Chapter 79

Xiao Hailong struck very quickly, but Ye Chen dodged it easily.

Afterwards, he backhanded Xiao Hailong's wrist, gave it a light shake, and sneered, "What? Has the injury on your hand healed? Have you forgotten the pain now that the scar has healed?"

Xiao Hailong suddenly felt a massive force strike him; he couldn't help but stagger back two steps, feeling both angry and shocked.

This kid's grip strength is not small!

Knowing he was no match for Ye Chen, Xiao Hailong cursed coldly, "Damn it, you loser, just you wait. I'm going to call the manager right now to kick you out!"

As he spoke, Xiao Hailong turned his head and shouted at the manager nearby.

Soon, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes walked over quickly, followed by two security guards.

This middle-aged man had an extraordinary air and smiled at Xiao Hailong, "Mr. Xiao, what are your orders?"

"Manager, check their invitations." Xiao Hailong pointed at Ye Chen and said disdainfully, "I suspect their invitations are fake."

For the sake of guest privacy, no guest names were written on any invitation; there was only a string of codes.

By entering the code into an app on a mobile phone, one could find out the name of the attendee.

Seeing that Xiao Hailong was dressed luxuriously, the manager knew he was a scion of a family. Looking back at Ye Chen, who was dressed quite ordinarily, he immediately showed a contemptuous smile and said to Ye Chen, "Please show your invitation; I need to verify it."

Although his attitude was polite, his eyes contained a trace of disdain.

Because Ye Chen was dressed ordinarily, just from his appearance, he didn't look like a distinguished guest capable of entering the Treasure Pavilion.

Ye Chen also felt the contemptuous look in the other party's eyes, couldn't help but feel annoyed, and said coldly, "And if I refuse?"

The manager coughed dryly, his eyes turned cold, and he continued to ask, "Then may I ask which family in Jin Ling you are a scion of?"

Before Ye Chen could speak, Xiao Hailong spoke first, "He is a member of our Xiao family—no, he is a live-in son-in-law of our Xiao family. Actually, he isn't even worthy of being called a member of the Xiao family; at best, he counts as one of our dogs!"

The four words "live-in son-in-law" made the manager guess seven or eight parts of the truth.

How could someone with status in Jin Ling go and be a live-in son-in-law?

The manager's expression sank, and he said, "Tell me, how did you get in?"

Facing the scrutiny of this group of people, Ye Chen had long since lost his patience, and he also felt disappointed by the Treasure Pavilion's behavior of dividing guests into different ranks.

He said coldly, "I walked in, of course."

Knowing Ye Chen's status was low, the manager stopped probing and said coldly, "If you don't follow the rules and hand over the invitation for me to verify, then I'll have to ask you to leave."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the two security guards immediately stepped forward, surrounding Ye Chen with hostile intent.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Changkun was suddenly a bit panicked.

He was terrified that there was actually a problem with the invitation, so he hurriedly said to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, I think we should avoid trouble and just go back."

Ye Chen frowned and asked with some surprise, "Dad, you're not going to watch the auction?"

Xiao Changkun shook his head and said, "Not going. This kind of place isn't where we should be anyway. If we get kicked out in a while, it won't look good on our reputation..."

Seeing that his father-in-law had already made up his mind, Ye Chen didn't say anything more, nodded, and led Xiao Changkun toward the exit.

It was just an auction; he hadn't thought much of it to begin with. Since his father-in-law didn't want to watch it anymore, there was no need for him to stay here and tangle with these people.

As for Song Wanting, if she asked him about it, he would just say it straight: your Song family's venue is one I'm afraid I'm not worthy of climbing up to!

Afterwards, he turned and left with his father-in-law.

Xiao Hailong laughed wantonly behind them, "Hahaha, two losers, scared? Feeling guilty? You actually dared to sneak into the Song family's auction; you're really courting death!"

Ye Chen ignored him and walked toward the exit.

But just at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd.

A path automatically opened up in the middle of the crowd, and a man and a woman stepped into the venue.

The woman was in a black evening gown, her face beautiful and her figure exquisite.

Under the bright lights, her appearance was beautiful and her temperament elegant; every move she made, even her walking posture, was exceptionally graceful.

This beauty could be called top-grade, making Xiao Hailong lose his focus for a moment.

Song Wanting walked into the venue, her beautiful eyes scanning the room, and seeing the two empty seats in the front row VIP area, she asked, "Have the two VIP guests I invited not arrived yet?"

Bao Fugui glanced at the guest information, frowned, and said, "Miss Song, the entrance shows that the invitations for these two distinguished guests have already been verified, which proves they have already entered our auction. I don't know where they went now."

Having said that, he immediately ordered the person beside him, "Go and call the manager over."

Soon, the manager walked over and asked, "Pavilion Master Bao, what are your orders?"

Bao Fugui pointed to the two empty seats in the VIP area and asked, "Two distinguished guests have already verified their invitations; why are they not in their seats?"

"Two distinguished guests?" The manager immediately thought of the old man and the young man he had just kicked out.

Could it be...

That shouldn't be...

Since they had invitations and were VIPs, why didn't they let him verify them?

Could it be that they were angry?

It's over...

Seeing the manager's panicked appearance, Bao Fugui glanced at the security guards on the side and said, "You tell me."

The security guard didn't dare to hide anything and quickly recounted what had just happened.

After listening, Song Wanting frowned, glanced at Bao Fugui, and said, "Pavilion Master Bao, I'll go find Mr. Ye first. I'll leave it to you to handle this here. I hope you can give me a satisfactory result regarding this matter."

Bao Fugui nodded repeatedly. Only after watching Song Wanting leave did he look gloomy and stare at the manager, "Are you tired of living? You even dare to offend the distinguished guests personally invited by Miss Song??"

The manager's legs went soft, and he immediately knelt on the ground, pointing at Xiao Hailong not far away, crying out, "Pavilion Master, I didn't do it on purpose; it was all this bastard who caused me to do it!"

Bao Fugui kicked the manager hard in the face, knocking him to the ground, and cursed, "I'll let you look down on people with your dog eyes again. Get out of here immediately; don't let me see you again! In addition, all losses caused today will be compensated by you according to the terms of your labor contract. If you are short one cent, I will kill you!"

"Pavilion Master... please spare me..."

The manager was terrified. These losses were not small; if he really had to compensate, he wouldn't have enough even if he exhausted all his family assets.

"The lawyer will notify you of how much compensation is due," Bao Fugui said coldly.

The manager felt the world spinning and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and apologizing incessantly.

Bao Fugui kicked him away with disgust, gave a look to the security guards on the left and right, and whispered, "Take him out and break his legs! Let him not have eyes again!"

Having traversed the business world for many years, he was naturally not a kind person. It was inconvenient to act in front of everyone, but he would never be lenient in private!

"Pavilion Master, I know I was wrong, please show mercy..." The manager was scared out of his wits and begged desperately for mercy.

Two security guards rushed forward, grabbed his arms, and dragged him away.

Only then did Bao Fugui shift his gaze to Xiao Hailong and say to the people around him, "Go, bring that Xiao Hailong to me!"

Xiao Hailong was still feeling triumphant at this time. Hearing that the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion wanted to see him, he was even more overjoyed.

Everyone knew that the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion had a very deep background. If he could curry favor and attach himself to him, there would naturally be endless benefits in the future!

Arriving in front of Bao Fugui, Xiao Hailong flattered him fawningly, "Oh, hello Pavilion Master Bao! I have long admired your great name. Seeing you today, you are truly a dragon and phoenix among men, and your reputation is well-deserved!"

Bao Fugui was so angry he gritted his teeth. He kicked Xiao Hailong far away and cursed, "Damn it, Xiao Hailong, right? You even dare to offend our Miss Song's guests. I think you're tired of living!"