Twenty minutes was neither a long time nor a short one.
The hotel lobby gleamed with gold, and the scent of expensive fragrance filled the air.
Wang Xiaoliang, Zhou Qiang, Li Lanxiang, Wei Zijin, and Liu Xinyu stood in the lounge area in a corner of the lobby. None of the five sat down.
Twenty-five minutes had already passed.
There was still no sign of Zeng Haiyan by the elevators.
"That girl is taking forever just to pack."
Li Lanxiang could not help muttering under her breath.
Then she leaned closer to Liu Xinyu, blinking her large eyes as she asked curiously.
"Hey, Liu Xinyu, let me ask you something."
"What did Zeng Haiyan say to you when you hugged her just now?"
Unexpectedly, she had seen it too.
"From the way she looked, why do I get the feeling... there's some history between you two?"
At those words, Zhou Qiang frowned beside her and shot her a glare.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Is there anything you won't ask? That's someone else's private business."
Chastened by Zhou Qiang, Li Lanxiang ducked her head, but she was not angry.
"My mistake, my mistake. Brother Qiang, I was wrong, all right? I was just curious..."
Liu Xinyu's smile did not change.
He glanced at Zhou Qiang, then patted him on the shoulder.
"The point is, I'm not someone else! Brother, you really ought to learn from your wife in that department."
Zhou Qiang froze, not understanding what he meant.
Liu Xinyu turned to Li Lanxiang and lowered his voice as though sharing an enormous secret.
"It's nothing much, really."
"She said I'd really fooled her badly."
"Gasp-"
Li Lanxiang drew in an exaggerated breath, her eyes lighting up.
She was not the only one. The others were curious too.
"Really? There really