"No, what's wrong with you?" Chen Wantai asked speechlessly.
"Old Chen, what's in these two bottles?" Li Daqing frowned first, then a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"Useless stuff, I was just about to throw them away." Chen Wantai said casually.
Li Daqing immediately became delighted, as if he had remembered something, "I just remembered I have something to attend to, so I'll head back first. It's just as well, I'll take this trash with me."
He directly tucked the two wine bottles under his arm, and to make it seem more convincing, he even took the trash from the trash can.
"Um, sure." Chen Wantai was a bit surprised. It was the first time he had encountered a friend who would voluntarily help him dispose of trash.
Li Daqing was overjoyed and quickly got up to leave the Chen household.
Once he was outside, he tossed the garbage bag into the trash can, then eagerly opened the wine bottles and took a sip.
"Oh my goodness, it's really Longhu Wine! I'm going to make a fortune, a huge fortune."
Excited, Li Daqing quickly tucked the wine bottles away and hurriedly left the Chen household.
Meanwhile, at the Chen household, Gu Chen came out after packing his things, and as soon as he sat down on the sofa, he noticed that the two wine bottles were missing.
"Uncle Chen, what about the two bottles of wine I gave you? You didn't really throw them away, did you?"
"No, a friend came by just now and smelled them. He quite liked them, so I gave them to him." Chen Wantai lied.
Even though he had indeed thrown away the wine, he didn't want to embarrass Gu Chen.
"Uncle Chen, but that's..." Gu Chen sounded a bit anxious.
Longhu Wine was priceless, with prices soaring into the millions for just a few ounces. And yet Chen Wantai had just given it away?
"But what? Anyway, it's something you gave to my dad. Does he not have the right to dispose of it?" Chen Yuwei stepped in to help her father out.
"If you're reluctant, I'll buy you two bottles to make up for it."
"No need, I was just asking." Gu Chen shook his head helplessly.
The Chen family's background was too shallow; they couldn't recognize Longhu Wine, nor did they understand its value. And even if he did mention it, no one would believe him, so it was better to keep quiet.
Ring ring ring!
Chen Yuwei's phone rang, but as soon as she answered, her face suddenly changed. "How could this happen? We've never had any conflicts with the Eight Directions Group before!"
"Don't act recklessly. I'll be right there."
"Yuwei, what's wrong?" Chen Wantai asked with concern.
The situation was serious enough to draw Jiang Rou out of the kitchen.
"It's our Jiangnan Water Town project. I don't know what we did to offend the Eight Directions Group, but they've announced that anyone who dares to work at our construction site won't be able to stay in Lin'an anymore. Now all the workers have been scared off."
"What? The Eight Directions Group?" Chen Wantai raised his voice suddenly.
In Lin'an, the Eight Directions Group was a true giant, a local hegemon.
Even top-tier wealthy families like the Chen family couldn't help but shiver if targeted by the Eight Directions Group.
And all of this was because of one person: Tan Bafang.
With his iron fist, he silenced the entire Lin'an, then established the Eight Directions Group, which quickly became the foremost power in Lin'an.
There was a saying in Lin'an: being targeted by the Eight Directions Group was equivalent to a death sentence.
Over the years, some had tried to resist, but their fate was permanent disappearance.
Now, with the Eight Directions Group suddenly challenging the Chen family, it made Chen Yuwei and Chen Wantai anxious.
"Dad, don't worry, I'll go see what's going on first." Chen Yuwei reassured, then quickly left.
"Jiang Rou, I'll go take a look too." Gu Chen also stood up.
There was no way he could stand by when the Chen family was in trouble.
And the name Eight Directions Group gave him a familiar feeling.
It seemed like there was a descendant named Tan who had founded a company in the mortal world with that name, and that kid had even come to kowtow to him before.
But he couldn't remember the specifics.
Mainly, although he didn't have many disciples, he had too many grandchildren.
Chen Yuwei was in a hurry and didn't have time to deal with Gu Chen. She directly took him to the night banquet club.
At the night banquet club, in the Emperor Hall!
Chen Yuwei knocked on the door of the private room and saw Feng Yelin, dressed in a suit, sitting majestically in the middle of the sofa.
Beside him were eight bodyguards, all fierce-looking, making people dare not look directly at them.
It was obvious that they were waiting for her.
At the first sight of Chen Yuwei, Feng Yelin's eyes lit up.
It was said that Chen Yuwei was one of the two most beautiful women in Lin'an, and seeing her today, her reputation was well-deserved.
This face, this figure, even playing for ten years wouldn't be tiresome.
But when he saw Gu Chen next to her, his expression instantly darkened. "President Chen, I agreed to talk to you out of courtesy, but you still brought someone with you. What? Trying to play dirty with me, Lao Feng?"
Feng Yelin had triangular eyes, which were not very noticeable normally, but when he was angry, his eyes became fierce, revealing his ferocious nature.
"You wait outside for me." Chen Yuwei knew very well that the other party was deliberately making trouble because no matter how she looked at it, Gu Chen didn't seem like someone who could fight.
But she had no choice and could only go into the private room alone.
Gu Chen didn't intervene, but he could ensure that no one could harm Chen Yuwei through the door.
"Feng President, I'm not sure what we've done to offend you, but please don't take offense. These three glasses of vodka are my apology to President Feng." Chen Yuwei was generous and her posture was very dignified.
Three glasses of vodka later.
She thought that even if Feng Yelin was angry, he wouldn't act out, after all, they were both respectable people.
This approach was effective in business settings, but it wasn't appropriate here.
Because the Feng Yelin sitting in front of her was involved in the underworld. Such people relied on robbery and looting to establish themselves. When had they ever been respectable?
Sure enough, Feng Yelin smiled and said, "So, President Chen can drink? How about this, as long as President Chen finishes this bottle of wine, the previous matter will be considered settled."
"Feng President, this..." Chen Yuwei was dumbfounded.
There were always social events in the business world, and she often attended various banquets, so her alcohol tolerance was naturally not bad.
But to finish a bottle of high-proof vodka, even an iron man would lose half his life, right?
"Since President Chen doesn't give face, then please." Feng Yelin wasn't in a hurry.
Chen Yuwei stood still, feeling a bit at a loss for a moment.
The Jiangnan Water Town project was too important, it was related to whether the Chen family could advance further and become a second-rate family.
No matter what the cost, she had to solve the problem.
"Fine, I'll drink. I hope President Feng keeps his word." Chen Yuwei gritted her teeth fiercely, picked up the bottle of wine on the table, and drank it in one gulp.
After finishing a bottle of high-proof vodka, Chen Yuwei's face was flushed, her legs were weak, and her vision was blurred.
But she persisted without collapsing, and instead looked at Feng Yelin, saying, "President Feng, can we stop now?"
NEXT