However, when Jian Ai heard this, she subconsciously stopped in her tracks. Before she could react, Lu Youcai quickly walked up to her with a wine glass.
The smile on her face was friendly, and there was no trace of hostility.
Without waiting for Jian Ai to speak, Lu Youcai said, “CEO Jian, I’ve heard a lot about you. I sent you an invitation without informing you. I’m sorry!”
As soon as Lu Youcai spoke, he suppressed his originally prestigious status to the lowest, especially when he was facing Jian Ai, a girl who looked like she was not yet an adult. This scene made everyone around them dumbfounded and widened their eyes.
“Who is this girl?”
“I don’t know. What’s Old Lu up to?”
“I don’t understand. I don’t understand at all.”
Whispers sounded. Everyone looked at Jian Ai and Lu Youcai curiously. They pricked up their ears to listen.
Jian Ai quickly reacted. Facing Lu Youcai’s sudden humble attitude, Jian Ai said humbly and naturally, “Senior, you’re flattering me. As a junior, it’s my honor to receive an invitation to your company’s anniversary celebration. I should toast you.”
As Jian Ai spoke, she picked up her glass and finished the wine in it. Her entire action was clean and without a trace of finesse.
Lu Youcai had a smile on his face. Seeing this, he said, “It’s my honor that CEO Jian is willing to give me face. I’ll drink this glass of wine too.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Youcai finished drinking. It was not difficult to tell from his tone of speaking to Jian Ai that Lu Youcai did not treat Jian Ai as a child at all.
After drinking, Lu Youcai continued to say to Jian Ai, “CEO Jian, you can achieve such a great goal at such a young age. To be honest, I’m very curious about you. I believe there must be something attractive about you. If I have the chance, I would like to hear a thing or two.”
There seemed to be nothing wrong with these words, but Jian Ai could hear the probing in them. Lu Youcai was talking to her with a smile on the surface, but he wanted to find out more about her.
How did a young girl develop a corporation to such a scale in less than a year?
However, Jian Ai did not show any rejection towards Lu Youcai’s probing. She even expressed her understanding. If it were anyone else, they would probably be curious about her. Now, Lu Youcai was just more straightforward.
However, just because Jian Ai did not reject it did not mean that she would tell the truth. Her understanding of Lu Youcai was zero, and she had no collaboration with Hongxiang Group. It was unreasonable for the other party to suddenly show goodwill to her. Before she figured out the other party’s strength, she had to be careful.
As the saying went, there must be a reason something was abnormal. Jian Ai did not believe that a big shot in the real estate world would flatter her.
Therefore, facing Lu Youcai, Jian Ai cleverly and gently replied, “Senior Lu, you’re flattering me. I don’t deserve to be praised for being outstanding. I’m still young, so in order to take less wrong paths, I’m just more cautious. Fortunately, my peers didn’t target me. Otherwise, with just a small company like mine, it would be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the real estate world in Baiyun City.”
Her words seemed to be a humble answer to Lu Youcai, but it was as if she said nothing.
Others who did not know Jian Ai’s identity might not tell if there was anything wrong, but Lu Youcai was different. He was an old fox. If he wasn’t intelligent, would Hongxiang have today’s results?
Looking at Jian Ai’s modest smile, Lu Youcai nodded without batting an eyelid with a look of approval on his face. However, he snorted in his heart. This girl was indeed smart. She easily blocked the test he tried to throw out with flashy words.
If he continued to ask, he would give himself away, making people think he was deliberately asking about the other party.
As soon as they met, Lu Youcai already had a rough estimate of the girl called Jian Ai in front of him. He smiled and said, “CEO Jian, the younger generation will surpass us in time. Don’t be reserved here today. Perhaps our two companies can collaborate in the future.”
Jian Ai’s smile was still gentle. Hearing this, she nodded in agreement. “If there are suitable projects, I’m also looking forward to collaborating with Senior’s company so that I can gain more valuable experience.”
In other words, if there was no suitable project, there was no need to collaborate.
The two of them looked harmonious on the surface, but outsiders did not know that they were secretly exchanging arrows. In just a few words, they had already tested each other.
Lu Youcai was the focus of attention tonight, so everyone watched his every move. Jian Changsheng naturally saw this scene in the crowd, and his first reaction was inevitably surprise.
Lu Youcai even gave Xiao Ai an invitation? Moreover, he was talking and laughing with her alone. Could it be that Xiao Ai was not only close to Chen Lei, but also to Lu Youcai?
Jian Changsheng didn’t know, but he imagined it in his mind.
After Jian Ai and Lu Youcai separated, they left the crowd on their own. Many probing gazes were still following him.
After Jian Ai left, many people couldn’t help but approach him and ask, “Chairman Lu, who was that girl just now?”
Lu Youcai knew these people were curious. He couldn’t help but smile and keep them in suspense. “You guys are too relaxed about our Baiyun City’s real estate market.”
Everyone couldn’t help but look at each other. One of the business partners who had a good relationship with Lu Youcai couldn’t help but urge anxiously, “Old Lu, stop joking. Who is that girl?”
Lu Youcai chuckled and blurted out calmly, “The CEO behind East Sea Real Estate.”
“Huh?”
Everyone exclaimed and said in unison, “CEO?”
Lu Youcai nodded.
At this moment, someone reacted and said in surprise, “Old Lu, is the East Sea Real Estate you’re talking about the East Sea Real Estate we know of?”
Another person said in surprise, “The one who was chosen as one of the top ten celebrity enterprises this year?”
Lu Youcai nodded again. There was no change in his expression, but he was gnashing his teeth in hatred in his heart.
Obviously, East Sea Real Estate’s current reputation had already reached a point where everyone knew about it. What did this mean? It represented momentum and corporate reputation.
The influence of a company that had been established for a year was self-evident.
When others saw Lu Youcai nod and admit it, they were so surprised that they couldn’t close their mouths. That girl was the CEO of M Group? If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes today and Lu Youcai had admitted it himself, no one would believe it.
