After Xiao Bei left the teahouse.
A wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips.
The trap was already set, just waiting for someone to fall into it.
Soon, the next day arrived.
Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Imperial Capital.
It was exceptionally lively today.
Anyone of status in the Imperial Capital had gathered here today.
Because today was the Xiao Family's Return Banquet for their Tycoon Lord, who had been lost for more than a decade.
Those able to attend today's Return Banquet were all prominent figures in the Imperial Capital.
Some were even influential figures from across the entire Xia Kingdom.
Inside the banquet hall.
The banquet was buffet-style.
There was still half an hour before the banquet began.
Yet the entire banquet hall was already packed with social elites.
"Do you know who the Xiao Family's Tycoon Lord is?"
Some guests still did not know the identity of the Xiao Family's Tycoon Lord.
After all, those who knew of Xiao Bei's identity were generally people at the peak of Xia Kingdom's social pyramid.
"You don't even know that? It's Xiao Bei!"
"Xiao Bei? Why does that name sound so familiar?"
"Yes, it's the Xiao Bei you're thinking of—Xiao Bei from Starry Ventures!"
In a corner, two tycoons were chatting. If ordinary people saw them, they would certainly be shocked.
Because both of them were regulars on the rich list.
The twin stars of the real estate industry.
Xu Jiayin of Hengda and Huang Shi of Wanke!
Xu Jiayin had been the one asking just now.
The reason he had not known about Xiao Bei lately was that his group had become strong on the outside but weak within.
Xu Jiayin had previously lost six billion yuan over the Hengda Spring incident.
Afterward, he had made several more blind