TMLFDN 45
Thankfully, Xie Li had memorized the profiles of the attendees beforehand; otherwise, he would have been thoroughly confused about who's who.
The middle-aged man with a big belly, accompanied by a beautiful wife, standing in front of him was a boss of a film and television company under the Xie Group's cooperation. His company's business was neither big nor small, but managing to squeeze into Madam Sun's birthday banquet must have taken a lot of effort.
"Mr. Xie, thanks to you, our company has been able to make further progress. Please allow me to invite you to dinner sometime. Your presence would be greatly appreciated," the middle-aged man said. Xie Li glanced at the man and then at the overly glamorous woman beside him, furrowing his brow, "And who is this...?" His gaze rested on the woman.
"This is my newlywed wife, also her first time attending such an occasion. Perhaps she looks too nervous?" the man replied.
Xie Li didn't respond. Whether she was nervous or not, he didn't know. However, Madam Sun would definitely not appreciate such an overdressed woman. Without saying much, he just said,
"You two carry on; I'll excuse myself."
Without even giving a reason, he put his arm around Jiang Yuying's waist and found a slightly quieter booth.
He beckoned a waiter, grabbed two glasses of orange juice, one for Jiang Yuying and one for himself.
Jiang Yuying blinked and spoke up, "You seem to dislike that man just now."
Xie Li nodded, "Certainly."
He had seen the man's profile; his son was even older than Xie Siqi. There was no way the woman just now could have given birth to him. The profile had shown him as divorced recently, and now he suddenly had a new wife. It was obvious what the situation was.
Speaking quietly to Jiang Yuying, he said, "That man ditched his former wife and found a mistress. It's outrageous."
Jiang Yuying's eyes curved, looking quite pleased.
Xie Li sincerely felt that these so-called prestigious banquets were truly boring. Rather than calling it a banquet, it was more like a huge social gathering. After everyone had arrived, Madam Sun cut the cake, and each person got a small piece.
When it came to Xie Li, there was just a tiny portion.
It was indeed delicious, but the portion was too small.
Xie Li couldn't really taste anything before it was gone. After the ceremony ended, everyone went their separate ways, familiar people forming circles to chat about various things. The men discussed business matters, while the women either acted as accessories to the men or chatted among themselves in their own circles.
Were there powerful women?
Yes, but very few. Moreover, successful men still mainly interacted with other men, and women with women. The successful women had their own circles.
This kind of socializing was boring for Xie Li, very boring indeed. He couldn't understand anything about business matters, yet everyone assumed he must be very knowledgeable and constantly sought his advice.
—What's the point of asking me for advice? Little Gao probably knows more than I do!
But he couldn't leave; he could only stand in the middle of the crowd with an expressionless face, holding his orange juice. Thankfully, Jiang Yuying stayed by his side, preferring to be a decoration rather than discussing skincare products with the other wealthy ladies.
If Jiang Yuying wasn't by his side, he would have given up already.
However, even with Jiang Yuying by his side, he wasn't far from giving up. Because these middle-aged men were really persistent! What did he know about the latest news in the stock market? What did he know about the future development direction?
Xie Li never dreamed that what would truly save him was a loud scream. That scream pierced through the air, causing everyone to instinctively turn their gaze toward the source. Everyone frowned slightly, except for Xie Li, who almost couldn't hold back his smile.
—Thank goodness I managed to hold it in.
But when he saw what was happening, he couldn't hold back anymore, not even a smile. When he walked over, it was quite late, and Jiang Yuying, wearing high heels, was already walking slowly, making it even more difficult with her fishtail skirt. He didn't want to join in the commotion, so he just followed the crowd and took a few slow steps. But when he saw Xie Li coming over, everyone instinctively made way for him.
There was no choice; he was wealthy.
By the time Xie Li saw the person in the center clearly, he truly couldn't hold back anymore.
The scene was very simple; at a glance, you could tell what had happened. On the left was a delicate lady, wearing an expensive dress, but the front of her dress was a mess of reds, yellows, and whites, with various drinks spilled all over, staining the elegant dress. The loud scream from earlier undoubtedly came from this delicate lady's mouth.
