279: Chapter 279 The Cocktail Party Incident (3)

"Beautiful, are you here alone? Might I ask your name?" The man spoke as he pulled out a business card and handed it to Zhang Min, continuing on his own, "My name is Qian Feng. I'm sure a beauty like you has heard of Qians Investment, right? That's right, Qians Investment is my family's business, and the chairman, Qian Jin, is my father!" As Qian Feng spoke, a look of pride appeared on his face.

To his surprise, the expected scene of the beauty taking the card and immediately throwing herself into his arms did not occur.

Zhang Min took the card, gave it a casual glance, then lightly raised her jade-like hand and slapped the card back onto Qian Feng's chest, her lips curling into a disdainful arc.

Qian Feng was stunned at first, but then he mistakenly thought the beauty was intentionally teasing him, playing a game of hard-to-get. He prepared to take advantage of the moment she returned the card to sneak a touch of her slender hand.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Min quickly withdrew her hand. Qian Feng grabbed at thin air, and his face immediately darkened, though he couldn't erupt on the spot. After all, he didn't know this woman's background yet; anyone able to attend this cocktail party today had some degree of status, and he couldn't easily afford to offend them.

"Beautiful, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that you look down on our Qian family?" Qian Feng asked in a heavy voice.

Zhang Min gave Qian Feng a calm smile, completely indifferent to his words. Her red lips parted slightly as she responded in a rather cold tone, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of Qians Investment. Furthermore, I have no interest in you!" As Zhang Min spoke, she stepped sideways to bypass Qian Feng, continuing with a look of disdain, "Excuse me, I've spotted a friend. Please excuse me." Having said that, Zhang Min walked gracefully toward where Qin Yi was located.

Qian Feng's brow furrowed imperceptibly. As the young master of the prestigious Qians Investment, women were always rushing to stick to him. What was this woman's background that she could be so ungrateful!

Qian Feng turned around, his gaze following Zhang Min's curvaceous figure. A cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth as he muttered, "Little bitch, I want to see just what kind of friends you have!"

Qian Feng's gaze followed the direction Zhang Min was heading, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He thought to himself, 'Holy crap, isn't that Xing Zhenkun? Whoa... could it be that woman has a thing with Xing Zhenkun?'

While Qian Feng was speculating, he also noticed three other beauties around Xing Zhenkun. Their looks and figures were not at all inferior to the beauty from just now. It was a pity that one of them was currently holding the arm of a fresh face. Seeing that fresh face chatting happily with Xing Zhenkun, his status was likely unusual—probably a second-generation rich kid like himself.

Since the flower already had a master, Qian Feng lost interest and focused his gaze on the remaining two beauties.

"Eh?" Qian Feng's gaze fell upon Chu Muxue, and he was startled. "Isn't that the Eldest Miss Chu of the Chutian Group? To think she actually came to the cocktail party; that's truly rare. But why is she with Xing Zhenkun and those people? No, I have to go up and strike up a conversation to get to know her." Thinking this, Qian Feng immediately strode toward Xing Zhenkun's direction.

Although his Qians Investment had some capital, it was not even worth mentioning compared to the Chutian Group. Moreover, rumors had been circulating recently that Chu Weiguo, the chairman of Chutian Group, seemed to have health issues. Thus, as soon as Chu Muxue graduated, she was pushed to the forefront, showing every sign of being groomed to inherit the Chutian Group. This Eldest Miss Chu was the sole heir of the Chutian Group. If she happened to be attracted by his handsome looks, wouldn't his family's company be able to take another step forward? Or perhaps, taking direct control of the Chutian Group wouldn't be out of the question either!

At this moment, there were about five minutes left before the cocktail party officially began. To one side of the banquet hall, Xu Qian was holding Qin Yi's arm, and Chu Muyun was holding Chu Muxue's arm. Only Xing Zhenkun stood alone. Everyone held a glass of champagne, gathered together and chatting idly.

To avoid attracting the attention of the guests and causing unnecessary trouble, Shen Jianan pulled Ye Ziming elsewhere, keeping an eye on Zhang Min from a distance.

When she saw Zhang Min heading toward Qin Yi and the others, Shen Jianan immediately became alert. She buried her head in Ye Ziming's chest and reported to Ye Qingcheng in a low voice, "Captain, the target is approaching Qin Yi and his group."

Sitting in front of the surveillance monitors, Ye Qingcheng picked up her headset and responded, "Follow them and listen to what they have to say!"

"Yes!" Shen Jianan acknowledged, then pulled Ye Ziming along as she also walked toward Qin Yi's direction.

Inside the business van, Ye Qingcheng picked up her walkie-talkie and inquired, "What's the situation with the other teams? Any sign of Zhang Yu?"

Before long, reports from the various teams came through the walkie-talkie.

"Team One reporting, the target individual has not been discovered yet!"

"Team Two reporting, the target individual has not been discovered yet!"

"Team Three reporting, the target individual has not been discovered yet!"

...

"Continue surveillance!" Ye Qingcheng responded in a heavy voice, though she was secretly wondering, 'Could Zhang Yu have used a disguise? I hope Sister Hong didn't give him a Disguise Mask, otherwise, he really won't be easy to catch.'

Xing Zhenkun was chatting with Qin Yi about the Entertainment Media Company when he suddenly noticed a beauty walking toward them from the corner of his eye. However, the beauty's gaze remained fixed on Qin Yi the entire time.

Thus, Xing Zhenkun changed the subject and teased with a smile, "Haha, it seems Young Master Qin really has a way with women~ A beauty is proactively coming over to strike up a conversation with you."

Hearing this, Qin Yi followed Xing Zhenkun's gaze and saw a woman in a black evening gown walking toward him with a beaming smile. Xu Qian also looked over curiously, her hand clutching Qin Yi's arm tightening slightly, as if to stake her claim.

Qin Yi did not recognize the beauty and asked curiously, "Who is she? Do you know her, Brother Kun?"

Xing Zhenkun shrugged and shook his head. "Not sure, I haven't seen her before. Perhaps she's the daughter of some boss?"

As they spoke, Zhang Min arrived before Qin Yi. Looking at him with a smile like a blooming flower, she asked, "Hello, if I haven't mistaken you, you must be Mr. Qin Yi, right?"

Qin Yi hadn't expected the woman to say his name as soon as she opened her mouth, making him even more curious. "Uh, beautiful lady, please forgive my lack of recognition, but might I ask who you are? I don't believe we've met before, have we?"

"Haha," Zhang Min laughed as she took a business card from her clutch and handed it respectfully to Qin Yi. She then said, "This is my boss's business card. Please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Zhang Min, and I've come from Hong Kong Island. My boss very much admires Mr. Qin's achievements in the financial stock market and specifically arranged for me to come and get to know you, while also seeing if there's an opportunity for us to cooperate."

Qin Yi took the card, glanced at it, and read the name aloud: "Chus Investment? Chu Weimin?" As he spoke, he handed the card to Xing Zhenkun and asked, "Brother Kun, do you know this company?"

Before Xing Zhenkun could speak, Chu Muyun's heart tightened. She let go of Chu Muxue's arm and took a step forward, pressing, "Chu Weimin? Which 'Chu'? Which 'Wei'?"

Zhang Min naturally recognized Chu Muyun, but she pretended not to know her identity as she responded, "The 'Chu' from Xu Chu, and the 'Wei' from Great. I wonder who this Young Miss is?"

Hearing this, a fleeting look of gloom flashed through Chu Muyun's eyes before she responded, "Oh, I'm sorry, how rude of me. My name is Chu Muyun. Your boss's name is similar to my father's, so that's why I asked."

Zhang Min continued with feigned surprise, "Chu Muyun? I've heard the heir to the Chutian Group is named Chu Muxue. Are Miss Chu and Miss Chu Muxue from the same family?"

"Haha, Miss Zhang is quite well-informed." As Chu Muyun spoke, she took Chu Muxue's arm again and introduced her with a smile, "This is Chu Muxue. My younger cousin."

"Oh~ So you are Miss Chu Muxue. It's an honor, an honor~" Zhang Min smiled and reached out to shake hands with Chu Muxue.

While they were exchanging pleasantries, Xing Zhenkun whispered to Qin Yi, "Chus Investment is an investment company with strong momentum in Hong Kong Island recently. Remember when you helped Young Master Ye unwind his position in Shengneng Group's stock and made a huge profit? Actually, another institution was also a winner, and that was Chus Investment. However, as far as I know, Chus Investment seems to have the backing of a Japanese consortium. If you want to cooperate with them, Young Master Qin, you should still be cautious."

Hearing this, Qin Yi's brow furrowed slightly. He thought to himself: Although he had helped Ye Ziming successfully avoid the risk, it had been handled by Ye Ziming's proxy company from start to finish. How could this Chus Investment know? Could it be that this man named Chu Weimin also has a connection with Ye Ziming?

Thinking this, Qin Yi's gaze turned toward Ye Ziming.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jianan, who was currently pretending to be Ye Ziming's girlfriend, was also walking toward him at this moment.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Jianan immediately gave Qin Yi a meaningful look.

Something was fishy!

Could it be that this Zhang Min in front of him was Shen Jianan's target for tonight?

With this thought, Qin Yi immediately silently issued a command to the System: "System, activate Eye of Truth!"

Following the 'ding' of the System notification, Zhang Min's attribute panel immediately appeared before Qin Yi's eyes.

[Name: Zhang Min]

[Gender: Female]

[Height: 170cm]

[Weight: 55kg]

[Measurements: B90 (D), W58, H88]

[Identity: Secretary to Chu Weimin of Chus Investment, one of the four members of the Hongmen China District Underground Dark Net]

[Age: 30]

[Realm: Middle Stage of Ming Jin]

[Cultivation Technique: Hung Ga Kuen (Major Achievement), Zi Mu Needle Technique (Proficient)]

[Favorability: 10]

[Opposite Sex Intimacy Value: 5]

"Holy crap, as expected, this woman really is from Hongmen! Wait, this Chu Weimin? Could it be that he really is Chu Muyun's father?" Qin Yi thought to himself, dazed for a moment.