Ji Qingshan had not been gone from the courtyard for long before receiving a call from Fu Shinian. Ji Qingshan arranged to meet Fu Shinian at a bar.
Fu Shinian, although of high social status and inevitably drawn into social engagements, never liked places like bars, finding them too noisy and rowdy. But Ji Qingshan liked them, so Fu Shinian didn't suggest another location, and followed him there. When he arrived, Ji Qingshan was already there. The waiter respectfully led him to the door of the private room and invited him in.
Ji Qingshan was a man of integrity. Although his wife was not the woman he loved, and their marriage was one of business convenience, no scandals had emerged since his wedding.
At this moment, Ji Qingshan was the only person in the room, with several bottles of beer on the table in front of him. He hadn't drunk any, and was leaning back on the sofa, eyes closed, resting. Fu Shinian unbuttoned his suit jacket as he walked over: