Ivanka, Catherine

Three minutes later, when Zhuo Zhen walked out, Liao Yourong nearly dropped her jaw—

Zhuo Zhen was wearing a form-fitting, high-slit long dress, somewhat resembling the 'stepmother dresses' of ten years later. The style was quite avant-garde, and paired with Zhuo Zhen's precarious figure, Liao Yourong felt a twinge of envy.

But, for their own family, who was her mother dressing up like this for?

Liao Yourong turned her gaze to Chen Dong, and her heart instantly filled with panic. Was the world going crazy?

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“It’s rare for our family to gather, let’s have some red wine.” Zhuo Zhen didn’t allow for any objections, directly opened a bottle, and poured it full for everyone.

“Come, eat. Dongzi, see how the dishes Auntie made taste.”

Zhuo Zhen’s cooking skills were naturally beyond reproach. Among the homemakers Chen Dong knew, her skills were undoubtedly the best.

Liu Xiaofang and Luo Qiyuan couldn’t compare to her in this regard.

Chen Dong was enjoying his meal, while Liao Yourong, despite her suspicions, ultimately found it too incredible to believe and dismissed the strange thought from her mind.

Especially seeing their actions, without any intimate behavior, she felt she was overthinking it; her mother should simply be fond of beauty!

It was also this night that three foreign women disembarked from a customs cruise ship.

Two of them wore bright clothes, had fair skin, beautiful faces, and tall figures. When they walked, one could say they were very curvaceous, possessing the unique facial features and physiques of Westerners.

One had blonde hair and blue eyes, and the other had a head full of red hair. Especially the blonde beauty, her assets were impressive.

Behind the two followed a woman dressed in black, wearing sunglasses even at night, as if afraid others wouldn't know she was a bodyguard.

As the three walked out, two Rolls-Royces were already parked outside!

A woman with an Eastern face stepped forward and bowed to the two.

“Chieko, has the living arrangement been settled?”

“Esteemed Ms. Catherine, Ms. Ivanka, everything has been arranged. Please follow me.”

The bodyguard sat in the car behind, Catherine and Ivanka sat in the back row of the lead car, and Chieko sat in the front passenger seat.

“Chieko, how have you fared in gathering information on that man?”

“Ms. Catherine, I have compiled detailed information, all of which is at the residence.”

“Have you interacted with him?” Catherine narrowed her eyes slightly, seemingly not very satisfied with Chieko’s answer.

“No, I haven’t.” Chieko replied nervously,

“Ms. Catherine, that Chen Dong is a complete womanizer. He is surrounded by too many beautiful women, and...

And I found something strange: the women who associate with him are not only beautiful but also exceptionally loyal to him...”

“So many women, can his small body handle it?” Ivanka’s lips curled into a disdainful smile,

“Those women are also very loyal to him. That’s interesting. Does that mean he has some extraordinary qualities? I can’t wait to meet this Dragon Country man.

The one rumored among those Wall Street capital bigwigs to snatch food from their mouths, a man who seizes opportunities better than even Rothschild’s best trader...”

“Someone from the Rothschild Family has entered Jinghai?” Meng Zhengkong immediately received the news. Whether it was Catherine, with the halo of an excellent descendant of a major capitalist, or Ivanka, a celebrity, both would attract sufficient attention.

“Keep a close eye on them immediately. See what these two women are really trying to do in Jinghai.”

Meng Zhengkong looked at the night sky and fell into contemplation: For money? Doesn’t the Ross Family have enough money? They could be said to be as rich as a nation, couldn't they? What wealth in Jinghai could they be after?

As for being after beauty, that’s even less likely. In 2012, Dragon Country’s status in international society was not very high, and Eastern faces were not very well-regarded in the eyes of Western countries like the United States.

So much so that some individual international students even loudly proclaimed: The air abroad is sweeter than in Dragon Country!

To exaggerate a bit, the status of black people in Western countries was even slightly higher than that of Dragon Country people.

What were these two esteemed, wealthy, and beautiful Western women doing coming to Jinghai?

Even Meng Zhengkong, with his powerful intelligence capabilities, couldn’t ascertain it clearly. He could only wait patiently to see if the other party would reveal their intentions.

“Manager Meng, the person who received Ivanka has been identified. Her name is Chieko, a student from Sakura Country studying in Dragon Country. We have found many of her actions to be highly suspicious, as if she has collected a large amount of information about the boss.”

Meng Zhengkong held Chieko’s photo: pure and cute, full of innocent allure, a typical Sakura Country beauty.

Collecting information about the boss? These two American women are here for the boss!

The Shen Family, the Gong Family? Could they have invited them? Impossible, those two families don't have the power to invite such heavyweights.

“Keep a close watch on them. Any situation, collect and organize it promptly and bring it to me.”

Just having been recruited by the boss, work immediately came. Meng Zhengkong felt that his funds were not taken in vain; not doing some work always made him feel undeserving.

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At the same time, the Shen Family held a family meeting.

Shen, the father of Shen Wanhua and his brother, personally attended. The white-haired Shen was the true authority figure in the Shen Family, whose word was law.

“Tell me, what are your thoughts on Anren Pharmaceutical’s recent matters?”

“Father, if you ask me, this is all due to Brother and my eldest nephew’s impulsiveness, insisting on opposing Chen Dong and dragging our Anren Group into the mud.”

Shen Wangu was the first to jump out and oppose his brother, Shen Wanhua. As long as Shen Wanhua fell, Anren Group would be his to lead.

“According to you, our Shen Family should humble ourselves, and the vast Anren Group should kneel before East Victory Group, is that it?

Has Second Brother been recuperating for so many years that he has lost all his spirit and backbone?”

The council hall instantly fell silent, with only their breathing clearly audible. The immediate clash of words made everyone tense, and they could only secretly glance at Shen.

“Wanhua is right. My Shen Family fears no one and dares to face any challenge.”

Shen’s tone was calm, as he gently tapped the armrest of his chair, his eyes gleaming.

“However, with Anren Pharmaceutical being targeted like this, how do you think we should respond?”

Shen’s gaze swept across everyone’s faces, finally resting on Shen Wanhua.

“Grandfather, I’d like to share my thoughts.” Shen Xingyu actually spoke up,

“Anren Pharmaceutical has indeed had significant problems for many years. Moreover, drug research and development cycles are long, costs are high, investments are large, and returns are slow, not to mention bearing immense risks.

It’s not the first or second time Anren Pharmaceutical has had problems. If it doesn’t explode now, it will definitely be exposed later. We merely let its problems surface ahead of time.

If you ask me, we might as well cut off the limb to save the body, directly sell Anren Pharmaceutical, and switch to being a drug distributor, specializing in the import drug business.

I happen to know a few American pharmaceutical manufacturers. The prices of those imported drugs are extremely high, and the profit margins are huge. Why should we bother with the painstaking effort of doing research and development ourselves?

We can directly resell drugs from developed countries, and we won’t be responsible if something goes wrong.”

Shen Xingyu spoke eloquently, his confident demeanor influencing many.

“I think Xingyu makes a lot of sense. Drug research and development itself is risky, and the testing time is long.”

“I also think this method is feasible. American medicine is far more advanced than ours...”

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