20demayo Chapter 547 Not a single bit of progress!
Chapter 547 Not a single bit of progress!
Luo Yun, standing beside Li Yuanchao, coldly watched the scene unfold before her, observing the performance of Li Yuanchao and his followers, as well as the approving or gloating glances around them.
She just found it ridiculous.
Others may not know Zhong Yuemin's background, but Luo Yun knows it all.
"Unemployed vagrant"?
Ha ha!
It's likely that the combined assets, businesses, and influence of everyone in this hall wouldn't even amount to a fraction of the true strength of this "unemployed vagrant."
Ever since she began to doubt Zhong Yuemin's true abilities, she had been trying to find out through various channels, including her former best friend Xiaobai. Although she didn't have concrete evidence yet, she was now certain...
Zhong Yuemin is the behind-the-scenes boss of Hong Kong Island Yue Long Investment Group, a figure comparable to the four major families. While it's unclear how he achieved this, the facts speak for themselves.
Honestly, she now admires Xiaobai's judgment. Back then, Zhong Yuemin hadn't made his fortune yet, and Xiaobai was already so devoted to him.
Unlike myself, who has endured so much hardship and displacement, the difference in our circumstances is stark!
Looking at those people's ignorant and arrogant faces now is like looking at a group of clowns who are all baring their teeth and claws but don't know their own limitations.
You, Li Yuanchao, are jumping around here, thinking you're so great.
Perhaps they don't even consider you clowns worthy of their attention, and to bother with you would be beneath them.
Li Yuanchao led the group away from Zhong Yuemin's table with satisfaction, and moved on to the next place. The corner that had been noisy and crowded was finally much quieter.
Luo Jianguo, who was sitting at the same table, was already red with anger, his fists clenched:
"Yuemin, you can tolerate this?! Look at these people's faces, they're disgusting! If it were me, I would definitely..."
"okay!"
Zhong Yuemin waved his hand, interrupting him, his tone still nonchalant.
"People's mouths are on their faces, are we going to sew them back on? Jianguo, remember one thing: never let other people's words influence your own thoughts and judgments. Just think of it as... a few farts, it'll all be over once it's gone. You're not living for them, you're living for yourself."
Luo Jianguo was still fuming: "I don't have your composure or your magnanimity!"
At this moment, Zhou Xiaobai stood up and tugged at Zhong Yuemin's arm: "Yuemin, I...I'm going to the restroom, will you come with me?"
“Go to the women’s restroom,” Zhong Yuemin said helplessly. “How can I, a man, accompany you…”
"Hurry up!" Zhou Xiaobai grabbed his hand and pulled him away without saying another word.
Zhong Yuemin could only stand up, nod to the people at the table, and leave his seat with his wife.
The two left the banquet hall one after the other and came to the corridor outside. On one side of the corridor were the men's and women's restrooms.
"Be careful, you're pregnant, take it slow," Zhong Yuemin said worriedly at the entrance of the women's restroom.
"Okay, it's still early in the pregnancy, it's fine." Zhou Xiaobai said, pushing open the door to the women's restroom.
Zhong Yuemin then turned and went into the men's restroom next door. He was standing in front of the urinal when another person came in behind him, his footsteps neither too loud nor too soft, and walked straight to the spot next to him.
A voice filled with surprise rang out:
"Hey! Yuemin, what a coincidence! You're here to relieve yourself too?"
Zhong Yuemin turned his head and saw Liu Jianguo. He smiled and casually greeted him.
"Nation-building".
While relieving himself, Liu Jianguo turned his head and lowered his voice, saying:
"Yuemin, to be honest, your skills are getting better and better... I truly admire you and can't compare to you at all."
"Oh?" Zhong Yuemin replied casually, "What skills do I have? You were there just now, you saw it. In other people's eyes, I'm just a gigolo now."
"Those are all idiots!"
Liu Jianguo's words hit the nail on the head, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.
"Yuemin, we've all been through thick and thin together, fought on the battlefield, and even hunted monkeys. While we were risking our lives to defend our country, what were those bastards doing? Who gave them the right to spout nonsense here?!"
He snorted coldly and continued:
"Take Li Yuanchao for example. Didn't he desert because of his family connections? His current success is all because he has a powerful father. Without that connection, he's nothing!"
"After more than a decade, I thought people would have made some progress," Liu Jianguo shook his head, his tone dismissive.
"Looking at it now, he's still stuck at the low level of belittling others to praise himself and bragging about his horse. I really overestimated him. This kind of person will only go so far."
Zhong Yuemin listened quietly without responding.
After relieving themselves, the two left the men's restroom together. Liu Jianguo took out a fairly well-designed business card from the inside pocket of his suit and handed it to Zhong Yuemin:
"Yuemin, I recently opened a bar in the south of the city. The atmosphere is pretty good, it's kind of interesting. If you're free, you can come over and hang out with me, have a couple of drinks. It's been a while since we buddies have had a proper chat."
Zhong Yuemin took the business card, glanced at the address and name on it, and then nodded:
"Row."
Liu Jianguo didn't say anything more, smiled at him, and turned to leave first.
Just then, Zhou Xiaobai came out of the women's restroom and saw Liu Jianguo's departing figure. She walked over and asked Zhong Yuemin in a low voice, somewhat puzzled:
"Yuemin, who was that person just now? He looks kind of familiar."
"Liu Jianguo," Zhong Yuemin casually stuffed the business card into his pocket.
"He's here for the party too, you forgot? A few years ago, you almost hit someone with your car, it was him..."
Upon being reminded, Zhou Xiaobai immediately remembered, her eyebrows furrowing slightly: "So it was him..."
She really didn't have a good impression of this person.
"What does he want with you, Yuemin? I don't think this guy is a decent person. Stay away from him and don't get close to him."
"Okay, got it."
Zhong Yuemin responded, reaching out to tidy a few stray strands of hair at his wife's temples, and gently wiping away a drop of water that had accidentally gotten on her forehead while she was washing her hands.
"I know what I'm doing."
The main reason Zhong Yuemin came to this banquet today was because of Liu Jianguo. However, he didn't tell his wife about Liu Jianguo's true background or the police investigation, so as not to worry her unnecessarily.
The two walked back side by side. Zhou Xiaobai took his arm, and after a moment of silence, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Yuemin, at the banquet just now, Li Yuanchao... and his henchmen humiliated you so much, and you... you really aren't angry at all?"
"Why would I be angry?" Zhong Yuemin chuckled and shook his head. "It's not worth it. Li Yuanchao is still the same Li Yuanchao as before. He hasn't improved at all."