After they finished eating and drinking and their business talk was over, Ou Xiaolong originally planned to invite Yi Anguo and his companion for some leisure and entertainment, but Yi Anguo found an excuse to decline.
Accepting their hospitality puts you on the back foot. The business negotiations haven't even formally started! A meal is one thing, but if we went out for entertainment afterward, how could I negotiate properly?
Despite Ou Xiaolong constantly playing the victim with his sob story, it's not that everything he said was a lie. Still, there's no way it was all true. It would be impressive if even half of it were the truth.
On the way back, Yi Anguo sat quietly in the car, thinking things through. He ultimately decided to give Zhuo Weidong a call to ask about Ou Xiaolong in more detail.
