The Investors

Chapter 14: Talk Like a Close Man

This evening Cia Yonggan is still in Gao Mei Gui's apartment. The two young people were enjoying the panorama before dusk in the middle of the bustle of the city from the balcony of the 10th floor of this apartment.

Nanping city is surrounded by hills so it is not possible for them to enjoy the beautiful moments of sunset in the western horizon. However, from here they can still see the meeting place of two rivers that divide the city into three parts, namely the Minjiang River and Jianxi River.

Cia Yonggan will be working the night shift tonight, which means he can't stay here too long. He wanted to open the conversation from now on, but he saw the girl still drowning in a long daydream, her eyes looking far away as if figuring out the mouth of the Minjiang River through the eyes.

Until finally the restless Cia Yonggan himself, considering the time he had not much more, soon he had to leave, he did not want to neglect his work.

"Miss Gao." she turned to her left where the girl was standing while holding on to the balcony guardrail.

Gao Mei Gui stared back at the young man. "What's wrong?"

"Miss Gao, I can't stay here too long, I have to go to work soon" replied Cia Yonggan.

"Tell me, where do you work? I haven't seen you in all this time" Gao Mei Gui tried to pry information regarding this young man.

Cia Yonggan did not want to cover up his situation as just room service at the hotel.

"I've been working as a room service for over four years at the King Palace Hotel, Miss Gao" Cia Yonggan said.

Not yet finished his speech, Gao Mei Gui then just interrupted.

"Can't you just call me by name? Do I look like an employer to you? Hmmmm.. From my vision, you should be older than me, right?" gao Mei Gui said again while watching Cia Yonggan from top to bottom

"Miss... I'm.." Cia Yonggan's tongue feels like it's gone.

"And you speak too formally to me, can't speak a little more familiarly. I'm still a young man, not an old man, no need to speak so formally," he said, leaving Cia Yonggan.

Cia Yonggan who found Gao Mei Gui's attitude confused himself, no matter what the girl wanted, when they had just known, and he asked Cia Yonggan to speak like a close person. Cia Yonggan thought it seemed like the girl would rather face an intimate interlocutor.

Chances are they won't be able to talk about much with this increasingly urgent time.

After Gao Mei Gui left, he took the initiative to call Hao Zhao, intending to explain his current state and ask for permission to enter work a little late tonight.

"Hello Director Hao, this is Cia Yonggan," he said greeting the person across the phone.

"Cia Yonggan, do you still have any business with Gao Li Li Liang's late daughter?" Hao Zhao just immediately guessed the current state of Cia Yonggan.

Cia Yonggan whose condition was already known to people became nervous. "Right, Director Hao, I'm sorry I haven't faced you since last night. And...".

"Director Hao, how do you know?" Cia Yonggan asked.

"Haha.. You wouldn't call me if there wasn't a problem, would you?" said Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao's words suddenly made Cia Yonggan ashamed, because his heart could be guessed, indeed all this time he had never contacted Hao Zhao.

"Director Hao, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that" replied Cia Yonggan.

Hao Zhao only responded with a small laugh and said. "Cia Yonggan, come to this, given my good relationship with the late Gao Li Li Liang all along, you the closest person to her current daughter should have comforted her. I'm actually a little worried about you two after last night. If I may suggest, you take some time off, take him to your hometown. I think he'll find peace there for a while."

"Director Hao, I don't..." Cia Yonggan is still trying to figure out the closeness of his relationship with Gao Mei Gui.

"Cia Yonggan, I'm not a child. Anyone can judge you have a close relationship with Gao Li Li Liang's daughter. Remember, I lived for decades before you were born, so there is no need to make a show with me about this," Hao Zhao said loudly.

Feeling defeated to argue, Cia Yonggan was forced to obey the words of that person alone, after all there was no point in him giving up. "I'm sorry, Director Hao. Then I'll follow your orders."

"Well, so new is true" he said with satisfaction. And then he added. "Listen to me, you must leave this town early tomorrow morning. It's for the good of you two. Let me take care of the business here, including talking to lecturer Gao Mei Gui and asking him to keep this matter a secret. I will continue to monitor the situation here, if it feels safe, then my worries are unwarranted. From my observation, they Hei Laohu people will definitely be looking for you because shortly after the incident, some people came to ask me to delete the CCTV footage at the scene. I suspect there must be a foul trick behind Gao Li Li Liang's death."

Cia Yonggan. He did not expect, a hotel director like Hao Zhao has good reason to analyze an incident, no wonder he can express the closeness of his relationship with Gao Mei Gui. It was just that right now he did not want to tell Hao Zhao what he had known. He did not want to tell Wei Chung that he had a big hand as the cause of Gao Li Li Liang's death.

"alright. Then I will tell him that tomorrow morning he will go to Mount Mangdang, hopefully he will not mind and follow your advice, Director Hao," said Cia Yonggan.

He definitely agreed," Hao Zhao said confidently.

"Alright, then get here first, Director Hao," said Cia Yonggan hurriedly wanting to end the conversation.

"Yes, you don't forget to keep up with me" Hao Zhao reminded.

"Alright, Director Hao," he concluded.

Then disconnect the phone.

As soon as the conversation ended, Cia Yonggan was stunned. He could not stop thinking, what was wrong with these old men? First, Gao Mei Gui's father, before he died suddenly left his daughter to him. Second, the Ou Julong, clearly guessed the heart of the girl and told Cia Yonggan that the girl was in love. Then this Hao Zhao, instead asked him to bring the girl back to his hometown on the slopes of Mount Mangdang there.

What Cia Yonggan does not know is that Gao Mei Gui is currently smiling sweetly from behind the balcony wall. He was unable to listen to what Director Hao who was the big boss at the place where Cia Yonggan worked was saying, but he could listen to the voice of Cia Yonggan who was nervous and then said he would leave for Mount Mangdang tomorrow morning.

A little too much he could already guess the outline of their conversation. It was then that made Gao Mei Gui smile happily before then on her tiptoes to leave.