Chapter 26: Luosha Has Arrived

The sound of footsteps drew closer and closer.

Lu Chen knew he could not hide anymore; he looked up and gazed at Luosha.

"It seems you still haven't opened the letter I gave you."

Luosha walked over with a beaming smile.

It was as if spring had arrived with her every step.

But Lu Chen felt a trace of icy coldness.

"Interesting. When you finally have the courage to open the letter, perhaps we can chat. I'm leaving."

Seeing Lu Chen's reaction, a flash of amusement crossed Luosha's eyes.

It was as if she had encountered something fun.

She turned and left.

"Gulp!"

Wang Jingli looked at Luosha's back with a gaze that held one part greed, three parts fear, and seven parts complexity.

Lu Chen had never seen such a complex look before.

However, what did Luosha's words mean?

Lu Chen subconsciously glanced at the wooden box in his personal space, a trace of fear in his eyes.

It was as if that letter were just like Luosha herself.

"Thank you all for attending today's reception!"

Just as Lu Chen was deep in thought, Wei Er's voice spread throughout the entire venue.

"Next, I will grandly introduce two heavyweight guests. This is Mr. Yuehan Laimu from Piaoliang Guo."

Following Wei Er's introduction, a beam of light shone on Yuehan.

Yuehan bowed slightly, raised his glass to the guests present, and drank!

The entire room erupted in warm applause!

"And the other is Lord Weilisi Wei Er from the Empire on which the sun never sets!"

Another beam of light shone on Weilisi, following the same procedure.

"Next, let us express our welcome for their cooperation."

The applause in the room was enthusiastic!

Lu Chen even felt as if the entire room were experiencing an earthquake!

"Mr. Yuehan and Lord Weilisi, along with Crown, have reached a share-swap agreement after a short period of emergency consultation. In the future, their two firms will become our new shareholders at Crown!"

With a hint of a smile and pride on his face, Wei Er announced it loudly!

Everyone became excited!

They toasted each other in celebration!

When Lu Chen heard this news, he was completely stunned!

Based on his understanding, shouldn't these two firms already be shareholders of Crown?

One could tell just from the names!

No!

Something was wrong!

During the negotiations the day before yesterday, Lu Chen had taken 1% of the shares from each of their two firms!

How could it be that now, Wei Er was announcing them as incoming shareholders?

It was simply... absurd!

Lu Chen suddenly felt as if he had been frozen!

His whole body felt cold!

"Next, please feel free to socialize..."

As Wei Er's voice faded, the three of them began to wander around the venue.

From time to time, they clinked glasses with people and even whispered in their ears.

Yet, every person they spoke to seemed to be trembling with excitement!

The atmosphere of the entire banquet grew increasingly heated!

What about Luosha?

After scanning the room, Lu Chen discovered she had vanished without a trace again!

It was simply...

"Manager Wang, what do you think they mean by this?"

Lu Chen regained his senses and began to warm up a Cigar on the sofa.

He felt completely off!

He truly suspected that there was some conspiracy behind Wei Er's announcement.

"I'm not sure, perhaps it has to do with yesterday's negotiations..."

Manager Wang also wore an expression as if he had been toyed with, but the moment Lu Chen asked, he reined in his shocked appearance.

Even when he took the Cigar Lu Chen handed him, his hand was still shaking!

"Or perhaps Wei Er... he is too mysterious, I don't know..."

"Director Lu, let me introduce you. These two will be directors of our Crown from now on. I hope you can cooperate in the future."

Wei Er brought the two men over to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen took a deep breath, stood up, and put on a timely smile.

He greeted his two friends.

Only then did he look at Wei Er with some confusion.

"Director Lu, this is merely a smokescreen for the public, so as to further enhance Crown's influence in Xianggang."

Wei Er smiled, shrugged his shoulders, and spread his hands.

He took the preheated Cigar from Wang Jingli's hand, took a light puff, and sat on the sofa.

Yuehan and Weilisi also sat down.

Meanwhile, Wang Jingli stood to one side.

"Such small tricks, I believe Director Lu can see through them; this will be helpful for our subsequent plans."

Wei Er paused, took a puff of his Cigar, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

He crossed his legs and handed out Cigars to the other two shareholders.

"Rest assured, I can have the board of directors certify the share sale to ensure your interests."

"I certainly believe in Crown's sincerity."

Lu Chen smiled and leaned back against the sofa.

He took a light puff of the Cigar, and after a long while, exhaled the smoke.

His fingers pinched the Cigar, his knuckles turning slightly white.

There was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

Wei Er glanced at Lu Chen, leaned back against the sofa, and did not continue speaking.

"Director Lu, I think we should change places to talk; it is not very convenient here."

Yuehan smiled, took a puff of his Cigar, and looked very relaxed.

Lu Chen's attention shifted to Yuehan all at once, and he gave him a deep look.

"Fine."

The group quickly disappeared from Huanghou Ting and arrived in the Guibingshi.

At this time, the room's furnishings were different from last time.

It was like a round-table conference.

"Welcome, Director Lu."

Laimu stood up immediately upon seeing the door of the Guibingshi open.

He smiled and shook hands with Lu Chen.

"I didn't expect Mr. Laimu to be here as well."

Lu Chen was truly a bit surprised!

However, he calmed down immediately.

It seemed that what he had guessed was truly about to come to pass!

"Mr. Lu, this round-table conference was convened based on you; we at Crown hope to know roughly how many rainbow-quality diamonds you can provide us."

After some idle chatter, Wei Er finally turned to the main topic.

For a moment, everyone in the Guibingshi fell silent, staring straight at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen ignored those gazes and just silently preheated his Cigar.

It was just that his legs were trembling slightly.

Not until he took the first puff of the Cigar and slowly exhaled the smoke did he coldly sweep his gaze across everyone.

"Director Wei Er, I don't seem to have ever said that I would supply Crown long-term, have I?"

As soon as Lu Chen's voice fell, the Guibingshi once again fell into a deathly silence.

It was as if the sound of a needle dropping could be heard by everyone.

Wei Er leaned back against the sofa, silently smoking his Cigar.

His brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were thinking about something.

Lu Chen was not in a hurry either, just taking a sip of coffee.

He cast a glance at the others from the corner of his eye, then closed his eyes slightly, letting the Cigar burn slowly in his hand.

"Then Mr. Lu, what do you want?"

After a long while, Wei Er uncrossed his legs, leaned forward, took a hard puff of his Cigar, and exhaled the smoke.

His hoarse voice sounded again, seemingly carrying a hint of coldness and an indescribable, indefinable meaning.