These so-called young talents, who returned from studying abroad, belong to a newly emerging family in Hong Kong.

Although these families now have considerable strength and are doing their best to educate their children, these individuals are still unable to shake off their shortcomings of limited knowledge and arrogance.

Seeing Chen Dong, who was even younger than themselves, being surrounded by a host of businessmen like a star, they felt even more envious.

"Who is this? Such a big shot!"

"Yes, so many people went to greet them."

"I don't see anything special about it. Oh, and you've brought a female celebrity along!"

"Isn't that Vivian Chow? A beauty of her caliber should be by Young Master Zhang's side!"

As they spoke, they turned their gaze to a tall and handsome young man beside them.

"that is!"

"That's right, only Young Master Zhang is qualified."

"Following that guy is a complete waste!"

The young man, known as Young Master Zhang, wore a smug expression; clearly, he thoroughly enjoyed the fawning over him by his underlings.

Having returned after completing my studies, I am tall and handsome, just like Chen Dong in front of me, yet I haven't received such treatment... It's truly outrageous!

In particular, when they saw Li Xiaoman, who was elegant and sexy, smiling at Chen Dong, their lust was aroused even more.

She's the CEO of HSBC.

She wasn't reserved at all; instead, she quickly went up to him, greeted him, chatted warmly, and occasionally exchanged a few words with the woman beside him, appearing very intimate.

Hmph, a beauty of this caliber should be throwing herself at me.

Zhang Shao thought to himself.

It must be said that these people, having spent a long time abroad, are not particularly familiar with the changes that have taken place in Hong Kong over the past two years. In particular, they know very little about Chen Dong.

Although he used to be quite high-profile, he has become much more low-key in the past year and rarely appears in newspapers or on the radio.

Therefore, they did not know Chen Dong, or at least were not particularly familiar with many of his deeds.

Even if they knew some things, it wasn't very detailed, especially since they hadn't connected what they knew with what they knew about Chen Dong.

When they came in and heard the businessmen praising Chen Dong, they became even more dissatisfied.

"Mr. Chen, it's an honor to have you here. Thank you for helping us make a fortune!"

"Yes, yes. We made a fortune last time we followed Mr. Chen."

Li Xiaoman said with a smile, "Hehe, Chen Sheng didn't just make that much money with you guys last time, did he?"

"oh?"

"I would like to hear the details!"

Li Xiaoman's words sparked everyone's curiosity.

It's obvious that she was implying something.

However, Li Xiaoman smiled slyly: "Haha, let me keep you in suspense for now, I'll reveal the answer later!"

Seeing this, they all began to speculate.

People who know each other well start looking at each other, exchanging glances, and then whispering to each other.

"Could it be that HSBC invited Mr. Chen here for a special reason?"

"Is it related to this incident? That's hard to say!"

"Chen Sheng doesn't participate in these kinds of events much anymore, but his presence this time is very likely due to some kind of cooperation between the two parties."

"I'm not trying to be rude, but while HSBC is very strong, it hasn't demonstrated such powerful intelligence capabilities before."

Having their own guesses, the group approached Chen Dong and chatted with him warmly.

Li Xiaoman said this because she had just spoken to Chen Dong about her thoughts: "Mr. Chen, I want to reveal that you provided information in this incident. I wonder if you would agree?"

Chen Dong nodded in agreement.

In the past, he might have kept a low profile, but now that he has decided to truly integrate into this circle and even become a leader, there is no need to deliberately keep a low profile anymore.

Soon, the cocktail party officially began.

Li Xiaoman, as the convener of this reception, delivered the opening speech.

After saying a few words, she addressed the crowd: "The theme of our party today is to celebrate how our assets were preserved in this stock market incident. Almost everyone made a small profit, and some even made a fortune. To that end, I propose a toast."

She raised her hand to the side, and the emcee brought a glass of champagne to her on a tray.

She stretched out her slender hand and gently picked up the wine glass.

Everyone responded enthusiastically, raising their glasses and gesturing to Li Xiaoman.

Under the spotlight, Li Xiaoman raised her glass slightly to the crowd, then tilted her head back and drank the small half-glass of champagne in it.

Her posture was graceful, and her smooth neck, illuminated by the light, shone with an alluring luster, like white marble.

The young men were dumbfounded; some of them swallowed hard, their Adam's apple bobbing.

Then, Li Xiaoman said, "Just now, I told some guests that I would have some big news to share. The most important reason we were able to avoid losses this time is that we obtained intelligence about the Li Group's major industrial investments, and from this, we deduced that they would turn the tide. Many people asked me where this intelligence came from? When did HSBC acquire such powerful intelligence capabilities..."

Li Xiaoman's words drew the attention of everyone in the audience.

Indeed, they all wanted to know how HSBC had suddenly become so powerful.

They all stared intently at Li Xiaoman, eager to know the answer.

Li Xiaoman smiled gently, "As someone from HSBC, I would naturally like to have uncovered this intelligence by ourselves, but... unfortunately."

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