Chapter 104 Call Me Mr. Chen
"Yes, Patriarch."
Not long after, a servant of the Yu family rushed into the hall. Seeing the Yu family patriarch rolling on the ground, he was startled, swallowed and quickly said, "Patriarch, we have found out that Chen Xuan is not in Jiangzhou. He went to Jiangbei City to attend the antique appraisal fair held by the young master of the Zhou family."
"Hurry up and drive me to see him!" Yu Tiansheng seemed to be restraining something, his voice hoarse, and he said with great difficulty.
Although Jiangbei City was another city, it was not far from Chen Xuan's residence. It took about an hour to drive to a large private villa in Jiangbei City.
Although it was night, the private villa was brightly lit, with luxury cars gathered outside the door, and many handsome men and beautiful women in gorgeous clothes coming and going from the private villa.
Chen Xuan parked the car and walked towards the private villa.
"Chen Xuan?" Suddenly, an amazed voice sounded.
Chen Xuan turned his head and saw a young man in a suit and tie, with shining hair and gold-rimmed glasses, looking at him with surprise. The contours of his face were still seven or eight parts similar to when he was young.
Chen Xuan recognized at a glance that this young man was Wu Minghao, an old classmate from Chen Xuan's school days, and also from the same dormitory. Although they didn't interact much, meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land felt a bit intimate.
Chen Xuan greeted enthusiastically, "Wu Minghao, long time no see."
At this moment, a man in a suit walked over and said respectfully to Wu Minghao, "Mr. Wu, this document needs your signature."
Wu Minghao signed for the man in the suit with a flourish.
Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Wu Minghao, not bad. It's only been a few years, and you're already a boss."
"I was just promoted to the general manager of the Jiangbei branch of the Zhou Corporation a few days ago, and I have to thank Young Master Zhou for his appreciation." Wu Minghao revealed a hint of arrogance.
Chen Xuan praised, "Wu Minghao, you're too accomplished. Among classmates, you're definitely in the top three."
Suddenly, Wu Minghao said, "Call me Mr. Wu."
Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows, "Mr. Wu?"
"Yes, we're not that familiar, are we?" Wu Minghao said coldly.
Chen Xuan shook his head. It seemed this was the so-called warmth and coldness of human relationships. He said indifferently, "Mr. Wu, can I go in and attend the antique appraisal fair?"
"Do you have an invitation?" Wu Minghao's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked with a frown.
"Invitation?"
Chen Xuan was stunned. He didn't remember Zhou Tiancheng saying he needed this thing.
Seeing Chen Xuan's surprised expression, Wu Minghao knew that Chen Xuan didn't have an invitation. "Alright, don't waste your energy. Everyone entering the villa for the first time is a rich person from Jiangzhou and Jiangbei circles. You can't get in without an invitation."
"Keep an eye on him, don't let him sneak in. Today, all the important guests invited by Young Master Zhou are here. If he sneaks in and disturbs the guests, none of us can bear the consequences. I have to go and welcome the important guest invited by Young Master Zhou."
After speaking, Wu Minghao threw down this sentence and turned to leave.
Watching Wu Minghao turn and leave, Chen Xuan felt helpless and had to call Zhou Tiancheng.
Soon, a tall woman in an OL professional suit and stockings, wearing black high heels, walked out quickly.
Her gaze swept over, her eyes landed on Chen Xuan, and she asked softly, "Mr. Chen, right?"
Chen Xuan said faintly, "Is it Zhou Tiancheng who sent someone?"
The tall woman knew she had found the right person, and her expression brightened. She smiled charmingly, "Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Gao Xiaoyu, the president of Zhou Corporation's Jiangbei branch. Young Master Zhou asked me to bring you in."
Chen Xuan nodded indifferently and was led into the private villa by Gao Xiaoyu.
Upon reaching the villa entrance, Chen Xuan looked up.
In the large courtyard, the lights were bright. There was a terrace on a lotus pond decorated with lights, and many people were dancing on the terrace to melodious music.
On the open space of the lawn, there were many antiques covered with glass. Most of them were from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Chen Xuan actually found that these antiques were all genuine, not samples at all.
He couldn't help but frown. He remembered Zhou Tiancheng saying that this antique appraisal fair was held by him. With Zhou Tiancheng's eyesight and strength, he probably couldn't collect so many antiques...
"Mr. Chen, these are all ordinary goods, and they are certainly not worthy of your attention. I'll take you to the living room." Gao Xiaoyu smiled charmingly and extended her delicate hand, making a gesture of invitation.
Soon, Chen Xuan was taken to the private living room of the villa.
"Mr. Chen, please wait here for a moment. Young Master Zhou will come to see you as soon as he finishes his personal matters," Gao Xiaoyu said.
"Okay, you can go and busy yourself," Chen Xuan said faintly.
"I'll have someone come to keep you company and chat, so you don't get bored."
After speaking, Gao Xiaoyu made a phone call, and soon a familiar figure, sweating profusely, ran in.
This person was none other than Wu Minghao, whom Chen Xuan had met outside just now.
"President Gao, what do you need me for?" Wu Minghao bowed and said with a flattering smile.
Gao Xiaoyu was Wu Minghao's superior.
"This is Mr. Chen, a friend of Young Master Zhou. I have some urgent matters to attend to, so you must entertain him well."
Gao Xiaoyu, who had just smiled charmingly at Chen Xuan, immediately stiffened her face, showing a bit of coldness, and a trace of authority appeared on her.
"Don't worry."
Wu Minghao looked over with a smile. When he saw the figure sitting behind, he was stunned for a moment and instinctively rubbed his eyes. When he clearly saw Chen Xuan's face, he said in shock, "Chen Xuan?"
Chen Xuan smiled and said nothing, sipping his tea.
"You know Mr. Chen? That's really great! I was worried about neglecting Mr. Chen, otherwise Young Master Zhou would surely blame me." Gao Xiaoyu was relieved, and her chest rose and fell accordingly.
"Yes, yes, we were classmates before."
Wu Minghao swallowed and realized that Chen Xuan was the important person invited by Young Master Zhou. He quickly smiled enthusiastically at Chen Xuan, "Chen Xuan, we meet again."
"You'd still call me Mr. Chen," Chen Xuan said faintly.
Wu Minghao's expression stiffened, and he forced a smile, "Chen... Mr. Chen..."
Gao Xiaoyu's expression changed slightly. She pulled Wu Minghao aside and said coldly, "Did you offend Mr. Chen?"
"No... no," Wu Minghao shook his head.
"You'd better not have. This Mr. Chen has an unusual relationship with Young Master Zhou. If you offend Mr. Chen, I can't save you!" Gao Xiaoyu warned coldly.
Wu Minghao felt bitter in his heart. If he had known that Chen Xuan had such great capabilities, he would never have dared to show Chen Xuan a cold shoulder.
Gao Xiaoyu told Chen Xuan that she had urgent matters to attend to and turned to leave the living room.
"Chen... Mr. Chen, let me pour you some tea." Wu Minghao eagerly leaned over, bowing and scraping as he poured water for Chen Xuan.
"I can't afford to call you our Mr. Wu," Chen Xuan waved his hand.
Wu Minghao's expression was awkward, and he could only force himself to say, "Chen Xuan, do you remember when we were in school and climbed over the wall to pick corn from someone else's field? Later, when the owner found the school, we went through that together. I didn't mean to just now. I hope you can forgive me."
"Is that so? I remember it was you who tipped them off. If you hadn't tipped them off, I wouldn't have had my mother come to school for a parent-teacher conference," Chen Xuan said with a cold chuckle.
Wu Minghao's old face turned red.
Following that, Wu Minghao tried his best to please Chen Xuan, but Chen Xuan remained unmoved.
He was a little annoyed in his heart. It was just that he had gotten lucky and met Young Master Zhou!
At this moment, a hearty laugh sounded, "Hahaha, brother-in-law, you've kept me waiting!"
Chen Xuan looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw Zhou Tiancheng swaggering in with a smiling face.
Brother-in-law?
Chen Xuan is Zhou Tiancheng's brother-in-law?
Wu Minghao suddenly looked at Chen Xuan, and was instantly struck by lightning.