Return of the Celestial King

Just as they arrived at the entrance to the banquet hall, Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni saw several members of the Zhao Family showing their invitations to the guards.

The Zhao Family spotted Qin Tuo as well, and they all immediately frowned.

Zhao Peng looked like he was about to start cursing, but Zhao Tiancheng quickly shook his head at him.

This was a banquet hosted by a major figure. If they caused a scene here and made him lose face, there would be hell to pay for everyone involved.

Xu Min, however, sneered and took the initiative to provoke them.

”You again, Qin Tuo. A nobody like you thinks you’re worthy of a place like this?”

Ordinarily, she wouldn’t have the guts to confront Chen Man Ni, but the thought of the Zhao father and son backing her up instantly gave her confidence.

Qin Tuo sneered and retorted,

”If you’re qualified to be here, why can’t I be?”

”You...”

Xu Min was instantly fuming.

Suddenly, she noticed that Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni were empty-handed.

”Haha, Qin Tuo, I guess you can want to attend the banquet, but do you have one of these?”

As she spoke, she pointed to the gleaming, gold-embossed invitation in Zhao Tiancheng’s hand.

Zhao Tiancheng couldn’t help but puff out his chest, his face beaming with pride.

Clearly, receiving an invitation from Mr. Ouyang was a great source of honor for him.

Qin Tuo was quite direct. He shook his head and held up his empty hands.

”I don’t. So what?”

”Hahaha...”

Zhao Peng and Xu Min instantly burst into wild, smug laughter.

Zhao Peng laughed so hard tears were about to stream from his eyes.

”Qin Tuo, are you an idiot? You don’t have an invitation, and you still thought you could come here to broaden your horizons? That’s hilarious!”

Xu Min, putting on a show, turned to the guards at the entrance.

”Hey, security! These two don’t have invitations. Looks like they’re trying to sneak in to freeload. And that pretty boy in particular? He’s an ex-con. Be careful he doesn’t steal anything inside, or you’ll be the ones taking the blame.”

The guards’ faces instantly paled!

’An ex-con?’

They eyed Qin Tuo warily and stepped forward, preparing to make him leave.

”You’d better leave, kid. This isn’t the kind of place for you,” an older guard said, his face grim and his tone severe.

Before Qin Tuo could say a word, Chen Man Ni snapped.

”You idiots! Open your damn eyes and look who I am! Do you want to get fired?”

The guards’ hearts skipped a beat. They took a closer look at Chen Man Ni.

’Whoa! The young miss?’

They hadn’t even noticed her before. Now, realizing it was Chen Man Ni, a cold chill ran down their spines.

”Miss Chen, we’re so sorry! We were blind, we didn’t realize it was you...”

The guards apologized profusely.

Xu Min was furious, cursing inwardly.

’Damn it! That pretty boy actually hooked up with the Chen Family’s young miss. That makes him a little hard to mess with.’

She opened her mouth, about to say something sarcastic, but a warning glare from Chen Man Ni scared her into silence.

”Qin Tuo, you piece of...”

Zhao Peng was about to let loose a stream of curses, but Zhao Tiancheng quickly raised a hand to stop him.

’This Qin Tuo... he seems so confident. I wonder what trump card he’s holding...’ Zhao Tiancheng wondered.

He thought about the change in Long Wu’s attitude before, and now Qin Tuo’s appearance at the Lige Hotel. ’There’s definitely something fishy going on!’

Thinking of this, he said coldly,

”Qin Tuo, you may have won our last encounter, but there’s no telling what the future holds. You’d better watch your back when you’re walking home at night!”

Qin Tuo sneered, completely unfazed.

”Heh, Zhao Tiancheng, bring on whatever tricks you’ve got. You think I’m afraid of you?”

Zhao Tiancheng snorted, ignored Qin Tuo, and turned to Chen Man Ni.

”Miss Chen, your Chen Family didn’t organize this banquet. Even if you own the hotel, you can’t get in without an invitation.”

”Hmph! None of your damn business!”

Chen Man Ni swore angrily, her face flushing red.

She actually knew he was right. The important person hosting the event had surely already given his orders.

Without an invitation, even someone of her status couldn’t force their way in.

”Hahaha, this is priceless! Since you don’t have an invitation, just stay out here and enjoy the cold! Let’s go!”

Zhao Tiancheng laughed with delight, finally having scored a decisive victory.

Xu Min and Zhao Peng shot them a triumphant glare, practically bursting with smugness.

”Damn it, damn it all! The looks on the Zhao Family’s faces just make you want to punch them!”

Chen Man Ni was so angry she clenched her fists.

But Qin Tuo reassured her,

”It’s okay. They won’t be gloating for long. You’re about to see a good show.”

”Oh? Qin Tuo, what are you talking about?”

Chen Man Ni frowned.

’If Qin Tuo had a plan, he would have used it already,’ she thought.

’Now the Zhao family is about to go inside. It’s too late!’

Just as the three members of the Zhao Family were about to enter the hotel, Secretary Gao hurried out.

When Zhao Tiancheng saw Secretary Gao, his eyes lit up, and he quickly rushed forward to greet him.

”Secretary Gao, you’re too kind! With your status, you shouldn’t have personally come out to receive us. We can let ourselves in!”

Xu Min and Zhao Peng also immediately put on obsequious smiles and nodded profusely.

Secretary Gao asked with a stony expression,

”You’re Zhao Tiancheng?”

Zhao Tiancheng was overjoyed, nodding his head furiously like a chicken pecking at grain.

”Yes, yes, yes! Secretary Gao, I am indeed Zhao Tiancheng!”

He was cheering inwardly.

’Heavens, I can’t believe such an important person is paying attention to our Zhao Family. He even knows my name?’

At that moment, he felt like he was floating on air.

But then Secretary Gao’s voice turned to ice.

”In that case, you can leave. Mr. Ouyang has given his orders. He doesn’t want to see anyone from the Zhao Family!”

Huh? What?

The three family members were utterly dumbfounded, with no idea what was happening.

Chen Man Ni also heard Secretary Gao’s words, her mouth hanging open in astonishment.

She whipped her head around to look at Qin Tuo!

But she saw that Qin Tuo’s expression was perfectly calm, as if he had expected this all along.

At this, Xu Min grew desperate, absolutely unwilling to be humiliated in front of Qin Tuo.

”Secretary Gao, you must be mistaken! We have an invitation! As long as you have an invitation, you can attend the banquet, right?”

She quickly snatched the invitation from Zhao Tiancheng’s hand and waved it back and forth in front of Secretary Gao.

It was as if that invitation was her last hope.

SWISH!

Secretary Gao snatched the invitation right out of her hand.

RIP!

Then, he tore it to shreds with both hands.

”Now you don’t have an invitation. You can leave.”

”But...”

Xu Min stammered, her face pale with fear, but she didn’t dare to argue.

Zhao Tiancheng and his son trembled with rage but could only swallow their anger and remain silent.

Although Chen Man Ni had a million questions, that didn’t stop her from bursting into delighted laughter!

”Hahaha, this is killing me! Who was it just saying you can get in with an invitation? Why do you all have such long faces now?”

Hearing this, the faces of the three Zhao Family members went pale, then red with fury.