The four of them, including Mengyao, didn't pay much attention to Zheng Jia Mei's visit.

However, on Zheng Jia Mei's side, it was a different story.

"Jiamei, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so upset?"

"Did something happen? How dare Chu Mengyao scold you?"

"Tell us, what exactly happened? We'll stand up for you. Chu Mengyao is nothing but an upstart in the eyes of our five great families, and she dares to be arrogant. It's simply outrageous."

"She's just a frail girl, and as for political and business influence, what is the Chu Group compared to us?"

The young ladies from the five great families around Zheng Jia Mei were all arrogant, clamoring to seek justice for her. They were all raised in pampered environments, so naturally, they didn't think much of Chu Mengyao. Even though Chu Mengyao's status was high now, they still had the family backing that granted them their pride.

In their circle, Zheng Jia Mei was the Zheng Family's candidate heir, which placed her in a high position in everyone's eyes.

Across the five great families, there wasn't a single woman who could match Zheng Jia Mei in business acumen.

Therefore, Zheng Jia Mei was a highly regarded and valued presence in the circle of young ladies from the five great families.

"It's nothing, just feeling a bit unwell," Zheng Jia Mei said calmly. She was trying her best to conceal her disarray, but she couldn't completely hide the fear and apprehension coming from her heart. She had never shown such a side, which is why her sisters noticed something was amiss.

"Do you need to see a doctor?"

"Have a seat and drink something, take a break."

The other ladies showed their concern, fully believing Zheng Jia Mei's words without any doubt.

Zheng Jia Mei didn't mention what had just happened, feeling too ashamed to speak of it, so she could only swallow this bitter experience silently.

"Don't worry about me. I'm fine; just need a little rest," Zheng Jia Mei responded calmly.

"That's good to hear." Only then did the ladies around Zheng Jia Mei feel reassured.

"Chu Mengyao, you won't be triumphant for long. Just wait to meet your end. It won't be long before the Chu Group goes to hell with you," Zheng Jia Mei thought to herself, a scarcely noticeable malicious glint flashing in her eyes.

The venue of the party was large, and not many people were paying attention to the four surrounding Mengyao. Everyone was in their own small groups, chatting away.

In the circle of the heirs of the five great families, Li Yang, Huang Feipeng, Ma Junqing, Chen Xiangsheng, and Zheng Junxian were at the center. There's no need to say much about the four except for Li Yang, who was an offspring from the Li Family — the eldest son of Li Chenggui.

The racing event at Huang Feipeng's birthday party was attended by Ma Junqing, Chen Xiangsheng, and Zheng Junxian as supporting guests, just to make Huang Feipeng happy. The only one who didn't attend was Li Yang.

Among the five, they were the designated successors of the five great families, but whether they could become the pilot of these families was still up for debate. Out of them, Zheng Junxian's position was the most unstable because Zheng Jia Mei was highly regarded in the family. Comparatively, he was significantly weaker both in strategy and business acumen. Thus, watching Zheng Jia Mei moving effortlessly and conversing with various business elites at the party made him look exceptionally grim.

Naturally, there were followers around the five young men, among whom Zhao Mingyuan was Huang Feipeng's follower.

Among the crowd, Ma Junqing and Zhao Mingyuan looked towards Ye Fan's direction with an unusual glimmer in their eyes.

Especially Ma Junqing, who, during the encounter in the parking lot with Ye Fan, still vividly recalled his father's words. Despite not fully understanding them, he followed his father's advice and dared not show any disrespect towards Ye Fan. He had originally thought of finding an opportunity to punish Ye Fan, to avenge Lu Chao, yet now he hesitated.

"Young Master Li, what do you think the intentions of the elders giving Chu Mengyao a tough time are?" Chen Xiangsheng asked with a laugh. The true intentions of the elders, the pilots of the five great families, were unknown to them.

"Regarding their intentions, I think Young Master Ma has the most say on this matter," Li Yang remarked, looking at Ma Junqing.

Putting oneself in others' shoes, the Ma Family's animosity towards the Chu Group was the most intense at present.

The direct heirs of the five great families referred to one another with titles like this, to show their mutual respect.

"Everyone can see the point of the elder's actions. If we couldn't figure this out, how could we be fit to be the designated successors of our respective families?" Ma Junqing adjusted his demeanor and said helplessly, "However, the Chu Group is not a meek little lamb that can be easily manipulated, even the elders would need to be cautious."

"Young Master Ma, you're overthinking this. I believe now that the Chu Group has taken Ma Family's throne, the Ma Family must be scared out of their wits. Considering our five great families dominate the Northwest with deep roots, any single one of them facing off against the Chu Group guarantees victory. Not to mention, if we join forces, it would be earth-shattering, and how could the mere Chu Group be a match?" Chen Xiangsheng said with pride and enthusiasm, "If the Chu Group dares to boast, it will surely be wiped out."

"Young Master Chen has a point," Li Yang looked at Chen Xiangsheng with praise.

At this moment, Huang Feipeng cautiously said, "That person, the woman beside Chu Mengyao, seems to be the leader of Ye Gang, Sister Dao."

"How could that be?"

"Cut it out, you must be seeing things. Why would Sister Dao give up being an **** to become Chu Mengyao's follower?"

Voices of disagreement immediately erupted.

The five of Li Yang, who enjoyed spending time in nightclubs, were all keenly aware of the underworld of Dongfang City being run by Ye Gang. Thus, their dread of Sister Dao was immense; to offend her meant not being able to enter those nightclubs again. Moreover, **** folks loved to seek revenge at any cost, and that was what they feared the most.

All five of them looked toward where Chu Mengyao was, focusing their eyes particularly on Qiu Wen.

Due to the distance, they could only vaguely recognize the back of Chu Mengyao, enough to confirm her identity because she was too recognizable, being the center of attention. However, as for Sister Dao, the five hadn't met her face-to-face, only gaining information through intelligence reports.

"It's too far; I can't see clearly. Young Master Huang, are you sure? Aren't your eyes playing tricks on you?" Chen Xiangsheng shouted.

"My eyesight is 2.5; compared to your 250 myopic eyes, I see much more clearly," Huang Feipeng retorted loudly.

"Go get some binoculars," Li Yang instructed.

"Yes." A follower immediately went down to carry out the task.

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