My Cold and Elegant CEO Wife - Chapter 528

Chapter 528: The Commotion At the Restuarant

 

Qingfeng was the first to win the second round of the competition. After two hours, 50 other participants won while the other 50 participants were eliminated.

The antique competition was extremely competitive. Only the winners could stay in the competition; the losers had to leave the competition.

It was noon when the second round of the competition ended. It was time to eat.

“Everyone can go and eat lunch. We will conduct the third round of the competition at 1pm,” Lei Tang said.

Qingfeng got up and said with a smile, “Xue Lin, let’s go and eat. You must be very hungry.”

In order to attend the Antique Competition, Qingfeng and Xue Lin both woke up early in the morning. They did not even eat breakfast. They were both starving at the moment.

~Grumble…

Xue Lin’s stomach grumbled. Clearly, she was starving. She walked out of the building with Qingfeng and Yunchang Xu.

There were many hotels close to the Phoenix Corporation. The participants could dine there.

Qingfeng arrived at the closest hotel. It was called “North Sun Hotel”. The hotel was a high-end five start hotel.

The hotel was more than 20 floors high. It was made of glass and there were four beautiful hostesses at the entrance.

“Welcome,” The hostesses said warmly when they saw Qingfeng and the others.

Everyone who came to the hotel was a customer. As the saying goes, “The customer is god”. They naturally had to welcome them warmly.

When Qingfeng walked into the hotel, he discovered that there were many people inside of the hall. Many participants of the Antique Competition have chosen to dine here. The CEO and millionaires have also chosen to dine here and have taken up many seats.

The receptionist was a girl in her twenties. She was pretty and had on light make-up. She wore a blue suit and wore a pair of black heels. She had voluminous black hair and was extremely pretty.

“Hello, can I get a booth,” Qingfeng said to the receptionist.

The receptionist looked at the computer and said, “You are right on time. There is only one booth left.”

Qingfeng smiled faintly and felt really lucky. He didn’t expect to get the last booth. If he had come later, there would be nowhere to seat.

Just as Qingfeng was about to take the card for the booth, a voice was heard, “Hold on, I will take this booth.”

Feiyan Liu appeared. She wore a black suit and walked towards them with big strides.

The receptionist’s expression changed when she saw Feiyan Liu. Clearly, she recognized Feiyan Liu. Feiyan Liu was the CEO of Phoenix Corporation; she was famous in Beiyang City. The receptionist often saw her on TV.

Moreover, Feiyan Liu often dined her at the hotel so the receptionist was familiar with her. However, the receptionist did not like this arrogant woman.

“President Liu. I am sorry but the booth is reserved for him,” The receptionist said as she pointed to Qingfeng.

She was very fair. She did not give the booth to Feiyan Liu just because of her identity.

Feiyan Liu furrowed her brows in displeasure. She said, “I am a big customer of your hotel. I often dine here. This man is called Qingfeng Li. He is a citizen of Eastern Sea City. He has never dined here before. Ask him to eat somewhere else.”

For a moment, the receptionist did not know what to do. She felt that Feiyan Liu was too overbearing. Mr. Qingfeng Li had arrived and requested the booth first. Naturally, the booth belonged to him. How could she give it to Feiyan Liu?

“President Liu, I am sorry. I can only give this booth to Qingfeng Li,” The receptionist said.

Feiyan Liu was livid. Her eyes were filled with rage. She never expected that this small employee of the hotel would dare to go against her orders.

Even the manager of the hotel treated her respectfully. How could an employee disobey her?

“Get Manager Sun for me. I want to see him,” Feiyan Liu said arrogantly.

The commotion was very loud and attracted the attention of Manager Sun so he hurried over towards them.

Manager Sun’s name was Guanghui Sun. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. He was chubby and had a pot belly from chronic drinking.

Guanghui Sun rushed to Feiyan Liu’s side and said respectfully, “President Liu, you are here for lunch?”

Feiyan Liu nodded and said, “Manager Sun, I am a card member of your hotel. There is only one booth left but your receptionist refuse to give it to me? What is going on?”

Guanghui Sun looked at the receptionist and said, “Xiaoli, what is going on? Explain it to me.”

Xiaoli said nervously, “Manager, Mr. Qingfeng Li reserved the booth first. Naturally, I have to give him the booth.”

“Nonsense, Feiyan Liu is a card member of the hotel. Naturally, she should use the booth. Qingfeng Li can eat somewhere else,” Guanghui Sun lectured Xiaoli.

“President Liu, this way please. I will lead you to the booth,” Guanghui Sun said with a light smile as he led Feiyan Liu to the booth.

Qingfeng was pissed when he heard the manager’s words. Xue Lin had been starving since the morning. It was already noon and they could finally eat. But now, the manager told them to leave. Anyone in a similar scenario would be pissed.

“Manager Sun, what do you mean? Why are you giving the booth I reserved to someone else?” Qingfeng said unhappily.

Guanghui Sun said with disdain, “Our hotel only caters to the upper class. Lower class people like you should not dine in a high-end hotel. Go eat somewhere else.”

A flash of coldness appeared in Qingfeng’s eyes. He thought, “Ha, how dare you call me a lower class person. You are looking for your death.”

“Manager sun, let me tell you. I am determined to eat here today. Lead me to the booth,” Qingfeng said coldly.

If it was anyone else, he would let it go. However, Feiyan Liu was the person trying to steal the booth. Naturally, Qingfeng did not agree to the arrangements. Moreover, Guanghui Sun tried to help Feiyan Liu. Qingfeng was unpleased with him as well.

“Fellow, are you here to cause a commotion? You shouldn’t mess with the hotel.”

“Manger Sun, let me tell you then. You shouldn’t mess with me either. I am giving you another chance. Assign me a booth and I will let things go or else you will be in trouble.”

Qingfeng said with his hands behind his back as his eyes flickered coldly.

Chapter 529: Firing Manager Sun

 

“Qingfeng Li, I am the manager of the hotel. What can you do if I don’t let you eat here?” Guanghui Sun said disdainfully.

The young man in front of him was such a joke. He had already asked him to leave but the young man still wanted to eat here.

I make the decisions in my territory. Guanghui Sun was the manager at the hotel. He could allow those he liked to eat here and demand those he disliked to leave.

Qingfeng smiled coldly. He was extremely dissatisfied with Guanghui Sun ‘s attitude. The manager was trying to please Feiyan Liu. He demanded Qingfeng to leave because he thought Qingfeng was a nobody.

Society was just so cruel; people would try to suck up to their higher-ups and bully those who thought were weak.

“Guanghui Sun, let me ask you, which company is the hotel owned by?” Qingfeng asked with a light smile.

He wanted to have an understanding of the hotel so that he could find a ‘remedy’.

Guanghui Sun said proudly, “We are part of the Ye Family of the Jing Capital. Are you scared now?”

Guanghui Sun was very proud when he mentioned the Ye Family. He lifted his chin as if he was afraid others would not hear his words.

In Huaxia, everyone knew that Ye Family was one of the four big families of the Capital. The family was very influential and had billions of dollars. Ordinary people would tremble in fear when they heard the name.

Ye Family?

Qingfeng furrowed his brows. He thought that the hotel belonged to some other family. He did not expect it to belong to Ye Family.

If the hotel belonged to some other family, it might be a little more complicated. However, if it belonged to the Ye Family, things were a lot easier. He only needed to give the Ye Family a call.

“Manager Sun, I shall give you a last chance. I am acquainted with the head of the Ye Family, Poju Ye. I also know Red Butterfly Yip and Lengxue Ye. I recommend that you give me the booth. Or else, you might lose your job,” Qingfeng threatened with a cold smile.

What? Are you threatening me?

Guanghui Sun laughed heartily. A flash of disdain crossed his eyes. How could the young man know the family head? What a boaster.

The head of Ye Family was a man with billions of dollars. Even himself, the manager, has never met the head How could the young man ahead be acquainted with the head?

“Qingfeng Li, you can continue lying. I don’t believe your words. Leave the hotel quickly or I will call security,” Guanghui Sun said as he waved his hands and gestured for them to leave.

Qingfeng’s expression darkened. He did not expect Manager Sun to call him a liar. What the heck!

“Guanghui Sun, I will call Red Butterfly Yip right now. Don’t regret your actions,” Qingfeng said coldly as he pulled out his phone.

“I will not regret my actions. Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. Red Butterfly Yip is right here in the hotel,” Guanghui Sun said arrogantly.

Red Butterfly Ye is in the hotel?

A flash of happiness appeared on Qingfeng’s face when he heard Guanghui Sun’s words. He took out his phone and found Red Butterfly Yip’s phone number. Then he dialed her number.

“Your highness, you are looking for me?” Red Butterfly Ye’s respectful voice was heard from the phone.

Qingfeng asked, “Red Butterfly Yip, are you in the Beiyang Hotel right now?”

“Yes I am. How did you know?”

“I am in the reception at the first floor of the hotel. The manager of the hotel refused to let me in. Can you come over?”

“Your highness, I will be there immediately,” Red Butterfly Yip quickly hung up the phone and rushed towards the hall on the first floor.

“Manager Sun deserved to die. Why did you have to anger Wolf King? Are you looking for your death?” thought Red Butterfly Yip angrily in her heart.

Red Butterfly Yip quickly arrived at the hall. She wore a red dress today. Her beautiful face was extremely charming.

“Young mistress, why are you here?” Guanghui Sun said respectfully when he saw Red Butterfly Yip.

Guanghui Sun was only a manager of the hotel. He was terrified of Red Butterfly Yip. Her identity was much higher than him.

Red Butterfly disregarded his words. She arrived before Qingfeng and bowed down, “Wolf King, I deeply apologize for this matter.”

Apologize? Was Young Mistress apologizing to Qingfeng Li?

Guanghui Sun’s expression changed. He was stunned. He had to bow before the young mistress but the young mistress bowed before Qingfeng. What was Qingfeng Li’s identity?

At this moment, Guanghui Sun’s heart was filled with regret and fear. He was not a fool. It was apparent that Qingfeng’s identity was not ordinary. He had to be extremely powerful or young mistress would not be so respectful.

“Red Butterfly Yip, the manager of your hotel refuses to let me eat here. What should we do?” Qingfeng said as he glanced at Guanghui Sun.

“I am sorry. It is my fault. I will fix it immediately,” Red Butterfly Yip smiled respectfully and walked towards Guanghui Sun.

“Manager Sun, were you the one who wanted to kick him out?” Red Butterfly Ye asked coldly.

“Young Mistress, I…I…” Guanghui Sun wanted to explain himself but he did not know what to say since he tried to kick Qingfeng out just now.

Smack!

Red Butterfly slapped Guanghui Sun across the face. His face instantly swelled up and a tooth flew out from his mouth. There was a flicker of blood at the corner of his mouth.

“This slap is for Wolf King. Who are you to stop him from dining at the hotel?” Red Butterfly Ye said angrily.

Guanghui Sun covered his swollen face. He wanted to explain himself. However, Red Butterfly Ye said coldly, “Guanghui Sun, from today onwards, you are fired from the company. Go away.”

What? I am fired?

Guanghui Sun cried loudly, “Young mistress, please don’t fire me. I have been a manager here for more than a dozen years. I have contributed to the hotel greatly.”

“You angered Qingfeng. You brought this upon yourself. Let me repeat myself, go away,” Red Butterfly Yip said coldly. Her heart did not waver at all.

Guanghui Sun was about to speak when Red Butterfly Ye kicked towards his abdomen. He was sent flying 7/8 meters away. Guanghui Sun landed heavily on the ground with a thud and even broke a bone; he moaned painfully.

“Security, throw out this bastard. From now on, don’t let him through our doors,” Red Butterfly Ye said with a wave of her hand to the security guard.

“Yes, young mistress,” The dozen security rushed forward and threw him out of the hotel.

The poor Guanghui Sun offended Qingfeng while trying to please Feiyan Liu. In the end, he was fired from the company.

Chapter 530: The Third Round Began

 

Domineering and powerful. This was the impression the surrounding people had of Red Butterfly Yip. They have never seen such a domineering woman like her.

If Red Butterfly Yip surprised everyone, Qingfeng stunned everyone. Red Butterfly Yip had bowed respectfully before Qingfeng.

“Wolf King highness, I am so sorry. I will lead you to the booth right now,” Red Butterfly Yip bowed and led Qingfeng towards the booth.

As for Feiyan Liu, she was disregarded by Red Butterfly Yip. Red Butterfly Yip did not cast her a single glance.

“Red Butterfly Yip, you bitch. How dare you ignore me. I will teach you a lesson someday,” Feiyan Liu thought viciously.

She turned around and left Beiyang Hotel. She went to find her master. She knew that only her master would be able to teach Red Butterfly Yip a lesson.

Red Butterfly Yip led Qingfeng to the most luxurious booth of the hotel. Then, she asked the servers to bring up the best dishes.

“Why are you in Beiyang city? Qingfeng asked.

He knew that Red Butterfly Yip’s identity was not ordinary. In normal situations, she should not be at the hotel.

Red Butterfly Yip looked hesitantly at Xue Lin and Yunchang Xu. She did not know if she should speak.

“You can talk, they are all our people,” Qingfeng said with a smile.

Red Butterfly Yip nodded and said in a low voice, “I am here to investigate a matter. Yanzhi Pei has disappeared.”

What? Yanzhi Pei has disappeared?

Qingfeng was stunned.

“Red Butterfly Yip, Yanzhi Pei was fired by Phoenix Corporation right? How could she disappear?” Qingfeng asked with astonishment. He was puzzled.

“The Pei Family of the Capital was annihilated. Yanzhi Pei and her brother has disappeared. I came to Beiyang City since Phoenix Corporation is located here. I am here to investigate the incident.”

“The Pei Family was annihilated?” Thought Qingfeng as he furrowed his brows. He was truly stunned. In the Capital, Pei Family was the strongest family outside of the four big families. In order for anyone to extinguish the Pei Family, they had to be as powerful as the four families.

“Red Butterfly Yip, have you found out who was responsible for the incident? Do you have any news about Yanzhi Pei?” Qingfeng asked nervously.

To be hoenst, Qingfeng had a good relationship with Yanzhi Pei. Yanzhi Pei had a partnership with Ice Snow Corporation in the past. When they were at the Capital, she also supported him greatly. He did not expect the Pei Family to be extinguished. Qingfeng was very worried.

Red Butterfly Yip shook her head and said, “We could not find any leads. The person who conducted the deed was a legendary fighter. I am here to investigate this matter.”

“Red Butterfly Yip, the Phoenix Corporation was Yanzhi Pei’s company. What is Feiyan Liu’s background? Could she be connected to Yanzhi Pei’s disappearance?”

A flash of approval appeared in Red Butterfly Yip’s eyes. She was impressed by Qingfeng’s intelligence.

“Your Highness, from our investigations, Feiyan Liu is not a member of the Pei Family. She belongs to a mysterious force. Back then, she first fired Yanzhi Pei, then she bought out Phoenix Corporation. After that, Yanzhi Pei disappeared. We are investigating her,” Red Butterfly Yip told Qingfeng her findings.

Qingfeng nodded and had some ideas in his mind. Feiyan Liu was a lead that they had to investigate carefully.

“Qingfeng, eat quickly. We still have to attend the third round of the Antique Competition,” Xue Lin said as she looked at the time.

The third round started at 1pm. It was already 12:30pm. There was only 30 minutes left. They had to hurry.

Qingfeng nodded and said, “Red Butterfly Yip, we shall eat first. After the Antique Competition ends, you can come and find me. We can look for Yanzhi Pei together.”

Red Butterfly Yip nodded and asked everyone to help themselves to the food.

There were many dishes such as braised fish, steamed chicken, baked pork feet, stir-fry shrimp. There were also four vegetarian dishes and four soups.

Time was tight, so everyone ate quickly.

After eating the meal, Qingfeng waved Red Butterfly Yip goodbye. He led Xue Lin and Yunchang Xu towards Phoenix Corporation.

When Qingfeng arrived at Phoenix Corporation, he received a warm welcome. Some reporters gathered around him and insisted on interviewing him.

Of course, Qingfeng chose Xiaoli Wang’s microphone again. He did not take the microphone of anyone else. The other reporters were furious but there was nothing they could do.

“Mr. Qingfeng, they third round of the Antique Competition is about to start. Are you confident in winning?” Xiaoli Wang asked excitedly.

Qingfeng took over the microphone and said confidently, “I will defeat Feiyan Liu for sure. I will win the competition.”

“Hmph, what a boaster. Feiyan Liu is the winner of the competition last year. How could you defeat her?”

“Yeah, his ego is big after winning the first two rounds. He will defeat Feiyan Liu? He is day-dreaming.”

“I support Feiyan Liu. She will definitely defeat Qingfeng later.”

The surrounding people discussed animatedly as they insulted Qingfeng.

Even though Qingfeng performed really well in the first two rounds, many people still believed that Feiyan Liu would win the competition. Feiyan Liu was the winner of the competition last year; she had a deep understanding of antiques.

“Mr. Qingfeng Li, I believe that you will be able to defeat Feiyan Liu,” Xiaoli Wnag said loudly with determination.

Many people did not believe in Qingfeng but Xiaoli Wang believed in him. She felt that the young man was unstoppable.

“Thank you, reporter Xiaoli Wang for your trust. I won’t disappoint you,” Qingfeng said with a light smile. He then walked towards the battle arena. The third round was about to start.

At the moment, there were 50 people on the battle arena who were all knowledgeable about antiques.

Feiyan Liu stood at the very front. She looked at Qingfeng coldly.

Feiyan Liu innately despised Qingfeng. Her master had told her that Qingfeng was an extremely bad man.

Feiyan Liu trusted her master’s words. Thus, she tried to butt heads with Qingfeng at every opportunity she got.

“Qingfeng, don’t cry when you lose the third round of the competition,” Feiyan Liu said with a mocking smile.

Cry?

Qingfeng furrowed his brows and looked at Feiyan Liu unhappily. What the hell? This stupid woman always tried to find trouble with him. Did he look like someone who would cry if they lost?

To be honest, Qingfeng felt that Feiyan Liu was very weird. He has never messed with this woman but she constantly tried to anger him.

But Qingfeng was not a pushover. He would strike back if anyone tried to find trouble with him.

Chapter 531: Face-Slapping Feiyan Liu

 

“Feiyan Liu, I think you can go home now. You are far from being able to be my rival,” Qingfeng smiled and said confidently.

Honestly, he didn’t even see Feiyan as a threat, it was just that this chick jumping around like a clown was kind of annoying.

“Qingfeng, we are going to start our match. Be careful, I’ll show you how good I am,” Feiyan gave a confident glare to Qingfeng and walked to the front.

Qingfeng shook his head. He had no clue how this woman could be this confident. She probably didn’t know how much she lacked compared to him.

The third round was the antique appraisal. Four antiques would be brought out and each contestant would have to identify the authenticity of it and write it on a piece of paper. Those who could identify all of them right would win the round.

The four antiques were an incense burner, a vase, a painting, and a dagger.

Fifty contestants wrote down their answers after precisely observing each of the four antiques and checking them on their hands.

Qingfeng started to check from the first one. This incense burner wasn’t too big, just the size of a bowl. The green surface was sculpted with some complicated floral patterns that were hard to be interpreted by anyone else but Qingfeng.

This incense burner looked really worn and outdated as if it was a real one. Yet, Qingfeng could tell it was fake since the floral patterns on the burner were artificial and it didn’t have any aged marks.

After the first one, Qingfeng continued to check the second antique—the vase. This was a white vase that was marked “Hong Wu” at the bottom. It should have been made during the period of Hong Wu in the Ming Dynasty.

Qingfeng immediately said it wasn’t authentic either after examining it carefully. Even though it looked really real, the two words “Hong Wu” revealed it was a false product.

“Hong Wu” was the emperor’s region title during the period of Yuanzhang Zhu in Ming Dynasty. Most of the porcelain wasn’t for usage, only those special porcelains in the Chinese Royal Palace could be used. Nevertheless, special porcelains from the Royal Palace would have a royal seal on them, while this one didn’t.

Two of the antiques were fake. This raised Qingfeng’s concern since he was worried whether the rest of the two would also be fake.

Fortunately, Qingfeng was relieved when he picked up the third antique—a painting, since it was a real one. This painting was drawn by a master painter called Zidao Wu, who was a well-known painter in the Tang Dynasty.

It looked fake at first sight but once you checked carefully, you would find the authentic painting beneath the fake slip.

“What a good dagger,” Qingfeng said in his mind when he picked the fourth antique. This dagger was simplistic but antiquated. It was marked “Madam Xu” with ancient Chinese characters at the back.

Qingfeng felt excited when he found out this dagger was not only authentic but also a treasure. He didn’t expect to see a treasure here.

Qingfeng wrote the answers down on the card after he finished examining the four antiques.

An hour later, fifty contestants have all examined all four antiques and has handed in their answer card.

These four antiques were unique and extraordinary. The incense burner came from the Qing Dynasty; the vase came from the Ming Dynasty; the painting came from the Tang Dynasty; and the dagger came from the Warring States, which made each of them hard to distinguish.

Only 3 out of 50 contestants got the answers right. They were Qingfeng, Feiyan Liu and a middle-age man. The rest of them got the wrong answers and were all eliminated.

Qingfeng got all the answers right since he knew what he was doing. Feiyan was basically cheating as she has obtained the answers from somebody else in advance. In terms of the middle-aged man, he basically just guessed the answers right.

There would only be one winner in the Antique Competition and now there were three people. The only way to pick the winner was to get each three of them explain their own answer.

Lei Tang looked at the middle-aged man and asked, “You said the first two antiques were fake and the last two were real. Could you explain why?”

The middle-aged man suddenly looked anxious when he heard this. He could explain for the first two fake ones, but the last two totally came from guessing, how could he explain that?

Yet, he had no choice but started to explain since he was asked by Lei Tang.

He did a decent explanation for the first two antiques, but when he needed to explain for the third one, he began to stutter. He obviously didn’t know why since he was just guessing.

Lei Tang could tell this dude was making things up as he didn’t even know what he was saying based on his facial expression.

“You were just guessing, right?” Lei Tang asked.

The middle-aged man blushed in his face as he nodded since he really didn’t know the answer.
Lei Tang smiled vaguely and said, “You are eliminated. Next, Feiyan and Qingfeng, please explain each of the four antiques.”

Feiyan had a decent understanding of antiques, but she got her answers from someone else, which meant she was basically cheating.

Feiyan did a decent job in explaining the first three items, but she paused when she moved to the last one-the dagger.

“I thought the winner of the Antique Competition last year was so knowledgeable. Now, she can’t even explain her examination for a dagger? Honestly, did you cheat?” Qingfeng stared at Feiyan while laughing sarcastically.

Feiyan was pissed off and showed all her anger on her face once she heard what Qingfeng said, “Bullshit! I never cheat.”

“You never cheat? Alright, then explain to us why this dagger is authentic?” Qingfeng asked Feiyan while sneering

Feiyan tried to explain, “This dagger is obviously authentic, why would I need to explain?”

Everyone was shocked after hearing Feiyan. They all knew she was trying to set herself free from this since she couldn’t provide any explanation.

Lei Tang could also see the awkwardness from Feiyan’s mannerisms. Actually, he knew she received the answers from an internal source, but he couldn’t do much to stop her since he knew she had an exceptional background.

Feiyan also won the competition by cheating last year, even though many people were complaining, they didn’t have any other options.

“Qingfeng, then you explain why this dagger is authentic then. If you do, you are the winner,” Lei Tang smiled faintly and said to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng picked up the dagger and explained while pointed at the words on it, “Look, everybody. “Madam Xu” was marked at the bottom of the dagger, Madam Xu was a famous sword forger in Zhao Empire during the Warring States. This dagger was used by Jin Ke to assassinate Emperor Qin at that time.

Everyone was surprised after hearing what Qingfeng said. It was a priceless treasure if it was a dagger left from the Warring States. No wonder so many contestants failed to explain it.

It has been thousands of years since the Warring States has passed and how many people could identify the antiques from that period? Only Qingfeng did.