"Oh? What, you planning to call for backup now?"
Ryan Wu watched Lily Zhong pull out her phone, shaking his head like she was clueless. "Seriously, you don't even get what's going on in Oceanport right now, do you, hick?"
"No matter who you call, I guarantee you—there's nobody in all of Oceanport who'd dare step up and meddle in Uncle Chen's business!"
Ryan Wu's words rang out, clear and forceful.
Ryan Wu's smile grew wider, the corners of his mouth curling up. The miracle Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill from Angel Epoch, everyone in Oceanport's talking about it.
"But it doesn't matter who you call—it's useless. Honestly, I didn't even take you seriously, since you're just a junior and I'm your elder. But you actually want my daughter to apologize to you? That's just pure fantasy."
The middle-aged man's voice wasn't quiet—deep and powerful, with all the confidence of a successful businessman.
At his age, with all he's accomplished and the Oceanport Zheng Clan backing him, he's got every reason to strut a little.
Especially seeing his favorite daughter looking so proud now that he's stepped up—it's got him feeling downright pleased.
Uncle Zheng?
Evan Lin sized up the middle-aged man, then shook his head. "What a pity."
"Pity? For what?" Lynn Chen shot back, aggressive and annoyed. "You talk all mysterious—if you don't have the skills or connections, just admit it. Why act all cryptic with my dad?"
"People like you? In this lifetime, you'll never reach the heights my dad has!"
She was about to say more.
Ryan Wu's smile grew wider, the corners of his mouth curling up.
The middle-aged man was already getting impatient, considering whether to have the security guards called over.
Just then, Lily Zhong's phone finally connected.
"Hello, is this Uncle Zheng?"
Standing beside Evan Lin, Lily Zhong spoke, her voice cool and clear.
Uncle Zheng?
Zheng?
At her words, everyone—including the middle-aged man—instantly focused their attention on her.
"Is this supposed to scare me?"
The middle-aged man frowned at her.
"There are plenty of Zhengs in Oceanport. No way you're actually calling someone from the Oceanport Zheng Clan, right?" Lynn Chen said, watching Lily Zhong.
She had barely finished speaking.
"Yes, it's me. I'm Lily Zhong."
Lily Zhong replied, likely confirming her identity to the other party.
In truth, Lily Zhong didn't need to emphasize this—she and Leon Zheng had been in frequent contact. When she first arrived in Oceanport, Leon Zheng helped Angel Epoch Corporation handle quite a few issues.
Both sides had each other's numbers saved, so when Lily Zhong called, Leon Zheng definitely knew who it was.
But Lily Zhong wasn't saying that for Leon Zheng—she was speaking to everyone else present.
"Lily Zhong? That name sounds... familiar, somehow," a flight attendant muttered quietly.
She had just been mocking Evan Lin, but the moment Lily Zhong said "Uncle Zheng," the mood in the room seemed to shift.
"Zhong... Wait, could she be the one from Angel Epoch?" another flight attendant suddenly realized, eyes wide in surprise.
As flight attendants, they'd dealt with plenty of socialites, so they knew just how miraculous the Youth-Preserving Beauty Pill on the Oceanport market was. And behind those pills worth hundreds of thousands each stood the meteoric rise of a company called Angel Epoch.
As for the woman behind Angel Epoch, Lily Zhong, she'd become an idol to countless women in Oceanport.
Rumor had it that Lily Zhong, who ran Angel Epoch, was an absolute iron lady in the business world—tough and uncompromising. Otherwise, she couldn't possibly have made Angel Epoch so big and strong in Oceanport in such a short time.
Plenty had heard of Lily Zhong, but very few had actually seen her in person.
As soon as the flight attendant spoke,
Lynn Chen was the first to freeze in shock, and Ryan Wu's heart skipped a beat.
"Dad?"
Lynn Chen turned to look at the middle-aged man, only to find her father—the pillar she'd always relied on—was now drenched in cold sweat.
He stared, dazed, at the woman making the phone call.
"Zhong... Chairwoman Zhong?"
The middle-aged man's voice trembled, and even his legs felt weak.
If this woman really was Lily Zhong of Angel Epoch, then the identity of the person she called Uncle Zheng was obvious.
"Here's the situation: I'm at the international airport, but one of your company's executives seems to have a strong bias against me."
Lily Zhong's tone was cold, with little personal emotion.
She didn't mention Evan Lin—since Evan had asked her to make the call, he probably didn't want Leon Zheng to know he was here.
Lily Zhong's reputation alone was enough to resolve the situation.