Chapter 99: Chapter 99 Implements a Project of Hope_l
Translator: 549690339
At the main entrance of the ninth floor of the Dynasty Club, here, is the apex of the entire dynasty. This floor, too, is the only floor of the Dynasty Club that is not open to the public. On this floor, a full 4900 square meters of space is exclusively owned by the Dynasty Club, and there are two dedicated elevators on this floor. One of these elevators leads directly to the office area of the Dynasty Club. This area covers only 900 square meters. This is where the Dynasty management, personnel department, finance department, and a series of other departments are located.
The other elevator leads directly to the remaining 4000 square meters of space, which is akin to a private territory. There is a huge baroque-style living room, banquet hall, reception room, and dining room, as well as guest rooms and the master bedroom. The design here is like a large apartment.
With Long leading the way, Nie Zhenbang took this private elevator directly up. Since it was a dedicated elevator, it didn’t stop at other floors, and even the elevator portal wasn’t designed.
As the elevator opened, at this moment, Li Lixue was standing at the elevator doorway. She was somewhat excited at this time.
Upon seeing Nie Zhenbang, a smile appeared on Li Lixue’s face. This smile was different from her hypocritical one at public events; it was a sincere smile.
Seeing Li Lixue again, Nie Zhenbang was also quite excited, as if time had returned to that night at the Prairie Hotel.
It seemed like he could still hear that sentence whispering in his ear: “I’m not
Liuxiahui, but I definitely don’t want to become Chen Shimei.”
Unexpectedly, Nie Zhenbang opened his arms, put on a calm and confident smile, and said to Li Lixue, “Lixue, it’s been a long time. Shall we hug?”
Li Lixue was slightly taken aback, then charged towards him, throwing herself into Nie Zhenbang’s arms. For the last three years, she had been completely managing affairs in the Soviet Union. Things like T80, SU30, industrial mother machines, complete data of Kiev-class aircraft carriers, large-scale engines, nuclear power technology research materials, and new special steel smelting technologies. Even the research materials for aircraft engines and the ready-to-use aircraft carrier now parked at the Ukrainian shipyard were her doing.
Although it was Nie Zhenbang who provided the plan, all the specific operations were carried out by Li Lixue herself. In her three years in the Soviet Union, Li Lixue earned herself a nickname—Catherine the Great.
This name may not be familiar to many, but another one should be. Catherine
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This title was bestowed upon Li Lixue by the Russians, a tremendous honor and sign of respect. The name Evelina became renowned among the high-ranking officials in the Soviet Union.
“Zhenbang, I missed you.” Her words were simple, but touching.
At this moment, Long and Tiger had disappeared without a trace. Seeing the enchanting Li Lixue, Nie Zhenbang leaned in for a warm kiss.
After a long French kiss, Nie Zhenbang’s eyes were filled with determination.
He whispered, “Even if the whole world becomes our enemy, I am willing.”
At this moment, Nie Zhenbang felt completely senseless about his debts. Since he had unexpectedly gotten involved with Dong Wan, why should he mind one more Li Lixue? He was going to face An Na anyway. If he refused Li Lixue at this moment, it would be unfair to her.
Upon hearing this, Li Lixue suddenly broke free from Nie Zhenbang’s embrace, her face filled with incredulous joy, and asked in return, “Really?”
Seeing Nie Zhenbang nod affirmatively, only then did Li Lixue once again throw caution to the wind and leap into his arms.
Holding Li Lixue gently, Nie Zhenbang could distinctly feel her body trembling. This was a pitiful yet admirable woman. He must never let her down in this lifetime.
Then, Nie Zhenbang chuckled and said, “Lixue, I’m here this time to have you announce a notice in the club. Well, let’s set it for a week from now. Host a charity evening for Dragon Teng’s Rising Stars in the banquet hall. Go ahead and send the notice out. I guess there might be some charity sales. You better be prepared.”
“A charity dinner? I’ve heard people talk about it, it’s quite popular in the West, like a “night of celebrities” or something. Even if you didn’t mention it, I was planning to hold a small elite party at Dynasty Club during the western Christmas season in a few months. However, I heard that charity dinners usually require the organizers to provide some items for charity auction. Have you prepared for that?” asked Li Lixue, slightly startled, then laughed.
At this moment, Nie Zhenbang also felt a bit moved. Assigning these private businesses to Li Lixue really was the correct choice. From the earlier conversation, it was evident that Li Lixue was adept at business management.
Nie Zhenbang then also laughed and said, “It’s not necessary. This banquet is merely a request. We’re only lending our place and network. Eventually, someone will come to discuss with you. We just need to handle some peripheral support tasks.”
Having said that, Li Lixue suddenly appeared a bit shy, seeing Nie Zhenbang drinking tea, she suddenly stood up, “Zhenbang, you… you rest first. I am going to sleep now. Your room is over there, the largest master bedroom. Everything on the bed is new and is changed daily.”
Watching Li Lixue’s retreating figure, Nie Zhenbang laughed, this girl, at this time, was becoming shy.
Several days later
Dong Wan’s call went through to Nie Zhenbang’s mobile phone. Before Nie Zhenbang could speak, Dong Wan’s voice came through, “Zhenbang, where are you? My best friend has already arrived in Jingcheng. The moment we met, she asked about this matter. Can we meet somewhere?”
Without waiting for Nie Zhenbang to suggest a place, Dong Wan quickly added, “Hmm, let’s go to Dynasty Club, it would also be a good opportunity to check out the venue.”
Since Nie Zhenbang and Dong Wan’s relationship had progressed, Dong Wan’s whole demeanor changed in front of Nie Zhenbang, completely letting go of her former aloofness.
This made sense: Dong Wan’s aloofness was simply a habit she had developed to reject others. But in front of Nie Zhenbang, this wasn’t the case anymore. If she remained aloof at this point, it would be abnormal. Now, Dong Wan with Nie Zhenbang was completely like family. It felt just right as she spoke.
At this moment, Zheng Gensheng, sitting in his office watching Nie Zhenbang holding his mobile phone, was growing stronger in his suspicion that Nie Zhenbang was no ordinary individual. The next day, as promised, Nie
Zhenbang treated his office colleagues to lunch. Based on a few observations, Zheng was more than ninety percent certain that Nie Zhenbang’s background was far from ordinary.
Seeing Nie Zhenbang stand up, Zheng Gensheng spoke before Nie Zhenbang could, “Zhenbang, you need to go? Then you should go ahead, don’t delay. We’ll keep an eye out for you.”
Nie Zhenbang immediately drove to the front gate of the Dynasty Club. At that time, it was a somewhat quiet afternoon. Outside the lounge, Dong Wan was standing next to a girl of about one meter sixty.
The girl’s appearance and profile bore some resemblances to Ye Shuxian. Subsequently, Nie Zhenbang walked over, waving at Dong Wan. As soon as he approached, Nie Zhenbang laughed and said, “Wan, you guys been waiting long?”
At that moment, the girl next to Dong Wan looked at Nie Zhenbang with a smile, extending her hand and said, “Ye Hui, you’re my aunt’s son, right? You must call me cousin.”
Nie Zhenbang momentarily paused. Indeed, looking at it from Ye Shuxian’s side, what Ye Hui said was correct. Although he was not her biological son, the Ye family situation was rather complicated: the siblings of Ye Shuxian were not born of the same mother. From this perspective, what Ye Hui said was correct.
The security officers who met him again did not stop Nie Zhenbang. He entered the club with Dong Wan and Ye Hui, and was welcomed by two beautiful
Russian reception girls from the Soviet Union, who greeted them with clumsy
Mandarin, “Welcome to the Dynasty.”
The first floor of the Dynasty was styled like a bar. Casually finding a booth, as soon as he sat down, Nie Zhenbang smiled and said, “Cousin Ye Hui, it’s our first meeting, but regarding this charitable dinner, I do have some different views. The funds we’re raising, in my opinion, we should set up a foundation ourselves. We can work with the Youth Committee’s Hope Project, using their credentials to run the Hope Project nationwide.. What do you think?”