Li Juwei actually found himself unable to meet Lin Haochen’s gaze!
‘Why is this young man’s presence so powerful?’
‘Even if he’s a Martial Cultivator, someone his age shouldn’t have such an imposing presence!’
With so many people in the hall watching, Li Juwei absolutely could not drink this wine.
He had to find a way out of this.
Li Juwei glanced at Liu Hong and said, “Liu Hong, you poured this wine.
I know you didn’t drug it, so why don’t you drink it?”
“Me?”
“That’s right!”
Liu Hong’s expression turned hideous.
With that one sentence, Li Juwei had not only completely absolved himself of any connection to the matter but had also thrown him under the bus.
‘I absolutely cannot drink this wine!’
But Liu Hong didn’t dare defy Li Juwei’s command.
He could only reach for the wine glass, his hand trembling slightly.
At this point, Lin Mushu knew something was wrong with the wine, and her expression turned grim.
‘Thank goodness my brother saw through their scheme!’
Liu Hong’s movements were agonizingly slow and shaky, and it looked as if the wine in the glass was about to spill.
“You were perfectly fine a moment ago.
Why are your hands shaking now?
If you knock over that glass, it’ll just prove there’s something wrong with the wine.”
Lin Haochen said calmly, cutting off any path of retreat for Liu Hong.
‘You dared to drug my sister’s wine.
Today, you will pay the price!’
Liu Hong glared at Lin Haochen, his eyes practically shooting flames.
But with so many people watching, he had no way out.
He could only down the contents of the glass in one go.
“Liu Hong drank it.
The fact that he was willing to drink it proves there’s nothing wrong with the wine.
So, Chairman Lin, how about that drink with me now?”
After Liu Hong downed the wine, his face ashen, Li Juwei picked up his own glass with a smile.
“What’s the rush?
It hasn’t even been ten minutes.
Besides, you’re not worthy of drinking with my sister!”
Lin Haochen said coldly, the contempt in his voice unmistakable.
‘Lin Mushu is my sister—the sister of the Netherworld King.
How could she possibly drink with just anyone?’
“Hmph!
You can’t possibly think that just because Muchen Group has joined the Celestial Valley Exchange project, you can go head-to-head with our Wansheng Group, can you?
How naive!
If I want to ruin Muchen Group, I have a hundred different ways to do it.
But, if you just have this drink with me, we can let all of this go.”
Li Juwei said, placing another glass of wine in front of Lin Mushu.
Lin Mushu’s brow furrowed.
It was true, just as Li Juwei had said.
If Wansheng Group decided to ruin Muchen Group, no matter the cost, they were more than capable of doing so.
Even with their new partnership with Qihui Conglomerate, Muchen Group wouldn’t be able to contend with Wansheng Group in the short term.
“Is that so?
In that case, I’ll drink this in my sister’s place!”
While Lin Mushu was still hesitating, Lin Haochen picked up the glass from the table.
“Who the hell do you think you are?
You think you’re worthy of drinking with me?”
The words had barely left Li Juwei’s mouth when he saw Lin Haochen crack a cold smile.
Then, with a SPLASH, Lin Haochen flung the contents of the glass into Li Juwei’s face!
A collective gasp echoed through the room.
‘This guy is unbelievable!’
‘Even if he knew Deng Wenbin personally, he can’t just cause a scene at a banquet like this!’
‘Making trouble here is a blatant show of disrespect to Qihui Conglomerate!’
The vast hall fell utterly silent.
After a long moment, Lin Haochen’s voice finally cut through the silence.
“Asking me to drink with him?
Not even Deng Wenbin is worthy of that honor!”
Another sharp intake of breath rippled through the crowd.
‘Is this guy fearless out of sheer ignorance, or is he just plain crazy?’
‘To say that not even Deng Wenbin is worthy of drinking with him…
and at a banquet hosted by Qihui Conglomerate, of all places!’
Li Juwei wiped the wine from his eyes and pointed a trembling finger at Lin Haochen, roaring, “You…
you…
you’re fucking asking for it!
Just you wait!
I’ll make sure both you and Muchen Group are buried with no place to rest!”
But what Li Juwei didn’t expect was that not only was Lin Haochen unafraid, he sent Li Juwei flying dozens of meters with a single kick!
GULP!
Everyone in the hall couldn’t help but swallow hard.
This Lin Haochen was on another level of arrogant.
Splashing wine in Li Juwei’s face was one thing, but to actually kick him away, on top of everything he’d said…
This was a complete and utter disregard for Wansheng Group.
He wasn’t just picking a fight with Li Juwei anymore; he was challenging Qihui Conglomerate itself!
“Haochen, you… what you just did… I’m afraid President Deng…”
Lin Mushu said, her voice laced with worry.
It wasn’t that she was afraid Muchen Group would go bankrupt over this; she was terrified that Lin Haochen would face retaliation from Qihui Conglomerate.
But Lin Haochen just waved it off.
“It’s fine.
Deng Wenbin is a smart man.
There’s no reason to stay at this banquet any longer.
Let’s go.”
With that, Lin Haochen took Lin Mushu’s hand, turned, and left.
Only after they were gone did a buzz of conversation slowly return to the hall.
After the scene he’d caused today, Lin Haochen was now well and truly famous in Jin City.
Of course, his fame was limited to the circles of powers like the Five Great Families and Wansheng Group.
After all, not everyone was privy to the events of that evening.
“Haochen, I really think you should call President Deng and apologize.
Qihui Conglomerate is not on the same level as Wansheng Group.”
Lin Mushu said, still fraught with worry after they got into the car.
“It’s fine, Sis.
If you don’t believe me, just ask Deng Wenbin what he thought about tonight’s events the next time you two are discussing the partnership.
Alright, I’m going to call Bei Mu and have him find a couple of dogs.”
“Find a couple of dogs?
What for?”
“They’re a gift for Liu Hong!
After drinking that wine, he’s going to need an outlet.
I’m just being considerate.”