Chapter 214: Attending the Party, Everyone with Their Own Agendas

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Attending the Party, Everyone with Their Own Agendas

Jiang Chao and Cao Ming immediately shot Yang Qiniang an angry look.

Yang Qiniang immediately passed the buck. "It’s definitely because you two were so noisy last night... Otherwise, Brother Feng wouldn’t be punishing us by making us go to work!"

Lin Feng couldn’t care less how the remaining three ended up brawling in the office.

After returning to the apartment, Lin Feng first caught up on some sleep. Then, feeling refreshed, he playfully teased Su Ruoxi for a while.

Just then, he received a message from Zhang Lu:

"Mr. Lin, due to an inspection visit from headquarters, your watches have been delivered ahead of schedule!"

"Would you like to opt for our in-home delivery service?"

Lin Feng glanced at the message, then turned to Su Ruoxi, who was still in bed, and said, "Our watches are here. Why don’t we try out their in-home delivery service?"

Su Ruoxi nodded shyly.

After he opted for the in-home service, Lin Feng received a call from building security in less than an hour.

After opening the door, he was greeted by the familiar face of Zhang Lu.

’I didn’t expect the manager herself to come for the in-home delivery.’

Zhang Lu was carrying a silver case.

After entering Lin Feng’s apartment, Zhang Lu carefully opened the silver case and took out two smaller silver boxes.

’As expected of watches worth four to five million.’

’Even the watch boxes are made of pure silver.’

Previously, Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi had only seen these two models in the digital catalog on a tablet.

Seeing the watches in person, Su Ruoxi was extremely satisfied.

She could tell that the quality and feel of both timepieces were exceptional.

Zhang Lu had asked for Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi’s wrist measurements beforehand.

So, the watches were perfectly adjusted upon delivery.

The watch straps, in particular, were the exact colors Su Ruoxi had requested.

Lin Feng took the watch Su Ruoxi had chosen and fastened it onto her wrist.

The watch accentuated her wrist, making it look even more slender.

Su Ruoxi returned the gesture.

She put the other watch on Lin Feng’s wrist.

The watch Lin Feng had chosen had an understated style, but its every detail exuded thoughtfulness and expense.

"Nice."

After trying it on and making a few adjustments, Lin Feng found no issues with it.

Smiling, Zhang Lu took the silver case and departed.

Lin Feng casually put their old watches back in their boxes and placed them on a nearby cabinet.

Without even realizing it, Lin Feng had now amassed a small cabinet full of watches.

Su Ruoxi had been very thoughtful, previously arranging his other watches in the empty compartments of the cabinet.

It now looked like a small watch display case.

"Junior Lin, I forgot to remind you earlier, so I’m telling you now!"

"You can bring a date to the party this time."

Lin Feng had received this message from Wang Zongjie right after their previous call ended.

So, this time, Lin Feng would need to bring a date to the party.

No matter how he looked at it, Su Ruoxi was the perfect choice.

So after Zhang Lu left, Lin Feng looked at Su Ruoxi and told her about the party.

Su Ruoxi nodded and said, "I’m free tomorrow, so I can go."

"Does this party have any other requirements?"

"Like, for dress code and makeup?"

The social circles Su Ruoxi used to frequent often had one party after another like this.

She just rarely attended them back then.

But she still knew the basic etiquette.

Lin Feng thought for a moment. Wang Zongjie hadn’t mentioned any specific requirements.

"There probably aren’t any special requirements, but let’s go look for a formal dress for you anyway!"

No matter what kind of cocktail party it was, a suit and a formal gown would definitely be required.

So, Lin Feng took Su Ruoxi straight to the mall.

This time, they purposefully headed straight for the luxury womenswear section.

After browsing through two or three shops, Su Ruoxi finally found an evening gown she adored.

It was a flowing, wine-red tulle gown.

The moment she put it on, her entire elegant temperament was fully accentuated.

Furthermore, the dress was exquisitely designed, perfectly hugging Su Ruoxi’s curves.

When Su Ruoxi walked out of the fitting room, even the sales associates were stunned.

The dress simply suited Su Ruoxi perfectly.

Walking out in that gown, Su Ruoxi’s presence was overwhelmingly powerful.

Lin Feng nodded. "We’ll take this one."

He immediately used a Cashback Card.

The dress cost 1.7 million.

The cashback multiplier was four.

A total of 6.8 million was deposited directly into his account.

As a bonus, he also earned an adoring look from Su Ruoxi.

After completing Su Ruoxi’s outfit, Lin Feng went into a high-end menswear store.

He quickly picked out a dark blue suit.

He used another Cashback Card.

2.1 million.

The cashback multiplier was two.

4.2 million deposited into his account.

Just from those two clothing purchases, Lin Feng’s account had swelled by over ten million.

After subtracting the cost of the clothes, he had still netted between seven and eight million.

Lin Feng once again reveled in the joy of earning money by spending it.

So he immediately pulled Su Ruoxi along to buy a matching set of jewelry.

Cost: three million.

The Cashback Card’s multiplier was two.

Six million acquired.

Su Ruoxi followed dazedly behind Lin Feng. By the time they returned to the apartment, their hands were full of new purchases.

The gown and suit they bought would be specially delivered to the apartment the next morning.

What Su Ruoxi was holding was the matching jewelry Lin Feng had purchased.

"Get all dressed up tomorrow. We’re going to the cocktail party in the afternoon."

"You probably know the person who invited me—it’s Wang Zongjie, the one who gave that lecture at our university a while back."

"He’s also the alumnus who was featured in the school magazine."

Lin Feng explained briefly.

"As for who we’ll meet at this party, Wang Zongjie wasn’t specific."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng shared his suspicions with Su Ruoxi.

"But I have a feeling we’ll probably run into some alumni from our university."

"Or maybe some people whose interests could overlap with our company’s investment projects."

"In any case, this party is definitely being held for a specific purpose."

As he said this, Lin Feng looked up and saw a faint, nervous expression on Su Ruoxi’s face.

He gently squeezed Su Ruoxi’s cheek and said, "But don’t worry. You don’t have to try too hard to impress anyone. Just treat it like a normal party."

"After all, I’m not going there with the intention of talking business."

"I just want to see what game he’s playing, going to all this trouble to invite me."

Su Ruoxi relaxed a little after hearing Lin Feng’s words.

However, since Su Ruoxi was going to a party, she still made sure to get ready with great care.

She even hired a makeup artist for a house call.

She spent over two full hours on her hair and makeup.

Only then did she put on her gown and step out of the room.

The moment Lin Feng looked up, he saw the stunningly beautiful Su Ruoxi.

Su Ruoxi asked, a little uncertainly, "Is this okay?"

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed in appreciation as he nodded.

"Don’t worry. In that outfit, you’ll absolutely stun everyone there!"

Su Ruoxi blushed at Lin Feng’s high praise.

...

「Ginza Square.」

Its most famous landmark was the Ginza Building.

Lin Feng parked the car in the underground garage.

He led Su Ruoxi toward the exit.

Just as he was about to call Wang Zongjie, he spotted an attendant standing at the garage exit.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin?"

the attendant asked with a smile.

Lin Feng nodded.

"Please follow me, sir and madam. President Wang sent me to show you the way."

Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi followed the attendant into a discreet private elevator.

The elevator stopped smoothly on the twentieth floor.

It was the top floor of the building.

While Lin Feng was making his way to the banquet hall, Wang Zongjie was already there, having arrived early.

At this moment, Wang Zongjie was sitting in a corner of the main hall.

However, while it was a corner, it was far from empty.

In fact, it seemed as if nearly everyone in the hall was gathered in that very corner.

And Wang Zongjie was right in the center of them all.

"So, that young junior of yours, is he really so unconcerned?"

A man in his thirties sitting across from Wang Zongjie asked in disbelief.

Wang Zongjie nodded. "Of course. I even deliberately withheld the specific details of the party from Lin Feng."

"But he didn’t even ask. In fact, when I called to remind him, I got the feeling he’d almost forgotten the whole thing."

A woman, also in her thirties, sitting next to Wang Zongjie, frowned in thought for a moment before speaking up.

"Zongjie, knowing you, I bet you didn’t tell our young junior what kind of party this really is, did you?"

"Senior Sister Fang is right. Given Zongjie’s personality, that’s a definite possibility."

Most of the people sitting there nodded in agreement.

A sly grin spread across Wang Zongjie’s face.

"Where’s the fun in it if I spell everything out?"

Seeing the sly expression on his face, the others realized that Wang Zongjie really hadn’t told him the details.

"I hear you’re also collaborating with our Junior Lin."

"Aren’t you afraid a stunt like this will make your deal fall through?"

Senior Sister Fang said, rolling her eyes as she held the arm of the refined gentleman beside her.

Wang Zongjie shook his head nonchalantly. "It’s fine. If this deal falls through, there are always other deals to be made."

"Even if the deal falls through, the goodwill remains..."

As they were chatting, they heard the sound of the door opening.

Although it was called a cocktail party, there was, in fact, no music playing in the hall.

As a result, even the slightest sound could be heard.

"Looks like the guest of honor has arrived!"

The middle-aged man across from Senior Sister Fang remarked with a smile.

All eyes turned to the entrance of the hall.

Although most of them had a fleeting familiarity with Lin Feng from his picture in the school magazine,

none of them had ever met him in person.