Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 181 Party

Chapter 181: Chapter 181 Party

Chen Fan’s eyebrows raised.

He was just wondering where to find Tang Chuchu, and this seemed like a great opportunity.

So, he said with a smile, "Sure, I was actually planning to meet Tang Chuchu."

Ling Xiaohan’s face was full of surprise, "Chen Fan Brother, you know Tang Chuchu?"

Gao Weiwei sneered on the side, "Tang Chuchu is the Tang Family’s young mistress, born with a golden key in her mouth. How could he possibly know her? He’s just looking for an opportunity to get close to her."

In her heart, she looked down on him, thinking to herself you look so convincing in front of me, but now you show your true colors upon hearing Tang Chuchu’s name.

Unfortunately, even I don’t think much of you, let alone Tang Chuchu.

Chen Fan said calmly, "The reason I came to Binhai this time is to collect a debt from Tang Chuchu."

Ling Xiaohan and Gao Weiwei were both startled.

Gao Weiwei originally wanted to ridicule Chen Fan a bit, since a person of Tang Chuchu’s stature would hardly owe a mere worker like him any money.

But she thought better of it, feeling it was a waste of time to argue with such an unreasonable person.

Ling Xiaohan also did not continue speaking, but she did not doubt Chen Fan.

"There must be some misunderstanding; a young mistress like Tang Chuchu wouldn’t intentionally owe money. If there’s a chance tonight, I’ll help Chen Fan Brother get his money back," she thought.

Neither of them knew that the "debt" Chen Fan mentioned wasn’t money, but half of the Tang Family’s assets!

During the day, Ling Xiaohan didn’t have many classes and took Chen Fan around Binhai.

Gao Weiwei, although she had a lot of objections to Chen Fan, still hung out with them all day, but she was cold as ice all the while, never showing Chen Fan any kindness.

In the evening, the three of them flagged down a taxi at the roadside, ready to head to the venue of the banquet, Binhai Grand Hotel.

Chen Fan was planning to sit at the front, but Ling Xiaohan rushed ahead, saying, "Chen Fan Brother, I get car sick easily, let me sit up front."

Chen Fan nodded.

Gao Weiwei had already gotten into the back seat.

Seeing Chen Fan approach the car door, she said with a sneer, "You would have loved to sit like this, wouldn’t you?"

Chen Fan, speechless, ignored Gao Weiwei and got into the car.

Soon, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the Binhai Grand Hotel.

The three got out, and there were already several young college students waiting there.

A tall guy approached and said with a smile to Ling Xiaohan and Gao Weiwei, "We were just waiting for you."

This person was the class president, Ma Shihao, mentioned by Ling Xiaohan; his grandfather was a Grandmaster with a certain status in Binhai’s Martial Arts Circle, hence he was able to bring friends to the banquet.

Ma Shihao took notice of Chen Fan behind the two girls and asked with curiosity, "And who might this be?"

Ling Xiaohan hurriedly introduced, "This is Brother Chen Fan, well... he’s a distant relative of mine, and I brought him along to hang out."

Gao Weiwei added, "We brought him to see the world."

The undertone was that Chen Fan was uncultured.

Ma Shihao sized up Chen Fan and, seeing that his clothes were plain and out of place with those of the wealthy kids around them, felt some disdain, but still said with a smile, "Okay, now that you’re here, you’re a friend, but just don’t cause any trouble once we get in."

The group entered the Binhai Grand Hotel.

The lobby was opulent and brilliantly lit.

People chatted in small groups here and there.

The long tables around the hall were filled with fine food and wines for the attendees to enjoy.

After entering, Chen Fan looked around and noticed that more than half of the guests had come for the Martial Arts community, and there were quite a few inner strength experts among them.

But he did not see a single person above the Grandmaster Realm.

It makes sense, after all, those with real power definitely wouldn’t be interested in attending a reception like this, and most who come here are youngsters who followed their elders to Binhai.

"The Martial Arts Tournament is certainly incomplete without the Lu Family; I wonder if Lu Qinghuan will attend the reception today."

Gao Weiwei saw Chen Fan looking around and said proudly, "How about that, you’ve never been to such a posh place, have you?"

Chen Fan just smiled and didn’t speak.

Seeing this, Ma Shihao, standing to the side, frowned slightly. "Weiwei seems to be paying special attention to this country bumpkin."

He liked Gao Weiwei and had a considerable family background, but unfortunately, his previous attempts to woo her had been unsuccessful. Now, seeing Gao Weiwei paying more attention to a country bumpkin than to himself naturally upset him.

He thought for a moment, then smiled and said to everyone, "I know there’s a place in this hotel that sells magical items. Everything there is quite unique; let’s go take a look."

Afterward, he leaned over to Gao Weiwei and said, "Weiwei, if you fancy anything later, let me know. I’ll buy it for you as a gift."

Gao Weiwei just smiled faintly without accepting or declining.

Ma Shihao glanced at Chen Fan and thought, "The special items there start at one hundred thousand, with the most expensive ones even reaching tens of millions. Later, I’ll pick a cost-effective one to give to Weiwei, to show this country bumpkin he doesn’t have the means to compete with me."

Then he led the group to a corner of the hall.

There was a display stand there, with many odd and curious items placed upon it, each accompanied by a price tag and a description.

Beads that glowed red at night, man-eating plants that bubbled, dolls that brought good luck, diamonds made of tears, brooches that improved one’s skin, stones that emitted electricity...

Everyone was surprised when they saw these things.

"My gosh, are these things for real? I never knew there were such magical things in this world," someone exclaimed in astonishment.

A staff member responsible for the introduction said with a smile, "These magical items were collected by our boss from all over the world, and their magical features are real. Each piece is very valuable as a collectible."

Chen Fan scanned these magical items and revealed a smile.

These things were merely inadvertently nurtured by Spiritual Energy and weren’t all that magical.

After carefully considering, Ma Shihao told the staff, "Wrap up that brooch that’s good for the skin, please."

The brooch was priced at three hundred thirty thousand.

Without a second thought, Ma Shihao took out his bank card.

Everyone was somewhat impressed; though they were all from wealthy families, spending three hundred thirty thousand on a brooch was still quite extravagant, and among them, only Ma Shihao had the means to do so.

After the card was swiped, Ma Shihao looked towards Gao Weiwei, "Weiwei, this brooch is for you as a gift. You already have the face of an angel, and I believe it will make you even more beautiful."

Everyone looked at Gao Weiwei with envy.

"Weiwei, you’re so lucky, a gift worth three hundred thirty thousand! The class president just gave it away," Ling Xiaohan said with a laugh.

Ma Shihao was quite proud, glancing at Chen Fan with a raised head and thinking, you country bumpkin must have never seen such an expensive gift, three hundred thirty thousand is probably a lifetime’s earnings for you, how can you compete with me for Weiwei?

Gao Weiwei originally wanted to refuse, but recalling the fake demeanor of Chen Fan, she decided to accept the gift.

She wanted to show Chen Fan that the boys who pursued her were excellent, that even casual gifts they offer were expensive, and his trick of pretending to be profound to attract her attention was simply laughable.

So she took the brooch, smiled at Ma Shihao, and said, "Thank you."

Then, she looked at Chen Fan with a face full of pride.

But Chen Fan wasn’t paying any attention to the two of them at all.

At that moment, his gaze fell on the stone that produced electricity.

He saw lightning arcs emanate from the stone, and when a light bulb was placed on it without any wires connected, it lit up.

This was the most expensive item in the display case, priced at ten million.

Chen Fan observed closely and quickly revealed a surprised expression.

"To come across such an unexpected find."

Without hesitation, he looked at the staff member and pointed to the stone, saying, "Hello, I would like to buy that stone."