After Tang Zhiyang left, Du Haojie and Qin Hao also left one after another not long after.
Once they were gone, the atmosphere of the gathering became less tense and awkward, turning much more cheerful instead.
Everyone sang and danced, and the crowd even started asking about Ye Feng and Xiao Feifei's gossip, leading to them kissing and hugging on the spot... Their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend was also officially confirmed that night!
The birthday banquet continued in this joyful atmosphere until midnight, and only then did everyone reluctantly end the party.
Ye Feng returned home completely exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.
However, at this very moment, unbeknownst to him, Tang Zhiyang and Qin Hao had met up at a restaurant.
"Damn it, this Ye Feng stole my fiancée and made me lose face repeatedly in public! If I don't get revenge for this, I swear I won't rest!" Tang Zhiyang gulped down a mouthful of wine and slammed the cup to the ground, roaring in anger.
Seeing this, Qin Hao quickly said, "Young Master Tang, please rest assured! I have already contacted the underground force in Dongchuan City, the Black Dragon Gang, and I guarantee I will help you deal with this Ye Feng fellow!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhiyang couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Oh? You're that efficient?"
"Of course! How dare he offend Young Master Tang? I'll send him to hell immediately!" Qin Hao said obsequiously.
Tang Zhiyang was very pleased to hear this and said, "Good! Once this is done, you won't be shortchanged!"
"Thank you, Young Master Tang!" Qin Hao said excitedly.
In reality, he hadn't contacted the Black Dragon Gang just to curry favor with Tang Zhiyang; he had already paid them to take action.
He just didn't understand why the Black Dragon Gang was so slow.
But this was even better, as he could still get some benefits from Tang Zhiyang, killing two birds with one stone.
Meanwhile, in an underground bar in Dongchuan City, a man wearing glasses was making several phone calls on his mobile phone, but all of them were turned off.
"What's going on? Could it be that One-Eyed has really run into trouble?" the man in glasses muttered to himself, frowning.
Finally, he shook his head and said, "No, I have to report this to Master Long..."
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Ye Feng woke up very early because he was going to attend the sea area auction.
After getting up, washing, and eating breakfast, he drove directly to the city.
Soon, he arrived at a building called the Myriad Manifestations Tower, which was where the sea area auction was being held.
Ye Feng took out the phone number the old mayor had given him and immediately dialed it.
"Hello, I'm the one introduced by the old mayor..."
Before Ye Feng could finish speaking, the other party interrupted him, "Oh, oh, I know, you must be Mr. Ye Feng, whom the old mayor mentioned! Where are you now?"
"Yes, yes, that's me! I'm already downstairs at the Myriad Manifestations Tower!" Ye Feng replied.
Upon hearing this, the person on the other end immediately said, "Oh, oh, good! Please wait for me downstairs, I'll come and pick you up right away!"
Within a few minutes, a middle-aged man with a large belly came down from the Myriad Manifestations Tower. Upon seeing Ye Feng, he said very politely, "Mr. Ye Feng, hello! My name is Cheng Wanli, and I am the owner of this auction!"
As he spoke, he smiled and stepped forward to shake Ye Feng's hand.
Ye Feng felt a bit overwhelmed and responded very courteously before being led upstairs.
"Mr. Ye, the old mayor mentioned that you want to bid on a sea area for marine aquaculture?" Boss Cheng asked as they walked upstairs.
"That's right, I'm planning to start a small business..." Ye Feng replied as they walked, chatting with him.
Soon, the two arrived at the third floor of the Myriad Manifestations Tower.
"Mr. Ye Feng, we've arrived! The auction will start in about half an hour. I wish you good luck here. I have some other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave!" Boss Cheng said.
Ye Feng quickly nodded, "Okay, please go ahead with your business!"
Thus, Ye Feng entered the auction room.
It was not a very large room, with a total of thirty seats. In front, there was an auction table like a podium, with a gavel placed on it.
Several people were already seated inside, all dressed impeccably, clearly indicating they were from the upper echelons of society.
When the others saw Ye Feng enter, they all turned to look at him with puzzled expressions, but none of them said anything.
Ye Feng casually found a seat in the front row and sat down, slowly waiting for the auction to begin.
As time passed, more and more people came in. Soon, all the seats were filled, and it was time for the auction to start.
The next second, a handsome auctioneer, around thirty years old, stepped onto the stage and said, "Since everyone is here, let the auction begin! First, I will introduce the three sea areas to be auctioned..."
At the same time, a Rolls-Royce arrived below the Myriad Manifestations Tower, and a young man stepped out of it.
If Ye Feng had seen him, he would have been greatly surprised, because this person was none other than Tang Zhiyang, who had been utterly humiliated at Xiao Feifei's birthday party yesterday!
"Uncle Long, have you checked the list of attendees for this auction?" Tang Zhiyang asked the elder beside him.
The elder quickly handed him a form and said, "These are all of them. Please review them, young master!"
Tang Zhiyang took the form and began to examine it as he walked.
After a while, he handed the form back to the elder and said, "Just these people? It seems there's no one formidable. This auction is a sure win!"
With that, the two of them directly entered the auction room on the third floor.
However, when they went inside, they suddenly found that the auction had already started, and the auctioneer was introducing the three sea areas to be auctioned.
What made him even more dumbfounded was that all thirty seats in the room were occupied, with no space for them.
"Huh? What's going on? How are all the seats full?" Tang Zhiyang asked loudly, completely bewildered.
His voice drew considerable displeasure from the crowd, and they all turned to look at Tang Zhiyang as he entered.
"Huh? Tang Zhiyang?" Ye Feng was startled to see this fellow.
Coincidentally, Tang Zhiyang also saw Ye Feng at this moment. The two of them stared at each other, both looking surprised.
The next second, Tang Zhiyang suddenly exclaimed, "Ye Feng? What are you doing here?"
Ye Feng gave him a dismissive look and said, "What business is it of yours whether I'm here or not?"
"You..."
These words left Tang Zhiyang speechless for a moment.
However, the next second, he seemed to recall something and said, "I remember you weren't on the list of attendees. Did you sneak in?"
"Sneak in? Heh! You have quite an imagination!" Ye Feng chuckled disdainfully, ignoring him.
Tang Zhiyang, however, thought Ye Feng was guilty and said, "Ye Feng, I advise you to give up your seat to me now, or I'll report you for sneaking in!"
Ye Feng heard this and laughed, "Oh really? Then go ahead and report me!"
"You, fine! You just wait!"
With that, he took out the list, confirmed that Ye Feng was not on it, and then raised his hand and shouted loudly, "Auctioneer, I'm reporting someone for trespassing and taking my seat!"