Chen Rulong frowned as he looked at Chen Yun, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"Why can't I be here?" Chen Yun sat on the bench, exhaled a smoke ring, and calmly asked.

Chen Rulong looked displeased, but suppressed his anger and said, "What I mean is that you injured Commissioner He's son last night, and it's already lucky that Commissioner He didn't hold it against you. How dare you come to the banquet hosted by Commissioner He tonight?"

Chen Yun's lips twitched, which could be considered a smile, and he said with a hint of sarcasm, "He does want to stoop to my level, but unfortunately he doesn't have the ability."

These words were spoken.

Not only Chen Rulong's eyes widened.

The group of followers behind Chen Rulong looked at each other in bewilderment.

Luo Changgui shook his head repeatedly!

In Luo Changgui and others' view, Commissioner He did not hold a grudge against Chen Yun last night, entirely because Chen Yun was Chen Rulong's son.

If Chen Yun wasn't Chen Rulong's son.

Luo Changgui thought Chen Yun was probably lying in the morgue by now.

That's why everyone looked at Chen Yun with strange eyes when they heard his "arrogant" words.

I think Chen Yun is a bit ungrateful and doesn't know his place.

Only Shu Lingyue, standing beside Chen Yun, held her pretty face high with pride, looking as if she was proud of Chen Yun.

She had witnessed the arrogant Commissioner He kneeling before Chen Yun and begging for mercy last night, so she knew very well that what Chen Yun said was no exaggeration.

Zhong Hangang, who was hiding behind Chen Rulong, couldn't help but sneer and said, "Mr. Chen, don't listen to this kid's bragging! He doesn't actually have an invitation. He was stopped by the security guards at the hotel entrance and they wouldn't let him in. In the end, it was Miss Long from Zhonglong Group who brought him in."

Upon hearing this, Chen Rulong looked at Chen Yun with a look of sudden realization: "So you sneaked in with Long Pingting. I knew you messed with Commissioner He's son. It's already a miracle that Commissioner He didn't retaliate against you. How could he possibly invite you to the party?"

Shu Lingyue and Chen Yun argue every time they meet.

But she saw that Chen Rulong and others were mocking and looking down on Chen Yun.

She couldn't sit still any longer, stood up and sneered, "What do you mean by 'sneaked in'? Who do you think you are? It's He Liqiang's honor that Chen Yun is willing to attend this party. That old man didn't know Chen Yun was here. If he did, do you think he would have come running to greet him?"

Chen Rulong was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then shook his head.

Chen Yun injured Commissioner He's son. Given Commissioner He's vindictive nature, it would be quite generous of him not to retaliate against Chen Yun. How could he possibly come to greet Chen Yun with such eagerness?

What this girl said is absurd!

That's just bragging without even making it clear!

Chen Rulong wanted to say something more.

But Luo Changgui whispered a reminder: "Master, the banquet is about to start. Let's hurry in, or we might offend Commissioner He."

Remembering that he was there tonight for serious business, Chen Rulong nodded, ignoring Chen Yun and Shu Lingyue, and called to Zhong Hangang, "Young Master Zhong, business is more important. Let's go to the reception first!"

Zhong Hangang hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, Mr. Chen, please!"

Chen Rulong, without hesitation, strode away.

Luo Changgui and the others hurriedly followed.

Zhong Hangang glared at Chen Yun and said, "Kid, don't you dare run away. After I finish my business with Boss Chen, I'll deal with you later!"

Chen Yun's eyes turned cold.

Zhong Hangang was so frightened that his face changed drastically, and he took off running, faster than a rabbit.

They were terrified that if they were even a step behind, Chen Yun would crush them to the ground!

At this moment, Chen Yun received a text message from Long Pingting: Young Master, the party has started, and the charity auction will begin soon. Please come back quickly!

Chen Yun read the text message, put away his phone, stood up, and called to Shu Lingyue, "Let's go in too!"

Shu Lingyue nodded: "Mm!"

The two returned to the party venue.

The reception venue had hundreds of round tables, each with a number and the company name on it.

Table 001 was occupied by Tianjiao Group, where Chen Rulong and a group of senior executives from Tianjiao Group were seated, along with Zhong Hangang.

Table 002 belongs to Zhonglong Group. Long Pingting, Liang Chenglong, Tang Shirong, Lu Yaonan, and Wu Haidong are all sitting at this table.

...

When Long Pingting saw Chen Yun bring Shu Lingyue in, she immediately waved and said, "Mr. Chen, over here!"

Tianjiao Group and Zhonglong Group are the two most promising companies to win the port operation rights.

Tianjiao Group is a well-known conglomerate in Beijing, and the CEOs present were very familiar with its name.

On the contrary, they knew very little about the newly emerging Zhonglong Group, so they were very curious about it.

People have only heard of financial queen Long Pingting, China Overseas' richest man Liang Chenglong, and others, who are all shareholders of Zhonglong Group.

But who is the real leader of Zhonglong Group?

Nobody seems to know!

At this moment, Long Pingting respectfully addressed Chen Yun as Mr. Chen and even let Chen Yun sit in the host's seat at the table.

Looking at Liang Chenglong and the others, not only did they have no objections, but they also treated Chen Yun with utmost respect.

Everyone stared at Chen Yun in shock, wondering if this handsome man was the real leader of Zhonglong Group.

For a moment, everyone was whispering among themselves, discussing in hushed tones which powerful family or conglomerate Chen Yun was the young master of.

The socialites and heiresses present showed great interest in the handsome and mysterious Chen Yun, their eyes burning with desire as if they wanted to devour him whole.

Chen Yun frowned slightly, not liking being looked at like that.

Fortunately, the party officially began at that moment.

First, the organizers gave a speech, then the leaders of Zhonghai City gave a speech, and finally Commissioner He Liqiang gave a closing speech.

After He Liqiang took office.

The audience erupted in applause.

He Liqiang, with an arrogant expression, held his speech and adopted a leader's demeanor. He cleared his throat and was about to speak.

But his gaze inadvertently fell upon Chen Yun, who was sitting at table number 2 below the stage.

His heart skipped a beat!

Holy crap!

Mr. Chen is here too!

Why didn't anyone tell me?

When He Liqiang saw Chen Yun, he was so shocked that he was distracted for two seconds.

However, having seen many storms and waves, he quickly regained his composure even when his heart was in turmoil.

He glanced at the speech in his hand; Mr. Chen was not mentioned in the speech.

I was immediately annoyed!

So, he improvised and said loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It is a pleasure to have you all take time out of your busy schedules to attend tonight's business reception and charity auction. Special thanks to Mr. Chen of Zhonglong Group for his presence..."

The guests at the scene already found Chen Yun to be very mysterious.

Now we hear Commissioner He solemnly thanking Chen Yun for attending the reception in his speech.

Everyone stared at Chen Yun in astonishment, finding him even more unfathomable.

Meanwhile, Chen Rulong, Zhong Hangang, and the others sitting at table number 1 had very strange expressions.

Chen Rulong, Zhong Hangang, and the others couldn't help but recall what Shu Lingyue had just said: "If Commissioner He knew that Chen Yun was coming, do you think he would come running to greet him?"

For a moment, both Chen Rulong and Zhong Hangang were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

His eyes were filled with shock as he looked at Chen Yun.

Furthermore, I can't understand why Commissioner He is so respectful to Chen Yun.

Luo Changgui said suspiciously, "Long Pingting listens to Chen Yun's every word, and Liang Chenglong and Tang Shirong are also very respectful to Chen Yun. It is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Yun is the true leader of Zhonglong Group."

"Even though Chen Yun is the head of Zhonglong Group, he can't compare to you, sir!"

"Sir, you are the chairman of Tianjiao Group, which has a scale of trillions, ten times stronger than Zhonglong Group. Logically, Commissioner He should be thanking you for personally attending the banquet, not Chen Yun."

Zhong Hangang chimed in, "Exactly! In terms of status, position, and strength, our Boss Chen is a hundred times better than that kid. Yet Commissioner He's speech didn't mention Boss Chen at all; instead, he kept thanking Chen Yun. How strange!"

Chen Rulong looked embarrassed and said somewhat unhappily, "Let Commissioner He thank whoever he likes. We don't care!"

He said he didn't care, but anyone could tell that Boss Chen was very unhappy.