Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Shattering Their Faces on the Seventieth Birthday
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the ground parking lot of the Yunding Grand Hotel was filled with luxury cars.
Looking around, all were customized limited editions, each worth nearly ten million. anwhile, ordinary-series rcedes and BMWs were squeezed into an unobtrusive corner.
Guests clad in the most luxurious clothes and jewelry made their way up on the eighty-eight-floor observation elevator.
They had a panoramic view of Haicheng, as if they could pluck the stars from the sky.
The banquet hall was on the top floor, guarded by a row of security at the entrance.
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The hotel manager stood at the entrance of the banquet hall, verifying the invitations of the guests before allowing them to enter.
It was imperative to prevent anyone with ill intentions from entering!
“Mr. Liu, please co in.”
“Mr. Su, right this way.”
“Mr. Ye, welco.”
Every guest had a dedicated waiter to guide, follow, and serve them.
The doors of the banquet hall were grand, leading up to the do in a design that was nothing short of opulent. The ceiling was almost ten ters high, adorned with valuable Italian-style crystal chandeliers.
A rich fragrance perated the surrounding air, and the scent of fine food and wine was intoxicating, sending one into a blissful haze.
I heard that the Huo Family’s main branch threw two billion for Huo Weiguo’s birthday banquet!
The four great families of Haicheng gathered together, the Liu, Ye, and Yang families all sent their people. Even the newly prominent figures of Haicheng were in attendance.
Ordinary social gatherings didn’t require the old master to make an appearance; he was inside the hall, having tea and chatting with a few old friends, leaving only the three mbers of the main branch to welco guests at the entrance.
Huo Jianjun and his wife Wang Fengxian stood at the doorway, their faces beaming with joy, smiling until their eyes were re slits.
“Congratulations, both of you truly show the deep love of a devoted couple, and the young master is indeed a dragon and phoenix among n, young and promising,” complinted a guest.
“It’s all thanks to the support from our elders,” Huo Beiting was dressed impeccably, looking dignified. Once he put on his gold-rimd glasses, he appeared even more like a cultured scoundrel.
“Beiting, you’re remarkable!”
“Thank you for the praise, Uncle Ye.”
Many guests surrounded them with celebratory words, those lower in status couldn’t even get a word in. Yet, having the chance to attend the Huo Family banquet was sothing they could boast about for the rest of their lives.
Mixing with the guests, Huo Beiting’s vanity swelled, and he said to Huo Jianjun, “Even the people from the Ye and Yang families are here tonight; Grandfather truly has face!”
Huo Jianjun was more sober-minded and said gravely, “They are not here for your grandfather. Tonight, half of the people are here because of the founder of the Tianyuan Group!”
Anyone with sharp eyes could see that Haicheng was on the cusp of change!
“Beiting, are you sure he will co?”
“Of course! He accepted my invitation.”
Laughing, Huo Jianjun praised, “You really know how to flatter! You must foster a good relationship with him; perhaps losing 20% of the Huo’s shares might turn out to be a blessing in disguise!”
“Hmm!”
Huo Beiting had already planned out how to curry favor with the founder of Tianyuan upon his arrival.
It seed that the man enjoyed flattery, so he would shower him with ingratiating and accommodating complints.
On the other side of the banquet hall, female guests gathered in small groups.
Su Weiwei, dressed in a designer gown, exuded extravagance, looking every bit the young lady of the Huo family. She kept shyly caressing her belly, purposely waiting for soone to ask.
Her friend Fang Anni asked, “Are you pregnant?”
Su Weiwei looked at her shyly and said timidly, “Indeed, I am.”
While others hid their pregnancy for the first three months, she couldn’t wait to shout it from the rooftops as soon as she was expecting.
Annoyed, Fang Anni said indifferently, “Congratulations.”
It had been the sa night with Huo Beiting for both of them.
Why hadn’t she fallen pregnant?
Su Weiwei’s smile blossod like a flower, “This child cos at the perfect ti! Beiting said this is the best birthday gift for Grandfather.”
The surrounding female guests said, “Miss Su is truly blessed. I see not double happiness tonight but quadruple happiness! First, the main branch of the Huo Family inherits the empire, second, the founder of Tianyuan attends the banquet, third, the announcent of your marriage, and fourth, the child in your womb.”
Su Weiwei covered her mouth with a laugh, her gaze scanning the crowd before locking onto Zhao Yuzhen.
“Stepmother, I need to go to the bathroom. Co help hold my bag for ,”
she ordered Zhao Yuzhen around as if commanding a servant.
Zhao Yuzhen was decked in gold and silver, lacking any aesthetic sense, unbearably vulgar.
She took Su Weiwei’s handbag and followed behind her. Her gaze fell on Su Weiwei’s abdon, filled with envy.
Being young is so good, getting pregnant just like that.
Su Weiwei entered the bathroom and noticed her look, scoffing, “Keep staring, and you’ll still not lay an egg, you old hen. If I’m carrying a boy, he’ll be my father’s grandson and can inherit the wealth of both the Huo and Su Families in the future!”
Zhao Yuzhen’s face turned pale, “I wasn’t planning to grab any inheritance.”
“It better be that way.” She took out her lipstick to touch up her makeup, speaking leisurely, “Did you see the He Family here? Last night, Huo Xingzhou sent soone to beat He Xuan up badly! The He Family has already hired a proxy lawyer, and after the birthday banquet, they’re planning to send Huo Xingzhou to jail.”
“Your daughter, Qiao Xi, will beco the wife of a prisoner on reform through labor soon. Stepmother, surely you wouldn’t snitch in secret, would you?”
Su Weiwei put the lipstick back in her bag, saying with a smile.
Hearing the na Qiao Xi, Zhao Yuzhen hurriedly disclaid, “Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with . I can’t wait for that jinx to et her misfortune.”
Upon hearing this, Su Weiwei’s lips curled into a smile.
Worried that Su Weiwei wouldn’t believe her, Zhao Yuzhen added, “Weiwei, you are dearer to than my own daughter.”
Su Weiwei looked at her and said, “If that’s so, once Huo Xingzhou is jailed, find a way to send that country bumpkin back to the sticks.”
“Fine.”
Zhao Yuzhen agreed without hesitation.
Su Weiwei smiled with satisfaction, “Let’s go. The banquet is about to start. I want to see for myself the true face of the Tianyuan Group’s founder.”
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The foyer.
At the entrance of the banquet hall.
The manager checked the invitations repeatedly before lifting his head to look at the mother and son in front of him.
They were dressed opulently but oddly.
Ultimately deciding to let them pass, the manager said courteously, “Mrs. Sun, Young Master Sun, please.”
Mrs. Sun was dressed elegantly and full-figured. Sun Weing had a bruised nose and face, and his arm was in a sling across his chest; he looked like a strapping swordsman now.
Once inside the banquet hall, Mrs. Sun looked at Sun Weing displeased, “Are you dragging here to be tortured? Watching the Huo Family’s main branch in all their glory is more painful than killing ! Son, we’ve already offended them!”
“Mom, trust my judgnt. Huo Xingzhou definitely won’t miss such a significant occasion!” He still firmly believed that Huo Xingzhou had an ace up his sleeve, full of confidence.
Mrs. Sun rolled her eyes, “What’s he coming for? To be humiliated and then kicked out the door?”
“You don’t understand . The mont Huo Xingzhou returned to Haicheng yesterday, he had soone beat up He Xuan.”
Sun Weing was stifling, regretting that he had signed that non-disclosure agreent.
He finally understood what it ant to be the only sober person among the drunken crowd.
“What do I know! All I know is that the He Family is going to sue Huo Xingzhou for intentional assault. If he dares to co to the birthday banquet, he’ll be arrested by Mrs. He and taken to the police station,” Mrs. Sun criticized, poking her son on the forehead, “Son, clear your head!”
Sun Weing snorted coldly, “Sumr insects cannot speak of ice; sparrows know nothing of the swan’s ambitions!”
Mrs. Sun grabbed and twisted his ear forcefully, “Stop playing word gas with .”
As mother and son were bickering, the banquet hall suddenly beca noisy.
“The Tianyuan Group’s car has arrived!”
The doorman guarding the parking lot ran into the hall with flushed cheeks, announcing to the Huo Family’s main house.
“People from the Tianyuan Group are coming up!” Another doorman shouted.
The old Master Huo leaned on his cane and said gravely, “Greet them at once!”
“Beiting, hurry!”
Leading the way was the old Master and the Huo Family’s main branch, with others crowding behind, striding towards the grand doors of the banquet hall.
With a massive entourage, the scene was imposing.
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