A moment.

Qin Feng changed his clothes and came out of the changing room.

In an instant.

He stunned everyone there on the spot.

The clerks, the store manager, the customers buying clothes, and Jiang Lanting, were all wide-eyed as they watched him.

Handsome!

He looked really handsome in a suit!

"Pretty good fit."

Qin Feng checked himself in the mirror, without much emotional fluctuation.

It couldn't be helped.

He had long since grown accustomed to his own handsomeness.

Then.

Qin Feng said to Xiao Lian, "You pick one as well! Come with me tonight."

"Okay."

Xiao Lian nodded her head.

She had bought evening gowns before while in Yanjing, but couldn't possibly carry them around.

After she picked one out and tried it on.

Qin Feng went to pay with his card.

Jiang Lanting intended to pay, but Qin Feng swiped his card first and even paid for her dress too.

"I said I'd treat you," she said.

"It's not necessary, I needed it anyway," Qin Feng smiled.

"Then when we're both free, I'll treat you to a meal," Jiang Lanting said.

"No need to be so polite," Qin Feng said.

"Don't, I'm not someone who takes advantage of others. If I say I'll treat you, then I'll treat you," Jiang Lanting insisted.

Qin Feng was about to refuse again.

The store manager, while packing the dress and arranging for it to be delivered to the hotel where Qin Feng and his company were staying, laughed and said: "Sir, this is the first time in history that I've seen Tingting take the initiative to invite someone to dinner."

"Sister Gu, what are you saying!" Jiang Lanting's face turned red in an instant, "I'm inviting him simply to repay a favor, please don't misunderstand!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then why are you blushing?" the store manager chuckled.

"..."

Jiang Lanting's face turned even redder.

Leaving the mall.

At parting, Jiang Lanting said to Qin Feng: "The Ao Huang Three Families will definitely be there tomorrow, and if things look bad, just say you're my boyfriend. They won't dare to do anything to you, at least not on the spot."

After saying this, she drove away.

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment.

What did she mean by that?

Listening to her.

It seemed her connections were also not simple, isn't she just a squad leader?

Think about it.

How could a mere squad leader be invited by the Nangong Family?

It seems her identity is not simple either.

...

The next day, night.

The night sky was clear, the stars glittered, embedded in the firmament like gemstones.

The night in East Sea City.

As usual, bustling with traffic.

On the road to the Bright Pearl Palace Hotel, there were rows of expensive luxury cars everywhere, Land Rovers, Porsches, Bentleys, and even some worth tens of millions.

They were all there to attend Little Dragon Girl's birthday party of the Nangong Family.

This was enough to show the Nangong Family's status in East Sea City.

However, among these luxury vehicles, there appeared a taxi, which stood out conspicuously.

"Holy cow! Surrounded by multimillion-dollar luxury cars, what's going on today?"

The taxi driver exclaimed in surprise.

"Cough cough..."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Qin Feng mumbled, "Knowing the situation, I should really get myself a luxury car."

He hadn't expected Little Dragon Girl's birthday party to be such a grand affair.

Of course.

It wasn't that he cared about others mocking him.

But Luo Hongyan was sitting in the back.

Imagine a big star, arriving at such a formal banquet by taxi, it's kind of... peculiar.

"Luckily, at Nangong Family's parties, no media reporters are allowed."

Qin Feng said.

In the meantime.

The taxi driver had already reached the entrance of Bright Pearl Palace Hotel.

The two uniformed staff were puzzled for a moment.

They had never seen anyone arrive at such a high-standard hotel by taxi before.

The three of them, Qin Feng and his company, got out of the car.

The two uniformed staff came back to their senses and said politely, "Excuse me, sir, the hotel is fully booked for the evening."

"We are here for the banquet."

Xiao Lian handed over the invitation.

The two staff scrutinized the invitation multiple times, making sure there were no issues with it, but still felt something was amiss.

At this time, a few more cars arrived.

Each was greeted and welcomed by uniformed personnel who bowed and invited them in.

Two men, upon seeing Luo Hongyan, couldn't help but be surprised.

Though Luo Hongyan, as an artiste, was merely seen as a plaything among these rich youths, her temperament and beauty were strikingly different from other female stars, very attractive.

Seeing her in person, they were still dazzled by her beauty.

"So Miss Luo is also attending the banquet, what a pleasure, what a pleasure. My name is Chen, with a single 'Lun' as my given name."

A man stepped forward with a smile, extending his hand.

While he tried hard to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor, his eyes couldn't stop darting around Luo Hongyan's voluptuous figure.

Chen Lun. Enjoying the story? Discover more on *.

The son of the chairman of Fudong Group, roughly on the same level as Tan Changdong, and just below the Ao Huang Three Families, part of the top-tier conglomerates.

"Hello."

Luo Hongyan only lightly touched his hand in response, quickly withdrawing her hand.

Chen Lun then asked the uniformed staff, "What's going on here?"

"Oh, we are just verifying whether these three have been invited," one of them said, "The invitation is no problem, but..."

"But what?"

Chen Lun seemed condescending, wanting to impress Luo Hongyan.

"But, they arrived by taxi, so we have a reason to suspect the authenticity of this invitation. We need to confirm with higher-ups, the phone hasn't gone through yet," another staff member said.

"Came by taxi?!"

Chen Lun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The seven or eight sons of the rich behind him also turned to look at Qin Feng and his companions, as if they were looking at some curious animal.

Not to mention that today is Little Dragon Girl's birthday banquet.

Even on a regular day, no one would come to East Sea's largest hotel by taxi!

At this moment, Chen Lun looked at Qin Feng with widened eyes, saying, "So it's you. You're the Qin Feng from Lake City who smashed up Ao Huang Nightclub, right? I've seen you on the internet!"

"Yes,"

Qin Feng shrugged nonchalantly.

At those words.

Everyone involuntarily took a step back.

The whole incident with the Ao Huang Three Families searching for him in East Sea was well-known; getting involved with him was trouble.

"No need to wait anymore,"

Chen Lun told the two staff members, "Looking at him, you can tell that invitation is fake. He comes from some small place, and as soon as he arrives in East Sea, he causes trouble. Everyone knows he's in hot water. The only reason he would attend the banquet is to seek help from the Nangong Family!"

After speaking.

He then sarcastically said to Qin Feng, "Am I right?"

The crowd also laughed and said, "No need to even say it, it's obvious! It's said that he tried to get the Zuo Family to intervene before, but they wouldn't. Now he's setting his sights on the Nangong Family, tsk tsk, thinking the Nangong Family would intervene? Truly a flight of fancy…"

Chen Lun continued with a smile to Luo Hongyan, "Miss Luo, I understand it must be tough following such a boss. Don't worry, I have some connections with Mr. Bei, I won't let anything happen to you. This is my business card; if you have any problems, just give me a call, hehehe…"

However.

After Luo Hongyan took his business card, she didn't even glance at it, immediately tearing it in two...