klisemfg Chapter 204
Chapter 204
Han Shuli also helped me comb my hair and touch up my makeup. Did I misunderstand, or did the mistress appear so kindly just to play the role of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?
who cares!
Anyway, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, so it is not advisable to stay here for long.
Who knows if she would suddenly fall down and pull me over and yell at me, "You hurt my and his child" or some other despicable and irritating thing.
Bai Shuiru was frowning subconsciously, and when she heard Han Shuli say "It's okay", she immediately thanked him, stood up, grabbed her handbag, walked around the other side and went to the door.
Who knew the bathroom door was pushed open again, and someone shouted:
"Sister, do you want me to ask someone to send you a new dress...ah~!" Elaine nodded to Han Shuli first, then saw Bai Shuiru coming towards her, and immediately smiled and praised:
"Sister, you look like a queen this way!" She looked back and raised her hand to signal the staff member who was following her and pushing a movable clothes rack into the bathroom, "The dress that Mr. Hei had someone send has arrived."
"Thank you for your compliment." Bai Shuiru smiled apologetically at the staff, "Thank you for your hard work. But I've already taken care of it, so I won't change my clothes."
"Change it, sister." Elaine picked up the dress and compared it to Bai Shuiru. "Although I don't like attending banquets, I like beautiful clothes! This dress is elegant and luxurious. Although it is slightly inferior to the one you are wearing now, it is also very distinctive."
"No. I should go back to my seat. It's not good to be out for too long." Bai Shuiru's reason was impeccable, but Elaine still stopped him:
"Sister, can you do me a favor?"
After using the bathroom, Han Shuli was still fixing her makeup in the mirror. Hearing what was said, she nodded tactfully at the two of them and returned to her seat first.
Bai Shuiru frowned slightly after hearing Elaine's request, "Han Shuli is appreciated by your father, and the relationship between them should be good. Why don't you ask Han Shuli for help?"
"I do want to." Elaine bent her right leg and propped it on the seat. She took out a bag of green plum sticks from her skirt and handed them to Bai Shuiru. Then she took a bite of one herself. "But my dad is afraid that Han Shuli will have anything to do with me."
Bai Shuiru:?
Elaine seemed unwilling to say more. She jumped up, hugged Bai Shuiru's arms and swung them, acting coquettishly and cutely:
"Hey~! Sister, please help me~! Since I support your design so much, please help me~!"
Bai Shuiru doesn't have many friends of the same sex. She seems to have an innate sense of nobility and alienation, and very few people act so coquettishly towards her.
Bai Shuiru was subconsciously trying to steady Elaine's hand, but she discovered that a jewel ring had appeared on her finger.
The cabochon-cut ruby weighing at least 10 carats actually shows several colors, such as reddish brown, rose red, golden yellow and emerald green, at different directions and angles as its owner moves, as well as a cat's eye effect like the opening and closing of the eyes.
I clearly remember that when Elaine took the wine glass during the dinner, the gemstone on her finger was shining with a rich pigeon blood red light.
No, not only was I not mistaken, I remembered it very clearly.
The only possibility is that the stone inlaid on Elaine's ring is the famous Alexandrite from the chrysoberyl family!
And the color, carat, clarity and cut that can achieve the level of "emerald in the day and ruby at night" are even rarer.
"Okay, you promise me one thing."
Elaine patted her chest and agreed without even asking, "No problem, I'll get it done right now."
Meanwhile, in the banquet hall.
Hei Huo Mian saw that only Han Shuli came back alone, and asked hurriedly:
"What happened to Shuiru? Why didn't she come back with you? Didn't she like those dresses?"
"Elianen and Miss Bai hit it off right away, and it seemed like they had something to say to each other in private."
Hei Huomian nodded, and immediately signaled with his eyes the secret guard who had returned to report to go and check again.
"When the flame of love comes, the frost of fear melts away." Rodriguez smiled and joked:
"Miss Bai has only been gone for a few minutes, but Mr. Hei can't wait to go look for her."
Hei Huomian was about to respond when he saw the refreshing Bai Shuiru coming back with Elaine holding his arm. He quickly stood up, walked over to Bai Shuiru and sat down again.
In just a few steps, Hei Huomian had already looked at his fiancée, who had changed her clothes, from head to toe:
The original belt was changed into a ribbon, and the long hair was tied into a bun, making the lively, smart and pretty lady of noble family transform into the dignified and majestic Queen.
Hei Huo Mian leaned over and kissed the back of her hand, praising her with a smile:
"Shui Ru, intelligence and beauty are another name for you."
Bai Shuiru, considering the presence of many people, just slightly pursed her lips and did not dodge the kiss.
Rodriguez raised his glass and laughed:
"Oh, I knew this young and beautiful lady must have something special, otherwise she wouldn't have received your unique favor, Mr. Black."
"In fact, it is I, Hei Huo Mian, who is lucky enough to receive her unparalleled favor." Hei Huo Mian and Bai Shui Ru kept holding hands, staring at her and kissing the back of her hand devoutly again. "Love is like twin cherries, two lovely fruits on the same stem. Although their bodies are separated, their hearts are the same."
Bai Shuiru's heart tightened, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Han Shuli who was answering a phone call not far away.
Rodriguez did not notice anything wrong between the young couple and raised his glass, "Miss Bai has always attracted Mr. Hei's attention and heart. Such an enviable love deserves a glass~!"
After everyone clinked their glasses, Rodriguez looked at Hei Huomian and finally brought the topic to the purpose of tonight's banquet - mining rights:
"Mr. Hei, I believe you must have considered adding a new cooperation between us."
Bai Shuiru heard Hei Huomian mention:
Rodriguez came to Biluo Country this time in order to cooperate with Heihuo Mian to obtain the mining rights of a palladium mine in L Country.
Mingxin Group has aerospace, aviation, shipping and automobile manufacturing sectors, and palladium is an indispensable key material among them. It can also be used to manufacture precision resistors and is more widely used in the jewelry industry.
Strictly speaking, if Ming Xin obtains the rights to develop the palladium mine, even if it only accounts for 20% or 30% of it, it will be very beneficial to the future manufacturing sector.
It's just that Country U is currently interfering in Country L's internal affairs, stirring up domestic disputes and causing an unstable situation. In the short term, the investment and output of mines in Country L are not proportional. Once the investment period is extended indefinitely, the investment profit will be compressed exponentially. Moreover, once a war breaks out in Country L, the various costs of withdrawing personnel and materials and waiting for mining to resume will drag down the entire project, or even the group.
Even if this is not the reason, given Rodriguez's identity as a U.S. citizen, the L government will not easily hand over the mining rights to him.
That's why Rodriguez wanted to take advantage of the fact that Biluo Country has always maintained neutrality in the international arena, its positive attitude and influence in working together with developing countries for development, as well as the strong strength of Mingxin Group, to cooperate in mining and operation.
No wonder Rodriguez gave Hei Huo Mian and me a ruby gift worth at least 1200 million US dollars under the pretext of celebrating our engagement. It turned out that he had other intentions.
Bai Shuiru seemed to be in a trance, smelling the aroma of wine and emptying her mind, but in fact she was looking between the two men like a hunter, waiting for an opportunity.
"Mr. Rodriguez, we have worked together many times, and we know each other as well as we do ourselves." Hei Huomian's cold voice did not conceal his calculations, and he just lazily shook the grape juice in the glass with his wrist. With just one sentence, he restricted the opponent's advance and retreat.
Indeed, Hei Huomian is patient and will secretly accumulate strength and wait for the right time, place and people to strike the opponent a blow that is a hundred or even a thousand times heavier.
His wishful thinking of leaving country U, which he had calculated early on, would ultimately fail. Not only would he not be able to gain any advantage in country L, but he would also lose face and influence internationally due to his hasty withdrawal from the country.
The ruby was given voluntarily by Rodriguez, and its value to Hei Huomian was just a small gift.
So whether to sell this face-saving Black Fire Mian or not depends entirely on his mood.
However, if Rodriguez had not provided the original agreement, Hei Huomian would not have been able to forcibly seize the mining rights in Country L; even if he took it away by force, it would greatly increase the cost.
The consortiums from other countries must have already started mediating through official channels, so in order to win this game, Ming Xin must bring the Imagination House along to play, to ensure that other opponents will be kicked out early.
But no one was willing to give in at the moment, and the other three women present were unwilling to lend a hand, so a stalemate had occurred.