At that moment, the person who walked into the private room was the Jiangzhou boss, Wei Jingxiong.
"Brother Wei?" Chen Xingrong asked, his voice trembling.
Not to mention that he was just one of the leaders of an underground force in Jiangzhou. Even the boss of their organization would show respect when meeting Wei Jingxiong.
"Are you trying to demolish my restaurant?!" Wei Jingxiong asked coldly.
"What?!" Chen Xingrong and the others were stunned when they heard Wei Jingxiong's words.
His restaurant?
"Brother Wei, is this Tan's restaurant your property?" Chen Xingrong asked in surprise.
"Exactly..." Wei Jingxiong nodded.
It was for this reason that Wei Jingxiong had previously thought of annexing Chen Fan's Wangjiang Pavilion. But after learning Chen Fan's identity, Wei Jingxiong changed his mind.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Wei, it's my fault. We'll take this kid away now and settle this outside," Chen Xingrong quickly spoke, planning to forcibly take Chen Fan out.
"Presumptuous!!!"
What Chen Xingrong never expected was that, upon hearing his words, Wei Jingxiong didn't calm down. Instead, he became even more furious.
"You actually want to mess with my guest? You're bold..." A terrifying smile flashed across Wei Jingxiong's face.
There were very few people in Jiangzhou who dared to do this.
"What?" Chen Xingrong couldn't understand.
"Brother Wei, what do you mean?" he asked.
"What do I mean? Mr. Chen Fan is my guest. If you want to attack my guest, isn't that like slapping my face to the ground?!" Wei Jingxiong coldly responded.
What?
Chen Fan is Wei Jingxiong's guest? That had to be a joke.
Who is Chen Fan, and why would someone like Wei Jingxiong invite him to dinner?
"Brother Wei, I..." Chen Xingrong tried to explain but was cut off by Wei Jingxiong.
"Let your boss come here and talk to me. You're not qualified yet," Wei Jingxiong commanded.
Realizing he wasn't in a position to talk to Wei Jingxiong, Chen Xingrong had no choice but to contact his boss, Bai Lingyuan.
After learning that Chen Xingrong had offended Wei Jingxiong, Bai Lingyuan rushed to the scene in a hurry.
"Get out!" Wei Jingxiong angrily scolded Chen Xingrong's men.
Faced with the reprimand from the esteemed boss of Jiangzhou, Chen Xingrong's men didn't dare disobey and quickly left to make room.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen. I came a little late because of something. Rest assured, I'll give you a satisfactory explanation for this incident in my restaurant," Wei Jingxiong apologized to Chen Fan.
"Bring out the food."
Soon, waiters began to bring in various delicacies.
Chen Fan and Wei Jingxiong chatted while eating.
Seeing Chen Fan laughing and dining with the powerful Jiangzhou boss, Wei Jingxiong, and observing that they were clearly equals, left Chen Yicui and Chen Xingrong in shock.
"How did Chen Fan gain Wei Jingxiong's approval?" Chen Yicui couldn't figure it out.
Last time, Chen Fan visited Wei Jingxiong, likely because of the Xia Group's name. But now, Chen Fan and Wei Jingxiong were chatting and laughing as equals—something didn't add up.
Wei Jingxiong was the tycoon of Jiangzhou, known for his strength and dominance. Even if Chen Fan were closely related to Xia Mengmeng or even Xia Ruoshui, the president of the Xia Group, it wouldn't warrant such treatment from Wei Jingxiong.
At this moment, Chen Yicui had to admit that Chen Fan had managed to be on an equal footing with Wei Jingxiong on his own. But why?!
She couldn't understand how Chen Fan, a young man disowned by the Chen family, could be on equal terms with someone like Wei Jingxiong.
As for Chen Xingrong, he was even more stunned. While Chen Yicui and the others were outsiders and unaware of many things, Chen Xingrong, being "in the industry," knew better. The fact that Chen Fan could sit at the same table as Wei Jingxiong was mind-blowing.
Even his boss couldn't achieve this.
Chen Fan, who once held a low status in the Chen family and whom he had looked down upon, now possessed such terrifying power and influence!
"By the way, Mr. Chen, I invited you here today because there's something very important I want to discuss with you. I think you'll be quite interested," Wei Jingxiong said mysteriously.
"I must be interested?" Chen Fan's curiosity was piqued.
"It's inconvenient to discuss with outsiders present. I'll speak to you in private later. I promise you won't be disappointed," Wei Jingxiong assured him.
A few minutes later, Chen Xingrong's boss, Bai Lingyuan, arrived.
"Your subordinate dared to attack my guest. You know what needs to be done, right?" Wei Jingxiong said before Bai Lingyuan could speak.
"Brother Wei, this was my fault for not disciplining them properly," Bai Lingyuan quickly apologized.
"Why are you still standing there? Get over here, kneel down, and apologize to Mr. Wei and his guest!" Bai Lingyuan ordered.
Kneel down and apologize?!
Hearing this, Chen Yicui was stunned. Did this mean that Brother Xingrong had to kneel and apologize to Chen Fan?!
How could this be happening?
Wasn't Brother Xingrong supposed to crush Chen Fan? Why was it turning into Chen Fan crushing Brother Xingrong?
Chen Xingrong hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath. He walked forward a few steps and knelt down with a thud.
"Boss Wei, Chen Fan, I, Chen Xingrong, was wrong!" Chen Xingrong knelt on the ground, apologizing and kowtowing.
"From now on, I will withdraw from the underground world of Jiangzhou."
Chen Xingrong understood the rules. After today, he could no longer survive in Jiangzhou's underground world.
All his hard work over the years was now in vain!
Within the Chen family, he couldn't compete with his cousins, so he ventured into the underground world. But now, everything he worked for was gone.
It turned out that Chen Fan wasn't the trash—he was.
At that moment, Chen Xingrong's eyes were hollow, his body devoid of strength.
Next to him, Chen Yicui was equally desperate.
"Leave!" Wei Jingxiong waved his hand. He still had important matters to discuss with Mr. Chen.
"Thank you, Mr. Wei, thank you..." Bai Lingyuan quickly led his men out.
After a while, only Chen Fan and Wei Jingxiong were left in the room.
"Mr. Chen, I know a bit about you and the wealthy Chen family," Wei Jingxiong said, getting straight to the point.
"The important matter I wanted to discuss has something to do with the Chen family."
"Mr. Chen, do you know that the Chen family patriarch secretly left Jiangzhou in the past two days?"
"I wasn't aware," Chen Fan replied.
"I know why he secretly left Jiangzhou," Wei Jingxiong revealed.
"I learned about it yesterday. It's related to the Chen family's secrets, and I thought you'd be interested. That's why I invited you to dinner."
The Chen family's secrets?
Chen Fan was immediately intrigued.
"Mr. Chen left Jiangzhou with his eldest son to discuss cooperation with Wanheng Software Group, a large company in Zhonghai Province."
"Wanheng Software Group?" Chen Fan frowned. He had heard of the company before.
Wanheng Software Group was a leading company in Zhonghai Province and very powerful.
But in his impression, the Chen family didn't deal in the software industry. What did they want from Wanheng Software Group?
Noticing Chen Fan's confusion, Wei Jingxiong explained further.
"There's news that Wanheng Software Group wants to build a large industrial park in Jiangzhou, and they need a local real estate developer to handle it."
"If they land this project, it's estimated they could earn billions. That's why Mr. Chen quietly went to negotiate, trying not to draw the attention of other big real estate companies in Jiangzhou."
"Mr. Chen is determined to win this project!"
This was something Wei Jingxiong had only told Chen Fan.
"I see..." Chen Fan muttered, deep in thought.
The Chen family was indeed involved in the real estate business, one of their core industries.
After hearing Wei Jingxiong's words, a bold idea suddenly came to Chen Fan's mind—he would take down the Chen family!