"Eight hundred billion?"
"Ah, eight hundred billion it is. Just wait for Haitong Group to release it. I can't do anything about it right now!"
Xiao Wuji, looking distressed, withdrew the one hundred billion he had just released and transferred it to Ling Que Wang. He then placated Ling Que Wang with many pleasantries, managing to avoid being held responsible.
"Chairman, Xiao Wuji now only has eight hundred billion left. Should we release all the funds? After all, we have six hundred billion tied up in there!" Lin Guoxiong asked Lu Yang.
"No need. Let's wait until he has about fifty billion left tomorrow, then open the account and release his money!" Lu Yang said with a cold smile.
"Understood, Chairman!" Lin Guoxiong readily agreed.
After this, Lu Yang's phone rang again. This time, it was Shen Yiman calling.
"Lu Yang, my dad is asking me to dinner again tonight. Please come with me so we can thoroughly resolve this matter. Otherwise, my dad will be terribly annoyed with me!" Shen Yiman said into the phone.
"It seems the experts from the Hongmen Yan Capital branch have arrived. Since that's the case, let's go together!" Lu Yang readily agreed. He wouldn't let Liu Hui face the experts from the Hongmen Yan Capital branch alone. After all, those from Yan Capital would have extraordinary methods, and it was quite possible that even Da Xiao Arno wouldn't be their match.
Moreover, the matters concerning the Hongmen Yan Capital branch were to be settled today, as was the situation with Shen Ronghua. Lu Yang intended to show Shen Ronghua just how powerful he was.
That evening, Lu Yang, still driving the Lamborghini 677, brought Tang Shimin to the Guoxing Grand Hotel. As a five-star hotel in Jiangbei City, it was typically where major banquets were held.
This time, Shen Ronghua had invited all the celebrities from Jiangbei City, as well as many from Yan Capital. For instance, Young Master Bai Wanli and Young Master Xiao Wuji were both among Shen Ronghua's guests.
Soon, Shen Yiman, with Lu Yang's arm linked through hers, walked in. Seeing so many distinguished guests invited, Lu Yang knew that today would be anything but simple. However, he feigned ignorance and walked directly to Shen Ronghua with Shen Yiman.
"Uncle Shen, my apologies for intruding without an invitation. You won't hold it against me, will you?" Lu Yang asked Shen Ronghua with a smile.
"No, I never took you seriously. However, you've truly surprised me by being the chairman of Haitong Group. It's a pity you're just a puppet, and you don't even know when you'll become a scapegoat!"
"As for your Lamborghini 677 and Cloud Top Villa, they were merely orchestrated by Haitong Group!"
"Kid, you're still young. Don't become a short-lived ghost!" Shen Ronghua said to Lu Yang with a cold sneer. In just a few days, Shen Ronghua had dug up Lu Yang's entire background. However, with their capabilities, this was all they could uncover. Shen Ronghua then analyzed that for such a seemingly incompetent person like Lu Yang to become the chairman of Haitong Group, he must be being used as a scapegoat, and everything he currently possessed was merely staged by Haitong Group for outsiders to see.
With this understanding, Shen Ronghua felt an epiphany and looked at Lu Yang with even greater disdain.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shen. I will definitely live longer than you!" Lu Yang replied with a slight smile, unfazed, and continued.
"You..." Hearing this, Shen Ronghua's eyes widened in anger.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you on such an occasion today!" Shen Ronghua quickly composed himself, sneered, and shifted his gaze to Shen Yiman.
"Yiman, come with me. I'll introduce you to some friends!" Shen Ronghua said, pulling Shen Yiman along as they walked further inside.
Lu Yang felt helpless and was about to find a place to sit when he suddenly turned and saw Li Xiumei walking in with Tang Shimin.
"Lu Yang, you're here too. It's good that I brought Shimin in as well. I'll leave Shimin in your care!" After speaking, Li Xiumei pushed Tang Shimin towards him and then disappeared without a trace.
"This Li Xiumei is setting me up again. She thinks I don't know what she's plotting!" Lu Yang sneered, not taking Li Xiumei seriously at all. Since Tang Shimin was here, he couldn't just ignore her. Thus, he took Tang Shimin to the cake and began to eat.
In the past, Tang Shimin loved cake very much because she was very picky, and children generally liked sweet things. However, the current Tang Shimin disliked sweets, as they easily led to weight gain. Although Tang Shimin had a naturally slender physique and had never been fat.
"Shimin, this is your favorite cream cake!" Lu Yang said, handing a small piece of cake to Tang Shimin.
"Thank you, Lu Yang!" Although Tang Shimin felt resistant internally, she feigned a look of enjoyment on her face. She took the cake from Lu Yang's hand and began to eat it heartily.
"Lu Yang, feed me!" Tang Shimin suddenly thought of something, immediately stopped what she was doing, and said to Lu Yang.
"Alright then!" Lu Yang, feeling resigned, took the cake plate and began to carefully feed Tang Shimin.
Shen Ronghua, who was introducing friends to Shen Yiman, saw Lu Yang feeding Tang Shimin and his face immediately displayed a disdainful smile.
"Shen Yiman, is this the boyfriend you found? Look at him, what kind of person is he? Feeding another woman! A scumbag!" Shen Ronghua said in a cold tone.
Following Shen Ronghua's gaze, Shen Yiman saw Lu Yang and Tang Shimin's actions and immediately let out a cold laugh.
"She's just his ex-wife. She had an accident and now has the intelligence of a six or seven-year-old. It's perfectly normal for my boyfriend to show some kindness and feed a child, isn't it?" Shen Yiman said with a smile.
"Hmph, Shen Yiman, you're still defending him at this point? Then just wait and see him ruined!" Shen Ronghua snorted coldly. Just then, several men in martial arts uniforms walked in.
Leading them was a middle-aged man. With every movement, his muscles bulged, making him appear very formidable. Behind him were two slightly older individuals, exuding an air of mystique and the demeanor of masters.
"The experts from the Hongmen Yan Capital branch have arrived!"
"I heard that the banquet today is to resolve internal Hongmen affairs. We should stay far away and not get caught up in Hongmen's matters. After all, Hongmen is a vast organization, and it's not something we can involve ourselves with!" Seeing the arrival of the Hongmen members, everyone instinctively retreated, fearing they might draw trouble upon themselves.
"Brother Wang, Brother Lin, Old Brother Qiao, you've arrived!" Seeing the newcomers, Shen Ronghua immediately stepped forward to greet them.
"Shen Duozhu!" The three smiled slightly at Shen Ronghua and said.
"Introducing Mr. Liu Hui, the President of the Hongmen Jiang Province Branch!"