185 We congratulate you (2/2)

''Boss, Mr. Liu Wei is right here in the VIP reservation area, but the young lady is nowhere beside him, it appears she did not come to the party.''

His secretary whispered into his ears, making him look away from the Blondie whom he had come with, and at Liu Wei's direction.

Su Min's gaze remained on Liu Wei who talking to a staff, someone on uniform to be precise. True to what his secretary had said, she was not anywhere around Liu Wei. He used his eyes to search through the crowd but he could not spot her anywhere.

Maybe she went out for a while, to the restroom or something.

He thought to himself. His main aim of being at that gathering in the first place was to see that woman; there was no way he was going to leave there without seeing her.

Everyone was almost settled and the party had started in earnest.

The waiters began walking around sharing drinks. Xin Yong sat beside Liling to keep her company since Jin Yue was sitting with Liu Wei in the VIP area.

Many people were called up to give a speech or two, after which there were donations made by big time CEOs' and bourgeoisies. Liling and Xin Yong awed at how much money was realized in just a few minutes.

After the donations were made, a tall man obviously in his thirties was called up to the stage.

Liling, who had all the while been staring at Liu Wei, jolted back to reality when Xin Yong nudged her.

Her eyes shifted back to the person on the stage, and her heart almost jumped out of her mouth, when she heard his speech.

''…we welcome you all to X-dynasty and wish you a successful journey in your career. You all have undergone rigorous training and emerged successful among your mates. We congratulate you, and we promise to provide you with everything necessary to climb the ladder of fame and success.

Now, X-dynasty has an award for the best upcoming artist. She emerged best in the auditions and best in the training sessions, and because of her daunting performances, the company congratulates her. This is a bid to encourage everyone to work hard; you can't get to the limelight without hard work and commitment, I think I should stop here, not too good with words actually, ha-ha.''

There were whispers among the crowd, mostly from the new artists; they all wondered who the best among them was.

Richen was almost bursting in happiness. Since Liling was out of the way, the trophy would ordinarily be hers! To think that the whole world was watching this event, that was already enough popularity, she would need little or no effort to get fans when she finally makes her first debut. She struggled to remain calm on her sit in a bid to hide her happiness. Finally, she would show Liling that she was nowhere compared to her!

A woman walked up the stage to join the man; she was slender and looked like a model in her dinner gown. She was holding a tray which contained a gold plaited trophy and an envelope.

She handed over the envelope to the man when she reached him.

''We wish to call up the CEO of X-dynasty to

present the award. Mr. Liu Wei, it's an honor to call you up this stage to present this award, please a round of applause as he walks up the stage..''

There was a resounding applause as Liu Wei walked up to the stage and took the microphone from the man.

''I really didn't want to speak today but it seems I can't evade this, can I?''

Everyone burst out laughing at his joke. They calmed down after a while.

The man handed over the envelope to Liu Wei. Liu Wei opened it and took out the piece of paper which was inside.