At 7:30 p.m., Duan Ye and his two companions arrived at the charity gala.

All three were wearing suits, but they were all very ordinary suits, except that each of them was wearing a tuxedo or a designer suit. The three of them looked somewhat out of place.

However, after they entered the venue, before they even had a chance to get to the very center, they heard a commotion at the entrance.

Everyone turned around to look, and saw a row of chefs pushing in rows of dishes.

Everyone present was slightly surprised. Had this year's charity gala gone mad? Weren't they supposed to be serving expensive wines? This row upon row of dishes... Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Dongpo Pork, Lion's Head Meatballs, Spicy Chicken, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, Rock Sugar Bird's Nest Soup, Truffle Abalone Soup, Seafood Treasure Curry, Sea Urchin Sashimi, Australian Crawfish... it was simply dazzling.

Liu Jie and the other two were so shocked their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. They were... eating at a state banquet!

Almost everyone present was a connoisseur; these dishes were all very expensive, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

At this moment, a staff member appeared and explained with a smile: "All the dishes and drinks tonight will be on our boss's plate. Please enjoy yourselves. The actual dinner donation will officially begin in an hour."

As soon as the staff member finished speaking, someone pushed over a bottle of red wine.

Someone muttered quietly, "This wine is much more expensive than the last one."

"Yeah, could it be that some big shot is coming tonight?"

"I don't know, but let's be careful so nothing goes wrong."

Liu Jie couldn't wait to pick up the wine on the table and drink it down: "This wine is really strong! You guys should try it!"

Duan Ye and Lin Feng also took a sip. After Duan Ye finished his, he immediately felt that the taste...

Seeing Duan Ye looking a bit dazed, Liu Jie patted him and said, "What are you doing? Staring at the wine?"

Duan Ye hesitated for a moment before saying, "This wine tastes so familiar."

Liu Jie jokingly teased him, "You're not trying to say you've had it, are you?"

Duan Ye: "I think I've had it before..."

Lin Feng touched his forehead: "He doesn't have a fever, so why is the child talking nonsense?"

Liu Jie leaned closer: "Do you know what kind of wine this is?"

Duan Ye: "What kind of wine? I don't know..."

Liu Jie patted his chest and said, "I was fortunate enough to see it once, so let me tell you about it."

So, Duan Ye and Lin Feng punched Liu Jie from the left and right respectively.

Lin Feng: "Tell me, what kind of wine?!"

Liu Jie glanced at the foreign text above and shook his head: "I can't say the name."

Duan Ye and Lin Feng's hands immediately started itching again.

Liu Jie: "Don't rush, don't rush. Although I can't name it, I know this bottle of wine starts at five million. If you take a sip, that'll be five figures."

Duan Ye and Lin Feng both gasped, suddenly feeling the wine glasses in their hands getting hot.

Lin Feng asked Duan Ye, "Do you still dare to say you think you've had it?"

Duan Ye shook his head: "No, I'm dreaming."

Lin Feng and Liu Jie immediately laughed.

The three of them were chatting and laughing, which inevitably attracted a lot of attention from people who looked them up and down, making them feel very uncomfortable.

Someone muttered, "The threshold for this charity gala is getting lower and lower; they can let anyone in."

Liu Jie's face darkened, and he was about to retort when a staff member in a tuxedo walked towards him with a polite smile.

"Gentlemen, this hall is too noisy. My boss would like to invite you upstairs for a chat."

Liu Jie was immediately dumbfounded: "Who is your boss?"

The staff member maintained their smile: "Sir, you'll find out when you go upstairs."

Ms. Lü, who had just mocked Liu Jie and his group, turned pale and then flushed.

Everyone knows this is a charity gala organized by the Luo family. Only the big families in Kyoto can go upstairs. Could she have offended some big shot for no reason?

No one dared to speak, and the room became rather quiet.

Liu Jie glanced longingly at the food in the hall.

The staff member was very perceptive and immediately said, "Later, the snacks here will be prepared for you gentlemen."

So Liu Jie was pleased: "Alright then, let's go upstairs."

The staff member stepped back and bowed: "Please—"

Liu Jie immediately led Duan Ye and Lin Feng upstairs.

Duan Ye and Lin Feng weren't stupid. Judging from the reactions of the people at the scene, they knew that this building was definitely not easy to climb. So Liu Jie chattered away in front while the two of them observed their surroundings from behind.

As soon as Duan Ye went upstairs, he saw Cheng Suisui standing across the street.

Cheng Suisui seemed to have been waiting for them. When he came up, she simply raised her wine glass slightly.

The staff member in front said, "That's the boss who asked me to bring you up here."

Duan Ye immediately understood that this was because of his wife.

Duan Ye nodded to Cheng Suisui. After Cheng Suisui finished her drink, she left. The staff led them into the private room and then left as well. The food was already prepared and was exactly the same as the dishes served in the main hall below.

Lin Feng and Liu Jie immediately came over.

"Holy crap, isn't that the beautiful woman in the Maybach?"

"My God, Brother Duan, you've crossed social classes!"

Duan Ye scratched his head: "I'm also confused. I guess it's because of Qing Yuan's influence."

Liu Jie felt a pang of heartache: "Is your wife so popular?"

Lin Feng exclaimed, "This is a real elite family! Unbelievable! Brother Duan, is your wife some kind of hidden tycoon from a wealthy family?"

Liu Jie: "How could that be? The big boss lives on the outskirts of the city?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "That seems to be true. It seems that the big shots all live within the first or second ring road, and they might even own a courtyard house."

The two chatted back and forth, seemingly without any apparent misunderstanding, but Duan Ye felt uneasy and remained silent.

Liu Jie urged, "What are you thinking about? Hurry up and eat, then let's go."

Lin Feng: "Aren't you going to wait until the charity gala starts?"

Liu Jie: "We came here to freeload, and we even got to go up to the second floor because of Brother Duan's wife. That's pretty awesome. We can't stay on the second floor for long. Once we're full, we'll make our escape."

Lin Feng asked while stuffing food into his mouth, "What does that mean?"

Duan Ye listened intently as he ate.

Liu Jie: "My dad told me that once the banquet starts, donations on the second floor will start at a rate of one million."

Lin Feng stared at Duan Ye, who then slapped Liu Jie on the back of the head: "So you really dared to bring us up here?!"

Lin Feng kicked Liu Jie under the table: "Damn it, Liu Jie, if I go bankrupt, I'll sell your house!"

Liu Jie immediately cried out twice, then hurriedly said, "Didn't that guy say we had an hour? There are still forty minutes left, hurry up and eat, then run away as soon as you're done!"