Ah Sha did ask everyone about the meal with Wen Pintang. Alas, neither Wan Qingsi nor Xin Qing gave told her much.

Ying Qingcang, however, had more than one harsh word to say about it: "Don't speak of that Mr. Wen again. None of you are allowed to receive him if he comes again next time!"

Wen Pintang never came to S City again after that. Ah Sha chalked it up to his busy end-of-year schedules. Well, her own schedule was pretty busy as well. She had to take part in ...