Supreme Divine Physician in the City
Chapter 566: Li Zairong’s Hongmen Banquet

Chapter 566: Chapter 566: Li Zairong’s Hongmen Banquet

Five minutes later.

Jin Xianjun followed Li Zairong to the door of a luxurious private room, instructed his bodyguards to wait outside, and Li Zairong stepped into the room ahead.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Li has ordered that only you may enter."

Just as Jin Xianjun, leading his secretary Park Sooji, was about to enter the room, the bodyguard stopped him.

The two exchanged a glance, and leaving Park Sooji to wait there, Jin Xianjun straightened his collar and walked in with his head held high.

"CEO Jin, please take a seat."

Upon Jin Xianjun’s entry into the private room, Li Zairong, already seated at the table, casually invited him to sit.

At that moment, the table was filled with an array of delicious dishes.

Sitting down carefully opposite Li Zairong, Jin Xianjun swallowed hard—not from the sight of the sumptuous food before him, but from the nerves within!

He vaguely felt that the atmosphere was somehow off, completely unlike the pleasant scene he had imagined beforehand.

Li Zairong’s demeanor was neither warm nor cold towards him, difficult to decipher.

"CEO Jin, have you ever heard of the Banquet at Hongmen?"

Li Zairong glanced across at Jin Xianjun with a half-smile and asked.

"The Banquet at Hongmen? What’s that?"

Jin Xianjun was startled and, with an apologetic tone, said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Li Zairong, forgive my ignorance, I do not know."

"You don’t know, but I can tell you. The term ’Banquet at Hongmen’ originates from Yan Country and describes a notorious event in Yan Country’s history during the war between Chu and Han. It refers to a banquet held by Xiang Yu to trap and attempt to kill the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang! Nowadays, it often implies a feast with hidden conspiracies and ill intent. The banquet I have invited you to today could be called a ’Banquet at Hongmen.’ Do you understand its meaning now?"

Li Zairong’s mouth curved slightly upward as he spoke slowly and clearly.

What?

Jin Xianjun felt a great shock upon hearing this!

Although he didn’t know who Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were, he understood the meaning of ’Banquet at Hongmen.’ This was a gathering with malicious intent, and Li Zairong inviting him seemed anything but well-intentioned!

Could it be... that Li Zairong intended to harm him?

"Li... Mr. Li Zairong, I, I don’t quite understand what you mean."

Jin Xianjun’s face stiffened, and his heart began to fill with apprehension and unease.

Li Zairong’s status was that of the successor to the first family of Southern Country, the Crown Prince of Jinxing Group!

If he wanted to do harm to Jin Xianjun, it would be as simple as crushing an ant. Jin Xianjun didn’t know how he had managed to offend such an influential figure?

"CEO Jin, you don’t understand? Then let me help you recall a bit. Do you remember a company called Eastern Group in East Sea City of Yan Country? The CEO of that company, isn’t she a woman named Lin Tong?"

Li Zairong gazed at Jin Xianjun and asked faintly.

Hmm?

Upon hearing these words, Jin Xianjun was immediately taken aback, thinking full of confusion:

"How does Mr. Li Zairong know about Eastern Group, even aware of CEO Lin Tong of Eastern Group? A small company like that hardly seems worth his attention, right? Could it be..."

As this thought crossed his mind, Jin Xianjun’s pupils constricted.

The CEO of Eastern Group, Lin Tong, indeed, was very beautiful!

Could it be... that President Lin is the woman Mr. Li Zairong has taken a fancy to?

At that moment, Jin Xianjun broke out into a cold sweat on his forehead. If this was indeed the case, he suddenly understood the purpose of the other party seeking him out.

However, this was just his speculation for now, he couldn’t be certain yet. Therefore, after pondering for a while, he tentatively said,

"Mr. Li Zairong, I am of course aware of the Eastern Group. Our Meilena Cosmetics Company even signed a distribution contract with them... President Lin Tong is also a very outstanding businessperson, and our partnership has been very enjoyable..."

He stole glances at Li Zairong’s expression while carefully selecting his words, speaking cautiously.

"Is that so? Then do you know that this President Lin Tong is my older brother’s woman?" Li Zairong asked coldly.

What?

Jin Xianjun was taken aback. The latter’s words hit him like a deep water bomb, causing a huge turmoil in his heart!

President Lin was not the woman Mr. Li Zairong had taken a fancy to, but was in fact the woman of Mr. Li Zairong’s older brother? Didn’t that prove that the man behind President Lin had a status even higher than Mr. Li Zairong’s!?

Who could tell him what in the world was going on?

At this moment, Jin Xianjun felt like his heart had suffered ten thousand points of critical damage!

Had he known that there was such a relationship between the Eastern Group and the Li Family, would he have put on airs and dawdled when signing the distribution contract? Making President Lin plead and say all the good words before he reluctantly agreed to sign the contract!

He should have directly given the distribution rights to the Eastern Group, even if it meant significantly reducing profit margins, without hesitation.

To be on good terms with such powerful figures was like clinging to the big leg of the Li Family, and the benefits would be immeasurable!

Especially for the brand promotion of Meilena Cosmetics Company and its future development in the Southern Country. Alas, he hadn’t seized the opportunity, and now it was too late to regret it.

Now thinking about it, he even suspected that Lin Tong had deliberately set him up! Clearly having a deep connection with the Li Family, and your man being Mr. Li Zairong’s older brother, yet you humbled yourself to beg me to sign a contract.

Damn, wasn’t this just a blatant trick to lure me into a pit?

Jin Xianjun was almost crying.

However, faced with Li Zairong’s questioning gaze, he forced a ugly smile and said, "It’s truly unexpected that the Eastern Group has such a relationship with Mr. Li Zairong. It’s quite surprising, haha..."

"Director Jin, now you understand why I invited you to this Hongmen banquet, right?" Li Zairong asked indifferently.

"I know, it’s because of the distribution rights, right?"

Jin Xianjun smiled bitterly.

"Indeed, it’s the issue with the distribution rights. You seem to be quite aware of it, huh?"

Li Zairong’s lips curved up slightly, a hint of coldness in his eyes: "The Eastern Group has signed a distribution contract with you and is still within the contract period, but your Meilena has breached the agreement, intending to take back the distribution rights that were given to my sister-in-law’s company. Isn’t that reneging on your word?"

"Director Jin, you have quite the nerve, to even dare to cheat my older brother and sister-in-law? Shouldn’t I make Meilena disappear from the cosmetics industry as a way to vindicate my brother and sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing these words, Jin Xianjun immediately realized that if this matter couldn’t be resolved properly, being targeted by the Li Family, the number one family in Southern Country, would definitely mean no good fortune for the Meilena Cosmetics Company and could lead to real trouble!

"Mr. Li Zairong, please listen to me, I must explain this matter!"

Jin Xianjun was sweating profusely as he hurriedly defended himself: "Actually, I wasn’t dishonest. After signing the distribution contract with the Eastern Group, I had no intentions of taking back the distribution rights. This decision was made by my father, who has absolute say in the company, and even I can’t interfere."

He wasn’t lying about this, it had indeed been his father’s sudden decision to terminate the distribution partnership after receiving a phone call yesterday.

Because of this, he had specifically gone to reason with his father, since the penalty for breaching the contract would be a substantial amount!

But his father wouldn’t listen, preferring to pay a large penalty fee just to take back the distribution rights.

This left Jin Xianjun puzzled, but also feeling a sense of helplessness.