Chapter 152
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Chapter 152: “You’re the One I Love the Most Among All the Ones I Fall For At First Sight!”
To be honest, this was the first time Ye Xiao had ever attended a charity banquet.
It was a great chance to broaden her horizons.
Besides, where there are beautiful women, there would naturally be Ye Xiao! It was always a good time to feast her eyes.
After taking her seat with Su Ruoxue, Ye Xiao was suddenly drawn by a commotion at the main entrance.
Looking from afar—wasn’t that Ye Chen?
That annoying guy—how was it that she kept running into him no matter where she went?
Looking closer, Ye Chen was wearing a suit identical to the hotel security staff and had just been mistaken by an old classmate for a security guard.
That classmate was now laughing mockingly at him.
Ye Chen tried to explain that he was also here to attend the banquet, but he didn’t have an invitation to show—only making the mocking even worse.
Back in school, Ye Chen had been a bona fide loser.
Who would’ve thought a loser could one day transform into the young master of the Ye family in Yanjing?
Seeing Ye Chen furrow his brows, clearly on the verge of snapping, Ye Xiao couldn’t help but find it amusing.
Wasn’t this just your classic “play dumb to strike back later” kind of face-slapping scenario?
To preserve her good mood, Ye Xiao pulled her eyes away after watching Ye Chen get ridiculed.
As for the part where someone would eventually come to his rescue and clear his name—Ye Xiao had no interest in that.
If Ye Chen ended up feeling smug, she wouldn’t feel so good. Better to turn away early and savor the sight of him getting put down.
As expected, it wasn’t long before that classmate who had humiliated Ye Chen was slapped—judging by the red handprint on his face, it looked like an elder had done it.
Also, the hotel staff had already been ordered to change out of the security-style suits.
Ye Chen—the guy who didn’t even have an invitation—turned out to be one of the specially invited guests of tonight’s charity banquet.
He represented the Ye family of Yanjing, a legendary business empire rumored to be worth over a trillion.
His appearance here wasn’t just about him—it was about the face and presence of the entire Ye family.
Those so-called successful men who had mocked him earlier now tucked their heads in like turtles.
Utterly embarrassed!
They’d just wanted to suck up to the young master of the Tang family—
Who knew they’d end up offending someone even more powerful?
Please, let Young Master Ye not notice me… pretend I don’t exist!
Su Ruoxue merely glanced at Ye Chen before turning her attention away.
She had already lost all interest in men—and certainly wouldn’t be getting involved with any young masters.
Even though Gu Tingyuan wasn’t here tonight, his father had arrived and was already chatting amicably with Ye Chen, introducing him to the banquet’s proceedings.
The Gu family was a big deal in Binhai, no doubt—but compared to the Ye family, they were just a local power at best.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s not just stand around. Tonight’s charity banquet is about to begin. The first segment is the charity auction, which I’m sure everyone is excited for. Items up for auction tonight include gemstones, necklaces, artifacts, antiques—even company shares, distressed assets from bankrupt businesses, and a plot of land!”
A member of the Gu family stepped up, steering the conversation away.
Dwelling on awkward topics never did any good.
Besides, the charity auction really was about to begin!
Time to get back to business.
Of course, the so-called “charity auction” wasn’t entirely about charity.
Yes, part of the money would go to charitable donations.
But most people here had other motives.
The real highlight of tonight was the auction and liquidation of several bankrupt companies.
In Binhai alone, countless companies have gone under this year.
Small vendors closing shops was one thing, but when it came to large-scale businesses, the stakes were much higher.
Some had collapsed under massive bank debt and broken capital chains, forced into bankruptcy.
But these companies wouldn’t disappear completely.
As mortgaged assets, they’d be auctioned by the banks for maximum recovery.
Tonight’s auction, aside from its charitable nature, was a massive convergence of Binhai’s elite.
A chance to acquire bankrupt assets, pursue mergers and acquisitions, and stimulate economic growth.
The goal: get defunct companies back in operation. Alleviate urban unemployment. Create more jobs.
Even the city leadership had thrown in a prime piece of land for auction—
The centerpiece of tonight’s event!
Even the Gu and Lu families had their eyes on this plot.
Ye Xiao, who had been distracted by Ye Chen earlier, finally took a good look at the crowd—and spotted Feng Yin, arm-in-arm with a middle-aged man, seated not far from her and Su Ruoxue.
Clearly, she was also interested in that land.
After all, investing in prime land was practically guaranteed to make money.
As part of the Binhai Three Giants, the three major families were already entrenched in multiple industries.
They definitely wouldn’t let this opportunity pass by.
Ye Xiao, however, wasn’t interested.
Even if she was, she didn’t have the resources to compete for the land, or dive into the real estate world—something totally unfamiliar to her.
Her current focus was still on culture and entertainment.
She had originally thought a charity auction would just be jewelry, oil paintings, and fine art.
That was the stuff she was interested in.
Maybe it was a girl thing—shiny things always had a strange appeal.
And the big sisters would definitely love them too.
If something nice and affordable came up—
She wouldn’t mind buying it as a gift for one of her favorite big sisters.
As for the failing companies going on the block… If something promising showed up, she might consider bidding.
Other people didn’t have spare cash—but she did.
In fact, “My World” had sold far better than any investment firm or game review agency had predicted.
Everyone had assumed its popularity would peak in a month and then decline.
But in reality, its momentum hadn’t dropped at all.
The profits Ye Xiao had already pocketed were more than what the market had valued her company, Yun-Xiao, for.
Just then—
A breathtaking young woman in a white evening dress, radiant and graceful like a spirit, stepped into the hotel’s grand hall in red high heels.
Her entrance immediately drew every pair of eyes in the room.
“What a gorgeous big sister~”
Ye Xiao couldn’t help but stare.
Seeing her fixated like that, Su Ruoxue suddenly got a little uneasy.
Ye Xiao was perfect in every way—
Except for that wandering eye. That had to be dealt with!
She was going to divorce Gu Tingyuan someday, and if she and Ye Xiao really ended up together…
Even with all the sisters Ye Xiao already had, the girl still didn’t know how to stop.
Still chasing one after another like it was her mission.
Sensing Su Ruoxue’s gaze, Ye Xiao quickly turned back with an awkward smile.
“Don’t worry, Ruoxue-jie. Out of all the ones I fall for at first sight—You’re the one I love most!”
After saying it, Ye Xiao even nodded seriously—Clearly very pleased with her own shameless comment.
