Chapter 12(1)

Nine years later——

It’s extremely hot in Taipei in July, and the department stores in the Xinyi Planning District are packed with people. Not to mention that today, in the banquet hall of Taiwan’s most upscale hotel, a signing ceremony reception for a Sino-Japanese software company’s joint venture to enter the mainland will be held, attracting the attention of political and business celebrities.Private cars of higher quality than the last kept driving into luxury hotels in Taiwan's most exclusive areas, waiting for hotel staff to valet for parking. It was rare for a six-star hotel to have long queues causing traffic jams. The service staff and managers were so nervous that they were sweating.

Not only the private cars of major political and business celebrities, but also the TV station cars and newspaper cars of reporters from major media, and even private detective cars disguised as journalists, or the private cars of journalists from a certain media who did not get the invitation card and wanted to sneak in. Most of these cars drove directly into the underground parking lot. Likewise, it took a while to enter the venue to wait for the sudden surge of people.

Xi Wu, a woman with dyed dark brown hair and wavy long curly hair, wears a stylish black irregular vest on her upper body and boot-cut denim trousers on her lower body, which fully demonstrates her fashionable, simple and capable atmosphere. At this moment, she is sitting in the passenger seat of the car playing with the professional camera in her hand.

The driver was Zuo Yuen, who had short curly hair. She wore black-framed glasses on her small face, but she was wearing a suitable white dress. Compared with the casualness of the woman next to her, she looked more formal, but there was nothing she could do about it. She was the one who temporarily asked this young lady who was still on vacation to come over and help her take today's news photos. It was only Amitabha who could make it there.

"You mean, what is Abo doing? Looking at this battle, you will know how powerful the host of today's cocktail party is. How dare he make you disappear?" After Xi Wu checked the camera back and forth, he took out a lens wiping cloth and gently wiped the lens.

"I suddenly had a cold and high fever and was hospitalized for intravenous drip. I sounded very weak and tight." Zuo Yuen smiled softly.

"I'll drive around to the hospital to see him after the reception. I'll bother you today. If it weren't for the fact that there was an interview photo to be taken after the party, I thought I would just take it myself."

Xi Wu raised his eyes and smiled brightly."No problem, just take a few photos. It won't take long. You know, I'll take photos and cover up."

"Of course I know." Zuo Yuen smiled."Otherwise, why would I come to you? I love you the most among the photographers in the magazine. Taking photos of people is the easiest way to capture their charm and the most authentic soul."

"Oh, thank you for the compliment." Xi Wu smiled, but he didn't want to be modest at all.

While the two were chatting, the car slid into the underground parking lot. The two got out of the car and took the elevator until the hotel's luxurious banquet hall on the second floor. The receptionist at the door confirmed the guest's invitation card and identity before letting them go.

Xi Wu came here with Zuo Yuen, and he also had a work permit and two places in a magazine, so he entered the room smoothly.

Zuo Yuen said to her while walking: "You know Toyo Kaisha, the largest software design company in Japan now? Today's exclusive interview is with their president."

Xi Wu heard Japan suddenly pause, and then shook his head."Toyang? Never heard of it."

"The president of Toyo Software Design Company is 30 years old this year, with a net worth of 8 billion US dollars. The market value of the listed company's stock is 80 billion US dollars. This time, he will hold a signing and cooperation ceremony here with Lan Lin, the 27-year-old only daughter of the president of Taiwan's largest Dentsu Company. It is said that the two families may get married, so this time the president of Toyo Society will stay in Taiwan for a while to let the two develop a relationship. The above are all heard, so they are also the focus of my character interview after the meeting."

"Oh." Xi Wu nodded."Isn't this person too rich? A golden boy?"

"I heard that the Saito family was already rich and was the richest man in Kyoto, Japan."

"What did you say? Saito family?" Xi Wu's mind went blank for a few seconds after hearing this long-lost last name.Is the Saito family's company called Toyo?To be honest, she really doesn't know!

"Yes, the old president's name is Saito Takiichi. The old president died of illness a few years ago and handed over the business to his eldest son, who is the current president Hideki Saito. I heard that this man was a workaholic. He worked hard when he joined the company when he was in college. In the few short years since he took over, he has been more like a money-grabbing ball. He has continuously acquired Japanese companies, large and small, and has grown several times in a few years... Xi Wu? What's wrong with you?"

Zuo Yuen noticed that Xi Wu stopped suddenly, looked pale, and even had difficulty breathing, holding her chest and squatting down. She quickly followed suit and squatted down, looking at her worriedly.

"Xi Wu? Xi Wu? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Xi Wu's hands were shaking, and the fingers holding the camera turned white. If the camera hadn't been hung around her neck, she might have been frightened and fell to the ground.

She gasped in pain and felt like she could hardly take a breath. This feeling had not occurred for a long, long time...

The person we want to interview today is actually Saito Hideki?

Damn...

She never thought she would meet him again.

At least, it won't be when she is completely unprepared...

"Xi Wu? What's wrong with you suddenly? Don't scare me. Can I help you sit aside?" Zuo Yuen took out a tissue to wipe the sweat on her forehead."You look very uncomfortable. Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Xi Wu shook his head."Give me a glass of water, Yuen."

"Okay, wait a minute. I'll get it. I'll be right back." Zuo Yuen stood up and rushed to find water.

Xi Wu took a few deep breaths and felt better, so she tried to stand up, but as soon as she stood up, a person rushed towards her——

"Stop! Stop!" A security guard chased after a man in a suit and rushed towards her.

Because it came so quickly, she was stunned for a moment and couldn't dodge in time. Just when she was about to be hit hard, a hand pulled her away, and the next second she fell into a broad and warm embrace.

Fresh matcha soap smell...

A vaguely familiar feeling...

Xi Wu froze, not daring to move, not even daring to raise his head.

"Are you okay?" A gentle, low voice sounded above her head.

Even the voice he speaks is very familiar...

How many years?She thought she had forgotten everything, but when she heard it, all her memories seemed to come back in the blink of an eye!

The ones I liked, the ones that hurt, the ones that I loved...everything.

Even if she changed her name, changed her surname, changed her appearance slightly, and completely left all the life that belonged to Wu Dongmo, her heart could not be healed no matter what.

"This lady——"

"Thank you." Xi Wu came to his senses, quickly thanked the other party, backed away without even raising his head, and left in a hurry.

The fragrance left by the long hair echoed on the tip of Saito Hideki's nose, it was the smell of Hohana Yamana...

Although it was fragrant, it was the familiar floral scent, and Saito Hideki felt a pain spread from the tip of his heart.

This kind of pain would appear whenever he smelled the familiar fragrance of flowers in the past nine years, especially in the past three years. But then he stopped touching the flower and regarded it as a taboo. This pain seemed to be forgotten by him.

He couldn't help but look back at the back of the woman who was leaving in a hurry. He felt inexplicably familiar. He frowned slightly and was about to take steps to catch up, but there was a slender figure holding him back.

"Saito, where are you going? The signing ceremony is about to begin." The person who grabbed him was Lan Lin, the only daughter of the president of Taiwan's largest Kaiji Dentsu Company. Her long hair was tied up in a bun, revealing her beautiful and slender neck. The earrings and pendants on her earlobes and chest were white drop-shaped gemstones. Against her white low-cut dress, she looked extremely noble and elegant.

Saito Hideki responded to her and looked back to look for that figure, but he could no longer see it.

Is it an illusion?

Because the fragrance of Hohana Yamana reminded him again of the girl buried deep in his memory, so it felt familiar, right?

"Let's go." Lan Lin put her arm around him and said coquettishly: "Is the man the security guard was chasing just now a thief who sneaked in? It's really scary. Fortunately, you were fast enough to prevent the woman from being hit. But to be honest, I don't like the way you protected that woman at all."

Also, that woman was in a daze in his arms just now?What a nymphomaniac!If she didn't have to maintain her noble lady image in front of Saito, she really wanted to step forward and pull the woman away from his arms!