Si You had thought his dealings with Zhang Feigu would end there.
After the commercial shoot, Sister Chen personally drove him to the event venue. It was a newly opened comprehensive mall under a major corporation, located on prime land, and Si You was needed for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
They had agreed he would just show his face, have a drink, and leave, but things were not that simple once he arrived. One of the important executives had not shown up, so everyone kept waiting for him. That delay alone lasted over twenty minutes.
Generally speaking, the ribbon-cutting time for a mall like this could not be delayed. Those who were particular about such things would even hire someone to calculate an auspicious time. Who would have thought the other party would be so careless?
If they lost money, they could only blame themselves, Si You thought.
They finally waited for the man to arrive, but after the ceremony, they still had to go inside and make small talk.
There was another male artist attending as well, behaving intimately with one of the vice presidents as they chatted. His gaze occasionally drifted over. Si You, meanwhile, stood alone in a corner, only stepping forward to greet people when necessary. Wei Chen stood beside him.
One of the people in charge came several times to ask Wei Chen to drink. Wei Chen waved him off each time, but the other man's attitude was rather subtle—courteous, yet carrying a measure of forcefulness. That kind of pressure might frighten newcomers, but Wei Chen did not fall for it at all. "No. It's not that I'm refusing to show respect, but I have to drive later. Are you going to get me a designated driver? Are you kidding? Do you know how much responsibility