Xu Xiangbei couldn't stay idle. He walked out of the waiting area to check inside the Jiangxin Building to see if there really weren't any empty seats left.
He climbed all the way to the sixth floor, and sure enough, it was packed full, not a single empty table in sight. Some tables were even shared by several groups.
He wanted to check out the seventh floor, but he couldn't get up there; the doors to the stairwell were locked, and the elevator was being watched. Only customers with a private room reservation could go to the seventh floor.
Just as he returned to the first floor, someone walked out of the elevator, wearing glasses, looking scholarly, with a friendly smile. Xu Xiangbei found him familiar; it was Secretary-General Li Liang.
When Xu Xiangbei saw him, Li Liang also noticed Xu Xiangbei, and from afar, he extended his hand with a smile and greeted Xu Xiangbei, "Dr. Xu, hello, long time no see."
