He forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, a smile still plastered across his face as he said, "Mr. Chen is certainly a man of straightforward words. Since that is the case, I'll get straight to the point just as Mr. Chen wishes. I have already heard about the matters here from Liao Yunfei, and I hear Miss Yuan has retrieved 2.25 billion Huaxia Currency, principal and interest included. Truly a cause for celebration."
"You flatter me," Lv Baoyu—*Wait, no.* Yuan Lifei smiled politely, though her words were anything but polite. "This is what I rightfully deserve."
Xi Cunjian's expression sank once more, but he quickly chuckled. "Earlier, the entire upper-class society of Yuyun Province was overwhelmingly certain of Sun Changdong's victory. Never could I have imagined that the tide of the match would reverse at the very last moment, and the ultimate victor would be none of you—*no*, would be Mr. Chen. It is truly a massive upset.
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