Chapter 18 - Rural Worker Entering the City Banquet

　　Christmas came in a blink of an eye. Jiang Kezhou and Xiao Cao had made an appointment to have a meal together. Unexpectedly, he suddenly received a notice from the company two days ago. Xinghai, the largest partner of their company, will host a thank-you dinner on Christmas evening and has sent invitation letters to various partners.

　　The team led by Jiang Kezhou has worked with Xinghai’s marketing manager several times, and this year it also received an invitation. Jiang Kezhou wanted to find an excuse to push back, but the company's executives took the dinner very seriously, so he had to reluctantly give up the old-fashioned dinner with friends, and reached a series of unequal treaties in one verbal agreement with Cao Shengyi, who was bitterly go.

　　On Christmas night, the banquet hall of Xihua Shengjing Hotel.

　　Jiang Kezhou and the others, who seemed to have gone to the wrong crew, came to the venue where Lexus, their big boss came. As soon as they got out of the car, they were dazzled by Maserati at the door. Zhao En swallowed, and looked back and asked Jiang Kezhou dumbfoundedly: "Lao Jiang, how many years do you think I can afford a Maserati without eating or drinking?"

　　"I think you will go back to commit suicide right now and reincarnate for comparison." Jiang Kezhou adjusted the cuffs of his suit, and sighed in annoyance, "The style is wrong." Zhao En excitedly poked at him with his elbow: "Is it okay to have a little noble ideal of life? Easy, join in the fun."

　　Jiang Kezhou sighed again, thinking that there is something so rare about running all the way to be the background board. The big boss greeted him in front, and the two of them had no time to gossip and hurried to catch up.

　　A lot of big names and celebrities came tonight, and the security check was extremely cumbersome and strict. Jiang Kezhou and the others waited for a long time to get in. There was a ten-meter red carpet and signature board at the entrance, and there were many reporters carrying cameras, and the flashing lights flashed in excitement.

　　Their company is not well-known, and the identity of the big boss is enough for the news media to take a look. Jiang Kezhou conscientiously treated himself as a vase, and followed Zhao En from left to right behind the vice president, and walked through the whole process like the little brother.

　　Just when they reached the end of the red carpet and were about to enter the passageway of the venue, the press group suddenly commotion, and the shutter sounded. He don't know who shouted: "Yan Jia is here!"

　　Jiang Kezhou was shocked, and turned his head subconsciously, just to collide with the sight of the oncoming star, he must admit that it was an impeccable face. Yan Jia has a smile on his face, his facial contours are deep and gentle, his eyes are slightly like peach petals, and the tails of his eyes are slightly raised, bringing out a sense of elegance and pride out of thin air. However, Yan Jia was personable, with a smile like a spring breeze, and he did not forget to nod to the reporter when he walked on the red carpet, and he looked particularly cordial.

　　Yan Jia also saw him, and the two looked at each other for a second, then quickly looked away. This is the most normal reaction to meeting a stranger, but Jiang Kezhou read the familiar feeling from that gaze for no reason. Yan Jia should know him.

　　Just like he knew Yan Jia, Yan Jia should be no stranger to him.

　　Because there is Ye Zheng among them.

　　Zhao En touched him with his arm and motioned to go quickly. Before Jiang Kezhou had time to think about it, he immediately retracted his gaze and followed the crowd to the venue.

　　The banquet hall of Xihua Shengjing Hotel is a high-standard self-service dinner. In addition to the east stage, three rows of long dining tables are placed in the middle, with a large space in the middle for guests to enjoy their drinks. Jiang Kezhou and the others arrived not too early, there were already many people in the banquet hall when they entered. The big boss led them to say hello to Xinghai’s vice president, and put on the sentence "Eat and drink well." Then the fat man with a weight of one hundred seventy-seven looks like a clever fathead fish, which is difficult to catch with the naked eye. The speed is submerged in the crowd.

　　Jiang Kezhou: "..."

　　At half past seven, the dinner officially began.

　　The crystal chandelier on the dome illuminates the entire banquet hall as bright as day. Men and women dressed in Chinese costumes between them, elegantly holding red wine glasses and talking.

　　Zhao En bit off half of the macaron in one bite: "My God, this snack is too sweet. Hey, that lamb chop was good, I can study a simple version when I go back."

　　Jiang Kezhou glanced at the delicate vanilla lamb roasted and said: "In fact, lamb chops, sprinkled with cumin and chili noodles are more delicious."

　　Zhao En couldn't help but yell at him: "You look at you, since you come in, you have a look of lovelessness. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

　　His voice fell, and the headlight suddenly went out. The crowd was silent for an instant, and a bunch of chasing lights hit the empty stage.

　　With the sound of music, Xinghai CEO Li Liufeng took his wife Ye Chengying onto the stage, giving a speech and expressing gratitude to the guests.

　　The crowd in the audience replied with warm applause. Li Liufeng raised his hand and pressed down, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Tonight we are holding a banquet. In addition to thanking friends for their care over the years, it is also for my wife, Ms. Ye Chengying. Today is her fifty years old birthday. My dear, happy birthday to you."

　　Ye Chengying smiled and hugged Li Liufeng sideways.

　　"At the same time, I would like to thank her family in particular: Ye Jun, Vice Chairman of Xihua Group, and Ye Zheng, President of Xihua Entertainment, for their arrival and blessings."

　　Jiang Kezhou shook his hand, subconsciously wanted to find a place to avoid him, and then remembered the moment in the audience. It was dark, and there were people standing in front of him, Ye Zheng couldn't see him at all unless his eyes were made by night vision radar. Thinking about this, Jiang Kezhou felt relieved and picked up the plate again.

　　The looks of Ye Jun and Ye Zheng followed their mother, and they stood on the stage, they were simply gorgeous. The shutter sound in the venue was very positive. Ye Jun gave a brief speech. Ye Zheng's face was still faint. Although he didn't look like he had a deep hatred with his aunt, he definitely couldn't find a trace of birthday celebration.

　　But now the little sisters seems to eat this one. Jiang Kezhou saw many people holding their mobile phones facing the stage and pressing the shutter frantically.

　　The host's speech came to an end, Ye Jun and Ye Zheng stepped down, and Li Liufeng thanked several industry leaders who came to join in. Jiang Kezhou glanced at the stage one by one, secretly calculating how likely it was to slip out now.

　　Suddenly someone in the darkness took his wrist accurately and pulled it hard. Jiang Kezhou was taken aback and crashed into the man's arms. Before he could take his breath to the end, Ye Zheng's voice rang above his head: "Hush, don't be afraid, follow me."

　　If it weren't for the crowd, Jiang Kezhou really wanted to draw his two big ears.

　　Ye Zheng led him through the crowd, aiming straight to the nearest door. With the light that comes with the house number, Jiang Kezhou could see the words VIP Lounge on it. Ye Zheng's room card was authorized, he swiped the door open with a beep, pulled Jiang Kezhou into the room, and pushed him down on the door when he returned his hand.

　　The warm lips pressed against them, and they wandered around, feeling eager, but not rough. The other party seemed to have a bit of tempting thoughts, and the tip of his tongue was tempted in and out of his lips, trying to tempt him to open his mouth to accept himself.

　　Jiang Kezhou was taken advantage of by him, and he remembered the overlord clause of "no kisses" back then. He became angry and sighed that this man was really willing to slap his face. When the urgent force slowly diminished, he estimated that Ye Zheng was almost kissing him, so he raised his hand and patted Ye Zheng's waist: "Okay...well!"

　　Ye Zheng was waiting for this moment. They were all wanting to get caught, but Jiang Kezhou underestimated him for underestimating his old cunning, and he was taken lightly by Ye Zheng.

　　Fortunately, although Ye Zheng took advantage of the vacancy to enter, he was not willing to be true, fearing that he would be annoyed, so he only patrolled the teeth for a moment before retreating. However, he still refused to let him go. He touched his forehead and sighed half-jokingly: "When I called you last time, I thought that Fang Minghui's eyes were too good, do you know that you are shining in the dark?"

　　Jiang Kezhou didn't move at all, and pointed to the door: "You will be standing on the stage outside, glowing at night."

　　Ye Zheng kissed his lips again, with a smile in his voice: "Who said so? Are you jealous?"

　　Jiang Kezhou wanted to go back and asked him who was asking for break up at the beginning. He sigh: "Okay. Can we turn on the lights and talk? I don't want to shine now, it wastes electricity."

　　Ye Zheng's laughter was stuffy in his chest, and his heart was a little numb. Jiang Kezhou felt Ye Zheng clasp his hand, fumbled and stretched it to the upper right, turning on the switch with a "click".

　　The bright yellow light poured from above, and the two people who had been in the dark for most of the day were slightly squinted by the sudden light.

　　The faces that had been lost for many days appeared in the sight of each other. The figure floats on the surface of the glass-like black eyeballs, but the figure in the pupils is so deep.

　　They still maintained the extremely close posture just now. When the lights were turned on, they met with each other's eyes, but instead of talking about the words just now, the two of them just looked at each other silently. It is said that if most people look at each other like this, and it won’t take long for them to hold back a smile, but they both watched this way for a while, but they all wanted to sigh in unison.

　　Ye Zheng said in his heart: "I miss him."

　　When a person is soft-hearted, his weaknesses will be exposed. The exhaustion on Ye Zheng's face couldn't be hidden. Jiang Kezhou took a visual inspection, he asked softly, "You didn't eat well outside? Or did you have a stomachache?"

　　Ye Zheng hugged him. He breathed a sigh of relief: "I was given two consecutive shots, and my stomach hurts a bit. But I didn't drink any more after you called."

　　Jiang Kezhou obviously didn't believe it: "Impossible. It's been almost two weeks from that day to today."

　　" Oh," Ye Zheng helplessly rubbed his side of his face, "Some entertainments can't be ignored. And the dishes over there are too spicy, can only eat a few."

　　Jiang Kezhou no longer needs to ask his assistant what he eats. He don’t know how to go to the hospital. Ye Zheng has too many things. When he chooses a path, he is destined to pay the price elsewhere. Jiang Kezhou didn't have the right to ask Ye Zheng to take care of his body and to cherish his health. After all, he was only raised by Ye Zheng's wallet. The biggest taboo in this business was to interfere too much with the sponsor.

　　"Are there any other arrangements tonight?" He patted Ye Zheng on the back, "Go back and rest early."

　　"It's okay, don't worry," Ye Zheng leaned on him to take a sigh of relief, and then regained his spirit, "accompany me to eat something. I will have to go out for a drink in a while, and today is the end of the business."

　　Jiang Kezhou looking at him disapprovingly, Ye Zheng leaned in and kissed the corner of his mouth: "Hurry up, be good."

　　There was wine and food in the banquet hall, but there was nothing suitable for stomachache patients. Jiang Kezhou picked a few snacks and light vegetables, then asked the waiter for a glass of boiling water and a glass of yogurt, and returned to the lounge with his plate. Ye Zheng had no appetite to see anything. Jiang Kezhou was coaxed to drink half a cup of yogurt and ate two more snacks, frowning with sweetness.

　　He had a stomachache during a business trip and couldn't sleep. He was called back to the company for a meeting just after getting off the plane this morning. It was easy to deal with the whole mess, and then came to the banquet in the evening. Ye Zheng seemed to be armed with steel plates from the inside out, like an iron man who wouldn't fall down. His stomach hurts and sweats, but his face doesn't show it up at all. Just like that, his nerves are tense. All day long. Only now, seeing Jiang Kezhou, did he dare to relax a little while busy.

　　He felt uncomfortable on the sofa (actually acting like a baby), and leaned on Jiang Kezhou and took a nap with his eyes closed for ten minutes. At this time, the number of sickness was the biggest. Jiang Kezhou didn't dare to say no to this matter. He could only make him feel comfortable as much as possible. After counting the time, he gently shook his shoulder: "It's time to get up."

　　Ye Zheng quietly opened his eyes, his gaze was lost and confused for a moment, he pushed back the remaining fatigue, and helped Jiang Kezhou to stand up.

　　He walked a few steps to the 　　door, turned back, and gave him the room carrd: "Wait for me to come back and walk together. But it's better not to go out."

　　Jiang Kezhou: "Why?"

Ye Zheng held the doorknob and raised his eyebrows. Standing at him, he said solemnly: "Because you are very charming in a suit, I don't want to show you to others."

　　Jiang Kezhou: "..."

　　This guy still has the strength to flirt - as if the person who was dying just now was not him. Shame!

　　Jiang Kezhou picked up the used tableware, went out and sent it back to the recycling area, and asked the waiter about the location of the bathroom. Compared with the brightly lit banquet hall, the carpeted corridor is quiet and dim. Jiang Kezhou walked inward along the corridor, and suddenly met an acquaintance.

　　A "unilateral" acquaintance, Yan Jia.

　　Yan Jia still just raised those beautiful eyes and swept across him lightly, and then walked away as if passing by a stranger without squinting.

　　Jiang Kezhou walked to the bathroom.

　　Fifteen minutes later, two people wearing masks and cleaning uniforms pushed out a cleaning vehicle from the bathroom, turned to the back door of the hotel, and disappeared into the snowy night.