Chapter 65: The Ultimate Glory of the Lin Family

Arriving on the second floor, Liu Qing looked around and was surprised to find that he had indeed arrived the fastest.

He patted Lin Tiancheng warmly on the shoulder and said, "Good, good, good. I never expected you, President Lin, to have such capability that you could manage and host this graduation banquet."

"I really misjudged you in the past. Who would have thought you have such great skills!"

Liu Qing paused in thought. "Didn't you seem to come to my company to discuss a partnership previously?"

"Yes, indeed." Lin Tiancheng's expression suddenly turned much more serious.

Could President Liu be planning to discuss the partnership with him now?

Liu Qing said in a deep voice, "After we finish our drinks, let's have a thorough talk about this matter."

Joy flickered in Lin Tiancheng's eyes.

Downstairs.

Qin Lian whispered to Lin Wan, "That is President Li of Jiahe Beauty, the one over there is President Song of Shengkang Group, and that is President Zhao of Haitian Hotel..."

Listening to this, Lin Wan realized these were all household names of major corporations.

"Are they all here? Is it because Mom sent out invitations on WeChat?"

Qin Lian nodded, though she hadn't expected that sending out those invitations would actually bring all of these people here.

How prestigious was this?

Surely, after today, doing business for the Lin family would become much easier!

With these connections, reversing the family's recent deadlock would be an absolute breeze.

Seeing Qin Lian welcoming guests, someone smiled and said, "You must be... Madam Lin, right? You have a very bright future."

Qin Lian smiled. "Naturally. And thank you all for gracing us with your presence."

She was overjoyed, her heart filled with a tremendous sense of satisfaction.

Her daughter was attending University A and would eventually marry into a wealthy family in the capital.

How could she not have a bright future?

"Everyone, please hurry up to the second floor and take your seats. I have specially prepared fine tea for you."

Those people nodded, looking at Qin Lian with a new level of respect.

After all, what was Qin Lian's status? Ordinarily, it wasn't worth mentioning at all.

Usually, she had to cling to the Mu family just to get a glimpse of exposure, and getting truly noticed by high society was extremely difficult.

Only families with assets of merely tens of millions would bother to socialize with the Lin family.

The only reason the Mu family associated with the Lin family was because of the second young master.

Yet, unexpectedly, Qin Lian and her family were in charge of this graduation banquet.

It seemed the Lin family was about to soar to the branches and transform into phoenixes.

"Madam Lin, how about joining me for afternoon tea tomorrow?" Someone handed her a business card.

Qin Lian was flattered. "Certainly, certainly, I am free at any time."

She accepted a whole stack of business cards.

In her mind, she calculated that if all these people could form business partnerships with the Lin family, it would be wonderful.

These guests were all escorted up to the second floor.

Lin Jianchen hurried downstairs and said, "Mom, why are there so many people? Dozens of tables are already completely full."

Hearing this, Qin Lian was consumed by her joy.

"Oh no, I didn't expect so many people either."

"Here is what you do: have the second floor open a few more banquet halls and add another fifty tables."

Lin Jianchen agreed, "Alright."

"Fourth, wait a minute." Qin Lian pulled Lin Jianchen back and instructed in a low voice, "Upgrade all the food and dishes. What rare delicacies have these big bosses not tasted? I underestimated the status of our guests this time."

"This time, it doesn't matter if we spend a fortune."

Lin Jianchen understood.

He immediately went to find the manager to book additional banquet halls.

Good fortune had finally descended upon the Lin family.

Qin Lian's mood was cheerful, and all the lingering frustration in her heart recently was swept away.

Lin Juan frowned and asked, "Mom, are you sure about this?"

The cars from earlier had already driven away.

Yet at this moment, another dozen or so cars had arrived.

Every single one of them was a luxury car worth millions.

Catching sight of the license plates, Lin Juan realized they belonged to people she was usually very familiar with.

Qin Lian frowned. "Sure about what?"

"Are you sure they were all summoned by your WeChat messages?" Lin Juan gestured outside. "Mom, those people over there are officials from the government."

Qin Lian was taken aback. "I have no idea."

Of course she didn't have connections of that level; otherwise, why would the family business have been struggling on the verge of collapse for so many years?

Secretary Sun stepped out of his car.

He glanced at Wuhu Restaurant and remarked, "This place is wonderful. It is simply the most fitting venue to hold a graduation banquet."

His secretary accompanied him to the entrance and asked Qin Lian, "Where should we place the gift?"

Qin Lian felt completely numb; this was Secretary Sun himself.

"Secretary Sun, please come inside. The gifts can be placed on the second floor."

Sweat beaded on her forehead. *Good heavens... how did even Secretary Sun end up coming?*

The figures arriving after him were growing progressively more influential.

Hua Wu stepped out of her car and, upon catching sight of Lin Wan, wore a somewhat teasing expression.

However, when she saw the standing sign for the graduation banquet, her expression froze. "A graduation banquet? You are the ones hosting?"

She frowned, deeply surprised, and cast a few more lingering glances at Lin Wan.

She noticed that Lin Wan was dressed quite prettily today, showing none of the miserable disarray from when she had been beaten at the previous banquet.

Catching Hua Wu's gaze, Lin Wan instinctively shrank back a little, feeling a wave of humiliation in her heart.

"You must be... President Hua of Zhenhua Pharmaceuticals?!" Unaware of what had transpired previously, Qin Lian wore a wide smile.

"Your presence truly honors us and makes us so happy!"

Hua Wu smiled. "It's only right."

"After all, a graduation banquet is such a major event, so I have also prepared a generous gift."

"Please, right this way to the second floor!" Qin Lian smiled brighter than a blooming flower.

Liu Chengfeng had arrived as well.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, he had just rushed back in time.

"I'm not late, am I?"

Hua Wu turned back. "Just in time. Let's head up together, President Liu."

Qin Lian swallowed hard. This was the president of the City A Chamber of Commerce.

After everyone had walked inside, not only was Qin Lian in shock, but even the manager of Wuhu Restaurant was stunned.

For such a small graduation banquet, only a little over thirty tables had originally been booked.

Yet it had drawn such a massive crowd.

The manager approached Qin Lian and smiled, saying, "Your family truly has immense prestige! Even Secretary Sun, President Hua, and President Liu have all turned up!"

"On our end, we are upgrading all of your tea service to the top-tier variety at no extra charge."

"Additionally, we will gift every table a bottle of our specialty brewed wine. Is that acceptable?"

Qin Lian never imagined such good fortune would befall them.

She figured Wuhu Restaurant was simply trying to showcase its capabilities in front of these prominent figures.

"Very well, then we will have to trouble you."

By this point, the tone of Qin Lian's voice had grown rather lofty and arrogant.

The manager personally handed over his business card. "This is my card. Whenever you have any banquets in the future, just call my number directly, and I will personally handle everything for you to absolute perfection."

"Thank you." Lin Wan took the business card, glanced at it, and her smile deepened a fraction.

She had dressed up so beautifully today.

And so many VIPs had come specifically to congratulate her.

Lin Wan took a deep breath, secretly telling herself that there would be plenty of occasions like this in the future.

Though she felt a flush of excitement and pride today, next time she would remain completely poised.

After all, with her status firmly established right here,

her future was boundlessly bright.

She would only continue to rise higher and higher, becoming more and more successful.

The manager praised, "Miss Lin is truly a dragon among humans. Just by looking at you, I could tell you are destined for extraordinary things! Your extraordinary poise guarantees a magnificent future."

Lin Wan felt even more gratified.

She pressed her lips together; though she didn't want to appear overly arrogant, she simply couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth from turning upward.

"A dragon among humans?" A cold, detached female voice rang out.

Lin Mo had arrived.

Hearing that voice, Lin Wan's entire body stiffened. Upon seeing who it was, she gritted her teeth.

Her complexion turned extremely unsightly, tinged with a pale, fearful dread.

"Yaoming Group..."

Recalling the night she had been beaten, she couldn't help rubbing her own arm, not daring to lift her head at all.

Having suffered nightmares for several consecutive nights, she had desperately wanted to avoid ever remembering that episode.

Why, of all people, did she have to run into this nemesis again?

Lin Mo was dressed in a fitted strapless black dress, her fair skin dazzling to the eyes.

Her legs were exceptionally gorgeous,

rendered half-visible through layers of black tulle.

With her perfect figure, straight, smooth hair draped loosely over her shoulders, and diamond earrings dangling from her earlobes, she cut a striking figure.

Her face was touched with light makeup, and her lips resembled peach blossoms in March.

Yet her eyes were chillingly aloof.

The manager was somewhat dazzled; in terms of appearance, this young lady was as brilliant as peach blossoms and plums in spring, but her demeanor was as frosty as ice and snow!

Just behind her fair, tender shoulder, a small, crimson tattoo of peach blossoms was visible.

An absolute stunner!

"Miss, which banquet hall have you booked?"

"The seventh floor," Lin Mo replied indifferently. "Three hundred tables. They should be fully seated by now, right?"

The manager blinked in confusion. "There isn't a single person on the seventh floor. Could it be... that the time was communicated incorrectly?"