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"Why would you come to such a lowbrow gathering?"
Upon hearing Du Wende's words, the entire banquet hall fell into a dead silence.
Everyone felt incredibly awkward, especially Lin, the organizer of the gathering, and billionaire Qu Yuntian, whose faces turned unsightly.
Despite their anger, they dared not retort.
If anyone else had said that, they would certainly have been outraged and collectively responded.
Anyone here easily had a net worth of billions, with most having tens of billions. In Shanghai, they were all high-status individuals.
But now, the one speaking was the head of the 300-billion-worth Du Real Estate Group. How could they argue with him?
"Oh, it's Mr. Du."
Hearing someone call him, Chu Chen looked over in surprise and saw it was Du Wende.
"I'm the owner of Shengtang Auction House. I got invited, and since I was free, I came."
Chu Chen explained.