Ritian Group is a well-known enterprise in CD City, operating many large shopping malls in the city. Although it is not a leading enterprise, it is still quite famous.
The birthday banquet of the chairman of Ritian Group was naturally attended by a number of celebrities.
Chen Yang and Ye Wu didn't have invitations, but Xiao Qi was there.
Ritian Group is quite modern; they use electronic invitations that can be easily scanned. Xiaoqi contacted a hacker friend of hers in Sichuan, who easily solved the problem by sending two QR codes.
When Chen Yang and Ye Wu arrived, there weren't many guests yet, so they found a corner and sat down quietly.
However, even sitting in the corner, Ye Wu seemed to radiate light, and several women kept looking in his direction.
"Ye Wu, I understand you now. You get hit on by a bunch of women every day. It's already impressive that you can keep going like this."
"This is the trouble of being a handsome guy," Ye Wu said with a troubled expression.
He wasn't narcissistic; he was genuinely troubled. A group of beautiful women were eyeing him, yet he had to remain chaste. How could he not be troubled?
After rejecting several beautiful women who tried to chat him up, Ye Wu was labeled a "cool and aloof handsome guy," which caused subsequent women to stop trying to talk to him.
Most of the people who come here know each other and are in the same social circle. If they see a handsome guy they don't recognize, they'll naturally ask someone they know. As a result, in less than an hour, the "cool and handsome guy" has become the focus of attention for many women in the room.
Chen Yang, now relegated to a supporting role, watched Ye Wu's predicament with amusement.
Back in college with Ye Wu, he had already gotten into the habit of making himself as inconspicuous as possible when going out with Ye Wu. And today, Ye Wu was the main character, so he had no intention of stealing Ye Wu's thunder.
The banquet officially began after the moon climbed high above the building, and Chen Yang met Liao Yan, the chairman's son, and his father, Liao Huibing.
Liao Yan is quite good-looking, always wearing a confident smile. Coupled with an Armani suit, he's sure to have no trouble picking up girls.
However, this only refers to women who hope to snag a rich husband.
Ye Yan herself has the ability to make money and is a small-time rich woman with millions in savings. Although she is far from being as wealthy as the group and the conglomerate, she doesn't need to curry favor with the powerful.
However, Ye Yan's parents happened to be in big trouble in their business, a trouble that couldn't be solved with just a few hundred thousand, which is why they needed Liao Yan's help.
Liao Yan, a wealthy man whose future assets will exceed 100 million, is also the perfect son-in-law candidate in the eyes of Ye Yan's mother, Zhang Xuelin.
Sure enough, as Zhang Xuelin and Ye Xiong led Ye Yan into the arena, Liao Yan went to greet them.
Liao Yan's eyes lit up when he saw Ye Yan's clothes.
"Sister Yan'er, you look so beautiful today."
Ye Yan smiled and said, "It was a special outfit I wore for someone."
Upon hearing this, Liao Yan was immediately amused, but inwardly he sneered.
"I knew there was no woman money couldn't get. She still obediently complied. The trick of playing hard to get is over."
He thought this to himself, but said nothing. Instead, he led the three members of the Ye family to introduce his father.
Liao Huibing wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the Ye family. He knew his son's ways, but he couldn't be bothered to interfere. He was well aware of his son's character.
Fortunately, although Liao Yan was a bit of a playboy, he knew what was important and never let women interfere with his career, which made Liao Huibing very gratified.
"Gentlemen."
Liao Huibing tapped the table, and everyone looked at him.
"Thank you all for giving me, Liao Huibing, face today. I am very happy that you all came. Today, let's not talk about business, but only about friendship. Please make yourselves at home, eat and drink well. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."
After saying that, he downed the glass of wine in one gulp.
"Mr. Liao is right. Today, we should only talk about feelings."
"How can we talk business on President Liao's birthday? Come on, everyone, let's drink! President Liao is not short of money."
Amidst a chorus of flattering voices, Liao Huibing nodded in satisfaction, picked up another glass of wine, and prepared to catch up with a few old friends.
But as soon as he raised his glass, he saw Ye Yan chatting and laughing with two men, which made him frown.
He saw it all; how could Liao Yan not have noticed?
Liao Yan stepped forward with a grim expression and said, "Yan'er, what are you doing?"
"I'm chatting with my boyfriend," Ye Yan said matter-of-factly.
Liao Yan was taken aback, and his expression turned even more unpleasant. He turned his gaze to Ye Wu, who had been the main person Ye Yan had been chatting with.
After realizing that his looks were clearly inferior to Ye Wu's, Liao Yan's expression became even more unpleasant.
"Yan'er, don't be fooled by some scoundrels. Some people are all show and no substance," Liao Yan said.
“I think what you said makes a lot of sense,” Ye Wu said, then looked at Ye Yan and said, “Right, Yan’er?”
Ye Yan chuckled and nodded, saying, "I think that makes sense too."
Seeing the couple acting like a loving couple, Liao Yan was instantly enraged. If this weren't his father's birthday banquet, he would have definitely slapped them.
"Yan'er, the person you just mentioned, is it this pretty boy?"
Before Ye Yan and Ye Wu could speak, Chen Yang laughed.
"Ye Wu, I never thought someone would say you're fair-skinned. Aren't you touched?"
"I'm very touched," Ye Wu said.
He was also in the hunting group in the micro-world, and he had gotten quite tanned over the years, which made Ye Wu, who was always proud of his looks, very resentful.
Ye Yan then answered Liao Yan's question: "Of course I'm wearing this for my boyfriend today. And my boyfriend has always been him, Liao Yan, are you misunderstanding something?"
Liao Yan's eyes were practically spitting fire as he said, "Ye Yan, don't push your luck. Don't forget, without me, your parents' shops would all go bankrupt!"
Ye Yan paused upon hearing this, a hesitant expression appearing on her face.
Ye Wu gently patted Ye Yan's shoulder and said, "Yan'er, what's there to worry about? Don't forget who's behind us. What's a small company like Ritian Group?"
Ye Yan felt relieved when she thought of the group of big shots in the Micro World.
"Such arrogance! My Ritian Group is nothing? And who are you?" Liao Yan said coldly.
"I……"
"Yan'er! What are you doing!"
Just as Ye Wu was about to speak, he saw Ye Yan's mother, Zhang Xuelin, storming over.
Ye Yan instinctively tried to pull her arm away from Ye Wu's, but Ye Wu held on tightly.
Ye Yan glanced at Ye Wu, who gave her a bright smile. This immediately reassured Ye Yan, and she tightened her grip on Ye Wu's hand.
"Who are you? Why are you holding my Yan'er's hand? Young Master Liao, please don't misunderstand, Yan'er has nothing to do with him."
As Ye Yan's mother spoke, she reached out to pull Ye Yan.
But Ye Yan pulled her hand away.
"Mom, this is my boyfriend, Ye Wu. I've told you about him," Ye Yan said.
Liao Yan sneered and said, "Zhang Xuelin, you saw it. It's that shameless bitch who's been shameless. I guess I'll have to reconsider the matter of her joining the mall."
Zhang Xuelin's expression stiffened. "Young Master Liao, the matter of moving in can still be discussed. Besides, it seems a bit..."
"What, you accepted my gift and then flirted with men? Isn't it right to call you a slut?"
"Fuck you! *f***ing*!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared beside Liao Yan and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
Ye Yan's father rubbed his hands, spat, and said, "I'll have someone send the gift you gave me back tomorrow. How dare you, a beast, touch my Yan'er?"
After saying that, Ye Xiong looked at Ye Wu, who was dumbfounded.
"Your name is Ye Wu? Is Ye your surname?"
Ye Wu nodded blankly and said, "Yes."
Ye Xiong nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad."
Ye Wu swallowed hard. This father-in-law is quite formidable!
(End of this chapter)
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