Chapter 1181: Chapter 1180: The Banquet Invitation

As soon as he returned to Longyu Group, Yang Chen was summoned into the office by Wei Xueqing.

"What did you do?" Wei Xueqing slammed a document down on the desk and shouted angrily, "You spent several hundred million to buy a hotel! What are you thinking? Right when the group needs money the most, you throw that much money out the window! Are our current assets still not enough for you?"

Yang Chen gave a wry smile and said to Wei Xueqing, "Don’t worry about the money. If we’re short, just go to the Zhang family or look for Zhao Feiyang, they’ll give it to you."

"Oh! So as long as you’re not short of money, you can squander it as you please, is that it? If that’s how it is, does the company not need to make a profit anymore? Do I not need to help you run it anymore? I can just go straight back, right! Why did I give up my own company to come run a business for you?" Wei Xueqing shouted.

Wei Xueqing was extremely worked up.

After all, running a company is exhausting. As the boss, you have to be clear about where every cent goes, let alone that several hundred million is no small amount. For it to be thrown around by Yang Chen so casually, how could Wei Xueqing not be furious?

Yang Chen was left with no temper by her words. He rubbed his nose, at a loss for what to say.

"Tell me, why did you buy Mu Hai Hotel? Our industries aren’t even over there. Besides, we have our own hotel business, and it’s doing well. Why choose Mu Hai Hotel?" Wei Xueqing sat down and stared at Yang Chen as she asked.

Yang Chen gave a bitter smile, not knowing how to answer.

He couldn’t exactly say it was to stand up for Wu Qiaoyun, could he? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

If he said that, Wei Xueqing would probably be so mad she’d stomp off straight back to Ningchuan.

After thinking it over, Yang Chen said, "The CBD over there is going to be a key development area in the future. Buying Mu Hai Hotel is good for our long-term layout. After all, Mu Hai Hotel is close to the convention center. Whoever holds the convention center holds the world, since that area is the very heart of the CBD."

Yang Chen told a lie.

Wei Xueqing sighed. "Did you talk to me in advance? This isn’t tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, or even millions; this is several hundred million! And you just throw it out like that? Do you know how long it took me at Shangdong Group, at the very beginning, to make a profit of one hundred million? Do you know how hard it is to earn a hundred million? Can you please not act like those wastrel heirs in Ancheng who blow money like water? Seriously, don’t be like this. I’m starting to not recognize you anymore."

Wei Xueqing felt she really was about to not recognize Yang Chen anymore. Back then, when he became a bodyguard for Chen Siyan, you could say he didn’t have a cent to his name.

Now, he could wave his hand and drop several hundred million to buy a hotel without batting an eye.

This unfamiliar feeling filled Wei Xueqing with panic.

Yang Chen sighed and said to her, "Don’t worry, it won’t happen again."

Wei Xueqing gave Yang Chen a long, deep look, then also sighed and said, "Like you said, Second Young Master Yun has started inviting everyone to tonight’s banquet. He even sent me an invitation. Are we going or not?"

"He sent you an invitation too?" Yang Chen frowned.

Wei Xueqing took out a black, hot-stamped invitation card. The matte texture combined with the dark-gold embossed cloud symbol made it look extremely classy and imposing.

Yang Chen hadn’t expected Second Young Master Yun to invite Wei Xueqing.

He had thought Second Young Master Yun would only invite a few families for some closed-door dealings.

Now it seemed his intentions were a bit hard to read.

After thinking for a moment, Yang Chen said, "We’re going! We have to go! I want to see what tricks he’s playing!"

Yang Chen had originally intended to go join the fun anyway. Now that an invitation had arrived, he could openly go and see what exactly Second Young Master Yun was up to.

...

Cloud Mist Mountain.

Left Envoy Yang stood on the balcony, watching the servants bustling back and forth, her expression slightly dark.

She had originally thought that Second Young Master Yun, coming to Ancheng and inviting the various families, combined with the fact that he himself had reached the Grandmaster Realm and stood at the apex of the pyramid, would mean even the Patriarchs of each family would have to give him face and come. At that time, whatever plan Second Young Master Yun proposed, the families would definitely compete to support it.

However, Left Envoy Yang had seen Wei Xueqing’s name on the list!

He had actually invited Longyu Group!

What was his purpose in doing this?

Left Envoy Yang couldn’t quite figure it out.

Because she knew that as long as Wei Xueqing came, Yang Chen would definitely come too.

Although she didn’t know what Second Young Master Yun planned to do, it was definitely targeted at Yang Chen.

Left Envoy Yang couldn’t help starting to worry about Yang Chen. After all, unlike the last time when it was a gathering she herself had invited, and the attendees were just some younger generation members of the families and ordinary Elders, the invitations sent out by Second Young Master Yun this time were addressed to the Patriarchs of the families. Even if the Patriarchs didn’t come, they would send Elders with significant authority in their place, and as for the heirs of each family, they were bound to attend.

When the time came, the venue would be full of heavyweights. If Second Young Master Yun wanted to do something to Yang Chen, Yang Chen might not find it so easy to handle.

Thinking this through, Left Envoy Yang went back into the room, wrapped up the Blazing Phoenix Sword, and strapped it onto herself, just in case.

Without realizing it, Left Envoy Yang had already placed Yang Chen in a very important position in her heart, even to the point that... subconsciously, she felt that if any accident happened at the venue, she would definitely be the one to protect Yang Chen.

Even Left Envoy Yang herself hadn’t noticed this.

...

Night fell.

The streets of Ancheng began to liven up. The streetlights along the road and the neon signs of the shops lit up one after another, painting this city with a layer of colorful makeup.

Looking from afar toward Cloud Mist Mountain, the mountaintop seemed like a giant Easter egg placed there, shimmering with multicolored lights.

In some high-end areas of Ancheng, people began to head toward Cloud Mist Mountain.

Tonight, Cloud Mist Mountain was destined to be extraordinarily lively.

First-Grade Kingdom.

Ruan Ling and Fu Zhou had already had people move their things over, planning to stay here tonight.

As soon as Yang Chen came back, the two of them dragged him over to ask about how things went today.

Yang Chen was helpless and could only patiently answer.

Then, the two pulled him to eat with them.

Likewise, Yang Chen got to taste Ruan Ling’s cooking. It was truly excellent, making it hard not to praise.

After the meal, the two still wanted to keep Yang Chen chatting, but Yang Chen brushed them off with the excuse that he still had work to do.

After all, he still needed to head to Cloud Mist Mountain tonight.

So Yang Chen brought Meng Po and Wei Xueqing to the villa next door to discuss their strategy.

"I want to go too!" Sun Yue said as soon as she walked in.

Since it was related to Ye Xin, Sun Yue couldn’t stay out of it.

Yang Chen frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Only Xueqing and I can go. You and Meng Po have other tasks to handle outside."

"But..." Sun Yue frowned anxiously. "What if Boss is in danger?"

Yang Chen let out a cold laugh. "Your Boss won’t be in any danger."

Given how obsessed Second Young Master Yun was with Ye Xin, he absolutely wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her, so that was the last thing they needed to worry about.

"You and Meng Po will hold position outside in case anything changes. You’re our backup, extremely important. If anything happens, as soon as you hear my call, bring people up immediately. If you encounter any danger, act first and report later, understand?" Yang Chen fixed his gaze on the two of them and spoke in a low voice.

"Understood!" The two nodded seriously.

They were very familiar with this kind of mission; they used to carry out this sort of task as well.