Chapter 1 Not a Good Sign

Lin Zinuo listened to the fierce arguing outside and whispered to Su Mo, "It doesn't seem good."

"Not everyone is reasonable."

Su Mo could see that much.

"What do we do?"

Lin Zinuo asked worriedly.

"Let's wait a bit."

Su Mo didn't say anything else.

At this time, Xiao Li was also very troubled. He said to the wealthy woman, "How about this? If you insist it's my responsibility, we can go to court afterward. But this is a company car and is currently on official business. Could you please let me finish my business first?"

"A company car, huh? No wonder you're so arrogant. Who's sitting inside? Have them come out. I'm going to complain about you. I'm going to expose you."

Xiao Li frowned even more. He simply ignored the unreasonable woman in front of him. Then, he went to the back, lowered the window a bit, and said to Su Mo and Lin Zinuo, "I'm sorry, Mr. Su Mo, but there's a bit of a problem here. I don't think it'll be resolved anytime soon. How about this? I'll call another car to pick you up. Please wait a moment."

Su Mo glanced ahead and said calmly, "No need to trouble yourself. If I remember correctly, that seashell-shaped building in the center should be the Modu Central Venue. It doesn't look too far. We can just walk there ourselves."

"This, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. Besides, I haven't walked the straight and narrow in years. I could use the exercise."

Su Mo coughed and replied.

"Then, thank you for your trouble."

Xiao Li replied apologetically. It wasn't that he didn't want to use the Cao family's influence to warn the woman in front of him, but Cao Wen had specifically instructed him recently, during this sensitive period, to absolutely avoid any scandals, disturbances, or unnecessary troubles.

"It's nothing."

Su Mo and Lin Zinuo opened the car door and got out, preparing to leave.

At this time, the wealthy woman, seeing this, rushed over, somewhat irrationally, trying to block Su Mo and Lin Zinuo.

"Don't think you can escape!"

"Please conduct yourself with more respect."

Unfortunately, she was immediately stopped by Xiao Li, who held out his hand.

Seeing this, Su Mo and Lin Zinuo left directly.

On the way, Lin Zinuo said with lingering fear, "That woman was too fierce."

"Ahem, I once read a book that said, 'Don't argue with a woman who has lost her mind.' Let's ignore her and stroll over there."

Su Mo looked around at the surrounding buildings in a good mood.

"Okay!"

Lin Zinuo was in a good mood and wasn't upset by the sudden interruption.

She actually enjoyed spending time with Su Mo.

However, Lin Zinuo soon realized she had been naive. After walking about a kilometer, Lin Zinuo felt like her feet were about to break because she was wearing high heels.

"Su Mo, how much further do we have to go? I can't walk anymore."

Su Mo looked a little embarrassed, having underestimated the distance.

"Soon, soon. Hang in there a little longer."

Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo resentfully and said, "If we're not there soon, my feet are going to break."

"Soon, it's not far."

Su Mo looked ahead. They should be almost there.

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo could only grit her teeth and persevere.

The Modu Central Venue was unusually lively today, with countless luxury cars parked there.

Almost all of Modu's upper class had come to the venue today.

Everywhere was filled with cheerful greetings and small talk.

At the main entrance of the venue, Cao Wen, along with his butler Cao Yuan and daughter Cao Yun, were enthusiastically welcoming each guest.

"President Jiang, you're here! Please come in!"

"Cao Wen, you're too kind..."

"It's all as it should be. It's our honor that you could come to our banquet..."

Cao Wen said very modestly.

"Good..."

One guest after another was invited in by Cao Wen. Although he had been in a high position for many years, he had always been very approachable to those who supported him. After all, the pyramid could stand so tall only because of the foundation stones below.

Most of the guests who could come today were his foundation stones.

However, after sending in a guest, Cao Wen turned his head and whispered to his butler, Cao Yuan, "Has Mr. Su Mo arrived yet?"

"Not yet, but he should be soon. Xiao Li reported not long ago that he had picked him up."

Cao Yuan replied respectfully.

Cao Wen nodded slightly, didn't say anything more, and continued to greet the guests.

On the other side, Su Mo and Lin Zinuo finally reached the side entrance of the venue. Lin Zinuo really couldn't walk anymore, and she couldn't help but complain, "I can't do it anymore. My feet hurt too much. These shoes are terrible to wear. They're so anti-human."

"I also think they're very anti-human. Let's push a little harder. I've already reached the side entrance. We can get to the main entrance from here."

Su Mo silently agreed. He didn't quite understand why such expensive shoes were so difficult to wear.

Lin Zinuo looked at the huge venue in front of her and shook her head like a rattle-drum.

"This venue is too big. No, no, I really can't walk anymore."

Su Mo also looked around. The venue was indeed a bit ridiculously large, so he thought for a moment and replied, "Forget it, let's go in from the side entrance. It doesn't really make a difference."

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Su Mo's words.

So, the two of them walked towards the side entrance. Two fully armed security guards were standing there. When they saw Su Mo and Lin Zinuo approaching, they reached out to stop them.

"Please stop. This is the Central Venue. Those without invitations are not allowed to enter."

Su Mo took out an invitation and handed it over.

"We were invited."

The guard captain was a little surprised that invited guests would walk to their side entrance instead of the main entrance.

However, he took the invitation and scanned it on a machine. The intelligent system issued a voice prompt.

"Identification passed!"

"Please enter!"

The guards saw that the verification had passed and politely stepped aside, without asking any further questions.

Su Mo and Lin Zinuo entered the venue.

It had to be said that the interior decoration of the Central Venue was truly luxurious. The floor was entirely made of natural crystalline rock, and the walls were hung with abstract art paintings.

And they didn't look fake. Each one was full of a sense of history.

Lin Zinuo's eyes widened.

"This, isn't this Merkley's *Barge Haulers on the Volga*? How is it hanging here?"

"There's nothing strange about it."

Su Mo replied calmly.

"Wow, so rich..."

Lin Zinuo couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Su Mo looked at Lin Zinuo's amazement. Actually, he wanted to say that his shoes could buy this painting several times over.

"Lin Zinuo, let's hurry. It seems like the banquet is about to start."

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo quickly nodded in agreement.

A little later, Su Mo and Lin Zinuo arrived at the central banquet hall.

The entire banquet hall was resplendent with gold and jade, and crystal chandeliers emitted a soft light.

The floor was covered with golden floor tiles, and the tables were covered with lace tablecloths embroidered with gold thread. The tables were filled with all kinds of delicacies and pure gold tableware.