Chapter Ninety-Four: The Entire North of the River!!!

Mr. Zhou, what is this...?

Jiang Yun, wearing an awkward expression, came up beside Zhou Xu, his hand nearly already outstretched.

He Bing, Sun Wanyue, Zheng Xuan, Jiang Shaoqi, Jiang Ziyue, and the elders of both the Jiang and Zheng families all looked at Jiang Yu in astonishment.

Zheng Xuan’s delicate frame trembled violently. She clenched her fingers at once, her eyes full of confusion.

Could they have mistaken him for someone else?

No one said it aloud, but the same doubt had risen in every heart.

Zhou Xu held a high position in Huaizhou. Back in 2009, he had even been honored by the small nation of the Fila Republic as an Economic Pioneer. In his fifties, he possessed wealth worth billions, and the factories he had invested in within the Fila Republic alone numbered more than a dozen.

Yet Jiang Yu appeared to be only in his twenties. No matter how one looked at it, they seemed to be people from entirely different worlds. How could there possibly be any connection between them?

“Mr. Zhou, did you perhaps mistake him for someone else? Come inside and speak with me. This is a place for the younger generation.”

Jiang Yun quickly regained his composure and tried to usher Zhou Xu over.

To his surprise, Zhou Xu merely replied indifferently, “I did not come to the wrong place. I came today to see Mr. Jiang. If I were to confuse him with anyone else, how would I dare mistake Mr. Jiang’s face?”

The Zheng family frowned and asked curiously, “What is going on?”

Jiang Lingxing was also full of doubt. “The Jiang family has always operated in Cloud City, while Zhou Xu is in Huaizhou, thousands of miles away. By all rights, the Jiang family should have no dealings with him at all.”

Zheng’s father wore a solemn expression and spoke with absolute certainty. “I’m afraid Zhou Xu came specifically for Jiang Yu. In-laws, you should think carefully. What exactly has Jiang Yu been doing these past few years?”

Jiang Lingxing turned to Jiang Ziyue. Among the younger generation, only his daughter had a relatively good relationship with Jiang Yu.

Jiang Ziyue smiled bitterly and answered a different question. “Don’t you think that what Jiang Yu said before may not have been boastful nonsense? One day, he will appear before us with the bearing of a sovereign.”

At that, everyone shook their heads and sneered.

The grand words Jiang Yu had once spoken were indeed stirring to hear, but before reality and reason, how utterly unrealistic they were.

Jiang Lingxing sighed. “Ziyue, I know you have always placed great hopes in Jiang Yu. Ever since you came back from Yuzhou, you’ve been like a different person, unable to think of food or sleep. I only want you to understand this: the Jiang family has only one dragon, and that is Jiang Shaoqi.”

Looking at the seemingly spellbound Jiang Ziyue, Second Aunt sneered. “Ziyue, have you been infected by Jiang Yu too? You actually believe such words?”

Jiang Ziyue’s gaze dimmed. She lowered her beautiful eyes and said nothing.

“All right. It’s only Zhou Xu. There are plenty of people in the reception hall who are no less impressive than him.”

Jiang Lingxing let out a cold snort and simply closed his eyes.

One Zhou Xu alone was not enough to make the Jiang and Zheng families take it seriously.

At that moment, He Bing’s lips parted slightly, her heart filled with indescribable astonishment. She had assumed Jiang Yu would have Wang Yuanshan and Huang Shiyi come to bolster his side, but instead it was Zhou Xu, who had come from thousands of miles away.

Jiang Yu gave a slight nod. “Why are you here?”

Zhou Xu smiled. “I received word that the company founded by Mr. Jiang had, as of today, already filled its first round of investment slots. I did not dare delay and rushed overnight to Jincheng.”

Jiang Yu drew in a deep breath. If even Zhou Xu, from so far away, had received the news, then it was likely that people in Jiangbei and Moxian provinces had already heard it too.

The smile on Jiang Shaoqi’s face had vanished without anyone noticing. By now, he was no longer able to smile at all.

Even though only one Zhou Xu had come, his value surpassed that of dozens of others.

The people invited today by the Jiang and Zheng families were, for the most part, worth only tens of millions, with very few in the hundreds of millions. As for someone like Zhou Xu, whose wealth was in the tens of billions, there could be counted on one hand.

“Jiang Yu, so that’s why you’re so confident. You actually invited Mr. Zhou to support you.”

Jiang Shaoqi took a deep breath, and some emotion stirred in his heart.

Though the words were full of disdain, many people had already begun to reassess Jiang Yu inwardly. This kid seemed to have a few strong cards in his hand. But if only Zhou Xu had come today, then he was destined to find it hard to turn the tables.

After greeting Jiang Yu, Zhou Xu walked to Jiang Yu’s side and said nothing more, simply closing his eyes to rest as though the matters around him had nothing to do with him.

Zheng Xuan’s feelings were complicated. She kept glancing at Zhou Xu behind Jiang Yu, and even pulled out her phone in front of everyone to search for all kinds of information about him.

In the end, it was confirmed that this man was indeed one of the great tycoons of Huaizhou.

At that moment, Zhou Xu suddenly spoke. “Miss Zheng Xuan, I hear you were once Mr. Jiang’s fiancee?”

Zheng Xuan nodded. “And so what?”

Zhou Xu gave a cold laugh. “Today, you will regret not choosing Mr. Jiang. His standing is far beyond anything ordinary people like you can imagine.”

Why did everyone keep saying that she, Zheng Xuan, would surely regret it?

This seemed to have become her most sensitive wound. She wanted to prove to everyone that no matter how outstanding Jiang Yu was, no matter how many people he knew, she would never regret it.

“No. I won’t!”

Zheng Xuan shouted stubbornly.

At that moment, her manner was somewhat disheveled.

The figure that had once walked upon the waves in Yuzhou grew clearer and clearer in her mind. That feeling frightened her terribly.

A flat voice sounded behind the crowd.

“Jiang Yu, come here. I have something to ask you.”

Jiang Yun’s face was ugly, his tone full of command.

Jiang Yu smiled faintly and turned to face the people of the Jiang and Zheng families.

Second Aunt asked sharply, “Jiang Yu, how did you come to know Mr. Zhou?”

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting to hear how Jiang Yu would answer.

However, it was Zhou Xu who spoke. In a proud voice, he said, “Being able to know Mr. Jiang is the greatest blessing of my life, Mr. Zhou. All of you, mind your tone. To offend Mr. Jiang is to make an enemy of me, Zhou Xu.”

Second Aunt’s voice sharpened. Zhou Xu’s respectful attitude toward Jiang Yu made her deeply uncomfortable.

She cried out, “Zhou Xu, Jiang Yu is nothing but a cripple. Why do you keep protecting him? My son Jiang Shaoqi is the true dragon of the Jiang family. The one you should be supporting is Shaoqi.”

Zhou Xu laughed, and that laughter was full of irony.

“As relatives of Mr. Jiang, you don’t even know who Mr. Jiang truly is? How lamentable. The Jiang family has no idea what kind of opportunity it will lose by losing Mr. Jiang.”

The guests in the reception hall heard the commotion outside and all rose to their feet.

A few of them, upon seeing Zhou Xu, had no choice but to smile and greet him. “Mr. Zhou, what wind brought you here?”

Among the crowd, only Wang Zhongyan could remain utterly indifferent. In terms of wealth, he was not far behind Zhou Xu.

Jiang Yun stood up, his tone calm and unruffled. “Mr. Zhou, the opportunities of my Jiang family will be seized through our own efforts. They are not something a cripple can dictate. You keep insisting that Jiang Yu is different, but unfortunately, aside from your showing him some respect, I do not see anything extraordinary about him.”

“If Old Brother Wang Zhongyan were to say that my son Jiang Shaoqi is gifted beyond measure and treat him with great respect, would that mean Shaoqi also has some earthshaking identity? In the end, these are nothing more than your own one-sided assumptions.”

These words were, in fact, reasonable.

Zheng Xuan also chose this moment to speak at the proper time. “Extraordinary? Of course our Mr. Jiang has extraordinary qualities. That day, he personally told me that all the wealthy people in Jiangbei would have to bow and address him as Mr. Jiang when they saw him.”

“Right, Mr. Jiang?”

Her tone was drawn out, full of mockery and sarcasm.

“Didn’t you say you would give me a great gift today? Could it be that Mr. Zhou is the great gift you spoke of, and you think you can make everyone look at you in a new light just by relying on that?”

With every question, Zheng Xuan took one step closer to Jiang Yu. After a few lines of interrogation, she stood right before him, her exquisitely beautiful face lifted high as she looked down at Jiang Yu with proud contempt.

The mocking smiles on the faces of the Jiang family grew deeper and deeper.

So this was his supposed trump card. Nothing more.

Zheng Xuan’s eyes reddened. She enunciated each word slowly and clearly. “I, Zheng Xuan, will absolutely never regret breaking off our engagement.”

“Today, I want to see exactly how the wealthy and powerful of Jiangbei bow their heads and declare allegiance to you.”

The distinguished guests from the Jiang and Zheng families standing behind her smiled without speaking. This brat truly did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Jiang Yu shook his head and smiled. “Zheng Xuan, do you know that I only need to say a single sentence, and it would be worth more than all the connections of your Jiang and Zheng families combined?”

As soon as he finished speaking, another announcement rang out from the doorway.

“Liu Huaian, chairman of the overseas enterprise group from Yuzhou, has arrived!”

Liu Huaian?

Everyone’s expressions changed.

Another great tycoon worth tens of billions.

“Whose guest is this?”

Jiang Yun looked around.

The Jiang and Zheng families remained silent.

At this moment, everyone’s incredulous gaze fell upon Jiang Yu.

Zheng Xuan abruptly turned around and saw Liu Huaian and Liu Yiyang walking over together.

Could they be here for Jiang Yu as well?

Sun Wanyue and He Bing were stunned too.

Liu Huaian came straight over and did not spare the others a glance. A powerful aura radiated from him, as though he were the master of this place.

When he reached Jiang Yu, Liu Huaian and Young Master Liu bent at the waist and said, “Huaian.”

“Yiyang.”

“We pay our respects to Mr. Jiang!”

The words fell.

Another announcement sounded once more.

“Li Yapeng of Huaizhou Tiansheng Group has arrived.”

“Zhang Jicai of Huaizhou Guangda Media has arrived.”

“Lin Jialei of Huaizhou Zhiye Steel has arrived.”

“Su Susu of Yuzhou Su Pharmaceuticals has arrived.”

“Yuzhou...”

One announcement after another echoed without end.