The poorest rich man novel (Chen Hao)

Chapter 716 Chance Meeting

It was already evening when Chen Hao had arrived in Jin Ling at the headquarters building. The

Economic Zone’s deputy general managers were Zhenguo and someone called Zhong Wuyan, both

loyal to the Chen Family; it was especially so for Zhenguo, who Chen Hao was familiar with. According

to Uncle Pingan’s judgement, something could have gone wrong with them, so he needed to

investigate properly.

“Sorry, sir. Both Mr. Zhong and Mr. Li are absent until tomorrow morning. Even if they were present, I

can’t simply allow you to meet them!” said the receptionist politely. Although her tone was courteous,

the hint of mockery in her voice was obvious. Who the hell are you to ask to meet these two bigshots?

“Call them and say Chen Hao has arrived!” he said simply, not wanting to waste his time.

“What? You’re Young Master Chen, Chen Hao?” Several front-desk staff immediately stood up straight

and looked at him with disbelief.

“Can you make the call now?” Chen Hao said coldly.

“Alright, Young Master Chen, I’ll call… the security instead!” The staff sounded friendly at first, but she

suddenly switched to a mocking tone, making Chen Hao frown.

“What are you looking at, idiot? How dare you impersonate Young Master Chen with that outfit? Do you

know how many people are walking around Jin Ling, claiming to be Young Master Chen? Where do

you think you are right now? How dare you be this insolent!” the staff yelled. “Security, get this

troublemaker out of here!” she said, then threw down her pencil.

Immediately, several guards surrounded Chen Hao and was about to make a move on him when he

looked at them and sighed. If neither Zhenguo nor Zhong Wuyan was present, he might as well come

again the next day.

It wasn’t that Chen Hao wasn't angry; in fact, no one who insulted him could get away with it but for one

thing, these people were his own employees, not to mention there wouldn’t be a point to punishing

them. Technically, he could simply reveal himself and show off to them so long as he could prove his

identity, but he saw no point in doing that since he was too frustrated to deal with them. So, he did

nothing.

“Alright, since they’ll only be back tomorrow morning, then I’ll come back to see them tomorrow!” Chen

Hao shook his head with a bitter smile, then left with one hand in his pocket.

“Damn, who’s this kid? His outfit is so cheap, but he sure has a big attitude!” The guards exchanged

looks and shared mocking smiles.

A female receptionist reminded the guards by saying, “Probably an asylum escapee, with his stupid

look. If he dares come tomorrow, you all had better stay alert and keep Mr. Li and Mr. Zhong from

meeting this man. Otherwise, we’d be fired. Remember, there’s a big meeting tomorrow so we can’t

afford to make mistakes!”

The guards promised her by replying, “Don’t worry. If he does show up, we’ll show him the door!”

Meanwhile, Chen Hao had exited the place and planned to head for the Hot Spring Villa when he met

several young men and women. “Hey, man!” One of the more elaborately-dressed girls called out to

Chen Hao with her finger pointing at him, making him stop in his tracks.

“Aren’t you what’s-his-name?” The girl scratched her head in thought. Chen Hao glanced at her; she

seemed pretty, but the point was that he didn’t seem to know her.

“What’s my name?” Chen Hao asked.

“Wait, let me think. Oh yeah, didn’t you graduate from Jin Ling College? Do you know Yang Hui?” she

asked.

“Yep! We shared a dorm, but do I know you?” Chen Hao asked.

“Haha, that’s right. I knew you looked familiar!” The girl smiled.

“Who’s this, Weiwei?” The other girls crowded around curiously with crossed arms and their handbags

slung over their shoulders. Looking Chen Hao up and down, they thought he looked handsome, but his

whole impression was ruined by the complete lack of a noble air!

“He’s a roommate of someone from my town. I remember him because he was always clearing trash

and running errands for money. He was quite poor,” Li Weiwei said as an introduction.

“This is quite normal. Every school has someone like him, if you know how to look. From grade school

to college, you’ll always find that one person like him regardless of which school you go to! That’s

where the saying ‘great minds think alike, but fools rarely differ’ came from!” a handsome guy from

beside Li Weiwei piped up. The guy was wearing designer-brand athletic clothing.

“Haha! Yang Ming, you’re sure smart with your mouth. How did you make even such a saying sound so

sagely? Haha, no wonder Weiwei likes you!” the men and women burst out laughing.

“So what are you doing right now? I heard Yang Hui’s actually made it big and even started his own

listed company! Are you two still in touch? You don’t look like he’s been paying you any attention,” Li

Weiwei asked curiously. Coincidentally, she’d also been looking for ways to contact Yang Hui since as

his friend in high school, they naturally came from the same town.

In high school, Yang Hui was quite popular and she’d always liked him, but things changed after they

went to college. How could she put it? She’d basically gone through an ugly duckling transformation

and her tastes became wildly different from what she liked in high school, especially because people

who seemed cool in high school often became nobodies in college. It was even worse once they Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

entered the workforce, where the cool kids truly disappeared into mediocrity.

As such, her feelings toward Yang Hui changed with every new life stage she went through— from

admiration to ignorance to condescension. By the time they neared graduation, Li Weiwei barely

bothered to speak with him and had even deleted his contact details, thinking he'd amount to nothing

more than a salaryman once they graduated.

To her surprise, she heard that he’d become the boss of a company that was listed on the stock

exchange, and thus she bitterly regretted deleting his contact details. She’d been thinking about asking

around for his contact details when fate itself seemed to work in her favor, and she’d bumped into Yang

Hui’s old roommate. What a godsend!

Sure, she was a divorced woman with a new boyfriend, but no one could know for sure how things

would turn out to be. She thought that maybe if she got in touch with Yang Hui again, sparks would fly;

such was the mindset of pretty women like her, always on the lookout for backups.

“We’ve been out of touch for ages. I have his WeChat details on my phone, but I haven’t used my

phone since a long time ago,” Chen Hao said, instantly realizing what Li Weiwei was getting at.

“Holy crap, have you been living under a rock? Who the hell would believe you not having a phone?” Li

Weiwei’s eyes went wide.

“I’m serious! And according to my estimations, he’d probably have switched accounts by now?” Chen

Hao vaguely remembered asking Li Zhenguo to give Yang Hui a company of his own that was worth

several billion in terms of market price. He didn’t mind shelling out such a large sum, because their

friendship was worth more than that.

However, his words instantly changed the way Li Weiwei looked at him now that he’d exhausted his

usefulness to her. “Hmph, dumb*ss! I should have known Yang Hui wouldn’t spare you a second

glance in this sorry state, you piece of trash! What a waste of my time!” she yelled.