Chapter 1811
The driver looked at the object in his hand with glowing eyes, not forgetting to explain, “If I am correct, this is the earliest dzi bead found in ancient Tibet, worth more than 250 million yuan! After it was auctioned off last year in China, it was collected by a private buyer and has never been released. It’s really breathtaking!”
The emcee had seen a lot of things, and when I saw that it was just a finger-sized bead, I didn’t expect it to have such a great value.
The point is, the price is also very intriguing, $250 million, which seems to be very much linked to the lawsuit.
No, the guests around them, who were used to seeing big scenes, were talking in whispers.
“The Zhao family gave it away, this price, isn’t it clear that they want to reconcile with Qin Baiwan, under this gift, the relationship between the two families, perhaps, can be eased since then.”
“I didn’t expect it, we were waiting here to see the Zhao family woman’s joke, and they had already thought of a backstroke.”
“That’s right, or else she could have left the Zhao family to start her own company, and gave the dzi beads as a congratulatory gift in public.
There was no shortage of hostility and mockery towards Zhao Shuang, but in the final analysis, they were just envious of her good tactics, and giving up without a fight was exactly the skill they wanted to learn.
Amidst the uproar, Qin Baiwan on stage was clearly smiling a little unnaturally, but as the guests on stage expected, no one would be angry at his own father’s birthday banquet, and he soon adjusted his mood and graciously took the dzi bead from the master of ceremonies, held it in his hand and examined it in a decent manner, then nodded in a satisfied manner.
Just when everyone thought that Qin Baiwan was going to grudgingly accept Zhao Shuang’s alternative apology, he slammed the wooden box shut, took the microphone off stage, walked over to the nearest dining table, casually picked up a bottle of whisky, poured three glasses full, and then faced the crowd with a smile.
“Mr Zhao.” Qin Baiwan found Zhao Shuang in the crowd with a glance, and the chasing light hit him in response, shining brightly all around Zhao Shuang, “I don’t know how to thank you for such a big gift, so why don’t I toast you with three glasses of wine as a token of appreciation, I wonder if you, Mr Zhao, would appreciate it?”
“This Qin Baiwan actually came up with this trick, I didn’t expect it, it’s quite embarrassing for our man.”
“The wine is so full, you’ll have to wash your stomach if you drink it? That’s a bit harsh, isn’t it?”
“What do you know? That woman from the Zhao family is very powerful, so she should be taught a lesson!”
“The three glasses of wine are not for her to suffer, they are for her life.
I was confused by the true and false gossip, but judging from Zhao Shuang’s hesitant reaction, I thought it was not far from the truth.
But just as Qin Baiwan had received a gift on stage, Zhao Shuang was in a difficult position not to nod and drink the wine at the moment.
In a world where money and power are paramount, the two sides can never really stop fighting without picking up a layer of skin.
All eyes in the room were focused on Zhao Shuang, waiting for her reaction, and the air seemed to freeze, except for the faint sound of the microphone’s current, the whole hall was almost inaudible.
Finally, after a confrontation of ten seconds or so, Zhao Shuang’s face changed and she lifted her feet and walked over to Qin Baiwan, without saying a word, picking up her glass of wine one after the other and drinking it down.
The guests pretended to draw in a breath of cold air, and even Qin Baiwan was stunned, probably not expecting her to be so cooperative.
Three glasses of wine down, Zhao Shuang’s expression, though not too good, did not look as exaggerated as the gossiping crowd had said, and with the MC and other guests coaxing her, she even shook hands with Qin Baiwan in public and made peace.
Chapter 1812
It was a delightful sight for all to see, and soon Zhao Shuang and Qin Baiwan each blended into the party.
I kept my attention on Zhao Shuang, but there were so many guests that I lost sight of her in the blink of an eye, and it was only when Sang Yun reminded me later that I realised she had left through the back door.
Not long after Zhao Shuang left, Qin Baiwan came over with a stench of alcohol and a cheque in his hand.
“Miss Shen, happy today, this is your payment, take it!”
With that, he shoved the cheque into my hand.
I looked down and saw that it was 150 million dollars. Although I knew that Qin Baiwan was not short of money, I was still taken aback.
This lawsuit was a claim case, and according to the law, a maximum of thirty percent of the amount awarded could be charged as legal fees. Even if Qin Baiwan had paid the promised one hundred million as promised, it was already an overpayment, and now another fifty million was added, which was really disturbing.
“Mr. Qin, isn’t this a bit too much?” I said resentfully.
“Eh, not too much, Miss Shen you have helped me so much, these are all due, it was agreed, all the extra goes to you, Miss Shen don’t push back!”
Qin Baiwan was so insistent that I couldn’t bear to spoil his mood, so I had to accept it for the time being and let Lu Wenfei help me deal with it later.
Although Qin Baiwan didn’t seem like someone who would set me up, but people’s hearts are in their bellies, and in this situation, it’s not a bad thing to be more careful.
The woman, Zhao Shuang, should probably be hanging in the hospital by now, right?”
“Hmm? What does Mr. Shen mean by that?” Qin Baiwan said, bewildered.
“Don’t you know that Zhao Shuang’s stomach can’t drink?” Shen Yu narrowed his eyes in doubt.
“Is there such a thing?” Qin Baiwan’s face suddenly changed, “I didn’t know that!”
He froze for a moment and reacted by clenching his fist on the palm of his other hand, saying painfully, “Hey! I was purely trying to follow the rules back home, where we come from, you have to get the wine in place for an apology, if I had known this was going on, I wouldn’t have made it so difficult for her!”
Shen Yu laughed and slapped him on the shoulder, “It’s okay, she deserved it, no need to feel guilty!”
“How can that be, it’s not the same thing, so, Mr. Shen, Miss Shen, you guys have fun, I’ll go to the hospital first, okay, sorry for the delay, please bear with me!”
Qin Baiwan said as he ran towards the door, his anxious look comical and naive and cute.
I was a bit surprised that Qin Baiwan was so nervous when he heard that Zhao Shuang might be in the hospital and ran away without the customer.
It’s just suspicious that two people who were enemies not long ago are suddenly so nervous about each other.
It remains to be seen whether Qin Baiwan is a trustworthy person.
“The master has left, let’s go too, right Xiao Shu?” Sang Yun was probably a little tired and had the intention to leave just after Qin Baiwan had left.
I looked at the rest of the group, basically they had all said hello, there really wasn’t much need to stay, so I nodded my head and agreed.
That night, the search terms for the Qin family’s birthday banquet were firmly at the top of Weibo’s hot searches, and the scene and guests of the birthday banquet became the most hotly discussed topic of the day.