Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 580 - 387: Showing Off, Huh? (Double - )
On the 58th floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, there’s a bar here known to touch the skyline of Shanghai.
Ji Kai had booked a corner booth, offering excellent privacy and quietness. It provided a stunning view of the river without interruption from other guests.
When Qi Yun arrived, Ji Kai was already there, along with two other young men who seemed rather youthful.
Upon seeing Qi Yun enter, Ji Kai stood up to greet him: "President Qi, you’re here, please, take a seat over here."
Qi Yun nodded with a smile, walking towards the booth, his gaze subtly scanning over the two young men, judging by their dress, they seemed to come from well-to-do families.
It made sense; anyone mingling in Ji Kai’s circle would naturally have influential backgrounds.
"Let me introduce you," Ji Kai said, pulling Qi Yun down to sit, pointing at the young man in a suit, "This is Xiao Yu, Yu Zheyu, his family is in the logistics business."
Then he turned to the other, "This is Kang Shao, you’ve met his father before."
With the surname Kang, and having already met him... Qi Yun thought for a moment and understood who Kang Shao was.
"Kang Shao, Xiao Yu, this is President Qi," Ji Kai added with a smile, giving them a nudge, "Haven’t you always wanted to meet President Qi? Here’s your chance today. Whether you can become friends with him is up to you."
"President Qi, hello." Kang Shao stood up and shook hands with Qi Yun.
The young man named Xiao Yu just nodded slightly and continued playing with his phone.
Ji Kai poured a drink, smilingly asked Qi Yun, "President Qi, should we invite some female friends to liven up the place? Xiao Yu knows Tian Ai, who’s filming nearby."
"It’s very private here; there won’t be any disturbance."
Qi Yun hesitated, somewhat unexpected, but it felt reasonable...
"Haha, thank you for the offer, but let’s not."
Seeing Qi Yun not interested, Ji Kai didn’t push the matter further, and slid the filled glass in front of him: "Alright, we’ll go with President Qi’s choice!"
"Let’s raise a toast to welcome President Qi to Shanghai!"
Kang Shao lifted his glass, smiling at Qi Yun: "Certainly a toast to President Qi! For bringing such a big project to our Shanghai." Saying this, he gulped down his drink smoothly.
"You’re too kind." Qi Yun politely replied, raising his glass and finishing it.
All three drank their drinks, while Xiao Yu still kept his head down.
Kang Shao frowned, nudging him: "Xiao Yu, stop chatting."
Yu Zheyu finally looked up, glanced at the glass on the table, and then at Qi Yun, said nothing, took a random sip from his glass, and continued tapping his screen.
Ji Kai felt a bit awkward, smiled at Qi Yun to ease the mood: "That’s just how he is, President Qi, don’t mind him."
Qi Yun smiled, not taking any offense.
As they drank and chatted, Qi Yun gained a favorable impression of Ji Kai, who was sociable and down-to-earth, a typical product of a high-standing family.
"Brother Qi, I know you won’t be here long; I’ll keep an eye on the project, don’t worry."
Unconsciously, Ji Kai’s address for Qi Yun naturally transitioned from "President Qi" to "Brother Qi."
Qi Yun wasn’t swayed by the change to "brother" and kept his composure, nodding: "Alright, I’ll leave it to you."
"It’s my duty, my duty!" Ji Kai laughed, refilling Qi Yun’s drink, "Brother Qi, you..."
As he was about to have a deeper exchange with Qi Yun, Yu Zheyu suddenly interrupted: "I have two friends in Shanghai, should I call them over to hang out?"
Ji Kai was momentarily stunned, his expression briefly unnatural, regretting inviting this fool to accompany them.
This gathering didn’t even include any girls, and you want to invite friends...
Kang Shao was equally speechless, but being close to Yu Zheyu, seeing Ji Kai’s face, he nudged him and suggested: "Xiao Yu, maybe another day, today’s not appropriate."
Yu Zheyu sneered: "What’s inappropriate, everyone’s friends, the more, the merrier."
Kang Shao stayed silent.
Seeing the guy was insistent on inviting people over, Ji Kai awkwardly glanced at Qi Yun: "Brother Qi, please don’t mind."
Qi Yun didn’t seem to care, nodding with a smile.
Shortly, Yu Zheyu’s phone rang, and he answered casually, "Hello? You’re downstairs? Come straight to the bar on the 58th floor, corner booth on the right." He hung up and stood up, "I’m going to greet my friends."
Watching Yu Zheyu walk away, Ji Kai twitched his mouth, turning to give Qi Yun an apologetic smile: "Come, Brother Qi, another toast to you."
Qi Yun raised his glass, thinking to himself he’d probably leave after a while.
Just after they clinked glasses, footsteps approached the booth, and Yu Zheyu came back with two individuals.
A young man and woman, both seemed youthful.
"Let me introduce you, this is my buddy, Ding Junkai."
Hearing the name, Qi Yun turned his head and upon seeing the person, his gaze paused slightly.
Even in the dimly lit bar, he recognized Yu Zheyu’s buddy as the same Ding Junkai who wanted to acquire his company in Bird City.
Ding Junkai obviously recognized Qi Yun too, his smiling face suddenly stiffened.
