"Looks like Victor Wei is still the most useful one here."
Nana poked her head out from the side. Right now, she was watching Victor Wei standing there, shielding Lynn Chen and the others behind him, and couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought he was that good-looking before, but now he actually seems pretty handsome."
"He might not be as good a fighter as that Lin guy, but a second-gen is still a second-gen, huh."
Nana was full of emotion, and she couldn't help wanting to nudge Lynn Chen into reconsidering her options.
Lynn Chen didn't say anything, and the mood on this side suddenly got awkward.
"Are you trying to bully me because you think I don't know the Wei family or what? Want me to call them up right now and ask if there's really someone like you in the Wei clan?"
Tony Tao frowned, suddenly getting nervous after Victor Wei's words.
"William Wei is my brother."
Victor Wei spoke again, this time sounding much more resolute.
"I can vouch for that."
Gordon Guo sighed from the side. "All these years, Victor has never once used the Wei family name to flex. Today, he only brought it up for Lynn Chen's sake."
As he said this, he glanced at Lynn Chen, looking helpless. "This is Victor's biggest secret. Since he started at school, fewer than five people have ever known his real identity. Now, for you, he just outed himself."
"The Wei family of Beijing is a hundred times stronger than that tough guy from out of town you like."
Gordon Guo had originally meant to use this moment to persuade Lynn Chen.
And Lynn Chen could clearly feel that, when Victor Wei said that second sentence, both Tony Tao and Ray Lei's expressions completely changed.
Neither of them had even a trace of their earlier arrogance or swagger.
William Wei.
Those three words seemed to carry an indescribable weight.
No wonder—a second-gen with a courtyard worth ten billion yuan behind him could never have a simple background.
"Ray, this kid's gotta be joking, right?"
The guy next to Tony Tao asked cautiously.
Not many of them actually knew about the Wei family of Beijing, but everyone was aware that Tony Tao's connections ran wide.
Anyone who could make Tony Tao nervous was definitely no ordinary person—definitely not someone they could afford to cross.
Of course, there were also hidden super-rich second-gens at Beijing Film Academy, but people like that would never bother showing up to one of Tony Tao's social-climbing dinners.
"Shut up!"
Tony Tao heard that and barked out a low growl, then stared at Victor Wei, his expression flickering uncertainly.
He wasn't gutsy enough to take that gamble.
But when he thought of the money he'd almost pocketed tonight, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.
"Young Master Wei, are you really planning to get involved in this?"
Tony Tao hesitated for a long time. He glanced over at Ray Lei, hoping he'd step in and say something, but Ray was already looking away, clearly wanting nothing to do with it.
Master Lin from Seacrest might be a great fighter, but not everything in this world can be solved with fists.
The Wei family of Beijing—an old-money clan—even if they're a bit in decline, they're still leagues above Ray Lei's family in Rayzhou. Besides, unless Master Lin from Seacrest is completely crazy, there's no way he'd pick a fight with the Wei family just for Ray Lei.
"She's the girl I like."
Victor Wei pointed at Lynn Chen behind him, his voice steady. He felt that, saying this, he looked pretty cool and sharp right now.
He could almost picture how grateful and moved Lynn Chen must be feeling toward him at this moment.
"That was awesome!"
Nana whispered, a little excited.
Jenny Sun and Zoe Zhao both let out a sigh of relief, feeling lucky they'd gotten Victor Wei to come.
And judging by all this, Lynn Chen probably has a much better impression of Victor Wei now, right?
Jenny thought so, and turned to look at Lynn Chen, only to find that her expression hadn't changed much at all—and the way she looked at Victor Wei wasn't especially moved or excited either.
"So, everyone here—none of you are allowed to lay a finger on her!"
Victor Wei continued.
One sentence settles everything.
Yu Yingjie was getting anxious. He kept glancing at Tony Tao, but Tony was completely ignoring him now.
His whole face looked awkward. After thinking it over, he finally forced a smile. "Since she's Young Master Wei's girl, I guess I was out of line."
"Sorry, sorry."
"Come on, I'll drink as an apology. Let's just pretend nothing happened tonight..."
Tony Tao stood up, just as he finished speaking.
The door, which had been closed all this time, was suddenly pushed open again.
"Ray, this toast should be between me and Lynn Chen. I promised her before I left."
A woman walked in from outside.
She smiled brightly, her voice gentle. Behind her, next to Hengyuan, followed a man whose face was pale, looking like he'd been drained by too much partying.
The man looked to be just over twenty.
"Tony, where's the woman you said you'd arrange for me?"
He yawned. "If she's not my type, don't blame me for being rude to you."
Seeing the newcomer, Tony Tao's face lit up and he greeted him with a smile. "Young Master Yan! You're here! I thought you weren't coming!"
He looked at Yan Haosi as he walked in, then announced loudly, "Let me introduce everyone—this is Young Master Yan, Yan Haosi!"
"He's the heir to Donghua Film & Media—you all know him, right?"
As soon as Tony Tao finished speaking, the students' eyes turned feverish as they looked at Yan Haosi.
"Donghua Film & Media, worth ten billion!"
"They've got several A-list celebrities under their wing, and they're gearing up for a star-studded blockbuster movie!"
"I remember Donghua's stock price shot up fifteen percent in Hong Kong a while back! That's at least two billion more in market value!"
Suddenly, the atmosphere—which had just calmed down—was lively again.
No one expected that the big shot Tony Tao mentioned would turn out to be Donghua's heir!
A hundred-billion company—even some well-known families couldn't claim to have that kind of capital.
"Of course I had to come!"
Yan Haosi laughed heartily. "You know what I'm like—money doesn't interest me, the only thing I care about is women."
He swept his gaze around, pausing on each woman in the room.
As his eyes landed, each woman quickly flashed a charming smile and instinctively straightened up, showing off their figures.
But his gaze never lingered.
But as his gaze swept across the room, it finally settled on Lynn Chen.
When he saw Lynn Chen, his eyes lit up and he smiled, looking at Tony Tao. "Is this the woman you arranged for me?"
As soon as he said that,
the whole room froze again.
"Uh..."
Tony Tao gave an awkward smile. "To be honest, Young Master Yan, she really was meant for you."
"But now, Young Master Wei from the Wei family in Beijing has stopped it."
"He says she's his girl."
Tony Tao looked at Victor Wei, and everyone else turned to look as well.
Victor Wei wasn't far from Yan Haosi. At that moment, Yan Haosi sized him up from head to toe.
Everyone thought there would be a showdown next—or maybe a handshake and some fake brotherly ending.
But unexpectedly...
Yan Haosi only glanced at Victor Wei, completely dismissive.
"The Wei family of Beijing?"
"What kind of nobody are they now!"
Meanwhile, Evan Lin was strolling through the streets of Beijing. Looking up ahead, he could see, from a distance, the uniquely designed Hanlin Pavilion under the night sky.