Chapter: 4251

Chen Zhaozhong felt even more puzzled and thought for a moment before asking, "Miss Cai, don't you know that this charity dinner is not suitable for bringing someone along?"

Cai Qiuyi was taken aback by Chen Zhaozhong's sudden interest in the charity dinner and didn't hesitate to say, "If Zhong Shu is interested, let's go together tonight."

Chen Zhaozhong nodded and said, "Alright, won't I bother Miss Cai?"

Cai Qiuyi shook her head and said, "How could I? They invited me as a guest of honor, so I also need to make a good impression."

Chen Zhaozhong sighed and said, "Well... to be honest, my last time attending a charity dinner was over 20-30 years ago on Hong Island. Since moving to the United States, I haven't attended any such events. Today is just an opportunity to see how things are going."

Ye Chen didn't suspect anything about what Chen Zhaozhong said.

Moreover, he didn't ask Cai Qiuyi too many questions about this charity auction either, so he didn't sense anything unusual. In terms of sensitivity in the details, he was indeed inferior to Chen Zhaozhong.

After finishing their meal, Ye Chen and Cai Qiuyi simply stayed at Chen Zhaozhong's small dining hall.

The three chatted on the second floor for a while, during which Ye Chen heard quite a few things related to his parents from Chen Zhaozhong's mouth.

However, Chen Zhaozhong was not clear about the hidden circumstances surrounding Ye Chen's parents' tragedy back then.

It was 6 o'clock in the afternoon.

A crisp pair of footsteps sounded outside, and Chen Duoduo, dressed in a business suit, ran up to the second floor of the dining hall.

As soon as she arrived, she said to Cai Qiuyi, "Qiuyi, Mr. Ye, I think we're about to leave."

Cai Qiuyi nodded slightly and said to Chen Zhaozhong, "Uncle Clock, let's go."

Chen Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Wait for me for a moment, I'll just change into some clothes downstairs."

There was still a semi-basement below the duck restaurant, where Chen Zhaozhong had lived for over 20 years.

Ye Chen and Cai Qiuyi waited on the first floor for a while before Chen Zhaozhong, dressed in a black suit, walked up from downstairs.

Although Chen Zhaozhong was already over 50 years old, he looked youthful and intellectual due to his slim physique and bookish expression. This made people feel that he was a capable and elegant person.

This also caused Ye Chen to muse inwardly, wondering if his father would have been the same if he were still alive.

Subsequently, Ye Chen, Cai Qiuyi, and Chen Zhaozhong boarded the armored Cadillac provided by the security company together with the car team and headed towards the venue of tonight's charity dinner at the New York Wangfu Hotel.

At the same time, eight Iga ninjas led by Shibata Ichiro had already changed into their service uniforms and started pretending to be busy behind the scenes in the banquet hall.

Due to a shortage of staff today, Chen Fu, the person in charge, brought in 20 temporary workers to help out. He reassigned experienced employees to serve guests at the front desk, leaving these inexperienced ones to do some miscellaneous work at the back.

This is also a common routine for hotels during peak seasons, so no one felt anything was amiss.

At 6:30 pm, Cai Qiuyi's car team arrived at the Wangfu Hotel and then entered the banquet hall under the guidance of the hotel staff. The car team stopped in the *** corridor.

The *** corridor is located at the rear of the banquet hall, which is not open to other guests. This allows for better protection of VIPs' privacy. JrNovels.com