Chapter 423 Encountering Huo Yuhao Again
“You mean you are that big shot?”
Silence fell all around as everyone stared at Chen Xuan’s face.
The next moment!
Everyone burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!”
“Why don’t you say you’re the richest man in the provincial capital?”
“Take a look in the mirror, what do you even look like?”
“It’s truly embarrassing that the Su family found such a live-in son-in-law!”
Zhen Xiaoqiong covered her face, feeling ashamed and pitying Su Yunxi.
Young Master Yan glanced at Chen Xuan and said coldly, “Alright, you actually dare to claim you’re that big shot. You’re finished, boy. I’m telling you, according to reliable sources, Master Bai is planning to venture into business and will also attend this banquet!”
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Xuan with schadenfreude.
If this matter reached Master Bai’s ears, wouldn’t this kid be finished?
A mere clown dared to impersonate a big shot in front of them.
A fake Li Gui was about to meet the real Li Kui!
Young Master Qian stared at Chen Xuan mockingly, “Boy, our Young Master Yan is broad-minded. If you beg Young Master Yan properly, he can help you keep this secret.”
“Hurry up!”
“What are you waiting for?”
Everyone egged him on, looking at Chen Xuan with sneers.
Everyone expected Chen Xuan to be scared and beg for mercy, but unexpectedly, Chen Xuan directly said, “Is that so? Then it’s perfect, we can confront each other directly!”
After speaking, Chen Xuan turned and left.
“Tch, what’s with all the posturing?”
“Will the Su family really protect you, this good-for-nothing son-in-law?”
Everyone watched Chen Xuan’s retreating back with disdain.
Only Young Master Yan’s face showed a trace of confidence.
With the Su family’s son-in-law being such a good-for-nothing, his chances of successfully pursuing Su Yunxi would greatly increase.
People who were not on the same path, even if they stood together, would eventually go in different directions.
Besides, those so-called young masters were merely self-important; where did they have any real connections?
Therefore, Chen Xuan casually found a place to eat. Meanwhile, Young Master Yan and the others were still chatting not far away, but their eyes were fixed on Chen Xuan, likely planning to stab Chen Xuan in the back when Master Bai arrived.
Unfortunately, they had no idea that the live-in son-in-law they looked down upon, who was even divorced, was actually an existence beyond their wildest imagination. He was merely burdened by a bad reputation.
But just then, a pleading voice sounded nearby.
“Good brother, no, Manager Wang, please! Just grant me a ten-million loan. Just ten million, and my Huo’s cosmetics company will repay you with interest within three months to Hongqi Bank!”
“Get lost! If you want to get a loan from Hongqi Bank, take a look at yourself in the mirror. Do you think you qualify?”
Immediately after, a disdainful and dismissive voice quickly followed.
The pleading voice sounded somewhat familiar to Chen Xuan. He frowned and looked up, and a familiar face caught his eye.
Wasn’t this Huo Yuhao, who had received five hundred million in investment from Chen Xuan?
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was grabbing the arm of a young man in a suit, pleading desperately. He had a slap mark on his face, while the young man in the suit was smoking, looking impatient and regarding Huo Yuhao as if he were a beggar.
This young man in a suit was Manager Wang from Hongqi Bank’s credit department, one of Meng Yang’s subordinates. He was in charge of loans under fifty million, holding considerable power and thus being sought after.
“Manager Wang, we’re acquaintances. You know our Huo family’s cosmetics are of high quality, but we lack advertising and marketing, leading to a large backlog of inventory. Once our advertising campaign is launched, we will definitely make a fortune.”
Regardless of Manager Wang’s rude attitude, Huo Yuhao remained sincere, even somewhat humble.
Manager Wang’s nostrils flared, “Young Master Huo, don’t you know who you’ve offended? Lending money to your Huo family would be like a meat bun thrown to a dog, never to return!”
“Forget ten million, eight million is fine! For the sake of our past acquaintance, please lend it to me,” Huo Yuhao pleaded.
“Fine, then I’ll give you a chance!” Manager Wang’s eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.
“Thank you, Manager Wang.”
Huo Yuhao bowed and scraped, acting subserviently.
Not long ago, this Manager Wang had to ask several people to invite him for a meal.
But now, the situation was completely reversed.
This was the reality of life: without money and power, everyone would look down on you.
Manager Wang picked up a bottle of red wine from the waiter’s tray and was about to pour it onto Huo Yuhao’s head.
“Manager Wang, what are you doing?”
Huo Yuhao instinctively retreated and reached out to stop him.
“Don’t move! If you move again, forget eight million, you won’t even get a dime,” Manager Wang ordered coldly.
Huo Yuhao froze. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and controlled his emotions and body.
The initial five hundred million investment could not be wasted!
Otherwise, he would truly be letting down Chen Xuan’s trust!
He clenched his fists tightly, remaining silent as the red wine poured down from his head.
Manager Wang laughed, looking at Huo Yuhao with mockery.
“Damn it, I begged you like a dog just to invite you for a meal, and now look at you. You’ve fallen so low that you’re worse than an ordinary person.”
Manager Wang laughed loudly, “Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuhao, you’d let yourself be humiliated like this for a ten-million loan? Weren’t you very arrogant back then?”
The red wine flowed down Huo Yuhao’s hair, onto his face and body, leaving him in a miserable state.
As the saying goes, a fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken!
Huo Yuhao’s eyes gradually reddened, and his heart felt as if it were being pricked by needles. No one could understand his pain. However, since the Huo family went bankrupt, he had experienced many hardships and witnessed the fickleness of human relationships.
The surrounding people looked at Huo Yuhao mockingly.
“Isn’t this Young Master Huo? He’s living so miserably now!”
“Truly spineless!”
“It seems the Huo family is completely finished!”
Soon, the bottle of red wine was emptied. Manager Wang still felt displeased and, picking up the wine bottle, was about to smash it on Huo Yuhao’s head.
“Stop!”
A cold voice rang out.
Manager Wang was startled, turned his head, and saw a young man with his hands in his pockets, pushing his way out of the crowd.
Huo Yuhao also slowly lifted his head. When he saw Chen Xuan, his face was filled with shame, and he wished he could disappear into the ground.
He had taken five hundred million from Chen Xuan, intending to make a fortune and earn a large sum for Chen Xuan, but he had failed Chen Xuan’s expectations.
“Who are you?” Manager Wang glanced at Chen Xuan and asked.
“Chen Xuan!” Chen Xuan replied.
“Chen Xuan? Why does this name sound so familiar?”
Manager Wang frowned.
He felt like he had heard this name somewhere before, but he couldn’t recall it immediately.
He was just a manager in Hongqi Bank’s credit department, responsible only for loans under fifty million. When Chen Xuan was welcomed to Hongqi Bank, Manager Wang hadn’t had the slightest opportunity to meet Chen Xuan.
“Brother Xuan… I’ve failed you…” Huo Yuhao said softly, lowering his head.
“Alright, let’s go chat over there.”
Chen Xuan waved his hand, interrupting Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded.
As the two turned to leave, Manager Wang jumped out and blocked Chen Xuan, “Kid, what the hell do you think you are, daring to interfere in my business?”
Manager Wang saw that Chen Xuan was dressed ordinarily and was associating with people like Huo Yuhao. He figured Chen Xuan was not a big shot, at most someone from a minor family.
“I was going to let you off the hook, but it seems you’re not satisfied?” Chen Xuan’s eyes narrowed, emitting a cold glint.
“Let me off the hook?”
Manager Wang was stunned, then laughed heartily, “This is probably the biggest joke I’ve heard this year!”
A moment later, Manager Wang’s smile vanished. He placed the wine bottle in front of Chen Xuan, “Kid, I’ll give you a chance. Smash this wine bottle on Huo Yuhao’s head right now, and I’ll pretend nothing happened.”
After speaking, Manager Wang crossed his arms and stared at Chen Xuan with a smug smile, seemingly waiting for a good show.
“Alright!”
Chen Xuan uttered two words.
The next moment, he was stunned.
His vision blurred, and he didn’t know what happened until the wine bottle was already in his hand.