Chapter 341: Cheng Yuan, Please Help Liming
Huang Jianxiang almost choked. ’What the fuck kind of connections are these?’
’This guy’s a walking disaster!’
Recalling how he had just confidently sworn that Yan Liming’s connections were strong and he would never be taken down, Huang Jianxiang’s face turned beet red. He wished he could find a hole to crawl into and hide!
For a moment, everyone at Table Six stared at Cheng Yuan with complicated expressions, unable to say a word.
The Cheng Yuan before them felt like a stranger; they felt like they didn’t know him at all.
As Qiu Ming and You Baquan were passing Table Six, they suddenly stopped.
Everyone at Table Six panicked. Besides Cheng Yuan, they all shot to their feet, looking at the two leaders with noticeable anxiety. ’We weren’t involved in Yan Liming’s affairs! They’re not going to arrest us too, are they?’
Seeing Cheng Yuan still sitting there so brazenly, the others were terrified. They were afraid he would anger the two leaders and get them all dragged away!
Cheng Hongbing and Wu Xiuli were also anxious. They kicked Cheng Yuan’s leg under the table, signaling for him to stand up. But Cheng Yuan acted as if nothing was happening, picking up a piece of pork knuckle and starting to eat it in big bites.
Everyone was utterly speechless. ’This Cheng Yuan... was he the reincarnation of a starving ghost?’
’How could Cheng Yuan possibly have the heart to eat with two high-ranking officials right here?’
’Isn’t he afraid he’ll eat himself to death?’
Huang Qun scolded him in a low voice, "Cheng Yuan, where are your manners? Put down your chopsticks! Stand up and greet the two Directors!"
Huang Jianxiang hissed, also in a hushed tone, "Cheng Yuan, hurry up and get on your feet! Don’t tell me you think you can be rude to the two Directors just because you correctly predicted Yan Liming’s downfall, do you?"
Cheng Yuan gave the father and son a cool glance, not even bothering to reply.
The rest of Table Six was completely exasperated. ’Why is this Cheng Yuan so stubborn? It’s not like he’d lose a piece of his flesh by standing up to greet the leaders!’
Under everyone’s incredibly tense gazes, Qiu Ming and You Baquan headed straight for Cheng Yuan!
Yan Liming watched this scene with a cold expression, a twisted smile actually appearing on his lips!
’So what if I’m going down, Cheng Yuan? You’ve offended two Directors. You’ll have to come keep me company in jail for a few days!’
"Mr. Cheng, we are so sorry to have disturbed your meal!"
"Mr. Cheng, we’re on official business. Otherwise, we would definitely join you for a couple of drinks!"
Huh?
Everyone at Table Six was dumbfounded!
’How could this be happening?’
’Two Directors this high and mighty were actually being so polite to Cheng Yuan?’
’Was that even a hint of... trying to curry favor?’
Yan Liming looked as if he had been struck by lightning!
’The two big shots who held his fate in their hands were showing such respect to Cheng Yuan?’
’And yet he himself had always looked down on Cheng Yuan, humiliated him multiple times, and even tried to "help" him find a job!’
’How utterly ridiculous!’
The guests in the hall were also stunned!
’Wasn’t this the same poor kid they had all been ruthlessly mocking just a moment ago?’
’Why were the two Directors being so polite to him?’
’What was his real identity?’
Only then did Cheng Yuan slowly stand up and shake their hands. "You two are on official business, no need for formalities. I’ll treat you both to dinner another day."
This got the two of them incredibly excited!
They were both Shen Jiangnan’s most trusted subordinates, and they knew that Cheng Yuan had been a huge help in Shen Jiangnan’s recent career advancement!
’If they could get on this man’s good side, their own careers would take off!’
"If Mr. Cheng is inviting, we’re available anytime!"
"Then we won’t disturb your meal any longer, Mr. Cheng. We have official business to attend to. Goodbye!"
The two gave Cheng Yuan a slight bow, then with a wave of their hands, they led Yan Liming out of the hall.
With the groom-to-be arrested, the engagement party had become a complete and utter joke. Many of the guests began to leave.
The old comrades at Table Six no longer dared to underestimate Cheng Yuan. Their gazes were now filled with reverence and awe.
Liu Kun asked cautiously, "Xiaoyuan, why were the two Directors so polite to you? What exactly are you doing these days?"
Cheng Yuan spouted some nonsense without a second thought. "I’m just an unemployed bum, dealing in a few antiques. It’s probably because my wife is best friends with the former City Lord’s daughter. That’s likely why the two Directors are so polite to me, right?"
’Was that really it?’
Everyone looked at Cheng Yuan with suspicion. They all felt like he was pulling their leg, but they had no proof.
Seeing that the two Directors had just proactively greeted Cheng Yuan, Yan Song saw a glimmer of hope. He scrambled to his feet, rushed over to Cheng Yuan, and asked with a hopeful expression, "Xiaoyuan, you know the two Directors?"
"We’ve only met once."
"Xiaoyuan, you’re being too modest! How could you have only met once? I just saw it with my own eyes, the two Directors were extremely polite to you! Can you please put in a good word for Liming? Liming has always been an upstanding and law-abiding man!"
Cheng Yuan replied coolly, "Yan Suo, I heard from Huang Jianxiang that Yan Liming just bought a Ferrari 488. If Yan Liming has always been so upstanding and law-abiding, how could he afford a car that costs over five million?"
Yan Song was left speechless. He had advised his son to be more low-key when he wanted to buy the car. Look at the trouble it caused now.
"Xiaoyuan, we’re all family here, so I won’t beat around the bush! If you can help Liming get through this, that Ferrari 488 is yours!"
Cheng Yuan’s face darkened. "Yan Liming was taken down because of that Ferrari 488, and you want to give it to me? Yan Suo, what are your intentions? Are you trying to frame me?"
Yan Song waved his hands frantically. "Cheng Yuan, you’ve misunderstood me, how would I dare try to harm you? If you don’t like the car, I can give you a house of equivalent value or just give you cash! As long as you can get Yan Liming out!"
Cheng Yuan stared at Yan Song with a cold gaze. "Yan Suo, Yan Liming was just taken away. You should watch what you say. Where would you get a property and that much cash? Can you explain that clearly?"
Yan Song’s expression changed. He turned to Cheng Hongbing with a pleading look. "Old Squad Leader! For the sake of our old friendship as comrades, please ask Cheng Yuan to help Liming!"
Cheng Yuan almost laughed out of anger!
’Years ago, when he was framed by Jin Pengfei, Yan Liming clearly knew the truth but refused to testify for him. And on top of that, the surveillance camera for that section of road just so happened to be broken!’
’Cheng Yuan wouldn’t believe for a second that Yan Liming had nothing to do with it!’
Cheng Hongbing didn’t know this inside story. He valued old friendships, so he looked at his son inquiringly. "Xiaoyuan, can you help?"
Cheng Yuan refused without hesitation. "Dad, you’re overestimating your son. I just got out of prison, how could I have that kind of power?"
Yan Song’s last shred of hope was completely shattered. He ran off in a panic, needing to find other connections to bail his son out as quickly as possible!
Xiao Ziqiang, Zhou Feng, and Xiao Yating walked over to Table Six, looking at Cheng Yuan with immense gratitude.
"Xiaoyuan, we misunderstood you. At first, we thought you were just jealous of Yan Liming! We never imagined his problems were this severe! If you hadn’t stopped this, once our families were engaged, the Xiao Family would have been investigated too! Our company would have surely been shut down! We might have even faced bankruptcy! Our whole family has to thank you!"
The three members of the Xiao family gave Cheng Yuan a deep bow.