After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 335 - 238: His Female Companion

Chapter 335: Chapter 238: His Female Companion

Fu Tingzhou had not expected Shangguan Nanxian to actually get Shen Qinglin to make an appearance.

Shen Qinglin is an internationally renowned designer, the founder of News Group, which last year outperformed several major luxury brands to be in the top ten internationally.

Not long ago, when the little princess of the F country got engaged, the Queen of F country invited Shen Qinglin three times to design custom jewelry, her designs are brilliant and unique.

And Shen Qinglin is very secretive, having founded News Group for fifteen years, she seldom appears in public. There is a lot of coverage about Shen Qinglin on major news and finance channels and the internet, but it is mostly written reports, with few photos of her released.

And it is said that she also protects her personal privacy very much, not showing her face easily.

At this moment, Shangguan Nanxian smiled with determination, "At the beginning of next month, I will hold a national jewelry design competition at the Xingchen Hotel of Shangguan Group on Beidao. Shen Qinglin will be the chief judge, and the other judges are also experts in the jewelry industry. The novelty of Shen Qinglin’s first appearance as a judge, once advertised, will only bring benefits to us and no losses. The Gao Family has tourism and catering projects, but my Shangguan Family has them and they are no worse than theirs. By then, I can put word out that anyone who spends over 500 bucks at Shangguan shops can participate in a lottery, with rewards including tickets to the jewelry competition, free admission to see the excellent designs, and even a chance to get a new design from Shen Qinglin."

Shangguan Nanxian continued, "Most of those who like traveling are girls. In the past few years during the peak tourist seasons on Beidao, over 75 percent of visitors were female, either girlfriends traveling together or couples. And whether it’s girlfriends or couples, they all like to buy some local specialties such as pearl and shell jewelry. It is in a woman’s nature to love beauty and to like pretty trinkets, and our Beidao produces pearls for many major luxury brands. The Shangguan Family’s business is primarily catering, jewelry, and real estate, so we are quite confident in the jewelry department."

Shangguan Nanxian had already accurately captured consumer psychology.

"For this exhibition, we will only hold a lottery, not sell," she said with a generous and proper smile. "Also, we have invited dozens of well-known daughters of influential families across the country to participate in this jewelry competition as judges and guests. People love a spectacle, so various kinds of high-society gossip and contests among these daughters will keep our popularity high for months."

Fu Tingzhou nodded.

"As expected of Miss Shangguan."

Shangguan Nanxian, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Fu."

"I wonder if Mr. Fu is available this evening? Come dine at Shangguan Mansion, my father and brother have always wanted to meet you, but they also know you don’t like to be disturbed by strangers, and at that time, Mr. Fu was already working with Gao Chengxiong. However, now that we are partners, we hope Mr. Fu will do us the honor of visiting."

"... May I bring a lady companion?" Fu Tingzhou did not argue.

"Ah..." Shangguan Nanxian was a little surprised, "Of course, it turns out Mr. Fu has a girlfriend, I had thought Mr. Fu and Miss Gao had a good relationship."

Upon mentioning Gao Youhan, Fu Tingzhou frowned but did not say much.

After Fu Tingzhou left, Shangguan Nanxian called Shangguan Dongting, "It’s signed."

"My sister is indeed powerful," said Shangguan Dongting. "This move has turned defeat into victory, splendidly."

"I have to thank those idiots from the Gao Family for giving us this opportunity," Shangguan Nanxian said, rubbing her forehead. "Originally, I thought, if we had Shen Qinglin’s jewelry competition clash with both Gao Family and Fu Tingzhou, the impact might not be very big, but now it’s perfect, Gao Chengxiong and Gao Yufeng have been two fools, handing us victory on a silver platter."

"But this time... isn’t it a bit strange, why did Fu Tingzhou suddenly terminate the cooperation with the Gao Family? You know, if he had a successful collaboration with the Gao Family, we would be able to see the benefits by the end of this month..."

Lin Ke knocked on the door and came in, seeing Shangguan Nanxian on the phone, but he seemed to have news to tell Shangguan Nanxian, so he gestured. Shangguan Nanxian nodded and hung up the phone, looking at Lin Ke, "What is it?"

"I just found out, the reason why Fu Tingzhou broke with the Gao Family, was because Tang Xi was humiliated by Gao Youhan, and that’s why he terminated the cooperation. This morning, Gao Chengxiong went to make a scene at the hotel where Fu Tingzhou was staying, but ended up leaving in a dismal manner."

"Oh?" Shangguan Nanxian was somewhat surprised, "Because of Tang Xi? Because of a woman?"

It was truly interesting, all because of a woman.

"Lin Ke, I told you, the cooperation with the Fu Family might be leveraged through Tang Xi, and look now, I haven’t even tried yet and this button has come undone on its own. How about we make a bet, whether the female companion Fu Tingzhou brings to my house for dinner tonight will be Tang Xi?"

Lin Ke, "However, that pearl necklace was returned by Tang Xi."

Shangguan Nanxian, "No matter, I will deliver it personally to her tonight."

-

In the evening, after Tang Xi got off work, Fu Tingzhou’s car was parked at the entrance of the hospital.

Tang Xi saw it as soon as she walked out.

This is the route she must take to the bus stop.

However, tonight Fu Tingzhou’s car wasn’t as high-profile as usual; if anything, it was more low-key. The man rolled down the window, seemingly waiting right here for her, watching her intently.

Tang Xi approached and asked, "Is something the matter?"

He couldn’t possibly be really waiting for her, could he?

What had gotten into Fu Tingzhou, liking to waylay her outside the hospital?

The man put on a pair of sunglasses, resting them on the bridge of his nose, and said succinctly, "Get in the car."

With sunglasses on, the man concealed a pair of eyes that seemed to peer into one’s soul. His face, half-exposed, showed his firm and handsome features, cool and dashing.

Tang Xi inwardly scoffed, what’s with wearing sunglasses at night?

"Join me for dinner tonight."

Tang Xi took a step back, dinner again?

She remembered what had happened at Qing Shui Tang.

"Mr. Fu, I think you should find someone else. Your assistant, Ning Daisu, would probably be very willing to accompany you to such an event."

"Tonight’s dinner is at the Shangguan Family, a private banquet. There won’t be an incident like at Qing Shui Tang." Fu Tingzhou got out of the car, took her hand directly, led her to the passenger seat, opened the door, bundled her halfway in, and then shut the door in a blink before Tang Xi could react.

Tang Xi was completely stunned.

"....."

Fu Tingzhou got into the car, seeing the reluctance in Tang Xi’s eyes, he moved closer to her.

Tang Xi jerked backward, "What are you doing?"

The scent of the man enveloped her, his face suddenly loomed large in front of her.

Tang Xi’s heart nearly stopped beating in that instant.

"Seatbelt." Fu Tingzhou’s breath brushed against the woman’s face as he spoke, fastening the seatbelt for Tang Xi in the process.

Tang Xi’s ears reddened, and she instinctively clutched the seatbelt as the man started the car. Tang Xi watched the scenery flashing by outside the window, dinner at the Shangguan Family’s?

On the entire Northern Island, there wasn’t a second Shangguan Family, right?

Wasn’t Fu Tingzhou partnering with Gao Chengxiong?

-

The Shangguan Mansion wasn’t the kind of luxurious mansion Tang Xi had imagined; the Shangguan Mansion was styled in traditional Chinese architecture, a small western-style building five stories tall.

The surrounding environment was excellent, with a distant view of the sea.

However, it wasn’t located in a central area, unlike the Gao Family’s, which exuded an air of extravagant wealth.

Shangguan Nanxian was already waiting at the entrance. Without showing any surprise at the sight of Tang Xi, she came over, "Miss Tang Xi, let me take you for a stroll in our garden at the back. My father has prepared a chess game and invited Mr. Fu to play. In about half an hour, we can have dinner."

Tang Xi subconsciously glanced at Fu Tingzhou. Fu Tingzhou nodded at her and said to Shangguan Nanxian, "Thank you for the trouble, Miss Shangguan."