Chapter 216: This Guy Is Very Suspicious

But no matter how annoyed he was, he could only endure it; Jing Ying was his senior sister after all, so could he really drive her away?

"Junior brother, how did you end up here too?" Jing Ying asked.

"Of course, the Head of the Zhou Family invited us," Lin Feng said.

Jing Ying smiled and said, "Junior brother, you really have extensive connections; you can make a whole bunch of friends wherever you go."

"I just have a slight connection with the Head of the Zhou Family, I wouldn't call it friendship," Lin Feng said with a chuckle.

Lei Dong asked curiously, "Mr. Lin, you actually know the big star Jing Ying? What exactly is your relationship? You both have the surname Lin; could the big star Jing Ying be your relative?"

"Who is he?" Jing Ying asked.

"The highest person in charge of the Dragon Soul Branch in Jinling City, General Captain Lei Dong," Lin Feng introduced.

Lei Dong immediately reached out his hand, wanting to shake hands with Jing Ying.

But Jing Ying remained indifferent, with no intention of shaking his hand at all.

Fortunately, Lei Dong was not angry and withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.

"Senior sister, did the Head of the Zhou Family invite you to come and show your support?" Lin Feng asked.

"That's right," Jing Ying smiled.

"You really have nothing better to do; you're clearly in a dangerous situation, yet you still dare to show your face to sing and support someone else's banquet," Lin Feng said with annoyance.

"Then what else can I do, hide under the covers and shiver? Besides, you are also in Jinling, so what do I have to be afraid of? Even if Li Chengyuan sent all his subordinates, they certainly wouldn't be your match," Jing Ying said nonchalantly, and she even hugged Lin Feng's arm very affectionately.

Lin Wei, who was on the side, immediately bristled and said very unhappily, "If you have something to say, say it, don't get handsy with my brother."

But Jing Ying completely treated Lin Wei's words as wind past her ears and ignored her entirely.

Lin Wei was so angry her teeth itched, but she had no way to deal with it.

It was at this moment that the Head of the Zhou Family, Zhou Zhitian, finally appeared.

One could see Zhou Zhitian, dressed in a Tang suit, walking down from upstairs with a beaming smile, arm-in-arm with his wife, Cheng Shishi.

Following their appearance, the attention of all the guests at the scene was immediately focused on them.

"Congratulations to the Head of the Zhou Family on your fortieth birthday!"

"Head of the Zhou Family, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Head of the Zhou Family, this is a top-quality diamond I specially entrusted someone to purchase from abroad; please accept it with a smile!"

"What is that compared to yours? Look at this golden Buddha of mine; I specially hired someone to craft it, and it was even blessed by Master Yuan Chen of our Jinling City's Linlong Temple!"

The guests present spoke auspicious words one after another, and some even presented carefully prepared gifts.

Zhou Zhitian laughed heartily, his glowing face making him look as if he had suddenly become several years younger.

Bai Yuhui and Dong Mingle also presented gifts; the gift Bai Yuhui prepared was a few packs of health-preserving Chinese medicine, while Dong Mingle's gift was very bizarre—it was actually a walking stick.

Moreover, that walking stick was not some famous brand; it looked ordinary and had nothing special about it.

It was not at all strange that Dong Mingle was so casual with his gift-giving; after all, others gave gifts to curry favor with Zhou Zhitian, but as the Young Master of the Dong Family, he didn't need to curry favor at all, just going through the motions was enough.

But there were also tactless guests who said, "Young Master Dong, this walking stick you gave is really... although today is the Head of the Zhou Family's birthday, he is only forty after all; what use does he have for a walking stick?"

Dong Mingle immediately became unhappy and said irritably, "Everyone else is keeping quiet, why do you have so much to say!"

Zhou Zhitian laughed and said, "No matter, no matter; the gift may be light, but the sentiment is heavy. Besides, everyone has a day when they grow old; I will be able to use this walking stick in the future."

Han Yu also stepped forward at this moment and said, "Head of the Zhou Family, this is the birthday gift I have prepared for you; please accept it with a smile."

The gift Han Yu presented was a milky-white bead; it looked like a pearl, but it definitely wasn't.

After all, how could a pearl be as big as a fist?

Zhou Zhitian asked curiously, "Miss Han, what is this thing you have given? Forgive my lack of insight, I really cannot tell."

"This is an incense bead made by mixing ambergris with various other spices; it has the effect of refreshing the mind and prolonging life," Han Yu explained with a smile.

Zhou Zhitian then said, "Miss Han, you have a kind heart."

Before one knew it, half an hour had passed, and basically all the guests present had expressed their sentiments and presented their gifts.

Next, it was time to talk about business; after all, the fortieth birthday was just a pretext. The purpose of Zhou Zhitian inviting so many people to his home was to prepare for the establishment of the Commercial Federation.

Yet unexpectedly, Sun Shaohu, standing beside Han Yu, suddenly looked toward Lin Feng, Lin Wei, Jing Ying, and Lei Dong with a pointed look and said sarcastically, "Everyone else has already given their gifts, but you seem to have not given any yet. Did you come to attend the Head of the Zhou Family's birthday banquet empty-handed?"

As soon as Sun Shaohu said this, all the guests in the room immediately looked toward Lin Feng and the others.

Cheng Shishi's expression changed slightly, and Zhou Zhitian's expression did not look very good either.

Whether Lin Feng and the others gave gifts or not did not matter at all, and Zhou Zhitian himself did not care; after all, as the Head of the Zhou Family, he lacked nothing.

But now that Sun Shaohu had made the point clear in front of so many people, how was he supposed to step down from this situation?

"I am truly sorry; I came in a hurry today and did not prepare a gift. I hope the Head of the Zhou Family will not blame me," Lei Dong said.

Zhou Zhitian immediately said, "General Captain Lei is the General Captain of our Jinling City's Dragon Soul Branch; he is busy with a thousand tasks every day. Besides, I only sent him the invitation today, so it is perfectly normal that he didn't have time to prepare. Everyone, please don't mind it."

Jing Ying then smiled and said, "I just sang a song, which counts as the gift I prepared for the Head of the Zhou Family. Are you satisfied, Head of the Zhou Family?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied," Zhou Zhitian smiled.

The guests present also nodded repeatedly.

As a popular female star at the height of her career, Jing Ying coming specially to show her support and singing a song with passion was indeed giving enough face; naturally, one could not ask for more.

But Sun Shaohu immediately looked at Lin Feng and said, "Lin Feng, could it be that you also didn't have time to prepare?"

This Sun Shaohu is truly hateful to the extreme; does he have to make things difficult for him!

Lin Feng was secretly annoyed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face, while Lin Wei on the side was already embarrassed to death.

Seeing this, Cheng Shishi hurriedly said, "Mr. Lin is an honored guest we invited, and Mr. Lin is not a local of Jinling City. He is a newcomer here and is not familiar with our place, so it is only natural that he did not prepare a gift."

"Is it really natural? Even if one cannot prepare as carefully as others, one shouldn't bring nothing at all. Coming empty-handed, how is that any different from sponging a meal?" Sun Shaohu said sarcastically.

Cheng Shishi's face turned livid, her willow eyebrows stood upright, and the expression on Han Yu's face did not look very good either.