Chapter 1953

At this very moment, at the Bai Jinhangong Hotel.

The auction had already ended, but Ye Chen did not leave immediately.

He had originally prepared a whole Rejuvenation Pill for the three distinguished guests tonight: half for his grandfather, Ye Zhongquan, and the other half split into two, intended to be given after the auction to Mr. Lai Qinghua and the old Queen of Northern Europe.

The fact that this auction could attract so many wealthy people from Europe and America was largely thanks to the promotion and endorsement of these two.

Therefore, Ye Chen had specially prepared a simple banquet at Bai Jinhangong to invite the three of them for a late-night snack.

Ye Zhongquan and Lai Qinghua already knew each other, so the two chatted happily at the table, while Victoria, the old Queen of Northern Europe, appeared noticeably constrained at this table.

Although she was once a noble queen of a country, she had now abdicated and lost the aura of a queen.

Moreover, at the auction tonight, her self-confidence had been dealt many blows by the wealthy people behind her who were bidding crazily. Without a doubt, having entered through the back door, her wealth was absolutely at the bottom among these two hundred-plus people.

And Ye Chen had earned over 170 billion US dollars in one night just by selling Rejuvenation Pills, so sitting at this table right now, she felt both flattered and deeply uneasy.

However, Ye Chen, who had earned over 100 billion, remained humble in front of these three elders.

He personally poured wine for the three of them, stood up to raise his glass, and said politely: "Thank you all for coming from afar to support this junior today. I toast this glass to the three of you!"

The three of them stood up in unison, but Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Please sit down, the three of you. This glass is a toast from me, the junior, to you all. Please, do not stand on ceremony."

Lai Qinghua hurriedly said: "Young Master Ye, I am merely a..."

As soon as Ye Chen heard this, he knew he was about to bring up the topic of fate again, so he hurriedly interrupted him and said: "Old Mr. Lai, let's not discuss fate at this table. If I didn't know you, I would still stand up to give you my seat if I met you on a bus, so there is no need for you to be overly polite with me now."

Ye Zhongquan, on the other hand, was enjoying Ye Chen's respect for a rare change, so he hurriedly persuaded Lai Qinghua: "Old Mr. Lai, just sit comfortably and don't make things difficult for Chen'er."

Lai Qinghua nodded then, cupped his hands, and said: "Young Master Ye, then please forgive me for my lack of etiquette!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and looked at the old Queen beside him. The old Queen was even more nervous and uneasy at this moment, feeling that she should neither sit nor stand. Her legs were slightly tense, her buttocks kept a slight distance from the chair, and her half-standing, half-sitting posture made her appear extremely respectful.

Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Ms. Iliad, you don't need to be so polite either. Please, sit down."

The old Queen then sat back in her chair and said gratefully: "I must thank Mr. Ye for the special invitation; otherwise, how would I have the qualifications to attend this auction?"

Ye Chen said with a smile: "I saw that you also participated in a few rounds of bidding at the beginning. How did it feel?"

The old Queen said awkwardly: "That was me overestimating my own capabilities... I thought that by putting up my entire net worth, I might have a chance to bid for the first Rejuvenation Pill, but I didn't expect the first one to reach the astronomical price of 2 billion US dollars. This is already far beyond the wealth of our entire Iliad family..."

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Actually, inviting you as a distinguished guest was just hoping you could be there to support the scene for me. You bidding yourself was actually lowering your own status."

The old Queen gave two dry laughs, but in her heart, she thought: "What does lowering my status matter? If I could bid for a Rejuvenation Pill, I would be willing to go bankrupt..."

But she was too embarrassed to say this out loud, so she could only say humbly: "Mr. Ye is right; I was a bit abrupt."

Ye Chen shook his head and said seriously: "I didn't mean you were abrupt; I meant you didn't need to compete with them because you are a distinguished guest. Regardless of whether your assets are as much as theirs, your status here is higher than those two hundred-plus people."

Hearing this, the old Queen felt her sense of inferiority finally ease a little.

Although her strength was lacking, since Ye Chen gave her so much face, it was indeed enough for her to stand tall.

In fact, although she failed to bid for the Rejuvenation Pill at the auction tonight, attending as a distinguished guest did indeed make her feel very honored.

She hurriedly said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Ye, for thinking so highly of me. Our entire Iliad family has also been helped by you, Mr. Ye, to have what we have today..."