According to the arrangements of the crew, they were going to have a buffet dinner tonight. The local specialties here were seafood and various tropical fruits that could be enjoyed to one's heart's content.
Since quite a few people were coming, the hotel opened up a banquet hall to display the dishes, allowing everyone to come over and eat at any time.
The three people who had gone swimming plus Xiao Qiao all went back to their rooms to change clothes. Qin Wei didn't have the patience to keep waiting, so she just changed into a white T-shirt and pants and went ahead first.
By the time everyone arrived at the banquet hall, chatting and eating happily, they realized that little Qin was not there.
...
Qin Wei had originally intended to go over first, but at the far end of the veranda outside the villa, she saw someone.
"Are you... Huo Boss's assistant?"
Qin Wei looked at him and hesitated for a moment before asking the question, pretending to try hard to recall.
He also looked at Qin Wei. Wearing a suit, he smiled at her with his hands behind his back:
"Miss Qin has a very good memory to remember such an ordinary person like me."
Qin Wei also showed a faint smile:
"What a coincidence to meet you here."
The other party shook his head, still smiling brightly:
"No coincidence."
He walked over and lowered his voice to Qin Wei:
"My boss wants to invite Miss Qin over for a chat, but he doesn't want to be disturbed by others. So he specifically asked me to wait until you were alone and invite you over."
Qin Wei gave him a cold look:
"Then what if I refuse?"
Mu Chen spread his hands, looking completely indifferent:
"Miss Qin may not know that this hotel is a property of Huo Yu Entertainment. If you refuse, that would mean not giving my boss face. That would make things very difficult for me, since I call him brother and care most about our brotherly affection."
"There are some things I still have to tell you. This is not China. That means the laws of China do not apply here. If you drown, fall off a cliff, get trapped in the forest and eaten by beasts...those would all be accidents. The only thing others could do is mourn."
The threatening implication was quite obvious. Qin Wei sighed and pointed at Mu Chen:
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up! I'll only go over and chat for ten minutes. I haven't eaten dinner yet."
Mu Chen quickly led the way, taking her away from the villa where she was staying and walking towards a more secluded villa in the hotel.
...
"Please come in, Miss Qin."
Mu Chen pushed open the door first and invited Qin Wei inside.
Except for the location being a little more remote and not facing the sea, the decoration and layout of this villa was no different than the one they were staying in.
Huo Yu was not in the living room, but Mu Chen was not anxious either. He invited Qin Wei to sit on the sofa and wait, while he himself ran upstairs into the bedroom.
Soon, a woman wearing silk pajamas came out.
The woman had a great figure and was looking at Qin Wei from the stairs. But with her nearsightedness, Qin Wei tried hard yet still could not make out who she was.
"Famous actress Qin has such a bad memory. We met not long ago."
As the woman spoke, she held onto the railing and walked down, and only upon hearing her voice did Qin Wei realize that the person here was actually Liu Xin.
Qin Wei rubbed her brows without saying a word.
Liu Xin walked over, crossing her arms and looking down at Qin Wei condescendingly. Her disdainful gaze seemed to be telling the other party—
"I call the shots here."
"It's been a while, Miss Qin."
The voice from upstairs broke the silence between Qin Wei and Liu Xin. A man wearing an expensive gray suit was seen coming down the stairs, his voice full of delight and enthusiasm.
Qin Wei lazily glanced up. Without even looking, she knew it was Huo Yu.
As Huo Yu came downstairs, Liu Xin was no longer frowning like before. Instead, she was all smiles to welcome him, but was gently pushed aside by Huo Yu.
It was as if he didn't even see her. Huo Yu's gaze remained fixed on Qin Wei the entire time.
Qin Wei was no fool. Seeing all this, she knew the relationship between these two people was not normal―one being the company president and the other his artist. For them to be alone together in a private villa with Liu Xin dressed like that...
Tsk tsk tsk...
As Qin Wei was lamenting to herself, Huo Yu had already enthusiastically extended his hand while Qin Wei's attitude remained cold and did not reciprocate his enthusiasm.
"Teacher Qin, I advise you to shake hands with my brother."
Seeing this scene and Huo Yu's embarrassment at being snubbed, Mu Chen walked over and directly threatened:
"This is overseas, on an island that is in international waters. My brother is the biggest person here. Don't..."
"Shut up."
Huo Yu frowned and looked back at the stunned Mu Chen. He thought this kid was still rash, but he did always have his elder brother's best interest in mind. So his tone was not as harsh as before:
"Learn some manners."
After speaking, he sat down very casually on the single sofa opposite Qin Wei with a good attitude to explain:
"My younger brother here is not a bad person, he just speaks without thinking. Don't be misled by him, Miss Qin. This is a private island, not as sinister as he made it sound.
I also invested in this drama, so I'm also part of it in a way. I wanted to invite everyone here to relax, but I keep a low profile about myself and didn't make it public. Please coming here was mainly because I wanted to meet you in person."
Qin Wei was nervous inside and wanted to run away, but her expression remained aloof and indifferent on the surface:
"No need to explain in such a hurry, it doesn't matter whether I sign or not. What you said makes sense too. We can still make money together through cooperation in the future, that's not bad either."
Unexpectedly, Huo Yu did not get angry because of this. It seemed like he had already expected Qin Wei to say these things and was neither anxious nor impatient:
"I asked you to come over to apologize for startling you during our abrupt meeting last time. After returning, I regretted it very much. If I had invited you in advance, it might not have left you with such an awful impression. And my younger brother here was also too rude. So I sincerely apologize to you for that."
After Huo Yu finished speaking, he did not get up. He just nodded lightly to her, then turned his head to look at Liu Xin, who was standing to the side.
The corner of Huo Yu's mouth curled up slightly as he crooked his finger at Liu Xin, signaling her to come over.
But Liu Xin was still immersed in the shock from earlier.
Wasn't it agreed that Boss Huo would bring her here on vacation and that he would also gift her something extravagant? She had assumed it would be some luxury item. She never expected Qin Wei to show up!
She had even felt a hint of excitement at first, thinking that Qin Wei was the "gift" Boss Huo had mentioned, and was happy that she seemed to have hitched herself to the right person. Knowing Qin Wei had bullied her on set, she thought this was a chance to get back at her!
But before she could feel happy, things took another turn again.
Huo Yu was inscrutable...
"What are you standing there dazed for?"
Huo Yu looked up at her and enunciated word for word:
"Come over."
