The main building of Baili Group.

166 floors.

The elevator door slowly opened, and two men in formal attire walked out of the elevator, their eyes scanning the conference room in front of them.

"The Baili Group is really generous." The ninth seat looked at the spacious and luxurious conference hall and spoke in a cold voice.

Shen Qingzhu did not respond. He turned his head silently and looked around. His gaze paused for a moment on the figures standing by the window in the distance. He turned around quietly and silently, with his back to them.

When he entered the main building, he had already taken off his mask. Wearing a mask in this venue would attract more attention. Although his appearance was very different from two years ago, and he looked more calm and mature, people who were familiar with him could still easily recognize him.

He originally thought that the only one who needed to hide in this venue was Baili Pangpang, but he never expected that Lin Qiye and the others were also here.

"I'll walk around and familiarize myself with the place." After Shen Qingzhu said this, he walked straight away from Lin Qiye and the others.

He knew about Lin Qiye's mental perception ability. If he used his mental power to scan the surroundings, he would definitely discover his existence... So he had to ensure that he kept a sufficient distance between himself and Lin Qiye so as not to expose his identity.

The ninth seat nodded, and then walked around the venue casually, looking at the guests here from time to time, wondering what he was thinking.

By the window.

Lin Qiye was playing with the wine glass in his hand out of boredom. He looked up at the time on the wall and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"The time has come, why haven't Baili Pangpang and the others shown up yet?"

"He is a forgetful person and being late is not uncommon for him." Cao Yuan sighed.

Just as a few people were chatting, a middle-aged man with gray hair, a solemn look, and wearing a suit, slowly walked out from the back of the venue. As soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.

The representatives of other groups or families gathered around him with smiles on their faces, greeting him one by one with familiar expressions.

"That's Baili Xin, the chairman of Baili Group?" Cao Yuan looked at him carefully for a moment, his expression a little strange, "He doesn't look like Baili Pangpang..."

An Qingyu hesitated for a moment, "Could it be a genetic mutation?"

“…”

Lin Qiye was also looking at the man. At the same time, Baili Xin in the crowd seemed to notice them and nodded with a smile.

Lin Qiye responded with a polite smile.

After greeting many guests, Baili Xin slowly walked to the center of the venue, where there was a white platform for playing classical music. He held a glass of wine in his hand and walked up the steps calmly, each step as steady as a rock.

"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend this birthday party." Baili Xin's voice was deep and magnetic. There was always a smile on his lips, and his deep eyes swept across the faces of the many guests in the audience.

"I, Baili Xin, started from scratch. After thirty-five years, I finally developed the Baili Group to its current state..."

Baili Xin began his long-prepared speech, telling the story of how he fought back from a poor boy to become the richest man in Daxia. This journey full of hardships and difficulties made some of the younger guests' eyes moist, and they looked at Baili Xin with admiration in their eyes.

A specially invited media outlet sat in the audience attentively, writing something quickly in a notebook. Because the Baili Group had a rule that modern video and audio equipment could not be used, the reporter could only write quickly, fearing that he would miss any word.

Of course, Lin Qiye and his companions were not interested in listening to this kind of business legend. Their eyes were always searching around Baili Xin, trying to find Baili Pangpang.

"...Now, it's time for me to step back and enjoy my old age. Next, Baili Group will be led by a young man who is more outstanding than me. He has a meticulous logical thinking, a pioneering business vision, and a bumpy and rich experience...

He is my son, the designated successor of the Baili Group, Baili Tuming."

Hearing these words, the expressions of Lin Qiye and others suddenly became strange.

Careful logical thinking?

Pioneering business vision?

A bumpy but rich experience?

Apart from the last experience which was indeed quite bumpy and rich, the first two seemed to have nothing to do with him?

“As expected of Baili Pangpang’s father, he speaks so...artistically.” Lin Qiye couldn’t help but complain.

The other guests also started chatting, their eyes full of curiosity.

"I've heard of Baili Tuming's name for a long time, but I've never had the chance to meet him..."

"Isn't it? Years ago, I wanted to meet the young master of the Baili family, but was rejected. He seemed to be very busy."

"But why did I hear that this young Master Baili is just a rich second-generation who lives a life of idleness and waiting for death? Is he really as powerful as Senior Baili Xin said?"

"I only know that Baili Group has an adopted son named Baili Jing who is indeed extremely talented. He worked his way up from the bottom of the group to the top. He has a very good reputation within the group and is said to have a large number of followers... What a pity."

"I have had business cooperation with Baili Jing. He is indeed a genius. I think that Baili Jing is a more suitable successor than Baili Tuming, who has never appeared."

"An adopted son is still an adopted son after all. There is still a difference between him and his biological son."

“…”

In the corner, Wei Xiuming's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. He let out a long sigh, turned his back, and looked at the scenery outside the window.

Looking at the people below who were talking about everything, Baili Xin kept smiling and continued, "Now, please ask my son to come over and say hello to everyone..."

He stretched out his hand and waved gently to the back of the venue. A young man in a black suit walked out of the crowd, adjusted his collar with both hands, raised the corners of his mouth, and walked towards the podium with a smile.

The moment they saw him, many of the guests present frowned, with confusion in their eyes.

"That's not right. I've seen him. Isn't he the adopted son of the Baili family, Baili Jing?"

"Yeah, I worked with him before, how come he became Baili Tuming again?"

"Wait, can't it be..."

“…”

Baili Jing stepped onto the steps of the platform and slowly walked to Baili Xin's side. The lenses of his gold-rimmed glasses reflected the pale light. He bowed slightly and spoke politely:

"Hello everyone, please allow me to introduce myself.

Maybe many people are familiar with me. Yes, I am Baili Jing.

Or, you can also call me another identity...

I am the only son of Baili Xin, the chairman of Baili Group, and the sole heir of Baili Group... Baili Tuming."

As soon as the words fell, the entire venue fell into silence.

Lin Qiye's eyes gradually turned cold.