Chapter 324: Zheng Qian's Evaluation

Zhou Shaoqi's words seemed like bowing to Zheng Qian, but in reality, they were a subtle jab, an act of killing with kindness.

How could Zheng Qian not hear it? He snorted coldly and didn't give Zhou Shaoqi a pleasant look.

Who did these people think they were?

Some Sommelier, some agent.

Even the top figures in Jiangnan had to accompany him with smiles, hoping to gain some face from him.

Nothing had even happened yet, and they were already trying to kill him with kindness?

Zheng Qian had absolutely no good feelings toward Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi.

However, for the sake of Cui Ziqing, Zheng Qian didn't have a falling out with them; he just didn't give them a pleasant look.

The more Cui Ziqing watched, the more anxious she became.

She had thought the three of them would get along well and that Zheng Qian would understand her painstaking efforts, but she hadn't expected him to have such an attitude.

Zheng Qian went his own way, picking up a glass of champagne from a waiter's tray and walking coldly to another spot.

Cui Ziqing was in a dilemma.

Zheng Qian was forcing her to pick a side!

If she didn't chase after him, her relationship with Zheng Qian would just fade away.

If she chased after him, what would happen with Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi, whom she had just met?

Earlier, she hadn't even said hello and went straight to greet Zheng Qian, which felt very abrupt and rude.

If she did that again, they would probably think she didn't want to make friends with them at all and didn't take them seriously!

Cui Ziqing felt anxious, completely at a loss for what to do.

Lu Zhe observed her expressions and keenly captured Cui Ziqing's troubled mood.

"Ziqing, you should go check on him, your friend seems angry." Lu Zhe revealed a sunny, radiant smile toward Cui Ziqing.

Cui Ziqing felt suddenly enlightened.

Her Favorability toward Lu Zhe rose significantly all at once.

He was so magnanimous; his perspective was truly broad.

She had been in a dilemma, but Lu Zhe had taken the initiative to step out and tell her to go find Zheng Qian, considering Zheng Qian's emotions.

"Mm."

Cui Ziqing nodded and chased after Zheng Qian.

Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi looked at each other and smiled simultaneously.

This trick was called "playing hard to get."

In the trap they had designed, Zheng Qian was clearly at a disadvantage.

From the moment he appeared, Lu Zhe had left such a good impression on Cui Ziqing.

Just now, his initiative in letting Cui Ziqing go find Zheng Qian further demonstrated his magnanimous perspective and demeanor.

Whether it was moral character or personal conduct, Lu Zhe's actions were impeccable.

Even now, he still occupied the moral high ground.

Zheng Qian seemed very petty, not like a man.

Lu Zhe's tactics had already, in the unseen, tipped the scales in Cui Ziqing's heart.

The advantage was his.

No matter what Zheng Qian's status was, how much money he had, or how much weight he held in Cui Ziqing's heart, she would sooner or later climb into his bed.

"Young Master Zheng, Young Master Zheng..." Cui Ziqing chased over and called out to Zheng Qian.

"What is it?" Zheng Qian took a small sip of wine and looked at Cui Ziqing nonchalantly.

"Young Master Zheng, don't blame me for speaking harshly."

"What you did just now was indeed not very appropriate."

Cui Ziqing said bluntly.

Zheng Qian curled his lips.

"What those two are trying to do, can't you see it?" Zheng Qian asked in return.

"That Lu Zhe, and that Zhou Shaoqi, their eyes are glowing green; can't you see they are trying to trick you?"

Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi, those two scoundrels, had that look as if they wished they could tear off Cui Ziqing's dress right there on the spot!

Zheng Qian spoke very bluntly.

Reasonably speaking, Cui Ziqing shouldn't have missed it.

Since she couldn't see it, Zheng Qian would just lay it out clearly.

If Cui Ziqing was willing to associate with someone like Lu Zhe, Zheng Qian wouldn't mind.

It had nothing to do with him anyway.

Zheng Qian didn't want to get involved with such people.

Those two might as well have written "I want to sleep with you" on their faces; how could Cui Ziqing not see something so obvious?

Cui Ziqing was dumbfounded.

"??? Young Master Zheng, how is what you said possible?"

Cui Ziqing's little face turned red; how could she have imagined that Zheng Qian's words would be so blunt.

"How is it not possible."

"Men understand men best. With your brain, you should be able to see it!"

Zheng Qian shook his head silently; he could see through Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi's thoughts at a glance.

He understood this type of person too well.

So-called high society.

It was all fucking low-class.

"Alright then, you tell me, what do they want to trick me out of?"

"It's me who has requests of them, okay?"

"Lu Zhe and Zhou Shaoqi have large families and big businesses; would they even care about the Cui Family's meager assets?"

"Furthermore, I am only the eldest daughter of the Cui Family; inheriting the family business is not my turn at all, it should be my younger brother Cui Jinghui who inherits it."

Zheng Qian shook his head helplessly.

"That's not what I meant."

"I'm trying to say... they want to trick you out of your body, why are you so slow?"

Trick her out of her body?

Cui Ziqing deeply furrowed her willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows.

"Young Master Zheng, I don't care what they want to do to me."

"Isn't what I'm doing all for the sake of your wine being able to open up the market?"

As Cui Ziqing spoke, she shed tears, with a few silver droplets flowing from her eye sockets.

Damn.

Why was she crying?

Zheng Qian couldn't stand seeing women crying; it felt so pitiful.

What she said seemed to make some sense.

Zheng Qian had money, people, and a system cheat.

But Cui Ziqing didn't know that!

She was just acting according to normal business rules.

For a wine to open up the international market, this was the normal process.

Actually, Cui Ziqing hadn't done anything wrong.

"Alright, alright, stop crying."

Zheng Qian put down his wine glass and took the initiative to wipe away Cui Ziqing's tears.

"I've done so much, can't you just treat them better? Otherwise, how will your wine sell?"

"Alright, if you keep talking, I won't comfort you anymore."

"Stop crying now."

"Hold it back."

Zheng Qian pretended to be angry, and Cui Ziqing immediately stopped making noise.

With red, swollen eye sockets, she looked pitiful and appetizing.

Next, the wine tasting event entered its official stage, the tasting session.

The event had an official guest list.

However, these people's fame was not as great as Lu Zhe's.

As a non-official Sommelier, Lu Zhe was very popular among the audience, and the weight of his words was definitely heavier than those of the official Sommeliers.

One reason was to avoid the officials using shills.

The second was that Lu Zhe's strength was indeed very solid.

If one had to evaluate it, it would be that no one in the entire venue could compete with him.

The wine exhibited at the event today included over a dozen types, all of which were new varieties prepared for market promotion in the second half of the year.

Several official Sommeliers, after seeing Lu Zhe, all shrank back; they felt inferior to Lu Zhe's wine-tasting ability.

The crowd basically didn't listen to the official Sommeliers' statements after tasting; they were waiting to hear Lu Zhe's final evaluation.

They tasted them one by one.

When they reached the blue and yellow wine variety, Cui Ziqing's heart jumped to her throat.

She winked at Lu Zhe.

Lu Zhe clearly received this signal.

Perhaps this wine was the variety Cui Ziqing wanted him to say a few nice words about?

"The color of this wine is indeed very unique; I just don't know how the taste is." Lu Zhe raised the glass with interest and presented it to the crowd.

This blue and yellow colored wine had just been tasted by everyone, and they all felt the taste was quite good.

However, they still hoped to hear Lu Zhe's evaluation.

After all, Lu Zhe was a professional, while they were amateurs.

A thought suddenly popped into Lu Zhe's mind.

Since Zheng Qian was acting so pretentious, why not listen to his opinion?

Consequently, he walked in front of Zheng Qian and asked:

"Young Master Zheng, what do you think of this wine?"