The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 216 - 0: What’s this kid’s background?

Li Qianmo didn’t hesitate at all and turned to leave, pulling Cheng Yuan with her.

Zhao Sitong quickly stopped Li Qianmo and struggled to squeeze out a smile.

"Qianmo, don’t be in such a hurry! It’s just that your fiancé is too handsome, and I was worried about shaking his hand because you might get jealous."

Li Qianmo snorted coldly and said with pride, "Of course A Yuan is handsome! At least you have good taste!"

Zhao Sitong invited, "Qianmo, please take a seat quickly!"

Li Qianmo nodded and walked with Cheng Yuan towards the dining table.

Normally, today being Zhao Sitong’s birthday, she should be sitting in the main host’s seat.

However, Zheng Hongxuan was firmly seated in the main host’s position, and astonishingly, no one around expressed any dissatisfaction.

Regardless of Zheng Hongxuan’s own position or his family’s power, he was the most preeminent presence among them!

Only Li Qianmo could challenge him when it came to purely family power.

Even Zhao Sitong was a bit less influential.

After all, Zhao Sitong was not Secretary Zhao’s biological daughter but his niece.

Zhao Sitong plopped down to Zheng Hongxuan’s left, leaving the seat to his right, the position reserved for the guest of honor, for Li Qianmo.

"Qianmo, take a seat."

Li Qianmo didn’t sit down, her eyebrows furrowed, "It seems like there aren’t enough seats."

Zheng Hongxuan smiled slightly, "I didn’t know Qianmo would bring someone, just adding a chair would solve it."

Soon, a waiter brought over a chair.

"May I ask where this chair should be added?"

The young people at the lower end of the table, having keen eyes, quickly shifted their positions.

The waiter efficiently added the chair.

Zhao Sitong pointed at the newly added chair and looked at Cheng Yuan with a mocking gaze.

"Mr. Cheng, they’ve added a chair for you. Please, take a seat."

To this, Cheng Yuan was indifferent, as he didn’t recognize any of these people.

However, Li Qianmo couldn’t let Cheng Yuan be subjected to such an indignity.

Li Qianmo decisively sat Cheng Yuan down in the guest of honor’s seat, stating matter-of-factly, "Darling, you are the most honored guest today, you should definitely sit here in the guest of honor’s seat!"

Cheng Yuan was filled with trepidation!

Listening to their exchanges, he couldn’t afford to offend any of these privileged peers!

The least influential among them was still a notch above Liu Ming and Jin Pengfei!

Each of their family elders held positions of vice-ministerial level or higher!

Li Qianmo seemed to be leading him to his doom!

But since he was already seated, Cheng Yuan couldn’t just stand up.

That would be far too embarrassing!

Li Qianmo turned her head emotionlessly toward the young man sitting next to Cheng Yuan.

"Li Qiang, are you sitting comfortably?"

"Huh? Oh..."

Li Qiang quickly caught on to Li Qianmo’s hint and promptly shuffled his chair aside.

Following suit, a spot for Li Qianmo quickly opened up.

Li Qianmo pointed to the chair that had been added and then to the empty space in front of her. The waiter immediately moved the chair over.

Li Qianmo sat next to Cheng Yuan, giving him a gentle look that chafed at Zheng Hongxuan’s sensitive nerves!

Zheng Hongxuan subtly signaled Zhao Sitong with his eyes. She immediately understood his meaning and put on an unhappy face.

"Qianmo, you’re so not cool. When did you get engaged? How come I didn’t know about it?"

Li Qianmo bluffed, "We just got engaged a few days ago. I’ll send you an invitation to the engagement party later."

Cheng Yuan felt overwhelmed.

What the heck?

An engagement party?

Was Li Qianmo for real?

Li Qianmo’s tone and expression were so calm that Zhao Sitong couldn’t be sure if she was telling the truth or lying, so she continued to probe.

"Qianmo, you’ve always had high standards! I wonder what Mr. Cheng’s background is that he managed to win you over? What do your in-laws do? Are they in politics or business?"

Li Qianmo’s pupils flickered slightly. If she said Cheng Yuan’s parents were in politics, it would be easy to expose the lie since it’s very simple to investigate someone within the system.

However, if she claimed they were businessmen, especially overseas investors, it would not be so easy to investigate.

Li Qianmo bluffed with a serious tone, "My uncle and aunt work in finance on Wall Street."

Finance on Wall Street?

Zhao Sitong’s gaze towards Cheng Yuan became somewhat cautious.

Financial tycoons on Wall Street can sometimes influence the policies of the Americans!

It was just unclear to what extent Cheng Yuan’s parents had succeeded.

Zheng Hongxuan initially thought Cheng Yuan posed no threat to him, but now he felt a subtle pressure.

Zheng Hongxuan tried to appear relaxed as he addressed the room, "Actually, being in finance isn’t as mysterious as it sounds. It’s not as impressive as everyone thinks! The vast majority are just high-level wage earners."

The caution in Zhao Sitong’s eyes slowly dissipated. So he was just a high-level wage earner?

Li Qianmo maintained a brave front and boasted on behalf of Cheng Yuan, "Zheng Hongxuan, you’re right, the majority of people in finance are just high-level wage earners. But my uncle and aunt are different; they are entrepreneurs! They own an offshore financial company!"

Cheng Yuan slightly raised his eyebrows. Qianmo’s random bluff wasn’t entirely untrue.

He actually did have an offshore financial company.

An offshore financial company?

Just the sound of it felt impressive!

Everyone was taken aback, even Zheng Hongxuan’s expression turned very serious.

Was this guy so formidable?

He could be a formidable rival!

Just then, a whiny voice filled the doorway.

"Hongxuan, don’t be fooled by Qianmo!"

"I just checked, and this guy comes from a rural peasant background!"

"His father used to be a supply and sales cooperative manager, but now that the cooperative has gone bankrupt, he’s nothing but a freelancer! His mother is just an ordinary farmer! Bullshit about some offshore company!"