CHAPTER 270: CHAPTER 251 A CHALLENGE THAT CANNOT BE REFUSED

Time: 11:25

Location: Main hall of the banquet room, Jinfu Hotel

At this moment, almost everyone’s eyes in the huge banquet hall were focused on a handsome man.

This man was none other than Song Tianyang, a well-known young entrepreneur in Yuanfeng City, and the heir to one of Yuanfeng City’s five pillar enterprises, the Song Group.

Shen Yanhua’s grandmother heard the sudden silence around them, and couldn’t help but look puzzled:

"Xiaohua, what’s going on? Why is everyone so quiet?"

"Playing games, what games?"

At this moment, Shen Yanhua quickly came to his senses and immediately comforted her:

"Grandma, it’s nothing, just someone wanting to play games to enliven the atmosphere, don’t worry."

"Oh, I see, then how about you and Yingying’s engagement..."

"Of course there’s no problem, Grandma, don’t worry."

At this moment, two girls behind Shen Yanhua quickly stepped forward to assist the old lady, saying:

"Grandma, things here are over, let’s help you to rest."

The old lady did not doubt him and urged Shen Yanhua:

"Yingying is a good girl, now that she’s your wife, you must not let her down, understand?"

At this moment, Song Tianyang wanted to voice a taunt, but noticed Jiang Zhenguo looking at him with a cold expression.

He swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

However, his face still bore a nonchalant smile, as he quietly watched Shen Yanhua’s ’performance’.

Not wanting to worry the old lady, Shen Yanhua had no choice but to force a smile and say:

"Don’t worry, Grandma, I will treat her well and not let her suffer any grievances."

"Grandma can rest first, I will take her to see you later."

Perhaps happy that her grandson could marry such a good wife, the smile on the old lady’s face barely faded:

"Alright, alright, you young people have fun, I won’t be in the way, don’t drink too much, understand?"

"Yes, I know."

"Come along, Grandma, let’s go this way."

Watching the two girls take the old lady away, the smile on Shen Yanhua’s face gradually froze:

"What do you mean by this?"

Song Tianyang, a man almost known by everyone in Yuanfeng City, was also the top competitor among Jiang Jiaying’s many suitors, with nearly perfect conditions in every aspect.

His arrival caught Shen Yanhua off guard, but his sudden intervention made Shen Yanhua’s heart sink.

For Shen Yanhua, whose family background was quite ordinary, Song Tianyang felt like a towering mountain, suffocating even at a glance.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhenguo also looked at Song Tianyang, knowing from the start that Song Tianyang was not there with good intentions.

Now he wanted to see what method Song Tianyang intended to use to prevent the smooth proceeding of the engagement banquet.

At the same time, Jiang Zhenguo retracted the hand he had extended out.

This scene was caught by Shen Yanhua, causing a flash of unease in his heart.

This filled Shen Yanhua’s gaze towards Song Tianyang with even more fiery hatred:

It was all because of him!

Otherwise, he would have been able to walk behind the screen rightfully and bring Jiang Jiaying out to become his wife.

Song Tianyang seemed oblivious to the hostility in Shen Yanhua’s gaze, facing him with a calm demeanor:

"I’ve heard you’re quite good at games, why don’t we have a match?"

But then again, considering Song Tianyang’s status in Yuanfeng City, he wouldn’t have bothered to speak face-to-face with someone like Shen Yanhua if not for Jiang Jiaying.

Let alone care about what the other party thought.

The game Song Tianyang referred to was naturally the hottest game at the time, ’Glory of the Gods’.

The competition he mentioned was a character duel within the game.

With the rapid development of the gaming sector today, resolving real-life conflicts through game duels was not uncommon.

The Jinfu Hotel had a dedicated electronic sports battle zone, where they also provided temporary login helmets for ’Glory of the Gods’.

Though ’Glory of the Gods’ did not have a dedicated duel system and couldn’t function like an arena battle.

Players could set their game characters to project onto a big screen for external viewers from a third-party perspective.

Then, the duel participants would head to the agreed location for a showdown.

The only downside to this method was that penalties for death still applied, and the winner would also receive a Sin Value penalty.

Since the public beta of ’Glory of the Gods’, few had resolved conflicts in this manner.

Today, Song Tianyang’s sudden request in this setting was clearly premeditated.

Shen Yanhua knew his own limits very well.

He didn’t believe that Song Tianyang would pose such a challenge without investigating him first.

So if he agreed to this, it would lead to only one outcome, an almost certain defeat.

Just as Shen Yanhua was about to refuse, Song Tianyang reached out to stop him:

"You might want to hear me out."

"If you win, you can marry Yingying as you wish, and I’d also pay you an additional one million Reality Coins, as a wedding gift from me, wishing you a lifetime of happiness."

At this point, Song Tianyang flashed a sly smile and said:

"But if you lose, then..."

Song Tianyang turned to Jiang Zhenguo and said:

"I hope this engagement banquet could be postponed for a year."

"No way!"

Shen Yanhua shouted angrily:

"I don’t need your filthy money, why would I bet with you."

"Hehe~ of course, you can refuse, but..."

Song Tianyang removed his hand from the card tied with a red string and arrogantly said:

"Your father-in-law might face jail time because of a decision you make."

At that moment, Song Tianyang took a document from someone at his side and began speaking calmly:

"This contains detailed records of all the tax evasions your father-in-law committed over the years."

"I never imagined that a tiny company with less than a hundred employees could embezzle over thirty million."

Song Tianyang patted his chest with a look of lingering fear and said to Shen Yanhua:

"Think about it, more than thirty million, it’s enough to put your father-in-law behind bars for a few years, isn’t it?"

Shen Yanhua looked at Song Tianyang in shock, then at Jiang Zhenguo, whose face was gloomy. At this moment, he realized that his escape route had been cut off by the rival in front of him from the very beginning!

When the other party presented that document, did he still have a choice?

At that moment, Jiang Zhenguo suddenly noticed that one of his brothers had already moved to stand behind Song Tianyang without him realizing it.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhenguo instantly understood the entire situation.

For the first time, Jiang Zhenguo was truly enraged.

Jiang Zhenguo looked at Song Tianyang with a smile of extreme anger:

"Young Master Song truly has remarkable means. No wonder you’re the outstanding young talent of Yuanfeng City. I, Jiang, am impressed."

At this moment, Jiang Zhenguo’s family members behind him suddenly erupted in rage, angrily pointing at the middle-aged man behind Song Tianyang:

"Jiang Yi, you ungrateful bastard! Did you do this?"

The middle-aged man referred to as Jiang Yi behind Song Tianyang sneered coldly:

"Yes, I did it."

After his personal confirmation, the Jiang family was struck as if by lightning, demanding:

"Uncle, are you crazy? Why did you do this?"

An elderly man raised his cane, ready to charge:

"Ungrateful son, I’ll beat you to death, you disobedient child!"

Jiang Zhenguo suddenly stopped the old man, quickly comforting him:

"Uncle, stay calm, don’t act rashly!"

"I, I... Zhenguo, I’m sorry!"

"Get up, Uncle, what are you doing!"

Looking at the chaotic Jiang family, Song Tianyang suddenly clapped his hands and said:

"Mr. Jiang Yi is now a senior manager at my Song Group. I hope you all won’t act recklessly and do something foolish."

"Inciting a riot is also an imprisonable offense."

Suddenly, after a long silence, Shen Yanhua spoke:

"How do you want to bet?"

Everyone looked at Shen Yanhua in surprise.

Perhaps they hadn’t expected Shen Yanhua to actually accept this challenge.

But the doubts only lasted a moment.

Anyone with sense would know that unless Shen Yanhua was ready to give up on Jiang Jiaying, he couldn’t refuse this challenge.

Since there was no avoiding it, he might as well be straightforward. Doing so might even leave Jiang Zhenguo with a good impression.

At this moment, Shen Yanhua looked up at Song Tianyang:

"If I win, there’s one more condition."

Then Shen Yanhua pointed at the documents in Song Tianyang’s hand and said:

"That is, use the power of your Song Group to completely settle this matter, and never use it for blackmail again."

Song Tianyang glanced at the documents in his hand, disdainfully saying:

"A mere over thirty million. As long as you can win against me, I’ll cover this money, Song Tianyang."

Jiang Zhenguo couldn’t help but frown, but he didn’t say anything further, just quietly watched.

The situation had already gone far beyond Jiang Zhenguo’s control, and all he could do now was watch quietly.

After getting a definite response from Fang Zhengrong, Shen Yanhua took a deep breath and said:

"How do you want to compete?"

Shen Yanhua felt grateful to have brought Fang Zhengrong, otherwise, the match would have been lost before it started.

Although it was strange for Shen Yanhua to appear so calm, as Song Tianyang thought of the people he hired at a high price, he couldn’t hide his smugness:

"I won’t bully you."

"In this match, we each pick five people, face off one by one, best of five wins three, how about it?"

But unexpectedly, Shen Yanhua firmly said:

"One round decides the winner!"

His words caused an uproar.

Even Song Tianyang was stunned, saying disbelievingly:

"What did you say? One round to decide the winner?"

Shen Yanhua, with a teasing look, said:

"Yes, if we’re going to play, let’s make it exciting. One round to determine victory or defeat, don’t you dare?"

"You!"

The originally confident Song Tianyang was suddenly left uncertain by Shen Yanhua’s challenge.

Suddenly, a subordinate behind Song Tianyang whispered something in his ear.

After a while, Song Tianyang squinted at Shen Yanhua and said:

"Trying to trick me?"

Then Song Tianyang decisively said:

"No, it’s best of five!"

Before Shen Yanhua could speak, he pointed at Shen Yanhua with a sinister smile and said:

"You have no choice."

Looking at the document in Song Tianyang’s hand, Shen Yanhua fell silent.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Yanhua could only unwillingly and reluctantly accept Song Tianyang’s proposal:

"Fine, best of five it is!"

Song Tianyang glanced at the screen in the corner, the confident smile returning to his face, thinking to himself: What Song Tianyang can’t get, no one else should think of getting.

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Today’s update is complete.