Unparalleled medical and martial arts skills, saving the CEO's fiancée at the start.

Ye Chen didn't rush to answer Su Yunian's question. In his opinion, Su Yunian was not simple.

Jiang Ruoxi looked at Su Yunian, whom she hadn't seen for a while, and the air around her was thick with tension.

Her woman's intuition told her that Su Yunian was definitely up to something and she had to be careful.

Just then, the side door of the hall opened, and Zhou Xinde slowly walked in, followed by Li Chengwen, Ma Wu, Zhou Chengde, and others.

Zhou Xinde held a string of sandalwood prayer beads in his hand and clasped his hands together in respect to the guests in the hall.

Ye Chen and Jiang Ruoxi didn't care who had come; they were only concerned with what Zhou Xinde was up to.

His pomp and circumstance were impressive enough, with all the business tycoons of Jiangcheng in attendance. Jiang Ruoxi even marveled that her grandfather might not be able to pull it off.

Zhou Xinde walked to the podium in the conference hall and stood at the pre-arranged speaking seat.

At this moment, as the guest of honor, Zhou Xinde had to seize the opportunity to say a few words on stage.

"Dear business colleagues from Jiangcheng, thank you all for gracing my humble abode and attending the Zhou family's banquet, which is actually a family banquet for all of Jiangcheng's business community..."

"Wife, that old man has big ambitions; he wants to control the business world in Jiangcheng."

Ye Chen couldn't help but complain when he heard Zhou Xinde's words.

"I have no problem thinking about it, but whether it will work out is another matter. I should have known better than to come." Jiang Ruoxi was a little angry. She couldn't stand Zhou Xinde's domineering approach.

"Honey, don't worry, let's see how things go first. Everyone else is here, someone will step up."

Ye Chen was right. There were some people in the audience who were dissatisfied with Zhou Xinde, but they just hadn't expressed it yet.

"Fellow colleagues, I would like to introduce you to a new friend, Ye Chen, the deputy director of the security department of the Jiang Group..."

As Zhou Xinde finished his introduction, some people who didn't know Ye Chen began to wonder why Zhou Xinde was giving such a heavy introduction to a mere deputy minister of the security department.

Zhou Xinde pointed to where Ye Chen was, and everyone's eyes followed Ye Chen, wanting to see if Ye Chen had three heads and six arms.

Isn't he just an ordinary person?

He was just a bit younger than them, a greenhorn just entering the world.

Ye Chen waved his hand in greeting. Since the Zhou family was giving him so much face, he had no choice but to play along and cooperate.

Zhou Xinde spoke for a short time before quickly moving on to the independent discussion segment.

Some families who wanted to curry favor with the Zhou family took the initiative to approach Zhou Xinde, since such opportunities were rare and they couldn't always get an appointment with him.

Jiang Ruoxi was more interested in collaborating with Su Yunian on a new energy project. The two aloof beauties each had their own way of handling things and seemed unwilling to pay much attention to each other.

"By the way, Sister Su, we'll need your continued support for the Jiang Group's new energy project!"

Ye Chen suddenly appeared and stood in front of Su Yunian, who was almost frightened by his actions.

"Your CEO Jiang is very capable, he doesn't need my help. I just run a small company. But if you, Ye Chen, were to take the lead, I might consider it." Su Yunian's words were loaded with meaning, and anyone with a discerning eye would understand.

"Sister Su, isn't this a bit inappropriate? I don't know anything about new energy projects. I didn't even finish elementary school; all I know how to do is watch the gate."

Ye Chen's smooth talk, which might work on inexperienced female students, was clearly ineffective against a seasoned veteran like Su Yunian.

"Ye Chen, come here right now, and stop talking nonsense..."

Jiang Ruoxi walked over.

"Hey, Mr. Jiang, you can't even stand not seeing him for a minute? Your male companion is quite something!"

Su Yunian's opening remarks were sarcastic and mocking, and Jiang Ruoxi didn't want to reply to her.

"Since all three of you are here, I was just looking for you. Shall we sit down and have a chat?"

After Zhou Xinde finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation, his face still bearing the same expression, a smile that was hard to tell whether it was genuine or not.

"Mr. Zhou, please!"

Ye Chen gave a simple reply.

Jiang Ruoxi and Su Yunian looked at Zhou Xinde without saying a word, and followed his directions to the location he had designated.

Zhou Xinde didn't stand on ceremony and sat down, immediately stating his purpose: "President Su, President Jiang is currently planning and developing new energy projects, right? I wonder how it's progressing? I recently recruited a talent who returned from studying abroad; he's a professional in new energy project research and development. If needed, he can..."

"No need..." Su Yunian and Jiang Ruoxi refused in unison.

Zhou Xinde looked slightly embarrassed; he hadn't expected the two of them to refuse at the same time.

"Two beautiful CEOs, don't rush to answer. That was just my personal suggestion. Brother Ye, what do you think? Come, have some tea!"

Zhou Xinde is indeed a cunning old fox; he remains calm in the face of adversity and can handle things properly.

Zhou Xinde's purpose was clear: he wanted to get involved in the new energy project. Jiang Ruoxi would definitely not agree to that. She had given so much, how could she just give it away?

For Su Yunian, the new energy project is the foundation of her company's existence; if she loses it, she will be nothing in Jiangcheng.

Zhou Xindala pulled Ye Chen along, and Ye Chen hesitated for a moment before immediately realizing what was happening.

"Mr. Zhou, these women have their own plans. Why should we men interfere? Let them do what they want. They can use the money they make to buy you a few bottles of good wine..."

Ye Chen was just trying to smooth things over. On the surface, he was helping Zhou Xinde, but in reality, he was telling Zhou Xinde not to interfere with the two women's company projects.

"Mr. Zhou, Ye Chen is right. Our company does not lack top-notch R&D teams. We have reached a critical stage, but we are still capable of handling it. If we can't handle it, we will ask Mr. Zhou for help."

Su Yunian thought for a moment and decided not to be too absolute. After all, the Zhou family was backed by an ancient martial arts family, and there were examples of families that rebelled and disappeared.

Seeing that the two women were difficult to talk to, Zhou Xinde simply made an excuse to leave, probably to calm down.

Su Yunian leaned back in her chair, swirling her wine glass. After watching Zhou Xinde leave, she said two words to Ye Chen: "Brilliant!"

She spoke softly, just loud enough for Ye Chen and Jiang Ruoxi to hear.

"Honey, did I embarrass you by saying that just now?" Ye Chen turned to Jiang Ruoxi and said softly, his voice only audible to the two of them.

Jiang Ruoxi picked up her wine glass, took a small sip, and said very calmly, "It's alright!"

After saying that, Jiang Ruoxi got up to go to the restroom, and Su Yunian raised her wine glass to toast Ye Chen.

"Brother Ye, why don't you come with me? I'm much better than that cold woman Jiang Ruoxi. If you agree, I'll immediately cooperate with Jiang Ruoxi. There are so many outstanding men at the event, but I'm only interested in you..."

"Sister Su, you've had too much to drink, haven't you? Why don't you go back and rest?"