Seeing Xiong Ziyi did not come, Wang Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Feng Chenxiong behind her.
If she had known Xiong Ziyi wouldn't come today, she would have definitely brought Qin Xuan.
Feng Chenxiong awkwardly rubbed his nose.
He thought, "Miss, it's not my fault. Who could have imagined that Xiong Ziyi would suddenly be ill?"
Besides, now that I'm here, I'm of no use to you.
What do you want? Should I make a phone call and call your pretty boy over again?
"Director Wang, please take a seat."
Xiong Zhong gestured with his hand.
"Director Xiong, please."
"You first."
Wang Yuyan sighed inwardly and walked to the main seat.
If she hadn't been preoccupied, she wouldn't have noticed that Xiong Zhong's hands were trembling slightly.
As everyone took their seats, Xiong Zhong nodded at Li Qiang, the deputy manager of Ningyue Group, who was opposite him.
Li Qiang understood and went out to tell a waiter.
"You can start serving the hot dishes now. And, unless there's something important, don't come in."
The waiter grunted.
Li Qiang turned back into the room, completely unaware of the fleeting cold glint in the waiter's eyes.
"Director Xiong, aren't you going to say a few words?"
Feng Chenxiong saw Wang Yuyan tap the table and smiled at Xiong Zhong.
"Then, I'll propose the first toast, Director Wang?"
Xiong Zhong stood up and looked at Wang Yuyan.
"As you wish, Director Xiong, please proceed."
"Alright, firstly, besides our two distinguished guests, everyone present is a backbone and elite of our Ningyue. Our Ningyue has indeed encountered some problems recently, and the pressure was not small. Fortunately, in our time of crisis, we received timely assistance from Director Wang and the strong support of Jiangbei Wang's Group, which allowed Ningyue to survive. I believe that under the leadership of Director Wang and the support of Manager Feng, our Ningyue Group will surely regroup and forge ahead. Come, for the first toast, I, on behalf of our Ningyue Group, toast Director Wang."
Everyone raised their glasses and toasted Wang Yuyan.
Wang Yuyan didn't say much, just nodded in acknowledgment and took a sip of the red wine in front of her.
She understood the nuances of business banquets.
Without Qin Xuan here, she had no interest and was rather apathetic.
The process continued with the second and third toasts.
After three rounds of drinks, Feng Chenxiong raised an eyebrow.
Why hadn't the hot dishes been served yet? It's never taken this long to get a hot dish at Jinchuan Private Club.
"Director Xiong, the dishes today are quite good. These cold dishes are very characteristic of Luochuan."
Understanding the underlying meaning, Xiong Zhong looked at Feng Chenxiong and naturally understood what the other person meant.
"Yes, we've been thinking about how to thank Director Wang. The Luochuan cuisine here is authentic, so I wanted to invite Director Wang to taste the flavors of our Luochuan." Xiong Zhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Um, Li Qiang, could you go and hurry them along with the hot dishes?"
"Okay."
Li Qiang stood up, opened the door, and stood in the doorway.
"Director Li?"
Everyone was bewildered when Li Qiang stood in the doorway.
We're all waiting for you to rush the dishes, what are you doing standing there?
Li Qiang didn't turn around, only slowly retreated with a trembling body.
When Li Qiang came back in, everyone saw two waiters following him.
One of them was holding a pistol.
The dark muzzle was pointed at Li Qiang, who was trembling all over.
In an instant, Xiong Zhong slumped like a deflated ball, his whole body drooping.
What's meant to come will always come.
"Ah!"
A female manager from the branch company of Wang's Group screamed.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and a bullet hole appeared in the ceiling of the room, making her immediately cover her mouth tightly with both hands.
"Good evening, everyone."
The waiter who had fired the shot walked past Li Qiang and stood in front of the large dining table.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Blood Shadow, a temporary waiter at Jinchuan Private Club."
Blood Shadow?
Is that a person's name? No normal person would choose such a name, would they?