Game within game: chess player

The "Lisboa Night" welcome dinner started as scheduled. In addition to the management of more than two dozen companies participating in the bidding, there were also more influential entrepreneurs in Liangjiang and some senior government officials who had no interest in the bidding. The dinner was held in a banquet hall with an area of ​​over a thousand square meters in the Lisboa Hotel. The decoration in the hall could no longer be described as luxurious. It had a sense of luxury. From the environment layout to the food preparation, everything was top-notch. Even the decoration was top-notch. The red wines are all top-notch Lafite, with a bottle of wine costing hundreds of thousands, and the table is filled with dozens of bottles, which is enough to show the He family's top-notch wealthy style in Haojiang.

The dinner time was set at six o'clock in the evening, and guests began to arrive at the banquet around 05:30. The men basically wore Western-style suits, and the women basically wore evening gifts with designer bags and luxury jewelry. This kind of banquet is where everyone gathers The focus is always on the beautiful ladies.

At [-]:[-], except for the He family, the Lu family, the Xu family, and a few heavyweight dinner guests from Britain and the United States, everyone else was basically there. Everyone was drinking red wine and chatting, but their gazes were intentional or unintentional. Looking towards the door.

Soon the head of the British bidding team arrived. He was Richard, the heir to the British Telecom company. He was in his 40s. His female companion was his wife Kelly. Both of them were born into nobles. They always maintained the appearance of British nobles when they entered the venue. Noble and elegant style.

Immediately afterwards, David Li from Kadoorie in the United States came to the banquet with his female companion. David Li is a mixed-race Chinese and English from Telecom. He has a high nose and sky-blue eyes. He is a handsome, rich and handsome man in the eyes of all the ladies. The female companion next to him It was David Li's lover in Haojiang, Zhong Chuxue. Zhong Chuxue is a natural beauty who can be called a stunner. She is a native of Haojiang. Her family is not the top in Haojiang, but it is worth billions. The family's main business is running real estate and business in Haojiang.

Xu Jinheng, the representative of the Xu Group, brought along a second-tier actress named Li Jiayi. She was originally a contracted artist of Ye Fang's Warner Pictures, and later went to Li Tailong's Xinghui Entertainment. Xu Jinheng originally had a hobby of playing with actresses, so this time he asked Li Tailong to send Li Jiayi over. Xinghui Entertainment has a drama invested by Xu Jinheng, and the protagonist is Li Jiayi. Li Jiayi desperately wants to be promoted and naturally refuses to give up this opportunity, so she follows Xu Jinheng to Haojiang to attend the dinner.

The upper class people in Liangjiang all know that the marriage between the Xu family and the He family has come to an end, and they are just short of an official announcement. Celebrities from all walks of life at the banquet saw the female companion Xu Jinheng brought and knew that this was going to be a complete showdown with the He family. Otherwise, Xu Jinheng would not hang around the billionaire He Chaoqiong, but would openly pick up female stars. This would undoubtedly be a direct attack on He. The face of the family, especially tonight’s banquet was hosted by the He family.

The most important guests, Ho Hong Sing and Lui Che Woo, are not here yet. Of course, what everyone wants to see most is who Ye Fang is. Why did Lui Che Woo allow Ye Fang to join the bidding team? Many mysteries will be revealed tonight. .

Soon Lu Weiwei, who was wearing a low-cut golden evening dress and millions of dollars worth of jewelry, slowly walked into the venue with Lu Zhihe on her arm. The appearance of the two people immediately attracted the attention of everyone around them, and everyone took the initiative to fight with Lui Zhihe. Saying hello, they did not pay attention to Ye Fang and Miao Qianqian who quietly entered the venue through the side door. Su Long and Leng Chuan, who were disguised as security personnel, were paying attention to every move of the people passing by Ye Fang at the edge of the venue.

"Mr. Ye, why don't we come in through the front door openly?" Miao Qianqian, who was wearing the world's top luxury brands, really hoped that the spotlight would all shine on her for a moment, especially when she was holding Ye Fang's arm beside him. She knew that based on this photo, she would have a transcendent status after returning to Xiangjiang.

"We should keep a low profile at this time." Miao Qianqian took Ye Fang's arm and carefully blended into the crowd, patiently waiting for the protagonist He's family to appear.

At 58:20, executives from He's Macau Entertainment slowly walked into the banquet hall surrounded by He Chaoqiong and He Hongsheng. Today, He Hongsheng did not sit in a wheelchair, but walked in calmly with the support of He Chaoqiong. He wanted to send a signal to everyone, that is, He Hongsheng's body is still strong, and his spirit supports him to work in Liangjiang for another [-] years.

Today, He Chaoqiong is wearing a bright red tube top evening dress, a string of diamond necklaces worth tens of millions of dollars customized by Cartier around her neck, and gold diamond-encrusted bracelets handmade by the world's top craftsmen on her wrists. Looking at the jewels, the beauty is overwhelming. But at this time, everyone was secretly cursing Xu Jinheng's eyes for his buttocks. He didn't want such a beautiful and wealthy woman, but wanted to praise those vulgar fans. All the women in the banquet were attracted by He Chaoqiong. His grace and splendor overwhelmed him.

"She is so beautiful!" Miao Qianqian sighed. Miao Qianqian knew that the elegant and noble temperament that He Chaoqiong exuded from the depths of his bones was something that ordinary women could not possess in a lifetime. It was the aristocratic aura accumulated by the He family for hundreds of years, and these fortunes were perfectly reflected in He Chaoqiong.

Ye Fang agreed very much with Miao Qianqian's vision. Now he could no longer recall what happened with He Chaoqiong on the drunken night, but he was still shocked by He Chaoqiong's beauty at this moment. He Chaoqiong's beauty at this moment was the only one he had ever seen.

"Don't belittle yourself, you are beautiful too." Ye Fang gently patted the back of Miao Qianqian's hand with his left hand and said with a smile.

"It's true, I'll believe it if you say it!" Miao Qianqian said and leaned on Ye Fang's shoulder affectionately, with a smile that was so sweet to the bones.

The moment Miao Qianqian fell on his shoulder, Ye Fang clearly felt two sharp and murderous eyes coming towards him. One was from Lu Weiwei, and the other was undoubtedly from He Chaoqiong in front of him.

"I just saw that you were having an affair with that secretary." Lu Weiwei snorted coldly.

Lu Zhihe seemed to have heard what Lu Weiwei said, and said softly, "Any performance of a man when socializing does not count. Besides, he is already married, so don't worry about him."

"I just don't like that little vixen." Lu Weiwei was so jealous that Lu Zhihe shook his head secretly.

He Chaoqiong stood next to He Hongsheng on the stage, and his eyes immediately locked onto Ye Fang who was hiding in the corner of the venue. When he saw Ye Fang talking to Miao Qianqian with a smile on his lips, his eyes were enough to kill anyone.

Not far away, Xu Jinheng, who had been watching He Chaoqiong on the stage, followed He Chaoqiong's gaze and looked back and saw Ye Fang. He suddenly remembered that he stuck leftover food on his face two days ago, causing his front teeth to almost break. The man who is gone.

Although Xu Jinheng is a playboy, he has a bright eye, otherwise he would not have been recommended as the person in charge of the Hong Kong auction and gambling. Although his relationship with He Chaoqiong existed in name only, at least in name he was still He Chaoqiong's husband. Seeing He Chaoqiong looking at Ye Fang with that look, Xu Jinheng couldn't help but murmur in his mind, could they be having an affair?

At this time, Li Jiayi, who was next to Xu Jinheng, also saw Ye Fang not far away, and was slightly surprised that she could still see her former boss here, which really surprised Li Jiayi. She saw Xu Jinheng looking at Ye Fang with slightly resentful eyes and remained silent.

"I won't let this guy go," Xu Jinheng said coldly. ,

Li Jiayi heard all these words, and she knew that the boy Xu Jinheng was talking about should be Ye Fang.

Ye Fang deeply felt the murderous intent hidden in the two eyes, and quickly took Miao Qianqian to avoid and move around. At this time, Shen Congwen took the stage as the host and introduced the guests present. Then He Chaoqiong spoke on behalf of He's Enterprise, and then the dinner began with a round of applause. For most people, this kind of dinner is an opportunity to expand their contacts and accumulate business, and for opponents participating in the gambling competition, it is an opportunity to find out each other's bottom line. They must find loopholes in the opponent's bidding for gambling cards from the clutter of information. Possible strategies have been speculated. This is a technical job that tests each other's ability to socialize.

At the same time, during this dinner, the He family specially arranged a link, which was the self-introduction of the bidding companies. It was nominally for corporate promotion, but in fact it was to test the bidding strategies of each company. He Chaoqiong specially arranged for helpers in the crowd to ask questions during the company's self-promotion and introduction. These companies will more or less reveal some information, which makes it easier for the He family to make fine-tuning at the last moment.

After He Chaoqiong spoke on behalf of the Ho family, He Hongsheng took the opportunity of the dinner to have polite communication with the big guys including Lui Che-woo, not only to reminisce about the past, but also to test each other. He Chaoqiong took this opportunity to slowly walk towards where Ye Fang was standing. Although Xu Jinheng was talking to other people, his eyes never left He Chaoqiong. He saw that He Chaoqiong seemed to be walking towards the direction where Ye Fang was standing, and threw himself Li Jiayi also walked over there little by little.

At this time, Lu Weiwei was standing next to Lu Zhihe, looking for Ye Fang in the crowd, and quickly locked onto Ye Fang, then said something to her grandfather Lu Zhihe and walked towards Ye Fang.

At this time, soft music sounded from the stage in front of the dinner, including performing arts songs by European and American singers. The entire banquet hall echoed with the singer's deep and magnetic voice.

"Mr. Ye, where do you want to go?" He Chaoqiong said with a noble voice, blocking Ye Fang's escape route with a look of resentment in his eyes.

"He...Mr. He, hello." Ye Fang's face turned slightly hot. This was the third time the two met, the second time they spoke, and the first time they were addressed in such a formal way.

Miao Qianqian was immediately shocked by He Chaoqiong's aura. At this time, she didn't know whether to greet him or give up the venue to the two of them. From the look in He Chaoqiong's eyes, it seemed that Ye Fang owed him a lot.

"What did you call me?!" He Chaoqiong stared, stepped forward and grabbed Ye Fang's arm and pinched it hard, causing Ye Fang to almost curse at the pain.

"Hello, Sister Qiong!" Ye Fang gritted his teeth and said this.

He Chaoqiong glared at Ye Fang and asked directly, "Why do you want to cooperate with the Lu family and not me?"

"The threshold of the He family is too high, how can I be considered favorably?" Ye Fang said directly.

"It's hard to talk to the old man. Why don't you come to me directly? Don't you know that I have the final say in the casino? When the time comes, what else can he say?" At the end of the sentence, He Chaoqiong was a little confused. I'm sorry, it's hard to imagine that such words would come out of my own mouth.

Hearing He Chaoqiong's words, Ye Fang blushed and had to relent and said, "I can't be so selfish. It will only make the relationship between you and the old man even more tense. The reason why we cooperate with the Lu family is because we each get what we need. You tell the old man Whether he believes it or not, my cooperation with the Lu family was temporary. Besides, the He family will not take me seriously, and I am self-aware of this. "

"Do you have to talk to me like this with a gun and a stick?" He Chaoqiong said resentfully.

Ye Fang quickly apologized and denied it. At this time, Xu Jinheng came to Ye Fang and He Chaoqiong. Seeing Ye Fang, Xu Jinheng said maliciously, "May I ask what your name is, sir? What are you talking about with my wife here?" Xu Jinheng hugged He Chaoqiong at once. He Chaoqiong wanted to break away in disgust, but Xu Jinheng whispered at this time, "If you don't want to embarrass the He family, don't move?"

"You-?!" He Chaoqiong was so angry that he almost slapped her in the face, but He Chaoqiong still had some scruples in this situation. After all, this was a dinner hosted by the He family. Although everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before He Chaoqiong and Xu Jinheng divorce, after all, this matter has not been officially announced, so everyone still treats the two as husband and wife.

Miao Qianqian stood aside and watched the two billionaires arguing here, not knowing what to say. After all, Xu Jinheng is a giant in Xiangjiang. Although his character is not very good, he is indeed a big boss who speaks the truth.

Xu Jinheng held He Chaoqiong's waist not only to test Ye Fang, but also to show off to Ye Fang. Although Xu Jinheng didn't know Ye Fang's identity yet, judging from He Chaoqiong's attitude towards Ye Fang, he felt that He Chaoqiong was interested in Ye Fang. Fang definitely has an idea.

Ye Fang saw He Chaoqiong's expression of embarrassment and disgust, and the unknown fire in his heart ignited. At this time, Lu Weiwei, who had quietly rushed over, was standing not far away looking at the complicated scene, not knowing whether to break in Go or stay still. In the end, Lu Weiwei chose the latter.

"Let her go!" Although Ye Fang spoke lightly, Miao Qianqian beside her could already feel that Ye Fang's volcano was about to erupt.

"She is my wife. I can do with her whatever I want. Do you care? Who are you?" Xu Jinheng said rudely.

"Xu Jinheng, don't go too far, let me go!" He Chaoqiong whispered. At this time, many people had noticed the noise coming from here.

"Bang!" A crisp voice resounded throughout the hall, and the entire golden hall was silent for a moment.

Everyone passed by and then Xu Jinheng fell to the ground with his mouth full of blood. Half of his face was swollen like a steamed bun.

The most shocking thing was that Ye Fangzheng stepped forward and kicked Xu Jinheng in the stomach. The pain made Xu Jinheng scream. When the security guards around him saw it, they quickly stepped forward to pull him away. Su Long and Leng Chuan protected Ye Fang. Behind me, I was afraid of an accident.

Miao Qianqian supported He Chaoqiong and watched coldly, but He Chaoqiong recalled what Xu Jinheng said when he hugged her just now, and became angry and suddenly shouted, "Get out of my way, all of you!"

When all the security guards heard He Chaoqiong's order, they immediately dispersed to the side. They saw He Chaoqiong holding up the long evening dress with both hands and walking to Xu Jinheng. She kicked Xu Jinheng fiercely in high heels, and the other kick hit Xu Jinheng's lower body. The pain made Xu Jinheng scream.

Then He Chaoqiong strode to the stage, took the microphone from Shen Congwen, and said loudly, "Today, on behalf of He's Enterprise, I officially announce that my marriage to Xu Jinheng is over!"