The people around them began whispering among themselves at those words. Many watched the scene unfold, their eyes on Shen Tuohai and his daughter, Shen Anran, carrying a trace of schadenfreude and mockery.
Shen Tuohai's expression turned ashen. His gaze swept over the crowd and soon settled on one person. He immediately said, "President Chu, you have to give me justice here. This Zhu fellow has gone too far!"
"After all, I came at your invitation to attend your family's eldest daughter's engagement banquet. Yet this man deliberately caused a scene and made things difficult for my daughter. That clearly shows he has no regard for you, President Chu, or the Chu family."
"Otherwise, today is your family's eldest daughter's engagement banquet. Whatever the issue, it wouldn't have come to this in front of so many guests!"
Some of the people nearby nodded in agreement.
Making such a scene at the engagement banquet of the Chu family's legitimate daughter was indeed disrespectful to the Chu family. To some extent, it could even be said to be a slap in their face.
However, many people glanced at the "President Chu" Shen Tuohai had mentioned and at Zhu Hongchang with odd expressions.
At that moment, after hearing Shen Tuohai's words, "President Chu" smiled and shook his head. "President Shen, that's not quite right."
"This is between you and President Zhu. It has nothing to do with the Chu family."
"Although I did invite you to my niece's engagement banquet today, I have to admit that I didn't think things through beforehand."
"President Zhu's words may be harsh, but they aren't entirely unreasonable."
"Everyone invited to my niece's engagement banquet today is a prominent figure known throughout Jiangnan Province, or an important guest from Zhonghai."
"As for you, President Shen... heh. In a