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Chapter 142 - 129 [Prepared]

Chapter 142: Chapter 129 [Prepared]

The night was as dark as ink, and the moon painted a picturesque scene.

At the entrance of the club’s main hall, guests who were originally engaged in drinking and chatting suddenly saw a car’s headlights approaching from a distance. A car drove directly towards the club, prompting everyone to cease their conversations and turn their gazes toward the vehicle, puzzled expressions emerging on their faces.

It seemed they wanted to see who had the audacity to drive right up to the club with such grandeur.

Gradually, under the guests’ watchful eyes, Ye Fan, driving an Audi A6L, arrived on the road in front of the main hall of the club. He pressed the brakes, and the car slowly decelerated.

Hmm?

As the car stopped, the guests could clearly see with the help of the lights that it was an unremarkable Audi A6L and that it did not bear an impressive license plate.

This discovery almost convinced them that the person arriving was not someone significant.

Having made such a judgment, their curiosity only deepened: if the person was not anyone of importance, why would they dare to drive up here?

There was one exception.

Su Hongyuan.

He recognized at a glance that the Audi A6L was the company car specifically provided to Ye Fan by Su Yuxin.

Because of this, after his initial surprise and suspicion, he thought of everything Lin Ao Feng had told him and subconsciously believed that Ye Fan was ’pulling the tiger’s whiskers,’ seeking his own death!

The next moment.

Under the watchful eyes of Su Hongyuan and the other guests, Ye Fan was the first to open the car door and step out.

"Isn’t he Yuxin’s personal doctor, Ye Fan?"

"Correct, it was he who cured Yuxin’s illness."

"I heard he helped the Su family uncover the traitor initially planted by the He Family, securing the Binhe New District Phase I project, and now he serves as the deputy general manager of the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company."

"Not only that, I’ve heard through the grapevine that he and Yuxin are currently in a romantic relationship, and he even had a confrontation with Lin Ao Feng while aiding Su Jindi."

"If that’s the case, Lin Ao Feng’s engagement to Su Yuxin this time might very well contain elements of revenge, and he still dares to come?"

"They say he’s a martial artist, and quite a skilled one at that, he must be here to steal the bride, right?"

"Hey, with such a scene today, if he dares to act recklessly, he’s simply courting death!"

...

As Ye Fan got out of the car, appearing before everyone’s eyes, the venue was filled with incessant murmuring. Those collaborating with the Su family felt somewhat sympathetic towards Ye Fan but also thought that his coming here was very reckless and foolish.

Those invited by Lin Ao Feng from the business circles and from various regions of Nanqinghong who were well aware of Ye Fan’s situation and also knew of Lin Ao Feng’s plans to eliminate him, each regarded Ye Fan with a look that one might give to a dead man.

Because the lights were too dazzling, the crowd did not notice Chu Ji’s presence.

Ye Fan did not wait for Chu Ji to get out of the car but quickly walked towards the crowd, seemingly intending to find Su Yuxin first, while inside the car, Chu Ji seemed to intentionally use tonight’s event as an opportunity to toughen up Ye Fan and was not in a hurry to get out.

Facing the gaze of over a hundred business magnates and local bigshots from Nanqinghong, Ye Fan’s face bore no hint of nervousness or excitement, only calm.

He looked up, puffed out his chest, and walked step by step towards the crowd.

"Sir, may I assist you in any way?"

Soon, as Ye Fan approached the crowd, a waiter pushing a meal cart hurried towards him and asked with a respectful smile.

"No, thank you."

Ye Fan shook his head in refusal and then spotted Su Hongyuan in the crowd.

Noticing Ye Fan’s gaze, Su Hongyuan deliberately turned his head away, pretending not to recognize Ye Fan, and more accurately treated Ye Fan as if he were thin air.

Seeing this, those partners of the Su family internally sighed at how ruthlessly Su Hongyuan was playing the old trick of ’killing the donkey after grinding.’

Ye Fan’s steps slightly paused, then he walked straight toward Su Hongyuan.

In an instant.

The venue fell completely silent, so quiet that one could hear the steady steps of Ye Fan, as everyone’s gaze followed his pace.

It seemed they all wanted to know what Ye Fan was about to do.

"Where is Yuxin?"

Soon, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ye Fan walked directly to Su Hongyuan and got straight to the point.

"Dr. Ye, welcome to Lin Mister and Yuxin’s engagement ceremony,"

Upon Ye Fan speaking, Su Hongyuan knew he could no longer pretend not to hear, so he responded with a cheery tone, "The engagement ceremony is about to begin, she and Mr. Lin are inside preparing."

Hmm?

Startled by Su Hongyuan’s words and seeing no hint of surprise on his face, those partners of the Su family and the elite from Jiangnan society were taken aback — both intuition and logic told them that Ye Fan might not have come on his own but was invited to attend the engagement ceremony!

With this realization in their minds, they couldn’t help feeling that the Su family and Lin Ao Feng were being excessively harsh, this was simply a public slap in Ye Fan’s face!

As if to confirm everyone’s guesses, just two seconds after Su Hongyuan’s words, Lin Ao Feng and He Qingshu were seen walking out from the club hall with Su Yuxin and Su Jindi, while Su Ming followed closely behind Su Yuxin.

His purpose today was to keep an eye on Su Yuxin to prevent her from contacting Ye Fan on her own.

Whooosh—

Seeing Lin Ao Feng and others appear, the originally quiet scene became agitated, and the guests’ gazes constantly shifted between Ye Fan and Lin Ao Feng.

Perhaps it was because everyone’s gaze was directed towards Ye Fan, or perhaps because Ye Fan’s position was too conspicuous, Lin Ao Feng spotted Ye Fan at a glance, his lips curving into a cold smile like a hunter spotting his prey.

At the same time, both Su Yuxin and her brother Su Jindi saw Ye Fan and displayed excited expressions, with Su Jindi especially running towards Ye Fan while shouting, "Brother Ye!"

Su Yuxin also intended to walk towards Ye Fan like Su Jindi did, but just as she took a step, she was blocked by Su Ming: "You can’t go over there!"

"Move aside!"

Seeing Su Ming blocking her, Su Yuxin’s expression instantly turned from the warmth of early spring to the coldness of deep winter as she spoke in a low voice, her tone laden with heavy anger.

"Yuxin, let’s go together and thank Dr. Ye."

Oblivious, Lin Ao Feng stopped in his tracks, forced a smile, then deliberately walked in front of Su Yuxin, striding quickly towards Ye Fan.

"Dr. Ye, first of all, welcome to our engagement ceremony, and secondly, thank you for once treating Yuxin’s illness."

Soon after, Lin Ao Feng walked up to the temporary stage, smiling at Ye Fan: "To show my gratitude, I’ll enjoy a few drinks with you later."

As Lin Ao Feng’s words echoed in his ears and seeing Lin Ao Feng’s sinister smile, many guests at the venue couldn’t help but internally remark on Lin Ao Feng’s ruthlessness, perceiving his actions as trampling on Ye Fan’s dignity as a man!

Amidst the internal sighs, those guests, like the others, cast their eyes on Ye Fan, seemingly curious about his reaction.

Surprisingly to everyone, facing Lin Ao Feng’s provocation, Ye Fan remained calm, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

In reality, he was waiting, waiting for Chu Ji to get out of the car, waiting to implement his counterattack plan.

Previously, he had come over first merely to confirm if Su Yuxin was safe and sound!

"Grandpa Su, since all the guests have arrived, shall we start the engagement ceremony now?" Seeing Ye Fan remain indifferent, Lin Ao Feng added fuel to the fire, signaling Su Hongyuan to commence the engagement ceremony on stage.

"Alright."

Su Hongyuan replied, not even giving Ye Fan a proper look, and walked towards the temporary stage.

"Who said all the guests had arrived?"

The next moment.

Just as Su Hongyuan took a step, a pleasant voice rang out. Though not loud, it was enough for everyone at the venue to hear clearly.

As the voice fell, the person appeared!

Chu Ji, in a red cloak, pushed open the car door and slowly stepped out from the unassuming Audi A6L.

Swish!

Instantly, everyone’s gaze, except for Ye Fan’s, uncontrollably turned towards Chu Ji.

"Uh..."

Seeing Chu Ji’s stunning face, everyone, except for Ye Fan and Su Yuxin, was shocked with their mouths slightly open.

This wasn’t because Chu Ji’s entrance was too dazzling, nor because of her beautiful face and enticing figure, but rather because of her influence.

A person’s reputation, a tree’s shadow.

Chu Ji, known as the ’Demon Queen’, although mostly active in the north and often staying in Yanjing, had her reputation well-established throughout Huaxia.

Because, there were rumors suggesting her involvement with the Ye Family, especially a close relationship with Ye Wenhao!

Moreover, as the chairperson of the Tianshan Group, one of Huaxia’s private enterprise giants, and having featured on the covers of economic magazines of Huaxia and other alliances multiple times, she was a legendary figure in Huaxia’s business world!

Compared to those business magnates, the shock of the people from Nanqinghong was even greater—they not only knew Chu Ji’s public identity but also knew she was a martial arts expert who had entered the Innate Realm over a decade ago and had dominated the top spot on the Qing bang until she was removed last year due to her age over thirty!

Even the people from Nanqinghong knew about Chu Ji’s prowess in the martial arts world, let alone Lin Ao Feng and He Qingshu?

Seeing Chu Ji appear, both of their faces changed simultaneously, each showing a few shades of shock—originally, they had been sure that Ye Fan wouldn’t have any significantly powerful backing, but now discovering Chu Ji was supporting Ye Fan, one can imagine the terror that brought them!

Su Hongyuan and Su Ming were also shocked!

They had long known that Ye Fan was recommended by Chu Ji to treat Su Yuxin, and they vaguely judged that Ye Fan’s ability to send Gou Wei and Su Feiyu to prison had been completely due to Chu Ji quietly pulling strings!

But...

They always thought that Chu Ji would not get involved in this dispute for Ye Fan!

After all, in their view, if Chu Ji got involved, she’d face not just Nanqinghong but possibly also confront the Bai Family—such consequences were far beyond what Chu Ji could bear!

Impossible, right?

Click! Click!

Later.

Under everyone’s gaze, Chu Ji in a red cloak, with steady steps, walked directly towards Ye Fan, the sound of her high heels striking the ground exceptionally crisp.

That crisp sound brought everyone back from their shock and helped them realize.

The previously ignored young man wasn’t reckless at all.

He came prepared! (To be continued. If you like this work, we invite you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)