Chapter 119: Wang Daokun Treats Guests

The next day at noon.

Ye Chen drove his car, taking his wife Xiao Churan to the Maple Forest Hotel.

Although the Maple Forest Hotel is not the top-tier establishment in Jinling, it is still considered luxurious enough to show Wang Daokun’s sincerity.

This time, Wang Daokun really went all out, directly booking a luxurious private room at the Maple Forest Hotel.

The private room was extravagantly decorated, capable of accommodating twenty people, and the minimum consumption alone was around seven to eight thousand.

After Ye Chen and Xiao Churan arrived, quite a few people were already in the private room. Besides Wang Daokun and Dong Ruolin, there were several classmates as well.

Dong Ruolin had not been doing too well lately.

She had come all the way from Yanjing to Jinling for quite some time, hoping to have a chance to meet the chairman of the Dihao Group. However, after working for so long, she had never had the opportunity to see the chairman in person!

Moreover, she had previously worked as the administrative director within the company, but now she had been moved to the sales director position, running around outside every day, making it even harder to meet the chairman.

What tormented her even more was that ever since she was saved by that mysterious man last time, she had been unable to forget him.

Thus, her desire to meet the chairman of the Dihao Group was no longer as strong; now she just wanted to see her savior because she felt she had already fallen for that mysterious man at first sight.

But she could never have imagined that the chairman of the Dihao Group and her mysterious savior were actually the same person—Ye Chen.

Seeing Ye Chen and Xiao Churan enter the private room, Wang Daokun quickly stood up and said, “Ye Chen, Churan, you’re here! Please, have a seat.”

Wang Daokun welcomed Ye Chen and Xiao Churan with great respect; he admired and was grateful to this good brother.

Dong Ruolin noticed the two and looked a bit haggard. She felt she had a lot to say but no one to talk to. Seeing Xiao Churan, she suddenly felt the urge to confide.

So she stepped forward and took Xiao Churan’s wrist, weakly saying, “Churan, let’s sit together. I have something I want to share with you.”

Xiao Churan smiled and asked, “What’s wrong with you? You look so downcast.”

Dong Ruolin sighed and said, “It’s all because of my mysterious savior. I think I’ve completely fallen in love with him. When I close my eyes, all I see is him. Even in my dreams, it’s him. But I just can’t find him. What should I do…”

“Well, I can’t help you with that…” Xiao Churan shrugged helplessly. After being saved by the mysterious man, Dong Ruolin had been talking about wanting to find him and have his children, but with so many people around, where could she find such a person?

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had just sat down and felt a cold sweat on his forehead upon hearing Xiao Churan and Dong Ruolin’s conversation. Dong Ruolin had actually fallen for him?

This was too absurd; he absolutely could not let Dong Ruolin find out that her idol was actually him, or it would definitely cause a huge mess!

After a few rounds of drinks and a meal, Wang Daokun began to liven up the atmosphere again: “Everyone, thank you for coming today. Let me toast to you all.”

With that, he downed his drink in one go.

Several classmates who were on good terms with him cheered, “Wang, you’re generous!”

Ye Chen smiled faintly and took a sip from his glass.

“I heard that Wang is now a big boss, running a large restaurant, has two million in cash, and knows people in the industry. You must take care of us in the future.”

A flamboyantly dressed woman with heavy makeup smiled seductively.

“Tang Juan, what are you talking about? Daokun and we are the best of classmates. If he has any issues, he will definitely help us out.”

A man with a square face also raised his glass and drank it all.

Ye Chen’s gaze lightly swept over them, vaguely remembering that these two were his university classmates, the woman named Tang Juan and the man named Liu Jianhua.

Wang Daokun said shyly, “Oh, it’s nothing really. It’s a long story and not worth mentioning!”

After saying that, he looked at Ye Chen, feeling a mix of emotions.

He had almost been left with nothing after encountering a scheming woman and even got beaten up.

However, it was thanks to Ye Chen’s help that he was able to reclaim the restaurant and receive two million in compensation.

One could say that all of this was given by Ye Chen, so how could he shamelessly flaunt it?

Thus, he changed the subject and said, “Jianhua is doing well too. I heard you’ve become a senior executive at a company, with an annual salary of around seven to eight hundred thousand, right?”

Liu Jianhua sighed and said, “Don’t mention it. That company is too exploitative. I’m planning to resign and try my luck at Xinhhe Company. I heard our university classmate Han Qiang is a senior executive there and is doing quite well! I never expected that this guy would have such capability!”

“Oh, him…” Wang Daokun chuckled awkwardly. His relationship with Han Qiang was not good, so he hadn’t invited him to this gathering.

However, Liu Jianhua was close to Han Qiang, so if he went to Xinhhe Company, he would likely get a good position with Han Qiang’s support.

Dong Ruolin also said thoughtfully, “I heard Xinhhe Company is quite a good company in Jinling, with strong capabilities. I didn’t expect Han Qiang to be doing so well now.”

Xiao Churan froze for a moment when she heard about Xinhhe Company.

After severing ties with the Xiao family and being kicked out of the Xiao Group, she had been looking for a job and had sent out quite a few resumes in the past few days, one of which was to Xinhhe Company.

Thinking of this, Xiao Churan smiled and said, “Coincidentally, I’m also going to interview at Xinhhe Group. If I pass, we’ll all be working at the same company.”

Tang Juan, surprised, asked, “Churan, you were doing well at the Xiao Group. Why do you want to apply to Xinhhe Company?”

Xiao Churan replied helplessly, “I’ve already cut ties with the Xiao family, so I have to find a new job. Otherwise, I can’t support my family.”

Hearing this, Tang Juan looked at Ye Chen with disdain: “Ye Chen, look at how hard Churan is working. As a man, you let your woman fall to this point. You’re really pathetic.”

Liu Jianhua, who didn’t have a good relationship with Ye Chen, laughed mockingly, “Ye Chen, why don’t you apply to Han Qiang’s company too? Although with your abilities, you’d probably only qualify as a cleaner, but considering you’re an old classmate, they might let you be a cleaning supervisor.”

Ye Chen replied calmly, “I’ll leave that good fortune for you to enjoy. I’m not interested.”

Seeing him ungrateful, Liu Jianhua became a bit displeased and said, “Ye Chen, I know you have a strong sense of pride, but look at the situation now; everyone is doing better than you. I advise you to face reality.”

Wang Daokun frowned and said, “Alright, today is our class reunion. Don’t pick on Ye Chen anymore.”

Then, Wang Daokun turned to Ye Chen apologetically and said, “Ye Chen, don’t take it to heart. Tang Juan and Liu Jianhua are just being straightforward.”

Tang Juan, however, coldly snorted, “Daokun, who told Ye Chen to always act so nonchalant? He has no skills but is good at putting on airs.”

Liu Jianhua added disdainfully, “He’s just a poor loser…”