"Hey, hey, hey, Director Wang, where are you going?!"
The father and son of the Chen Family reacted and hurriedly called out to Director Wang's retreating figure.
But Director Wang turned a deaf ear, carrying the birthday gift originally intended for Grandma Chen's grand celebration, went over to Secretary-General Lin, whispered some flattering words, and then joined him in getting into the elevator.
"Hey, hey, hey! Director Wang..."
The Chen father and son ran over breathlessly, but they still couldn't catch Director Wang in time. They just watched helplessly as the elevator doors closed and then saw the indicator light showing they had gone up to the third floor!
"What on earth is going on?!"
Old Master Chen was somewhat frustrated and wondered aloud, "What is Director Wang up to? Could he be going to deliver gifts to the person Secretary-General Lin is celebrating?"
"That's possible!" Chen Jiahui's father agreed with a nod, then hesitated and added, "Of course, it's also possible that he has some business to discuss with Secretary Lin and just went up for now, and he might still come to wish Grandma later..."
In the end, he himself felt it was not very likely!
"Forget it, if he doesn't come, so be it. A blind fool!"
Old Master Chen cursed under his breath.
Of course, while he cursed, in his heart he still hoped and waited for the elevator to come down, then went to their small banquet hall to see if Director Wang had gone there.
However, when they returned to the small banquet hall and saw only the cold dishes being set up and a few waiters holding red wine and beverages, without a trace of Director Wang's portly figure, they were immediately infuriated.
This guy really disappeared into thin air.
Still unwilling to give up, Old Master Chen went to ask Chen Jiahui and others, "Have you seen Director Wang come here?"
"No way!" Chen Jiahui shook her head and asked, "Grandpa, weren't you supposed to pick him up?"
"Pick him up, my ass! The man ran away!"
Old Master Chen grumbled, then shared their recent encounter with Chen Jiahui and others!
After hearing the explanation, Chen Jiahui and Wang Chaoyong couldn't help but exchange looks.
They recalled the scene they had seen earlier of Mu Jinyu and Mei Yinxue entering the main banquet hall.
And before that, Mei Yinxue had mentioned that the hotel belonged to her, and that the main banquet hall was also reserved for her use tonight.
Could it be...
That the Prefect's Secretary-General and Director Wang both went there to celebrate their birthdays?!
No, no...
Chen Jiahui thought of the conversation she had heard that day and felt certain that today was not Mu Jinyu's birthday, but rather Lin Qiaoxia's and others' birthdays!
That must be it!
But then...
Jealousy raged in Chen Jiahui's heart.
What merit and ability did Lin Qiaoxia have to make so many important figures come to celebrate her birthday?
And even led Director Wang, who had originally come to wish her grandmother, to redirect the birthday gift to her?!
After all, Director Wang was a big boss with assets worth billions—had it not been for his relationship with their Chen Family, how could he possibly come personally to wish her grandmother?
Yet such a significant figure, in face of Mu Jinyu—a mere petty businessman selling flawed makeup—has to do this?
It must be because of Mei Yinxue, right?
Two men living off women! What scum!
Chen Jiahui cursed inwardly.
To this moment, she still thought of Mu Jinyu as just a minor businessman.
But little did she know, the so-called bigwig, Director Wang, in front of Mu Jinyu, didn't even qualify to carry his shoes!
Just as she was struggling to accept this, her parents and grandparents' phones began to ring one after another.
Upon answering, sure enough, the calls were all from relatives like distant aunts and uncles, along with a few close friends.
Let them come out to meet them, they don't know the way.
"Come on, come on, let's all go out to meet them."
Old Master Chen hung up the phone, shaking off the gloom brought about by Director Wan, and shouted excitedly to everyone.
Afterwards, except for Grandma Chen who was the star of tonight's birthday banquet and still remained seated, all the other Chen family members and Wang Chaoyong, who was Chen Jiahui's boyfriend, went out to welcome the guests who had come to attend the birthday banquet.
"Ah, there are already dozens of people here, and there are still twenty-some tables left that can seat people. But what about when it's seven o'clock, and everyone arrives? How are we going to fit everyone then? It's so annoying!"
Old Master Chen was still in a sullen mood while riding the elevator downstairs.
He had originally planned to meet Director Wang first and then go to the main banquet hall to confront that group for an explanation, but after learning that Secretary-General Lin was representing the Governor of River City to celebrate for them, he naturally dropped the idea.
Thus, he was very vexed as he thought about the thought of not being able to seat everyone once all the guests arrived, and how impolite that would be.
If he had known it would be like this, he should not have let Chen Jiahui handle the location for the birthday banquet.
However, his current concerns soon vanished in the following moments.
"Director Jiang, about that matter we discussed last time, do you think it's possible?"
"Director Jiang…"
Just as Old Master Chen led people out of the hotel, he saw their family and friends walking alongside a pretty lady, servilely saying flattering words to her.
That woman, upon closer inspection, turned out to be Jiang Huaimeng, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family, one of the Four Great Families of River City!
'She actually came to wish his wife a happy birthday?'
This thought suddenly appeared in Old Master Chen's mind.
They had just had a small cooperation with the Jiang Family recently, and he didn't expect Jiang Huaimeng to remember his wife's major birthday and show up unannounced.
He felt very happy and honored.
Chen Jiahui's parents thought the same, and they were very happy too.
But Chen Jiahui and Wang Chaoyong exchanged looks, sensing that things were about to go wrong.
They felt that Jiang Huaimeng was unlikely to have come just to wish their grandma a happy birthday!
As expected.
When Old Master Chen walked towards Jiang Huaimeng smilingly, he called out, "Hey, Director Jiang, how come you're also here? You didn't even tell us; really, if we had known you were coming, the wife would definitely have come down to meet you too!"
Upon hearing Old Master Chen's words, Jiang Huaimeng looked baffled as she stared at him approaching and then asked, "Who are you?!"
Old Master Chen, Father Chen, and Mother Chen immediately turned to stone, their faces stiffening.
How awkward!
They had thought that because of a prior collaboration and a brief acquaintance, she had remembered this birthday banquet and specially come to congratulate them, but who could have guessed…
She didn't remember you at all, nor did she even know who you were!
That was so damn awkward.
Even Chen Jiahui, who had originally felt that Jiang Huaimeng was not likely to have come for their grandma's birthday, now felt extremely awkward.
After glancing at them, Jiang Huaimeng, feeling confused, walked towards the elevator without paying further attention to them.
And those family friends, who were originally supposed to come for their grandma's major birthday, now shamefacedly followed Jiang Huaimeng, intending to blend into the birthday party that Mu Jinyu was hosting for Lin Qiaoxia and Yu Linglong!
"Hey, auntie, where are you going?!"
"Director Zheng? Why are you leaving too?!"
Seeing that these people weren't stopping to greet and were just walking past, Old Master Chen was startled and then called out.
At the sound of Old Master Chen's words, they hesitated for a moment, then turned back and explained:
"We have something urgent to attend to first, so we can't make it to auntie's big day. We are truly sorry. I will make sure to send a birthday gift later, and we will definitely come next time!"
"Next time for sure, next time for sure…"