The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 949 - 350: Banquet Turmoil (Part 1)

Dongheng Bank holds a certain status in An City. Although Xi Group hasn’t collaborated with Dongheng Bank, the bank had extended an olive branch to Xi Group previously, only to find Xi Group already partnered with another bank.

Moreover, unlike CK Group, Xi Group’s primary development isn’t in An City but in the neighboring Lin City, which has major banks similar to Dongheng. The reason for not choosing Dongheng is because the bank in Lin City has already been collaborating with Xi Group for decades.

Xi Group monopolized the development of Lin City and chose not to focus in An City, which is why CK Group can dominate three-fifths of An City’s economic development. If Xi Group’s main focus were in An City, Xi Mohan doesn’t think CK Group would dominate more than half of the city’s economic growth.

Fortunately, he has no desire to compete with Lu Jingchen.

Seeing Tan Shuya standing there occasionally glancing at Lu Jingchen out of the corner of her eye, Xi Mohan discreetly furrowed his brow, yet he remained silent and did nothing.

Lu Laozi’s intentions were far too obvious for him as an outsider to intervene. Although Lu Jingchen was his good friend, today was Lu Laozi’s sixtieth birthday, and interfering too much as a junior might draw criticism.

Lu Jingchen’s face remained expressionless, exuding a cold air as he briefly glanced at Tan Shuya, quickly shifting his gaze away without a thought of greeting Tan Lao and Tan Shuya. How could he not see what Lu Laozi was aiming for? After all, they were father and son.

Tan Shuya briefly felt Lu Jingchen’s gaze fall upon her, her heart racing and a moment of excitement spreading throughout her body. However, the instant Lu Jingchen’s gaze moved away, she felt somewhat disappointed.

Before anyone else could speak, Tan Shuya took the initiative to reach out to Lu Jingchen, saying, "Hello, Mr. Lu, my name is Tan Shuya. You can call me Shuya or Xiaoya. I also graduated from Columbia University, so you could say you’re my senior. Back at school, I heard some of your legends. I’ve always wanted to find a chance to get to know you, and returning to the country, I learned my father and Uncle Lu are friends. So, attending the banquet this time, I also wanted to meet you."

Tan Shuya no longer called Lu Jingchen ’Jingchen Ge’ directly, choosing a more suitable address but still appearing somewhat distant.

Even Xi Mohan, standing beside Lu Jingchen, couldn’t help but observe Tan Shuya, admiring her intelligence. She likely noticed Lu Jingchen’s furrowed brow whenever she called him ’Jingchen Ge’ in front of Lu Laozi, so she swiftly changed her address likely to avoid Lu Jingchen’s aversion to her familiarity.

Lu Jingchen’s expression remained unchanged, but his gaze again fell upon Tan Shuya without any displeasure, extending his hand for a brief shake, offering only a polite "Hello."

Lu Jingchen didn’t doubt Tan Shuya’s words. Back when he and Xi Mohan studied at Columbia, they indeed gained notoriety for quite some time.

Lu Jingchen withdrew his gaze from Tan Shuya, then looked toward Lu Laozi, saying, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll go check on Mom."

Lu Tianming’s face looked slightly unpleasant, to be more precise, a bit dissatisfied.

Today, he was clearly the main character, celebrating his sixtieth birthday, yet this son made it hard for him to refrain from getting angry.

However, due to timing and location, he suppressed his inner anger, giving a lukewarm response before casually saying, "Go ahead. You may as well take Shuya along, the two of you can get acquainted."

Upon hearing Lu Tianming’s words, Lu Jingchen’s expression changed, but saying nothing, he simply called Xi Mohan and walked toward his mother’s resting area.

Tan Shuya hesitated only for a few seconds before responding to her father and Lu Laozi, "Alright, Dad, Uncle Lu, I’ll go with Jingchen Ge and the others."

Tan Lao and Lu Laozi both nodded, and Tan Shuya quickly followed Lu Jingchen and Xi Mohan, stepping briskly in high heels.

After Tan Shuya and the others left, Tan Lao spoke to Lu Laozi, saying, "Lu Laozi, if our Xiaoya marries your Jingchen, Dongheng Bank will be handed over to Jingchen in the future, yet Xiaoya isn’t interested in managing Dongheng at all."

Lu Laozi, hearing Tan Lao’s words, finally smiled and said, "If the two kids get married, it would be excellent for both our Lu Family and your Tan Family. I quite like Xiaoya."

Tan Lao nodded with satisfaction, saying, "As for your Jingchen, I quite like him as well. Years ago, if Xiaoya hadn’t been young, I’d have introduced her to Jingchen and see how they get along."

"Now isn’t too late to get along."

"Indeed, our Xiaoya is only twenty-four; your Jingchen is at the prime age, so we’ll see if the two kids can eventually be together."

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Lu Jingchen and Xi Mohan not only had relatively tall statures but long legs, hence their strides were quite lengthy.

Tan Shuya, standing at 167 cm, wasn’t considered tall or short among women, yet at this moment she felt her height was insufficient, unable to match Lu Jingchen and Xi Mohan’s pace, leading to a sudden stretch in distance as she nearly caught them.

The first-floor hall was crowded with many guests, with attendees totaling nearly two to three hundred, including almost all of An City’s prominent figures, not to mention several partners collaborating with CK Group.

As Lu Jingchen and Xi Mohan walked through, many who recognized them came forward to greet. After they passed, they immediately stood behind them, whispering with others, blocking Tan Shuya’s path.

Tan Shuya restrained her impatience, politely asking those blocking her way to step aside. Most people would graciously make way, yet today she encountered individuals unwilling to let her pass — two notorious playboys of An City.

These two playboys were rumored to be quite lecherous!