Chapter 675: 671. Uncle Zhang is Zhang Ran (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Tom also sensed a trace of something unusual, but he didn't ask anything further; he simply nodded to Yin Long and then went inside.

By around nine o'clock, basically everyone who was supposed to come had arrived.

Wang Ya quickly adjusted her mood; she was not the type of person to put company matters aside because of family affairs.

Wang Ya and Ai Wei moved along with the company staff, occasionally chatting with a few people—not for any other reason than to get to know them and build up their connections.

However, once the company executives began moving about on their own later on, the two of them suddenly felt quite uncomfortable, as no one was paying them any mind anymore.

After thickening their skin to strike up conversations with some people, the other parties would just briefly ask about their identities and then politely smile and walk away.

"It's so hard. How am I supposed to land a golden turtle son-in-law?" Ai Wei said, her lips moving with a bright smile on her face.

Wang Ya remained silent, her eyes fixed on Liao Wei, who was laughing and chatting with others.

Liao Wei was different from them; for one, Liao Wei already had some fame in the business world and was very capable. Plus, Tom had been keeping Liao Wei by his side during this period, and some well-informed people already knew a bit about the situation, so everyone gave Liao Wei some face.

"Why are you two here?" Yin Long walked over at this moment.

Wang Ya smiled and said, "We aren't quite used to this; it's our first time attending an event like this."

Yin Long knew exactly what the situation was as soon as he saw it, smiled, and said, "Then I reckon you'll be even less used to it very soon."

Before Wang Ya could react to what he meant, Yin Long left, preparing to go call Zhang Ran out.

Zhang Ran had actually been here the whole time, but he had needed to have some private discussions with certain individuals beforehand. Everyone understood this, so no one was in a rush.

Now that most people had arrived, it was time for Zhang Ran to come out; after all, he was the reason everyone had come today.

Not long after, Zhang Ran and Zhao Lifeng walked out together.

Zhao Lifeng had also arrived yesterday. Although Zhang Ran had his own plans regarding Fengli Finance, he still needed to discuss them with Zhao Lifeng. This was the authority of a company CEO, and Zhang Ran would not undermine that.

The moment they saw Zhang Ran, the people in the room fell silent. Many revealed expressions of interest, some were a bit nervous, and even more were astonished.

The astonished ones were Wang Ya and Liao Wei.

Wang Ya stared blankly at Zhang Ran, who now seemed to be the center of the world, unable to process it for a moment.

This seemed like a completely different person from the Zhang Ran she had met at home before.

The Zhang Ran at home was like an ordinary office worker; other than looking a bit too young, there was nothing special about him.

But the Zhang Ran now wore a warm smile, and his entire temperament seemed to have changed.

Especially the people surrounding him, who set him apart even more.

Liao Wei felt a shock in her heart.

"This is Zhang Ran," Tom said in a low voice.

He then noticed Liao Wei's strange behavior, frowned slightly, and asked, "What's wrong? Do you know him?"

Liao Wei only then came back to her senses, not knowing how to answer his question for a moment.

Tom didn't urge her, just waiting quietly.

"Wang Chao has an older brother. He came to our house a few days ago. We dragged things out and didn't get a divorce, also because he had to host this brother," Liao Wei said, seemingly answering off-topic.

But Tom understood, and he had heard a little bit about it from Liao Wei before.

"Are you saying that Wang Chao's friend is him?" Tom couldn't help but ask.

Liao Wei nodded and said, "That's right."

Now Tom didn't know what to say for a moment; he just stared blankly at Liao Wei.

Liao Wei felt uncomfortable under his gaze and asked, "Is there a problem with that?"

Tom sighed and finally shook his head, saying, "It's nothing."

He felt a bit nervous inside, because he understood Zhang Ran's character: he would seek revenge for the slightest grievance!

The main reason Zhang Ran had been so crazy with his revenge back then was actually because someone close to him had died in that incident.

Although Zhang Ran had gone missing, they had actually been studying him all these years.

Zhang Ran's personality did not fit their understanding of a successful businessman; he valued emotions too much, and many times, Zhang Ran placed emotions above profit.

This was somewhat difficult for people like them to understand, but Zhang Ran was just that kind of person.

To vent his anger, Zhang Ran would rather lose a large sum of money.

To get revenge, he would rather let all his previous efforts go down the drain.

This was how Zhang Ran differed from them, and it was also why they were wary of him. Such a person was not easy to provoke, because sometimes, you simply didn't know how to reconcile with someone like that.

Zhang Ran paid no mind to this; after chatting briefly with a few people, he went up on stage. He didn't say much else.

He only said, "Thank you all for giving me face and attending this banquet. I won't say anything else; the financing plan for Fengli Finance will be announced in the next few days. Everyone will have a chance, as long as the bid is high enough."

Hearing Zhang Ran's seemingly joking words, everyone laughed, though their smiles were mixed with a bit of seriousness.

"Alright, I won't say more. Next, I'll have Chairman Zhao Lifeng explain the situation." After saying this, Zhang Ran handed the microphone to Zhao Lifeng.

Zhao Lifeng took the microphone and began his speech on stage, praising Fengli Finance to the skies. In terms of eloquence, Zhao Lifeng was quite good; he had no trouble at all when it came to hoodwinking people.

Taking advantage of this moment, Zhang Ran came to Wang Ya's side. "Why didn't you tell me when you arrived?"

"Zhang... Uncle Zhang?" Wang Ya said hesitantly.

By now, Ai Wei's eyes had widened. Although she had long guessed that this Uncle Zhang of Wang Ya's was no simple character, she hadn't expected him to be that Zhang Ran—the super billionaire in the world's top ten!

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "How long has it been, and you don't recognize me already?"

"But... you are?" Wang Ya was at a loss for words.

Zhang Ran laughed, "I told you long ago my name is Zhang Ran. I'm very familiar with the boss."

And indeed he was; who knew himself better than he did?

At this moment, although many people were listening to Zhao Lifeng's speech on stage, their eyes were constantly on Zhang Ran's side.

When they saw Zhang Ran talking to a young woman, everyone unconsciously turned their gaze toward them.

And the people from Pusi Capital felt their hearts jump; this was someone from their company, what was Zhang Ran doing...?

Liao Wei's expression was even more complex; Zhang Ran had just walked past her, but it was as if he hadn't seen her at all.

Moreover, thinking back to her somewhat arrogant attitude a while ago, a sense of embarrassment suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Wang Ya had not yet recovered her senses at this moment; her mind was also a complete blank.