Chapter 612: Chapter 612: That’s Just How Expensive I Am
The female companion immediately lowered her head in fear, “I wouldn’t dare, President Xu, I wouldn’t dare like anyone else. In my heart, you are still the most wise and mighty.”
President Xu had a smile on his face, but his voice carried a hint of displeasure: “Then why do I see you always looking at others?”
The woman was terrified and quickly explained, “I was just curious… President Li has always been alone, and I didn’t expect that this time there’s suddenly a man by her side, and he’s even a young stud. Looks like he’s a new male host at the club, right?”
President Xu glanced at Li Yufei, his gaze slowly falling on Rong Ling, with an inexplicable meaning, “President Li is such a formidable woman, a prominent figure in Beijing, a female entrepreneur who topped the global billionaire list. But no matter how formidable, she is still a woman! And as a woman, no matter how glamorous outside, without a man, she ultimately would still not endure loneliness!”
After pausing for a moment, he continued in a melancholy tone, “Besides, didn’t President Li just get divorced not long ago? Feeling lonely and bored, finding a male host to accompany for drinks is just human nature!”
Li Yufei smiled faintly, her eyelids lazily lifting without revealing any emotion.
President Xu suddenly pushed aside the woman beside him, curiously asking, “President Li… Ah? We’ve known each other for so many years; calling you ‘Yufei’ shouldn’t be too forward, right!”
Li Yufei said, “A name is just a designation, feel free, President Xu.”
President Xu: “Yufei, now that you’re divorced, do you really plan to live alone? Do you not plan to find someone again in the future?”
Beside him, President Zhang, who had a good relationship with President Xu, said, “How is that possible? If she really lived alone, how lonely it would be! No matter how wealthy, emotional voids are inevitable! I just wonder who would be worthy of President Li!”
After pausing for a moment, he suddenly winked at President Xu: “President Xu, among us here, only your fortune matches hers!”
After saying that, he also gave a thumbs-up in flattery: “President Li, he’s the one!”
He then looked at Li Yufei and gave another thumbs-up: “President Xu, he’s the one!”
As he spoke, he clapped his two thumbs together in the middle, smiling: “President Xu, if I were you, I’d definitely find a way to win over President Li!”
Li Yufei remained unfazed: “I remember, President Xu has a family.”
President Xu, unconcerned, said, “What about having a family? My wife and I have long been living in a marriage of convenience! Being a hardworking man outside, a wife should understand men’s hardships in business; but she doesn’t understand my struggles at all! Yufei, if I could marry a remarkable wife like you… Heh heh, the two of us joining forces, what business deal couldn’t we clinch?”
Saying this, President Xu raised a glass: “Yufei, let’s have a drink?”
Li Yufei raised an eyebrow.
Beside her, Rong Ling proactively took her glass and finished it on her behalf.
President Xu frowned, his face turning somewhat unpleasant.
He suddenly asked, “What’s your name?”
Rong Ling picked up a napkin to wipe his lips, seeing everyone’s eyes suddenly fixated on him. He looked up, seeing President Xu scrutinizing him with an arrogant gaze, as if he’d committed some heinous crime.
Rong Ling said, “My name is…”
Li Yufei suddenly interrupted, “President Xu is interested in my person?”
President Xu said, “It seems he doesn’t know what it means to have boundaries.”
Li Yufei: “With President Xu’s wealth, why bother with a little boy.”
Rong Ling, somewhat displeased, said, “I’m not a little boy.”
After all, he was only twenty-three, still a bit rebellious. Hearing Li Yufei call him a “little boy,” he got a bit defiant.
The group at the table began to laugh.
Li Yufei laughed too.
She looked at Rong Ling, reached out, and touched his hair: “Alright, you’re not a little boy, hmm?”
Rong Ling was dumbfounded.
Li Yufei’s hand was small yet soft. It was because of this hand that he realized Li Yufei was actually so petite, not even reaching his shoulder height. Perhaps it was the first impression she gave him — so strong, so tough, with an imposing air.
This was the first time he’d seen her smile.
The female companion next to President Xu immediately teased, “Oh my, it’s the first time I’ve seen President Li smile! She looks really pretty when she smiles!”
With Li Yufei’s status here, who wouldn’t want to flatter her?
Even as a small female host, naturally, she’d seize the opportunity to curry favor.
Unexpectedly, this remark annoyed President Xu.
Since entering the door, Li Yufei hadn’t shown a pleasant face to anyone, only sitting there with her rigid demeanor. Even when she smiled, it was a smile in name only.
Which of the people here wasn’t a billionaire boss, yet in Li Yufei’s eyes, wasn’t worth as much as a male host?
President Xu squinted his eyes, saying, “A mere male host can enrapture President Li so thoroughly. He must have some talent!”
Li Yufei chuckled lightly, “Youth is wonderful, after all. Who wouldn’t like someone young if they could choose?”
With just a casual remark, she struck a nerve with President Xu.
How many years had she been navigating the business world?
President Xu’s gaze was full of prejudice when he looked at her; how could she not be aware of this?
President Xu, under the guise of business dealings, was actually trying to court her, but did he even think he was worthy?
A man in his forties, whose business only turned around ten years ago with the help of his wife’s family, now thinks he’s all that.
President Xu’s facial muscles twitched violently as he held in his anger but didn’t dare to show it in front of Li Yufei. So, he vented all his frustration on Rong Ling: “It seems President Li truly likes you, kid! I wonder how much you’ll get for accompanying our President Li for a drink. Tell us, so we can get a taste, too.”
Li Yufei was about to speak when President Xu immediately raised a hand to stop her: “Yufei, don’t always protect him. Since you fancy him, he has to fit into this circle. A man should face the world himself; he can’t always hide behind a woman.”
Coldness flashed in Rong Ling’s eyes, and he answered neither humbly nor arrogantly, “President Li said, for one drink, I get 5000.”
Li Yufei hadn’t expected Rong Ling to give such an answer.
But others took this as a joke, and the room echoed with waves of laughter.
“This kid is really something.”
“5000 a glass? Do you think you’re a golden mouth?”
Rong Ling said, “I believe all the presidents present here are worth billions, so 5000 a glass… shouldn’t be too eye-opening for you?”
President Zhang couldn’t hold back any longer, slammed the table and stood up, angrily pointing at him, “Who do you think you are, acting out here!”
Rong Ling said, “I was invited by President Li, I didn’t invite myself here. You asked me how much for a glass, I answered you, 5000 a glass, that’s just my worth.”
President Zhang was still about to lose his temper, but President Xu raised a hand to stop him: “Xiao Zhang, don’t get agitated. Like Yufei said, why bother with a kid!”
After saying that, he instructed the secretary behind him: “Bring me my bag!”