Chapter 396: VIP Lounge (1/2)

Chapter 396: VIP Lounge

As area A turned into an uproar, Yue Zheng blindly offered another bottle of alcohol. He had given quite a bit of alcohol to the guests here.

Right now he was in the VIP room of Frost River Reality, a favor for him made by someone else that wasn't being put to good use at all.

Human relationships were like so: when lips touch and contact is made through the phone, favors, big and small, are being done. The plan of the luxury room had shattered, causing him to lose his chance to act awesome. He had received his fair share of regret from this and was forced to send his apologies. This was because the people of this circle all had families that weren't inferior to his. They were targets that he needed to seriously curry favor with.

Because of this, he specifically had Fan Qu prepare high-end fruit plates, alcohol, and the like as he humbly paid a visit to the VIP floor. The time he wasted going back and forth tonight had already ground down his arrogance enough.

Here, this circle of people contained both warm people and cold people, and the host was quite close.

Yue Zheng had heard of rumors that spread from people before about the host, Ju Maoxun. He was the president of the Cloud City School of Business' Elite Society. His external appearance was decent, but his temperament was explosive. He had a nickname: the Butcher.

Perhaps because this was his first time meeting Ju Maoxun, Yue Zheng couldn't see how Ju Maoxun could have a temper at all.

Yue Zheng was also able tell that today's lead wasn't Ju Maoxun. Instead, it was a young man with the same last name. He was introduced as Ju Ling, and he was Ju Maoxun's older cousin.

Ju Ling was around thirty years old. He wore a crew cut hairstyle and had a neat appearance. He wasn't talkative and didn't even touch a single drop of alcohol in this venue. The occasional gaze from him revealed no ripples of excitement. Not a hint of emotion could be read from him.

Yue Zheng didn't engage in further conversation with him. He couldn't stay here for long, and he just offered another round of alcohol. He didn't immediately leave, though. He waited outside the door for Fan Qu, wishing to ask him for specific information and clarify the focus of the communication that would follow.

During this time, someone made their way past the corridor, bumping shoulders with Yue Zheng.

Yue Zheng felt that this person was familiar the moment he saw him. He sized the person up, fearful of being uncertain of the person's identity. The person must have felt it, for he turned around to reveal a frown. He appeared a bit unhappy.

Yue Zheng was scared that he had offended this person, so he rushed to bow. He laughed and said, ”Young Master Hu San. You're Young Master Hu San of the border herders, right? Last month at the Sky Crystal Biology Cocktail Party...”

This young man interrupted Yue Zheng, ”Who are you?”

Yue Zheng took in a deep breath and revealed a smile, ”Hello Young Master San. My name is Yue Zheng. My father is Yue Qi of Wuyue Pharmaceuticals.”

”Oh, Wuyue Pharmaceuticals. Last year your business had gone quite well.” Hu Huaying laughed. He was clearly young, but he brought out a rigid social attitude. He politely shook hands with Yue Zheng. This obviously meant that he didn't want to engage in deeper conversation.

Yue Zheng had just offered a round of alcohol. His arrogance had been grounded away, and he was intoxicated by alcohol. His courage was considerable. He took the initiative to strike up a conversation, ”Young Master San must have come here with friends for some fun. I don't know which room, but I'll pay you a visit in the future.”

”There's a chance. I'm picking up a friend. I can't stay for long.”

The VIP room at the side opened up at this time, and Fan Qu bursted out suddenly and saw the two people outside the door. This gave him a fright, but he grew even more startled when he saw the faces of these two clearly.

”Young Master Hu?”

Hu Huaying saw that Fan Qu was working, so he just gave a grunt. He had no intentions of talking. He simply left.

It was at this moment that Fan Qu noticed Yue Zheng's expression changed slightly. When Hu Huaying turned the corner, he asked, ”You and Young Master Hu....”

”We chatted a bit at a cocktail party before.” No one would care if this sort of cheap big talk was found out. Yue Zheng naturally embellished his words.

Fan Qu nodded before pointing at the room behind him. He whispered, ”If you're going to talk with those guys again, I wouldn't mention Young Master Hu's name.”

Yue Zheng was shocked, ”There's bad blood between--”

”It's nothing. Just don't cause another problem to sprout.” Fan Qu's words were clearly not the complete truth.

Yue Zheng was a bit disappointed about this. Actually, he would have liked to engage in further conversation with Hu Huaying. The Hu Family was an upper manufacturer.Their primary business was to fulfill custom-orders of raw biological materials for the major pharmaceutical manufacturers. Not only that, they had a close relationship with one of the few A-level suppliers of Sky Crystal Biology--The Xie Family. This relationship had to be calculated within as well.

If only he could have used the opportunity to get to know him today, that would have been truly ideal....what a pity!

Fan Qu could read most of his thoughts, so he took the initiative to pull him some distance away. He whispered, ”Actually, these two circles are not affiliated. Young Master Hu is in the business circle while Young Master Ju is in the military/government circle. There may not be many people with notable families in that room, but each one of them has authority and power. Did you see Ju Ling, or Lieutenant Colonel Ju? He just transferred from the City Defense Force to the Coastal Defense Force. He was even promoted a military rank. He could be said to have boundless prospects!”

”Lieutenant colonel!” Yue Zheng started. Ju Ling had merely reported his name when they were introduced to each other, but he never said his post. But to be at this rank in his early thirties, didn't this mean that he was on a straight path to become General?

”He's a lieutenant colonel, but in any case he didn't arrive here until a bit later. I heard he was attending Chief Liu Ge's banquet. Apparently he heard that Young Master Xun was here, so he came over to check....”

Fan Qu's wristband suddenly vibrated, and his mind went blank when he saw who the contact was. He turned to push the door open, ”Young Master Xun. You were looking for me, sir?”

Amidst the puzzlement, Yue Zheng heard the man inside say, ”Little Fan, call Yue Zheng back over....”

The tone was firm, and Fan Qu started as he rushed to say, ”Zhengster was just chatting with someone outside. He didn't go far.”

There was a moment's pause before the man said, ”Okay, call him back in.”

Yue Zheng had long since heard Ju Maoxun's voice. Towards this sort of behavior, it would be a lie for Yue Zheng to say that he wasn't hesitant. There was also Ju Maoxun's tone. If Yue Zheng hadn't been caught up talking with Hu Huaying outside, he would already be downstairs by now. Ju Maoxun wanted to drag him all the way back. What was he up to?

But this was just the way the world was. People say things differently in front of others versus behind their backs. Plus there was also a difference in status. Thoughtless words and actions were far too normal.

Yue Zheng had encountered similar situations often enough. He soon adjusted his mood, tidied up the equipment and clothing he wore a little, and entered, ”Brother Xun, you were looking for me?”

Ju Maoxun stood up laughing. He didn't speak. Instead, the room full of intoxicated drunkards shouted, ”Fuck, let's take their challenge. It's those two bastards!”

”Fuck them to death! Crush them to death!”

An aura of enthusiasm had actually gushed up in here in the time he was gone.

What happened? Yue Zheng was a bit stunned.

Ju Maoxun wrapped his arm around Yue Zheng's shoulder in a very intimate manner as they walked just outside a lively area. This was the core zone of the VIP room. There was a 3D projector in the middle, and this place could be used as a strategy room. Surrounding the 3D projector was a circle of maglev cabins. Some had people inside. Some were empty. Though it couldn't compare to area A's hero seats in terms of total scale, the technology here was top of the line. Each place had their own merits.

The bustling of the hero area was being streamed here in real time. Ju Maoxun's explanation wasn't needed at all. Yue Zheng was able to understand the process of events with a few more glances. Even if he wasn't clear on some of the specifics, he was able to understand most of it from looking at the team-chat log.

This was when he felt how truly fucked his luck was.

Xue Lei and Luo Nan were both able to snatch hero seats at the same time? The probability of this happening meant that the luxury room certainly helped aid them in their success. This fucking luck. This fucking luck.... Why the fuck was my luck given to them!?

Yue Zheng immediately had the impulse to flee the room. Unfortunately, he was unable to express such unreasonable actions. He didn't know what his expression was like at the moment, but he knew that it wouldn't be anything good to look at. After all, he got fucked in the ass.

Plus, he still didn't understand why Ju Maoxun called him back. He could only try asking, ”Brother Xun?”

Ju Maoxun still had an arm around Yue Zheng's shoulder as he tilted his head over. This overly-intimate physical content made Yue Zheng rather uncomfortable, causing Yue Zheng's boldness to weaken.

“I heard Fan Qu say that the two who snatched those seats are friends of yours?”

”Uh.”

Yue Zheng instinctively felt that things weren't good when he saw Ju Maoxun's expression. He wasn't willing to take the hit for Luo Nan and Xue Lei at all, so he responded very honestly, ”I just met them today. They are relatives of my little sister's classmate. They're both from Acumen College.”

”Oh, from the same school as Tian Si.”