After lunch, they went back respectively. Fade rested for a few hours before receiving a call from Melanie again in the evening.
Fade picked up the phone and answered with a smile, "Director Yu!"
"President Chen, are you free later? I'd like to have dinner with you tonight."
Melanie's invitation caused Fade to freeze for a while. After all, they just had lunch together at noon. Why would Melanie want to have dinner with him again in the evening? Come to think of it, she sounded slightly strange as well.
When Fade fell silent, Melanie, who was on the other end of the line, added with some disappointment, "If you are not free, then maybe next time."
Fade felt that there was something wrong with her, so he immediately replied, "Director Yu, I am free. Let's have dinner together tonight. Where are you?"
There was a hint of surprise in Melanie's tone. She spoke quickly, "I've already booked a table at the restaurant. All you have to do is come over."
"Okay! Director Yu, please wait for a moment. I'll be right there. See you later," Fade said.
Hanging up the phone, Fade frowned. He could tell that there was something wrong with Melanie. She must have encountered some trouble.
Thinking of this, Fade got changed in an instant and rushed to the appointed hotel.
When Fade arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, Melanie greeted him with a bright smile. She also extended her right hand to shake hands with him and said, "President Chen, long time no see."
Fade was slightly dumbfounded. Staring at Melanie, he said, "Sister Melanie, we are not here on official business. There's no need to be so polite."
As he said that, he was about to hug Melanie. At that moment, a middle-aged woman in her fifties came out from behind Melanie.
The woman had short hair and she was wearing a black close- fitting jacket. She looked austere and neat, with her whole jacket buttoned tightly to the top.
She came to Melanie's side and said coldly, "Melanie, I'll take charge of the guest."
Then, the she strode in front of Melanie. She cast a glance at Fade, gesturing for him to enter the hotel emotionlessly, "President Chen, please come in."
The situation frightened Fade. He glanced at the middle-aged woman and then at Melanie with a questioning gaze.
At this moment, Melanie stood behind the middle- aged woman with an embarrassed smile on her face. When she caught sight of Fade's looking at her, she could only nod and smile apologetically.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman silently stood between the two to stop them from staring at each other. Then, she gazed at Fade and uttered in a cold tone, "President Chen, please come in."
Fade nodded and then followed her into the hotel without a word.
When he entered the hotel, the middle-aged woman invited Fade to sit opposite Melanie. Then, she just stood there and observed the two of them.
The situation made Fade feel a little uneasy.
Melanie was also frowning. She looked at the middle- aged woman and said, "Aunt, President Chen and I are going to discuss our business affairs. Why don't you take a rest first?"
The middle-aged woman shook her head and replied, "It's great that you're going to talk about business affairs. Your business is also considered part of the family business. So, I'll keep an eye on you."
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