Chapter 641: 641
The person Xia Lei thought of was like Ling Han, a person from ZN Bureau .
If he had not used his X-ray vision on that tea room earlier and used his lip-reading ability to “eavesdrop” on their private conversation, he would not have known what Ling Han’s motives to get involved in this matter were, and about this woman being his rival .
However, whether this short-haired woman in front of him was from ZN Bureau and Ling Han’s rival were just guesses, and he had no evidence .
The short-haired woman’s eyes met Ling Han’s, then moved to Xia Lei .
It was their first time meeting, and they didn’t know each other, so Xia Lei avoided her gaze and pretended to look at Tang Yuyan’s breasts . He wanted to appear like a bit of a cad, and it would be even better if she underestimated him .
However, when Xia Lei put on a perverted face to peek at Tang Yuyan’s breasts, the woman smiled faintly and greeted him . “Is this Mr Xia?”
Xia Lei then glanced at the short-haired woman and smiled . He said politely, “Yes . I’m Xia Lei . And who might you be, Miss…?”
The short-haired woman stretched out a hand to Xia Lei . “Su Xiao . Nice to meet you, Mr Xia . ”
Su Xiao . This was Xia Lei’s first time hearing this name .
“Ah, Miss Su . Hello, nice to meet you . ” Xia Lei shook hands with Su Xiao .
A smile hung in the corners of Su Xiao’s lips . “China’s Father of Rifles, a global-level top machinist and electrical engineer . You are so young and your life is already so illustrious . I’d wanted to meet for quite a while now, and I finally have the opportunity to do so today . ”
“You’re too kind, Miss Su . ” Xia Lei held on to Su Xiao’s hand, and seemed very warm .
Tang Yuyan kicked Xia Lei under the table, and he let go of her hand only then .
“May I ask what line of work you’re in, Miss Su?”
Su Xiao gave a laugh . “Do you ask women what work they do whenever you meet them, Mr Xia?”
Xia Lei smiled and said, “Please don’t misunderstand . I just want to get to know you better, Miss Su . We might become friends more quickly . ”
“I work for the government . I’m sorry, but I can only tell you this much,” said Su Xiao .
Xia Lei had not hoped that Su Xiao would tell him her true identity, of course, but he was already about 60% certain that this Su Xiao was from ZN Bureau .
When Xia Lei seated himself again, Tang Yuyan nudged his thigh with her knee and whispered, “Just shake hands if you’re shaking hands . What do you mean by holding on to her hand for so long?”
Xia Lei took it in his stride and lowered his voice too . “Do you know this Su Xiao?”
“No . ”
“Who invited her?”
Tang Yuyan paused, then said, “Well, it wasn’t me . What are you asking me this for?”
“I’d like to know her background . Can you help me ask your family who invited this Su Xiao?” said Xia Lei .
Tang Yuyan was no ordinary woman . She could tell that there was something wrong with this woman when Xia Lei said something like that . She nodded, then stood and left .
She returned when the banquet started, and drew close to Xia Lei’s ear to say softly, “No one invited her, and we can’t find any information on her either . ”
Xia Lei’s heart thumped, and he thought, ‘Could this be that woman from the ZN Bureau? But she came to meet me right in front of Ling Han . What is her motive in doing that?’
“Just what trouble have you got yourself into?” said Tang Yuyan softly . “That Song Baicheng you asked me to investigate the last time was the same situation too . And now there’s this Su Xiao . Tell me, what can I help you do?”
“Don’t bother about this matter anymore . You can’t help even if you want to,” said Xia Lei .
Tang Yuyan gave a small pout, but didn’t say anything more .
Xia Lei looked at Su Xiao out of the corner of his eye and discovered her meeting gazes with Ling Han . The two of them had not exchanged a word so far and were like strangers . However, from how they looked at each other, Ling Han and Su Xiao were definitely not strangers meeting for the first time .
The banquet started and Xia Lei drank a few glasses of wine with Ling Han, and chatted for a bit . Su Xiao did not seek him out to chat again . She only ate a little and left .
“Brother Ling, do you know this Su Xiao person?” Xia Lei asked Ling Han after she left .
Ling Han shook his head . “No, I don’t . It’s our first time meeting . ” He then laughed . “What are you planning on doing? This Su Xiao can’t be compared to Yuyan . Listen to me — you should just be with Yuyan in a steady relationship . ”
Xia Lei just smiled .
Tang Yuyan seemed very happy, and poured Ling Han more alcohol .
The banquet was still ongoing when Xia Lei received a call . It was from an unknown number . He hesitated, but still picked up .
“Hello, who’s this?”
“Mr Xia . I’m waiting for you outside . ” It was Su Xiao’s voice . She only said that one line, then hung up .
Xia Lei put his phone away . “Excuse me, I have something on so I’ll be leaving now . ”
“What is it?” asked Tang Yuyan .
“Company matters,” said Xia Lei .
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