er taking off his jersey, Hao Ren walked towards Zhao Yanzi and asked, "How was the match Pretty good""You're so vain!" Zhao Yanzi rolled her eyes at him. In reality, when Hao Ren made several long-ra...Chapter 362: An Exclusive Banquet

The golden sunset was as splendid as the wrapping paper of a chocolate bar.

After all classes ended, Hao Ren exited from Building No.7 dormitory and prepared to go to the girls' dormitory to pick up Xie Yujia before heading home together.

"Ren, Ren! Is your family a millionaire household" Zhou Liren followed behind Hao Ren and asked.

"No!" Hao Ren helplessly answered him.

"Yu Rong said that the Bentley costs over 10 million. Does it really cost more than 10 million Hey, hey, hey, we're such good buddies, can I go to your place for a visit" Zhou Liren chased after Hao Ren on the stairway and asked.

Hao Ren thought that if you were to come to my house and found out that my parents are actually Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang who came to give lectures at our school last time, wouldn't that cause a huge commotion

Therefore, he hurriedly quickened his pace and sprinted towards the first floor.

"Damn! How come you can run so fast Are you flying" Zhou Liren grabbed onto the stair railings but still couldn’t catch up with Hao Ren.

When Hao Ren rushed out of the dormitory building in a hurry, he suddenly noticed a black behemoth blocking at the entrance of the dormitory building.

Underneath the setting sun, the thick Bentley appeared even more stable and imposing.

Hao Ren forcibly stopped his steps to avoid crashing into the door of the Bentley.

"Young Master Hao, Mayor's banquet is inviting you to attend," a driver wearing white stood near the car door and respectfully said.

Zhou Liren who had rushed down the stairs after hearing this sentence had his mouth wide open; it was almost big enough to fit two eggs inside.

"Hm, who else is invited" Hao Ren asked blankly.

"Old Master and Miss Zi," the driver slightly lowered his head and answered.

So Zhao Yanzǐ finally got released from the Dragon Palace. Hao Ren thought to himself.

"The banquet will start in half an hour, Young Master Hao had better hurry up," the driver continued.

"Alright." Hao Ren nodded and then pondered for a moment before asking, "Is it not suitable to bring others along"

"An event hosted at City Hall probably wouldn’t be appropriate to bring other guests," the driver replied.

As expected, you can't bring Xie Yujia together… Hao Ren thought about this as he saw Xie Yujia across the road from him, carrying her backpack and walking towards his dormitory building.

Hao Ren took a few quick steps and stood in front of her. "Grandpa Ah Zi asked me to attend a banquet, so I probably won’t be able to go back home for dinner with Grandma tonight."

Xie Yujia looked at the Bentley parked by the dormitory entrance and smiled. "Alright then, you do your thing! I’ll head back home to have dinner with my grandma!"

Hao Ren glanced at her apologetically. "Ah Zi’s grandfather just returned from abroad…"

"It’s okay. We should try our best to meet the requirements of the elders," Xie Yujia said again, smiling.

“Then I’ll go ahead!” Hao Ren turned around and asked the driver, "Can you take me to the banquet venue first, then drop her off at my place"

"Sure thing," the driver immediately answered politely.

"Alright!" Hao Ren pulled Xie Yujia into the car.

Zhou Liren, standing by the entrance of Building 7 dormitory, gaped as he watched Hao Ren and Xie Yujia walk in. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

He stared helplessly as the Bentley drove towards the entrance of the residential area. Only then did Zhou Liren realize: damn! In front of women, no humanity! I still wanted to experience sitting in a million-dollar Bentley!

The Bentley smoothly exited through the gate of the dormitory complex. It attracted countless gazes from female students. Fortunately, the car windows were specially made; one couldn’t see inside the vehicle, otherwise Hao Ren and Xie Yujia would definitely become the center of attention for discussion.

Xie Yujia had originally planned to take a taxi back home but didn't expect that Hao Ren would invite her into the car and ask the driver to drop her off. She felt awkward yet touched at the same time.

"Who is U Zhuizi’s grandfather" Xie Yujia asked as they sat in the car.

“Hmm, he's a rather imposing elderly man.” Hao Ren thought for a moment and replied.

“Is he also… a member of the Dragon Clan” Xie Yujia relaxed her grip on the last two words.

"Yes." Hao Ren nodded. In his heart, he added that he was also an extremely formidable martial artist with intense killing intent.

“I’ve brought out all your notes for this semester’s exams and made photocopies of them. I’ve organized the unimportant parts so you can review according to these; passing should be no problem.” Xie Yujia opened her bag, took out several documents and showed them to Hao Ren. “Thank you!” Hao Ren smiled at her.

“No need to mention it! What's the point of being polite at such a late hour” Xie Yujia lightly tapped Hao Ren with her hand before putting these materials back into her bag. "Anyway, I’ll bring them home and place them on your table for you to review when you find time. This way, you won't encounter any trouble during the exams."

Hao Ren nodded repeatedly.

With Xie Yujia, this outstanding student, helping him out, Hao Ren didn’t need to worry about his final exams too much. He could thus allocate a large portion of his exam preparation time towards cultivation practices.

In the end, it was Xie Yujia who genuinely supported him in everything.

The car arrived at the entrance of City Hall; Hao Ren got out and instructed the driver to take Xie Yujia home. After passing through security checks at the gate, he entered and walked towards the city hall where he had been before.

The municipal hall was filled with bright golden lights, and special security personnel were stationed at the entrance for inspection. Apart from his phone, keys, and wallet, Huo Ren did not have any other items and quickly gained entry.

Inside the hall, the mayor of Donghai City warmly greeted various business elites; among them were Zhao Guang and Zhao Haoran.

Zhao Guang was dressed in a silver suit that made him look particularly stylish. On the other hand, Zhao Haoran wore a dark black suit, which not only in cut but also in fabric quality was superior to Zhao Guang's outfit.

Mayor Huang Xujie’s father was also present here; however, in such an environment, he could do nothing but smile and accompany others without any chance to speak up.

Huo Ren looked around the hall again and found Huo Zhonghua and Yueyang surrounded by a large group of people inside too.

"Uncle!" A crisp voice suddenly rang out behind Huo Ren.

Turning around, he saw Zhao Yanzi wearing a long red dress standing beside Zhao Hongyu at the entrance. She was puffing her cheeks and glaring at him.

"Ah REN has arrived," said Zhao Hongyu smilingly towards Huo Ren.

"Yes, Auntie!" Huo Ren greeted quickly.

"Why are you standing by the door Come with me…" Zhao Hongyu gently pulled Huo Ren's wrist and led him into the hall in a friendly manner as if he were her junior relative.

Standing on the other side of Zhao Hongyu, Zhao Yanzi was displeasedly glancing at Huo Ren.

If not for today’s demonstration to the entire class on how to clean the classroom like last time, she would have arrived earlier here already.

However, seeing Huo Ren, a pleasant feeling still welled up in her heart.

The long red dress, white stockings and little high heels made Zhao Yanzi look lively and adorable.

In this kind of occasion today, not many children could come inside. Even Huang Xujie, the son of a vice-mayor, was far from eligible to enter.

The kids who managed to get in were definitely important figures’ offspring.

Walking into the hall together with famous designer Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Yanzi through the entrance immediately drew attention from everyone inside.

"That’s Zhao Hongyu's daughter, also the young lady of Tomorrow Group," some businessmen whispered to each other in small circles.

"Who is that on the left"

"Seems like it might be Huo Zhonghua and Yueyang's son. But they were never seen out before." "They are very close, last time when Huo Zhonghua was appointed as the director of Marine Research Institute, Zhao Guang donated a billion yuan research fund to them."

"Should have known each other for quite some time already…

"Recently, Tomorrow Group was in crisis, but Hao Zhonghua helped them out by assisting from all sides."

"Speaking of which, the Tyrant Group seems to have offended the Tomorrow Group somewhere. These past couple days, the Tomorrow Group has been severing ties with the Tyrant Group's supply chain and even brought over a special acquisition team from America..."

"The Sheikh’s banquet was organized by the mayor at the request of the Tomorrow Group in order to restore their influence in this region."

"It looks like the Tyrant Group can't beat the Tomorrow Group, so they should align with them instead—otherwise, they might be acquired together..."

One of the businessmen cautiously suggested.

While they were discussing, Zhao Hongyu led Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzǐ to stand before Zhao Guang and Zhao Haoran.

Zhao Haoran threw himself into business warfare as soon as he returned home. He was working tirelessly day and night in the Tomorrow Group's office, while Zhao Yanzǐ had been confined to Longgong Palace without special permission. This was their first official meeting since Zhao Haoran came back.

"Hn!" Zhao Haoran gave a cold reply.

Given that Zhao Yanzǐ was negligent in his practice and even lost his life-bound dragon bead, the thousand-year-old Zhao Haoran did not show any sign of affection for him on the surface.

Zhao Yanzǐ found it boring and stepped back to stand behind Zhao Hongyu, looking rather dejected.

Seeing Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzǐ enter, Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang brushed aside acquaintances around them and walked over to Zhao Hongyu's group.

"Mr. Hao! Brother Yue!" Zhao Hongyu warmly greeted them.

Zhao Hongyu was dressed in an elegant evening gown that matched her jewelry, looking very noble.

"Hongyu, Mr. Zhao," Yue Yang nodded politely and smiled at Zhao Hongyu as a greeting.

"This is my father, Zhao Haoran."

Zhu Guang introduced the man beside him.

"Pleased to meet you." Hao Zhonghua extended his right hand with poise.

Zhao Haoran was a powerful force in American finance. Even without speaking, he exuded an imposing aura; he shook hands with Hao Zhonghua after extending his own hand.

This mortal isn't simple at all!

Seeing that Hao Zhonghua wasn’t intimidated by him, Zhao Haoran silently thought to himself.

Zhao Haoran looked again at Yue Yang beside Hao Zhonghua. Seeing Yue Yang's eyes sparkling with elegance and composure, he felt the same sense of awe as before (The protagonists' parents are definitely extraordinary).

At this moment, another guest entered from the door.

The world-famous groom Qin Shaoyáng dressed in a purple leisure suit.underous shout. They staggered towards their motorcycles without considering whether they could still ride them and fled in a hurry.The other two limping delinquents also quickly hopped onto their mot...