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Chapter 711: A Garden Full of Belles

Being able to meet Tang Xiu already made Ji Mu rejoice, how would he have the time to care about Tang Xiu's other friend who would also come? Tang Xiu's invitation made him very flattered. He secretly thought that Tang Xiu concealed himself very deeply and had a good character at the same time.

"Ji Mu?"

After more than half an hour, Qin Shaoyang arrived and looked surprised when he saw that the person who was dining with Tang Xiu turned out to be Ji Mu.

Ji Mu was similarly stunned since he did not expect that the friend Tang Xiu mentioned turned out to be Qin Shaoyang, someone who he had sworn brothers with. Shoving back the chair and getting up, Ji Mu said with a smile, "Brother Tang just told me he was waiting for a friend to come, but I never thought it would be you, Second Brother!"

"I did not expect that the person Brother Tang was having a drink with was you either, Ji Mu," said Qin Shaoyang with a smile. "Why are you here?"

"I'm the one who is paying a visit to Brother Tang."

After listening to the conversation between the two men, Tang Xiu waved to Qin Shaoyang, hinting for him to take a seat, and then asked, "You two already know each other?"

"Ji Mu and I are sworn brothers, Brother Tang," said Qin Shaoyang with a smile. "He kind of liked to stroll around everywhere when he was young, having a strong camaraderie and also liked stick to the brotherhood code. I happened to bump into Ji Mu back when I had a fight with some people, and then we gradually got along well from then on. We then found that we were the same kind of people and got along well, so…"

Tang Xiu immediately understood and said with a smile, "Well, that saves me from introducing the two of you. Anyways, what are you doing in Shanghai, Shaoyang? Is there something up?"

Qin Shaoyang glanced at Ji Mu, and then finally answered without try to avoid him, "There are two things. Firstly, our company has been set up and the HQ will be in Beijing, and we'll start the business on May 1st. Can you come over and attend it? We invested quite a lot to hire a CEO for the company, Zhu Changtian, and he wishes to meet you and Chu Yi."

"I'll go if I can take a vacation during the May holiday," said Tang Xiu. "Tell me the second reason."

"The big star Zhang Xinya is currently in Shanghai, and I heard from a friend of mine that you have a good relationship with her. Can you ask her to go to our company, by chance?" Asked Qin Shaoyang. "You know, the contract between her and her previous agency is over, so she's free now."

"Business is business, and friendship is friendship. I understand this principle, and certainly, it's possible to use friendship to discuss business as well," said Tang Xiu. "If that is the case, I'll phone Zhang Xinya later to ask whether she is interested to join our company. But I'll respect her choice regardless of which decision she makes, though."

Looking happy, Qin Shaoyang then looked around first before he spoke in a low voice, "I heard that she's kind of broke recently, Tang Xiu. As long as we give her a high price and a well-paid contract, I think she would hardly reject it. If anything, just tell her directly that we'll give her an advance payment bond worth 5 million yuan."

"Eh, she's broke?" Asked Tang Xiu, surprised.

"Yeah!" Qin Shaoyang nodded. "It's a rumor that's been widely spread in many circles, that she has invested in some business. It's kind of related to some property construction business or something, and she has yet to earn any return at all. And now, tons of people in the entertainment industry are waiting to watch the good show."

Tang Xiu could not help laughing and said, "I get it. But I'm afraid those who want to see Zhang Xinya become a laughingstock will eventually look at her with envy, though. She will not lose her money, and instead, will definitely make a fortune in the future."

"Why do you say that?" Asked Qin Shaoyang, confused.

Tang Xiu did not conceal it, "It's because that real estate business she invested, was with me. Have you heard of the Shanghai's Jinda Estate belonging to Jin Xingkui? The new real estate project he is about to develop in the future was designed by me, while Zhang Xinya and I have shares in it."

"What?"

Qin Shaoyang was taken aback, and even Ji Mu was stunned. Little did they think that Zhang Xinya would have such a deep relationship with Tang Xiu, much less being partners in business.

Zhang Xinya is doomed to make a fortune. Definitely!

Qin Shaoyang and Ji Mu exchanged looks, and both of them thought the same, as though having a prior agreement. After all, for one to be able to cling to such a big tree like Tang Xiu, it would be easy for that person to make a fortune.

About 10 PM, Tang Xiu phoned Han Qingwu to ask for a one-day leave, and then called Zhang Xinya. Having learned that she was really in Shanghai, they then made an appointment to meet tomorrow.

That night, Tang Xiu spent the time accompanying Lulu and had some rounds of sex. Despite having her body improved a lot, Lulu was still left tired and breathless, before she eventually slept in Tang Xiu's embrace.

The next day, Tang Xiu left the Paradise Manor and headed to the place of the appointment he made with Zhang Xinya. What made him somewhat helpless was that this beauty parlor only accepted women, and did not allow gays or straight males to enter. Fortunately, Zhang Xinya had a good relationship with the owner, so a staff brought Tang Xiu from the back door and went directly to office area on the fourth floor.

Is this a woman country or something?

What surprised Tang Xiu was that this beauty parlor had at least a hundred employees, and without exception, each and every one of them was a young belle. Despite having good self-control and a firm mind, Tang Xiu still felt awkward and embarrassed upon facing them, since nearly all of them wore a half-exposed gown while coming and going in the corridors.

"Wow, what a rare sight to see a man here! Who could have such a big face to make our Boss open the back door, eh? Could it be that the Boss is in love?"

"100 yuan bet! He's definitely not the Boss' man. She wouldn't be willing to let her boyfriend come to us here given her disposition, no?"

"Yup, that's right. Boss would definitely hide her boyfriend from us if she was in love. Saving herself from the trouble of him getting bewitched and taken away by this pack of vixens."

"Hahaha. We sisters are all serving the ladies here. Who wants to make an exception and gang up this handsome fella?"

"Well, if I could go for it, we'd be free at 2 PM…"

"SHAMELESS!"

"YOU'RE A FOX…"

"HAHAHA…"

Tang Xiu could not help but secretly shake his head upon hearing the comments and teasing from this group of women. It was said that three women were enough to make a place noisy like a drama, and yet now there were more than a hundred of them here. This was simply like dozens of big movies being played at the same time, and the scene was comparable to that of a grocery market. Thoroughly a blast!

He subconsciously sped up his pace and followed the woman who brought him in, quickly crossed the office area, and then entered the innermost General Manager Office. By the window inside, a woman donned in a brown waistcoat, white blouse, white trousers, and short haircut, was waiting while watching the scene outside and looking at him from the sideline. She had a good figure with her hands stuffed into her trousers' pocket, showing off a very elegant and charming posture.

"Boss, I brought Mr. Tang here."

"Okay. You may exit!"

The woman's voice was neutral, and she did not even turn her head.

"Yes."

The woman left and closed the door.

Tang Xiu wore a tranquil expression. Though he did not know whether Zhang Xinya was here or not, he also did not believe that this place was dangerous like of a dragon's pond or a tiger's cave, so he was not afraid to be engaged in some scheme. Seeing that the woman had yet to turn around, Tang Xiu went straight to the sofa at the side and sat, tilting his leg and asking, "Do you mind if I smoke?"

The woman finally slowly turned around. Her beauty was suffocating, but the neutral dress she wore gave off a different kind of beauty. She looked colorfully beautiful and yet not bewitching, seemingly cold and yet not chilly. She was like a Green Lotus in the shallow pool of winter.

"You…"

Tang Xiu, who was just about to pull out a cigarette, froze, and an unusual light flashed in his eyes. Her face was nearly identical to Zhang Xinya's, but he could tell that she was definitely not Zhang Xinya. Two people might have an identical face, but it was impossible to perfectly imitate their temperaments.

"What's wrong? It's only been a short time since we last met and you don't recognize me anymore?" A smile outlined on the corner of the woman's mouth. It was a smile with a bit of teasing.

Tang Xiu shook his head and continued pulling his cigarette, lit it up and took a puff before speaking, "You may look identical to Zhang Xinya, but you're definitely not her. And I… I've never seen nor met you before. If my guess is correct, you should be Zhang Xinya's twin sister, though I can't tell whether you are the younger or the older one."

"Oh?" The woman now gazed at Tang Xiu deeply. His answer surprised her very much. Her name was Zhang Xinyue, Zhang Xinya's twin younger sister. Nobody had been able to really identify the siblings before since they were small, especially those who first saw them. And yet, this was the first time someone was firmly sure that she was not her sister, Zhang Xinya.

"Care to explain to me the reason why you said that?" Zhang Xinyue folded her arms after turning her back toward the window and looked at Tang Xiu.

"It's very simple. You have a different temperament," said Tang Xiu. "What I'm looking at is not your outside appearance, because one can dress up to look pretty and coquettish, but also dress up to look neutral. I said that you're not her because the temperament you give off is what's inside your bones, while there are also some nuances and subtle differences in your speech and gestures. Zhang Xinya has a gentle personality, and she gives off a feeling like bathing in the spring breeze, and you are different. Though this is our first meeting, the feeling you give off is like a cold colorful beauty, and yet not a chilling and bewitching one. Just like a quiet Green Lotus temperament."

Clap clap clap…

Zhang Xinyue applauded and praised, "I finally get why my sister often mentions you in front of me. You're handsome, with exquisite mind and extraordinary intelligence. Of course, this may also be the very reason why you can set up the Magnificent Tang Corporation which now became the hottest startup company with huge potential in the business world."

"I'm nothing but an ordinary man and a very ordinary college student." Tang Xiu shook his head and said with a smile. "Children of the poor are usually able to manage their households earlier, so they can think and do a bit more than what others think."

Facing Tang Xiu's modesty, Zhang Xinyue felt a bit uncomfortable. She thought that Tang Xiu should be a young man who had pride carved deep in his bones. For instance, a while ago. He straightly sat on the sofa comfortably and lit up a cigarette when she had yet to give consent. And yet, the modesty he showed was as though coming from his heart and not just a pretense.

It was very contradictory, the likes of which the fusion of two personalities just like one could see from the fusion of the Good and Evil in the olden times of the Martial World. Nonetheless, it also formed a unique aura of righteousness and evil at the same time.

"He's the kind of man that cannot be seen through."

Zhang Xinyue muttered to herself inwardly. She then came to Tang Xiu's front, took a seat and asked, "My sister is currently having her makeup done, Mr. Tang. So you may have to wait for some time. While accompanying you, may I ask you a question?"

Chapter 712: How About Becoming My Brother-In-Law?

Tang Xiu had seen numerous twin sisters before, but this was his first time seeing a nearly identical one. He felt the situation was kind of interesting, so he gave a gesture and said, "Ask!"

"Do you like my sister, Mr. Tang? Would you like to become my brother-in-law?" Asked Zhang Xinyue. It was a very direct and straightforward question.

Cough, cough…

No matter how smart Tang Xiu was, never did he ever expect that Zhang Xinyue would suddenly ask such a question. But after seeing how intense her stare was, he said with a smile after coughing twice, "I think you misunderstood something here. I'm just an ordinary friend to your sister. Besides, I already have a girlfriend, so I can't become your brother-in-law."

"Is your girlfriend more beautiful than my sister?" Zhang Xinyue knitted her brows. "More outstanding than her?"

"The excellence of a woman is never about how great she looks, and there's no way to compare one to another, especially when they have to face emotional problems," said Tang Xiu. "I naturally feel that the woman I like is a very outstanding woman, but there's no way I can marry a woman I don't like even though she is very outstanding."

"What you said is a fallacy, hmph." Zhang Xinyue hummed coldly. "How can an excellent woman possibly be disliked by men?"

Tang Xiu thought for a while and slowly said, "I'm afraid that the world will plunge into chaos if a man goes after every outstanding woman he sees and takes a liking to. Let's take an analogy here. Your big sister is very outstanding, either her looks, stature, temperament, her status as a famous superstar. The most notable thing about her is her good disposition, and she can have status and position if she wishes to. In the eyes of countless men, she is indeed a very outstanding woman.

"And you as her sister. You have a similarly outstanding outer beauty. More so that you can set up such a large beauty parlor in Shanghai, which should earn you quite a fortune. In the eyes of countless women, you have a high status as well. The capital you have makes you a very outstanding woman in men's eyes, too.

"Just because of your excellence…. do you think it's preposterous and ridiculous if I were to fall in love with both of you sisters at the same time?"

Zhang Xinyue was taken aback by Tang Xiu's reasoning. She thought that the issue was simple and pure. On the days she spent with her sister, she could feel that her sister really liked Tang Xiu, as she mentioned him all day long. She could tell that the feelings her sister had for him were very deep.

Hence, she used this opportunity today, wanting to know how Tang Xiu felt about her sister. Yet, she did not expect that it would lead to such an unexpected result. Was this like an unrequited love, where the falling flowers were yearning for love but the heartless brook rippled on?

She suddenly felt downhearted for her sister. At the same time, she could not hate Tang Xiu for this either, and she even admired him instead. After all, with all the capital her sister had, hundreds of men in Shanghai would line up wanting to marry her. But this man in front of her had enough sensibility and reason, as well as being honest.

Zhang Xinyue slowly got up. Under Tang Xiu's gaze, she bowed and said, "Since you can't be with her, may I trouble you to keep some distance from her later, Mr. Tang? If possible, I hope that this will be the last time you meet her."

"I don't get what you mean," said Tang Xiu, frowning.

"Since my sister is not here, let us have a frank and straightforward conversation," said Zhang Xinyue with a serious expression. "My sister has a good impression of you, and I can tell that her feelings toward you are quite deep as well. You already have a girlfriend, thus it's impossible for you to marry my sister in the future. Then the best option is to let time kill her feelings. You're an astute and smart man, Mr. Tang. I'm sure you can understand this. And I… I don't want my sister to be hurt."

Tang Xiu fell silent for a while before he finally nodded and slowly said, "I understand. But I can't guarantee that I will never meet her again. The problem with it is that this is not something I can do alone. You can rest assured, however. I will try to keep a distance from her from today forth."

The favorable impression Zhang Xinyue had toward Tang Xiu increased a lot after hearing his reply because she found that he was not someone fickle in love, neither did he have an intense self-satisfied feeling upon learning that such an outstanding woman had fallen in love with him. He showed the demeanor of a modest and cautious gentleman.

It's no wonder that sis really likes him. This man is really excellent.

Zhang Xinyue muttered to herself inwardly. She suddenly recalled the summary of what Tang Xiu said "Excellence" and "Feelings" was, and suddenly could not help but laugh at herself. It seemed that he was correct. If she still only had eyes for excellence, she did recognize that this man was excellent. Did it mean that she liked him too?

"Please wait here for a while, Mr. Tang. I'm going to whether my sister is already done."

After Zhang Xinyue departed, the smile on Tang Xiu's handsome face gradually disappeared, replaced with a forced, wry smile. It never crossed his mind that he would be struck with such a good luck after returning to Earth, to make even a superstar like Zhang Xinya fall in love with him.

He just could not think through it all. What was good about him in the first place?

Other than his not-bad looks, and maybe being a little more handsome than a few others, he did have quite a bit more money than the rest, that was for sure. But then again, there was also a lot more rich people out there. As for his strength, he was a cultivator and also had a very formidable power. But then again, he was not the only cultivator in the world. In terms of personality, he was one that never liked to be ostentatious, even deliberately playing low-profile all the time. It was highly unlikely that he would attract women, no? As for medical skills…

Tang Xiu never gave it a thought, nor was he aware of himself. But he was scared out of his skin after recalling it. He had never had a high EQ, to begin with, but with his high intelligence and after a careful analysis, he then realized that he turned out to have many strong points, with each considered as the best in its respective field.

"Having a rebirth and crossing over is indeed a great killing tool in life!"

While sitting on the sofa with leg tilted, Tang Xiu released a stream of True Essence and wrapped the cigarette ash and threw it outside the window. The ashtray was not provided in a world full of women, and smoking here was similarly inconvenient.

Not long after, Zhang Xinyue, who had just left, returned to the office along with Zhang Xinya. When Tang Xiu saw the duo's identical looks, he could not help but secretly admire the mystical creator. With the similarities of these sisters, it was no wonder that someone would probably recognize them mistakenly no matter how familiar they were.

"Tang Xiu."

Zhang Xinya looked unusually happy after seeing Tang Xiu. She walked over with a brisk pace, put her bag on the sofa nearby and then sat next to Tang Xiu, saying, "You called me yesterday and said that there's something you need to discuss with me, what is it? Also, how did you know that I was in Shanghai? I rarely go out since coming here, and neither have I attended any commercial events."

"I didn't know that you were in Shanghai, in fact." Tang Xiu smiled. "It was Qin Shaoyang who told me. Also, the reason I came to find you is kind of working as a lobbyist for him."

Qin Shaoyang?

"The owner of Kande Club in Beijing and the sole heir of the Qin Family?" Asked Zhang Xinya, surprised.

"Yeah, him." Tang Xiu nodded.

"So, what kind of lobbying are you doing?" Asked Zhang Xinya with a confused expression.

"Well, Qin Shaoyang and I, along with Chu Yi, have set up a type of literature and cultural entertainment company. I invested 1 billion yuan in it and own 30% of the company's shares, while Chu Yi invested 500 million and accounts for 15% shares, whereas 10% of the shares will be reserved for the company executives in the future. Qin Shaoyang himself owns 45% of the remaining shares on the account of the 1.5 billion yuan he invested in the company." explained Tang Xiu with a smile. "Of course, Chu Yi and I will not intervene in the affairs of the company management; Qin Shaoyang will take care of it. Anyways, he learned that your contract with your agency has expired, so he asked me to invite you to join our company. Other than offering you 1% of the company's shares, there's also a much better treatment for you compared to your previous contract."

"I agree," said Zhang Xinya without hesitation after hearing it.

"No, you can't." Zhang Xinyue immediately interrupted.

Tang Xiu glanced at her and understood what she had in mind. Instead, it was Zhang Xinya who frowned and turned her head toward her, asking with a confused expression, "Why do you not agree, Sis? I never planned to set up my own studio, and I got nothing to do now. You also know that I'm short on money recently, and I'll soon be asking for your support. What can I do if I don't have a job? Besides, Tang Xiu has shares in this company, and I'm sure that he won't let me suffer a loss."

Zhang Xinyue secretly criticized inwardly, It is because Tang Xiu has shares in this company that I don't want you to agree. The more you can avoid him in the future, the more chance you have to meet others and the better it will be.

However, she could not say what she thought and could only brace forward, "Sis, I think you have been too tired in the past few years, so it's better for you to take a break for now. Besides, don't you still have me? I can still support the both of us even if you want to take a break for eight or ten years."

Her sister's words made Zhang Xinya feel warm inside. However, even though she was touched, she did not want to live off her younger sister, so she firmly said, "Xinyue, you don't have to persuade me. I've decided to join this entertainment company."

Zhang Xinyue knew her sister's personality. She may look tender and gentle on the outside, but once she decided on something, only a few people could change her decision. However, after she gave it a thought, she changed her mind since Tang Xiu would not be involved in the affairs of this entertainment company. In such a situation where her sister was kept busy, the chances of them meeting would be very few.

Therefore, she could only force a smile and say, "I'll respect your decision since you already made up your mind, Sis. But don't work too much, okay? Besides, money isn't everything."

"Don't worry, I know," said Zhang Xinya with a smile.

After obtaining Zhang Xinya's reply, Tang Xiu did not want to stay there for long, so he got up to leave and said with a smile, "Anyways, I still have other things to tend to, so I'll take my leave. Xinya, I'll text you Qin Shaoyang's cell number, you can contact him later!"

"Leaving so soon? Let's have some time together," said Zhang Xinya hastily.

Tang Xiu casually glanced at Zhang Xinyue and immediately replied with a smile, "I have many pressing things, so I must go. But I'll contact you again after I'm done dealing with some matters."

Although Zhang Xinya was a bit unwilling and felt reluctant to part with Tang Xiu, she was also afraid that she would delay and disturb him in dealing with his business, so she could only nod in disappointment.

Ring, ring, ring...

At this moment, Tang Xiu's mobile phone rang. When he took it out and saw that it was a call from Mo Awu, he immediately put it through and asked, "What's the matter, Awu?"

"Boss, there's an accident…"

In an instant, the smile on Tang Xiu's face disappeared, replaced with a grim and solemn expression.

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