In the eyes of the crowd, Li Chonglou seemed to be repelled by Wang Shang with a single kick, and he immediately let out a cry.
"Brother Wang is amazing, he can even defeat a bodyguard."
Some people praised him loudly, and others clapped their hands. This Brother Wang seemed to have quite a reputation.
At this moment, Ya Lili finally couldn't help but shout, "Stop it! When did it become your turn, outsiders, to point fingers at my affairs?"
The scene suddenly quieted down.
The expressions of the people in the hall froze. It was the first time they had seen Ya Lili so angry.
Wang Shang was also stunned in place by her shout.
"Let's go."
Ya Lili turned and left after speaking, but another voice sounded at this moment.
"Heh heh, does the third young lady mean that we are all just outsiders? We, the Wang family, have always supported you, and yet in the end, we are reduced to mere outsiders."
The speaker was Wang Shang's father, Wang Baidan, the boss of Wang Group.
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the entire venue changed.
What was originally a playful quarrel between juniors was now turned into an attitude of Ya'an Group towards its partners by Wang Baidan's words, instantly elevating Ya Lili to a difficult position.
At this time, the man with blond hair walked over with a sullen face and shouted at Ya Lili, "Why aren't you apologizing to President Wang quickly? Dad hasn't arrived yet, and you want to drive everyone away!"
Ya Lili's eyes immediately turned red with grievance. It was clearly Wang Shang and the others who were unreasonably making trouble, and now not only was no one stopping them, but she, the victim, was being asked to apologize.
No matter how much Ya Lili had prepared herself beforehand, she couldn't help but feel tears welling up at this moment.
But she held back her tears and immediately turned to bow to Wang Baidan, saying, "I'm sorry, President Wang. I was just too emotional and said the wrong thing. I didn't mean it that way."
Wang Baidan snorted coldly, acting as if he was magnanimous and not holding a grudge against a child. The blond-haired man then looked at Li Chonglou with a dark gaze.
"It seems I need to add more fuel to the fire. I don't believe you won't make a move."
The blond-haired man had a plan in mind.
However, just as everyone thought the farce was over and Ya Lili was about to leave with Li Chonglou, a loud round of applause suddenly broke out.
All eyes were drawn to the person clapping, who was Li Chonglou.
"Amazing, so this is Ya'an Group. Today has really opened my eyes," Li Chonglou said vaguely as he clapped his hands.
The blond-haired man shouted, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"
Li Chonglou ignored him and directly said sarcastically, "A dignified third young lady of Ya'an Group actually has to apologize to outsiders for speaking a word."
Ya Lili's expression froze. She thought Li Chonglou was siding with others to mock her.
"I always thought Ya'an was a major group, but I didn't expect it to be just this. For a member of your prestigious group to be bullied on their own turf, it would be laughable if this got out."
Wang Baidan's expression changed drastically. Just a moment ago, he was basking in his own authority, but now, with Li Chonglou's words, he was immediately put on a pedestal.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the blond-haired man quickly shouted again, "Shut up! It's not your place to speak here."
Li Chonglou sneered, "Indeed, with my current status, I shouldn't be speaking, as it's your family's business. But now, even an outsider like me can't stand it. It shows how ridiculous you all are."
After speaking, Li Chonglou directly said to Ya Lili, "Let's go. I wouldn't even give such a group to Xiao Yu, and yet you all are pretending to be so important here."
Li Chonglou turned to look at the people around him, "A person's nobility is not something that can be faked with money. To stand by and watch a weak woman being bullied, do you all deserve to pretend to be successful people and pretend to be noble?"
Everyone present changed their expressions at the sound of his words. At this moment, applause suddenly came from the inner part of the hall.
"Well said."
Everyone looked again and saw the person in charge of Ya'an Group, Ya Lili's father, Ya Zhang, walking out slowly with a cane, supported by his eldest son.
Only then did everyone realize that the protagonist of the evening had arrived long ago, but had not come out from inside.
A look of panic flashed across the blond-haired man's face. He then quickly walked forward, intending to help from the other side, but was scolded by Ya Zhang, "Get out of the way first and I'll deal with you later."
Then, with the support of his eldest son, Ya Zhang ascended the platform that had already been set up. He first looked around the surroundings, then struck the ground with his cane, and said loudly, "I am very pleased that you have all graced us with your presence at this party tonight, but!"
"I want you all to understand that Ya'an is just undergoing a change of leadership, not going out of business!"
As Ya Zhang said this, his eyes stared directly at Wang Baidan, whose face immediately changed.
Ya Zhang, however, said with a stern face, "Wang Baidan, from now on, Ya'an's business will not require your Wang family's assistance. The contracts signed previously will be dealt with by my people tonight. We will compensate as required, and rest assured, Ya'an can afford this amount."
Wang Baidan's face turned ashen, and he took several steps back, his face pale.
Wang Baidan had not been exaggerating when he said that his family had been dealing with the Ya family for decades. It was precisely because of this that he knew the temper of this old man of Ya'an very well. He said what he meant and did what he said!
But the key was that Wang Baidan was not the head of the Wang family at this time; that honor belonged to the old man of the Wang family, the one who was truly on good terms with Ya Zhang.
"How can you do this? How can you sever ties with my Wang family over a single sentence?"
Wang Baidan seemed unable to accept this reality. He muttered to himself, his eyes glazed over, while the previously arrogant and smug Wang Shang quickly ran over to support him.
"Dad, are you alright? What are you afraid of? Your Ya'an Group dares to..."
Before Wang Shang could finish his sentence, he was slapped hard by Wang Baidan.
"Shut up! It's all because of you! You useless good-for-nothing who can't achieve anything and messes everything up!"
Wang Shang was stunned and said in disbelief, "Dad, you hit me? You hit me in front of so many people?"
Wang Baidan seemed to have come to his senses now. He ignored Wang Shang, turned to Ya Zhang, and said respectfully, "Uncle Zhang, I will give you a satisfactory explanation for tonight's matter. As for the contract, if Uncle Zhang insists on terminating it, we will not pursue any responsibility. I have something to attend to tonight, so I will leave first."
After speaking, Wang Baidan quickly left, dragging the stunned Wang Shang with him.
Everyone watched Wang Baidan's dejected back and, recalling his words from earlier, finally understood.
Ya Zhang was using Wang Baidan to warn others!
Everyone knew that Ya'an Group was in a turbulent period, the main reason for which was the internal change of leadership. When enterprises reached this stage, they most feared external interference in family affairs. At such times, it could easily cause the entire enterprise to plummet or become someone else's dowry.
And now, it was clearly the Wang family that was interfering.