295: Chapter 295 Unidentified

Shen Yan opened his mouth. He had originally intended to say that he might not come to this place again, but then he thought that saying so now would be too soon.

So, he closed his mouth and said nothing, following Gu Hui into the private room.

As soon as he entered the private room, he saw the distinguished guests inside.

There were three men and one woman inside.

These three men had vastly different styles.

One had a beard and messy hair, wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and slippers.

One had slicked-back hair and was dressed in a full suit.

One had feminine features and was wearing a white shirt and blue trousers.

Beside the three men was a glamorous woman dressed in a rose-red qipao and ten-centimeter high heels.

Just as he was observing the four of them,

The four people were simultaneously sizing him up.

The four of them reached a unanimous conclusion about Shen Yan—he was unremarkable.

Although Shen Yan was handsome and had good taste in clothes, they did not see the calculation and shrewdness they were most familiar with on his face.

They believed that businessmen needed calculation and shrewdness to go far.

So, after discovering that Shen Yan lacked what they were looking for, their attitudes became somewhat perfunctory.

"Old Gu, is this the person you brought?"

Hearing this, Gu Hui smiled and replied to them, "That's right. Let me formally introduce him: this is Shen Yan, whom I've mentioned to you all before."

"As for these four... do you want to introduce yourselves, or shall I do it for you?"

The four people did not answer his question and directly stated their names one by one.

"Mei Jinning."

"Xia Tiantian."

"Chen Wu."

"Ren Ling."

After a simple introduction, they pointed to a corner seat and told Shen Yan to go sit there himself.

Shen Yan had no objection and went directly to sit in that corner seat.

He wasn't blind; he could tell these four people didn't value him highly.

The only reason he was so obedient was to observe these four people.

Originally, Gu Hui intended to introduce the identities of the four, but seeing how uninterested they were in Shen Yan, he didn't bother.

"I'm getting into investments recently. Do you have any projects with good prospects?"

Upon hearing the question, the four looked at each other, then smiled and replied, "Stop joking with us. You are Chairman Gu. Who doesn't know you made your fortune by dealing with Artificial Intelligence and investing?"

As the words fell,

Gu Hui shook his head and said with a smile, "Things aren't like they used to be. In the past, no matter what I invested in, as long as there weren't any major mistakes, I was guaranteed to make money."

"Now... hah, nothing works. The people above are constantly squeezing the space where we can earn money. Earning as much as before is simply a pipe dream."

Shen Yan didn't expect Gu Hui to say that.

Although the words were rough, they contained a kernel of truth. Back then, due to internal chaos and less stringent laws regarding gray industries, many people could still earn a lot of money if they dared to take risks.

The times were different, so the methods for making money naturally differed.

These people acted as if they couldn't see him, starting to discuss current policies and their complaints about not being able to earn as much money as before with Gu Hui in a back-and-forth manner.

Shen Yan had been listening intently at first, but later, realizing they were almost entirely venting their dissatisfaction, he tuned them out.

If he guessed correctly, these people didn't fail to see him; they were deliberately saying these things in front of him.

As for the purpose of saying these things...

It was obvious: these people wanted to bring him into their circle.

What he didn't understand was, since these four people looked down on him so much, why were they willing to cooperate with Gu Hui to rope him in?

While he was pondering, the four people suddenly seemed to notice him and asked him a question.

"What do you think of this place?"

Shen Yan snapped back to attention and replied with a smile, "I haven't experienced it yet, so I don't know much about it and can't really comment."

Hearing this, the four immediately exchanged glances and said, "In that case, you should go have some fun. This place has everything; whatever you want, it can provide."

Saying this, the person wearing the T-shirt and shorts suddenly gave him a very lewd look and said, "Do you want to find a woman here? I'm telling you, this place has everything; whatever you want, it has it."

Shen Yan twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I already have a girlfriend."

The other party rolled his eyes.

"So what if you have a girlfriend? Having a girlfriend doesn't mean you can't find someone outside. Haven't you heard the saying? Keep the red flag flying at home while enjoying the colorful flags outside."

"As long as you can make money, they won't divorce you. Since that's the case, you might as well have your fun outside."

Shen Yan said nothing, silently refusing the other party's suggestion.

Everyone had different views. He couldn't deny their perspective, only hold fast to his own bottom line.

Seeing his silent refusal, the person in the T-shirt and shorts rolled his eyes again and fell silent.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward. Gu Hui cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, how about this: since we are all here, why don't we go downstairs and gamble a bit?"

As soon as he finished speaking,

No one in the room replied.

Shen Yan knew Gu Hui wanted to draw him in, but he didn't know why Gu Hui insisted on having him play here.

Honestly, he didn't want to go to the casino to gamble.

Because he didn't know what these people were plotting, and he didn't like to make a move when he wasn't sure.

Just as the private room fell silent, the woman spoke.

"If you don't go play, are you refusing to give us face?"

The atmosphere in the private room grew even more tense.

Shen Yan took a deep breath, looked up at the woman, and said, "That's not what I meant. I'm just not skilled at these things and I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself later."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the private room instantly eased considerably.

They laughed heartily, "Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you. If you really can't manage, just let Old Gu cover whatever you lose."

"He has plenty of money. Go all out and play with us."

Shen Yan frowned.

Since things had developed to this point, he could only take things one step at a time.

If he refused now, his future cooperation with Gu Hui would probably not go smoothly.

Thinking this, he pursed his lips and nodded.

Although the suggestion to go to the casino came from the five of them, only the man in the suit with slicked-back hair actually went down to the casino with Shen Yan.

When they went downstairs to the casino, the gambling table in the very center was crowded with people, all with flushed faces, shouting excitedly.