The Wealthy Tycoon's Game of Life-Chapter 1272 - 487: Triangle (2)

It’s not an official response, but after Xia Xiwei was seen closely clinging to Zhou Wang at the entrance of the International Gold Center today, sparking a trending topic, an alleged ten-year-old fan of Xia Xiwei continued to post tearful emojis under a highly heated comment, repeatedly asking:

"Is it true? Is it true? I don’t believe Xixi is really in a relationship; then my only spiritual support is going to collapse, and I feel my depression will never get better..."

Below, Xia Xiwei commented, "That person will eventually appear in your life too. Love yourself first, and then someone will love you."

Though Xia Xiwei deleted the comment only a minute later, perhaps sensing something inappropriate, many sharp-eyed netizens saw and screenshotted it.

If those photos and posts were only speculation, then Xia Xiwei’s response was undoubtedly equivalent to an implicit acceptance, which is why the fans exploded and quickly pushed the topic to trending...

The article said a lot more, but Jiang Qingkui could no longer read it.

Her fingertips turned pale as she tightly gripped the phone in her hand. Lin Ran might have sensed something, so she cautiously asked, "Sister Qingkui, should we tell the boss? Based on the online fermenting trend, it’s troublesome if not handled well. The boss might not be aware yet..."

Jiang Qingkui opened her mouth but eventually nodded, "You go ahead and tell him... Oh, and take this to him, just say Ding Yi sent it."

Lin Ran took the gift bag from Jiang Qingkui’s hand, stole a glance at Jiang Qingkui’s unexpressive face, and quickly turned to leave.

After Lin Ran left, Jiang Qingkui seemed to be drained of all strength, sliding down against the wall.

She sat silently for a moment; no one knew what she contemplated in that short minute, but eventually, Jiang Qingkui took a deep breath, stood up, and her face regained that indifferent smile as she returned to the banquet.

...

"Trending topic?"

Zhou Wang, who was preparing to speak on stage, couldn’t help but twitch his mouth upon hearing Lin Ran’s report.

Xia Xiwei, that scheming bear sister, pulled this stunt again?

After consecutive incidents, even Zhou Wang, as dumb as a pig, could react that the previous occurrence was likely intentional by Xia Xiwei.

He suddenly remembered the chat with Xia Xiwei yesterday, where she said to him:

"Hey, Zhou Wang, didn’t you say that we people from the entertainment circle have an obligation to help promote your charity fund for free when participating in the banquet?"

"Yes, what’s up?"

"It’s nothing, I just thought you wouldn’t mind if I add some buzz to your banquet using my own way, right?"

What could Zhou Wang say? After all, Xia Xiwei was helping as a friend, and many frontline stars present were contacted through her. Considering the future positive development of the "Wang Foundation," Zhou Wang naturally agreed.

Besides, one must say, an A-lister definitely has more insights on creating topics.

... Only now did Zhou Wang realize that Xia Xiwei was digging a pit back then.

If Zhou Wang were to question her now, she’d likely reply to Zhou Wang: "I clearly told you in advance, right? The so-called romance is just a stunt, you see, didn’t the banquet get heated up?"

He could almost picture her behind her back, puffing her chest, innocently blinking those big eyes.

"Put it aside for now, we’ll discuss this after the banquet."

With tonight’s affairs chaotic, Zhou Wang, feeling a headache, could only wave his hand and temporarily shelve the issue.

As for the tie sent by Ding Yi, considering it was mentioned in their previous WeChat conversation, Zhou Wang changed into this handmade silk tie she had personally designed and tailored.

"Boss, it’s already eight o’clock. If you’re ready, you can proceed to the stage for the opening speech. In addition, there’s an opening dance segment where you need to dance the first dance, just like we practiced before..."

This is when Xu Wenqian ran over, a bit breathless, to remind him.

"Noted,"

Zhou Wang, hearing Xu Wenqian’s words, began to have a headache again.

Originally, in his previous plan, the dance could simply invite Jiang Qingkui, considering it was just the simplest ballroom dance, studying abroad in Beautiful Country, Jiang Qingkui certainly knows it, just go through the motions.

But now, with Nie Xiaoyun, Yan Baiqiu, and others present, it seemed suddenly inappropriate.

Under the watchful eyes of many, choosing this dance partner seemed to be imbued with some unique significance... Zhou Wang’s factors to consider turned infinite.

In Nie Xiaoyun’s eyes, he was Ding Yi’s childhood sweetheart destined to be entrusted for life; in Yan Baiqiu’s eyes, he was Xia Xiwei’s romantic partner intending for marriage. Most importantly, the Jiang Jiaxing couple was here too; during greetings, Zhou Wang felt something off in their gaze, while Li Xiaolei seemed to have words wanting to be said to him...

Who said a triangle provides stability?

Zhou Wang feels like this is a vortex, shifting either side seems ill-fitting.

As time reached, Zhou Wang couldn’t think too much and could only step onto the stage amidst the music switch sounds.

With the lights focused, all the guests noticed Zhou Wang stepping onto the stage, the chatter decreased, replaced by the enthusiastic applause from the guests below. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Brother Dog, you’re so handsome!"

Young Master Zhang and others seized the opportunity to hoot.

Considering many influential figures were smiling at him while clapping below, Zhou Wang couldn’t frivol about, instead discreetly glaring at this group of big nephews, then he applauded back while approaching the speech podium.

"Dear leaders, elders, friends, and family, good evening, I am Zhou Wang!"

The enthusiastic applause erupted once more as Zhou Wang’s voice fell, even Guo Wangshan, such an elder, called out "Good," making Zhou Wang unable to hold back his laughter, also adding an oddly lively atmosphere to what should be a solemn event.

Snap! Snap!

Flashes kept going, Zhou Wang actually felt quite emotional.

This wasn’t his first time standing in public view giving a speech, but this time felt exceptionally special.

Here is Magic City’s International Gold Center, the capital peak in some sense, just look at who’s sitting below...

In the first two rows of seats, even the most rear ones like CEO Liao Jianli are billion-dollar figures, as for the front row, it’s the so-called "billion club."

Guo Wangshan, Mrs. Lin, He Jinglun, Zhou Tao, Zhang Shihao...

These people, which ones aren’t moguls in their respective fields?

The once-ordinary young man, in the unconsciousness, already reached such a state, inevitably making Zhou Wang feel a fleeting moment of illusion.

Soon, Zhou Wang calmed down, starting to lean into the microphone and read the speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today’s date is November 11, 2024. I’d like you to remember this day, because today, I wish to invite everyone to raise a beam of light with me..."

The speech was written by Xu Wenqian, mainly expressing the founding purpose of the "Wang Foundation," nothing particularly special, Zhou Wang wouldn’t insist on being eclectic here, after all, parts of the content needed to be reposted by official media, saying too fancifully wouldn’t match the proper tone of a charity fund.

After the concise opening speech, as the warm applause faded, Zhou Wang said on stage:

"To respect the tradition of major banquets in Magic City, we have an opening dance segment, next I’ll set an example as the host, but let me declare in advance, I don’t usually dance much, please bear with me for any mistakes..."

Amidst a friendly laughter, Young Master Zhang and others exchanged glances, emerging "hehe" laughter full of wicked fun, they quite anticipate how Zhou Wang would solve this puzzle.

... Mostly because it’s rare to see Zhou Wang flummoxed, they are too looking forward to it.

As Zhou Wang’s words landed, both Ding Yi and Xia Xiwei located on the west and east sides of the banquet hall instinctively fixed their gaze upon Zhou Wang on the stage, eyes filled with anticipation.

Zhou Wang also saw Jiang Qingkui, standing alone in the corner with her arms folded, watching everything. The slightly desolate shadow under the lights made her appear somewhat pitiful.

Then Zhou Wang withdrew his gaze, leaned towards the microphone and smiled: "Actually, there’s a special guest today, she deliberately crossed thousands of miles from Yunan Province to visit me, she’s also my closest person in this world, so for this opening dance, I plan to invite her as my partner... Mom, could I trouble you to come up here?"

Mom?

Young Master Zhang and others collectively experienced brain freeze, displaying incredulity, oh my... could it actually be played like this?!