Watching the busy crowd, Lin Ziang was still in a daze, feeling like it was all unreal.
Lu Ming patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be polite to them. You can order them around however you want for the next month."
Lin Ziang swallowed.
He asked in a low voice, "Little Lu'er, why does Yan Ming listen to you so much?"
Lu Ming clenched his fist and swung it in front of Lin Ziang, saying, "Because my fists are harder than his."
Lin Ziang seemed to understand.
Yan Ming was a black boxing master and had established himself in the Jinling underground market based on this.
But once someone's fists were harder and their strength was greater than his, Yan Ming would have no choice but to surrender obediently.
Lu Ming was precisely that person, stronger than Yan Ming.
Lin Ziang laughed heartily, "Little Lu'er, you've saved me again. Come, sit down quickly. I'll prepare a sumptuous feast for you right now to thank you properly!"
...
Meanwhile.
At the chairman's office of Haitan Technology.
Cheng Hai met with the scarred man again, and this time, the scarred man brought Cheng Hai a special gift.
The scarred man placed an invitation on the table, "For you."
Oh?
Cheng Hai curiously picked it up and opened it, then chuckled, "The Jinling Stars Gathering. You really think highly of me, getting me an invitation to this banquet. Thank you!"
The 'stars' here did not refer to celebrities but to nobles.
At a fixed time each year, the mayor of Jinling City, Xu Zhijian, would host a banquet, inviting the major aristocratic families in Jinling City.
They would exchange ideas and develop together.
Families like the Murong family and the Jiang Corporation were regular attendees, but Cheng Hai had never been invited before.
He hadn't reached that level yet.
It was all thanks to the scarred man that he had secured this invitation.
The scarred man said, "I obtained this invitation for you, not for you to socialize with the elite, nor for you to indulge in food and drink."
Cheng Hai was stunned, "Then what am I supposed to do there?"
"I want you to use this as an opportunity to destroy the Jiang family!"
"Ah?" Cheng Hai was a bit bewildered, "Are you suggesting I bring people there to slaughter them? Don't joke, that's a banquet hosted by the mayor, heavily guarded! There will be armed police everywhere. I can't do that."
The scarred man rolled his eyes.
He had never met such an idiot!
He said, "I have devised a strategy. Starting from this banquet, we will corner the Jiang family step by step! Within a week, they will be completely wiped out."
How ruthless.
Cheng Hai asked somewhat fearfully, "Can you spare Jiang Mengxin's life?"
The scarred man sneered, "Don't worry. I'll keep that shrew for you as a wife. As long as you serve me diligently, you won't be at a loss."
Cheng Hai felt relieved. He didn't care about the lives of others, as long as he could have Jiang Mengxin.
He asked, "What exactly do you want me to do?"
The scarred man said, "I want you to publicly challenge Lu Ming at the banquet!"
"Ah? You want me to have a one-on-one fight with Lu Ming?"
"Yes!"
"This..." Cheng Hai said with a distressed face, "Sir, it's not that I don't want to help you. While Lu Ming may seem to have nothing and be incapable of anything, I must admit, that bastard is truly fierce in a fight. Ten of me wouldn't be enough to beat him. Forcing me to fight him alone, isn't that setting me up for failure?"
The scarred man burst into laughter.
He put on a mysterious air and said, "Losing is not necessarily losing, and winning is not necessarily winning. When falsehood becomes truth, truth becomes falsehood. Sometimes, losing can lead to greater gains."
Cheng Hai looked utterly confused.
He couldn't understand the scarred man's words at all, but it didn't matter. He would just follow the instructions.
After all, everything was within the scarred man's calculations, so listening to him should be fine.
...
As dusk settled, the sun began to set.
Lu Ming returned to the Jiang Corporation building. The moment he stepped through the entrance, he saw Jiang Mengxin glaring fiercely at him.
"Out gallivanting again!" Jiang Mengxin scolded. "You're a security guard, yet you're not on duty at the company every day, always running around. Do you have any professional ethics? If it weren't for our engagement, I would have fired you long ago!"
Lu Ming gave a wry smile, "I went to see an old friend."
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes at him, then pulled out an invitation and handed it to him, "Keep this. It's an invitation to the Jinling Stars Gathering. Be there on time at eight o'clock the night after tomorrow. This is a banquet hosted by the mayor, held once a year, inviting all the major families. Don't cause any trouble!"
Lu Ming seemed a little surprised, "You want me to attend such a grand banquet? Aren't you afraid I'll embarrass you with my low status?"
Jiang Mengxin was speechless, "Do you think I want to bring you? The whole of Jinling knows we are engaged, that you are my fiancé. If I don't bring you, people will think I've remarried or become a widow!"
Then.
She took out her wallet, withdrew a bank card, and threw it to Lu Ming, "There's 160,000 in the card. The password is 438741. Go to the mall when you have time and buy a decent outfit. Dress formally. The banquet the day after tomorrow is very important, don't embarrass me!"
After speaking, she turned and left without another glance at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming looked at the bank card in his hand and shook his head with a bitter smile.
Was the banquet for the person attending, or for the clothes?
"Sigh..."
He sighed deeply, pocketed the bank card, and then called Xiu Luo, "Prepare a set of evening wear for me, for the banquet. Formal, and luxurious."
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the banquet arrived.
The banquet was held at the Zijin Tower in Jinling, and all the attendees were prominent figures in society.
Adorned with gold and silver, it was magnificent and opulent.
When Jiang Mengxin made her entrance, all eyes were drawn to her.
A noble and elegant white evening gown, paired with a dazzling pearl necklace, was both beautiful and understated. Combined with her delicate face and fair legs.
From the moment she appeared, she captured the attention of all the gentlemen.
"Truly worthy of being Jinling's number one beauty, possessing both beauty and talent, simply perfect."
"She looks like a peerless beauty stepping out of a storybook."
Subsequently, her fiancé, Lu Ming, also made his appearance. He was vastly different from the security guard or tomb keeper that everyone imagined. Today, Lu Ming was noble and resolute.
A deep black suit, a light blue tie, and a dark green Patek Philippe watch on his left wrist.
Handsome, and full of masculine charm.
Many women looked at him and salivated.
"Is this Jiang Mengxin's fiancé? Wasn't he said to be a nobody, a low-life? How can he be so handsome?"
"Wow, no wonder Jiang Mengxin is willing to marry him. If it were me, I'd marry him too!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, Lu Ming, right? This older sister also wishes to spend a night with you."
Tonight's banquet seemed to have become a private stage for Jiang Mengxin and Lu Ming, with the spotlight shining solely on them.
Little did they know, in a dark corner, a pair of evil eyes were fixated on them.
Cheng Hai.
He smirked wickedly and muttered to himself, "Tonight's protagonist, is me!"