Chapter 396: The other person's name is Caitlyn

After Edward and his entourage had negotiated the terms, they said goodbye to those people and followed Zhou Ming into the Quincy Restaurant.

'Mr. Zhou Ming, I think the friend you decided to meet today at the last minute must be someone you are very close to, right? I wonder if it's a professor or scholar from Harvard University? Or maybe a woman? I do know that you had a close relationship with your female class teacher while at Harvard.'

As Edward walked along, he speculated about who Ming was having dinner with today. Ming gave him a half-smile and a glance: 'I didn't realise that the governor's information was still so up to date!'

Edward was a little embarrassed, but a politician like him has long since been hardened, so it doesn't matter: 'It's just due to some past reasons, but it also shows that Mr. Zhou Ming is very charming, doesn't it?'

'The governor's words sound very nice, but the person I'm meeting today is actually a woman. She's not from Harvard, but I'm sure you know her, Governor.'

Hearing Zhou Ming say this, Edward let out a sigh of relief. However, Edward did not know that Zhou Ming was only stating a fact. Zhou Ming really did not know the other person, and had only heard about him from Du Peng.

'It would be great if I knew him. Just now, I was a little worried that if I didn't know Mr. Zhou Ming's friend, the situation would become awkward because of my presence!' Edward said.

Edward meant what he said. In fact, he felt a little regret when he said he would go to the appointment with Ming. He did feel suspicious, but seeing that Ming is so calm and confident, it seems that there is no problem. If he arrives at the restaurant and finds that the other person is someone he doesn't know, wouldn't that be an awkward situation? In Ming's presence, he doesn't think his status as governor will be of much use.

Zhou Ming smiled and said, 'There is definitely going to be embarrassment, so to avoid even more embarrassment, I will tell you who I am meeting first, Mr. Governor. Her name is Caitlin.'

Edward paused for a moment when he heard this name, then he also laughed: 'This is really a very beautiful name. I wonder what her identity is? Because girls who are generally given this name are generally very beautiful and elegant, but maybe my memory is not very good, because I don't remember such an important person. Is she an investor?'

'Her name was Tracia Caitlin F. Harrodsburg. I wonder if this name rings a bell with you, Mr. Governor?' Ming deliberately said this.

Edward was stunned again, but then he laughed awkwardly, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, you really can joke.'

Zhou Ming spread his hands: 'I wish I was joking, but I'm sorry, I'm not. I want to meet the Harburg princess, the one who is now helping the Adams family.'

Edward added, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I know that my rash visit was extremely rude, and my behaviour of not trusting you deeply hurt you. But please forgive me for saying this bluntly, but you really didn't need to put it that way about yourself.'

Zhou Ming was helpless. He had told the truth, but Edward didn't believe him. At that moment, Zhou Ming believed what someone had said before: the best way to hide the truth is to tell the truth in a joking way . And to Edward, he felt that if Zhou Ming really met Caitlin, he should have been the one hiding from himself the most, so how could he be so carefree about taking himself to the appointment?

Of course, perhaps this time it was an accident, and he bumped into her because his own schedule changed unexpectedly. But even so, he should have found another way to resolve the situation, rather than being so reckless. So this must be a lie!

It is also under this logic that Edward believes that it is his own distrust that has hurt Zhou Ming's feelings, and that is why Zhou Ming angrily said that the person he was meeting was Caitlin. Little did he know that Zhou Ming is a very honest person and doesn't play those city slicker tricks.

In response, Ming could only shrug his shoulders and let him think whatever he wanted. Then they went to the restaurant's private room together. Since the appointment was at twelve o'clock, the time had not yet arrived, and the girl obviously would not be early, so they had to wait a little while.

As the time drew near to twelve o'clock, the door to the box was knocked on, and then a very beautiful girl walked into the room.

This girl had very fair skin, beautiful big eyes like two sapphires, a high nose and small lips. This beautiful face was the perfect work of God's hands. She wore a purple hat with a black long-sleeved vest, looking casual but perfectly embodying the proud temperament of the Harburg family.

She is undoubtedly Harburg's princess Caitlin, but Her Royal Highness's elegant demeanour did not last long. She then froze, clearly seeing Edward sitting next to Zhou Ming.

What's going on? Why is the governor of the Kennedys here?

Caitlin couldn't figure it out, and Edward on the other side was of course also confused. He stared with wide eyes, as surprised as if he had seen an alien. It was just that he didn't have time to be surprised by Caitlin's beauty. He was more surprised by Caitlin's identity, surprised that she was here.

However, compared to Caitlyn and Edward's stunned expressions, Zhou Ming had long anticipated this situation. After all, he was the one who brought everyone here! So he took the initiative to step forward and say, 'This situation is actually quite unexpected. I don't want it to be like this either. I know you all must have a lot to say, and that was the original intention of today's dinner. So let's sit down and talk about it again, and I will explain to you the reason for the current situation.'

The first to come back to her senses was Caitlin. She looked at Ming Zhou with a complex expression in her eyes. The female bodyguard beside her seemed to be persuading her to leave, but after a moment's thought, Caitlin did not leave, but instead took a deep breath and sat down opposite Ming Zhou.

Seeing that Caitlin had sat down, Edward naturally came back to his senses as well. He turned to look at Ming and asked questioningly, 'I need an explanation. What's going on?'

Zhou Ming answered helplessly with his hands spread out: 'Mr. Governor, I have told you since we entered the door that the person I am meeting is Her Royal Highness Princess Caitlyn. It's your fault if you don't believe me, isn't it? Besides, I also said a long time ago that I wanted to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Caitlyn.'

Edward was dumbfounded when he heard Zhou Ming say this, because indeed Zhou Ming had been emphasising to him just now that he wanted to meet her. The problem was that how did he know that Zhou Ming was telling the truth? My god, from a standpoint of position, Caitlin is their opponent, and you secretly meet with your opponent and then tell your own people about it so openly. How can this be logically justified?

As for Zhou Ming's saying that he wanted to meet Caitlyn, Edward still remembered that it had happened, but he also remembered that he had denied it angrily at the time.

'Mr. Zhou Ming, this joke seems to have been taken a bit too far!' Edward said with a stiff expression.

Caitlyn's expression was also very playful. She said to Ming, 'Although I don't know what happened, it seems that you two have had a very serious disagreement. Is it that you, Mr. Ming, are not telling the truth? Did you not plan to bring Mr. Edward here?'

I would only want to bring him here when I'm full. Or if I could plan it like this, why would I still need to use such complicated means of communication? Why not just contact him directly through the Kennedy family's special channels?

Zhou Ming shouted out loud in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and said, 'On the contrary, I told the truth but the governor didn't believe me.'

Zhou Ming continued, 'Of course, this was originally an accident, because today I had planned a date for the two of us. I didn't plan to bring the governor Mr. Governor here. It was just a coincidence that we happened to bump into each other outside the restaurant just now. Mr. Governor is very curious and really wanted to come along and have a look, and that was that.'

Zhou Ming's explanation only made Caitlyn more puzzled: 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't know if I have understood it incorrectly. You said that you did not discuss with Mr. Edward to come together, but you just met at the entrance of the restaurant today, and he wanted to come together to participate in the dinner, so you brought him here.'

Zhou Ming snorted with delight and said, 'Your Highness Caitlyn is truly the heir that Harrogate has focused on cultivating. She is indeed clever and understood it at once.'

Caitlyn was not at all pleased by Zhou Ming's praise, but was instead very annoyed. She looked unable to accept it, and said, 'My God, how could you do such a thing? Don't you worry about how much this will affect the trust between you?'

Zhou Ming spread his hands: 'But I had no other choice. Your Highness Caitlin, the channels for us to pass on messages to each other are so difficult. It was also very difficult to agree to meet here this time. If I give up this opportunity, I'm not sure there will be another. Besides, this is also a test of our trust. Imagine if one of us fails to keep the appointment this time, then even if there is a next time, will we still trust each other?'

Caitlin was silent. She knew that Zhou Ming's worry was indeed the most troublesome thing between them. Since they did not have any opportunity for direct communication, . This time, it was through the homophonic pun of the company name that they confirmed the meeting, which can be said to be very difficult, because if either party is careless, they may not be able to find it.

It is precisely because there is no direct channel of communication that trust between the two sides becomes a very serious issue, because no one knows whether the other party really wants to meet or if this is a conspiracy. This is especially true for Zhou Ming. After all, it was Zhou Ming who first sent the message, and if Zhou Ming missed the appointment, then Caitlin might think that she had misjudged the situation, or that Zhou Ming was playing a trick on her, or that she had failed to interpret the coded message.

And regardless of no matter which possibility, it will be fatal to their already fragile trust.

But the problem is, are you Zhou Ming worried about the trust between you and me, or are you worried about the trust between you and the Kennedys? At this sensitive time, when the Addams Family is suppressing the Kennedys on all fronts, you secretly meeting with them is nothing less than a betrayal!

While Zhou Ming Zhou and Caitlyn are chatting, while Edward suddenly realises something on the other side of the line. He asks, 'Wait a minute, Mr Ming Zhou, you just said that you use a channel to pass on messages? When did you actually get in touch?'

Finally Edward finally noticed the point.

Zhou Ming thought for a moment before replying, 'Actually, Her Royal Highness and I have not had any direct contact.'

Caitlin Katelyn picked up on Ming's words and said, 'Yes, our contact is based on mutual competition, which is the matter of the Trefen and Co-Yi companies.'