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Chapter 582 - 572 Yuan Family Charity

Chapter 582: Chapter 572 Yuan Family Charity

There are more families in the Imperial City than just the Shen and Bai families.

But the sudden confrontation between these two families, and the scale of their actions, genuinely shocked the other families.

They still remember the last time Shen Yunqing took action, effortlessly suppressing the Chen family, leaving them unable to rise again, and Chen Rui, the painter brother who was once highly visible online, has now vanished without a trace.

The two brothers still do not dare to appear in front of the Shen family members.

However, the Chen family cannot be compared to the Bai family.

Ten Chens wouldn’t match up to one Bai!

A clash between these two families would shake the entire Imperial City.

Curious people couldn’t resist investigating.

But the results of their inquiry left almost everyone baffled.

The Bai family’s second son, Bai Shengyu, forced a minor actor from the entertainment circle, causing the person to fall and sustain severe injuries.

This minor actor had nothing to do with the Shen family, except for a very tenuous connection where the Shen Family Head, Shen Yunqing, had a somewhat intriguing relationship with Jiang Lingxi, who is currently a popular actress, and Jiang Lingxi is barely considered a friend of the gravely injured actor.

This? Just for this?

Is it worth it for these two families to clash?

If this doesn’t count as making a mountain out of a molehill, then what does?

"There must be some secret we haven’t uncovered!"

"Isn’t the charity banquet organized by the Yuan family about to take place? Maybe when both families gather there, we’ll see some clues."

"Old Madam Bai does attend every year, but that Shen family member is so capricious; they might not come. Getting them together seems difficult!"

"Aren’t they also inviting some celebrities to liven things up? If they invite Jiang Lingxi, the chance of the Shen family member attending increases."

"In the past, the Yuan family invited at least top-tier international actresses; Jiang Lingxi, though currently popular, isn’t top-tier yet, right?"

"But what if she has the title of the Shen family member’s girlfriend?"

"The third member of the Yuan family is organizing the banquet this time, and I’m on good terms with him. I’ll go and mention it to him."

A group of onlookers: "Then hurry up and go!"

*

With the international fashion gala approaching, afraid of any mishap, Tong Yue hadn’t scheduled any work, allowing Jiang Lingxi to have a relatively leisurely few days.

From Shen Yunqing, she learned that due to Old Madam Bai’s stubbornness, she successfully isolated herself from everyone else.

Jiang Lingxi was just waiting, before her departure, to see Bai Shengyu with no one left to protect him or take the blame, finally being sent to prison, so everything could come full circle.

Good and evil are always rewarded in the end, and Bai Shengyu’s retribution is her!

Until Tong Yue’s call came in.

"Um, Xiaoxi, I take back what I said before."

From her tone, Jiang Lingxi immediately sensed something was amiss.

The next second, sure enough.

"There’s a charity banquet event, and I think you should attend. It’s one I didn’t think was in our reach, but they actually invited you."

"What charity banquet?"

"Yuan’s charity; you can look it up online. It’s considered the highest level banquet held at the year’s end, and in past years, the threshold was front-line status. This year, for some reason, we got the invitation, which is definitely a good thing for us."

"Okay, got it." After hanging up, Jiang Lingxi asked, "If I get the invitation, must I go?"

Tong Yue hesitated for a moment, "I’m really not sure about that, but generally, if you get the invitation, unless there’s an incident, most people would go, right? Getting it means recognition in the mainstream circles."

After hanging up, Jiang Lingxi started searching about Yuan’s charity.

A wealth of information appeared.

First, there’s the Yuan family, an enduring top-tier family in the Imperial City, different from the Shen family led by Shen Yunqing, as they are very high-profile.

This Yuan’s charity banquet has a nearly thirty-year history, initially inviting various families at the end of the year to exchange information and establish a charitable reputation.

In recent years, with the entertainment industry booming, Yuan’s charity began keeping up with trends, inviting celebrities to heighten the buzz.

Because they set a threshold from the start, there’s a saying in the circle that "only those who receive an invitation to the Yuan’s charity banquet at the year-end are considered top-tier."

Frankly, it’s all hype.

But isn’t hype what the entertainment industry thrives on?

So it’s no wonder Tong Yue was reluctant to refuse; it’s like a pie falling directly into one’s lap.

"What are you so engrossed in watching?"

Jiang Lingxi looked up at the person leaning over and turned her phone screen toward them, "Look, something new, Sister Tong is implying I should accept."

"Yuan’s charity banquet."

Shen Yunqing frowned.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Lingxi said, "You know about it, been there?"

"Yes," Shen Yunqing sat down on a nearby chair, "The invitations are sent every year, but I’ve only attended twice."

"Why, found it boring?"

"Not really, it’s just not useful to me, so I simply stopped going."

"If I go this time, will you go?"

"Together?"

"That shouldn’t be; I have a separate invitation. But," Jiang Lingxi thought, considering that Tong Yue only received the invitation today, "when did you receive your invitation?"

"Three days ago."

"I just got mine today. That’s a bit strange."

Shen Yunqing took a sip of water from his cup, "The Bai family also has an invitation."

"That’s my cup." Jiang Lingxi only pointed it out and didn’t take the cup back. "You’ve clashed with the Bai family, and many in your circle must know. Do you think my invitation was specially sent due to certain people’s curiosity?"

Shen Yunqing decisively said, "Then don’t go."

"No, no, I plan to satisfy their curiosity a bit."

Jiang Lingxi narrowed her eyes and smiled.

Knowing full well Old Madam Bai would be present, not going would appear cowardly to outsiders.

But avoiding confrontation was never in her vocabulary.

*

The invitation list for the Yuan’s charity banquet is released on their official website the night before the banquet.

This list appears once a year, and each time it quickly climbs the trending searches, this time being no exception.

Besides names of significant weight only known within high society, the general public is more interested in the list of celebrities invited by Yuan.

This is the list of names they recognize.

Once the list is out, multiple discussions follow.

[There’s no Xu Qingmei anymore; thinking back, last year’s list had her in the third slot, the top two were veteran artists, and this time Yuan has kicked her out, leaving her out in the cold, what a pity!]

[I just compared it with last year’s list, and it doesn’t seem to have changed much, it’s still the same people. Just looking at the list makes it evident that the entertainment industry is in a downturn this year, with only a few newcomers making it to the top tier.]

[Everyone, look at the last name, it’s Jiang Lingxi. The question is, has she reached top-tier status? What’s going on?]

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