My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 587: How Do I Not Recognize You?

"Mr. Chen, do you know the owner of the Star Shining Society?" The point wasn’t how impressive this person was, but whether anyone actually knew him. Otherwise, what was the use?

Chen Chong boasted proudly, "Of course I know him. Not only that, I’ve even met him. We’ve had a meal together. That owner of the Star Shining Society is a really down-to-earth person. He even gave me his phone number and told me to call him if I ever ran into trouble!"

"When did I have dinner with you and give you my phone number?" Yang Qi asked with a smile.

"Who are you? I’m talking about the owner of the Star Shining Society!" Chen Chong retorted with disdain, completely missing the implication of Yang Qi’s question.

"Really? I’ve always wanted to meet the owner myself. I heard he’s very young, only in his twenties!" Miao Yue said excitedly.

"Mr. Chen, if you have the Star Shining Society owner’s contact info, you should introduce us, too. With his backing, we wouldn’t have to be afraid of anyone."

"Exactly! Yang Qingshan is nothing compared to him!"

The crowd was thrilled, and Chen Chong, as if he had regained all his confidence, said smugly, "What’s all the panic for? Sit down, sit down!"

"Do you have any idea what kind of person the owner of the Star Shining Society is? Do you think I can just hand out his contact information? What if you manage to annoy him? He’d blame me too, and then it would all be over. Understand?"

"How about this: the next time I see him, I’ll mention you all. Who knows, maybe you’ll get to have a meal with him."

Upon hearing this, the entire crowd erupted in cheers.

"Mr. Chen, you’re incredible!"

"If we get to know the owner of the Star Shining Society, what’s Qifei Group? What’s Lin Tao? How dare he act so high and mighty in front of us!"

"That’s right, Mr. Chen! Since you know the owner of the Star Shining Society, just ask him to step in. Is there any business deal you couldn’t close?"

"He’s the most badass person in all of Thunder City right now!"

"Yang Qi, so what if you’re Yang Qingshan’s son? Are you even comparable to the owner of the Star Shining Society?"

Everyone was electrified, acting as if they had already met the legendary owner of the Star Shining Society.

Yang Qi curled his lip in disdain. "A bunch of idiots!"

As for Chen Chong, the topic of the Star Shining Society’s owner made him feel as if he had won back a round, and he couldn’t have been more pleased.

"Waiter, the check," Chen Chong called out. Seeing that doing business with Qifei Group was a lost cause, he needed to hurry back and find another way. He didn’t want to waste any more time here. In his eyes, this school reunion was completely worthless.

The waiter came over, smiling. "Our boss has already comped your bill."

"Comped the bill?"

The crowd was stunned, and all eyes turned to Chen Chong. Weren’t they all under the impression that Chen Chong was treating them? Why was the bill comped?

"Who is your boss? I must go thank him. I wonder why he decided to comp our bill?" Chen Chong asked, puzzled.

"Oh, our boss is Ms. Jia Mengxue, the legendary business queen. You’ve probably all heard of her. She said her friends were dining here, so she took care of the bill," the waiter explained.

"Jia Mengxue!" Chen Chong exclaimed.

With the exception of Yang Qi, everyone present was utterly shocked.

To the average person, the name Jia Mengxue was even more awe-inspiring than the owner of the Star Shining Society. She was a business queen, and her beauty was like that of a Heavenly Immortal. A woman like that simply overshadowed countless others. Countless men dreamed of sharing their lives with this business queen.

Chen Chong was one of them.

When he heard that Jia Mengxue was the one who had comped the bill, he became ecstatic. "Well, that’s not surprising at all! I’ve met Ms. Jia on several occasions. I can’t believe she still remembers me. I’m truly moved. I must go and thank her. Do you know where Ms. Jia is?"

Hearing this, the crowd grew excited all over again.

"Oh my god, Mr. Chen, you’re amazing! I can’t believe you’re on such good terms with CEO Jia Mengxue."

"Then why are you still trying to do business with Qifei Group? You should be working with Ms. Jia! She even comped your bill. It seems she’s got a soft spot for you."

"Exactly, Mr. Chen, you’re about to make it big!"

"Mr. Chen, you have to seize this opportunity!"

"I’m so envious!"

Everyone was more excited than the last. Only Chen Chong was inwardly bewildered. I have seen Jia Mengxue before, but only from a great distance. I wasn’t even qualified to get close to her. How could she possibly comp my bill? Could it really be as they said, love at first sight? Has Jia Mengxue secretly liked me all this time?

"Hahaha, please, you’re embarrassing me!" he said, feigning modesty. "I didn’t expect Mengxue to be so thoughtful! Alright, let’s go thank her. I’ll take this chance to introduce you all to her as well!"

It must be said, a shameless person is truly invincible. This Chen Chong was taking shamelessness to its absolute extreme. To fantasize that Jia Mengxue had fallen for him at first sight... it was beyond absurd.

As the others were busy flattering Chen Chong, the rhythmic click-clack of high heels sounded from outside the private room. The sound alone announced the arrival of a woman. Furthermore, its rhythm suggested she was a woman with a powerful presence.

A moment later, two figures appeared in the doorway: one was Jia Mengxue, and the other was the manager of Wagang Mountain Village.

"So beautiful!"

The moment they saw Jia Mengxue, all the men in the room, except for Yang Qi and Lin Tao, gasped in amazement. Jia Mengxue’s beauty was truly extraordinary, on par with even Lin Qingxuan’s. Her aura, in particular—that of a domineering female CEO—was exceptionally distinctive.

The other women in the room felt a suffocating sense of inferiority; they found they couldn’t even meet her gaze. To think such a beautiful woman existed in the world; even other women would be consumed by jealousy at the sight of her. Miao Yue had always considered herself beautiful, but looking at Jia Mengxue now, she wished she could find a crack in the floor to crawl into.

Jia Mengxue’s gaze swept across the room.

Chen Chong couldn’t help but get excited. He recognized the beauty as Jia Mengxue. She must be here for me. He felt a surge of nervousness, wanting to speak but finding himself so flustered he was tongue-tied. He did his best to put on what he considered a gentlemanly smile to welcome her.

But who would have thought that Jia Mengxue would suddenly laugh before walking right past him and heading toward Yang Qi.

At that moment, Chen Chong’s smile froze on his face. The awkwardness was palpable.

Under the bewildered gazes of everyone present, Jia Mengxue sat down next to Yang Qi and said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, that wasn’t very considerate of you. You came to my restaurant without even letting me know. I’ve prepared our finest dishes in the best private room. Since you’re all finished here, let’s go over together."

At this, everyone was dumbfounded, including even Lin Tao and Liao Fusheng.