Chapter 625 - Best Actor Shens Counterattack! (5) (1/2)

Qiao Lian gave him a slight nod.

After Song Cheng left, Qiao Lian went up to Shen Liangchuan and suddenly asked, “Mr. Shen, may I know if you lack a female partner for tomorrow evening’s function?”

Seeing the sparkle in her eyes, he understood at once what she was thinking.

She had heard what Song Cheng was saying and knew that he was going to look for sponsors. She was worried that he would have a tough time, so she wanted to accompany him.

Did she think… that he was going to beg?

The thought of this made him slightly smile.

He thought about the past few days, how she and Xia Yehua had been home and worried sick. He nodded and said, “Okay. Put on something pretty for the occasion then.”

Things would get interesting tomorrow evening.

Since that man with the surname Lu had dared to frighten Xiao Qiao, she should actually come along to watch the comedy unfold, shouldn’t she?

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Soon, it was evening of the event.

Although it was winter, Qiao Lian wore an evening gown.

Wearing a coat over the gown, she arrived at the event venue with Shen Liangchuan.

This business banquet had been organized by the Beijing Chamber of Commerce.

It was a quarterly event that saw attendance from the upper echelons of society—they were there to socialize.

Many deals were made and collaborations established at these functions.

Hence normally, if one was looking for investors, they would find means to secure an invitation to this event, through which they would get to know more investors.

In the past years, Shen Liangchuan had never been to any of these banquets.

That was why when he walked into the event location with Qiao Lian by his side, it immediately caught the attention of the people around.

Someone widened his eyes in surprise and exclaimed, “Shen Liangchuan? What brings you here?”