Chapter 5 Chapter 5: The Fog of the Fog City
They stayed at the Savoy Hotel by the Thames River. Standing by the Thames River, Zheng Yiqun was taken aback by the imposing Savoy Hotel: this Edwardian-style landmark building stands proudly on the picturesque streets of London. Like an undeniably unique presence.
It is said that in the 20th century, the most luxurious parties and important events in the UK were held here. Queen Elizabeth II of England had many dates with her fiancé, Prince Philip, before her marriage.When the queen ascended the throne, she even held a banquet here with more than 1,000 people to celebrate her coronation.In addition, well-known French painter Monet, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, etc. have all stayed in Savoy Hotel.Celebrities from other countries staying here are as numerous as stars, and Savoy can be said to be star-studded.
Staying in this old hotel is like wandering in the long river of British history. Those golden years are like a silent movie, quietly showing the history of this country in front of your eyes.
Living here was arranged by Yin Shishuang, but she and Ou Shengda didn't live here, they lived beside Hyde Park.Moreover, she didn't seem to arrange for everyone to meet immediately.The car to pick up Wu Mei and Zheng Yiqun was sent by Zhang Ai, the chairman of Tengda Co., Ltd., and the driver was a British man in his forties. He didn't say much, but he just brought a message saying that Zhang Ai hadn't arrived in London yet. After arriving in London, I will invite Zheng Yiqun to dinner another day.
Zheng Yiqun can guess what Zhang Ai came to England for, but maybe she also has her own considerations.Some things cannot be controlled by themselves, but you have to control yourself.However, at the gate of the Savoy Hotel with a sculpture on it, Wu Mei specially showed her love to Zheng Yiqun again.Zheng Yiqun asked in a low voice, "Are there paparazzi in Britain?"
Wu Mei replied in a low voice: "You have to enter the role whether you have it or not." Life is a play, and you have to play different roles at different times and in different places.Good guys and bad guys are up to you, comedy and tragedy are up to you.
Zhou Jie sent a message: Director Yu invited me to dinner tonight, can you ask the club's image consultant to help me design a look?
Zheng Yiqun immediately called Liao Xuehao, the club's stylist, and made arrangements.Then, he called Zhou Jie and told her everything was settled.
Zhou Jie didn't say much, just said happily: "Thank you."
Zheng Yiqun was a little strange, she was making a commercial for Zhang Ai, she should have a makeup artist, why did she choose the club's stylist?
Perhaps, she wanted to tell him in another way that she had hooked up with another important person.
The hotel is newly renovated, and the wooden entrance is still in shape. Pass the revolving door to the front hall of the hotel. The black and white checkered marble floor, fine wall sculptures, and elegant chandeliers show the traditional Edwardian architectural style.Yin Shishuang arranged for Wu Mei the Royal Suite, which has two bedrooms, a study room, and a living room and dining room. The master room has an independent bathroom, as well as a dressing room and a cloakroom. Standing at the window, you can have a panoramic view of London .Needless to say, all this was ordered by Asa.
The rooms are luxuriously decorated, with olive green and purple as the main colors, showing unparalleled elegance and charm everywhere.The furniture is peaceful and restrained, revealing a luxurious and calm.Standing on the balcony, you can see the beautiful scenery of the Thames River and feel the artistic atmosphere surrounded by the British Museum and the Royal Opera House.Although the rooms look classic, they are equipped with high-quality modern facilities, such as Loewe flat-screen TVs and iPod docking stations.
All suites are accompanied by a dedicated butler, traditional British butler service with elegance and style.As soon as Zheng Yiqun and Wu Mei entered the door, all the luggage was quickly put in its proper place.
After dismissing the butler, Zheng Yiqun looked back at Wu Mei, she was coming out of the master room, saw Zheng Yiqun turning back, she waved, Zheng Yiqun walked over, she whispered: "You come in."
Zheng Yiqun hesitated for a moment, seeing her eyes, followed her into the master room.The master room is very large, and the furniture is low-key luxury. The curtains are very beautiful, but Zheng Yiqun always feels like the floral cloth worn by women in the old Chinese society.
Wu Mei opened the closet, turned to Zheng Yiqun and said, "Look."
Zheng Yiqun looked into the closet, and was immediately taken aback. Inside were several sets of luxurious women's clothing, as well as several sets of bright jewelry.
"What's the matter, does the hotel still send clothes?" Zheng Yiqun asked blankly.
Wu Mei shook her head, said with a cut, "Is it possible? You'd better ask your general manager."
"Boss Yin? That's your sister, why are you telling me this?" Zheng Yiqun shrugged.
"So you don't know about this arrangement?" Wu Mei looked at him.
Zheng Yiqun shrugged, curled his lips, and said, "Do you think I'm joking?"
Wu Mei's expression was a little serious, which was a bit in contrast to her usual ladylike appearance.She frowned and said, "Go out, I'll change clothes. By the way, I remind you that the curtains should be drawn in the bedroom at all times, understand?"
Zheng Yiqun shook his head, of course he understood why.Go out of the room and into the study.The study room is very elegantly decorated, and the furniture is very expensive. Zheng Yiqun sat down on the chair, which is just soft and hard, with exquisite materials, leather surface, and simple armrests, but it has a European atmosphere, unlike the imitation European furniture in some domestic hotels. Selfish, like-looking, poor in substance.
The desk lamp on the table is soft in tone and does not feel flickering at all. Looking at the opposite side through the light of the desk lamp, a slightly abstract painting hangs there, and the edge is decorated with metal, which enhances the taste of the whole study.The walls are decorated with exquisite fabric wallpaper, which is pleasing to the eye with simple but gorgeous decorative items.
For a Singaporean-educated person like Zheng Yiqun, Singapore's British style is not pure, but this is an experience full of British style, which is enough to leave a long-lasting lingering sound in his memory.
A poem suddenly popped up in Zheng Yiqun's mind: the same is true for pleasure in the world, since ancient times everything flows eastward.Yes, everything will pass, why bother to make yourself too busy, maybe try to learn to let go, and you will find that happiness is actually plain.In fact, the more you let go, the more you get; only those who can let go can truly understand life and live a more free and easy life.
It's time to call Xuanxuan. After flying for about ten hours, and then from the airport to the hotel, I don't know what she's doing after so much trouble.
Zheng Yiqun dialed Xuanxuan's phone number, but found that she couldn't get through. She might be at sea or somewhere with poor signal, so forget it.He was a little worried. As soon as he got off the plane, he saw some ambiguous scenes about him and Wu Mei in Hong Kong on Weibo. Xu Xinyang also called him, saying that Hong Kong's Sydney Daily and Moon News had published A photo of him and Ume.Xu Xinyang knows, but Xuan Xuan doesn't know?
Xuan Xuan's phone didn't work, but another call came in, it was a mobile phone number in London.He picked it up with a sissy male voice: "Mr. Zheng? My surname is Pan, and I'm Annie's friend. I want to come and get what she brought me."
Zheng Yiqun asked, "Where do you live?"
The man surnamed Pan replied: "I live in the West End of London, which hotel are you in?"
Zheng Yiqun replied: "I live in the Savoy Hotel."
The man surnamed Pan said: "I'm very close there. I'm leaving now and I'll be there in twenty minutes. I'll call you when I get downstairs."
Zheng Yiqun turned off the line. He didn't like men talking in such a tone. He usually met this kind of people in clubs, because some female customers needed them, and he usually kept them at a respectful distance.He looked at his watch. It was 7:30 am GMT. The average Brit hadn't woken up at this time. This guy named Pan got up so early?After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the things Anne brought must be very important to this Pan.
There was some movement at the door, and when he looked up, he saw Wu Mei standing there wearing a dress from the closet just now.This is a light blue dress, but the top and skirt are a bit different in color, and the top is a little greener. In addition, there are no complicated decorations.The open collar of the top is round, and there is a small pendant dotted there.Wumei always has a calm and leisurely taste, which is the so-called fan.
"How about it, is it okay to wear this for dinner later?" Wu Mei asked.
Zheng Yiqun nodded and said, "Skirts can best show the beauty of women's curves. It's really good."
"Of course, don't look at who my sister is!" Wu Mei suddenly felt a little proud, the sternness in her bedroom just now suddenly disappeared, she was sexy but not coquettish.
Zheng Yiqun said relaxedly: "It is said that the things here are quite good. I have already asked the housekeeper to locate a place in Thames Foyer."
"Isn't Thames Foyer a place for afternoon tea?" Ume asked.
Zheng Yiqun nodded and said, "Yes, there is the best afternoon tea in London. However, it's breakfast time."
"Okay, you change your clothes, let's go down." Wu Mei said.Her mood seems to be good now, women are really fickle.
Zheng Yiqun returned to the room, changed into a suit of formal clothes, and put on a bow tie, and matched it with the cufflinks that Xuan Xuan bought for her.While buttoning his cuff buttons, he suddenly thought of Lawyer Peng. His cuffs had initials on them. If he stopped working in the club, he could consider learning from Lawyer Peng.
He had just finished changing when the phone rang, and it was the man surnamed Pan.So, he picked up the paper bag that Annie had asked someone to deliver, greeted Wu Mei and went downstairs.
A Koenigsegg CCXR was parked at the gate, and a tall, elegant man in Cerruti casual clothes stood in front of the car.Seeing Zheng Yiqun and Wu Mei approaching, he stretched out his right hand, gave a graceful hey, and said, "Hi, my name is Pan, and I'm Annie's friend." His voice was as soft as a moan.
Zheng Yiqun reached out to shake his hand. His hands were soft and had nail polish on them. Zheng Yiqun handed him the paper bag and said lightly, "Put it away." Without saying what his name was, he gave Wu Mei a wink. The two turned around and left.
Thames Foyer has a glass dome that can introduce natural daylight, and under the dome is an English-style garden pavilion. The gorgeous design fully demonstrates the elegant and noble space atmosphere.
Sitting down at a round table pre-booked by the housekeeper next to the gazebo, Wu Mei looked at Zheng Yiqun and asked, "You don't seem to like him very much?"
"This person is a mother." Zheng Yiqun pouted.
"I know who he is, even though he doesn't know me." Wumei waved, and a silver-haired male waiter came over. She ordered a few pastries and said, "I only order pastries, I don't want to eat other things, don't Order your own."
"Eating pastries is more calorie-intensive, so you might as well have a meal."
Wu Mei thought about it and replied, "You are an expert, so you can make the decision."
Therefore, Zheng Yiqun canceled most of Wu Meiming's pastries, and only kept small muffins and sandwiches with ham, cucumber and smoked salmon inside.Then ordered steak and fried fish.
"Flying in the sky for a day today, simply eat something, and then rest, tomorrow I will take you to eat London delicacies."
"Alright, by the way, did you know? The man just now was Pan Wenlin." Wu Mei looked at Zheng Yiqun and said a little mysteriously.
"Pan Wenlin? It's Yan Wenxiao's former boyfriend who was adopted by Annie later. Isn't he in Japan?" Zheng Yiqun had heard of this person before, but he didn't match this person up with the Pan Wenlin he remembered just now.
Wu Mei shrugged her shoulders, and said with a bit of disdain: "He just took a breakup fee from Annie, saying it was for business, but it was just nonsense."
"Didn't he say that he wants to be the director to make films?" Zheng Yiqun asked casually, looking at the patterns on the gazebo.
"He, once he eats soft food, can he still do great things? How tiring it is to do big things."
"Just now I weighed that paper bag by the way, it's quite heavy, I don't know what it is." Zheng Yiqun said.
"Don't guess, it must have something to do with money. By the way, Yan Wenxiao may have something in his hands."
The waiter brought up corn soup. Zheng Yiqun took a sip and found that there were bacon, corn kernels, eggs, etc., and it tasted sweet.
"By the way, what did you mean just now that the last video was made by Pan Wenlin?" Zheng Yiqun asked.A few days ago when Yan Wenxiao was leaving Maicheng, someone sent out a sex video of her and Pan Wenlin, both Wu Mei and Zheng Yiqun received it.Fortunately, Wumei's boyfriend took action in time, so the matter did not expand.
"He can't get away with it." Wu Mei said.She took a few sips of soup, wiped her mouth gracefully, and then said, "Do you think Asa arranged us here this time just to buy me some clothes and jewelry?"
"Did Mr. Yin tell you about other arrangements for coming here?" Zheng Yiqun asked.
Wu Mei shook her head, and replied: "No, she just said that she came to London for business. And I just need such a trip, a scandal, to dilute the rumors in that circle. It's just that doing so will hurt you and Xuan Xuan, but I I can’t think of any other way. You have to know that only you are the ones he trusts. If I contact anyone in the past, he may have ideas.”
"Have you always maintained this relationship with him? What will you do in the future?" Zheng Yiqun asked.
Wu Mei sighed softly, lowered her eyebrows and said, "He's only fifteen years older than me. Judging from the current situation, he still has room for improvement. If politics remains stable, he can take care of me and the children for at least twenty years." .So, I don't want to ask for anything."
"As for your career, don't you want to continue to develop?" Zheng Yiqun asked.
Wu Mei thought about it and replied: "You have to know, in my current situation, I can't participate in more commercial performances. The outside world still has speculation about our relationship. I just participate in some commemorative performances of the Spring Festival Gala and important festivals." , Others can be pushed or pushed."
"Why do I feel that Asa is a little estranged from you now, weren't you very close before?" Zheng Yiqun felt that the question in his heart must be clarified.
Wu Mei frowned and replied: "It's not because of him. You have to know that he is at the same level as Asa, and Asa's power is only slightly smaller. In the past two years, he has risen rapidly, and Asa seems to have some ideas. "
"Politics is a wonderful thing. It can turn enemies into friends and friends into enemies." Zheng Yiqun said.
Wu Mei suddenly fell silent. Silence can only create unsolved mysteries one by one, and can never make each other understand.
The old waiter brought up fried fish, and Zheng Yiqun introduced, "This is a British specialty."
Wu Mei smiled and said, "Let's eat Chinese food. You just said that friends become enemies? The concept is wrong. Asa and him are not enemies, but allies."
"Allies, this word is very special." Zheng Yiqun suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart.In politics, alliances are often required, and the purpose of alliances is to fight against enemies together.Of course, forming an alliance also requires paying a price, making concessions to allies and sacrificing for allies.
"Guess what Shi Shuang is doing now?" Wu Mei asked suddenly.
Zheng Yiqun shook his head: "I don't know. In the past few days in London, except that she will accompany Ou Shengda and Miss Hanhan to meet the Duke of Wellington tomorrow, other arrangements are not specifically shown on the club's schedule. Moreover, this It’s because I’m here, and there are other things at the club, so she has to go back early. Alas, it’s not easy for a girl.”
"I'm just worried about her personal problems now. She's so big that she hasn't settled yet. I'm worried that when Gu Mengbai comes back this time, there will be a bloody storm in the club. What will she do then?" Wu Mei seemed a little worried .
Zheng Yiqun said with emotion: "Yes, she needs a good home."
"Why didn't you chase her back then? I think you two get along pretty well." Wu Mei asked suddenly, then forked a piece of fish and handed it to Zheng Yiqun, looking very intimate.
Zheng Yiqun understood that she was acting again.So he responded with a smile and said, "We're buddies."
Wu Mei was about to ask something when the old waiter brought the steak and introduced that the steak here had been carefully processed in the early stage.Wu Mei asked Zheng Yiqun: "What did he say?"
Zheng Yiqun said: "He said that the steak here has been processed." Looking at Wumei, she seemed a little puzzled, and continued to explain, "The fresher the steak, the better the taste. This is because when the cow is just slaughtered, the beef needs to go through a process. The process of 'acidification', the classic method of British steak is to hang the beef in a cold storage at a specific temperature and humidity for a period of time. In this process, the protein of the beef itself is converted into natural enzymes, while the external microorganisms It can act on the softening of beef muscle tissue, relax the originally tight meat, and then improve the tenderness and flavor of beef, so that the taste can reach the best."
Wu Mei nodded, Zheng Yiqun began to cut the steak, Wu Mei asked, "Why are the steaks here so big?"
Zheng Yiqun half-jokingly said: "The British are big."
Before he finished speaking, his phone vibrated suddenly, it was Xuan Xuan.So he stood up and went outside.In the UK, if you talk on the phone in a restaurant, people will look down on you.Xuan Xuan told him that this afternoon, sister Li Shanshan was arranged to take a flight to the outer sea, and then went to the island bought by Ou Shengda to have dinner, because Li Shanshan's sister was very interested, so I took her to take a look at it by boat just now The moonlight on the sea, arrange for them to rest now.
Zheng Yiqun asked: "Are they still satisfied?"
Xuan Xuan replied: "Of course I am satisfied, especially the two sets of jewelry, they like it very much."
"That's good, you're tired too, take a good rest." Zheng Yiqun said with concern.
"What are you doing?" Xuan Xuan seemed to ask casually.
"Oh, I'm having breakfast with Wu Mei, and I'm going to take a break later to beat the jet lag." Zheng Yiqun replied.
"Oh, rest early then. By the way, let me tell you something, the two of you have been featured in the newspaper." Xuan Xuan seemed to be talking about other people's business, as if it had nothing to do with her.
"Xuan Xuan, listen to my explanation." Zheng Yiqun felt that her tone was wrong, so he hurriedly said.
"No need to explain, aren't you just cooperating with her in acting? Forget it, I didn't sleep well yesterday, I fell asleep." After speaking, Xuan Xuan hung up the phone.
No matter how careless Zheng Yiqun was, he knew that Xuan Xuan was angry, so he hurriedly dialed the phone back, but Xuan Xuan didn't answer anything, and Zheng Yiqun stood there in a daze for a long time. He knew that he was in big trouble.He remembered that Xuan Xuan said to him once: "If one day, when you call me, I don't turn back, there is only one reason, that is, I cried." She must be crying now.
Zheng Yiqun's stomach burst with pantothenic acid, he pressed it a few times, took a few deep breaths, and then walked back to the restaurant.Wu Mei looked at him and asked, "You don't look very good, why, what happened?"
"It's nothing, our matter was published in Hong Kong newspapers, and Xuan Xuan saw it." Zheng Yiqun replied flatly.
"Did she react strongly?" Ume asked with concern.
"I didn't say anything, but I won't answer my phone now." Zheng Yiqun replied with a heavy heart.
"Oh, it looks like she's really angry, I've wronged you, I'm sorry." Wu Mei apologized.
"If it's good for you and him, it's okay for us to be wronged a little. The most precious thing is not a certain item, but the person who silently stays with you. Now I deeply understand it." Zheng Yiqun replied.
"Anyone's happiness, achievements, and pursuits must never be exchanged for the pain and loss of others. Nothing can be higher than the value of a person's life. Yiqun, what he and I owe you will be doubled in the future." Wu Mei is serious. Said, the expression on his face was as hard as steel.Zheng Yiqun didn't say much, and cut some fish for her, so there is no need to say anything at this time.Be more considerate and considerate of others, and everything will be completely different.
Zheng Yiqun was falling asleep on that big soft bed when the phone rang suddenly. He saw the number was unfamiliar and wanted to reject it, but he was afraid it was an important call, so he picked it up.There was a polite and humble voice: "Mr. Zheng, hello."
Zheng Yiqun sat up all of a sudden, and it was Gu Mengbai over there.He asked: "Mr. Gu, have you been to Hong Kong?"
"Oh, not yet. I was in transit in Moscow and just received some information. I want to communicate with you." Gu Mengbai said softly, every word clearly conveyed to Zheng Yiqun's ears.
"President Gu, please tell me." Zheng Yiqun leaned against the head of the bed, his head hurting a little.
"Let's talk about Li Tieniu first, do you know him well?" Gu Mengbai asked calmly.
"I don't really understand. I heard that Wang Hanrong, the vice chairman of the provincial CPPCC, was the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau when he was the deputy mayor. Later, he made mistakes. However, under Wang Hanrong's operation, he became the deputy secretary-general of the provincial CPPCC. He came to Pengcheng to be the secretary of the district party committee in Baoshan District. Hearing that he came here, Zhang Zhonghuang, director of the Pengcheng People's Congress, made a lot of contributions."
"I heard that last time the club was closed down, he still played a certain role in it, right?" Gu Mengbai asked.
"I really don't know the specifics. I just heard that he coordinated the Pengcheng People's Congress and the Political Consultative Conference and wrote several reports to the province that were not very beneficial to the club." Zheng Yiqun replied honestly.
Gu Mengbai hummed, and said in a calm manner: "Yes, I understand. I still have a question, why was his brother-in-law so anxious to leave that morning?"
Zheng Yiqun replied: "I don't know. Judging by that expression, there should be some urgent matter. I can't judge what it is. His attitude is very firm."
"This is a mystery, can you find a way to find it out?" Gu Mengbai asked.
Zheng Yiqun understands what Gu Mengbai said to investigate. If he can know why he must leave, it may be of great benefit to deal with his relationship with Li Tieniu in the future.Zheng Yiqun replied: "I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I'm really not familiar with him, it was the first time I saw him that day."
Gu Mengbai hummed and said, "Let me figure out a way. By the way, have you seen Mr. Yin?"
"Not yet, she has an important schedule today." Zheng Yiqun replied.He didn't mention that Yin Shishuang, Han Han, Guo Zhengyu, and Ou Shengda were going to meet the Duke of Wellington tonight, because he didn't know what it meant to Ou Shengda or the club.
Fortunately, Gu Mengbai did not continue to ask, but asked: "I heard that Guo Zhengyu also went to London?"
"Oh, yes." Zheng Yiqun replied.This kind of thing cannot be hidden from Gu Mengbai, and direct admission is the correct way to deal with it.
Gu Mengbai thought for a while and said, "There is no chance in this world."
"What does Mr. Gu mean?" Zheng Yiqun asked.
"There are right and wrong people in the land of right and wrong." Gu Mengbai said.
There is something in Gu Mengbai's words, Zheng Yiqun understands in his heart, but he can't take the blame, he doesn't know what Gu Mengbai wants to do, is to win him over?
"Does Mr. Gu have anything else to do?" Zheng Yiqun said, his attitude was very clear, and he wanted to end the conversation.
"Oh, it's nothing, see Dong Guo and Dong Ou and say hello for me." Gu Mengbai said.
Gu Mengbai's tone was flat, and he actually mentioned Ou Shengda, and asked Zheng Yiqun to say hello to him. Could it be that he, Ou Shengda and Chu Zhiyang have turned their battles into friendship?Zheng Yiqun was very puzzled, but he still agreed: "If I can see it, I will definitely convey it."
Gu Mengbai suddenly asked again: "By the way, has Mr. Yin's godfather come to the club recently?"
This sentence is definitely not a random question, Gu Mengbai must want to get some information.Zheng Yiqun replied: "Secretary Tang is very busy recently and always holds meetings in Beijing. However, I have brought something to Mr. Yin a few times. I don't know what it is, probably a local product."
"Oh, I'm just asking casually. I don't know him. I heard that he has a lot of energy in Beijing. I'm afraid that there is something difficult to handle with Li Tieniu. I want to use his relationship. Forget it, let's talk about it when we have a chance." You are busy, I have to board the plane." Gu Mengbai put up the phone.Sometimes, listening to a person, don't care about what he said, but what he didn't say.
Zheng Yiqun opened the curtains a little, and found that the Thames River was in the evening sun, looking lazy and elegant.Zheng Yiqun slowly sorted out all the things he had experienced in the past two days. Suddenly, a line from the double-faced Harvey in "The Dark Knight" flooded into his mind: either die like a hero, or live until you become a the wicked.This line really startled him, and he asked himself: Are you going to become a villain?
He stretched himself and took a deep breath of the foggy air.The phone rang, and he answered it. It was Yin Shishuang. Yin Shishuang told him that he was going to accompany Guo Zhengyu, Ou Shengda and Wang Chuhong to see the Duke of Wellington.Zheng Yiqun asked, "When shall we meet?"
"We won't meet anymore. After the meeting is over, I'm going to meet Zhang Ai in a hurry. I need to talk to her about some things."
"Oh, then how do I arrange it here, just show affection to your sister like this?"
"How can it be? I asked you to come to London for other reasons. Showing affection is my sister's personal business." Yin Shishuang replied.
"Oh, my ex-husband is not a human being inside and out. Maybe Xuan Xuan hates me now." Zheng Yiqun replied dejectedly.
Yin Shishuang sighed and said: "You and sister Xuanxuan have been wronged by this matter. Dong Ou and I will take the first flight back tomorrow, and Dong Guo will still deal with some things here. When necessary, I will authorize You do some services. By the way, Guo Dong’s plane is in London, and you can transfer it at any time if you need anything.”
"Understood." Zheng Yiqun replied, he suddenly remembered something, and asked Yin Shishuang, "There is something, Professor Le said that they want to buy a house for Ou Guangqun in the United States, we have already arranged a broker, what will happen if Director Ou returns to China ?”
"This matter is not very clear, so, I will ask Director Ou later."
"Okay!" They rushed back suddenly, the matter must be urgent.
"Someone will invite you to dinner later, you have to cooperate with my sister." Yin Shi double said.
"Ok!"
"I have something to remind you. If Lin Xiaowei invites you to meet these two days, you must communicate with me first. I think he seems to be doing something." Yin Shishuang suddenly reminded.
Zheng Yiqun really wanted to tell Yin Shishuang about his analysis with Liu Yueping, but he was afraid that Yin Shishuang would become suspicious and analyze some secrets between himself and Liu Yueping, so he dismissed this idea and replied: "I know, I will follow up with you in time. You communicated."
"I will talk to Xuan Xuan privately when I go back, don't worry too much, I believe she will understand." Yin Shishuang said.
"By the way, Gu Mengbai called me just now and asked about Li Tieniu's background, and also asked if Secretary Tang has been to the club recently." Zheng Yiqun added.
Yin Shishuang was silent for a moment and said: "Maybe he is afraid. It's nothing, what should come will always come, and you can't hide. Sometimes the only way to resist the darkness is to shine your own light."
"Well, we'll get in touch after you meet Zhang Ai tonight." Zheng Yiqun said.
Putting down the phone, Zheng Yiqun felt a little guilty. He didn't know what choice Zhang Ai would make. Once she couldn't bear the pressure, he might have to face the person who wanted to buy Zhonghaixin. What about lawyer Peng's preparations? What?He was a little restless.So, he wrote a letter and sent it to lawyer Peng, hoping that he could speed up the progress.
He simply took a shower, changed into a formal suit, and walked out of the room, only to find that Wu Mei had already been groomed and was sitting there drinking tea elegantly.She was wearing a light blue dress with a Middle Eastern pattern on the hem, which was also in the closet.Zheng Yiqun said with a little embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I overslept. Logically speaking, I should take you to taste the most famous afternoon tea in the world here."
Wu Mei smiled generously and said, "It's okay, I just got up too."
"Boss Yin said that we will be invited to dinner later." Zheng Yiqun sat down on the sofa next to Wu Mei.Wu Mei winked at him, motioning him to sit beside her.Zheng Yiqun was startled, and following Wu Mei's eyes, he found that a housekeeper and two waiters were packing something in Wu Mei's room.So, he sat next to Wu Mei.
Wu Mei whispered: "Just now he asked Mr. consciously or unconsciously, I said you didn't sleep well, and I wanted to put on makeup again, so I went to the guest room."
Zheng Yiqun whispered: "He is an Englishman, are you too sensitive?"
"Be careful the boat that lasts ten thousand years."
"I'm so tired." Zheng Yiqun shook his head.
"Politics, that's it. By the way, do you still remember Cai Yao?" Wu Mei asked.
"I remember, I used to come to the club often, but I haven't seen you for a long time." Zheng Yiqun replied.
Wu Mei looked at him, frowned and said, "You really don't know, but you don't know, she went in because of Liu Lijun."
"Oh? How come I don't know at all, where is her best friend Zhou Li?" Zheng Yiqun looked surprised.Cai Yao used to come to the club with Lin Shenglan and Zhou Li, the directors of "Jinling Fengyue", but she didn't come recently, and it was rarely seen in the media. It turned out that something happened.
"Same, it is said that Liu Lijun was flying with them in Nanjing when the accident happened."
"Wow, that's exciting enough." Zheng Yiqun was really shocked.
"It is said that the two of them also involved some other people. Anyway, as far as I know, this life is over." Wu Mei said with infinite emotion.
Zheng Yiqun suddenly understood why Wu Mei acted in this play, not only for that man, but also for herself.In this treacherous era, protecting yourself is a technical task.
His phone rang suddenly, it was Yi Tao, he asked: "Mr. Zheng, are you in London?"
Zheng Yiqun was not surprised at all, Annie knew about it when he came to London, and Yi Tao would naturally know about it.So he replied, "Yes."
"I have something to trouble you with. Ask someone from the club to book a first-class ticket on Hong Kong Dragon Airlines from London to Hong Kong. I will send you the name and ID number of the passenger right away."
"Yiqun is willing to serve Mr. Yi." Zheng Yiqun half-joked, and then said, "Isn't it for women?"
"I'm not as lustful as you." After finishing speaking, she hung up the phone.
"Who is it?" Ume asked.
"Oh, Yi Tao." Zheng Yiqun replied.
A dark cloud suddenly appeared on Wu Mei's face, and she said: "Yiqun, I really regret it now, we shouldn't have introduced Wen Xiao to Yi Tao, but introduced Luo Xiaoke to him. , I found that Anne is not very authentic, her relationship with Wen Xiao is by no means a simple sisterly relationship, it feels very strange."
"Why do you feel this way?" Zheng Yiqun remembered what Yi Tao said to him that night when it rained heavily.
There is a message on the phone, it is a Japanese passport, the name of the passenger is very strange - Hideto Matsumoto.Zheng Yiqun smiled slightly, and muttered, "This Yitao has Japanese friends."
Wu Mei didn't seem to pay attention to his words, she concentrated on sipping English black tea.
Zheng Yiqun sent the message to Xuan Xuan, telling her to do it right away, and Xuan Xuan replied: Received.No superfluous words.Zheng Yiqun really wanted to call her, but he was embarrassed because of Wu Mei's presence.
Wu Mei turned her head and said, "You just asked me why I felt that way, didn't you?" Zheng Yiqun nodded, and Wu Mei continued, "I can't tell. I was only familiar with Wen Xiao before, and Annie also had contact, but I don’t know much about it. But regarding Wen Xiao’s matter this time, I think her role is very unusual.”
"Why is this unusual?" Zheng Yiqun asked calmly.
Wu Mei frowned and said, "It's hard to say, I think she is too enthusiastic, but the way of enthusiasm seems a little unreasonable." She paused, stared at Zheng Yiqun and asked, "Tell me, she won't develop Yi Tao too. Is it Pan Wenlin?"
Zheng Yiqun felt impulsive, and really wanted to tell Wu Mei exactly what Yi Tao said to him that night, but when the words came to his lips, he still felt that it was inappropriate, so he swallowed them forcefully.
Wu Mei may have noticed that Zheng Yiqun's expression was wrong, and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Zheng Yiqun said lightly: "It's nothing, the two are so good, will they break up?"
Wu Mei stared at Zheng Yiqun, and said seriously: "No, you are not such an open person. To be honest, what do you think about Annie and Wen Xiao?"
Wu Mei had already pushed Zheng Yiqun into a corner, and he felt that he couldn't turn around, so he replied weakly: "She is a bit like Wen Xiao and Yi Tao's mother."
"No, I think she played Wen Xiao in her hands." Wu Mei seemed very dissatisfied with Zheng Yiqun's answer.
Zheng Yiqun hesitated for a moment, he didn't know why he remembered what director Ang Lee said: Everyone has a Brokeback Mountain in their hearts.Maybe it's a person or a thing. In short, you poured all your emotions into trying to keep him, but you couldn't.Everyone has a deep mountain called "the past" that cannot be let go or returned.Zheng Yiqun was a little frightened by his own thoughts, he couldn't help shaking his head.
Wu Mei asked: "You object to my opinion?"
The phone rang, it was a message from Xuan Xuan, she sent Hideto Matsumoto's flight information.Zheng Yiqun forwarded the information to Yi Tao.In his opinion, this is a trivial matter. It is normal for a member to book a plane ticket for his client.
After he finished these things, he looked up and found that Wu Mei was gone. He turned his head and saw that she was talking to the housekeeper.The butler is an English man in his forties with an extraordinary bearing. The butler of the Savoy Hotel is famous all over the world, and the butler of the Royal Suite must be the top of all butlers.This butler is responsible for the tasks assigned by others?Zheng Yiqun absolutely did not believe it.
乌梅走回来，对郑逸群说：“我给了他和服务员点儿小费。”
“哦！”郑逸群没说什么。
“哎，刚才咱们说到哪儿啦？”
郑逸群正想回答，电话又响了，这是一个说话语速有点儿快的人，他自我介绍道：“郑总，你好，我姓翁，是安妮小姐的朋友，我跟尹总沟通过，想请你和乌梅小姐吃个便饭。”
姓翁？郑逸群马上想起了给伊涛投资的那个翁林志，那个隐形富豪，于是，他礼貌地回答：“那就谢谢了。我们在哪里吃饭呢？”
“哦，这样，我在郊外有栋房子，我这里的厨师还不错，我想请你们来我这里吃个便饭，顺便介绍两个朋友给乌梅小姐认识。”翁林志语速虽然有点儿快，但表达得却很清楚。
“那好吧。”郑逸群回答。
翁林志道：“二十分钟后，有车在Savoy酒店门口等你。”
翁林志的房子在郊外，是一栋五层楼的城堡，外观庞大宏伟，建筑线条挺拔向上，一如彼时的英伦绅士。白色花岗岩墙，一二层墙上爬满了常春藤，很隐秘。门口的花园修剪得像个迷宫。郑逸群明白，这一定是翁林志买到的一座贵族庄园。由于维护庄园建筑的费用实在太昂贵，这样的庄园的售价相对便宜。庄园四周围绕着花园、草场、湖泊，甚至还有大雁悠闲地在湖畔的草坡上漫步。
乌梅不仅惊叹道：“天啊，这简直是仙境。”
“你就是爱丽丝。”郑逸群不苟言笑地说。
乌梅开始没反应过来，但是很快就明白了。郑逸群是说一部童话，故事叙述了一个名叫爱丽丝的女孩从兔子洞进入一个神奇国度，遇到许多会讲话的生物以及像人一般活动的纸牌，最后发现原来是一场梦。
于是，她笑道：“你就是疯帽匠。”
向车窗外望去，碧蓝的天空，略染夕照的白云，蓝天下辽阔的草地，一切都令人心旷神怡。
翁林志和一男一女正站在门口等着郑逸群和乌梅，他个子不高，身体动作协调，他先是伸出手跟郑逸群热情地握手，他的手上有些老茧，很坚硬，这应该是长期运动所致。“欢迎郑总。”翁林志非常热情。
郑逸群将乌梅介绍给翁林志：“这是大歌星乌梅小姐。”
翁林志脸上绽放着美丽的花朵，热情地说：“以前只是在电视上看到过乌梅小姐，没想到乌梅小姐本人比电视上还要光彩照人。”
乌梅优雅地笑着，似乎很受用。无论什么样的女人，面对恭维，都会心花怒放的。她笑吟吟地说：“哪里，老了，丑了。不过，我要谢谢你的飞机，真豪华。”
翁林志淡淡地笑着道：“为了乌梅小姐旅途舒适而已，不算什么。”
翁林志接着介绍身边的一对男女，男的叫秦晓，女的是一个文化交流协会的，叫Bess，穿着一件浑身亮晶晶的裙子。郑逸群在新加坡上过学，于是用英文问：“Are you from Thailand？” Bess双手合十，用汉语回答：“是的。”
“Bess小姐祖上是从潮州移民到乌汶府的，现在除了哥哥，全家都住在美国。”秦晓介绍道。他是一个貌不惊人的男人，穿着也很普通，属于丢到人群里马上就会被淹没的那种。郑逸群总觉得这个名字在哪里听说过，但是又突然想不起来在哪里听说过。
走进翁林志这个房子，首先是一个非常大的大厅，装饰富丽堂皇，里面有大量油画、雕塑、挂毯。天花板上有一幅巨大的战争画，看得出来，房子原主人的先祖一定是为英格兰浴血战斗过的。整个城堡的窗子上面都是半圆形的，装饰精美，上面有好看的花纹，而且鎏金，玻璃也是彩色的，上面有很多人物，看来应该是一些战斗故事或者爱情故事。大厅的左侧有一个巨大的壁炉，透着一份大气、庄严和寂静。
有管家过来，说可以入席了。于是，翁林志说：“还是回头再带二位参观我这栋房子吧。”
管家领着大家向餐厅走，翁林志介绍道，这座城堡里面有大大小小五个餐厅，今天去吃饭的这个餐厅是原来城堡主人的专用餐厅。
在前往餐厅的路上，走廊上挂了很多油画，乌梅不禁赞叹，说这是艺术的殿堂，谁知翁林志却显得很不以为然，说：“英格兰中世纪城堡里不挂几幅17世纪的名家作品，楼梯拐角没有家族几个世纪的人物画像，贵族就会感觉自己像乡下人，挂这些显示他们有格调、有品位。”
郑逸群注意到，走廊上也有穹顶，上面画着一些极具宗教色彩的图画，也许这个城堡的主人还有些宗教背景吧。
餐厅的装饰金碧辉煌，用白、金两色装饰而成，屋顶挂有水晶吊灯，四周墙壁顶端绘有战争的情景。整个餐厅里都是红木家具，餐桌呈马蹄形，桌面光华焕然。餐厅四周还摆满了各种各样的中国瓷器，在郑逸群看来，有很多都是绝世珍品。
乌梅叹息道：“这都是帝国主义在中国掠夺的，是他们侵略的铁证啊。”
管家过来招呼大家坐下，翁林志作为主人坐在了顶端，乌梅和郑逸群坐在了主人的左手边，Bess和秦晓坐在了右手边。
桌子上的瓷器是精美的，刀叉是纯银的，工艺非常精良，有精美的花纹，看起来应该是家族徽章。
服务员都是绝色美女，其中一个长得特别像翁林志私人飞机上的那个空姐，她在倒酒的时候，郑逸群不由得多看了她一眼。
先上的是香槟，管家介绍说这是康沃尔郡出产的骆驼古香槟酒，郑逸群尝了一口，秦晓问：“感觉怎么样？”郑逸群回答：“酒有点儿发酸，似乎有些精灵在口腔里跳舞。”翁林志笑着说：“由于康沃尔在英国南部，阳光比较少，雨量比较充沛，所以那里产的葡萄不是很甜。”
服务员送上来了熏鲑鱼沙拉，绿色的生菜上摆着黄红相间的鲑鱼肉，口感一流。乌梅不禁赞叹道：“以前我吃的鲑鱼很少有这种做法，真是美味。”
翁林志介绍道：“这是苏格兰鲑鱼，和你平时吃到的挪威鲑鱼或者加拿大鲑鱼的口感的确有很大的区别。对了，配一点儿烤面包风味更独特。”
“对了，乌梅小姐最近似乎很少在电视上露面啊。”秦晓似乎不经意地问。
乌梅脸色如水，平淡地说：“不想参加那些商演，影响不好。”
郑逸群注意到，翁林志和秦晓相互交流了一下眼神。
红酒是Biddenden葡萄园出产的，翁林志介绍道，英国葡萄酒虽然没有法国葡萄酒那样有名，但是质量也绝对不差，尤其是近年，英国葡萄酒声名鹊起，所以，拿出来尝一下。而且，他还补充道，如果不喜欢，可以喝法国葡萄酒，他这里有上好的白马满分。
乌梅柔和地说：“没什么，试试英国风味也挺好的。”
服务员送上来鲽鱼丸龙虾汁、砂锅鹧鸪、配威士忌蘑菇酱汁的里脊牛排或羔羊肉……都是非常具有英国特色的食品，色、香、味俱全。
大家轻松地聊着天，不过是国内政界的一些八卦、秘闻，看起来都是随意说的，但是，郑逸群总是觉得这些话题是翁林志和秦晓有意提及的。不过，他们一直有意无意地回避着一个名字，那就是乌梅的男朋友。
在这种场合，不提他，实际上就是某种姿态，他才是今天的主角。有时候，主角不一定要出场，出场的不一定是主角。
“对了，听说这两天欧升达和郭正余都在伦敦啊，乌梅小姐有没有见到他们啊？”翁林志似乎很随意地问道。
乌梅波澜不惊地回答：“没有，他们的安排比较多，还没来得及见面。”
“听阿萨说他那边麻烦不小啊。”翁林志意味深长地说。这一句话点明了两个问题：一、翁林志跟阿萨是朋友，二、欧升达跟阿萨也是朋友。
“是吗？”乌梅似乎毫不在意地道。
郑逸群跟乌梅毕竟有过一段所谓的婚姻，每次乌梅来鹏城，为了掩人耳目，大部分时间他们还是住在一起的，因此关于她和欧升达的事郑逸群还是知道一些的。她虽然现在因为男朋友的问题跟欧升达来往并不多，但是，她与欧升达的关系还是很不错的。欧升达遇到的事情她不可能不知道，也不可能不跟自己的男朋友说。恐怕，只是里面掺杂了阿萨的关系，她要保持着这个姿态吧。
翁林志点点头：“嗯，有人在调查他。算了，不说他了。乌梅小姐，我这次来伦敦是有点儿小事想麻烦你一下。”
“怎么？翁总怎么会麻烦我一个唱歌的？”乌梅平静地看着翁林志，问。
翁林志看看Bess说：“是这样，Bess有些事情，她跟你不熟，所以，想请我组织个聚会，她跟你面谈一下。”
“哦？”乌梅有些疑惑地看了看Bess。
Bess今天穿得珠光宝气的，光是脖子上的那串项链，那绝对是出自名家之手，而且价格不菲。郑逸群在一边有点儿暗自纳闷，Bess只是个做协会的，做协会的能有这么名贵的珠宝？
Bess马上说：“是这样，我们协会有个推广中国民间音乐的计划，想在全球进行系列传播。我们想请乌梅小姐开一系列的个人独唱音乐会，我们会跟各主办国文化部门合作，除了要在各国做宣传外，各国的顶级文化团体也会配合。”
“哦？”乌梅眼睛一亮，似乎很有兴趣。
Bess接着说：“如果乌梅小姐同意，我们就开始运作。比如说，乌梅小姐要去奥地利，我们会安排你在金色大厅演出，届时，会有维也纳交响乐团为你伴奏，著名指挥家指挥。同时，维也纳合唱团、维也纳童声合唱团、维也纳芭蕾舞团等国际著名演出团体为你助演。演出同时，全球同步直播。”
“这么大的规模？”乌梅问，明显她有点儿不淡定。
郑逸群在下面悄悄碰了她一下，示意她冷静。郑逸群问：“这么大规模，你们的资金从哪里来？”
Bess笑笑说：“资金不是问题，我们有我们的资金来源，我们承诺，每场演出我们向乌梅小姐个人支付税后三百万美金的出场费，所有的纳税都会在演出所在地和中国大陆同步完成。”
“三百万美金？”郑逸群明显地感觉到乌梅的身体战栗了一下。每场三百万美金，按十场计算，那就是三千万美金，差不多就是两亿人民币。对乌梅这样的歌手来说，那可不是一笔小数字。
“如果乌梅小姐觉得不满意，我们可以向理事会提出增加乌梅小姐的出场费用。”Bess说。
“不不，不少了。只是，这事我暂时需要考虑一下。”乌梅回答。她这个回答叫郑逸群很是放心，证明她现在很冷静。
“呵呵，乌梅小姐是名人，影响大，有些事的确需要考虑周全。来，喝酒。”翁林志举起杯。
秦晓在一边道：“祝乌梅小姐能在演艺事业上更上一层楼。”
大家又聊了一会儿，服务员送上了甜品，这是一种叫作兰德尔勋爵布丁的东西，味道极佳，让乌梅一时赞不绝口。
郑逸群的电话忽然有个提示音，他低头一看，是尹诗双的信息，她告诉郑逸群，自己正在去见章艾的路上，地点也在海德公园附近，她说有什么消息，会及时通知郑逸群。
郑逸群回复：收到。
章艾到了伦敦，应该会跟自己见面，她跟林晓伟见面了吗？他现在究竟是怎么想的？最痛的不是结局，而是过程中的种种未知。
桌上的话题已经变成了晏雯晓和伊涛的婚姻，看得出来，翁林志和秦晓都很熟悉他们二人，再加上乌梅又是晏雯晓的朋友，话也多了起来。他们忽然谈到了翁林志的飞机，秦晓甚至把翁林志和安妮的飞机作了一下比较。郑逸群在一边默默地听着，知道秦晓的飞机比他们的都大，是用波音737改装的，装修更为豪华。
Bess忽然问乌梅：“安妮还在国内吗？”
“应该是吧，前几天她还参加伊涛和晏雯晓的婚礼，最近几天没看见她。”乌梅回答。
Bess像是很随意地说：“这个安妮，现在性情大变啊，怎么不在美国常住啦？不要那些男朋友啦？”
乌梅看看Bess问：“她在美国有很多男朋友吗？”
Bess正想说什么，秦晓在一旁道：“也没什么，就是她一个人在美国，有些寂寞，交朋友正常。”
Bess似乎有点儿不服气地说：“她那是交朋友？她就是武则天。上次我在钱小小的派对上遇到了她原来那个男朋友潘文林，他可是没少发牢骚。”
秦晓白了她一眼说：“越说越没谱了。对了，那个潘文林据说也在伦敦。”
Bess嗯了一声说：“貌似是，他总想傍女人，很多女人又都知道他跟安妮的事情，他一时没着落，看样子很着急。”
“大生意容易毁在小人物手里，你记得提醒一下安妮。”翁林志看着秦晓，很明显，秦晓跟安妮很熟。
秦晓没说话，Bess说：“男人跟女人有那种关系后，他其实是双重获益，第一，他的肉体是享乐的；第二，他在现实中得到了好处。而女人则是无本获利的，第一，她的肉体上也是享乐的；第二，她多了一个利益协作者。”
秦晓说：“不一定吧，我觉得这个潘文林不那么简单，安妮给了他一笔钱，他说要做生意，我看啊，安妮不一定能跟他划清界限。”
Bess说：“男人在追求女人的初期只有一个动机，就是把她搞上床。在这个阶段，吹软饭的男人与崇尚爱情的男人是没有区别的。区别在于下了床之后，吃软饭的男人会奔赴下一张床，而崇尚爱情的男人愿意跟你开始床以外的生活。”
秦晓道：“你以为这个时代真会有什么爱情吗？所谓一见钟情，不过是见色起意；所谓日久生情，不过是权衡利弊。”
郑逸群觉得这个Bess似乎跟安妮有些矛盾，又似乎跟钱小小交情不菲，怎么能通过她了解点儿事情呢？于是，他找了个机会问：“Bess小姐，你们每年会进行很多次文化交流活动吗？”
Bess看了一眼秦晓，回答：“也不多，关键是这些活动要有意义。比如乌梅小姐这样的中国歌唱家，她如果能出面参与这种活动，那所起的作用将是巨大的。”
恭维是要有技术的，Bess这个马屁拍得恰到好处，不痛却有点儿痒。郑逸群在一旁说：“Bess小姐这个建议很好。”
果然，乌梅严肃地说：“我会认真考虑的。”
Bess用感激的眼神看了郑逸群一眼，就这一眼，郑逸群读出了很多东西。
几个人接着吃饭，不再聊乌梅演出的话题，聊的都是一些京城里的传闻。郑逸群很奇怪，他们这些隐形富豪对京城里的事情怎么那么感兴趣。不过，他细想想就明白了，他们发的财都和京城的某人有关，他们之所以长期生活在国外，实际上只是为了掩人耳目。而在后来的一些谈话中，郑逸群听明白了，秦晓原来就是那个林娜的姐夫，而且他跟伊涛也很熟。
这事有点儿意思，圈子其实不大，只要你细心地观察、倾听，一定会有你需要的信息。不过，郑逸群注意到，翁林志和秦晓对Bess的态度有点儿奇怪，至于怎么怪，他也说不清。
坐在回酒店的车上，郑逸群在微博上发现自己与乌梅在Savoy酒店门口的照片，他把照片给乌梅看，乌梅莞尔一笑，指指司机，没有说太多的话。
郑逸群很想打个电话给宣萱，但犹豫了一下，还是发了个信息，问她在做什么，宣萱一直没有回复。手机上收到一个信息：难怪你不跟我去北海，原来在约会啊。是林娜。她发这个信息干吗？郑逸群没有回复，也没法回复，他知道，自己跟乌梅的事情现在一定成了俱乐部里的谈资。
回到Savoy酒店，郑逸群刚洗完澡，房间的电话响了，他接起来，是乌梅，她说：“到客厅里喝点儿茶吧。”郑逸群换上睡衣走到客厅，发现乌梅穿着一件性感的睡衣正坐在那里发呆。郑逸群开玩笑道：“干吗呀，穿成这样引诱我犯罪啊？”
乌梅忧心忡忡地说：“别开玩笑了，坐下，我有话说。知道我刚才为什么没有答应Bess吗？”
郑逸群也严肃起来说：“大致能明白，是因为你男朋友的原因吗？”
乌梅使劲地呼了一口气道：“你要明白，这是一种典型的利益输送。民歌到国外搞什么交流那都是个概念，到金色大厅那样的地方演出也是个噱头。你算过账没有，在那样的地方演出，当地人是不会买票的，所有的票应该都是赠票。你算一下，光是主演团体的开支以及电视转播费那就是一个不小的数字。”
郑逸群点点头说：“我明白，恐怕一场下来折合人民币至少上亿。”
乌梅叹口气说：“我明白他们这是为什么，主意应该是阿萨他们出的，尽管表面上来说，这些事情是翁林志和秦晓来安排的。”
“这事你跟他汇报了吗？”郑逸群问。
“汇报了，他也觉得这事儿很棘手，接受就等于跟他们绑在一起了，可能还会有危险；不接受，有可能得罪他们，为自己树敌。你要知道，阿萨他们的能量也是不容小觑的，京城三剑客绝对不是浪得虚名。”乌梅心事重重地回答。
“政治就是结盟，你不跟别人结盟，别人也会跟其他人结盟，恐惧危险拒绝与别人结盟是不明智的。”郑逸群点点头说。
乌梅使劲地抿抿嘴唇说：“实际上，他很反感阿萨这样做的。在政治上，大家如果结盟，相互做一些事就好了，互相支持一下完全都能接受。什么事情如果物化了，那就不好说了，至少显得层次很低。”
“完全不能拒绝吗？”
“很难，这样会牵扯到方方面面，所谓的牵一发而动全身就是这个道理。可能是阿萨他们也看准了这一点，才采取了这个行动。他无法拒绝，如果拒绝，至少我这个把柄会产生很大的副作用。”
“现在有应对方法了吗？”
“他说要仔细考虑一下。对了，你跟我来。”说着，乌梅伸出手拉起郑逸群的手，走到阳台上。然后，她揽住郑逸群的胳膊亲昵地说：“看风景。”
郑逸群会意地揽住她的腰，笑着问：“为什么？”
乌梅回答：“做个测验。”
“做什么测验？”郑逸群有点儿明白了。
“等下告诉你。”乌梅满脸幸福地依偎在郑逸群的身边。
夜晚的泰晤士河给人的感觉是那样的柔美、安详，向河对面望去，沿着河岸是窄窄的小街，有不少还开门营业的餐馆和酒吧，不少餐馆在外边摆了餐桌，点了既能照明又可以当暖气的汽灯，一溜儿明亮地沿着河岸排开。郑逸群感受着身边乌梅的温度，心里感慨道，如果身边是宣萱该是怎样的浪漫啊！
忽然，乌梅慢慢地靠近郑逸群，在他的脸上轻轻地吻了一下，他没反应过来，乌梅又亲了一口，然后低声说：“你也亲亲我。”
郑逸群回答：“不好吧，戏过了。”他甩开乌梅，转身进了房间。
乌梅跟了进来，随手拉上窗帘道：“其实这就是个测验。”
“你不会让我一直陪你演下去吧？”郑逸群皱着眉头看着乌梅，不满地说。
“当然，不过，至少需要一些时间。我跟他说了，对你会有说法的。”乌梅在他身边坐下。
“我不要你们的说法，你们给自己一个说法就行了。”
手机上有两个信息，一个是中海信总经理毛英华的，一个是刘岳平的，都是问他跟乌梅是怎么回事。郑逸群有苦难言，只是默默删了信息。他没法回答，也无从解释。
电话将郑逸群拉回了现实，他一看，是尹诗双，他接起来，尹诗双说：“我刚跟章总分手。”
郑逸群问：“她说什么啦？”
尹诗双回答：“看样子她的压力很大，据她讲，好几个人要她将中海信和俱乐部的股份同时出让。”
“好几个人？她没具体透露是谁吗？”郑逸群问。
“都是官员，明天晚上她会请你吃饭，你们具体谈吧。对了，我姐在吗？”尹诗双问。
“在。”郑逸群回答。
“你把电话给她。”尹诗双道。
郑逸群把电话递给乌梅，乌梅听了几句，回答：“我明白。”然后把电话还给了郑逸群。
郑逸群接过电话，尹诗双道：“明晚你自己去跟章艾见面，我姐那里有别的安排，但是，你们要共同出门，共同回来，车子我已经叫章艾安排好了