Fang Xue was stunned and stared blankly. Luo Chen's expression didn't change much, but she could tell from his heart that he was really angry.

Moreover, one's true feelings don't lie, so Luo Chen didn't know about those things, nor did he do them, and he didn't come here to see her make a fool of herself.

Are they here to rescue her?

Yes, Luo Chen is someone who works to advance the plot, how could he do such a thing? Sometimes he is indeed unreliable, but he has never done anything too outrageous.

But given what happened, it's hard for her not to think that way.

But now, knowing the truth, Fang Xue was somewhat stunned and felt guilty.

She... had actually wronged Luo Chen.

Seeing Fang Xue's expression, Fang Wu frowned deeply and said in an unhappy tone, "Xue'er, Luo Chen came to see you out of kindness, how could you say such a thing? Even though the Luo family has ended its cooperation with us, we are still friends. There will always be opportunities to cooperate again in the future. Besides, how could you have imagined that Luo Chen would come to see you make a fool of yourself?"

Fang Xue lowered her head and remained silent, her hands clenched tightly.

Luo Chen sat down and looked at Fang Xue's appearance, feeling a bit of a headache.

His plan was to first come here as a sycophant, and then try to sabotage Ye Lin's plans. He could easily guess from Sun Bing's words that Fang Wu wanted to rely on Ye Lin to help the Fang family overcome this difficulty.

The only thing that could attract Ye Lin to do such a thing was Fang Xue.

He doesn't like Fang Xue.

But that doesn't stop Ye Lin from doing good deeds.

Once Fang Xue is taken away, the true purpose of this banquet can be declared over.

Fangwu's plan failed.

Ye Lin was unable to achieve his goal.

Unexpectedly, before it even started, Fang Xue's appearance caused him to make a mistake.

He usually seems quite shrewd, how could he have become so stupid?

Luo Chen realized he had overestimated her.

Ye Lin, who was whispering to a waiter in the distance, saw what was happening, waved to the waiter to do as he instructed, and then walked over.

Luo Chen came here, indeed, for Fang Xue.

Ye Lin was naturally unwilling.

Fang Xue is the woman he has chosen; how could he possibly give her to Luo Chen?

Even though Fang Xue doesn't like him now, he is confident that she will fall in love with him in the future.

As long as he can help the Fang family through their current difficulties and gain their trust, he will push Fang Xue back to the position of president.

He knew Fang Xue's personality very well. As long as Fang Xue continued to pursue her goals, she would definitely change her opinion of him and develop a good impression of him.

At that time, whether it's the Fang family or the Fang clan, wouldn't he be in complete control?

Moreover, it's questionable whether Luo Chen will even be able to walk out safely later.

If anyone's to blame, it's his lackey, for bringing such a thing to a banquet.

Isn't this just giving him a chance to embarrass Luo Chen?

Ye Lin smiled wickedly, feeling much more at ease.

Ye Lin walked over to Luo Chen and sat down.

Seeing Ye Lin's strange behavior, Luo Chen remained silent.

Ye Lin spoke first, saying, "I've already released Sun Bing. We've known each other for a while now, so there's no need to make things too unpleasant."

"So you're backing down? Trying to curry favor with me?" Luo Chen chuckled.

Ye Lin's face stiffened, but in order to get Luo Chen into the trap later, he had no choice but to endure it for now.

"I just feel there's no need to make a scene with you like this. Maybe in your eyes I'm just a security minister. If I told you my real identity, who knows who would be competing with whom?"

Ye Lin waved, and the waiter came over with a plate.

Ye Lin personally stood up and handed a glass of red wine to Luo Chen.

"Drink this glass of wine, and we can pretend that what happened before never happened."

Do you think I would drink?

Luo Chen looked at the glass of red wine, examining it closely. The color didn't seem to have changed much, and there was no sediment at the bottom.

But Ye Lin's unusual behavior really makes one wonder what he's thinking.

"You think I'm not qualified to drink with you, Young Master Luo, is that it?" Ye Lin's tone was icy.

"Indeed, your qualifications are far too low. What right do you, a mere security minister, have to ask me to drink with you?"

Ye Lin scoffed, walked over, leaned close to Luo Chen's ear, and whispered, "What if I told you I was the Dragon King? Do you think you'd be qualified?"

"The Dragon King?!"

Luo Chen feigned shock as he looked at Ye Lin.

Ye Lin smiled wickedly, and for some reason, he felt very comfortable seeing Luo Chen like this.

Even the accumulated frustration dissipated considerably.

So what about the Luo family, the tycoon of Ningcheng?

Hearing his title as the Dragon King, they were still shocked and then knelt down in worship.

Luo Chen was a little confused. Ye Lin had even revealed the Dragon King's identity, so it seemed that there was indeed something wrong with this wine.

"Now, I wonder if I'm even qualified to drink with you?" Ye Lin said disdainfully.

"Yes, of course there is." Luo Chen changed his demeanor and smiled at Ye Lin.

Seeing Luo Chen's change, Ye Lin became even more disdainful of him.

Sure enough, the mere mention of the Dragon King's name usually commands submission, no matter how arrogant one may be.

Here it is, right in front of us.

Fang Xue, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation between the two and grabbed Luo Chen's hand to remind him, "Don't drink it."

Luo Chen's removal of it angered Fang Xue.

Luo Chen ignored her and smiled at Ye Lin, "I also think that there's no need for our relationship to be so unpleasant. Since this cup of wine can resolve our grudges, then I will naturally do the honor of drinking it."

"snort."

Ye Lin looked at Fang Xue smugly, his eyes seeming to say, "This is the man you chose? In the end, you still have to bow down to him."

Fang Xue ignored Ye Lin and tugged at Luo Chen's sleeve again.

Luo Chen glared at Fang Xue with displeasure, pulled her hand away again, and then raised his wine glass, indicating that he would clink glasses with Ye Lin.

Ye Lin naturally wouldn't refuse. He picked up his wine glass, stood up, and raised it half a glass higher than Luo Chen's, ready to clink glasses.

Luo Chen stopped and said with a smile, "What do you mean?"

"I didn't mean anything by it. I just like to clink glasses with people like this. It's my habit, so you don't need to worry about it. Just clink glasses."

"Oh, I see..."

Luo Chen smiled as he spoke, then suddenly turned cold and pressed his middle finger down on Ye Lin's wine glass, raising it half a glass higher, and clinked glasses.

Are you teaching me how to do things?

"..."

The crisp chirping sound hadn't faded yet when Ye Lin stared blankly at the glass of wine in his hand. Luo Chen's sudden change of heart caught him off guard.

"you!"

Ye Lin was about to get angry, but Luo Chen smiled at him again.

"Didn't we agree to settle our scores over a cup? Since we've already agreed, we should do it. Now that we've clinked glasses, it's time to drink."

"……OK."

Anyway, there was something wrong with Luo Chen's drink. Although he was very unhappy about the clinking of glasses, as long as Luo Chen drank it, the problem would be solved.

She took out a tissue and wiped the red wine that had splashed onto her hands when Luo Chen clinked glasses with her.