. I represent the Lion Wake Tea House, not someone's family or partner. Mr. Song is so low-key, will he be underestimated by others?"
A cunning light flashed in Song Yueting's deep eyes, and he leaned close to Gu Qingdai's ear, "Actually, shopkeeper Gu's true character is pretty enough."
Gu Qingdai ducked aside without showing her expression, "Rather than receiving such a commendation, I would rather Mr. Song praise me for being as good as the men here and that I am a business material."
"I heard that you worked hard to bring the Lion Tea House back to life. Why do you have to make yourself so tired? You have many shortcuts."
Gu Qingdai knew that getting close to Song Yueting would bring bad luck. Wasn't what he was clearly implying here just to trick her into taking the bait?
Maybe he was the original owner who was seduced like this in the first place.
The Gu Qingdai in front of him was no longer the same person as before.
Do you want her to go back to the shameful path of the past and compete with Zhong Ling and others for men? Let her have her big dream!
"Qingdai is just a cheap person, so she is happy to suffer the consequences."
Gu Qingdai heard that Lu Minglan's song had come to an end, and she only needed to wait for her to finish playing and leave together, then she could leave Song Yueting behind in a friendly manner.
On an occasion like tonight, she shouldn't cause trouble, which would be detrimental to the sign of the Lion Tea House, and she shouldn't cause trouble for Lian Beichuan and Lu Mingze.
However, before Lu Minglan finished playing the music, many young men had gathered around the piano, including her eldest brother Lu Mingze.
Lu Mingze was like an old father who saw that his daughter had a future, and the pride on his face was overwhelming.
While everyone praised Miss Lu's third daughter for her outstanding talent, they enthusiastically invited her to dance the first modern dance tonight.
With the tacit approval of his eldest brother, Lu Minglan selected the most handsome young man from a rich family among everyone.
Gu Qingdai let out a sigh of relief, but she was still happy for Lu Minglan.
Although this kind of ethereal thing was never what she pursued, wasn't it just for the reason why she accepted Mrs. Lu's job in the first place that Lu Minglan would have such an experience?
"Shopkeeper Gu, don't you feel frustrated?" Song Yueting asked narrowly beside her.
Gu Qingdai shook her head, but she really overestimated the sorority party.
She thought the fraternity was a chamber of commerce with members from all walks of life, but in the final analysis it was still the home of Luancheng giants like the Lian family and Lu Ji.
She touched the name cards and banknotes prepared in her small handbag, and thought it was better to leave.
It was not useless for Beichuan to ask her to come here. At least she was more determined to run the teahouse well.
"Mr. Song, please excuse me. I'll leave first." Gu Qingdai wanted to just excuse herself and leave.
"Where is Shopkeeper Gu going?"
"Go to convenience."
Song Yueting thought that the last time she was in front of the Zhong Family Theater, Gu Qingdai used the same excuse to get rid of him.
"Do you know the way? I can go with Shopkeeper Gu."
"No need, I recognize it." Gu Qingdai waved her hand and was about to withdraw.
Song Yueting took advantage of the situation and grabbed her finger, "Hey, shopkeeper Gu doesn't want to get along with me so much? This song is good, why don't I invite you to dance?"
If it weren't for this kind of situation, Gu Qingdai would definitely fall out with him.
"Song Yueting, look who is that person over there? Is it Zhong Ling who is looking for you?"
Gu Qingdai tried her best to break free from Song Yueting's entanglement, and when she was about to stomp him hard with the heel of her high-heeled shoe, another big hand was placed on the back of his hand.
"So your distinguished guest is here. Mr. Song can help me find him easily."
Lian Beichuan pressed his wrist down with secret force, forcing Song Yueting to let go of Gu Qingdai.
"Second Master Lian is so polite. Today's social gathering was a great success. I'm here to learn from it."
"Young Master Gong just said that he wanted to talk to Mr. Song about the land near the pier."
Song Yueting didn't show much interest. He was not here to discuss business tonight, but just wanted to see what the Chamber of Commerce was doing.
Song Yueting originally wanted to open the first Western-style dance hall in Luancheng, but he didn't expect that Lian Beichuan would take the lead.
No matter how many excuses he made for organizing a business association, they could not conceal his true purpose of making his own dance hall famous.
"Oh, there's no rush." Song Yueting replied calmly.
Gu Qingdai took advantage of the opportunity between the two of them to talk and prepared to run away again.
"Shopkeeper Gu, you just accepted my invitation and we haven't danced yet." Song Yueting stopped her again and deliberately told lies in front of Lian Beichuan.
Gu Qingdai suppressed the anger in her chest and looked at Song Yueting with a half-smile, "Mr. Song is joking, how could I..."
Before Gu Qingdai could finish speaking, Lian Beichuan calmly grabbed the words and said, "How can shopkeeper Gu break his promise? Didn't you promise me a long time ago that you would dance with me tonight?"
Gu Qingdai really wanted to find a piece of tofu to bump into. One Song Yueting was enough to kill him, and now there was Lian Beichuan. He was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously, right?
Lian Beichuan didn't give Gu Qingdai a chance to defend himself, "I'm sorry, Mr. Song. I have to take Shopkeeper Gu away first."
"Lian Beichuan!"
Gu Qingdai was still about to struggle, but was already pulled into the middle of the dance floor by Lian Beichuan.
Song Yueting grinded his teeth with hatred that Lian Beichuan actually openly robbed him of a woman!
"Dance with me honestly. Many pairs of eyes are staring at you. You don't want to embarrass yourself in front of so many people, do you?"
Lian Beichuan held her waist openly, embraced her and whispered to her in the dim light.
He felt Gu Qingdai's arms shaking with anger, and even endured the fact that her palms were being picked repeatedly with her fingernails.
"Second Master Lian pretends to be a hero to save the beauty. Don't think I will be grateful to you."
"Shopkeeper Gu, you are just being sentimental here. I just don't want Song Yueting to be too proud of my territory."
Even Beichuan was so close to Gu Qingdai that when he spoke, his chest vibrated with his voice, which she could really feel.
She raised her eyes slightly, only to see Lian Beichuan staring at her intently, and turned his face away in panic.
It was rare for Lian Beichuan to see her shy, and he laughed with a gloomy look, "This modern dance is really good, Gu Qingdai, you really have more skills than you can handle. Tell me, I don't know how many surprises you have."