Tang Yumeng was personally welcomed inside by Zhou Rui.

Afterward, a number of people arrived one after another; these people were all invited to the event.

However, soon a domineering Land Rover Discovery arrived on the scene; the driver was the young man Lin Chuan had encountered that day. He hastily opened the rear door of the vehicle. Engles stepped out from the back seat. Engles' appearance attracted the attention of some media.

Click, click…

There were a few media outlets on the scene, two of which brought their heavy cameras to cover the event—it goes without saying that Zhou Kai had paid these two media outlets to come to the venue for publicity. Unexpectedly, these media outlets captured Engles in their viewfinders.

"Eh, isn't that... what's his name?" Mu Bai exclaimed in surprise.

As an outdoor reporter for Jiangbei TV Station, she was well-informed about international celebrities. The person in front of her certainly caught her eye. However, after racking her brains, Mu Bai couldn't recall his name.

"Who is it?" the photographer asked curiously.

"It's... it's..." Mu Bai thought hard, and after a while, she exclaimed in shock: "Oh my God, he... he's the butler of Buckingham Palace, his name is... Engles. I've seen interviews about him in international media reports not long ago. If I'm not mistaken, it's him."

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" the portly photographer quickly put down his video camera and said, "He is the butler of the illustrious Buckingham Palace, a socialite in his own right; how could he possibly come to Jiangbei City? Even if he did, he surely wouldn't attend the opening of a bathhouse, right? Are you overthinking it?"

"I... I can't believe it either," Mu Bai said anxiously. "No, I have to go up and see for myself."

The arrival of Engles surprised Lin Chuan. However, since the guest had arrived, it would be impolite not to greet him properly.

"Engles, how come you are here too?" Lin Chuan quickly went up to greet him.

"Someone told me yesterday that today is the opening of your Haiqing Pool, so I came to join the excitement," Engles said with a chuckle. "Baron Lin Chuan, you wouldn't be unwelcoming to me, would you?"

"Your Excellency, since you are here, just call me by my name," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"Yes, Lin Chuan," Engles nodded and said, "I understand your concerns, and I hope you will consider my difficulties as well."

"Please, come inside," Lin Chuan personally welcomed Engles.

Mu Bai, who had just caught up, found that the white-haired old man had already entered with Lin Chuan, which left her feeling dissatisfied. Stamping her foot, she bit her lip and said: "I refuse to believe that I can't find you. Hmph, I will definitely find you later."

The opening of Haiqing Pool was very grand.

Zhou Kai had specially arranged a lion dance troupe to perform at the event, with two long strings of firecrackers hanging directly from the third floor of the building. Each string of firecrackers had a whopping ten thousand bangs. As the lion dance troupe performed, the firecrackers began to go off, accompanied by the launch of four huge fireworks. The massive fireworks shot into the air, bursting into dense ribbons mid-air, with the purple and red ribbons falling from the sky.

"Wow, it's so beautiful," Zhou Rui exclaimed.

As the general manager, her outfit today was quite formal; she was dressed in a sharply tailored black suit that accentuated her perfect figure, which made her look particularly charming. With high heels on her feet, her height of just over 1.6 meters suddenly seemed over 1.7 meters, instantly making her feel as if her perspective had changed.

"Little Chili Pepper, I never noticed how pretty you are," Zhou Kai teased with a wink.

"Humph," Zhou Rui snorted and said, "Your girl here has always been naturally beautiful."

"Really?" Zhou Kai snorted with a laugh: "As a kid, who had a runny nose hanging off their face all day and followed Brother Chuan around everywhere?"

"You!" Zhou Rui glared at Lin Chuan.

Those were just childhood memories, perhaps when she was seven or eight years old. Lin Chuan was only two years older than her, and almost every day she would follow Lin Chuan around on adventures—Zhou Kai, who was a year younger than her, included. They followed Lin Chuan catching crickets, stealing sweet potatoes, roasting sweet potatoes… they were busy with all kinds of mischief. Recalling those times, Zhou Rui couldn't help but feel nostalgic. It's just a pity that time passed by, never to return.

Zhou Rui's gaze seemed to carry a hint of reminiscence as she looked at Zhou Kai and said, "Having a runny nose is still better than you wearing split pants at five or six years old, right?"

"Ah..." Zhou Kai was suddenly speechless; he didn't expect this woman to be so vicious, remembering such an embarrassing moment.

"Hehe…" Zhou Rui sneered and said, "I remember back then, your thing was only about this long..."

As she spoke, Zhou Rui raised her eyebrows, and with her thumb and forefinger, she gestured a very short distance.

"Dammit," Zhou Kai became enraged and said, "That's nonsense, you're talking nonsense."

"What? You're trying to tell me that your dick has grown long now?" Zhou Rui replied irritably, saying, "Hmph, if you're so capable, pull it out in front of all these people and let everyone see just how long your ***** really is!"

Zhou Kai was stunned and completely dumbfounded. He hurriedly swallowed his saliva; on both sides of him were his own brothers, each one holding back their laughter, fearing that any slip-up might bring trouble. Seeing that he was no match for Zhou Rui in a war of words, Zhou Kai angrily walked away.

Zhou Rui laughed and said, "Don't bother me next time, or you'll regret it."

"You just wait!" Zhou Kai threw down these brave words as he left: "I'll show you someday."

"Sure, I'm waiting." Zhou Rui crossed her arms over her chest and huffed.

At this moment, Lin Chuan came over curiously and asked, "What happened? Did you and Zhou Kai have a fight?"

"No," Zhou Rui shook her head, smiling at Lin Chuan, "Why would I argue with that fatso? As his sister, I simply gave him a good education, taught him to respect others more, and to be a better person."

"Get ready for the ribbon-cutting ceremony," Lin Chuan nodded, then turned and left.

Not far away, Tang Yumeng was waving at Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan walked over with a beam, and the two of them seemed very intimate.

"Humph!" Seeing this, Zhou Rui was instantly filled with jealousy, stomping her foot indignantly: "Bastard, Lin Chuan, you philanderer."

"Spicy girl, you... you wouldn't have fallen for Brother Chuan, would you?" Lu Dapao curiously butted in.

"Get lost, who likes him?" Zhou Rui replied in annoyance, "Lin Chuan is as dull as a block of wood. Which girl would fancy a block of wood? Nonsense, I don't care for him one bit. Whoever likes him can have him."

"Hahaha..." Lu Dapao burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at," Zhou Rui glared at Lu Dapao, retorting irritably, "Scoot over, kid."

After saying that, Zhou Rui left angrily.

As the general manager, she was set to deliver a speech at today's opening ceremony. Zhou Rui, having received Western education, was concise and straightforward on such occasions, earning her a warm round of applause.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony followed next. The hierarchy of positions at the ceremony was of great importance.

Tang Yumeng was in the middle, followed by Engles. Since Engles wasn't appearing as Buckingham Palace's representative, he couldn't stand first; Lin Chuan didn't slight him, though, but placed him right after Tang Yumeng in the middle. Lin Chuan stood to the right of Tang Yumeng. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included nine people in total, among them Li Jiangping and Lv Yan, as well as several others, even the old director of Changlin Factory was brought in by Lin Chuan.

"The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins," the master of ceremonies announced.

Bang bang...

Two signal cannons fired into the sky, followed by huge fireworks exploding mid-air, raining down colorful glitter. Amid the thunderous roar of gongs and drums, the ribbon-cutting started. Tang Yumeng was the first to cut the ribbon, with an etiquette girl holding a tray next to her.

After the ribbon-cutting, Tang Yumeng immediately returned to the City Committee with Luo Guoqing. On her way out, Tang Yumeng and Lin Chuan whispered to each other for a moment. Zhou Rui watched the whole thing closely, finding their interaction to be more like a couple than a professional relationship.

Zhou Rui wasn't the only one to notice this scene; Mu Bai was also observing.

Mu Bai was always curious why Tang Yumeng would come to this place, considering Lin Chuan was only her driver. Being a leader of her stature, how could she lower herself to attend a bathhouse's ribbon-cutting ceremony? Mu Bai didn't want to come herself, but she was assigned here by the station head because of a mistake she had made, and because Zhou Kai and the others had paid thousands of yuan. However, upon arrival, Mu Bai didn't settle down but instead curiously observed Tang Yumeng and Engles.

When Mu Bai saw Tang Yumeng and Lin Chuan intimately talking in a corner, doubts formed in her heart.

"Weird, how could Secretary Tang and Lin Chuan be so close?" Mu Bai wondered.

"What's so strange about that." The photographer next to her scoffed with a laugh, "Didn't you forget the incident from last year? Secretary Tang was attacked by an Assassin on her way to Wujiang for an inspection. If Lin Chuan hadn't taken a bullet for her, the Secretary might not be in this world anymore."

"Hmm," Mu Bai nodded, "That's what I thought as well, that Secretary Tang was giving Lin Chuan face by attending the opening ceremony. But today I realized something was off. Their facial expressions and demeanor while talking seemed somewhat intimate."

"You're overthinking it," the photographer laughed, "Secretary Tang is the prestigious city secretary, after all. How could she possibly have an affair with a driver? And in any case, Bai Yifan is much better than Lin Chuan in every aspect."

"That is true," Mu Bai nodded, "But this Lin Chuan is quite a legendary character. I should interview him one day."

"I think so too," the photographer agreed, "Anyone who can bring in Engles must be no ordinary man."

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