The opening ceremony for the forum themed ‘The Peace and Stability of Asia’ began with a speech from a politician. Every special guest was expected to present something based on the theme. Among these guests were representatives from some Japanese consortium, a few Korean politicians and a few influential figures in politics and business from the Philippines and the Western countries. 

While everyone else talked about noble, far-fetched ideas on stage, Xia Lei was bored out of his mind. As he allowed his eyes to travel along with the audience seat beneath, his gaze stopped on Shentu Tianyin. Shentu Tianyin was staring at him as well, flashing him a slight smile in response. The man returned the gesture and immediately felt troubled. He was undeniably intelligent but he could never sort out his private life. 

After all, intelligence quotient and emotional quotient were two vastly different things. 

Shentu Tianyin brought out a pen and began writing in her notebook. She flipped the book around to show Xia Lei a line of words. 

Xia Lei could make out the message from a distance. ‘Come have lunch with me later’...