Twenty minutes later, Gu Sheng and He Qing were sitting in a private room at a restaurant.
Ah Wu, Silly Fook, Tin Yeung-sang, and the others occupied two tables outside.
Gu Sheng looked He Qing up and down with interest. Her short hair barely reached her chin, but rather than looking boyish, she looked very gentle. Her features were much more refined than He Yi's, and she wore a white jacket and a long skirt.
Gu Sheng had seen plenty of beautiful women. He Qing was beautiful, but not necessarily more beautiful than Li Xinxin or Ding Yao, or even Chau Tai or Kong Sang. What mattered most was her poised, gracious, intellectual air. Combined with her youthful beauty, it made her quite attractive.
While Gu Sheng studied He Qing, she was studying him too.
Although she often heard about Gu Sheng, this was only her second time seeing him. The first had been at the opening of Hongxing's casino. There had been a large crowd, and Gu Sheng had still been just one of Hongxing's bosses.
In the mere six months since then, everything had changed completely.
The man before her was tall and well-built, with handsome, bold features and short hair. He radiated exuberance and unrestrained confidence, like a dancing wildfire.
His entire body exuded explosive strength, and his every movement carried an overwhelming pressure, like a tiger ready to pick someone to devour.
He was very young, the same age as her, yet he was now the most prominent figure on Hong Kong Island, and the leading figure in the Hong Kong Island underworld.
Even He Qing had to admit that very few young people could match his accomplishments.
But that did not stop her from disliking him. The reason was simple: she liked order and rules,