Chapter 1008: Chapter 1007: How Could She Be Here?
In the outskirts of Jiang City, a vineyard is currently hosting its biennial wine tasting event.
The buildings here have a distinct Western style, simple and grand, yet infused with some Eastern features, offering a refreshing sight. On the lush green lawn, there are rows of long tables covered with pristine white tablecloths trimmed with deep blue edges, adorned with exquisite delicacies.
However, a stunningly beautiful woman showed no interest in these things. Wearing an ice-blue gown, she weaved through the crowd, her slender waist, straight back, and long, fair neck of a swan giving her an ethereal charm that captured many gazes.
The wine tasting event is just a façade; few who come truly understand the wines, though conversation is simply a pretext for social mingling among the attendees.
The guests are Jiang City’s commercial elites, with assets no less than eight million, many of whom work in investment banking.
Due to policy openness, one could see many foreigners here. Besides them, Jiang City’s Party Secretary Zhan Tianlan and his only son Zhan Hongjun arrived, along with officials from other places.
Gu Haiqing attended the tasting due to his unique status, although... he truly couldn’t stomach this wine; fruit wines simply don’t compare to grain-made spirits!
Gu Haiqing placed the bloody red wine down, turning to eat whatever sandwich was on offer. What was this strange thing, could steamed buns be made like this?
Since he never managed to enjoy Western cuisine, the considerate Zhan Hongjun always brought him to dine on Chinese food, inviting chefs specializing in regional cuisines from across the country.
Nonetheless, for this wine tasting, Zhan Hongjun and others weren’t the hosts, and given the commercial elites and some international guests, they ended up choosing Western-style dining, which couldn’t be avoided.
The entire vineyard was used as the venue, but most guests gathered around the dining area, gracefully strolling in elegant attire.
Zhan Hongjun and Gu Haiqing continually watched Beisitian; her presence here was quite unexpected, so since her appearance, their eyes remained fixed on her.
Others joked about how heroes love beauty when they noticed this.
Even those involved in commerce couldn’t help but be drawn to that calm and serene figure. It’s not that there weren’t other beauties present, and surely there were, but their aura differed.
Beisitian’s composed and tranquil demeanor was particularly enticing in the treacherous commercial arena.
At this moment, Beisitian slowly walked toward a small garden not far from the lawn. There was no stone bench, but a swing entwined with flower branches.
Beisitian sat gently, swinging slightly, observing people in the distance who wore beautiful, reserved smiles, exchanging greetings and laughter. Who could have guessed the darkness hidden behind such grace and prestige?
As Beisitian became lost in thought, soft footsteps sounded behind her. Turning her head, she saw a refined man emerging from behind the flower beds, followed by an equally handsome youth.
Neither seemed to expect a woman sitting here, and their cold gazes fell upon Beisitian, somewhat icy.
Beisitian politely nodded, then turned back to admiring the crowd, deep in thought.
The refined man and handsome youth exchanged glances, then walked slowly toward the gathering.
This time, a spark flashed in Beisitian’s eyes, no longer as dazed as before. She glanced at these two, big and small, once more, quickly bowing her head, no longer looking.
These two people were precisely why she came to this wine tasting.
And those two never relaxed toward the woman behind them, yet their sharp senses hadn’t noticed being scrutinized. Clearly, that woman hadn’t looked at them, not even their backs!
Judging by it, she seemed just an ordinary woman attending the wine tasting.
Even if worth billions, she was just an ordinary person to them.
"Mr. Nie, where did you go? We were just looking for you. Two investment bankers hope to meet you," one of the hosts greeted with a wide smile.
The refined man wore a gentle smile as he ascended the steps with the host, the handsome youth following closely.
As they passed by, Gu Haiqing’s body tensed slightly, his right hand raising to clasp a bracelet on his left wrist, to be precise.
The bracelet seemed silver yet had a lovely silver-like sheen.
Fortunately, he had sought this dust-proof bracelet from his elders beforehand, or he would have been uncovered by Old Turtle Nie. Both Old Turtle Nie and the youth from the Nie Family possessed Sensitive体质!
Sensitive体质 varied in strength; for instance, though he too possessed Sensitive体质, compared to the Nie Family duo, he would seem insignificant in moments, unwilling to admit it but helpless.
Among the Sensitive体质, the strong can discern the spirit level of the weak, but the weak cannot sense the spirit of the strong.
Therefore, if Gu Haiqing wished to avoid being detected by Old Turtle Nie and targeted, he must use this dust-proof bracelet.
With this dust-proof bracelet, the Nie Family duo couldn’t sense him.
"Haven’t I seen you somewhere?" A cold voice echoed behind Gu Haiqing, startling him into stiffness.
No need to turn back, he already knew this cold, arrogant voice belonged to.
Nie Kaihuan!
The youngest prodigy of the Nie Family!
Success in Spiritual Pointing at fourteen, now at sixteen, Old Turtle Nie began taking him down the mountain, showing much affection for this individual!
Gu Haiqing slowly turned to face Nie Kaihuan, noticing his cold gaze carrying confusion, seemingly pondering.
Seeing this, Gu Haiqing realized he might have met him, so he needed to be more assertive...
"Have we met? I don’t recall," Gu Haiqing replied.
While these ancient clan sects didn’t descend the mountain often, they competed periodically, so Gu Haiqing, quite influential as a young member of the Cloud Sea Sect, might have been seen by Nie Kaihuan.
However, the other evidently hadn’t remembered him, which left Gu Haiqing a bit unsettled, evidently the other hadn’t considered him noteworthy.
Nie Kaihuan slightly furrowed his brows, already looking handsome at his young age, surely to become a heartbreaker to many girls in the worldly life!
"My memory is excellent," Nie Kaihuan stated.
Seeing Old Turtle Nie glancing over, Gu Haiqing felt anxious. At this moment, a serene figure unexpectedly approached.
