"Wasn't this custom-made by the House of Liba last year? It's ridiculously expensive, and even if you have money, you can't buy it. It's said that there are only three pieces in total. Isn't the President of Qingfeng International being extremely nice to Miss Luo?"
"It's really beautiful. I wonder what the relationship is between the two of them that he's willing to spend so much money."
As everyone was discussing this animatedly, Lu Weitong glared at Luo Youyou resentfully. Here she was in the limelight, while her nephew had been completely humiliated. It would be difficult for him to establish a foothold in the future. How could she be in agreement with that? She immediately sneered, "How else could they know each other? For a man to spend so much money on a woman, there must be something more to their relationship."
Jin Yun, the woman standing beside Lu Weitong, actually looked down on her. Originally, the two of them had been good friends, but since Lu Weitong had married Li Zhongqi, she had behaved as if she was superior to others. Moreover, the Li family had originally planned for a marriage with the scholarly Jin family. However, the marriage had ended up happening with Lu Weitong. What happened there went without saying.
Jin Yun said enviously, "Miss Luo is really lucky. With the help of Qingfeng International, she won't be bullied by others in future."
"Lucky? Is this the way you look at it? Hasn't everyone thought about it? Qingfeng International has such a high net worth and controls so many companies. Their assets were worth at least ten billion, so why does their boss refuse to show up? I'm afraid his body might be physically handicapped. Otherwise, it must be because he's much old!" Lu Weitong said gloomily as her words immediately caused a huge uproar.
Everyone made their own speculations. The Li family had always thought that the Tian family was the only family who could compete against them in City A. Now that someone who was above the Li family in status had suddenly appeared, naturally, Lu Weitong would attack.
Although some people would try to curry favor with the Li family, there were also people who looked down on them. The most powerful one was Jin Yun. She had never ended up marrying, even after all of these years. It was not that she could not let go of Li Zhongqi. She was also someone who did not want to get married. However, she was still angry that her best friend had stolen her fiancé. Therefore, for more than 20 years, Jin Yun had even disliked the entire Li family.
Right now, she laughed coldly. "I wondered how Lu Yiran was able to make such wild guesses? Now I understand. He must have learned it from his aunt. None of us have ever met the president of Qingfeng International. Some people have said that he's physically handicapped and old. In my opinion, regardless of what he looks like, he is much better than some young people who have healthy limbs but no brains! On second thought, that's not right either. They simply can't be compared."
After Jin Yun finished speaking, one of her good friends also piped up, "You're right. To be able to control such a big business on your own is no trivial matter. It's very likely that it's someone young. Young people nowadays are the ones with the brains. However, there are some people without brains."
Listening to everyone ridiculing her openly as well as indirectly, Lu Weitong's face was livid with anger. Her eyes were filled with hatred as she glared at Jin Yun, who had started the topic. It looked like a war was about to start.
Then suddenly, the Executive President of Qingfeng International, Gu Mu, spoke into the microphone, "Everyone, please be quiet. Our President has a message for all the guests."
For a moment, everyone was silent. Of course, they had to give face to Qingfeng International. Otherwise, they would not have come here.
"As everyone knows, the Qingfeng International Banquet has been perfectly held for the past three years and we have now come to the fourth year. In order to thank all of you for coming, our CEO has specially recorded a video to express our most loyal gratitude to all the guests."
After Gu Mu finished speaking, the huge LCD screen behind him displayed the scene of a boundless desert, where a fully-armed man could be seen getting down from an SUV. Those who liked off-roading all knew that this was the live broadcast of a recent foreign desert cross-country race! The appearance of the man inside could not be seen clearly, but one could clearly see from his limbs that he was tall and strong with a healthy body. It was obvious that he was not an old man. He gestured to the camera, and his deep voice sounded in the hall, "Welcome to the banquet that has been organized by Qingfeng International. I hope that you all have a good time."
With that, the man turned around and returned to the SUV. He stepped on the accelerator and zoomed off.
For a moment, everyone in the hall stayed very quiet. Tian Jichi put his wine glass down and gently clapped his hands. Everyone then reacted as well and clapped together.
There were strange expressions on Lu Weitong and Li Zhongqi's faces because they had never thought that the CEO of Qingfeng International would be so young?
Just then, Jin Yun walked towards Lu Weitong and said, "Who's the one who just said that the CEO of Qingfeng International is an old man? They even said that he might not be able-bodied. However, he's shown that he can even participate in a desert cross-country activity. I say, Mrs. Li, the way your Lu family likes to make random guesses and have negative thoughts, is it really hereditary?"