Chapter 494: 494
Tang Yuyan came to cause trouble but Xia Lei did not hold it against her . He understood her, that she was a woman and that love was a selfish thing in the world of women . The life-and-death situations in Afghanistan, the changing room in Moscow – these were experiences Tang Yuyan would never forget . He would not forget them either but they were just memories . He did not have designs on Tang Yuyan .
Shentu Tianyin did not really want to go to the bathroom . They went into the corridor and stopped walking when there was no one else around . She turned around to look at Xia Lei . She said nothing, and just looked at him .
Xia Lei smiled wryly and bit the bullet . “I know what you want to ask me . Let me explain . ” After a pause, he said, “I’ve told you that the necklace was from Afghanistan . It was when I was on a mission . I got all these from the tomb of a princess, and I did not hand these in . I couldn’t just take them all for myself either, so I gave Tang Yuyan a necklace . It wasn’t just her . I gave a necklace to Long Bing too . I also gave one to Annina and to Jiang Ruyi . Annina is the Chief Engineer at Thunder Horse Military Factory . She’s German but she’s wanted by the German and American intelligence, so her name here in China is Xia Mei . ”
He had to say it all at once, so Shentu Tianyin would not make wild assumptions and get jealous if she found out about the necklaces Jiang Ruyi and Annina had .
Shentu Tianyin felt a little better after hearing Xia Lei’s explanation . “I’m not that petty . I just think that Tang Yuyan’s a little overboard,” she said .
“Don’t quibble with her . She’s a martial artist and quite a headstrong woman who does what she wants . She rarely considers the feelings of others . ”
Tang Yuyan writing on his buttocks was an example of this .
The corners of Shentu Tianyin’s mouth turned slightly downwards . “I don’t care what sort of personality she has, but I do mind one thing . I can tell that she likes you a lot . ”
Xia Lei felt a sharp stab of a headache . There was no way he could stop Tang Yuyan from liking him . Similarly, there was no way Shentu Tianyin could stop Gu Kewu from liking her in the past too . How was he going to solve this problem when the problem was not with him?
“Promise me that you’ll spend less time around her, all right?” Shentu Tianyin stared straight at Xia Lei .
Xia Lei nodded . “Mm, I promise . ”
Shentu Tianyin smiled then . “How many gemstone necklaces did you get from Afghanistan?”
Xia Lei paused . “I still have some, about seven or eight . Why ask?”
“Hand them to me . I want a guarantee that you won’t give them out to more people . I’ll let Xia Xue pick two, and the rest shall be added to the heirloom list, like this necklace . They shall be passed down to our daughter, our son . ”
Xia Lei was speechless .
Shentu Tianyin pouted again . “Are you giving them to me, or not?”
“I will . ” Xia Lei couldn’t help laughing . “I’ll hand them over to you when we get back . ”
Shentu Tianyin took Xia Lei’s arm and said with a smile, “I don’t want to go to the bathroom anymore . Let’s go back to the banquet . ”
Xia Lei let out a long, silent breath of relief . This spat between the couple was settled . It was a good thing that Shentu Tianyin was an intelligent and reasonable woman . If it were another woman who was very petty, then the situation would have escalated dramatically .
Back in the banquet hall, the banquet was in full swing .
Xia Lei led Shentu Tianyin to the doorway . He already knew the location of Thunder Horse Military Factory’s booth, so there was no need to stay longer .
Tang Yuyan watched Xia Lei and Shentu Tianyin go, and her lips twitched, but she did not say what she wanted to say . Her eyes had met Shentu Tianyin’s in that instant, and there was gunpowder in the air as their gazes clashed .
“Xia Lei, the banquet is not over yet . Are you leaving?” came Ye Kun’s voice .
Xia Lei looked back to see Ye Kun on the stage and looking at him with a wireless microphone in hand .
“Don’t be in a rush to leave . The management will invite the vendors and the guests to view the exhibition area afterwards . Don’t you want to see where your booth is located?” Ye Kun’s voice was filled with mockery .
Xia Lei stopped in his tracks .
Shentu Tianyin wrinkled her brows . “This guy is really annoying . Are you staying? I’ll accompany you if you’re staying . ”
“I’d like to stay and take a look,” said Xia Lei .
“Nn, I’ll stay with you . ” Shentu Tianyin’s voice was gentle .
Following that, Ye Kun said some words on behalf of Hanwu Weapons, and it was Mu Jianfeng’s turn to say something for China Industrial Group . Both their speeches were more or less the same – empty words .
After Mu Jianfeng and Ye Kun spoke, they went to mingle with the representatives of manufacturers . It was obvious that this weapons exhibition was controlled by China Industrial Group and Hanwu Weapons . These two companies were like two huge crocodiles which had marked out their territories in the river, and they were working together to take over the whole river . This was a monopoly, and only large companies like Hanwu and China Industrial had the arrogance to do this .
After a representative of the management said a few words, the banquet guests were brought to the exhibition area .
The huge exhibition space already had several booths set up there, and products put on display . There were still many workers busying about setting up booths when the representative led the guests in . It was a hustling and bustling scene .
The most eye-catching booths at the exhibition belonged to China Industrial Group and Hanwu Weapons, of course . The two companies had had their booths set up in advance, and both booths had employees ready to promote their products .
When Xia Lei saw this, he immediately understood why he had been the only one to receive a letter at the banquet . The management had deliberately done so . They had informed him last, so that he could not set up the Thunder Horse Military Factory booth in advance . They had done this on Mu Jianfeng and Ye Kun’s instructions, no doubt about it .
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