Su Mei stood smartly beside him in an elegant red gown, introducing the guests to him.
"Young Chen, your grand opening has caused a stir throughout Yicheng!" Municipal Deputy Mayor An Changlin approached with a hearty laugh and gave Chen Lin a firm pat on the shoulder. A group of officials from various municipal departments followed behind him.
"You're too kind, Mayor An. Without your support, how could the Water Restaurant have been completed and opened so quickly?" Chen Lin replied with a smile.
"Chen, my friend, your Water Restaurant is a hundred times grander than anything on my blueprints!" Gao Qiqiang, the head of the Construction Group, approached with his wife, Chen Shuting, his face full of admiration.
Liu Ruyan of the Zhengtian Group arrived with graceful steps as well.
She wore a simple white skirt suit that perfectly outlined her voluptuous figure. Sophisticated yet alluring, she drew countless gazes the moment she appeared.
Her eyes settled on Chen Lin, who stood at the center of everyone's attention, and she could not look away.
Naturally, Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia were there too.
In front of others, Song Qiuya remained as cool and regal as ever, but when she stood beside Chen Lin, she could not hide the tenderness that unconsciously softened her eyes-a tenderness reserved for him alone.
Qin Chuxia flitted through the crowd like a proud, colorful butterfly, warmly greeting the guests as though she were the hostess.
Just then, a considerable commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Holy shit! Who's that handsome guy? Some new celebrity?"
"That build, that presence... damn, he's incredible!"
A handsome man over six feet tall approached amid a sea of admiring gazes, dressed in trendy designer clothes, his figure tall and well-proportioned.
In the crowd, a villager who knew Zhao