Sure enough, after making a circuit of the crowd, Li Zhuoming finally spotted Shen Bing tucked away in a corner, looking this way and that.
Li Zhuoming felt as though he must have been blind.
All right, there were quite a few people hiding in corners at the reception like Shen Bing. But they were either unpopular people whom most guests preferred not to associate with, or old men in their seventies and eighties who had brought their younger relatives along and retreated to a corner for some peace and quiet.
But what was your excuse, Chairman Shen?
He had spent ages looking for Shen Bing. If he hadn't gone out to ask at the reception desk and learned that Shen Bing had indeed arrived, he would have thought the kid had stood him up again.
At that thought, Li Zhuoming gave a wry chuckle and strolled over. "Chairman Shen, this should be our first meeting, shouldn't it?"
"Uh... it's probably your first time seeing me, but it isn't my first time seeing you."
"Oh? When have you seen me, Chairman Shen?"
"On television. You're on Rongcheng Television Station almost every day." Shen Bing made a small joke.
Li Zhuoming helplessly rubbed his nose. There was no way to carry on with that topic, so he changed the subject. "Chairman Shen, why did you come alone?"
Shen Bing shrugged. "I'm on my own these days, so of course I came alone."
Li Zhuoming immediately broke into a smile, like a weasel spotting a chicken. "How about I introduce you to a female companion?"
Shen Bing waved his hands repeatedly. "Secretary Li, look how relaxed I am sitting here. If I found someone to sit beside me, wouldn't I just be asking for trouble?"
*Damn, in the past, I'd have been