Afternoon.
Not yet four o'clock.
Royal Hotel, a business room upstairs.
After hanging up on Hou Wen, Dong Xuebin stopped packing his suitcase and casually tossed everything onto the bed. He straightened his sleeves in the mirror.
"I'm heading out first. I'm going to grab something to eat with Hou Wen."
"Leaving already? You're not dealing with the luggage?"
"You can pack it. Your clothes are in there too."
"Your Sister Xie is tired. She still has to inspect the development zone later."
"You're just lazy. If I weren't here, would you not even take your clothes off?"
"That's right. Come back early after dinner and take your Sister Xie's clothes off for her. Heh heh."
"Look at you, getting all carried away after a little praise. Just keep trying to annoy me. Fine, I'll pack the clothes and luggage when I get back. Leave it alone and go do your work. I'm off."
"Drink less."
"Got it. Stop worrying."
"There might be more events tonight. Watch the time."
"Sure. Call if anything comes up. We're not going far, just nearby."
After leaving, Dong Xuebin hummed a little tune as he took the elevator downstairs, in a pretty good mood. In the lobby, he spotted Hou Wen waiting for him in the lounge area and waved with a smile. The moment Hou Wen saw him, he shot him a glare. Without saying a word, he gestured and walked out of the hotel first. Rather than having the doorman call a cab, he headed west, toward a restaurant not far from the Royal Hotel. Hou Wen had probably looked up the address before coming and knew there was a decent restaurant nearby. Seeing that Hou Wen was silent, Dong Xuebin merely smiled and said nothing either, quickening his pace to follow