Chapter 180 - 140: Revisiting IN11 - The Trio
Chapter 180: Chapter 140: Revisiting IN11 - The Trio
Seeing that look on Lin Wanyu’s face, Gao Yuan knew she was up to no good.
"What kind of ’special’?"
"We came here to sing our hearts out, what else?"
Lin Wanyu didn’t believe a word of it. She scoffed.
"I’ll ask Meiting later and see what you used to get up to when you came here."
Gao Yuan wasn’t the least bit worried by Lin Wanyu’s threat.
Meiting would always take his side. No matter what Lin Wanyu asked, the answer would just be singing and drinking.
He was a perfect gentleman, after all. He would never get involved in any of that flashy, questionable stuff.
The three of them waited for a bit, and Qin Yichuan was the first to arrive.
His wife was by his side, with their two children in tow.
Although Qin Yichuan wasn’t exactly handsome, his wife was stunning—a standard accessory for a wealthy man, it seemed.
What’s more, their son and daughter were quite good-looking, having apparently escaped the influence of Qin Yichuan’s genes.
If Gao Yuan hadn’t acquired the Money Power System, Qin Yichuan would be the one who had truly won at life.
It was no exaggeration to say that Qin Yichuan had never known true hardship. Even in college, his lifestyle had merely been more frugal, not as ostentatious as that of his classmates from middle-class families.
Some middle-class families, with a net worth in the millions or tens of millions, spoiled their children rotten. Conversely, some of the truly wealthy often did a better job raising their kids.
Gao Yuan introduced Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing to Qin Yichuan and his family.
Qin Yichuan’s wife was taken aback for a moment when she heard that both of these beautiful young women were Gao Yuan’s girlfriends, especially since he announced it so openly.
She couldn’t detect a hint of any other emotion on either woman’s face, which made her sneak a few more glances at Gao Yuan.
This wasn’t the first time she’d met Gao Yuan. They had been at purely platonic get-togethers before.
Back then, Gao Yuan was either fresh off a breakup or in some flaky relationship, so he always came to gatherings alone.
She never expected he would show up to this gathering with two women in tow.
With three women and two children now in the private room, it instantly burst with life.
As the saying goes, three women are enough to put on a show. Before long, Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing had hit it off with Qin Yichuan’s wife, and the three of them sat together, chattering away nonstop.
Qin Yichuan’s two children ran around and played in the large private room, occasionally dashing over to Gao Yuan and Qin Yichuan to see what the two adults were up to.
And what were they up to? Qin Yichuan was trying to learn from the master.
He was genuinely curious how Gao Yuan had managed to win over two women at the same time, and without a hint of friction between them.
In terms of wealth, he used to be richer than Gao Yuan.
In terms of looks, Qin Yichuan felt they were more or less on the same level.
As for eloquence... on that front, he had to admit he was probably a notch below Gao Yuan.
As Qin Yichuan pondered this, his mind couldn’t help but drift to what happened the last time the three of them were in the showers together.
’This guy must be amazing in bed!’
The two men were smoking and chatting when Zheng Zhi arrived.
Unlike Qin Yichuan, Zheng Zhi had only one child, who was already in their teens.
With that, everyone had arrived.
Meiting arrived, pushing a cart with their drinks.
Since it was a family gathering, the drink order was fairly simple. Cocktails were arranged for the women, while Gao Yuan and the other two men got a bottle of Moutai.
Since the three men were drinking baijiu, Meiting had also specially prepared a few small side dishes for them.
The service at IN11 was exceptionally thoughtful, which was one of the reasons the three friends frequented the place.
After Meiting left, Gao Yuan picked up the microphone and formally introduced Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing to the group again.
At the same time, he introduced Qin Yichuan’s and Zheng Zhi’s families to the two women.
Now, everyone was formally acquainted.
Gao Yuan had originally planned to just sit and chat with his two buddies. After all, it wasn’t a particularly wild party, so they could only shoot the breeze.
However, Qin Yichuan and Zheng Zhi’s wives requested that Gao Yuan grace them with a song.
Gao Yuan had performed on stage with Jay Chou, and now they wanted to hear a live performance from him.
Gao Yuan didn’t refuse. With three children present, he steered clear of any love ballads or sad songs.
He went straight for "The Smurfs" theme song.
The song was an instant hit with the three children. As Gao Yuan sang, they jumped up and started acting as his backup dancers.
That one song really got the party started.
After Gao Yuan finished, Qin Yichuan and Zheng Zhi, not to be outdone, figured they could match his performance and each sang one of their go-to karaoke songs.
After that, the four women took over the stage.
They sang and chatted away, and the three men left them to it, content to sip their drinks and talk amongst themselves.
"Yuanzi, you’ve really hit the big time."
"Yeah, you’re making the two of us green with envy!"
Qin Yichuan and Zheng Zhi both expressed their admiration for Gao Yuan’s success.
Being in the e-commerce business themselves, the two of them had been keeping a close eye on GY.
In the past week, GY had really blown up.
Not only was TikTok flooded with topics about GY, but there were also short clips of Gao Yuan singing. The two of them had seen the clips so many times they were sick of them.
Especially this past week, GY had consistently been pulling in around ten million in sales every day.
One week of sales was nearly what Zheng Zhi made in an entire year, and it was triple what Qin Yichuan’s company pulled in.
"You guys only see the sales figures!"
"I took a three-hundred-million loan from the bank, and it’s almost gone. The TikTok campaign alone ate up two hundred million of that."
When Gao Yuan said this, both Qin Yichuan and Zheng Zhi gave him a thumbs-up.
"Spoken like a true e-commerce director from a publicly traded company. You really go big."
Although both men were shocked by the scale of Gao Yuan’s investment, knowing him, they were sure the money hadn’t been wasted.
And the results proved that the money had, indeed, been well spent.
Time ticked by, and the bottle of baijiu was soon empty. The three men were all pleasantly tipsy, which was a nice state to be in.
The party continued until 11 p.m. Seeing that all three children were getting sleepy, they decided to call it a night and head home.
Gao Yuan also mentioned he would be sending them some skincare products in a few days, so they could give them to their wives as gifts.
The gathering came to an end. Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing had successfully integrated into Gao Yuan’s circle of friends, a fact that left both of them very satisfied.
When a man starts bringing his woman—or women—into his inner circle, it’s a significant step.
Besides, from their perspective, Gao Yuan’s two friends weren’t some spoiled, rich good-for-nothings. They were relieved he had friends like that.
Meiting was leading them out. Just as they rounded a corner, Gao Yuan heard someone call out to him.
He turned his head and couldn’t help but smile.