Chapter 98: Losing Face and Making a Spectacle

After all three parties confirmed their intentions, the organizers held a grand signing Ritual for Yanyu Investment Group, Cheng Family Group, and Qian Family Group.

Cheng Kexiang, Qian Rongrong, and Li Jiangbei, the Branch Manager of the Shanghai branch of Yanyu Group, signed the investment intent agreement, and reporters from major media outlets swarmed forward to photograph and record this most important moment.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Shouhang, sitting in the audience, had a face full of jealousy and hatred!

In his view, this glory should have belonged to him and the Zhang Family, but now it had been snatched away by the Qian Family and the Cheng Family, who were ranked behind the Zhang Family.

However, this also confirmed his previous speculation—the Qian Family and the Cheng Family had long been colluding with Yanyu Group!

Before the project roadshow began, neither Chen Che nor Cheng Kexin believed Yanyu Group would invest in the Zhang Family, and even Qian Rongrong, the newly appointed Patriarch of the Qian Family, had stood on the side of the Cheng sisters and worked against him.

Now that both families had received investment from Yanyu Group, it seemed the Cheng Family and the Qian Family were going to join forces to confront the Zhang Family!

However, Zhang Shouhang was still puzzled: what method had the Cheng Family and the Qian Family used to get Yanyu Group to invest?

One had to know that behind Yanyu Group stood the Jinling Ma Family; the combined scale of the Cheng Family and the Qian Family did not even equal that of the Zhang Family, and even counting the Qibao Association, they could only barely go toe-to-toe with the Zhang Family.

What exactly did the Ma Family see in the Cheng Family and the Qian Family?

Could it be that Li Qingyan had stepped in?

Impossible.

Even if the face of the Divine Doctor Li Qingyan could persuade the Ma Family to help the Cheng Family, what about the Qian Family?

Zhang Shouhang could not figure it out; he looked at Li Jiangbei on the stage and decided to intercept him later to ask properly.

After the signing Ritual concluded, the organizers gave closing remarks, and today's project roadshow officially ended.

The people who came to attend the roadshow left their seats one after another.

Cheng Kexiang and Qian Rongrong walked off the stage with the signed letters of intent, and many people took the initiative to surround them to greet them and show favor.

"Congratulations, you two rising star CEOs!"

"You two, I must pay a visit to your homes later to witness the heritage of the Cheng Family and the Qian Family, and let a country bumpkin like me broaden my horizons!"

"CEO Cheng, CEO Qian, you two are the benchmarks for the new generation of business talent in Shanghai. Is it convenient to leave your contact information? I would like to treat you both to a meal!"

Facing the crowd surrounding her, Qian Rongrong handled it with ease.

Cheng Kexiang, however, was somewhat at a loss; after all, these people had previously been extremely sycophantic toward Zhang Shouhang while speaking maliciously to her.

Now, they were like chameleons, having changed their faces, acting completely as if the previous events had never happened.

Facing this contrast, those smiling faces, flattery, and displays of favor only made Cheng Kexiang feel particularly disgusted, so she responded with a very perfunctory smile, saying at most a "thank you" or "okay," and had no desire to waste any more breath!

Cheng Kexiang walked quickly toward the entrance of the Roadshow Hall, where Chen Che and the others were waiting for her.

She held up the signed letter of intent in her hand and boasted excitedly, "Sister, look, it's a success! I did it!"

"The little beauty was amazing today!"

"I knew you could do it!"

"Your potential is far more than this; keep it up!"

Chen Che and the others smiled and offered encouragement.

Seeing this scene, Qian Rongrong looked thoughtful, assuming Chen Che had not told the Cheng sisters that the investment had already been secured.

However, she did not overthink it, instead coming before Chen Che, bowing her head slightly, and saying, "Sir, thank you!"

"No need to thank me, this is what the Qian Family deserves."

Chen Che said.

Seeing this, the previously jubilant Cheng Kexin and Cheng Kexiang suddenly frowned.

"You know each other?" Cheng Kexiang asked.

Before Chen Che could speak, Qian Rongrong spoke first: "The Qian Family has now merged with the Qibao Association; Mr. Chen is now the master of the Qibao Association and also the master of the Qian Family."

Qian Rongrong glanced at Chen Che and deliberately added, "He is also my master now."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Kexin and Cheng Kexiang were both stunned.

They were not surprised that Chen Che could subdue the Qian Family, but were shocked by Qian Rongrong's words.

What did she mean by "also her master"?

"Sister Qian, I have heard about the affairs of the Qian Family and the Qibao Association, but why do you say Chen Che is your master?"

Cheng Kexiang scrutinized the two and asked, "Is it what I think it means?"

"That's right, it is exactly what you think it means."

Qian Rongrong said bluntly.

Having previously witnessed Chen Che's strength and dominance, Qian Rongrong assumed that the relationship between the Cheng Family and Chen Che was the same as that of the Qian Family.

She thought the Cheng sisters were also in a master-servant or similar relationship with Chen Che.

Furthermore, combined with today's events, she was certain of the status of the Qian Family and herself in Chen Che's heart, so when facing the Cheng sisters, she developed a desire to compete for his favor.

Chen Che's expression froze; observing the subtle expressions among the three women, he felt something was amiss.

Li Qingyan was shocked by Qian Rongrong's lack of avoidance and quickly looked left and right.

Fortunately, no one had heard, otherwise, given the spotlight on Qian Rongrong and Cheng Kexiang today, it would have completely pushed Chen Che into the center of the storm.

Hearing Qian Rongrong's words, Cheng Kexin and Cheng Kexiang were stunned once again.

After coming to her senses, Cheng Kexiang pouted and said, "Sister Qian, Chen Che will be my brother-in-law in the future. If you want to be his concubine or stay by his side as a servant, you need my sister's permission!"

"Brother-in-law?"

Qian Rongrong glanced at Cheng Kexin and smiled: "Kexiang, don't try to fool me. Who in Shanghai doesn't know about the engagement between your sister and Zhang Shouhang? Even if it doesn't count now, until she completely severs ties with the Zhang Family, Mr. Chen will not marry your sister."

"Even if he won't marry me, he certainly won't marry you either!"

Being told this by Qian Rongrong, Cheng Kexin also lost her temper and blurted out.

"I don't expect Mr. Chen to marry me."

Qian Rongrong looked at Chen Che with a face full of happiness and said, "Mr. Chen is my master now; I am content as long as I can stay by his side as a servant. As for you two, can you do that?"

"You don't—"

Cheng Kexiang let out a loud cry, but before she could finish the last word "face," Li Qingyan quickly covered her mouth.

Because a large crowd of media reporters was already rushing toward them like moths to a flame.

"The reporters are here for you; keep your emotions in check, handle them first, and we can talk about other things in private."

Li Qingyan quickly tidied Cheng Kexiang up, manually curled the corners of her mouth upward, and turned her toward the reporters.

Qian Rongrong also put on a professional smile and accepted interviews from the reporters.

Li Qingyan, meanwhile, hunched over and pulled Chen Che to the side to hide.

Cheng Kexin also stepped back to clear the space, leaving Cheng Kexiang to handle her own moment in the spotlight.

At the same time, she took out her phone and drafted a text message with the results of the project roadshow, sending it to her father, Cheng Weijun, and her mother, Hou Huili.

Chen Che was pulled by Li Qingyan to hide in a corner at the entrance of the Roadshow Hall that was not easily discovered.

Li Qingyan forcefully pressed Chen Che against the wall, staging a female version of a "wall slam."

"Three great beauties are fighting over you out of jealousy; don't you feel pretty good about yourself?"

Li Qingyan squinted at Chen Che and teased him.

"I didn't expect this to happen either. How about this, Senior Sister, could you help me persuade them later?"

Chen Che wore an innocent expression.

"You brat! You want me to help you persuade them? Why don't you ask if I'm jealous?"

Li Qingyan kicked him and chided him.

Chen Che said with a serious face: "Senior Sister, your bosom is big and round, and it feels great too; you certainly wouldn't care about these details. Besides, I always remember your words: no matter how many women are in my harem, you will never be ranked behind them."

"Should I thank you for that then?" Li Qingyan hummed.

Chen Che said nonchalantly: "We're all so familiar with each other, no need to be so polite!"

"You really want to piss me off, don't you?"

Li Qingyan acted coquettishly: "I don't care, hurry up and coax me!"

"Uh..."

Chen Che asked: "How do I coax you?"

"You don't know? I'll teach you!"

Li Qingyan suddenly curled her lips into a mischievous smile, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed Chen Che on the lips.

The two began to kiss passionately as if no one else were around.

Zhang Shouhang and Peng Hui waited patiently outside the Roadshow Hall until they saw Lin Su and Li Jiangbei come out accompanied by the organizers, then quickly chased after them.

"President Li, please stay, I have something I would like to ask your advice on."

Zhang Shouhang blocked Li Jiangbei's path and said.

"Sorry, President Zhang. President Lin and I still have things to do; let's talk another time."

Li Jiangbei refused with a dark face, then walked away without looking back.

Seeing this, Zhang Shouhang felt annoyed but helpless. However, this also confirmed his suspicion from another angle—before the roadshow, it was highly likely that the Cheng Family and the Qian Family had already made their intentions known to the Ma Family.

But he couldn't figure out exactly what method they used, and he was in no mood to think about it right now.

Watching Lin Su and Li Jiangbei disappear from his line of sight, he let out an angry cold snort and quietly turned his head.

Only to discover that in an unnoticed corner, Chen Che was embracing a woman and kissing her.

The woman had long hair draped over her shoulders, and her face was unclear; Zhang Shouhang was already furious and his reason was offline, so for a moment, he thought it was Cheng Kexin.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Shouhang was instantly incensed.

"I've suffered a crushing defeat today, losing face and making a spectacle of myself, yet you two bastards are having a good time, actually kissing in public!"

Zhang Shouhang was blinded by rage and rolled up his sleeves to walk over.

Peng Hui grabbed him in time and persuaded him: "Young Master, not now, there are too many people, and the media reporters are here too. Endure it for today; once today is over, with one word from you, I can slaughter those two bastards and vent your anger!"

Zhang Shouhang breathed heavily, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and flicked his sleeves as he left.