At that thought, Liu Hao shot Jiang Che one last vicious glare, burying his murderous intent deep in his heart.
"Hmph!"
He snorted coldly, straightened his slightly rumpled collar, then cast an exceedingly unwilling glance at the pair still acting all lovey-dovey. Gritting his teeth, he led his bodyguards toward the other side of the banquet hall.
"Just wait! The real show is yet to come!"
"The upcoming auction is the main event! I'll use money to smash that materialistic woman Lu Xinyi senseless!"
"There's nothing in this world money can't solve! If there is, it just means there isn't enough money! Tonight, I'll show you what real wealth looks like!!"
As he walked, Liu Hao swore wildly to himself.
Of course, that was also because he had only just arrived and had no idea that the man he hated so much was none other than Jiangzhou's Number One Young Master, the man who ruled the Jiangnan region with a single hand.
If he had known that the target of his peerlessly aloof ex-wife's eager advances was Jiang Che himself, he likely would not have remained so calm, much less entertained such a ridiculous notion as "crushing the other party with money"...
With Liu Hao, that eyesore of a third wheel, leaving in a fury, the "ambiguous scene" here temporarily came to an end as well.
Jiang Che did not continue taking advantage of her.
He voluntarily released the hand around Lu Xinyi's waist, took half a step back, and put an appropriate social distance between them.
"Miss."
Jiang Che smiled faintly. Without exposing Lu Xinyi's clumsy act of deliberately throwing herself at him, he pretended not to know her at all.
"Be more careful when you walk next time. These high heels may be beautiful, but they can easily