Party Invitation.

At the end of it,.

Chen Hao ended up buying the candle set that lady suggested and even ended up paying 50K dollars for five of those candles, which literally cost him 10K per candle.

'Ah, something messed with my mind or something.' Following his exit from the store, Chen Hao experienced a headache as he tried to figure out how he could have been tricked into paying $50,000 for a set of candles by a woman.

'It had to do with that weird feeling from that shop.' After giving it some thought, Chen Hao realized that this investment might not have been such a bad idea after all—after all, she was also a target at Big Daddy List.

Taking that into account, Chen Hao decided to forget about it. However, he later decided to look up the lady's details and discovered that her name was missing from his Big Daddy list.

Only her image was displayed, and even after clicking on it, Chen Hao was shocked to discover that he could not access it.

'This is...' A still moment of silence. While Chen Hao was aware that Big Daddy List had released a great deal of information, this was something new to him.

Armed with this knowledge, he was certain that the shop was not typical.

Given that the item was not inexpensive in the first place and that few people in the neighborhood would attempt to purchase something so expensive, he may currently be the only customer at that store.

'Should I check this candle out. After all, it cost this much, and I am sure it will help me ease my mind.' The aroma that this candle emits when it is lit, which is a blend of various fruits and flowers, has the effect of calming the mind and promoting blood circulation throughout the body.

Using it in his hall, he might be able to relax for the time being and plan out other things, like what he should tell his sister-like friend that was about to come.

Prior to this, he was not as wealthy. True, his stepmother and other sisters were wealthy and well-known, but Chen made an effort to avoid becoming overly dependent on them in order to avoid impeding their future opportunities.

'She had no idea about the system.'

'I need to make a clear excuse to hide it's existence. But I can't lie completely from her.'

'What should I make of my act of looking for girls, then?'

Chen Hao thought about it all far too much. When he returned to his apartment, he unwinded and lit a candle. He discovered that the fragrance and scent of the candle were wonderful and that they had helped to calm his thoughts considerably.

Thus, grinning slightly, he closed his eyes, eased himself onto his couch, and extended his legs to take a quick nap while his brain searched for a plausible reason to doze off.

'Ring!' It was just an hour, and Chen Hao woke up from the call.

When Chen Hao woke up, he saw that Old Wen had called. He chose to answer, and he was told that he was invited to a brief meeting.

Since he had nothing important to attend to, he made the decision to go meet the group. As he descended, he saw Old Wen, Lady Weiyi, her husband, Mr. Li, and several other members who appeared to be more powerful than Mr. Li.

"Oh, here he is. The star for our party." When Chen Hao entered, Old Wen, ever the joyous one, let out a loud cry that caused the entire group to turn to face Chen.

'He is the one.'

'Oh, the boy had supported at least 2 major development field.'

'He must have large asset to support these two, right?'

They continued to smile when Chen Hao saw them, but there was something familiar about the way they looked at him.

This time, however, Chen Hao felt completely confident in his bank account, so rather than appearing weak, he displayed an arrogant expression.

"Chen Hao, nice to meet you guys." Although Chen Hao's ostentatious demeanor was very different from what Old Wen had seen in the past, Old Wen did not consider Chen Hao to be conceited because he had every right to be conceited about it.

'Huh! that's taxing.' After taking his seat, Chen Hao was able to relax his nerve. Being the center of attention, Old Wen assisted everyone in getting to know Chen Hao, since most of them were very keen to do so.

Chen Hao greeted them one by one. Elder Chen, whose last name was the same as Chen Hao's, was the head of the political party at the moment and held considerable power in the city, while Elder Lin worked in the judicial department.

Therefore, two of them were the primary guests.

Later, when Chen Hao properly greeted them, he discovered that they were all very close friends from their college days and partners in the project that Chen Hao had invested in for Old Wen that evening.

They had all come to see the youngest and largest shareholder in their project, which turned out to be a party today.

"Then, brother Chen." Even though it felt strange to be referred to as a brother by an elderly man like this, Chen Hao understood that they were just showing him respect.

"If it is alright, you should visit this old man's birthday tomorrow." Chen was surprised, but still ended up accepting the invitation and starting to think about what he should give the old man as a gift, given at his birthday.

He cannot just go empty-handed, not to say that things matter a lot when one gets older.

Chen Hao continued to talk with the group, and with it, he was able to find that Elder Lin had liking to things like drink and rare tea.

Those were not his tea, but he had plenty to choose from when it came to drinks, like wine, so he gave him some bottles as a gift from his mansion's cellar, which contained much older wines from the system.

Not to say, wine from there is very expensive and not something he can buy with money alone, so it might serve as a good gift to establish some connection with that old guy.

Weiyi was sitting with other ladies. However, she was focused on her spouse and the young child from earlier, who was seated in the middle of the bigwigs' attention but had a calm and composed expression on his face.

It was as if the Chen Hao from that day had vanished and a new entity was sitting in the middle of this party.

For some reason, though, Weiyi was also able to perceive that Chen Hao at the moment was someone he was putting up with to act in front of others and that Chen Hao appeared to be a very mature adult.

Chen noticed Weiyi and for a moment smiled with that silly smile from before, making Weiyi chuckle, thinking what nonsense she was thinking, given Chen Hao was still the same boy.

Following the conclusion of the celebration, they all left, leaving only Old Wen and Chen Hao in the room. It was then that Chen Hao said goodbye and headed for his apartment.

'Ring!'

Chen Hao was back when the bell rang.

Opening the door, he found Weiyi standing along with some food that she must have made.

"My husband asked to share some of this dish that he had gotten from Old Wen." Upon observing the food, Chen Hao discerns that Yuqing had previously served a rather uncommon fish dish during the gathering.

"Also, you looked really cool out there, kid." Seeing Yuqing patting his head and not changing her attitude toward him, Chen Hao grinned. This made him a little bit happier because he liked how she treated him like a family and did not back down from her statements.

Following his meal, Chen Hao finished packing up his belongings. As he extinguished the candle, he began to experience an odd sense of exhaustion that accompanied the intensity of his sleep and something that was pulling at his senses.

His eyelids were heavy, and before he knew it, a figure of something appeared in his vicinity, but till the end of it, Chen Hao had gone to sleep and his body slumped on his body.

Next morning.

Chen Hao.

He woke up with a really fresh mind. Chen Hao began getting ready for Elder Lin's party by taking a bath, brushing his hair, and combing it out.

Rather than having a formal party, Elder Lin was taking his guests to a special resort island.

'Well, as expected of rich.' Though this might be his first time attending a place like this, Chen Hao was not overly shocked.

Nevertheless, he wished he had run into someone he knew at the party, because otherwise he would feel awkward. Since Chen Hao only knew Elder Lin and the other members of their group,.

Therefore, he drove to the mansion this time. After speaking with the senior guard leader, who was a man of considerable age, Chen Hao strolled to the main mansion and grinned at the opulent building, which was already his property.

A special robe was waiting for him inside this mansion. Upon closer inspection, he discovered the robe among several exquisite suits and formal wear that appeared to be ready for the party.

Before this. Although Chen Hao was aware of this wardrobe, he did not find formal dresses like this to be to his taste.

For this reason, he kept them hidden until this particular occasion. However, when Chen Hao looked in the mirror, he noticed that something was missing from his body, but he was unable to identify what it was.

'Am I getting handsome?' He muttered, but then shook his head, concluding that he was overanalyzing the situation and that a man could not possibly become attractive overnight.