Chapter 1666: Chapter 1666: A Big Star Actually Appears
In the evening, a welcome banquet was held as usual by the Korean side.
An official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, a vice president of the Korean Medical Association, along with other officials and notable figures, attended the banquet.
Xu Chongzhi’s grandson, Xu Zhiyuan, also joined the party.
Everything seemed like a replay of the welcome banquet held the day they arrived in Tokyo.
The handsome, impeccably dressed Xu Zhiyuan caught everyone’s eye as soon as he walked into the hotel.
Wherever there is a handsome man, there must be a beautiful woman; accompanying Xu Zhiyuan was a stunning beauty.
Korea is known for its beauties, though it can be hard to tell if they are natural or products of cosmetic surgery.
The beauty arm-in-arm with Xu Zhiyuan, who was also quite well-known in Korea, was similar to the actress who attended the party with Ishihara Naka. She was a famous South Korean actress whose recent TV dramas have gone viral, earning her the title of Korea’s number one beauty and a sizeable fan base in Huaxia as well.
One of South Korea’s celebrated star actresses, Jin Qingji—even Luo Ziling had heard of her.
Unlike the situation in Tokyo last time, Luo Ziling had not yet arrived by the time Xu Zhiyuan made his entrance.
It wasn’t that he was intentionally late; it was because the two women had overslept.
He had been looking through information about the Xu Family and lost track of time. By the time he realized, it was already past the agreed time.
He quickly went in to wake up the two women who were still asleep.
The women were a bit tired and had been confident that Luo Ziling would wake them up at the agreed time, so they slept soundly and ended up oversleeping.
After Yang Qingyin and Luo Yuqing took some time to freshen up and dress, the three of them finally headed down.
The restaurant where the banquet was held was on the third floor, and their room was on the twenty-fifth floor. When they went over to wait for the elevator, there was no one else there. They were the last to arrive at the banquet hall.
As they arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, Luo Ziling received a call from Hu Wenjun.
When Luo Ziling, accompanied by two elegantly dressed women, approached the banquet hall entrance, he promptly apologized to the Korean personnel and Hu Wenjun and others waiting there, saying they had taken a short nap and overslept, expressing deep apologies.
To boost his own popularity and make an impressive appearance, Luo Ziling also dressed quite formally, in a well-fitting suit, tie impeccably knotted, and hair neatly styled. Just before coming out, he pressed his face for five minutes to ensure that the reflection in the mirror was strikingly handsome, only then was he satisfied.
After expressing apologies to the officials and Korean personnel waiting at the door, Luo Ziling led Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin inside the banquet hall with an elegant stride, drawing astonished and admiring gazes from those people.
As they walked in, Xu Zhiyuan and Jin Qingji had just reached their table.
As they walked all the way in, they drew the attention of everyone. The attractive pairing of handsome man and beautiful women prompted many sighs of admiration and praise. Some of the Korean personnel attending the banquet, ignoring etiquette, rushed over to Jin Qingji to ask for autographs and photos.
Later, even some waiters hurried over to request photos and autographs.
To all of this, Jin Qingji obliged, and Xu Zhiyuan was willing to cooperate.
Because they were “harassed” by so many people, it took them fifteen whole minutes to walk from the entrance of the banquet hall to their table. If it hadn’t been for the fifteen-minute delay, Xu Zhiyuan and Jin Qingji would have already been seated before Luo Ziling, Yang Qingyin, and Luo Yuqing came in.
Clearly, during foreign delegations, gaining prominence and admiration from everyone is something Xu Zhiyuan and Jin Qingji both enjoy. They also seemed to have a subtle intention to compete with Luo Ziling.
When the Huaxia delegation visited Japan, standing next to Ishihara Naka, Luo Ziling, along with a beautiful woman, clearly overshadowed Ishihara Naka.
Xu Zhiyuan had investigated the matter thoroughly, and thus today, he had prepared well, hoping to make a splash and outshine Luo Ziling.
In fact, Xu Zhiyuan and Jin Qingji were not real couples, or their intimacy hadn’t reached that level yet.
People like them didn’t hold entertainment industry figures in high esteem, as the industry had too many unwritten rules, and beautiful actresses might have been enjoyed by many men. Nonetheless, Jin Qingji’s beauty and good figure were widely acknowledged, and she was interested in him, so he invited her to attend the banquet with him today.
He just didn’t expect Luo Ziling to enter later than them.
Even more surprising, Luo Ziling brought along two women.
When Xu Zhiyuan got a clear view of the two women next to Luo Ziling, his initially good mood plummeted.
Yang Qingyin and Luo Yuqing are rare beauties, even though they don’t possess the fame that Jin Qingji has, they boast a pristine beauty akin to a lotus rising from clear water. Moreover, they exude a serene dignity like celestial beings, presenting a much superior temperament compared to Jin Qingji, and they possess remarkable grace. Both Yang Qingyin and Luo Yuqing have tall statures, and Luo Yuqing even stands taller than 1.7 meters.
Though their height couldn’t compare to Lin Lan, it was already impressive enough.
Luo Ziling’s looks also clearly exceeded his, and his noble aire made Xu Zhiyuan feel a pang of inferiority just by looking at him.
Xu Zhiyuan was struck, and so was Jin Qingji.
A woman like her, who always enjoyed being the center of attention, certainly disliked and hardly accepted the presence of other women more outstanding and captivating to men’s eyes at the same place. She originally thought she would undoubtedly be the most outstanding woman at the banquet today, the brightest star.
Unexpectedly, there were two women whose looks and temperaments didn’t fall short of hers. Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin’s pure and proud aura made her secretly envious and jealous.
She had long passed her youthful innocence, not in age but psychologically.
Having entered the entertainment industry, everything was polluted, and those qualities were no longer visible in her eyes; the purity was superficial, not internal.
Confronted with the chilling aura radiating from Luo Yuqing and Yang Qingyin, she felt her own aura weaken a bit.
Members of the Huaxia delegation were equally surprised that two beautiful women were accompanying Luo Ziling.
This guy was really something else, almost changing female companions daily, and each one was of such high caliber and elegance. Their hearts brimmed with envy and jealousy, while older members reflected on how truly blessed youth is, allowing for an unrestrained enjoyment of life.
Actually, the one worst affected wasn’t Xu Zhiyuan but Gu Changwei, who had hardly made any impression since the visit began.
With Luo Ziling’s international visits, where his female companions seemed to rotate like a carousel, each being so outstanding, he felt deeply overshadowed.
Among the women he had relationships with, almost none could hold a candle to the female companions of Luo Ziling.
How could one live knowing this?
Suddenly, Gu Changwei felt that this visit held no significance at all, and the gap between him and Luo Ziling was indeed massive.
The plan to outdo Luo Ziling seemed destined to fail completely.