Chapter 374 - Chapter 374: 145 The king bomb card was smashed to pieces by the old lady (second update) _1

Chapter 374: 145 The king bomb card was smashed to pieces by the old lady (second update) _1

Director Chen said a few words to Ji Heng and noticed that everyone else was looking in their direction, so he told Xu En to go about his business, “Miss Bai and the others haven’t arrived yet, you don’t need to worry about me.”

Director Chen waved his hand.

Then turned to chat with Ji Heng.

“Alright.” Compared to others, Xu En was much more composed.

Given that Bai Lian was in Jiangjing, it seemed somewhat understandable that Director Chen, despite being very busy, hurried back.

Xu En left the room again.

If Shen Min’s attendance at Xu En’s second wedding stirred up a commotion, then Director Chen’s arrival turned that commotion into a huge wave.

Just a moment ago, Mrs. Xu could still manage to sit down.

But now, seeing Director Chen sitting with his back to her, she simply couldn’t remain seated.

She could only stand in her original spot, supported by Xu Shujie. With the banquet hall crowded today, the heating not set high, Mrs. Xu had already taken off her fox fur coat, leaving just a thin layer of clothing. Yet, she felt her back was soaked through.

“Shu, Shujie,” her withered hand resting on Xu Shujie’s wrist, “Is that man really…”

Director Chen…

Could it really be that “Chen”?

Xu Shujie also found it unbelievable. But seeing Shen Min’s behavior towards Director Chen now, who else could this Director Chen be?

But why, why wasn’t there a single piece of information in the materials?

However, she seemed to be making connections with all the previous irregularities now, why the assistant Xu was so considerate of the Ji Family…

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Around ten o’clock, the traffic wasn’t as congested as it had been around eight or nine, but being close to the New Year, the roads were still busy.

Bai Lian and her group arrived at Yunxiao Hotel at eleven.

At this time, Xu Wenyao and Xu En were still greeting guests. By now, actually, all the guests had long since arrived, except for Bai Lian.

It was clear that Xu Wenyao was not so composed about Director Chen’s arrival, as the two chatted sporadically by the door.

The elevator facing the reception area on the 36th floor “dinged” and opened.

Inside the elevator, Bai Lian stood in front with Jiang Fulai. The hotel was warm, and Bai Lian, who normally didn’t mind the cold, had taken off her coat, wearing only a white crossed-collar long dress.

The collar was a greenish color, embroidered with tiny clusters of gold and white flowers, with a belt of the same color loosely tied at her waist.

In her right hand, she held an unread summary, talking to Jiang Fulai while occasionally glancing at the document.

Jiang Fulai, half a step behind her, could still see the plain hairpin in her hair. He hadn’t taken off his coat, but he carried a dark blue ladies’ coat in his hand.

Today, Bai Lian had brought his computer for him. Before they got into the car, he was still looking at the computer, and he hadn’t taken off his glasses either.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, he and Bai Lian stepped out together, Jiang Fulai looked up slightly at Xu En and Xu Wenyao, who were welcoming guests. Even through his glasses, one couldn’t hide the piercing coldness in his eyes.

“Alian, you’ve arrived.” Xu En, having never met Jiang Fulai, was reluctant to make eye contact with him and instead spoke to Bai Lian.

Jiang Fulai stood beside Bai Lian, his slender, pale fingers removing his glasses and casually placing them in his coat pocket; his demeanor could also be described as relaxed, with a touch of nonchalance.

But Xu En inexplicably felt enormous pressure.

“Yes, is it about to start?” Bai Lian checked the time and was relieved she wasn’t late, “This is my classmate.”

She introduced Ning Xiao and Tang Ming, but she didn’t introduce Jiang Fulai to Xu En.

Xu En didn’t dare to ask.

He then led Bai Lian and the others inside.

The banquet hall, packed with several hundred people, was bustling. Even with the heating turned low, it was enough to make everyone’s faces red with warmth. The refreshments on the tables had already been refreshed once, and Bai Lian’s arrival drew considerable attention.

Not to mention anything else, the mere appearance of Bai Lian and Jiang Fulai was enough to attract onlookers.

However, as soon as their gaze met Jiang Fulai’s pale, indifferent eyes, they would hastily look away, only to covertly watch them from behind once they had passed by.

The second and third floors were still okay.

The bustling noise on the first floor gradually quieted down, the noisy children hiccupped, and then fell silent, and the servers holding trays of drinks slowly moved to the side, waiting for Bai Lian and Jiang Fulai to walk to an emptier area.

Xu En immediately saw Mrs. Xu’s table which had not been fully occupied, as well as the surrounding tables where many guests were mingling and greeting each other.

From the first time he brought Shen Min in and saw the seating arrangements that infuriated him, until now, Xu En had calmed down, thinking to himself that it was fine to sit at the less prestigious table, conveniently making enough room for Bai Lian and her group.

“Alian is here.” He straightened his boutonniere and looked up smilingly to greet the people at Ji Heng’s table.

Ji Heng was seated in the center, to his right was Director Chen, to his left, Ji Shaojun, while Shen Min sat beside Director Chen.

As he looked up and saw Bai Lian following behind Xu En and… Jiang Fulai…

Shen Min thought he was seeing things; he blinked and looked again. Jiang Fulai was pulling out chairs for Jiang He and Bai Lian, and he casually glanced over toward Shen Min.